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Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 No. 120 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was meaning, it is becoming extremely dif- that pays taxes that we will continue called to order by the Speaker pro tem- ficult for them to keep the Taliban at to send money there to build their in- pore (Mr. VALADAO). bay. frastructure and rebuild their roads f The article is of great concern for and then to have the Taliban blow those of us who have watched the fight them up. It makes no sense. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO against the Taliban since 2001. We have I can assure President Ghani, the TEMPORE lost over 2,355 men and women in Af- President of Afghanistan, that the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ghanistan, with 20,000 wounded, and United States House continues to fore the House the following commu- spent over $685 billion. spend billions of dollars on Afghan re- nication from the Speaker: The history of Afghanistan has construction so the Taliban can con- WASHINGTON, DC, shown that no outside military force tinue to destroy what we send over July 28, 2015. has ever changed it, from Alexander there with the taxpayers’ money to be I hereby appoint the Honorable DAVID G. the Great, to the British, to the Rus- built. VALADAO to act as Speaker pro tempore on sians. Yet, last year the Obama admin- We in Congress should stop funding this day. istration signed a 9-year agreement, this rathole of a policy in Afghanistan, JOHN A. BOEHNER, committing American money and man- which has basically given the Afghan Speaker of the House of Representatives. power in Afghanistan that was not Government a blank check every year f voted on by the Congress. and will for the next 9 years. MORNING-HOUR DEBATE That is so ironic. We are talking History has proven that we will never about voting on this agreement with change this tribal nation, and we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Iran, but we did not vote to commit should stop trying. Instead, let’s focus ant to the order of the House of Janu- our troops and our money to Afghani- on fixing our economy here in America. ary 6, 2015, the Chair will now recog- stan for 9 more years. God bless our troops, and God bless nize Members from lists submitted by As a member of the Armed Services America. the majority and minority leaders for Committee, I am concerned by Mr. f morning-hour debate. Goldstein’s report. Let me give two The Chair will alternate recognition quotes from his article about the abil- RAISE THE GAS TAX ALREADY between the parties, with each party ity of the Afghan security forces to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The limited to 1 hour and each Member keep the Taliban at bay that I found Chair recognizes the gentleman from other than the majority and minority very, very concerning. Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- leaders and the minority whip limited First: ‘‘A spokesman for the Afghan utes. to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- Defense Ministry . . . insisted that de- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, for bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. sertions remained rare and that there the last 3 years, I have been coming to f had been no effort to ban leaves or to the floor, arguing against the folly of stop rotations away from the front to our attempting to pay for 2015 infra- AFGHANISTAN cut down on the number of people structure with 1993 dollars. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The going absent without leave.’’ We haven’t adjusted the gas tax since Chair recognizes the gentleman from The second quote: ‘‘But interviews 1993, and that is why we haven’t given North Carolina (Mr. JONES) for 5 min- with soldiers and police officers repeat- the American people a 6-year, robust utes. edly countered the government’s reauthorization of the surface trans- Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, on July 22, claims. One Army major said . . . ‘Once portation system since 1998. The New York Times published an arti- the soldiers are taken for their breaks, I find myself today in complete cle titled ‘‘Afghan Security Forces they are unwilling to come back and agreement with a column by James Struggle Just to Maintain Stalemate,’’ join their duty.’ ’’ Surowiecki in the current issue of The by Joseph Goldstein. Once again, Mr. Speaker, the Afghan New Yorker. It is entitled ‘‘Raise the Mr. Goldstein writes that, because of Government is untruthful and corrupt. Gas Tax Already.’’ extremely high casualty rates in the Yet, we continue to spend billions of He talks about how what is going on Afghan security forces, there is also a dollars at this losing cause. in the other body might be perceived as high desertion rate. As a result, the Af- It is not fair to the taxpayers of east- progress, might be a good thing, ‘‘ ‘real ghans are struggling to maintain ade- ern North Carolina, the taxpayers of progress,’ except for one thing: their quate numbers in their security forces, America, or anybody in this country complicated, jury-rigged plan is only

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:10 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.000 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5528 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 necessary because of the continued re- will make all our families safer, Mr. Speaker, in 2008, the DEA Mu- fusal by Congress to embrace the obvi- healthier, and more economically se- seum Foundation presented its Life- ous, economically sensible solution to cure. time Achievement Award to Mrs. highway funding, namely raising the f Sembler for her 30 years of leadership gas tax. The federal gas tax is, as it and commitment to fighting drugs. DRUG FREE AMERICA FOUNDA- should be, a key source of funding for The Lifetime Achievement Award is TION CHAIR BETTY SEMBLER highway spending.’’ Locked currently the highest honor bestowed by the at 18.4 cents: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The foundation and recognizes long and ‘‘The problem is that the funding Chair recognizes the gentleman from sustained commitments to supporting mechanisms the plan relies on are as Florida (Mr. JOLLY) for 5 minutes. law enforcement, drug abuse treat- gimmicky and haphazard as ever. The Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ment, and drug abuse education. bill would raise money by, among other to recognize someone who has been de- Mrs. Sembler was awarded honorary things, lowering the dividend rate paid scribed as a pioneer in national sub- agent status by the DEA, only the sec- to banks in the Federal Reserve sys- stance abuse policy and prevention and ond such designation to ever be given. tem, raising certain customs fees, in- a woman whose dedication, drive, and Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is Mrs. creasing collection rates on unpaid compassion have made the world sim- Betty Sembler and her work with the taxes, and selling off a hundred and one ply a better place. Drug Free America Foundation has million barrels of oil from the coun- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor positively impacted lives and families try’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve.’’ Mrs. Betty Sembler of St. Petersburg, around the world and has, no doubt, ‘‘If you’re going to have a Strategic Florida, as she retires as chair of the saved lives around the world. Petroleum Reserve, you should prob- Drug Free America Foundation after Mrs. Sembler, with her grace, friend- ably only sell oil from it for strategic nearly 15 years of dedicated leadership. ship, and charm, has impacted each reasons, not just because you want to Mrs. Sembler has actually dedicated and every individual that she has raise some cash.’’ the past three decades of her life to touched throughout her life, including ‘‘And, from an economic perspective, fighting the war on drugs. In 1976, she this Member of Congress. paying for operating expenses by sell- was 1 of 10 founding members of Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to ing off assets is not a good way to man- Straight, Inc., a nonprofit drug treat- join me in thanking Mrs. Betty age your money.’’ ment program that successfully treat- Sembler for her selfless years of service ‘‘What’s especially infuriating about ed more than 12,000 young people with and for her work leading the charge, the bill is that we already have, in the drug addiction in eight cities nation- pushing back against dangerous drug gas tax, an ideal tool for raising money ally, from Dallas to Boston. policies, and promoting public health to pay for highway repairs. It’s a user Mrs. Sembler then turned her sights and public safety. tax: if you don’t drive, you don’t pay it, to establishing a national drug policy f and if you drive less it costs you less.’’ to reinforce the four critical fronts to PUERTO RICO’S DEBT ‘‘That’s why even conservative combat drug abuse: education, treat- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The economists, like Gregory Mankiw . . . ment, interdiction, and law enforce- ment. Chair recognizes the gentleman from have been ardent advocates of gasoline ´ Mrs. Sembler helped form public pol- Illinois (Mr. GUTIERREZ) for 5 minutes. taxes.’’ Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, I icy in the United States’ campaign ‘‘Indeed, the refusal of Congress to want to make an introduction. This is against drugs through her participa- raise the gas tax is the ultimate ex- the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. We tion in the White House Conference for pression of how reflexive and irrational own it. It is ours. We are responsible a Drug Free America, as a member of the resistance to taxes has become. Op- for it. position to higher income taxes has the Florida Governor’s Drug Policy The Congress of the United States some theoretical justification: higher Task Force, and as a board member of governs this island. It is our colony, marginal rates discourage people from DARE Florida, a national organization and we rule over it. It is $73 billion in working more and investing. Seen in that provides drug resistance education debt. one light, they’re a penalty for success. for elementary and middle school stu- The Supreme Court said: Puerto Rico But no such argument exists against dents. is a territory . . . belonging to the the gas tax: all it does, in essence, is Mrs. Sembler has continued her cam- United States, but not a part of the ask drivers to pay for the roads they paign against weakening drug policies United States. use. It’s not even fair to say that keep- and against legalization of drugs on an And, apparently, the responsibility ing this tax at its current level is a international basis. She serves on the to govern Puerto Rico falls to the Con- check on big government, since most board of DARE International as vice gress and not to the executive branch, federal highway spending now goes to- chairperson. because, for the last 6 months or more, ward rebuilding and repairing roads— She accompanied her husband, Mel I have talked with Obama administra- maintenance that even conservatives Sembler, on both of his missions as tion officials at every level about Puer- recognize we must do. United States ambassador, first to Aus- to Rico, and their response has been ‘‘Highway revenue has to be raised tralia and then to Italy. that they cannot or will not do any- somehow. Congress should show some Mrs. Sembler is the founder and thing. The message I received loud and political spine, discard the Rube Gold- board chair of Save Our Society from clear was anything to help Puerto Rico berg funding schemes, and stop treat- Drugs and the Drug Free America had better happen in Congress. ing all taxes as bad ones.’’ Foundation. But there is no sense of urgency in I couldn’t agree more with that sen- Both organizations work to educate Congress or anywhere else in Wash- timent. Indeed, we have seen six Re- people about the effects on individuals, ington for real solutions. Puerto Rico’s publican States already this year show families, and communities, from legal- problems are complicated. some political spine. They have raised izing and loosening restrictions on I am here to say that the Puerto the gas tax in Idaho, Utah, Iowa, South drugs while also fighting to reduce Rican people must begin putting direct Dakota, Nebraska, and Georgia. drug use, drug addiction, and drug-re- pressure on this Congress for action be- It is time for us to assume our re- lated illnesses and death. cause Puerto Rico’s problems are most- sponsibilities, to rebuild and renew Mrs. Sembler serves on the boards of ly the creation of—you guessed it— America, that used to have the finest the Republican Jewish Coalition, Oper- Congress. infrastructure in the world, but now is ation PAR in Pinellas County, the The Jones Act of 1917 made all Puer- locked into a downward spiral. Florida Holocaust Museum, the Florida to Ricans citizens of the United States, Renewing and rebuilding America, Governor’s Mansion Foundation, the just in time for World War I, when giving a 6-year, robust reauthorization Florida National Guard Multijuris- 18,000 new draftees were needed. bill will put hundreds of thousands of dictional Counterdrug Training Advi- The Jones Act also says that Puerto Americans to work in a matter of sory Board, the Jewish Policy Center, Rico, unlike any State, can issue tri- months all across the country, and it and St. Petersburg’s Menorah Manor. ple-exempt bonds, bonds that are free

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.035 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5529 of Federal, State, and local taxes. Illi- Whatever plan is invented in Wash- many. This program allows young pro- nois can’t do that. Neither can your ington or on Wall Street will not put fessionals from both the United States State. the needs of the Puerto Rican people and Germany to spend a year abroad to b 1015 first—we all know that. intern and study a different culture So what is a unified Puerto Rico’s while living with a host family. But Puerto Rico was specifically plan to move forward? During their experience, students written out of U.S. bankruptcy laws by Boricuas must step up right now so from both countries develop a better Congress. They cannot declare Chapter that Puerto Rico has a plan for the understanding of foreign cultures and 9 or anything else because a special ex- economy that will create jobs and not expand their knowledge and leadership emption was made. So Congress creates just drive young people off of the island potential exponentially. This fellow- a tax-free bond haven and Wall Street to the U.S. on Jet Blue. ship provides extensive language train- jumps in to buy Puerto Rican debt dec- The only place we can seek help is ing, strong courses of study at foreign ade after decade. right here in Congress; we need to universities, and the opportunity to be Puerto Rico has more than 15 times make this Congress act. fully immersed in another culture, the median bond debt of all 50 States, I will talk more about this and the thereby culminating in a very unique and bankruptcy is not an option with- Island’s the distraction of the status experience. out an act of Congress. And get this: question tomorrow. Members of the German-Bundestag the Puerto Rican Constitution says But right now I want Puerto Ricans hold this program in especially high es- bondholders must be paid before any- to put their ideas together. teem as they hand select their nomi- thing else. Go to my Facebook page—‘‘Rep. nees and build very strong personal re- Right now, Wall Street is circling the Gutierrez on Facebook’’—and let’s lationships with them. While Members wounded animal like vultures waiting begin working on a plan to get Con- of the United States Congress are not to get their piece; and they are fighting gress to act. as involved in the selection process of against a bill that would allow Puerto Ya es hora de que todos pongan a un American participants, the American Rico, like any other jurisdiction, to de- lado divisiones polı´ticas. equivalent would include the prestige clare bankruptcy because that could He hablado con la Administracio´ n de that congressional nominations for move decisions about who gets paid Obama y ellos no van a ayudar a Puer- military academies carry. and in what order they get paid into a to Rico. Over the years, this program has U.S. Federal court of law. Los duen˜ os de bonos esta´ n haciendo shown tremendous success in fostering You see, the current situation favors fila para recibir sus pagos aun cuando a stronger relationship between the the billionaires and hedge funds be- el resto de Puerto Rico se derrumba. United States and Germany, which is cause they will get paid before the cops Wall Street esta´ comprando la deuda why I was particularly disappointed to on the beat, the doctors in the hos- de Puerto Rico para poder exigir see the Department of State cut its pitals, and the teachers in the schools. medidas de austeridad, rebajes de funding by half in 2015. These reduc- Oh, we can’t investigate that crime or impuestos, y la privatizacio´ n de las tions of CBYX came despite Congress’ take down that drug dealer because we industrias que llenara´ n sus bolsillos continued bipartisan support over this have to pay the bondholders on Wall con ma´ s dinero. program for decades. Street first. Cualquiera que sea el plan de Wash- To prevent the collapse of this pro- Now, the same people who cash in on ington o de Wall Street no pondra´ las gram altogether, Germany graciously debt in places like Greece and Argen- necesidades de la gente de Puerto Rico closed the gap in 2015 by authorizing tina are lining up to cash in in the Car- primero—todos sabemos eso. additional funds to negate the funding ibbean by stepping up their demands Entonces, Cua´ l es el plan de Puerto cuts that the U.S. had implemented. for austerity measures, privatization of ¿ Rico unido para seguir adelante? However, they maintained this was not utilities, and restructuring on their Los Boricuas deben involucrarse en something that they would be able to terms that will make them very, very este momento para que Puerto Rico continue, and without the U.S. restor- rich at the expense of the Puerto Rican tenga un plan de economı´a que pueda ing funding, the continuation of this people. program was in jeopardy. Tomorrow, I will discuss how the crear empleos y no seguir empujando a los jo´ venes fuera de la isla para los To further emphasize the significance Puerto Rican people are being dis- of CBYX, German Chancellor Angela tracted by the promises of statehood Estados Unidos en Jet Blue. ´ Merkel highlighted her disappointment by every politician who travels to San El unico lugar donde podemos buscar ayuda es aquı´ en el Congreso, tenemos in the funding cuts to President Obama Juan or needs the votes of Puerto during her visit to the United States in Ricans in Orlando, Florida. que hacer que este Congreso cumpla. Voy a hablar ma´ s sobre esto y de la 2015. During those deliberations, she But today, I want to make clear that said: the sooner the people here realize that distraccio´ n de la cuestio´ n del estatus de la Isla man˜ ana. We were not pleased . . . because we very the people in this Chamber are the ones much value this partnership program. And I who need to take action, the sooner we Pero por ahora quiero que los puertorriquen˜ os pongan sus ideas en believe that all of those who participated as can make real progress and not get dis- young people have also had unforgettable ex- tracted by politics and the pipe dreams conjunto. periences. Especially now, 25 years after Ger- of statehood. Vayan a mi pa´ gina de Facebook— man unification, we want to continue this So for my remaining minute, I want ‘‘Rep. Gutie´rrez en Facebook’’—y program. Given the fact that there are no to address the people of Puerto Rico di- empecemos a organizar un plan para longer as many American soldiers experi- rectly in the language they speak at hacer que este Congreso cumpla. encing Germany as in the past, it is even The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- more important that young people learn as home around the dinner table. much as possible from one another. (English translation of the statement tleman from Illinois will provide a made in Spanish is as follows:) translation for the RECORD. In fact, the State Department’s own It is time for everyone to put polit- f U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy countered the cutbacks dur- ical divisions aside. CONGRESS-BUNDESTAG YOUTH I have talked to the Obama Adminis- ing its 2014 annual report. In it, the EXCHANGE tration and they will do nothing to Commission is quoted as saying: help Puerto Rico. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The We believe that it is against our interest to The bond-holders are lining up to get Chair recognizes the gentleman from invest less in our relations with the German paid even if the rest of Puerto Rico col- Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 public at a critical time when facing dual lapses. minutes. threats from Russia and countering violent Wall Street is buying up Puerto Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. extremism in Europe, while also trying to se- cure the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Rican debt so that they can demand Mr. Speaker, since 1983, tens of thou- Partnership agreement with the European austerity measures, tax-breaks, and sands of students have participated in Union . . . the cutback of U.S. investment in privatization of industries that will fill the Congress-Bundestag Youth Ex- the Congress-Bundestag exchange also sends their pockets with even more money. change, or CBYX, program with Ger- a strong message to the German public and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:10 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.003 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5530 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 government that the U.S. does not value the I was honored to be joined on the trucks and learning more about this in- relationship with a critical ally whose public tour by USDA Under Secretary for novative mobile meals program that is increasingly skeptical of the United Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Serv- runs throughout the city. States. ices Kevin Concannon, as well as many Mr. Speaker, I want to thank every- In response, the House German- local, State, Federal, and nonprofit one who joined me and my Summer American Caucus and those concerned partners. Food Rocks Tour, especially Under about the prospect of the CBYX pro- Mr. Speaker, for millions of low-in- Secretary Concannon, the site sponsors gram being placed at a disadvantage, come students, summer break isn’t as and volunteers, and the children and voiced our frustrations with both Sec- carefree as it should be. For these chil- families who reminded me of why sum- retary Kerry and our House colleagues dren, summer is a time of great uncer- mer meals are so really important. to raise awareness and demand the res- tainty. During the school year, they A child’s need for healthy, nutritious toration of full funding for CBYX. I have access to reliable, healthy school food doesn’t just end when the school was pleased that this effort amassed bi- breakfasts and school lunches, but year does. We know that providing partisan support throughout the House. when school is out, these children and children access to healthy meals in the Further, the House Subcommittee on their families are often left scrambling summer months has clear health, edu- State, Foreign Operations, and Related to find enough to eat. cation, and economic benefits; and Agencies conveyed their concern in According to Share Our Strength, a since summer meals must be served in June 2015 by adding the following lan- leading national partner on summer a community setting, children have an- guage: meals, 43 percent of low-income fami- other incentive to participate in sum- This program is integral for the continu- lies say it is harder to make ends meet mer enrichment and recreation pro- ation of a strong relationship between the during the summer, and they must grams that, in turn, help them return United States and Germany . . . the com- budget an extra $300 a month for gro- to school ready to learn in the fall. mittee does not support the proposed pro- ceries when kids are home from school This summer, USDA plans to serve gram reduction. in the summer. For families already more than 200 million free meals to Ultimately, the committee included struggling to put food on the table, children 18 years and under at approved language to restore funding for fiscal these can be daunting challenges. summer meals sites. I have no doubt year 2016. While this was good news, Summer should not be a time of in- that they will achieve this ambitious the root of the problem still fell within creased hunger among our children. goal. the State Department’s lack of sup- That is where USDA’s Summer Food But there is still a lot of work to be port. Service Program comes in. It is a fed- done. USDA estimates that only one On July 17, 2015, the U.S. Ambassador erally funded, State-administered pro- out of six students that gets a free or to Germany, John Emerson, contacted gram that reimburses providers who reduced price school meal during the the German Bundestag to emphasize serve healthy meals to children and school year receives a summer meal. the vital importance of this program teens in low-income areas at no charge As we consider the next Child Nutri- and relayed the State Department’s re- during the summer. Local sponsors tion Reauthorization bill, we need to versal on this issue and their decision serve meals at community sites on set make sure that all students who are el- to restore full funding for CBYX. days and times. Sites may be located in igible for school meals have access to As co-chairman of the Congressional a variety of settings, such as schools, free summer meals and that States and German-American Caucus, I was ec- recreation centers, parks, community local communities have the funding static to hear this news, and I am centers, day camps, housing projects, and resources they need to reach all el- pleased that the United States is hold- and Indian reservations. igible children. ing up our end in strengthening ties My Summer Food Rocks Tour began An easy way to find a summer meals at Koziol Elementary School in Ware, with our great European ally. Many site near you is to text FOOD to 877– Massachusetts. We had the opportunity thanks to the nonprofit exchange orga- 877, or visit USDA’s Summer Food to serve breakfast and speak with kids nizations here in the U.S. who admin- Rocks page online. and their families about the impor- ister CBYX, such as Cultural Vistas, Over August recess, I encourage all of tance of summer meals, and Share Our AFS, Youth for Understanding, CIEE, my colleagues to visit a summer meals Strength was there to distribute sun- ASSE, FLAG, and Nacel Open Door. site in your district. I know that you glasses to the children, which they all They are important partners in the will be just as impressed as I was at the loved. incredible work being done right in success of the CBYX program. Our next stop was Fisher Hill Ele- I would also like to thank my co- mentary School in Orange, Massachu- your own community to ensure that no chair from across the aisle, Congress- setts. There, we met with children at- child goes hungry in the summer. Mr. Speaker, we can and we should man KEATING, for the great efforts he tending day camp at a school who re- do more to end hunger now. showed throughout this process as ceive breakfast through the summer well. This is a great step forward to- meals program. We got a chance to f wards continuing our participation in play basketball with the kids. The kids b 1030 this program and educating our future were definitely better than us. leaders through such an important fel- Then we were off to the Spanish OUT-OF-CONTROL SPENDING lowship. American Center in Leominster, Mas- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The f sachusetts, where we were hosted by Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. BYRNE) for 5 minutes. SUMMER FOOD ROCKS TOUR the center’s executive director, Neddy Latimer. We participated in a round- Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The table discussion on the successes and morning to talk about one of the big- Chair recognizes the gentleman from challenges of the summer meals pro- gest problems facing our Nation, out- Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) for 5 gram. We then had the opportunity to of-control spending. minutes. tour the center’s newly constructed At this very moment, the national (Mr. MCGOVERN asked and was kitchen and serve lunch to an enthusi- debt sits at over $18 trillion. We have given permission to revise and extend astic group of children. not arrived at this point because of the his remarks.) Our day ended at the Goddard School actions of one party or of one adminis- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on in my hometown of Worcester. Under tration. Over the years, both parties July 17, I hosted my second annual Secretary Concannon led a roundtable have enacted programs that have in- Summer Food Rocks Tour in my dis- discussion on national standards for creased our debt. trict to bring attention to the impor- the school lunch program. During the That said, we have reached a point at tance of summer meals and USDA’s discussion, we were treated to a deli- which we must get serious about rein- Summer Food Service Program, which cious lunch prepared by the Worcester ing in our out-of-control spending, or ensures that low-income children con- Public Schools Nutrition Department. we may fall victim to a similar fate tinue to receive nutritious meals when We wrapped up our visit by touring that many nations throughout history school is not in session. two Worcester Public Schools food have experienced.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.005 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5531 Here in the U.S., our spending prob- recent economic downturn, spending on or if I did, I couldn’t sleep for long. I lems are reaching a crisis level, and we these means-based entitlement pro- also couldn’t eat. I forced down every are effectively leaving behind a catas- grams ballooned. bite of food, and I spent most of my trophe for the next generation. The What is surprising, however, is that, time crying. basis of the American Dream is that, if as the economy has improved, the These women are not alone. In 2013, you work hard, you can leave behind a spending on these programs has not there were more than 3.9 million live better future for your children and gone down. In fact, the spending on births in the United States, and of grandchildren. That fundamentally some of these programs remains at all- these births, one out of every seven American vision is in jeopardy due, in time highs. mothers was affected by postpartum part, to our irresponsible spending. Now, Republicans and Democrats depression. I am a new and very proud grand- both agree that Americans shouldn’t be Women suffering from maternal de- father. My grandson, MacGuire, is stuck in poverty, and that is why we pression often report overwhelming about to turn 1, and already, his share should put party politics aside and and isolating feelings of sadness, anx- of the national debt before his first come together to address this dan- iety, fear, and guilt. This can include birthday is over $40,000. We cannot turn gerous cycle of government depend- strong feelings of anger, thoughts of a blind eye to this problem and pretend ence. death or suicide, and even negative that it will just get better. Let me ex- We need to reform these means-based feelings towards their babies. plain why. programs to put a real focus on work- The children of mothers with There are two basic forms of Federal force training to help connect Ameri- postpartum depression can become spending, mandatory spending and dis- cans with the skills they need to get withdrawn, have behavioral problems, cretionary spending. good-paying jobs that meet workforce and have a higher risk of anxiety dis- Mr. Speaker, when most people think demands. orders, depression, and toxic stress. Even though this condition affects of the Federal Government, they are We could block grant, through the hundreds of thousands a year, many do probably thinking about discretionary appropriations process, money to State not seek medical help. Many moms re- programs, which is money that goes to governments and allow them to craft port that they are too embarrassed to things like our military, highways, na- poverty fighting programs based on admit their feelings or are worried tional parks, agriculture, and medical each State’s specific societal programs they might be seen as failing or as research. and economic needs. being bad moms. It doesn’t have to be The good thing about discretionary I know that reforming these manda- this way. The good news is that treat- spending is that, each year, Congress tory spending programs won’t be easy, ment works. Ninety percent of women has the ability to control these spend- but I didn’t run for Congress to come who are going through postpartum de- ing levels through the appropriations here and make easy decisions. I doubt pression can be treated effectively. process. Since Republicans took con- my colleagues did either. That is why I am introducing a bill trol of the House in 2010, we have had Before I leave this body, I want to be with Representative COSTELLO to make some success in cutting funding to var- able to look at my grandson, sure new moms are not on their own ious Federal agencies. For example, MacGuire, and know that I have been when it comes to dealing with agencies like the IRS and the EPA part of a real effort to rein in spending postpartum depression. The Bringing have seen their budgets cut in response and put our Nation on a fiscally stable Postpartum Depression Out of the to egregious executive overreach. path for the next generation. Shadows Act will offer grants to States While it may seem like it covers the Mr. Speaker, I call on my colleagues to screen and treat new and expecting majority of government operations, to join me in addressing our Nation’s moms for maternal depression. discretionary spending actually only spending crisis. Let’s come together States and professional groups have makes up about one-third of all Fed- and make the tough choices. Let’s get made great progress, and we need to eral spending. our spending under control, and let’s support them as they move to increase The other portion of spending is what leave behind a better America for the awareness and consolidate resources. we call mandatory spending. This, next generation. We need to help doctors recognize the along with the interest on the national f signs of postpartum depression and debt, makes up almost two-thirds of all POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION provide access to appropriate treat- Federal spending. ment. Now, here is the really bad part The SPEAKER pro tempore. The This is commonsense legislation to about mandatory spending: it is on Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from help the over 400,000 women annually autopilot. Unlike discretionary spend- Massachusetts (Ms. CLARK) for 5 min- who suffer from maternal depression. ing, mandatory spending does not re- utes. We need to stand up and tell moms quire annual appropriations from Con- Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. they are not alone. Needing help does gress. Instead, as long as someone Speaker, I rise today to talk about a not make them bad mothers, and help meets the requirements, these pro- common medical condition that is too is out there, but we need to make sure grams dole out money without any ac- often masked by silence and stigma. It those who need it can get it. tion from Congress. Within these man- affects more women than diabetes or I ask my colleagues to cosponsor our datory spending programs are what we stroke or breast cancer. It is legislation and take this concrete step call ‘‘means-based entitlement pro- postpartum depression. towards supporting healthy moms and grams,’’ including things like Med- Here are some words from women healthy babies. who have suffered from postpartum de- icaid, ObamaCare, food stamps, wel- f fare, and the like. pression. For example, in fiscal year 2012, the From Maria: I was experiencing FAILING VA MEDICAL CENTER Federal Government spent almost $800 anger and rage, and I had suicidal RECOVERY ACT billion on over 92 programs that were thoughts. ‘‘I don’t know what’s wrong, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The aimed at lifting Americans out of pov- but I can’t take care of the baby, and Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from erty. Despite that record spending, too I’m miserable all of the time.’’ Alabama (Mrs. ROBY) for 5 minutes. many Americans simply stopped look- From Jodi: My son was sick again, Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, it has been ing for work. The system is failing the and I was crying so hard I could barely almost a year since the director of the very people it was designed to help. text my mom to have her come over Central Alabama Veterans Health Care While many of these means-based en- immediately. I waited anxiously at the System was fired after numerous re- titlement programs have good inten- door, with a screaming, ill child, and ports of mismanagement and malfea- tions, they aren’t supposed to be per- greeted her by handing over my son, sance surfaced—the missing patient x manent. These programs were created saying, ‘‘I can’t do this anymore.’’ rays, the falsified records, the em- to help lift people out of poverty, not From Heather: Soon after the birth ployee who took a veteran to a to keep them there. That is why it of my son, I knew something was crackhouse, and the utter lack of dis- shouldn’t be a surprise that, during the wrong with me. I couldn’t fall asleep, cipline and order.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.007 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5532 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 The removal was possible under new Just like a failing school, this can stituting a forward-focused, logistical authority granted under the VA reform serve as a motivation to keep perform- infrastructure that remains instru- law that we passed last year, and I was ance from dropping off. Also very im- mental to our Nation’s defense. hopeful that this action was indicative portant is that the determination of a b 1045 of a new VA leadership that finally got failing medical center will be based on it, that was willing to cut through the data, not on the Secretary’s whim or Without a doubt, General Cooley’s bureaucracy and make the decisions what media attention it is garnering. many accomplishments deserve to be necessary to turn around failing med- My bill sets up an automatic trigger honored. However, his accomplish- ical centers. that compels the VA to act under the ments could only be realized with the I did hear a lot of nice promises— law. support and commitment of his wife of commitments to work through the sys- I am glad the Secretary used his au- 57 years, Joan, and their two children, tem to make sure that the problems thority to take control of the situation Cathleen and Caroline. were fixed—but, Mr. Speaker, the prob- in Phoenix—but why not Montgomery? Mr. Speaker, I stand here today hum- lems were not fixed. Why not Tuskegee? Why not come and bled by the many accomplishments of a Communication and coordination be- take control of the worst and the sec- true patriot. It is my great honor to tween various levels of management ond worst situations in our country, es- recognize the late Major General An- are still badly out of sync at a time pecially after we have repeatedly asked drew Cooley for his friendship and his when we can least afford it. It seems and have pleaded for him to do so? I am service to our great Nation. like, every time I think we are in a po- tired of asking, and that is why my bill f sition to make real progress in central requires the VA to step in and take UNRESTRICTED ILLEGAL Alabama, something falls through the charge. cracks, the ball gets dropped, an oppor- Mr. Speaker, some might misperceive IMMIGRATION tunity is missed. Every time, the VA this as an attack on the VA, and it is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The leadership can point to the various lay- not. It is actually a gift. Entrenched Chair recognizes the gentleman from ers of bureaucracy for why these prob- bureaucrats might hate this plan, but California (Mr. LAMALFA) for 5 min- lems exist—promises, excuses—but not reform-minded leaders at the VA utes. action. should welcome new tools and new re- Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, just Mr. Speaker, I believe the problem is sources to fix medical centers and help this past week a Federal district court that we have been depending on a bro- veterans access care. in California found that facilities built ken bureaucracy to fix itself. I believe I have spoken to many of my col- to hold illegal immigrants while immi- the problem is that we have been ask- leagues about this bill, and I am gration officials determine whether ing the VA leaders to intervene in this pleased as to how well it is being re- their asylum claims are valid or not troubled system rather than requiring ceived. I look forward to working with were not properly operated and ordered them to. I believe it is time to change Chairman MILLER and my colleagues the release of thousands of illegal im- that by breaking through the bureauc- on both sides of the aisle to move this migrants within 90 days. racy to get results on behalf of our pre- legislation forward. The lawsuit alleged that, despite the cious veterans. Let’s have a real conversation about fact that detention centers provide What happens when a public school getting results on behalf of our vet- schooling for underage detainees, they continues to fail to meet basic stand- erans. still believe the facilities are insuffi- ards? The State Department of Edu- f ciently hospitable. cation steps in to take over, and it TRIBUTE TO THE PASSING OF Despite brand-new facilities built to takes charge of turning the place address the present surge in illegal im- around. MAJOR GENERAL ANDREW COOLEY migration last year, advocates of ille- It is a process that isn’t pleasant, but gal immigration will use any avenue to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The everyone from principals and teachers expand and promote policies that en- Chair recognizes the gentleman from to students and parents understand the tice immigrants to make dangerous consequences of the failure to improve. Colorado (Mr. COFFMAN) for 5 minutes. journeys and put themselves under the I believe we need a similar mechanism Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, today, I influence of smugglers and human traf- at the VA when medical centers con- stand in recognition of the late Major fickers. tinuously fail our veterans. General Andrew Cooley, a dear friend Today, I am filing legislation to com- and a tremendous patriot who dedi- The ruling gave the government until pel the Department of Veterans Affairs cated his life to serving our great Na- August 3 to submit a plan for releasing officials to intervene and take over tion. the illegal immigrants within 90 days. failing VA medical centers. It is called A true leader and a combat veteran, Of course, the Department of Jus- the Failing VA Medical Center Recov- he faithfully served for 38 years, lead- tice’s own data tells us that what will ery Act. ing from the front and accomplishing happen when these illegal immigrants It offers the VA new tools to turn much along the way. His career was are released is fully 85 percent will around the worst of our healthcare cen- marked by several tours of duty at never show up for their immigration ters, and it puts the responsibility for home and abroad, including the com- court hearings. doing so squarely on the Secretary of mand of an Army division, and he par- The end result of this lawsuit will the VA. The VA needs a team of lead- ticipated in combat operations in simply be the release of thousands of ers who is equipped with the expertise Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Somalia, illegal immigrants who have not been to identify solutions and the authority Bosnia, Kosovo, and Angola. vetted for criminal backgrounds, out- to execute them. In 1951, General Cooley enlisted in standing warrants, or any other char- Under my bill, the VA will recruit the United States Army at the age of acteristics that should prevent the re- teams of the best managers and med- 17, and he went on to receive his com- lease into our society. ical professionals who can rapidly de- mission after having successfully com- The situation raises a number of ploy to failing medical centers to take pleted Officer Candidate School at Fort questions: Why did illegal immigration over and take charge. These takeover Benning, Georgia, in 1955, as a second advocates file a lawsuit in California teams would be managed through the lieutenant. rather than in Texas, where these de- newly authorized office of failing med- Over the course of his career, he tention facilities are located? We know ical centers and would have the new served in various staff and command why. legal tools needed to make a difference positions, including as the principal California is the lawsuit capital of at each location. representative of the Department of the world and the home of courts like This is an antibureaucracy bill. This Defense to the Lebanese-Israeli nego- the Ninth Circuit, which most times is is the team that no complacent VA em- tiations and as commanding general of overturned, many times overturned at ployees want to see coming because the 24th Infantry Division. higher levels of court. They figure they they know that the status quo is about Upon retirement from the Army, could get a loose deal in California on to get shaken up. General Cooley was instrumental in in- immigration.

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Mr. Speaker, the motto of the lantic, and Wiley Post around the they are dangerous to Americans too Community Foundation of Northeast world. much for these attorneys? Georgia is ‘‘Connecting people who During World War II, the company Will this administration appeal or care with causes that matter.’’ powered half the U.S. aerial fleet. does this ruling simply support their Mr. Speaker, this foundation, under Later, Pratt & Whitney led the world goal of unrestricted immigration and Judy’s leadership, grew its assets by in developing jet engines for iconic air- policies which ensure that the vast ma- more than $20 million. It has plowed craft like the B–52, the Blackbird, and jority of illegal immigrants who are back into service projects in our com- the Boeing 747. Its technology even detained are released into our country munity more than $52 million since helped power the Apollo 11 Moon land- almost immediately? 1985. er. Mr. Speaker, I believe we already Thousands upon thousands of lives in This tradition of excellence con- know the answer to these questions. Gwinnett County have been impacted tinues today. Pratt & Whitney engines Both the Obama administration and in no small part due to the love, devo- built in my district provide the beating the lawyers who file these frivolous tion, and commitment of Judy Waters. heart of the F–35 Lightning II. The suits have but one interest: continued Mr. Speaker, it is my belief that all company remains a key player in an unrestricted illegal immigration that of the individual deeds we see in our industry that helps to safeguard our places both Americans and immigrants lives are woven together to make us national security. in danger and makes a farce of our rule more than who we are. It is my honor to congratulate Pratt of law. Judy set out early in her life to make & Whitney on 90 years of achievement. f sure that no one would be giving back We thank you. To the men and women JUDY WATERS RETIREMENT more than she did, and she exemplifies who work at Pratt & Whitney, we say The SPEAKER pro tempore. The exactly the kind of person that I am again thank you for your service to our Chair recognizes the gentleman from surrounded by in my community abso- great country. Georgia (Mr. WOODALL) for 5 minutes. lutely every single day. f People ask, Mr. Speaker: How can Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I come RECESS often to this floor to talk about com- you give away Washington’s power and munity and service and the notion influence and return that to the com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- that, if we work to put a little less em- munity? My answer is Judy Waters. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair phasis on figuring out how to control Mr. Speaker, no matter how well-in- declares the House in recess until noon people from Washington, D.C., and a tentioned the folks in this building are, today. little more emphasis on trying to serve they will never care more about my Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 55 one another back home in our commu- community than folks like Judy minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- nities, that America will be moved in Waters do, and Judy lived that com- cess. the right direction. mitment every single day. f Mr. Speaker, Judy retires from her Mr. Speaker, I come today to have b 1200 that same discussion and to put a face service at the Community Foundation. on that conversation. For me, in north Her official retirement is August 22. I AFTER RECESS Georgia, Mr. Speaker, that face is Judy want to add my heartfelt thanks to her The recess having expired, the House Waters. for her decade upon decade upon decade was called to order by the Speaker at Mr. Speaker, in 1979, Judy Waters of service. noon. was known as the best hairdresser in Judy, we are all better off and grate- f all of Snellville. By the end of 1979, she ful for all that you have done for our was known as the first female ever community. PRAYER elected to the Snellville City Council, But, Mr. Speaker, we are all better The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick and her path of service continued from off and grateful just for the oppor- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: there. tunity to have known her. Lord our God, thank You for giving Mr. Speaker, for more than a decade, Mr. Speaker, there is no measure- us another day. as Snellville grew into the first subur- ment of how many Judy Waters there Be with the Members of this people’s ban-from-rural community in Gwinnett are out there across the country, but House in all their undertakings today. County, Judy helped to navigate those there is a measure of what Judy Waters You know them through and through. challenges. Her fingerprints are on ab- has done for our community. You know how they relate with one an- solutely everything that you see in the You see it in the faces of the elderly other and know them as the American foundation that has allowed Snellville and you see it in young families and people do, as the 114th Congress of the to become what it is today. you see it in the children in our com- United States of America. Mr. Speaker, after serving the City of munity systems. Lord, help them to know You. As ul- Snellville, seeing that our county was Thank you to Judy Waters for all timate truth, send Your spirit upon going through some of those same chal- that she has done for Gwinnett County. them, that You might find a dwelling lenges, in 1992, Judy answered the call f place among them, so that all Your to serve Gwinnett County. people will place trust in them as lead- PRATT & WHITNEY She ran for the District 3 county ers, as well as their Representatives. commissioner seat and was sworn in in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The May all that is done this day be for 1993 to that post. Over the 8 years that Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Your greater honor and glory. she served, Gwinnett County’s popu- Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO) for 5 min- Amen. lation almost doubled to 600,000 people utes. f and her hand helped to guide that de- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, next velopment. week marks the 90th birthday of a THE JOURNAL Mr. Speaker, our motto in Gwinnett great American business, Pratt & The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- County is ‘‘Gwinnett is great,’’ and Whitney. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- Judy’s emphasis on ensuring that that It all started with just 26 employees ceedings and announces to the House was true absolutely every single day and 12 machines in an old car plant in his approval thereof. earned her the love and devotion of an Hartford, Connecticut. Nine decades Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- entire community. later, Pratt & Whitney employs more nal stands approved.

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Since then, despite some part in the history of aviation in this commitments right at that moment, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the since then, Republican leadership has United States of America, and to the Repub- country, and even today, Pratt & Whit- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ney is still at the forefront of shaping refused to allow a strengthened Voting indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. advances in aviation. Rights Act to come to the floor. Instead of working to ensure that f Their continued work on new tech- nologies, like the geared turbofan en- every American has the right to vote, ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER gine, is advancing commercial aviation we have seen more efforts to suppress The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- by reducing noise, fuel burn, and emis- votes, disenfranchising hard-working tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute sions like never before. I am very proud Americans; yet on the floor, we have speeches on each side of the aisle. of the great work that has been done had, at the same time, our entire ap- f by those at Pratt & Whitney in my dis- propriations process held up because of trict for so many years. the fear of the Republicans that they STOP FUNDING PLANNED Please join me in congratulating this may have to cast a vote on whether or PARENTHOOD great company and its employees for 90 not we should display the Confederate (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given years of impressive accomplishments battle flag in the year 2015. permission to address the House for 1 and to thank them for their significant We can’t get a Voting Rights Act bill minute and to revise and extend his re- efforts and contributions. to the floor, but our entire appropria- tions process is held up over the Con- marks.) f Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, earlier federate battle flag—seriously? It is today, a third Planned Parenthood PROTECTING LIFE AND 2015. Let’s bring the Voting Rights Act video surfaced, with a small warning of TAXPAYERS ACT to the floor now. graphic content, the content being (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- f video of a freshly aborted fetus being mission to address the House for 1 FFA NORTH MIAMI dissected on a dish while, once again, minute.) senior staff uses casual rhetoric to de- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, last week, I (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was scribe how they obtain and sell baby joined 64 of my House colleagues in co- given permission to address the House parts, stating: sponsoring legislation that would per- for 1 minute and to revise and extend I think a per-item thing works a little bet- manently cut off taxpayer funding for her remarks.) Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise ter, just because we can see how much we abortion providers. today to recognize the North Miami can get out of it. H.R. 3197, the Protecting Life and Future Farmers of America members Americans are horrified by this and Taxpayers Act, would prohibit Federal for their dedication to aiding their fel- other videos, which already prompted funding to any entity unless it certifies low classmate, Evan Exmeyer. that it will not perform abortions dur- House and Senate committees, as well As a student at North Miami High ing the period for which funding is pro- as eight States, to launch investiga- School, Evan was born with cerebral vided, and it will not provide any funds tions into Planned Parenthood. palsy. He lives on a hog and grain farm Faithful protestors nationwide are to entities that do perform abortions. and relies on a wheelchair accessible speaking out against this absolutely There are currently restrictions that van to transport him around his fam- disgusting practice, including a rally prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to ily’s land. Unfortunately, the van can’t occurring today in Sacramento; yet in fund elective abortion directly, but we travel to every corner of the farm, that State, we have an attorney gen- all understand that money is fungible. making parts of his own land inacces- eral actually, instead, leading a review It is clear that Federal funds are sup- sible. of the group who filmed the videos. porting organizations’ entire oper- These outstanding FFA students, Using unborn babies as human cap- ations and that those operations in- with the help of our generous Hoosier ital? That is totally fine. Journalists clude performing elective abortions. community, raised $20,000 in donations exercising their First Amendment This legislation reflects the will of to purchase and modify a UTV Gator. rights to expose illegal and gruesome the American people and would prevent Thanks to their hard work, Evan has activities? The government must inter- taxpayers from being forced to finance the freedom to explore all that his vene. thousands of elective abortions. farm has to offer. Under Federal law and California Few things demean the sanctity of The commitment to bettering the State law, the sale or purchase of human life more than elective abor- lives of others demonstrated by the human fetal tissue is a Federal felony tion, and we, as a Nation and as a Con- North Miami FFA members makes me that carries a fine of up to $500,000, a gress, must continue to confront the so proud to represent Indiana’s Second number still less than the annual sal- systematic extermination of an entire District. Their dedication to public ary of Planned Parenthood’s president. generation of the most vulnerable service is something to be admired by Mr. Speaker, these are unborn babies among us. Hoosiers everywhere. we are talking about. At the very least, Mr. Speaker, I will enter into the Today, I thank the North Miami FFA we need to put a stop to this organiza- RECORD a recent article by Charles members for serving as role models for tion until we can investigate fully. Krauthammer: ‘‘The Price of Fetal our entire Hoosier community state- f Parts.’’ wide. CONGRATULATING PRATT & f f WHITNEY 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF VOTING MEDICARE-MEDICAID 50TH (Ms. PINGREE asked and was given RIGHTS ACT ANNIVERSARY permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given minute and to revise and extend her re- permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 marks.) minute.) minute.) Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Speaker, today, I Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, August 6 Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I rise rise to recognize one of the great com- marks the 50th anniversary of the sign- today to celebrate the 50th anniversary panies in my district, Pratt & Whitney, ing of the Voting Rights Act, which is of Medicare and Medicaid. who this week is celebrating their 90th a landmark piece of legislation that ex- For half a century, these critical pro- anniversary. panded civil rights and protected one of grams have provided irreplaceable

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However, this anniversary isn’t gress passed fast-track authority legis- b 1215 just a time for celebration; it is also an lation, these negotiations continue, as NEVER-NEVER LAND opportunity to recommit ourselves to we speak, in a shroud of secrecy, with (Mr. COSTA asked and was given per- strengthening America’s social safety the American people reliant on sites mission to address the House for 1 net. like WikiLeaks as they seek informa- minute and to revise and extend his re- Instead of dangerous cuts, we should tion about how this agreement will im- marks.) be considering meaningful solutions to pact us. Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the serious problems that Americans of The people of Hawaii and all Ameri- to talk about an imaginary world that all ages are currently facing, from the cans are rightfully concerned about many of my Republicans, I believe, are rising costs of prescription drugs to the how this trade deal will impact our living in. unmet needs of our caregivers. jobs, our families, our economy, our Peter Pan’s Neverland is a place Unfortunately, some prominent Re- environment, and our Nation’s sov- many of us think of with fond thoughts publicans, including leading Presi- ereignty. of our childhoods. It is an imaginary dential candidates, would have you be- We, the American people, deserve to place where anything is possible and lieve that we need to phase out these know what is in this deal and to have innocence lasts forever. important programs. That is nonsense. a say in what happens. How can a gen- Mr. Speaker, sadly, I think the House Mr. Speaker, I can’t imagine telling uine public debate occur on a deal as is operating under some sort of a Latinos who rely on Medicare—half of monumental as this when no one never-never land that neither reflects them have incomes below $14,000—that knows what is in it? It is hard to imag- our best nor our brightest. It is a we need to phase out their health care. ine a deal more demanding of trans- I am extremely proud to have fought Neverland in which House leaders parency. for the Medicaid expansion in my home think we can build and reconstruct People from Hawaii and around the State of Arizona, and I look forward to bridges, roads, and highways without world are gathering tomorrow on Maui continuing to work with my colleagues the funding to do so. How do you do to protest this secret deal. They are here in Congress to protect and im- that? It sounds like never-never land to sick and tired of multinational cor- prove Medicaid and Medicare for future me. porations benefiting on the broken generations. How else do you explain 32 or—I for- backs of working class Americans, and get—34 patches—short-term exten- f they will not stop until their voices are sions—since the Federal authorization heard. PRATT & WHITNEY 90TH ran out 7 years ago, thus continuing to BIRTHDAY f kick the can down the road? How is it (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given RECOGNIZING JULIA LAKE possible to keep hard working individ- permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania uals employed or to maintain the safe- minute.) ty of our roads and transit systems if Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise asked and was given permission to ad- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- we are not providing the long-term today, like many of my colleagues, in funding to do so to match both State celebration of the 90th birthday of vise and extend his remarks.) Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. Mr. and local funding? It is not possible. Pratt & Whitney. Once again, we are going to see another Since its humble beginnings in 1925 Speaker, I rise today to recognize a very valued member of my staff and patch for 2 months—kicking this can as an employer of 26, Pratt & Whitney down the road. has grown to employ more than 31,500 the staff of my predecessor, Congress- man Jim Gerlach, as she embarks on a This is a never-never land that the people worldwide, including some in American public is frustrated with. my district, the Third District of Ar- new adventure in the private sector. Since 2010, Julia Lake has served the This is America’s Congress. We can, we kansas, at its PSD facility in Spring- must, and we should do better. dale. constituents of Pennsylvania’s Sixth Today, Pratt & Whitney is at the Congressional District. By the time I f forefront of shaping aviation. They are was elected to serve in January, I knew TRIBUTE TO JOHN K. COUTANT not only developing breakthrough well of her reputation as a tireless, (Mr. GIBSON asked and was given technologies, like the geared turbofan; impactful, and caring worker; and I permission to address the House for 1 but they are also producing critical was very grateful when she decided to minute.) technologies, like the F–35 engine, for continue her role in my office. Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to our warfighters. It is very common for me to meet Mr. Speaker, aerospace is Arkansas’ constituents across my district and honor John K. Coutant, who passed number one export. That industry em- hear high praise for her work. Just re- away on June 19, 2015, at the young age ployees over 10,000 Arkansans, and I cently, I received an email from San- of 69. can say, without hesitation, that the dra in Glenmoore, who had this to say: John was the quintessential commu- nity servant. Born in Kingston in 1945, continued economic growth of our Julia was very diligent in responding to State depends on the work and innova- me. I believe she went above and beyond nor- he graduated from Kingston High tion of companies like Pratt & Whit- mal responsibilities to resolve this issue for School and Dutchess Community Col- ney. our family. Thanks to her and your office. lege. He worked in the automobile in- Thank you, Pratt & Whitney, for the My predecessor, Congressman Ger- dustry for several decades, including vitally important work you do in the lach, had this to say: founding Kingston Auto Supply and being recognized twice for having the Third District and worldwide; and Julia was an extremely hard-working staff happy 90th birthday. member who worked diligently every day to top sales in the country. Very active in the community, John also served in f solve constituents’ difficult problems with the Federal bureaucracy. Her high level of several organizations and on the town TPP skill, combined with her warm and cheerful board. (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given personality, made her an indispensable part It was as town supervisor that John permission to address the House for 1 of our team. left his greatest mark. His vision for a minute.) Julz, while we are saddened in one re- better town led to many accomplish- Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, this spect by your departure, given your ex- ments, including solar energy projects week, trade ministers from 12 TPP emplary and effective constituent serv- at the town hall and the landfill.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.013 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5536 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 John’s outstanding reputation and pop- sacred? This is why I have long cospon- Congress created the CFPB to pro- ularity was a direct result of always sored legislation to defund Planned tect consumers, not to hurt them. If being there for any constituent in need Parenthood, but we must do more. This the CFPB really cares about developing and of his inclusive style of governance body is obligated to investigate policies that are truly in the best in- of giving every citizen a voice. wrongdoings. terests of consumers, it should amend I am proud to have had the oppor- f its guidance and be more transparent. tunity to know and work with John. He That is why I introduced H.R. 1737, a VOTER EMPOWERMENT ACT leaves behind an impressive legacy of bipartisan bill to rein in the CFPB’s service that has made his community a (Mr. KENNEDY asked and was given overreach and to merely bring more better place to live. May God bless permission to address the House for 1 transparency, accountability, and clar- John Coutant and his entire family. minute and to revise and extend his re- ity to the formal rulemaking process. f marks.) H.R. 1737 will reverse this misguided Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, the CFPB indirect auto financing guidance CAMERON TORNADO right to vote is the bedrock principle of and will allow the public’s voice to be (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given our democracy. It is something to be heard. permission to address the House for 1 cherished and held sacred. f minute.) Although it did not come without Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise struggle or without sacrifice, the Vot- THE EX-IM SAGA CONTINUES today to thank the first responders and ing Rights Act moved us step by step (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of volunteers who worked tirelessly in a beyond the disenfranchisement that New York asked and was given permis- town called Cameron, Illinois—popu- held entire segments of our population sion to address the House for 1 minute.) lation, 600. voiceless for far too long. But today, as Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New On July 16, a tornado devastated this we approach its 50th anniversary, the York. Mr. Speaker, the charter for the small town that measures only six strides we have made through that his- U.S. Export-Import Bank has been ex- blocks by seven blocks. While the toric legislation are at risk. pired now for almost a month because storm caused widespread property dam- Two years ago, when the Supreme Congress did not act. age, good people from across the region Court overturned a critical safeguard Because of that, thousands of Amer- rushed in to help Cameron recover. enacted in the VRA, many of our most ican small businesses have been unilat- I was able to thank many of them vulnerable citizens—some who were on erally disarmed in the battle for export last week when I toured the damage. the front lines of this fight for dec- financed business. Meanwhile, 85 for- Their generosity, bravery, and willing- ades—were again pushed to the side- eign export credit agencies continue to ness to help their neighbors gives me lines of our democracy. help companies from their countries fi- hope that this community will rebuild With each passing day of inaction in nance their exports. They are helping again and be stronger than ever. I this Congress by House Republican their small businesses while ours are spoke with one family whose home was leadership, we are not just standing disadvantaged. damaged. There was a little child there passively by as the voices of voters go This body has also failed to act to in- whose bike had been swept away in the unheard; we are actively walking back- crease the lending limits for the Small storm. A first responder, in seeing this wards along the march towards civil Business Administration. Without an small child crying, bought a bicycle to rights—step by step, day by day. increase, the 7(a) Loan Program will be replace it for him. It is time to pass the Voter Em- suspended until the beginning of the My heart goes out to all of these fam- powerment Act and make good on our next fiscal year, October 1; and the ilies who were impacted by this ter- promise, one that has made us a model highway trust fund is set to expire, rible tornado; and I want to thank our for young democracies around the bringing vital construction work and brave and generous first responders and world—that every vote counts, that jobs to a halt. volunteers who have poured their time, every voice matters, and that all of our Mr. Speaker, if this body doesn’t get energy, and love into this town called citizens have a right to vote. to work, then we are going to need- Cameron, Illinois. f lessly hurt hundreds of thousands of American jobs. It is time to stop the f PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM political bickering and to pass these DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PRO- important bills. TECTION BUREAU (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was f given permission to address the House (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given for 1 minute and to revise and extend permission to address the House for 1 IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL his remarks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. ROGERS of Alabama asked and Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, marks.) was given permission to address the Planned Parenthood must be defunded. Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise House for 1 minute.) Taxpayers should no longer fund inhu- today because I am outraged that gov- Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- mane actions. ernment agencies like the Consumer er, I rise today in strong opposition to Between sips of red wine, a top offi- Financial Protection Bureau have de- any nuclear deal with Iran. cial with the organization shares the nied public participation to allow con- Iran has proven time and again it is dark nature of their work of altering sumers and businessowners to com- a state that cannot be trusted. The cur- abortion procedures to better harvest ment on regulations that directly im- rent deal rewards its bad behavior body parts. In another, after talking pact them. while compromising our national and about the price for body parts, an offi- In 2013, the CFPB implemented guid- global security. cial muses of buying a Lamborghini. In ance that would prevent families and As a result of this deal, Iran will re- yet another, human dissection, geared individuals from obtaining auto financ- ceive billions of dollars in sanctions re- toward harvesting body parts, is ex- ing discounts. This guidance not only lief that will, undoubtedly, be used to posed. affects the American auto industry and wreak havoc on its region of the world. Such callousness. the hundreds of hard working auto This economic boost will make it much Planned Parenthood resists the use dealers in the Granite State, but it also more likely that Iran will actually try of ultrasound during pregnancy when a affects Granite State families and indi- and carry out its often repeated threat mother considers abortion, yet uses viduals—for example, the young couple to wipe Israel off the map. ultrasound to guide the harvesting of in Manchester who is struggling to af- As a staunch supporter of Israel, I body parts. ford a new minivan to accommodate a cannot support any deal that threatens Such disregard for life. growing family or, for example, the its security. Just last weekend, Iranian I am not only disgusted but am very startup logistics company in Conway Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei gave a saddened, and so are millions of Ameri- that is wishing to add another truck to speech that Iranians responded to with cans. Is nothing off limits? Is nothing its fleet to grow its business. chants of ‘‘death to America’’ and

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Mr. f ANNIVERSARY Speaker, I join my other colleagues RAECHEL AND JACQUELINE (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given from Arkansas, Maine, and Texas, who HOUCK SAFE RENTAL CAR ACT permission to address the House for 1 have stood here today in recognition of Pratt & Whitney aircraft. (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given minute.) I am proud to say, however, that the permission to address the House for 1 Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise headquarters for Pratt & Whitney air- minute and to revise and extend her re- today to congratulate Pratt & Whitney craft is in East Hartford, Connecticut, marks.) on its recent milestone of having been where we keep the eagle flying. Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, in 2004, incorporated for over 90 years. This is My father, my mother, during the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck were truly a remarkable achievement. Second World War, my brother, all tragically killed in California when I am proud to represent the employ- worked at Pratt & Whitney aircraft. It their rented Chrysler PT Cruiser ees of Pratt & Whitney’s Dallas Airfoil continues to be not only the arsenal for crashed and caught fire due to a safety Repair Operations facility in the city democracy for this great Nation of defect that was under recall. of Grand Prairie, and I am very proud ours, but a center of innovation and A glaring safety gap in current law to have those manufacturing jobs technology where we not only keep the allows recalled cars to be rented with- there. I am very proud that aviation eagle flying, but we also provide oppor- out being repaired, which is why I have has come a long way since Pratt & tunities for jobs well beyond these 90 introduced H.R. 2198, the Raechel and Whitney’s development of the air- years. Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act, cooled Wasp engine in 1925. Its passion Pratt & Whitney alone, as a corpora- so as to close this gap and prohibit the for excellence continues today as it tion, provides an education for every renting of vehicles that are subject to produces the engine for the revolu- single one of its employees and not safety recalls. tionary F–35 Joint Strike Fighter. The technological advancements in The bill is supported by all major car only pays for that education, it buys aviation that Pratt & Whitney have de- rental companies and consumer safety them the books and provides the time veloped over the last 90 years have groups as well as by General Motors off to study so they can continue to do helped make our Nation stronger, and and Honda, yet Chrysler and Ford con- what they have always done, build de- they have kept our men and women in tinue to oppose this bill for unclear pendable engines and be an excellent uniform safer. reasons. Chrysler’s opposition is par- model of corporate behavior and con- Congratulations on 90 years of serv- tinue to keep the eagle flying both in ticularly troubling considering this ice. week’s announcement that NHTSA is this country and around the globe. imposing a record $105 million fine and f f 1230 vehicle buyback requirement on Chrys- b BOB BREWSAUGH ler for its failure to adequately fix re- HELPING FAMILIES IN MENTAL (Mr. MESSER asked and was given called vehicles or to notify vehicle HEALTH CRISIS ACT owners in a timely manner. permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania asked While H.R. 2198 wouldn’t solve all of minute and to revise and extend his re- and was given permission to address Chrysler’s recall problems, it would at marks.) the House for 1 minute.) Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise least ensure that American families Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. who rent Chryslers this summer will today to remember the life of one of Speaker, I stand here today mourning the best men I have ever known, Bob know they are safe. This is a common- Mayci Breaux and Jillian Johnson, bur- sense idea. I hope Chrysler voices its Brewsaugh, who passed away over the ied yesterday by their families fol- weekend at the age of 76. support for the bill and helps me bring lowing the horrific killings in Lou- it to the House floor soon for a vote. The Good Book says, in 2 Corinthians isiana. Yesterday we had a moment of 9:6: He who sows sparingly will also f silence to convey our respect and our reap sparingly, but he who sows boun- PASS THE REINS ACT prayers. tifully will also reap bountifully. But, as a House, we must break the Bob Brewsaugh lived this Scripture. (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given silence because once again we have He was a lifelong farmer and a loving permission to address the House for 1 failed the American people with our father and grandfather. Most impor- minute and to revise and extend his re- broken mental health system. How tantly, Bob Brewsaugh was a man of marks.) many more people have to die before God. Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, when I we take action? He worked hard. He treated everyone talk to small businesses in Minnesota A person with severe mental illness with kindness and respect, whether as about what their biggest challenges is 15 times less likely to be violent a Sunday School teacher at Sandusky are, one of the top concerns they men- when receiving proper treatment. Over United Methodist Church or as a coun- tion is of the regulations coming from the last 10 years, we have more sui- ty councilman or in his daily work on Washington. For these small employ- cides, more drug overdose deaths. ers, unnecessary regulations and bu- We have replaced the hospital bed the farm. reaucratic red tape make it difficult to with a jail cell, the homeless shelter, Bob tilled the land. He sowed bounti- expand and create jobs. and the cemetery. We cannot be silent fully. As a consequence, he reaped a That is why I support the REINS Act, anymore. blessed and bountiful life. which the House will be voting on this The Helping Families in Mental My thoughts and prayers are with afternoon. The concept is simple: If a Health Crisis Act, H.R. 2646, provides Bob’s wife, Carolyn; his two kids, Scott government agency proposes a regula- treatment before tragedy through com- and Mandy; my brother, Richie; all tion that will have a significant eco- prehensive reforms. Bob’s grandkids; and the entire ex- nomic impact, Congress should have to Let not our offer of comfort be mere tended Brewsaugh family. sign off on it. With an average of 10 silence, but let it move us to com- f new regulations a day, small-business prehensive action. Otherwise, our pas- owners are spending more time on pa- sivity makes us partners to these trag- SPECIAL OLYMPIC WORLD GAMES perwork and less time on their busi- edies. IN LOS ANGELES nesses. I urge our Nation to not be silent, (Ms. HAHN asked and was given per- Mr. Speaker, with our sluggish eco- but to speak up. I urge my colleagues mission to address the House for 1 nomic recovery and anemic growth, to cosponsor H.R. 2646. minute.)

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The Chair the Presidential Delegation, led by our Voting Rights Act. It has stood for a would remind Members to refrain from First Lady Michelle Obama. half a century as the great guardian of trafficking the well while another Over the next week, 6,500 athletes America’s right to vote. Member is under recognition. representing 165 countries will compete However, 2 years ago the Supreme f in 254 competitions, supported by 30,000 Court dismantled key protections with- volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 in the act. Making matters worse DEPLOY AN EARLY WARNING spectators, making this the largest since, Republicans in Congress have re- SYSTEM FOR EARTHQUAKES sports and humanitarian event any- fused to restore the protections and (Mr. DEFAZIO asked and was given where in the world this year and the bring up a renewed and strengthened permission to address the House for 1 single biggest event in Los Angeles Voting Rights Act. minute.) since we hosted the 1984 Olympic Today the right to vote is under co- Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, today I Games. ordinated attack around the country. am introducing legislation to direct This is much more than a sporting States and localities are passing laws the Administrator of the Federal event. For almost 50 years, the Special that restrict the right to vote, making Emergency Management Agency to Olympics has showcased the skills and it harder for young people, disabled fund the purchase, installation, and ac- accomplishments of people with intel- Americans, and people of color to par- tivation of an early warning system on lectual disability and helped foster the ticipate in our democracy. the Cascadia subduction zone off the acceptance and inclusion of all people. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be a co- Pacific Northwest. I congratulate and wish good luck to sponsor of the Voter Empowerment Act The Cascadia fault has the prospect all of the participants in this 2015 and the Voting Rights Advancement of unleashing a quake at any point World Games. Act. I call on my Republican colleagues that actually could exceed that off of to join Democrats and pass a renewed, Japan. As we know, in Japan, 15,000 f strengthened VRA and ensure the bal- people died, $300 billion in damages. In lot box belongs to every American. Oregon, our State expects thousands of JACK CHALMERS f deaths, $32 billion in infrastructure. (Mr. JOLLY asked and was given per- GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE If the United States of America would deploy, like Japan and other mission to address the House for 1 (Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia asked countries are doing, an early warning minute and to revise and extend his re- and was given permission to address system, thousands of lives could be marks.) the House for 1 minute and to revise saved. Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and extend his remarks.) Inland we could evacuate schools to remember a man who was a veteran, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. that are going to collapse. Up in Port- a volunteer, a devoted Christian, and a Speaker, I rise today to applaud the land they could suspend the MAX serv- man who was dedicated to helping oth- outstanding accomplishments of Geor- ice and get people off the bridges that ers. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to re- gia Military College, an outstanding are going to collapse. Manufacturing member John Milton Chalmers, or academic institution in Milledgeville, operations that are critical could be ‘‘Jack’’ Chalmers, of Pinellas County, Georgia, that recently achieved a 100 suspended. Florida. percent graduation rate and exceeded We have the potential to save thou- Mr. Chalmers passed away quietly in the State and national averages for the sands of lives, tens of millions, billions, his sleep on July 20 at the C.W. Bill SAT and ACT. Young VA Medical Center at the age of Today I commend them for their of dollars in excess damages, and it 81. commitment to deliver a high-quality would just require the United States of Born in Scotland, Mr. Chalmers came education and for their support of all America to do what other countries are to the United States when he was 15 students to reach their true academic doing: deploy an early warning system years old. He later graduated college potential. They have an unprecedented off the Pacific coast. with a degree in engineering and served 97 percent graduating class enrolled in The technology is known. We just in the U.S. Army. post-secondary institutions. lack the will to fund it. So I am direct- An avid sailor, cyclist, and animal Georgia Military College has also dis- ing the Federal Emergency Manage- lover, Mr. Chalmers’ life was marked tinguished itself by improving its stu- ment Agency to deploy such a system by helping others. As a member of dents’ individual well-being and put- in the near future. Northside Baptist Church, Mr. ting character above all. f Chalmers volunteered in the food pan- GMC’s impact extends far beyond PRATT & WHITNEY try and worked as a veterinarian as- higher test scores and academic per- sistant after retiring. formance. Students are more equipped (Mr. WESTMORELAND asked and He was an active volunteer in the to enter the workforce and are better was given permission to address the Central Pinellas Republican Club and a prepared to contribute to society. House for 1 minute and to revise and member of the Pinellas County Repub- They have also excelled athletically, extend his remarks.) lican Executive Committee. With a winning two State championships in Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, brilliant mind and as someone who was varsity softball and varsity girls track I come before you today to congratu- always striving to give back, Mr. this past year. late Pratt & Whitney for their 90 years Chalmers was a man who led by exam- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to of excellence in aviation. ple. join me in congratulating Georgia Because of those determined and in- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Military College students, their fac- novative founders, Pratt & Whitney join me in remembering and honoring ulty, staff, and president, Lieutenant has become a leader in aviation inno- Jack Chalmers, a very dear and gentle General William B. Caldwell, for their vation, such as their groundbreaking soul, a dear friend of mine, and a man remarkable scholastic and athletic development of the air-cooled Wasp en- who will be missed by so many. May achievements. gine. God forever bless Jack, and may God By instilling the values of duty, Their engines have produced the bless those who loved him dearly. honor, and country, they empower stu- power for some of the most formidable

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The Speaker may appoint Members THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF to perform the duties of the Chair for the du- I am proud that Pratt & Whitney’s SCRUTINY ACT OF 2015; PRO- ration of the period addressed by section 2 of engine center calls Columbus, Georgia, VIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DUR- this resolution as though under clause 8(a) of home, but more proud of the invest- ING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 30, rule I. ment they have made in the commu- 2015, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7, SEC. 4. Each day during the period ad- nity. The Columbus plant employs 1,026 dressed by section 2 of this resolution shall 2015; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES not constitute a calendar day for purposes of highly skilled employees to refurbish Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 jet engines and brings in over $750 mil- er, by direction of the Committee on U.S.C. 1546). lion a year. Rules, I call up House Resolution 380 SEC. 5. Each day during the period ad- I have no doubt that Pratt & Whit- and ask for its immediate consider- dressed by section 2 of this resolution shall ation. not constitute a legislative day for purposes ney’s impressive accomplishments and of clause 7 of rule XIII. milestones will continue on for another The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- SEC. 6. It shall be in order at any time on 90 years. Their commitment to pro- lows: the legislative day of July 30, 2015, for the ducing high-quality and dependable en- H. RES. 380 Speaker to entertain motions that the House gines help keep our servicemen and Resolved, That at any time after adoption suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of -women in the air safe. of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her des- We are fortunate to have their sup- to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the ignee on the designation of any matter for port for our local economy and look Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration pursuant to this section. forward to many more years of their consideration of the bill (H.R. 427) to amend SEC. 7. The requirement of clause 6(a) of business in our great State. chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a provide that major rules of the executive report from the Committee on Rules on the f branch shall have no force or effect unless a same day it is presented to the House is joint resolution of approval is enacted into waived with respect to any resolution re- law. The first reading of the bill shall be dis- ported through the legislative day of July 30, THREE WORTHWHILE OBJECTIVES pensed with. All points of order against con- 2015. sideration of the bill are waived. General de- SEC. 8. For purposes of the joint meeting to (Mr. HOYER asked and was given bate shall be confined to the bill and shall receive Pope Francis on September 24, 2015, permission to address the House for 1 not exceed one hour equally divided and con- only the following persons shall be admitted minute and to revise and extend his re- trolled by the chair and ranking minority to the Hall of the House or rooms leading marks.) member of the Committee on the Judiciary. thereto: (a) Members of Congress and Members- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, my col- After general debate the bill shall be consid- ered for amendment under the five-minute elect. leagues, we have an opportunity in the rule. It shall be in order to consider as an (b) The Delegates and the Resident Com- next 48 hours to do three good things: original bill for the purpose of amendment missioner. One, keep the highway system going. under the five-minute rule the amendment (c) The President and Vice President of the in the nature of a substitute recommended United States. It is irresponsible, but we have not al- (d) Justices of the Supreme Court. ready done so. by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill modified by the amend- (e) Elected officers of the House. Two, make sure that the Veterans ment printed in part A of the report of the (f) The Parliamentarian. Administration has sufficient funds to Committee on Rules accompanying this res- (g) The Architect of the Capitol. keep our VA hospitals serving our vet- olution. That amendment in the nature of a (h) The Librarian of Congress. (i) The Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of erans. substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the Senate. Three, make sure that we are com- the nature of a substitute are waived. No (j) Heads of departments. petitive with the rest of the world by amendment to that amendment in the na- (k) Other persons as designated by the adopting the Fincher amendment and ture of a substitute shall be in order except Speaker. providing for Ex-Im Bank’s ability to those printed in part B of the report of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- create jobs and to make us competitive Committee on Rules. Each such amendment tleman from Georgia is recognized for 1 may be offered only in the order printed in worldwide. hour. the report, may be offered only by a Member Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- We ought to do all three of those designated in the report, shall be considered er, for the purpose of debate only, I things. as read, shall be debatable for the time speci- fied in the report equally divided and con- yield the customary 30 minutes to the Mr. Speaker, you have said that you trolled by the proponent and an opponent, gentleman from Florida, pending which wanted to allow this House to work its shall not be subject to amendment, and shall I yield myself such time as I may con- will. Sixty-five Members of the United not be subject to a demand for division of the sume. During consideration of this res- States Senate voted to keep the Ex-Im question in the House or in the Committee of olution, all time is yielded for the pur- Bank in business for America and for the Whole. All points of order against such pose of debate only. American jobs. amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment GENERAL LEAVE There are, in my opinion, Mr. Speak- the Committee shall rise and report the bill Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- er, at least 240 votes on this floor to to the House with such amendments as may er, I ask unanimous consent that all pass the Fincher amendment, which is have been adopted. Any Member may de- Members have 5 legislative days to re- the Kirk-Heitkamp amendment in the mand a separate vote in the House on any vise and extend their remarks and in- Senate. amendment adopted in the Committee of the clude extraneous materials on House Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the Resolution 380, currently under consid- Let’s do it. Let this House work its nature of a substitute made in order as origi- will. Let’s keep America competitive nal text. The previous question shall be con- eration. with the rest of the world. Let’s adopt sidered as ordered on the bill and amend- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the Export-Import Bank, send it to the ments thereto to final passage without inter- objection to the request of the gen- Senate, have them send it to the Presi- vening motion except one motion to recom- tleman from Georgia? dent, and help save American jobs. mit with or without instructions. There was no objection. SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Who says it will save American jobs? period from July 30, 2015, through September er, I am pleased to bring this rule for- Speaker BOEHNER, the Speaker of this 7, 2015— ward on behalf of the Committee on House. (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; Rules. This rule provides for a robust Let us do all three of those worth- and amendment debate on an issue of crit- while objectives that the American (b) the Chair may at any time declare the ical national importance. This rule people support. House adjourned to meet at a date and time, provides for the consideration of H.R.

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What it contained was so dis- ers enshrined in our Constitution and, the ranking member of the Sub- heartening to the American people and thus, the reason that we need this leg- committee on Regulatory Reform, so destructive to small business that it islation and why this rule should be ap- Commercial, and Antitrust Law of the didn’t go unnoticed. proved. Committee on the Judiciary, in addi- The agenda showed that the Federal Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of tion to receiving amendment testi- departments and agencies have 3,260 my time. mony. rules in the midst right now of the Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I thank This rule brought forward by the rulemaking process. Unfortunately, it the gentleman from Georgia for yield- committee is a structured rule. There is not just the sheer number of regula- ing me the customary 30 minutes for were 18 amendments total submitted to tions that is astounding; it is also the debate, and I yield myself such time as the Committee on Rules. Of those sub- oppressive cost. I may consume. mitted, I am pleased to say that the One of these 3,260 rules I mentioned Mr. Speaker, 2 legislative days—real- full House will debate and vote on 10 of is predicted to be one of the costliest ly a day-and-a-half now—remain before those amendments. regulations ever put forward, the Congress recesses for 5 weeks. Here we This legislation also went through EPA’s national ozone standard. A re- are, yet again, considering a piece of regular order in the committee. During cent analysis found the cost of this one partisan legislation designed to fill up the committee markup, eight amend- regulation to be upwards of $140 billion. floor time, which has little to no ments were debated and voted on, in- It will cost my home State of Georgia chance at all of becoming law. cluding one I offered and that the com- over 11,000 jobs. It is unconscionable that the major- mittee had actually agreed to. To add insult to injury, the first line ity continues to waste legislators’ and This rule provides for 1 hour of gen- of H.R. 427 Statement of Administra- the American people’s time with bills eral debate equally divided and con- tion Policy states: such as the Regulation from the Execu- trolled by the chair and the ranking The administration is committed to ensur- tive in Need of Scrutiny Act—they member of the Committee on the Judi- ing that regulations are smart and effective really do name things nice around ciary. I appreciate the hard work of the and tailored to further the statutory goals in here, the REINS Act—when critically Committee on the Judiciary Chairman, the most cost-effective and efficient manner. important work is left to be done. BOB GOODLATTE, and his full committee This is the statement from the ad- Just a few moments ago, the minor- and subcommittee staff in bringing for- ministration on why they oppose H.R. ity whip spoke to three issues; I in- ward H.R. 427. 427. clude them in my commentary, but I strongly support this rule and the I cannot believe that a single regula- largely, one that all of us ought be in- underlying legislation because, when tion promulgated by this administra- terested in is the highway trust fund, we reform our Nation’s regulatory sys- tion with $140 billion of cost was put which will become insolvent on August tem, we will jump-start the engine of forward in the most cost-effective man- 1 if those of us sent here to Washington our economy; and when our economy ner, and a regulation costing 11,000 jobs to govern do not come up with a solu- gets up and going, our families flour- in Georgia alone is hardly smart. The tion. ish. Statement of Administration Policy Instead of focusing on priorities like What does this administration also claims that the underlying legisla- eliminating corporate tax loopholes to produce more than 60 of every day? tion would create business uncertainty. ensure that we have the money to fund Here is a hint: It is not jobs. The an- I encourage this administration to projects to repair our Nation’s deterio- swer lies in the heart of many woes fac- use the infamous pen and phone to ac- rating roads and bridges, House Repub- ing small businesses and established in- tually ask businesses what creates un- licans passed yet another short-term dustries. certainty for them because, when small patch that the Senate has refused to What they produce every day is regu- businesses across the country came to take up. The majority’s dysfunction lations. The goal of any regulation Congress last week as part of National and inability to govern is having a real should be to achieve a benefit that Federation of Independent Business impact on hard-working Americans. Today marks the 204th day of the Re- would not be possible without it, de- lobbying day, their top legislative pri- publican-led 114th Congress. In the signed in such a fashion that the ority was regulatory relief. These are nearly 6 months that have passed, the achieved benefit far outweighs the small-business owners who sat with us majority has compromised the finan- cost, but our administration has lost and said: Here is what we are facing in cial security of American companies by sight of this goal, and America’s eco- trying to get people jobs. failing to reauthorize the Export-Im- The 3,000-plus regulations in the nomic engine is paying the price. port Bank’s charter; avoided passing a Our current Federal Government de- works by this administration create long-term transportation and infra- signs regulations that are often unnec- the uncertainty, not this body’s effort structure bill; passed pointless legisla- essary and achieve little to no benefit, to require agencies to submit the most tion designed to cut critical funding but at very high cost. The rules have costly regulations to Congress for ap- from local police departments and become so skewed that this adminis- proval. The underlying bill applies only communities in lieu of taking up com- tration’s regulators are at war with to regulations with a $100 million im- prehensive immigration reform; re- American businesses. pact or greater. fused, they did, to bring up the student Industries such as manufacturing and The American people do not elect loan refinancing bill; and perhaps most technology are fighting to compete in a this administration’s regulators—or abhorrent to some of us, voted four global market, but first, they must any administration’s regulators for times in support of the Confederate survive the regulatory beast that is that matter. They elect us in this body battle flag, a symbol of hate and intol- strangling innovation and growth. to represent them. This bill allows us erance that has no place on any of our This administration is legislating to do so properly. public lands. through regulation yet decries the The system is broken. The system REINS Act and calls it an unprece- has failed the American people. The b 1300 dented requirement. When you cir- REINS Act is the first step toward re- The days leading up to a month-long cumvent Congress and exploit the rule- storing proper order and even sanity congressional recess should be spent making process in order to, one, make toward our regulatory framework. debating and voting on the important law and, two, make law in contradic- The administration states that Exec- issues that our constituents sent us tion to the wishes and needs of the utive Order No. 13563 requires careful here to address—as an example, restor- American people, you should expect cost-benefit analysis, but they don’t ing the Voting Rights Act, bolstering unprecedented responses. explain why only 7 rules out of the our economy through a long-term high- In just the first 7 days of 2015—just thousands had cost-benefit analysis in way bill, and guaranteeing that jobs the first 7 days of 2015—the administra- 2013 and only 14 rules had that in 2012. are created and sustained.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.022 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5541 Mr. Speaker, H.R. 427 is yet another Congressman Geoff Davis from Ken- is let’s take President Obama’s admo- partisan measure that Republican lead- tucky. He gathered a group of people nition to the Congress and his admoni- ership has selected for consideration, together and, as I understand the tion to the public, and let’s take those despite its clear constitutional viola- story, one of the constituents raised words at face value. tions and with the knowledge that it his hand and he posed this question. He This is what the President said in an stands an almost certain Presidential said: Congressman, how is it possible op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. He veto. that the Environmental Protection said that overregulation ‘‘stifles inno- It is, therefore, unclear to me why we Agency is contemplating a rule that is vation’’ and has a ‘‘chilling effect on are spending precious time on this bill. so controversial it couldn’t pass Con- growth and jobs.’’ Absolutely, that is We already have the power to dis- gress? How is that even conceivable true. That statement is true. approve proposed rules; we have the under our governance structure that President Obama said in his State of power to limit delegations of authori- unelected bureaucrats are able to ac- the Union address that same week that ties to agencies; we have the power to complish something that the elected the op-ed was published in The Wall control the appropriations; and we Representatives of the people have said Street Journal, January 2011, ‘‘To re- have the power to stay the effect of ‘‘no’’ to? duce barriers to growth and investment specific rules and hold oversight hear- Congressman Davis in a very . . . when we find rules that put an un- ings. It seems to me that, in addition thoughtful way began to take that in. necessary burden on business, we will to these tools being quite powerful, Out of it, he began to work with other fix them.’’ they also comply with the doctrine of people and put together the REINS Okay. Great news. We have got the separation of powers and, therefore, Act, Regulations From the Executive remedy. We have got the way to fix have the added benefit of being con- in Need of Scrutiny, that says this. It that. stitutional. says that over the years, one of the I will tell you, I represent a constitu- The REINS Act would require both weaknesses of Congress is that this in- ency, Mr. Speaker, in suburban Chi- Houses of Congress to approve every stitution has delegated too much re- cago, as you know, and so, with fre- major rule, many of which are highly sponsibility to executive agencies. quency, I am out talking to businesses, technical ones authored by experts That is at the base of what we are talk- getting in there. I represent a lot of such as scientists, physicians, engi- ing about. This is an issue of delegated manufacturers. I represent a lot of fi- neers, and economists. authority. And since it was Congress’ nancial services companies. I represent There simply isn’t enough time for mistake in terms of atrophying its au- a lot of food production, transpor- Congress to hold the hearings and con- thority over a period of time, the rem- tation, insurance, and other things. duct the research necessary to weigh in edy then falls on Congress to reclaim When you talk to folks and ask them on these complicated matters. The in- that authority. what the nature of the challenge is, dividuals tasked with making these So the gentleman from Georgia is they will tell you. But what is inter- difficult regulatory decisions are cer- proposing that we support this rule esting is the consistency of the feeling tainly more qualified than most, if not around H.R. 427, and it says this: If of pressure that they feel as it relates there is a regulation that has more all of us here in this room, and it is for to a regulatory burden. than a $100 million impact on the econ- this precise reason that Congress wise- So the good news is we can do some- omy, then that regulation ought not be ly delegated this regulatory authority thing about that, and the good news is foisted on the economy without discus- to such experts. we can vote ‘‘aye’’ on the rule and we sion and approval by elected Rep- Politicizing this process will not only can vote ‘‘aye’’ on H.R. 427, the REINS resentatives in Congress. permit industry representatives with Act. Now, there is a straw man argument Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I am deep pockets to have an overwhelming that is out there as it relates to this. I influence on whether major rules go very pleased at this time to yield 3 haven’t heard it on the floor today, but minutes to the gentleman from Ari- into effect, it will make it nearly im- I might hear it if we continue to listen zona (Mr. GRIJALVA), a very good friend possible for agencies to implement to the debate, particularly during the of mine and the distinguished ranking rules regulating consumer health and amendment process and so forth. product safety, environmental protec- Here is the straw man argument. The member of the Committee on Natural tions, workplace safety, and financial straw man argument is: If you are in Resources. Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise services industry misconduct. The en- favor of the REINS Act, then you don’t actment of this legislation would, in want any regulations whatsoever. You in opposition to the rule on H.R. 427, my opinion, do immeasurable dis- want the Wild West, where only the and I thank my friend for yielding. This bill is the very definition of po- service to the American people. strong survive. That is a straw man. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of That is ridiculous. litical legislation and serves absolutely my time. What the REINS Act says is, if you no purpose in ensuring better rules. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- are going to have a regulation, it ought This legislation accomplishes nothing, er, I am pleased to yield such time as to be thoughtful, it ought to be well aside from slowing down the adminis- he may consume to the good gentleman structured, it ought to be well debated, trative rulemaking process and giving from Illinois (Mr. ROSKAM), a member and it ought not be a bureaucrat sit- Congress the power to shoot down any of the Ways and Means Committee. ting on the seventh floor of a gray action that this majority doesn’t like. Mr. ROSKAM. I thank the gentleman building on Independence Avenue that By requiring a joint resolution of for yielding. is pursuing an agenda—and haven’t we congressional approval prior to enact- Mr. Speaker, my friend from Florida seen plenty of that, by the way—pur- ment, the only surefire achievement of asked a rhetorical question. He said: suing an agenda, an agenda that this legislation is a longer rulemaking Why spend precious time on this? And couldn’t pass this place, an agenda that process, not a better one. here is the reply: Because our constitu- 218 Members of the House of Represent- Let me humor my Republican col- ents’ time is precious. Our constitu- atives and a majority of the Senate are leagues and try to give them the ben- ents’ time in trying to comply with not going to support, but an agenda efit of the doubt. They claim that this regulations is precious. that a bureaucrat with a political bill is about requiring Federal agencies Before I get there, let me just give agenda and so forth is trying to move to be more transparent in their ac- you a little bit of a history, Mr. Speak- forward. tions. They want reports on how rules er, about my understanding of the gen- Now, these numbers are staggering. impact the Federal budget. But why esis of the REINS Act. It is interesting According to the Competitive Enter- should transparency only be limited to from a process point of view and a sub- prise Institute, the annual cost of com- the budget? If transparency is the gold stance point of view. plying with government regulations is standard, why aren’t we demanding re- From a process point of view, my un- $1.8 trillion. Think about the downward ports on how these rules impact our derstanding is that this came out of a pressure of that. most vulnerable and at-risk citizens? If townhall meeting that was hosted and What the gentleman from Georgia is we are striving for transparency, let’s sponsored by our former colleague, saying—and other supporters of this— be transparent about all things.

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We need to pass a long-term surface er, it has been said—and we have My amendment was simple. It would transportation bill, and I genuinely be- moved beyond the old adage many have required the administration to re- lieve most Members in the House of times—if it moves, regulate it; or, if it port to Congress on the greenhouse gas Representatives, Republican and Dem- exists, to regulate it. emission impacts associated with any ocrat, feel the same way. It is an interesting paradigm today proposed rule and what any proposed The name of this bill at least flirts because it is time for Washington to rule’s impacts are on low-income com- with being clever, I will give the ma- focus on creating a regulatory system munities in this country. jority that. But let me tell you that we that is flexible, allowing the market to The overwhelming scientific con- really need to rein in around here. We decide the optimal path to implemen- sensus is that climate change is real. need to rein in a Republican-led Con- tation. No matter how often industry and gress that will no longer bring the re- Regulations should be expedient and many of my Republican colleagues try maining appropriations bills to the unambiguous, seeking to minimize the convince us that we have nothing to floor because it is more dedicated to uncertainty facing industries and small worry about, no matter how much seeing the Confederate flag fly high. I businesses, and we must encourage in- manufactured science they gin up to really don’t understand that. novation and bringing new products create doubt, climate change is real. What happened here a few days ago, and processes not only to market, but If the administration is going to be we had the Interior measure going for- to office places everywhere. Outdated forced to justify their rulemaking to ward. Someone complained, rightly, regulations should be cleared off of the Congress, let’s make sure they include about the Confederate flag in public books, especially those created by climate impacts in their justifications. places. those unelected. As we have been here today—and I The same goes for how the rules impact b 1315 our poor communities. Why are people have, listening to the arguments—what less important than Big Business? All of a sudden, the Interior Appro- is amazingly—from our side, I have My amendment aimed to remedy the priations and any other appropriations wanted to talk about regulation and negative impacts felt by these popu- went away. I predict that we will prob- the overreach of many of our branches; lations by changing the definition of ably wind up with a continuing resolu- the gentleman from Illinois brought it what constitutes a major rule to in- tion, rather than doing the work that up tremendously, and I have talked clude any rule that increases the the American people sent us here to do, about this in the Ninth District of health risks among low-income com- and that is to complete the appropria- Georgia, where I am from—is that, for munities, period. But apparently those tions or remaining bills. many years, I believe Congress decided, concerns don’t warrant a vote on the We need to be about the business of for whatever reason, it was much easi- House floor. reining in a Republican-led Congress er to give to agencies to promulgate The majority’s decision to block my that says it wants to help small busi- rules and regulations. They said it is amendment on climate change and en- nesses and then makes sure to let the much easier. vironmental justice says more about Export-Import Bank charter expire. In fact, I have even heard from the the underlying legislation than any In the congressional district that I floor today that we don’t have the ex- speech you will hear today. am privileged to serve, alone, $964,000 pertise, and it is much better to do it This is not about good government. in lost business and lost jobs will occur offsite. I just tend to find that is This is about House Republicans want- with three companies that depend on wrong. ing to put their finger on the scale to the Export-Import Bank. I think it is that Congress has the benefit corporations at the expense of We need to rein in a Republican Con- ability to listen to those experts, to lis- the health and safety of the American gress that constantly attempts to un- ten to those opinions, and then provide people and, yes, our planet. dermine a healthcare law. I have for- something that unelected bureaucrats This is a bad rule and it is protecting gotten now; most of us can’t even re- do not, and that is have the people who a bad bill, and both should be defeated. member how many times we have elect us, whom we face every time we Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- voted to repeal portions of or all of the go home—when I go to the grocery er, I reserve the balance of my time. Affordable Care provision which is in store, when I go to the ball games, Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield effect now—5 years—and we are still when I go to my church, when I go to myself such time as I may consume. having these sideline votes that are the places that I go to and they ask me Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the pre- going nowhere. questions, then they are holding their vious question, I will offer an amend- We undermine it, and it has provided elected official accountable—then we ment to the rule to bring up H.R. 3064, millions of American citizens the op- take that, and we balance that to make a comprehensive, 6-year surface trans- portunity to access affordable health good decisions for all, in our districts portation bill that is partially paid for care—and somebody please tell me and in our country. by restricting U.S. companies from what is wrong with that. What is amazing to me today is many using so-called inversion to shrink We are 50 years now into Medicare, of the arguments made today have their tax obligations. and I remember, as if it were yester- nothing to do—there are many things Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- day, that then President Ronald we could debate here today, but we are sent to insert the text of the amend- Reagan said that it would have a se- here to debate—by the way, I will just ment in the RECORD, along with extra- vere impact on the American econ- remind everybody—the rule for the neous material, immediately prior to omy—in other words, to paraphrase, REINS Act, not the plethora of other the vote on the previous question. that the sky was going to fall. things that would be want to, could The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Well, 50 years out now with Medicare, have done, should have done—we are DENHAM). Is there objection to the re- we have seen the benefits to literally here on the issue of regulatory reform. quest of the gentleman from Florida? hundreds of millions of Americans who We are here on the REINS Act. There was no objection. rely upon Medicare, and we demon- Frankly, if I was part of this admin- Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I won’t strably have seen its positive. istration who wants to create this sort belabor things by talking about that, Yes, we are learning, even with the of entrenched Federal bureaucracy, I but I have to say the previous question Affordable Care Act, that what is hap- wouldn’t want to talk about regulatory makes an awful lot of sense for us to do pening is Medicare is now having dimi- reform either. I would want to talk a 6-year plan. People in our States and nution of its costs, which is necessary about anything else. I would want to

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Immediately upon adoption of this question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- burden that keeps crushing down from resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to though it is generally not possible to amend Washington on small-business owners. clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House the rule because the majority Member con- Then, of course, as well, there is the resolved into the Committee of the Whole trolling the time will not yield for the pur- argument that did come up, that if you House on the state of the Union for consider- pose of offering an amendment, the same re- ation of the bill (H.R. 3064) to authorize high- sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- really, really, really want this, un- way infrastructure and safety, transit, vious question on the rule. . . . When the doubtedly, you are really, really, really motor carrier, rail, and other surface trans- motion for the previous question is defeated, just wanting to protect big businesses portation programs, and for other purposes. control of the time passes to the Member and make dirty—from our perspective, The first reading of the bill shall be dis- who led the opposition to ordering the pre- I have heard it before, decrease regula- pensed with. All points of order against con- vious question. That Member, because he tions so that people are put in harm’s sideration of the bill are waived. General de- then controls the time, may offer an amend- way or that the environment is worse bate shall be confined to the bill and shall ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of off. not exceed one hour equally divided among amendment.’’ The reality is that is an old argu- and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House ment and really just needs to go away. nority member of the Committee on Trans- of Representatives, the subchapter titled I come from the Ninth District of Geor- portation and Infrastructure and the chair ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal and ranking minority member of the Com- to order the previous question on such a rule gia, in my humble opinion, one of the mittee on Ways and Means. After general de- [a special rule reported from the Committee prettiest places in all the world. Our bate the bill shall be considered for amend- on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- farmers, our residents all enjoy the ment under the five-minute rule. All points ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- clean air. They enjoy the greatness of of order against provisions in the bill are tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- what we have and the businesses that waived. At the conclusion of consideration of jection of the motion for the previous ques- are a part there and the regulations the bill for amendment the Committee shall tion on a resolution reported from the Com- that, when rightly controlled, help us rise and report the bill to the House with mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- achieve that American Dream. such amendments as may have been adopted. ber leading the opposition to the previous There is no one who, voting for this, The previous question shall be considered as question, who may offer a proper amendment or even talking against it, would want ordered on the bill and amendments thereto or motion and who controls the time for de- to actually say: I am voting for this be- to final passage without intervening motion bate thereon.’’ except one motion to recommit with or with- Clearly, the vote on the previous question cause I want to actually pick up a glass out instructions. If the Committee of the on a rule does have substantive policy impli- of water that is tainted and drink it, or Whole rises and reports that it has come to cations. It is one of the only available tools I want to make it worse for somebody no resolution on the bill, then on the next for those who oppose the Republican major- else. legislative day the House shall, immediately ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- Mr. Speaker, this is a simple rule. It after the third daily order of business under native views the opportunity to offer an al- says let’s bring forward some fiscal clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Com- ternative plan. sanity and regulatory sanity. Let’s put mittee of the Whole for further consideration Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- it back in perspective. of the bill. er, I yield back the balance of my time, I believe the circle of government, SEC. 10. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to the consideration of H.R. 3064. and I move the previous question on when the Founders put it out there, the resolution. was based on the fact of having the Ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ecutive to carry out the laws, the Con- THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS question is on ordering the previous gress to make those laws, and the judi- question on the resolution. cial branch to interpret those laws. Our This vote, the vote on whether to order the previous question on a special rule, is not The question was taken; and the country works best when that is in merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- Speaker pro tempore announced that alignment. dering the previous question is a vote the ayes appeared to have it. What we are asking for is let’s bring against the Republican majority agenda and it back into alignment. Let’s take the Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, on that a vote to allow the Democratic minority to I demand the yeas and nays. REINS Act, let’s take this step toward offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about bringing some certainty for our busi- what the House should be debating. The yeas and nays were ordered. nesses because, at the end of the day, Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- when our businesses have certainty, it House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, does affect the people. scribes the vote on the previous question on this 15-minute vote on ordering the It is not a nameless, faceless place on the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the previous question will be followed by 5- a brick wall somewhere, those business consideration of the subject before the House minute votes on adopting House Reso- being made by the Member in charge.’’ To names that we want to talk about busi- lution 380, if ordered; and suspending defeat the previous question is to give the the rules and passing H.R. 675. ness. It is about those people who get opposition a chance to decide the subject be- in their cars in their neighborhoods fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s The vote was taken by electronic de- and their apartments and their ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that vice, and there were—yeas 240, nays townhomes, and they drive to a place ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- 167, not voting 26, as follows: of work, or they walk to their place of mand for the previous question passes the [Roll No. 470] work, and they make a paycheck; they control of the resolution to the opposition’’ YEAS—240 earn a living so that they can do the in order to offer an amendment. On March 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- Abraham Bucshon Diaz-Balart things that I believe that they have Aderholt Burgess Dold fered a rule resolution. The House defeated wanted to prosper in and to take care Allen Byrne Donovan the previous question and a member of the of their families and to move that Amash Calvert Duffy opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, Amodei Carter (GA) Duncan (SC) American Dream forward in their life. asking who was entitled to recognition. Babin Chabot Duncan (TN) It is up to this building to look after Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R-Illinois) said: Barletta Chaffetz Ellmers (NC) them. It is up to what the Republican ‘‘The previous question having been refused, Barr Coffman Emmer (MN) majority is putting forward to say: We the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- Barton Cole Farenthold Benishek Collins (GA) Fincher care about all Americans; we care gerald, who had asked the gentleman to Bilirakis Collins (NY) Fitzpatrick about their ability to earn a living; we yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to Bishop (MI) Comstock Fleischmann care about their growth, and we care the first recognition.’’ Bishop (UT) Conaway Fleming about their safety. The Republican majority may say ‘‘the Black Cook Flores vote on the previous question is simply a Blackburn Costello (PA) Forbes Proper regulation done in the proper Blum Cramer Fortenberry way is the way to do that. I will always vote on whether to proceed to an immediate vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] Bost Crawford Foxx Boustany Crenshaw Franks (AZ) stand on that side. has no substantive legislative or policy im- The material previously referred to Brady (TX) Culberson Frelinghuysen plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Brat Curbelo (FL) Garrett by Mr. HASTINGS is as follows: they have always said. Listen to the Repub- Bridenstine Davis, Rodney Gibbs AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 380 OFFERED BY lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Brooks (AL) Denham Gibson MR. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA Process in the United States House of Rep- Brooks (IN) Dent Gohmert At the end of the resolution, add the fol- resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s Buchanan DeSantis Goodlatte lowing new sections: how the Republicans describe the previous Buck DesJarlais Gosar

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Thompson (CA) Yarmuth Duncan (SC) Latta Hice, Jody B. Miller (MI) Smith (NE) Sarbanes Titus Duncan (TN) LoBiondo Russell Hill Moolenaar Smith (NJ) Ellmers (NC) Long Ryan (WI) Holding Mooney (WV) Smith (TX) NOT VOTING—26 Emmer (MN) Loudermilk Salmon Hudson Mullin Stefanik Bass Johnson, E. B. Ribble Farenthold Love Sanford Scalise Huelskamp Mulvaney Stewart Butterfield Kelly (IL) Richmond Fincher Lucas Schweikert Huizenga (MI) Murphy (PA) Stivers Carter (TX) Lee Royce Fitzpatrick Luetkemeyer Scott, Austin Hultgren Neugebauer Stutzman Clawson (FL) Lieu, Ted Sanchez, Loretta Fleischmann Lummis Sensenbrenner Hunter Newhouse Thompson (PA) Cleaver Lujan Grisham Sewell (AL) Fleming MacArthur Thornberry Sessions Hurd (TX) Noem Conyers (NM) Thompson (MS) Flores Marchant Tiberi Shimkus Hurt (VA) Nugent Fudge McNerney Wasserman Forbes Marino Issa Nunes Tipton Fortenberry Massie Shuster Graves (GA) Meeks Schultz Jenkins (KS) Olson Trott Green, Al Moore Foxx McCarthy Simpson Jenkins (WV) Palazzo Turner Jackson Lee Rangel Franks (AZ) McCaul Smith (MO) Johnson (OH) Palmer Upton Frelinghuysen McClintock Smith (NE) Johnson, Sam Paulsen Valadao b 1353 Garrett McHenry Smith (NJ) Jolly Pearce Gibbs McKinley Smith (TX) Wagner Messrs. AGUILAR, FATTAH, and Jones Perry Walberg Gibson McMorris Stefanik Jordan Pittenger Walden WELCH changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ Gohmert Rodgers Stewart Joyce Pitts Walker to ‘‘nay.’’ Goodlatte McSally Stivers Katko Poe (TX) Walorski Gosar Meadows Stutzman Kelly (MS) Poliquin Mr. DIAZ-BALART and Mrs. BLACK Gowdy Meehan Walters, Mimi Thompson (PA) Kelly (PA) Pompeo changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Granger Messer Weber (TX) Thornberry King (IA) Posey Graves (LA) Mica Webster (FL) ‘‘yea.’’ Tiberi King (NY) Price, Tom Graves (MO) Miller (FL) Wenstrup So the previous question was ordered. Tipton Kinzinger (IL) Ratcliffe Griffith Miller (MI) Trott Kline Reed Westerman The result of the vote was announced Grothman Moolenaar Westmoreland Turner Knight Reichert as above recorded. Guinta Mooney (WV) Upton Labrador Renacci Whitfield Guthrie Mullin MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEM- Valadao LaMalfa Rice (SC) Williams Hanna Mulvaney Wilson (SC) BERS OF ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES Wagner Lamborn Rigell Hardy Murphy (PA) Walberg Lance Roby Wittman Harper Neugebauer The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Walden Latta Roe (TN) Womack Harris Newhouse Chair would ask all present to rise for Walker LoBiondo Rogers (AL) Woodall Hartzler Noem Walorski Long Rogers (KY) Yoder the purpose of a moment of silence. Heck (NV) Nugent Walters, Mimi Loudermilk Rohrabacher Yoho The Chair asks that the House now Hensarling Nunes Weber (TX) Love Rokita Young (AK) Herrera Beutler Olson observe a moment of silence in remem- Webster (FL) Lucas Rooney (FL) Young (IA) brance of our brave men and women in Hice, Jody B. Palazzo Luetkemeyer Ros-Lehtinen Young (IN) Hill Palmer Wenstrup Lummis Roskam Zeldin uniform who have given their lives in Holding Paulsen Westerman MacArthur Ross Zinke the service of our Nation in Iraq and Hudson Pearce Westmoreland Whitfield Afghanistan and their families, and of Huelskamp Perry NAYS—167 Huizenga (MI) Pittenger Williams all who serve in our Armed Forces and Hultgren Pitts Wilson (SC) Adams DeGette Keating their families. Hunter Poe (TX) Wittman Aguilar Delaney Kennedy The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Hurd (TX) Poliquin Womack Ashford DeLauro Kildee Woodall objection, 5-minute voting will con- Hurt (VA) Pompeo Beatty DelBene Kilmer Issa Posey Yoder Becerra DeSaulnier Kind tinue. Jenkins (KS) Price, Tom Yoho Bera Deutch Kirkpatrick There was no objection. Jenkins (WV) Ratcliffe Young (AK) Beyer Dingell Kuster The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Johnson (OH) Reed Young (IA) Bishop (GA) Doggett Langevin Johnson, Sam Reichert Young (IN) Blumenauer Doyle, Michael Larsen (WA) question is on the resolution. Jolly Renacci Zinke Bonamici F. Larson (CT) The question was taken; and the Boyle, Brendan Duckworth Lawrence NOES—167 F. Edwards Levin Speaker pro tempore announced that Brady (PA) Ellison Lewis the ayes appeared to have it. Adams Clyburn Fattah Brown (FL) Engel Lipinski RECORDED VOTE Aguilar Cohen Foster Brownley (CA) Eshoo Loebsack Ashford Connolly Frankel (FL) Bustos Esty Lofgren Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I de- Beatty Cooper Gabbard Capps Farr Lowenthal mand a recorded vote. Becerra Costa Gallego Capuano Fattah Lowey A recorded vote was ordered. Bera Courtney Garamendi Ca´ rdenas Foster Luja´ n, Ben Ray Beyer Crowley Graham Carney Frankel (FL) (NM) The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bishop (GA) Cuellar Grayson Carson (IN) Gabbard Lynch 5-minute vote. Blumenauer Cummings Green, Gene Cartwright Gallego Maloney, The vote was taken by electronic de- Bonamici Davis (CA) Grijalva Castor (FL) Garamendi Carolyn vice, and there were—ayes 240, noes 167, Boyle, Brendan Davis, Danny Gutie´rrez Castro (TX) Graham Maloney, Sean F. DeFazio Hahn Chu, Judy Grayson Matsui not voting 26, as follows: Brady (PA) DeGette Hastings Cicilline Green, Gene McCollum [Roll No. 471] Brown (FL) Delaney Heck (WA) Clark (MA) Grijalva McDermott Brownley (CA) DeLauro Higgins Clarke (NY) Gutie´rrez McGovern AYES—240 Bustos DelBene Himes Clay Hahn Meng Abraham Black Burgess Capps DeSaulnier Hinojosa Clyburn Hastings Moulton Aderholt Blackburn Byrne Capuano Deutch Honda Cohen Heck (WA) Murphy (FL) Allen Blum Calvert Ca´ rdenas Dingell Hoyer Connolly Higgins Nadler Amash Bost Carter (GA) Carney Doggett Huffman Cooper Himes Napolitano Amodei Boustany Chabot Carson (IN) Doyle, Michael Israel Costa Hinojosa Neal Babin Brady (TX) Chaffetz Cartwright F. Jeffries Courtney Honda Nolan Barletta Brat Coffman Castor (FL) Duckworth Johnson (GA) Crowley Hoyer Norcross Barr Bridenstine Cole Castro (TX) Edwards Kaptur Cuellar Huffman O’Rourke Barton Brooks (AL) Collins (GA) Chu, Judy Ellison Keating Cummings Israel Pallone Benishek Brooks (IN) Collins (NY) Cicilline Engel Kennedy Davis (CA) Jeffries Pascrell Bilirakis Buchanan Comstock Clark (MA) Eshoo Kildee Davis, Danny Johnson (GA) Payne Bishop (MI) Buck Conaway Clarke (NY) Esty Kilmer DeFazio Kaptur Pelosi Bishop (UT) Bucshon Cook Clay Farr Kind

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Stivers Walters, Mimi Larsen (WA) Pallone Sires Brown (FL) Gibson Maloney, Sanford Stutzman Walz Larson (CT) Pascrell Slaughter Brownley (CA) Gohmert Carolyn Sarbanes Swalwell (CA) Waters, Maxine Lawrence Payne Smith (WA) Buchanan Goodlatte Maloney, Sean Scalise Takai Watson Coleman Levin Pelosi Speier Buck Gosar Marchant Schakowsky Takano Weber (TX) Lewis Perlmutter Swalwell (CA) Bucshon Gowdy Marino Schiff Thompson (CA) Webster (FL) Lipinski Peters Schrader Thompson (PA) Takai Burgess Graham Massie Welch Loebsack Peterson Schweikert Thornberry Takano Bustos Granger Matsui Wenstrup Lofgren Pingree Byrne Graves (LA) McCarthy Scott (VA) Tiberi Thompson (CA) Westerman Lowenthal Pocan Calvert Graves (MO) McCaul Scott, Austin Tipton Titus Westmoreland Lowey Polis Capps Grayson McClintock Scott, David Titus Tonko Whitfield Luja´ n, Ben Ray Price (NC) Capuano Green, Gene McCollum Sensenbrenner Tonko Torres Williams (NM) Quigley Ca´ rdenas Griffith McDermott Serrano Torres Lynch Rice (NY) Tsongas Carney Grijalva McGovern Sessions Trott Wilson (FL) Maloney, Roybal-Allard Van Hollen Carson (IN) Grothman McHenry Sherman Tsongas Wilson (SC) Carolyn Ruiz Vargas Carter (GA) Guinta McKinley Shimkus Turner Wittman Maloney, Sean Ruppersberger Veasey Cartwright Guthrie McMorris Shuster Upton Womack Matsui Rush Vela Castor (FL) Gutie´rrez Rodgers Simpson Valadao Woodall McCollum Ryan (OH) Vela´ zquez Castro (TX) Hahn McSally Sinema Van Hollen Yarmuth McDermott Sa´ nchez, Linda Visclosky Chabot Hanna Meadows Sires Vargas Yoder McGovern T. Walz Chaffetz Hardy Meehan Slaughter Veasey Yoho Meng Sarbanes Waters, Maxine Chu, Judy Harper Meng Smith (MO) Vela Young (AK) ´ Moulton Schakowsky Watson Coleman Cicilline Harris Messer Smith (NE) Velazquez Young (IA) Murphy (FL) Schiff Welch Clark (MA) Hartzler Mica Smith (NJ) Visclosky Young (IN) Nadler Schrader Smith (TX) Wilson (FL) Clarke (NY) Hastings Miller (FL) Wagner Zeldin Napolitano Scott (VA) Smith (WA) Walberg Yarmuth Clay Heck (NV) Miller (MI) Zinke Neal Scott, David Clyburn Heck (WA) Moolenaar Speier Walden NOT VOTING—26 Coffman Hensarling Mooney (WV) NOT VOTING—24 Cohen Herrera Beutler Moulton Bass Johnson, E. B. Richmond Cole Hice, Jody B. Mullin Bass Jackson Lee Moore Butterfield Kelly (IL) Royce Collins (GA) Higgins Mulvaney Butterfield Johnson, E. B. Rangel Carter (TX) Kelly (IL) Carter (TX) Lee Sanchez, Loretta Collins (NY) Hill Murphy (FL) Richmond Clawson (FL) Lee Clawson (FL) Lieu, Ted Sewell (AL) Comstock Himes Murphy (PA) Sanchez, Loretta Cleaver Lieu, Ted Cleaver Lujan Grisham Thompson (MS) Conaway Hinojosa Nadler Sewell (AL) Conyers Lujan Grisham Conyers (NM) Wasserman Connolly Holding Napolitano Thompson (MS) Fudge (NM) Fudge McNerney Schultz Cook Honda Neal Wasserman Graves (GA) McNerney Graves (GA) Meeks Zeldin Cooper Hoyer Neugebauer Schultz Green, Al Meeks Green, Al Moore Costa Hudson Newhouse Jackson Lee Rangel Costello (PA) Huelskamp Noem b 1409 Courtney Huffman Nolan b 1403 Cramer Huizenga (MI) Norcross So (two-thirds being in the affirma- So the resolution was agreed to. Crawford Hultgren Nugent tive) the rules were suspended and the Nunes The result of the vote was announced Crenshaw Hunter bill, as amended, was passed. Crowley Hurd (TX) O’Rourke The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. Cuellar Hurt (VA) Olson A motion to reconsider was laid on Culberson Israel Palazzo as above recorded. The title of the bill was amended so the table. Cummings Issa Pallone Curbelo (FL) Jeffries Palmer as to read: ‘‘A bill to increase, effective f Davis (CA) Jenkins (KS) Pascrell as of December 1, 2015, the rates of Davis, Danny Jenkins (WV) Paulsen compensation for veterans with serv- VETERANS’ COMPENSATION COST- Davis, Rodney Johnson (GA) Payne DeFazio Johnson (OH) Pearce ice-connected disabilities and the rates OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT OF DeGette Johnson, Sam Pelosi of dependency and indemnity com- 2015 Delaney Jolly Perlmutter pensation for the survivors of certain DeLauro Jones Perry The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- DelBene Jordan Peters disabled veterans, to amend title 38, finished business is the vote on the mo- Denham Joyce Peterson United States Code, to improve the tion to suspend the rules and pass the Dent Kaptur Pingree United States Court of Appeals for Vet- DeSantis Katko Pittenger erans Claims, to improve the proc- bill (H.R. 675) to increase, effective as DeSaulnier Keating Pitts of December 1, 2015, the rates of com- DesJarlais Kelly (MS) Pocan essing of claims by the Secretary of pensation for veterans with service- Deutch Kelly (PA) Poe (TX) Veterans Affairs, and for other pur- connected disabilities and the rates of Diaz-Balart Kennedy Poliquin poses.’’. Dingell Kildee Polis A motion to reconsider was laid on dependency and indemnity compensa- Doggett Kilmer Pompeo tion for the survivors of certain dis- Dold Kind Posey the table. abled veterans, and for other purposes, Donovan King (IA) Price (NC) f Doyle, Michael King (NY) Price, Tom as amended, on which the yeas and F. Kinzinger (IL) Quigley REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECU- nays were ordered. Duckworth Kirkpatrick Ratcliffe TIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY ACT The Clerk read the title of the bill. Duffy Kline Reed OF 2015 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Duncan (SC) Knight Reichert Duncan (TN) Kuster Renacci question is on the motion offered by GENERAL LEAVE Edwards Labrador Ribble Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MIL- Ellison LaMalfa Rice (NY) unanimous consent that all Members LER) that the House suspend the rules Ellmers (NC) Lamborn Rice (SC) Emmer (MN) Lance Rigell may have 5 legislative days within and pass the bill, as amended. Engel Langevin Roby This is a 5-minute vote. which to revise and extend their re- Eshoo Larsen (WA) Roe (TN) marks and to include extraneous mate- The vote was taken by electronic de- Esty Larson (CT) Rogers (AL) vice, and there were—yeas 409, nays 0, Farenthold Latta Rogers (KY) rials on H.R. 427. Farr Lawrence Rohrabacher The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there not voting 24, as follows: Fattah Levin Rokita objection to the request of the gen- [Roll No. 472] Fincher Lewis Rooney (FL) Fitzpatrick Lipinski Ros-Lehtinen tleman from Virginia? YEAS—409 Fleischmann LoBiondo Roskam There was no objection. Abraham Barton Blackburn Fleming Loebsack Ross The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Adams Beatty Blum Flores Lofgren Rothfus ant to House Resolution 380 and rule Aderholt Becerra Blumenauer Forbes Long Rouzer XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Aguilar Benishek Bonamici Fortenberry Loudermilk Roybal-Allard Allen Bera Bost Foster Love Royce the Committee of the Whole House on Amash Beyer Boustany Foxx Lowenthal Ruiz the state of the Union for the consider- Amodei Bilirakis Boyle, Brendan Frankel (FL) Lowey Ruppersberger ation of the bill, H.R. 427. Ashford Bishop (GA) F. Franks (AZ) Lucas Rush The Chair appoints the gentleman Babin Bishop (MI) Brady (PA) Frelinghuysen Luetkemeyer Russell Barletta Bishop (UT) Brady (TX) Gabbard Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ryan (OH) from Texas (Mr. MARCHANT) to preside Barr Black Brat Gallego (NM) Ryan (WI) over the Committee of the Whole.

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By agreeing to waive its consideration of the bill (H.R. 427) to household income still is below the consideration of the bill, the Rules Com- amend chapter 8 of title 5, United level achieved before the financial cri- mittee does not waive its jurisdiction over States Code, to provide that major sis. H.R. 427. In addition, the Committee reserves rules of the executive branch shall The contrast between America’s cur- its authority to seek conferees on any provi- rent condition and the recovery Ronald sions of the bill that are within its jurisdic- have no force or effect unless a joint tion during any House-Senate conference resolution of approval is enacted into Reagan achieved is particularly stark. Four-and-a-half years after the reces- that may be convened on this legislation. I law, with Mr. MARCHANT in the chair. ask your commitment to support any re- The Clerk read the title of the bill. sion began in 1981 the Reagan adminis- quest by the Rules Committee for conferees The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the tration, through policies opposite to on H.R. 427 or related legislation. bill is considered read the first time. the Obama administration’s, had I also request that you include our ex- The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. achieved a recovery that created 7.8 change of letters on this matter in the com- GOODLATTE) and the gentleman from million more jobs than when the reces- mittee report to accompany H.R. 427 and in the Congressional Record during consider- Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON) each will con- sion began. Real per capita gross do- ation of this legislation on the House floor. trol 30 minutes. mestic product rose by $3,091. Real me- dian household income rose by 7.7 per- Thank you for your attention to these mat- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ters. from Virginia. cent. Sincerely, Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I To truly fix America’s problems, the PETE SESSIONS. yield myself such time as I may con- REINS Act is one of the simplest, sume. clearest, and most powerful measures COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Regulatory reform plays a critical we can adopt. The level of new major HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, role in ensuring that our Nation finally regulation the Obama administration Washington, DC, July 20, 2015. achieves a full economic recovery and has issued and plans to issue is without Hon. PETE SESSIONS, retains its competitive edge in the modern precedent. Chairman, Committee on the Rules, Wash- ington, DC. global marketplace. Congress must ad- Testimony before the Judiciary Com- DEAR CHAIRMAN SESSIONS, Thank you for vance progrowth policies that create mittee during recent Congresses has your letter regarding H.R. 427, the ‘‘Regula- jobs and restore economic prosperity plainly shown the connection between tions from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny for families and businesses across the skyrocketing levels of regulation and Act of 2015,’’ which the Judiciary Committee Nation, and it must make sure that the declining levels of jobs and growth. ordered reported favorably, as amended, to administration and its regulatory ap- The REINS Act responds by requiring the House on April 15, 2015. paratus are held accountable to the an up-or-down vote by the people’s rep- As you noted, the Committee on Rules was American people. resentatives in Congress before any granted an additional referral of the bill. I America’s small-business owners are new major regulation—defined in the am most appreciative of your decision to forego further consideration of H.R. 427 so suffering under mountains of endlessly bill generally as a rule that has an ef- that it may proceed to the House floor. I ac- growing, bureaucratic red tape; and the fect on the economy of at least $100 knowledge that although you are waiving uncertainty about the cost of upcom- million—can be imposed on our econ- formal consideration of the bill, the Com- ing regulations discourages employers omy. mittee on the Rules is in no way waiving its from hiring new employees and expand- It does not prohibit new major regu- jurisdiction over the subject matter con- ing their businesses. Excessive regula- lation. It simply establishes the prin- tained in those provisions of the bill that fall tion means higher prices, lower wages, ciple ‘‘No major regulation without within your Rule X jurisdiction. In addition, fewer jobs, less economic growth, and a representation.’’ if a conference is necessary on this legisla- tion, I will support any request that your less competitive America. By requiring Congress, which is more committee be represented therein. Today, Americans face a burden of directly accountable to the American Finally, I am pleased to include this letter over $3 trillion from Federal taxation people, to approve or deny major regu- and your letter in our committee’s report as and regulation. In fact, our Federal lations proposed by the administration, well as the Congressional Record during regulatory burden is larger than the the REINS Act provides Congress and, floor consideration of H.R. 427. 2014 gross domestic product of all but ultimately, the people with a much- Sincerely, the top nine countries in the world. needed tool to check the one-way cost BOB GOODLATTE, That burden adds up to $15,000 per ratchet that Washington’s regulatory Chairman. American household, nearly 30 percent bureaucrats too often turn. COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, of the average household income in During the 113th and 112th Con- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2014. gresses, the REINS Act was passed by Washington, DC, July 21, 2015. b 1415 the full House of Representatives mul- Hon. BOB GOODLATTE, tiple times, each time on a bipartisan Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House Everyone knows it has been this way vote. of Representatives, Washington, DC. for far too long. But the Obama admin- I thank Mr. YOUNG of Indiana for in- DEAR CHAIRMAN GOODLATTE, I am writing istration, instead of fixing the problem, troducing this legislation. I urge all of concerning H.R. 427, the Regulations From knows only one response: increase my colleagues to vote for the REINS the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of taxes, increase spending, and increase 2015, which the Committee on the Judiciary Act. ordered reported on April 15, 2015. regulation. I reserve the balance of my time. The results have painfully dem- The bill amends section 257(b)(2) of the COMMITTEE ON RULES, Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit onstrated a simple truth: America can- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Control Act of 1985 by providing that any not tax, spend, and regulate its way to Washington, DC, July 20, 2015. rules which affect budget authority, outlays, economic recovery, economic growth, Hon. BOB GOODLATTE, or receipts that are subject to the congres- and durable prosperity for the Amer- Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House sional approval procedure outlined in section ican people. of Representatives, Washington, DC. 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, U.S.C., are effec- Consider just a few facts that reveal DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: On April 15, 2015, the tive unless it is disapproved in accordance the economic weakness the Obama ad- Committee on the Judiciary ordered H.R. with such section. In order to expedite House ministration has produced. In the June 427, the ‘‘Regulations From the Executive in consideration of H.R. 427, the Committee will 2015 jobs report, the number of unem- Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015,’’ reported to forgo action on the bill. This is being done the House. As you know, the Committee on with the understanding that it does not in ployed workers, workers who can only Rules was granted an additional referral any way prejudice the Committee with re- find part-time jobs and workers who upon the bill’s introduction pursuant to the spect to the appointment of conferees or its are now only marginally attached to Committee’s jurisdiction under rule X of the jurisdictional prerogatives on this or similar the labor force, stood at 10.8 percent. Rules of the House of Representatives over legislation.

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Such a scheme transgresses the letter, confirming this understanding with placed into operation under the Obama very idea of separation of powers, respect to H.R. 427 and would ask that a copy administration that has caused our under which the Constitution entrusts of our exchange of letters on this matter be economy to be at a point where they the writing of the laws to the legisla- included in the Congressional Record during Floor consideration. are saying we are not as economically tive branch and the implementation of Sincerely, vital as it should be. the laws to the executive branch.’’ TOM PRICE, M.D., What they are failing to tell the Indeed, as the Supreme Court noted Chairman, American people is that it was the in the landmark case INS v. Chada: Committee on the Budget. George Bush Republican economic poli- ‘‘The Constitution does not con- cies of the first part of this century template an active role for Congress in COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, that led to the Great Recession, the the supervision of officers charged with HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, economic meltdown, the fact that the execution of laws it enacts.’’ Washington, DC, July 22, 2015. The court also clarified that it was Hon. TOM PRICE, there were not regulations that prohib- Chairman, Committee on the Budget, Wash- ited predatory lending, and other eco- profound conviction of the Framers ington, DC. nomic policies which contributed to that the powers conferred on Congress DEAR CHAIRMAN PRICE, Thank you for your the economic meltdown. They won’t were the powers to be most carefully letter regarding H.R. 427, the ‘‘Regulations tell you it was because of the lack of circumscribed. By providing that no from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act regulation that caused that. law could take effect without the con- of 2015,’’ which the Judiciary Committee or- But, indeed, if you go back and talk currence of the prescribed majority of dered reported favorably, as amended, to the House on April 15, 2015. to Alan Greenspan, who chaired the both Houses, the Framers reempha- As you noted, the Committee on the Budg- Federal Reserve and was a big sized their belief that legislation et was granted an additional referral of the antiregulatory capitalist, he had to should not be enacted unless it has bill. I am most appreciative of your decision come back after the Great Recession been carefully and fully considered by to forego further consideration of H.R. 427 so and admit that he was wrong. the Nation’s elected officials. that it may proceed to the House floor. I ac- His policies were those that contrib- It defies credulity that so many of knowledge that although you are waiving uted to the economic meltdown, which, my Republican colleagues who so formal consideration of the bill, the Com- despite horrendous opposition from the strongly oppose crony capitalism and mittee on the Budget is in no way waiving its jurisdiction over the subject matter con- opposite side of the aisle against the hold the Framers’ intent so dearly tained in those provisions of the bill that fall policies of Democrats and President would support H.R. 427, which is a bald within your Rule X jurisdiction. In addition, Obama, they tried to obstruct those attempt by corporations and special in- if a conference is necessary on this legisla- changes. But they were enacted and, as terests to shield themselves from any tion, I will support any request that your a result, America’s economic recovery oversight and, in the process, shred ar- committee be represented therein. has been quite notable. ticle I of the Constitution. Finally, I am pleased to include this letter Corporate profits are up. Even Furthermore, Speaker BOEHNER has and your letter in the Congressional Record though productivity is up and wages also said that the Republican-led, do- during floor consideration of H.R. 427. Sincerely, are steady, workers have not partici- nothing Congress, the most ineffective BOB GOODLATTE, pated in the upswing in this election, in modern history—and I will note that Chairman. even though jobs have been created for we are getting ready to adjourn tomor- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair, the last 65 straight months under the row, a day early, for a 6-week adjourn- I yield myself such time as I may con- Obama administration. ment with all of the work that remains sume and rise in opposition to H.R. 427. But the wage growth has been stag- for Congress to do. Mr. Chair, H.R. 427, the Regulations nant, and it is because of the trickle- Speaker BOEHNER also said that the from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny down Republican policies that have Republican-led, do-nothing Congress, Act of 2015, otherwise known as the caused this. Now they want to blame the most ineffective in modern history, REINS Act, would amend the Congres- the lack of monies in the pocketbooks should be judged by the number of laws sional Review Act to require that both and pockets of Americans, working it repeals, not the number of laws that Houses of Congress pass and the Presi- people, on regulations. it passes. dent sign a joint resolution of approval Even if agencies reduce the number It therefore follows that this ob- within 70 legislative days before any of major rules in contemplation of the struct-at-any-cost approach would major rule issued by an agency can bill’s onerous requirements, Congress carry over to blocking the most crit- take effect. would still lack the expertise and pol- ical agency rulemaking, thereby Additionally, H.R. 427 imposes dead- icy justifications for refusing to adopt threatening agencies’ ability to protect lines for the enactment of a joint reso- a major rule. Americans’ health, safety, well-being, lution approving a major rule that As over 80 of the Nation’s leading and economic growth. could charitably be referred to as Byz- professors on environmental and ad- Who stands to gain from Republican antine. ministrative law have noted in a letter obstructionism? Corporate giants that Under new section 802, the House to the Judiciary Committee earlier are holding our country hostage may only consider a major rule on the this year, without this expertise, any through a deregulatory agenda and po- second and fourth Thursday of each disapproval is, therefore, more likely litical influence that would rival the month. Last year there were only 13 to reflect the political power of special industrial monopolies from the past such days on the legislative calendar interests, a potential that would be century. compared to the 80 major rules adopted magnified in light of the fast-track Unsurprisingly, it is many of the in 2014. process. same corporations that are continuing Furthermore, under new section 801, Lastly, by upending the process for to show record profit margins that are Congress may only consider such reso- agency rulemaking so that Congress also pushing deregulation and fewer lutions within 70 legislative days of re- can simply void major rules through taxes because they have an ‘‘obsession ceiving a major rule. This process inaction, the REINS Act likely violates with short-term profits at the expense would constructively end rulemaking the presentment and bicameralism re- of long-term value creation,’’ accord- as we know it. quirements of article I of the Constitu- ing to Henry Blodget, the CEO of Busi- Now, Mr. Chair, the reason why my tion. ness Insider. friends on the other side of the aisle As Professor Ron Levin, a leading ex- Unquestionably, H.R. 427 would be contend that we need this kind of gum- pert on administrative law, noted dur- nothing short of a catastrophic event ming-the-works legislation, which ing the hearing on the REINS Act last for the everyday Americans who stand would result in the passage of no new Congress: to lose the most from the majority’s regulations, is because these new regu- ‘‘The reality is that the act is in- myopic and reckless treatment of our lations are stifling economic growth. tended to enable a single House of Con- Nation’s regulatory system. They point to the Obama administra- gress to control the implementation of Mr. Chair, we need real solutions to tion and say that it is because of regu- the laws through the rulemaking proc- help real people, not yet another thinly

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There United States into conformity with the ate a new law that is going to dev- is substantial stakeholder support from rest of the developed world’s employ- astate our economy? beryllium producers and labor rep- ment policies by guaranteeing paid Shouldn’t that at least go through resentatives to cut the standard expo- sick and parental leave, legislation public hearings? Shouldn’t it have to sure limit by 90 percent. that increases our global competitive- be passed by the elected people in Con- Over the last 17 years, OSHA has ness by creating an affordable higher gress who will be held accountable worked to update that standard, based education, and legislation that in- every 2 years for the consequences of on numerous scientific studies and ex- creases the minimum wage from a pal- those regulations? pert recommendations, and now, the try $7.25 an hour. Let’s stop crippling our economy. new standard is working its way slowly I strongly urge my colleagues on Let’s stop holding our economy back through the regulatory process; and both sides of the aisle to oppose H.R. with these radical regulations, Mr. under the present laws and procedures, 427, yet another deregulatory bill in Chairman. Let’s pass the REINS Act it still might be another year or two and bring real accountability into the the majority’s business-focused, crony before the final rule is promulgated. process of creating regulations in Despite overwhelming scientific evi- capitalist agenda. Washington. dence that this nearly 70-year-old I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- standard fails to protect workers, there Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I man, I reserve the balance of my time. are still a few who object. By requiring have to agree with my friend from Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- a bicameral resolution of approval Georgia. I agree with him on his state- man, I yield 4 minutes to the gen- prior to the rule ever taking effect, ment that this administration’s recov- tleman from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT). this legislation will make it easier for ery has been amazing. It has been Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chair- a well-funded special interest group to amazingly bad. man, I rise in opposition to the bill. block needed workplace protections. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman The REINS Act would create new ob- The underlying bill does nothing but from Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE), the ma- stacles to the promulgation of regula- prioritize special interests above the jority whip. tions designed to protect American protection of lives and limbs of Amer- b 1430 workers’ health and safety and to pro- ican workers. I, therefore, urge a ‘‘no’’ tect the environment. Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Chairman, if you vote on this bill. It would jeopardize the economy by Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- look at what is happening in our econ- impeding regulations for financial omy right now, why the economy is man, I yield 5 minutes to the gen- services and throw sand in the gears of tleman from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG), the struggling so badly through this government efforts to address growing author of this piece of legislation. Obama economy, it is because of rad- inequality and prevent discrimination. Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Chair- ical regulations coming out of Wash- Congress already has the right to dis- man, I would like to thank the leader ington. approve any rule through the Congres- and Chairman GOODLATTE for bringing Every time I go home and meet with sional Review Act or through appro- H.R. 427 to the floor today. small businesses in my district in priations bills or other legislation. I introduced the REINS Act because southeast Louisiana, the common This bill would essentially impose a people in my home State of Indiana thread is that it is not the local busi- procedural chokehold by requiring that want to hold someone—someone—ac- ness down the street that is the main any major rule receive affirmative countable for the job-killing rules and threat to their business. House and Senate approval within 70 regulations coming out of Washington, The main threat to small businesses legislative days. D.C. throughout my district—and I hear it As an example of the effect of this Each day, government agencies im- from my colleagues as well across the bill, we note that the Occupational pose an average of 10 new regulations country—are the thousands and thou- Safety and Health Administration, on America’s businesses, both big and sands of pages of these radical regula- OSHA, is in the process of updating a small. It is no surprise to discover that tions that come out of these Federal nearly 70-year-old standard to keep the costly, confusing government regu- agencies, unelected bureaucrats that workers from contracting a progressive lations that come out of this body— are imposing, in essence, new law that and frequently fatal lung disease called ObamaCare mandates, EPA regula- is making it harder to create jobs in chronic beryllium disease. tions, or IRS tax penalties—are excit- this country. In the 1940s, workers at the Atomic ing some feedback from my constitu- Hard-working taxpayers deserve a Energy Commission plants were con- ents. Federal Government that is more effi- tracting acute beryllium poisoning. To In fact, the collateral damage cient, more effective, and more ac- deal with the problem, two of their sci- wrought by Federal Government regu- countable; and that is what the REINS entists sitting in the back of a taxicab lations is consistently cited as one of Act does, Mr. Chairman. The REINS on the way to a meeting agreed to set the biggest barriers to business cre- Act forces real accountability in regu- the beryllium exposure limit at 2 ation and expansion and growth in lations that are coming out of Wash- micrograms per cubic meter of air. Es- household income in this country. ington. tablished back in 1948, that standard is One Indiana businessowner, who em- Whether it is the IRS or the EPA or still in place today and is often called ploys 16 family men and women in the NLRB or HHS or CMS, the alpha- ‘‘the taxicab standard’’ because there Floyd County, recently called my of- bet soup of Federal agencies that is was no data supporting that number. fice. He wanted to know who had voted crippling our economy with all of these In 1975, the National Institute for Oc- in support of a peculiar new IRS rule regulations is what is holding our econ- cupational Safety and Health advised that is going to penalize him if he helps omy back. OSHA to issue a new, more stringent his employees pay for health insurance. Why not have a mechanism that protective standard. That effort fal- Now, this IRS rule can cost employ- says, if a rule is being proposed by a tered. Now, one cost of inaction is an ers more than $36,000 per employee per Federal agency by an unelected bu- estimated loss of 100 lives per year each year if they continue to offend the sen- reaucrat that is so important that it is year this new standard is delayed. sibilities of Washington’s regulating

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The REINS Act requires that Con- try. businesses back in Indiana about their gress must approve any new major rule The Affordable Care Act was the clos- challenges, about their opportunities, I proposed by the executive branch be- est that we could come to that ideal, know how costly regulations impact fore it can be enforced on the American but it was a transformational bill, and the small company’s bottom line. people. it did require new regulations to nur- While this broad, new IRS rule will Remember, our small businesses are ture it and to get it to this point, undoubtedly have a major impact on our Nation’s economic engine. They which has been a complete success, de- smaller enterprises across the Nation, represent 99.7 percent of all national spite all opposition. it was written by unelected, unac- employers, 56.1 million of our Nation’s b 1445 countable regulators here in Wash- private workforce. Small and family- ington, D.C. It never came before Con- owned businesses, new startups, and And then we had the Dodd-Frank leg- gress for an up-or-down vote. entrepreneurs create two-thirds of all islation that was passed as a result of That is what the REINS Act is all job growth in the United States. the Great Recession, which was caused about. It is about holding officials at Meanwhile, small businesses spend an by a lack of regulation. Federal agencies and the Congress of estimated $10,500 per employee to com- So we had regulations that had to the United States accountable for the ply with Federal regulations. It is no come forth as a result of the passage of harmful regulations drummed up each wonder that, for the first time in 35 that legislation to protect the health, year, regulations which are laws in ev- years, more American companies are safety, and financial well-being of ev- erything but name. They hurt Amer- being destroyed than they are being eryday Americans. And so with that ican jobs and wages when they are im- created each year. act having passed and controls put on plemented, and they need an additional The CHAIR. The time of the gen- excessive speculation in the financial filter of accountability here in the peo- tleman has expired. services industry, we have seen eco- ple’s House. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I yield an nomic growth. That is the bottom line. Who should be held responsible, I additional 1 minute to the gentleman. We had 64 straight months of private would ask opponents of this legisla- Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Compliance sector job growth. That is 12.8 million tion, for these rules that have a $100 with costly Federal regulations leads private sector jobs created amidst a million-plus impact on our economy if to higher consumer costs, lower take- regulatory system that is proworker, not the people’s elected representatives home pay, and even reduced hiring. proenvironment, prohealth and in Congress? For too long, Congress has A businessowner who owns a parts prosafety, and proinnovation. That is a delegated much of its constitutional manufacturing company in Wabash, In- significant accomplishment. authority to executive agencies here in diana, summed it up best. From his I reserve the balance of my time. Washington, D.C. This has empowered standpoint, when it comes to the vast Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- unelected Federal officials to imple- array of rules and regulations his com- man, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- ment sweeping rules and regulations pany must follow, they are not only tleman from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT), the that are often ineffective, redundant, onerous; they add zero value to his chairman of the Small Business Com- counterproductive, and costly. business, and they put him at a com- mittee and a fighter for small busi- Consider the impact of such rules on petitive disadvantage to foreign com- nesses and the families that they rep- another business in my home district petition. resent. in Indiana. It is a local farming oper- We could, frankly, spend a lot more Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Chairman, I thank ation. When we add up the impact of time than today here on the floor going the gentleman for yielding. county, State, and Federal regulations, through each of the different chal- Before I get into my prepared re- these Hoosier farmers must meet hun- lenges with our Federal regulation sys- marks, I have to respond to my good dreds of reporting requirements dic- tem, but in the end, Congress needs to friend from Georgia’s comments about tated by an alphabet soup of different be forced to account for the regulations the Affordable Care Act, which many government agencies—EPA, USDA, resulting from our sweeping legislation have come to start referring to as the HHS, IRS, NLRB. It goes on and on and like ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank. ‘‘Unaffordable Care Act’’ or on. It is mind numbing, really. The REINS Act accomplishes this ob- ‘‘ObamaCare,’’ as most people refer to The burden on their operation and its jective. The REINS Act, like the Hoo- it. ability to grow and compete has been siers I represent, demands account- There certainly was a need to help punishing. For example, one regulation ability. I commend it to the consider- some of those folks who didn’t have in- alone requires them to treat water left ation of all my colleagues. surance, and there were ways of doing over from cracking eggs like industrial Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- that. By passage of this legislation, we waste. It costs hundreds of thousands man, I yield myself such time as I may have adversely, negatively impacted, I of dollars each year for this business in consume. think, far more Americans than we consulting and equipment fees just in I often hear my colleagues on the have helped. We have seen Americans’ compliance costs. other side of the aisle repeat false in- rates go up, deductibles go up, pre- Now, with the EPA assuming broad formation, and it is unfortunate that it miums go up, and they are getting less new authority over bodies of water in would be perpetrated that economic quality health care for that. So it has the United States, these farmers are growth has been hurt because of an ex- been a disaster for many Americans, taking more time and resources away plosion of regulations during the and a lot of it is still unfolding. from their farm to track these ill-de- Obama administration. And then, on Dodd-Frank, which the fined WOTUS regulations coming down I will be the first to admit that, with gentleman also mentioned, what we the pike. the historic passage of the Affordable have seen as a result of that—and I Now, America’s job creators will tell Care Act, which has enabled 16 million happen to be the chair of the Small you the future is uncertain. Our rule- Americans to now have access to the Business Committee, as was men- making process is out of the people’s healthcare system—16 million people— tioned—one of small businesses’ great- control. It needs to be reined in. it could have been more if the policies est challenges is access to capital, get- Wouldn’t it make sense for small-busi- had not been obstructed so much; if we ting money so that they can grow or ness owners and farmers to have a larg- hadn’t had 50-plus votes to do away start a business or grow an existing er voice, to be given a bigger say in the with the Affordable Care Act, we would business and create more jobs. rulemaking process, especially when have more people having access to the Because of Dodd-Frank, we got a regulations can dictate whether their healthcare system in this country, but whole new army of bureaucrats looking business succeeds or fails? bringing that many people into the over the shoulders of banks—and the That is exactly what my legislation, healthcare system and actually chang- smaller banks, too, like community the REINS Act, provides. It gives the ing the healthcare system required new banks, who had nothing to do with this

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For instance, we learned a month ago them to make loans to small busi- President Obama is using his pen and in a Supreme Court decision that one nesses. telephone to talk to the ideologues who agency, the EPA, failed to appro- So those two pieces of legislation, work in and run these agencies to priately consider the costs and benefits which many of my friends on the other change laws, to make laws without of its MATS proposal, which is esti- side of the aisle are proud of, I think coming to Congress. Unelected, face- mated to cost $9 billion, with a benefit have been disastrous for this country. less Federal bureaucrats are making of only $4 million to $6 million. Getting to this particular piece of regulations that have the force of law, Solid, middle class jobs like those in legislation, half of America is em- not elected representatives of the peo- some parts of the energy industry and ployed by small businesses. In fact, 70 ple. in my district are being regulated right percent of the new jobs created in this There are reams of rules. There are out of existence. More broadly, con- economy are created by small busi- so many rules out there, I bet the aver- sider that in 2015, thus far, more than nesses. Families rely on small busi- age person can’t go a couple of hours 150 regulations have been finalized, nesses to put food on the table and a without violating a rule or regulation with total costs exceeding $60 billion roof over their heads. They are very they probably don’t even know about. and more than 10 million hours of pa- critical to the American community The REINS Act is a great first step in perwork. and to our American economy. reining in these job-killing regulations. It is this unaccountable culture that There is not a small-business owner I The legislation before us is important hinders the very job creation and eco- know who thinks that the government to America. The REINS Act brings ac- nomic growth we need in cities and creates job, but they do know that gov- countability back to the system. towns across America that will provide ernment can keep them from creating When a regulation with an economic opportunities for Americans to get jobs. It does it with one-size-fits-all impact of more than $100 million comes back in the game and to get this coun- regulations. It does it by perpetuating out of one of these agencies, it has got try back on track. uncertainty and increasing barriers to to be approved by Congress. That is our There is a bigger issue here, Mr. success. job; the Constitution says so, the peo- Chairman, and that is what is rep- The CHAIR. The time of the gen- ple who elected us to make laws. And resented in this bill. It goes to the con- tleman has expired. the people will hold us accountable for stitutional structure of our govern- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I yield the those laws if they are bad laws. ment, where we are supposed to have gentleman an additional 1 minute. How do you hold a faceless Federal an executive branch that is supposed to Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Chairman, I thank bureaucrat accountable? We have seen enforce the law, a legislative branch the gentleman. through the VA that it is practically that makes the law, and a judicial The REINS Act forces government to impossible to fire one of these bureau- branch that adjudicates the law. think before it acts. It protects the crats. But every 2 years you have got For close to 100 years, this body has American people by ensuring that the opportunity to fire somebody in ceded responsibility for making laws to those that they elected get a say in this House, and every 6 years you have the executive branch. This bill is a major regulations—not all regulations, the opportunity to fire somebody on start towards restoring the proper just regulations that would have a sig- the other side. structure of government and account- nificant impact on the economy. Let Congress do the job the Founding ability. Some may falsely claim that this bill Fathers intended. Put the people’s rep- When regulations are passed that is about deregulation. It is not. It is resentatives back in charge. Follow the people don’t agree with, there is no about accountability. It is about mak- Constitution. way to hold those regulators account- ing government think before it acts. The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. able; but if Congress had a say, you And if it chooses to act, the American JOHNSON) made a great point when he could hold Congress accountable. This people can hold their elected represent- was reading through the Supreme is what self-government is all about. atives—us—accountable for making Court decision talking about the con- I reflect on 34 years ago, when a cer- that decision, not some nameless, face- stitutional responsibility of this tain gentleman spoke on the west front less bureaucracy, but their elected rep- branch of government to make the of this Capitol and had these words to resentatives. That is what this is all laws. That is what the REINS Act does. say: ‘‘From time to time we’ve been about. It is commonsense legislation. It gives us back the power. tempted to believe that society has be- I commend the gentleman from Indi- Another gentleman on the other side come too complex to be managed by ana for offering this. I also want to spoke about the taxicab standard, how self-rule, that government by an elite thank the gentleman from Georgia for it came up in a taxicab and how this group is superior to government for, handling this on the floor today. random regulation has been law for by, and of the people. Well, if no one The REINS Act is a good piece of leg- years. If the REINS Act had been in ef- among us is capable of governing him- islation. I urge my colleagues to sup- fect, that would have come before Con- self, then who among us has the capac- port it. gress, and we could have asked the ity to govern someone else?’’ Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. I would in- question: Where is the science behind I thank Mr. YOUNG and the com- quire as to how much time remains on that? mittee for its work on the REINS Act. both sides. It would have worked then, and it I urge my colleagues to support this The CHAIR. The gentleman from will work when we pass it now. bill as a means to restoring the origi- Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON) has 13 minutes Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- nal, proper constitutional structure of remaining. The gentleman from Geor- man, I reserve the balance of my time. who is responsible for the laws that gia (Mr. COLLINS) has 14 minutes re- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Chair- come out of this town. You would maining. man, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- think that Members of Congress would Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. I reserve tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. want to take credit for good regula- the balance of my time. ROTHFUS). tions and protect people from bad regu- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I yield 2 Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Chairman, I rise lations. Again, that is what this legis- minutes to the gentleman from Texas today in strong support of the REINS lation does. (Mr. FARENTHOLD), another fighter for Act. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- his district and those who are affected For far too long, Congress has al- man, I yield myself such time as I may by regulation. lowed unelected Federal bureaucrats to consume. Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, take responsibility for the policy- The economic elites who are the pa- the Constitution vests all legislative making in this town. Too often, these trons of many of my friends across the powers in Congress. Unfortunately, unaccountable individuals in Wash- aisle believe in trickle-down econom- past Members of this institution have ington make decisions that affect the ics, which George Herbert Walker Bush given away a lot of that power to gov- daily lives of western Pennsylvanians termed to be ‘‘voodoo economics.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:29 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.040 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5551 My friends believe that when you put that strangle the job creation that we In other words, just because the vol- a quarter in the pocket of a rich man, both—the gentleman from Georgia and ume of paper is growing, they want to there is a hole in that pocket and the I would like to see greater job creation argue that this means that there is an quarter trickles down and falls out into and more jobs for the middle class in onslaught, an explosion of Federal reg- nickles and dimes and is distributed to this country. ulations. the waiting working class people of the The CHAIR. The time of the gen- As I pointed out earlier, yes, there country. They believe that is how the tleman has expired. have been new regulations having to do economy works: give the rich the Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I with Dodd-Frank, which protects us money, let them operate in an unregu- yield myself an additional 15 seconds. from another economic meltdown that lated environment, and then somehow, This bill is about restoring represent- we suffered under the Bush administra- magically, the economy trickles down ative democracy to the American peo- tion, and also the Affordable Care Act, to those waiting at the bottom of the ple and fairness to the American people which has enabled 16 million Ameri- scale waiting for some kind of a hand- and protecting their economy and pro- cans to have access to the healthcare out. tecting their jobs by making sure that system who did not have it prior to the That is not how our economy works. bureaucrats are held accountable and passage of the Affordable Care Act. It works from the ground up. It works send those regulations back to the Con- This argument that regulations are with people going to work, making a gress for an up-or-down vote that, yes, killing us is nonfactual. decent wage, delivering services for a those regulations comport with what I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I period of time—8 hours a day, that is a the Congress intended when they wrote have only one speaker remaining, and I regulation; 40 hours a week, that is a the law—or don’t comport. If they comport, they take effect; if reserve the balance of my time. regulation. We didn’t used to have Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- they don’t, they don’t take effect. those during times when people were man, I yield myself such time as I may Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to predominantly poor, and the Nation consume. was poor as a result; but due to these the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. I will close and just say that this de- regulations like the minimum wage, JENKINS). bate has been about whether or not we the 40-hour workweek, the health and Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia. Mr. need a law that would stop Federal safety regulations on the job, we were Chairman, I stand today in strong sup- rulemaking in its tracks. able to build a middle class in this port of the REINS Act of 2015. This debate has been about whether country that sustained us up until the The gentleman from Georgia said, in or not, as we move forward into the fu- time when Ronald Reagan won the opposition to this bill just a few mo- ture, as society advances, as tech- Presidency and established the current ments ago, that we should be opposed nology takes us to places where we climate of trickle-down economics. to it, because ‘‘it would end rule- have never been before, as medical care We have seen during that time what making as we know it.’’ and breakthroughs in the ability to has happened is the rich have gotten What a great statement on why we keep people alive, as that explodes, as richer and the poor have gotten poorer. should vote for the REINS Act because things change, as they do in the annals The working poor have had less to that is exactly what we are trying to of human history, the question is work with and the middle class has do. We must end rulemaking as we whether or not we are going to have a been squeezed so that there are not as know it. Federal bureaucracy that keeps up many working middle class people as I am proud to cosponsor this bill be- with the change and keeps up with the there were once before. cause I know, firsthand, how this ad- need for an implementation regimen to So the REINS Act is a gift to the eco- ministration’s overbearing regulatory enact or see that the laws that are en- nomic elites who have had their way policies have devastated my State, acted by Congress can, in fact, be ac- with the economy for the last 40 years. West Virginia; its businesses; its work- complished. They want to stab the heart of the ers; its fundamental way of life. The With no regulations to support the American economy now by passing this people of West Virginia’s Third District measures that Congress passes—but I act, the REINS Act, which would not deserve better. All West Virginians de- will note that this Congress doesn’t deregulate, but it would stop all future serve better. All Americans deserve pass much, but that is what we are regulations from coming to the fore. better. here for, to keep up with change and to That is something that America does The Economist recently estimated legislate, so that change is good for not need. that Federal regulations cost our Na- Americans, their health, safety, and So I am going to urge my colleagues tion more than $1.8 trillion per year. In well-being. at the appropriate time to oppose this West Virginia, for example, the EPA When we do that, if we have a regu- legislation and oppose voodoo econom- has implemented sweeping rules and latory regime that is gummed up and ics, oppose trickle-down economics. regulations that have driven out thou- inoperable, then it hurts America’s I reserve the balance of my time. sands of good-paying jobs, reduced de- ability to compete in this global mar- mand for West Virginia coal, and raised ketplace. It hurts America’s economy b 1500 energy prices for all Americans. to be an economy where all people can Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I This administration is out of touch share in the prosperity of it. yield myself 30 seconds to just say that with our Nation’s hard-working fami- This is what this debate has been the fact of the matter is we are not lies. This bill, the REINS Act, will pro- about. Are we going to change Amer- talking about voodoo economics here. tect our communities, small busi- ica? Are we going to throw out the Ad- We are talking about representative nesses, and workers from the adminis- ministrative Procedure Act, which has democracy. tration’s crushing regulatory on- been an orderly way and predictable The American people elect their Rep- slaught. way for regulations to be promulgated resentatives from 435 congressional dis- I strongly urge my colleagues to vote and placed into effect? tricts; 50 States elect their Senators, in support. Are we going to do away with that and they send us to Washington, D.C., Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- and then subject that rulemaking proc- to write the laws of the land. man, I yield myself such time as I may ess to a dysfunctional process like we The laws that the gentleman referred consume. have here in Congress today, where we to were all written by the United My colleagues have repeatedly ar- can’t even pass the Export-Import States Congress, signed into law by gued to the fact that—or to the allega- Bank legislation—which, by the way, various Presidents. Then those laws tion that the rate of Federal regula- you say, government does not create are turned into regulations, and that is tions is growing, but a recent report by jobs, but there will be government jobs where there is no more representative the nonpartisan Congressional Re- lost as a result of us going home early democracy. search Service reported that the length without having passed the Export-Im- The bureaucracy that writes the reg- of the Code of Federal Regulations has port Bank reauthorization. ulations has no accountability. They no bearing on the scope or impact of Government does create jobs, and we write regulations that cost too much, Federal regulation. are going to lose tens of thousands of

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Mr. Chair, I rise today support of tation bill. the EPA proposed for public comment, H.R. 427, the Regulations from the Executive We are going to go home without other EPA emission regulations that in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015. having done that, and I will tell you we were stricter than needed to protect In the two terms of the Obama Administra- will go home without having—if this health, gerrymandered to impose ex- tion thus far, the Executive Branch has issued legislation passes, we will go home pensive controls on other types of increasingly costly regulations on a variety of without passing a single regulation, emissions, and that prohibited com- issues, without much thought to the dev- and government will be gummed up. monsense uses of cheap and safe fuel astating effects on the economy. Who will prosper? It is the economic that could eventually help the environ- The REINS Act would give Congress, and elites who make money, regardless. ment and the Department of Transpor- therefore the people, the power to determine I will call on my colleagues to oppose tation regulations that, without in- whether all major regulations that have an es- this legislation, and I yield back the creasing safety, vastly increased rec- balance of my time. ordkeeping for ready-mix concrete timated economic impact of over $100 million, Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I drivers, unnecessarily limited their significant adverse effects on employment, or yield myself the balance of my time. hours, and suppressed their wages. a major increase in costs for consumers take During this debate, my friends on the This is what the REINS Act will stop: effect. This would return Congress to a proper other side of the aisle have raised quite overreaching, unjustified, immensely role of oversight. a few false alarms. costly regulation that, unless Congress As a small businessman, I know firsthand If this bill passes, why, all important stands up to protect the American peo- the crippling impact of an overzealous federal regulations will stop, they say; but ple, this administration will continue government. The REINS Act would finally em- that is not true. All regulation that is to load on to the backs of struggling power members of Congress to engage in the worthy of Congress’ approval will con- American families and small-business rulemaking process and return our regulatory tinue. owners. scheme to a common sense one that pro- If this bill passes, why, expert deci- Support the American people. Sup- motes economic growth, creates jobs, and in- sionmaking will stop because Congress port the REINS Act. creases wages for working families in the First will have the final say on new major I yield back the balance of my time. District of Iowa while protecting our natural re- regulations, not Washington bureau- Mr. BABIN. Mr. Chair, as a cosponsor of sources, environment, and health. crats; but that is not true. Congress H.R. 427 I rise in strong support of the REINS I look forward to working with my colleagues will have the benefit of the best evi- Act. in the Senate to enact this pro-growth legisla- dence and arguments expert agencies Our bill is imperative to ensuring that federal tion that assists job creators across my district can offer in support of their new regu- agencies, and those in the White House, are and across America. lations. held accountable for the expensive and intru- The CHAIR. All time for general de- Congress is capable of determining sive regulations they are imposing on the whether that evidence and those argu- bate has expired. American people. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be ments are good or not and deciding The REINS Act simply requires an up or considered for amendment under the 5- what finally will become law. That is down vote by Congress on any costly regula- minute rule. It shall be in order to con- the job our Founding Fathers en- tion proposed by a federal agency before it is sider as an original bill for the purpose trusted to us in the Constitution. We allowed to take effect. of amendment under the 5-minute rule should not shirk from it. This is a common sense check on regu- the amendment in the nature of a sub- I will tell you, though, what will stop lators who too often ignore the impact of their stitute recommended by the Com- if this bill becomes law is the endless job-killing regulations. avalanche of new, major regulations The United States was founded on the prin- mittee on the Judiciary, printed in the that do not deserve Congress’ approval ciple of separation of powers, a system that bill, modified by the amendment print- because they impose massive, unjusti- exists to protect the people from the un- ed in part A of House Report 114–230. fied costs that crush jobs, crush wages, checked, unilateral actions of a faceless bu- That amendment in the nature of a and crush the spirits of America’s fam- reaucracy. substitute shall be considered as read. ilies and small-business owners. Unfortunately, the current Administration has The text of the amendment in the na- Think about what that will mean to issued regulations at record levels and ven- ture of a substitute is as follows: real Americans suffering the real bur- tured into new regulatory areas that go far be- H.R. 427 dens of the Obama administration’s yond the originally authorized regulatory au- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- overreaching regulations. Let me tell thority. resentatives of the United States of America in you about some of them who have tes- The non-partisan Congressional Budget Of- Congress assembled, tified before the Judiciary Committee. fice estimates that over the last five years, the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Think of Rob James, a city council- Obama Administration has issued 82 ‘‘major This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Regulations man from Avon Lake, Ohio, a small rules’’—or rules with more than $100 million in from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act town that has faced devastation by economic impact—each year. of 2015’’. ideologically driven, anti-fossil fuel Bureaucratic red tape and costly mandates SEC. 2. PURPOSE. power plant regulations. have forced small businesses to close up The purpose of this Act is to increase ac- These regulations were expected to shop, have resulted in other businesses laying countability for and transparency in the destroy jobs in Avon Lake, harm Avon off workers and have made U.S. businesses Federal regulatory process. Section 1 of arti- Lake’s families, and make it even less competitive. cle I of the United States Constitution harder for Avon Lake to find the re- America’s job-creators and small businesses grants all legislative powers to Congress. sources to provide emergency services, are the lifeblood of our communities, and our Over time, Congress has excessively dele- quality schools, and help for its need- economy, and we cannot stand by and let gated its constitutional charge while failing iest citizens—all while doing compara- them be overrun by rules and regulations. It’s to conduct appropriate oversight and retain tively little to control mercury emis- time to rein in the regulators and bring some accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the sions that were the stated target of the accountability to their unchecked power. REINS Act will result in more carefully regulations. The American people deserve a government drafted and detailed legislation, an improved The Supreme Court just invalidated that is both accountable for their actions and regulatory process, and a legislative branch those regulations, but not before mul- one that operates under a structure meant to that is truly accountable to the American tiple years of job-crushing compliance protect their freedoms. people for the laws imposed upon them. costs had to be borne by those who I believe it’s time that we stand up and put SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY challenged the rules. a stop to this abuse of power, and the REINS RULEMAKING. Think of Bob Sells, from my district. Act is a critical step towards the achievement Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is He runs a Virginia-based division of a of that goal. amended to read as follows:

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Congressional disapproval procedure plicable, beginning on the date on which the ‘‘(2) After a House of Congress receives a for nonmajor rules. report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is re- report classifying a rule as major pursuant ‘‘804. Definitions. ceived by Congress (excluding days either to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority lead- ‘‘805. Judicial review. House of Congress is adjourned for more than er of that House (or his or her respective des- ‘‘806. Exemption for monetary policy. 3 days during a session of Congress), then the ignee) shall introduce (by request, if appro- ‘‘807. Effective date of certain rules. rule described in that resolution shall be priate) a joint resolution described in para- deemed not to be approved and such rule graph (1)— ‘‘§ 801. Congressional review shall not take effect. ‘‘(A) in the case of the House of Represent- ‘‘(a)(1)(A) Before a rule may take effect, ‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provi- atives, within three legislative days; and the Federal agency promulgating such rule sion of this section (except subject to para- ‘‘(B) in the case of the Senate, within three shall submit to each House of the Congress graph (3)), a major rule may take effect for session days. and to the Comptroller General a report con- one 90-calendar-day period if the President ‘‘(3) A joint resolution described in para- taining— makes a determination under paragraph (2) graph (1) shall not be subject to amendment ‘‘(i) a copy of the rule; and submits written notice of such deter- at any stage of proceeding. ‘‘(ii) a concise general statement relating mination to the Congress. ‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in sub- to the rule; ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determina- section (a) shall be referred in each House of ‘‘(iii) a classification of the rule as a major tion made by the President by Executive Congress to the committees having jurisdic- or nonmajor rule, including an explanation order that the major rule should take effect tion over the provision of law under which of the classification specifically addressing because such rule is— the rule is issued. each criteria for a major rule contained ‘‘(A) necessary because of an imminent ‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee or within sections 804(2)(A), 804(2)(B), and threat to health or safety or other emer- committees to which a joint resolution de- 804(2)(C); gency; scribed in subsection (a) has been referred ‘‘(iv) a list of any other related regulatory ‘‘(B) necessary for the enforcement of have not reported it at the end of 15 session actions intended to implement the same criminal laws; days after its introduction, such committee statutory provision or regulatory objective ‘‘(C) necessary for national security; or or committees shall be automatically dis- as well as the individual and aggregate eco- ‘‘(D) issued pursuant to any statute imple- charged from further consideration of the nomic effects of those actions; and menting an international trade agreement. resolution and it shall be placed on the cal- ‘‘(v) the proposed effective date of the rule. ‘‘(3) An exercise by the President of the au- endar. A vote on final passage of the resolu- ‘‘(B) On the date of the submission of the thority under this subsection shall have no tion shall be taken on or before the close of report under subparagraph (A), the Federal effect on the procedures under section 802. the 15th session day after the resolution is agency promulgating the rule shall submit ‘‘(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for reported by the committee or committees to to the Comptroller General and make avail- review otherwise provided under this chap- which it was referred, or after such com- able to each House of Congress— ter, in the case of any rule for which a report mittee or committees have been discharged ‘‘(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit was submitted in accordance with subsection from further consideration of the resolution. ‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee analysis of the rule, if any; (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the or committees to which a joint resolution is ‘‘(ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sec- date occurring— referred have reported, or when a committee tions 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; ‘‘(A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session or committees are discharged (under sub- ‘‘(iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sec- days, or section (c)) from further consideration of a tions 202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded ‘‘(B) in the case of the House of Represent- joint resolution described in subsection (a), Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and atives, 60 legislative days, ‘‘(iv) any other relevant information or re- it is at any time thereafter in order (even before the date the Congress is scheduled to quirements under any other Act and any rel- though a previous motion to the same effect adjourn a session of Congress through the evant Executive orders. has been disagreed to) for a motion to pro- ‘‘(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted date on which the same or succeeding Con- ceed to the consideration of the joint resolu- under subparagraph (A), each House shall gress first convenes its next session, sections tion, and all points of order against the joint provide copies of the report to the chairman 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the resolution (and against consideration of the and ranking member of each standing com- succeeding session of Congress. joint resolution) are waived. The motion is mittee with jurisdiction under the rules of ‘‘(2)(A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for not subject to amendment, or to a motion to the House of Representatives or the Senate purposes of such additional review, a rule de- postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the to report a bill to amend the provision of law scribed under paragraph (1) shall be treated consideration of other business. A motion to under which the rule is issued. as though— reconsider the vote by which the motion is ‘‘(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall pro- ‘‘(i) such rule were published in the Federal agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in vide a report on each major rule to the com- Register on— order. If a motion to proceed to the consider- mittees of jurisdiction by the end of 15 cal- ‘‘(I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th ses- ation of the joint resolution is agreed to, the endar days after the submission or publica- sion day, or joint resolution shall remain the unfinished tion date. The report of the Comptroller ‘‘(II) in the case of the House of Represent- business of the Senate until disposed of. General shall include an assessment of the atives, the 15th legislative day, ‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint res- agency’s compliance with procedural steps after the succeeding session of Congress first olution, and on all debatable motions and ap- required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assess- convenes; and peals in connection therewith, shall be lim- ment of whether the major rule imposes any ‘‘(ii) a report on such rule were submitted ited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be new limits or mandates on private-sector ac- to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such divided equally between those favoring and tivity. date. those opposing the joint resolution. A mo- ‘‘(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with ‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be tion to further limit debate is in order and the Comptroller General by providing infor- construed to affect the requirement under not debatable. An amendment to, or a mo- mation relevant to the Comptroller Gen- subsection (a)(1) that a report shall be sub- tion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to eral’s report under subparagraph (A). mitted to Congress before a rule can take ef- the consideration of other business, or a mo- ‘‘(3) A major rule relating to a report sub- fect. tion to recommit the joint resolution is not mitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect ‘‘(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) in order. upon enactment of a joint resolution of ap- shall take effect as otherwise provided by ‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following proval described in section 802 or as provided law (including other subsections of this sec- the conclusion of the debate on a joint reso- for in the rule following enactment of a joint tion). lution described in subsection (a), and a sin- resolution of approval described in section gle quorum call at the conclusion of the de- ‘‘§ 802. Congressional approval procedure for 802, whichever is later. bate if requested in accordance with the ‘‘(4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as major rules rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage provided by section 803 after submission to ‘‘(a)(1) For purposes of this section, the of the joint resolution shall occur. Congress under paragraph (1). term ‘joint resolution’ means only a joint ‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the ‘‘(5) If a joint resolution of approval relat- resolution addressing a report classifying a Chair relating to the application of the rules ing to a major rule is not enacted within the rule as major pursuant to section of the Senate to the procedure relating to a period provided in subsection (b)(2), then a 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— joint resolution described in subsection (a) joint resolution of approval relating to the ‘‘(A) bears no preamble; shall be decided without debate. same rule may not be considered under this ‘‘(B) bears the following title (with blanks ‘‘(e) In the House of Representatives, if any chapter in the same Congress by either the filled as appropriate): ‘Approving the rule committee to which a joint resolution de- House of Representatives or the Senate. submitted by lll relating to lll.’; scribed in subsection (a) has been referred

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On the second and fourth Thursdays consideration of such joint resolution upon a likely to result in— of each month it shall be in order at any petition supported in writing by 30 Members ‘‘(A) an annual effect on the economy of time for the Speaker to recognize a Member of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall $100,000,000 or more; who favors passage of a joint resolution that be placed on the calendar. ‘‘(B) a major increase in costs or prices for has appeared on the calendar for at least 5 ‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee consumers, individual industries, Federal, legislative days to call up that joint resolu- to which a joint resolution is referred has re- State, or local government agencies, or geo- tion for immediate consideration in the ported, or when a committee is discharged graphic regions; or House without intervention of any point of (under subsection (c)) from further consider- ‘‘(C) significant adverse effects on competi- order. When so called up a joint resolution ation of a joint resolution described in sub- tion, employment, investment, productivity, shall be considered as read and shall be de- section (a), it is at any time thereafter in innovation, or on the ability of United order (even though a previous motion to the batable for 1 hour equally divided and con- States-based enterprises to compete with same effect has been disagreed to) for a mo- trolled by the proponent and an opponent, foreign-based enterprises in domestic and ex- tion to proceed to the consideration of the and the previous question shall be considered port markets. joint resolution, and all points of order as ordered to its passage without intervening ‘‘(3) The term ‘nonmajor rule’ means any against the joint resolution (and against motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider rule that is not a major rule. the vote on passage. If a vote on final pas- consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amend- ‘‘(4) The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given sage of the joint resolution has not been such term in section 551, except that such taken by the third Thursday on which the ment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of term does not include— Speaker may recognize a Member under this ‘‘(A) any rule of particular applicability, subsection, such vote shall be taken on that other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or dis- including a rule that approves or prescribes day. for the future rates, wages, prices, services, ‘‘(f)(1) If, before passing a joint resolution agreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint or allowances therefore, corporate or finan- described in subsection (a), one House re- cial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or ceives from the other a joint resolution hav- resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices ing the same text, then— shall remain the unfinished business of the or disclosures bearing on any of the fore- ‘‘(A) the joint resolution of the other Senate until disposed of. ‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint res- going; House shall not be referred to a committee; olution, and on all debatable motions and ap- ‘‘(B) any rule relating to agency manage- and peals in connection therewith, shall be lim- ment or personnel; or ‘‘(B) the procedure in the receiving House ited to not more than 10 hours, which shall ‘‘(C) any rule of agency organization, pro- shall be the same as if no joint resolution be divided equally between those favoring cedure, or practice that does not substan- had been received from the other House until and those opposing the joint resolution. A tially affect the rights or obligations of non- the vote on passage, when the joint resolu- motion to further limit debate is in order agency parties. tion received from the other House shall sup- and not debatable. An amendment to, or a ‘‘(5) The term ‘submission date or publica- plant the joint resolution of the receiving motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed tion date’, except as otherwise provided in House. to the consideration of other business, or a this chapter, means— ‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply to the motion to recommit the joint resolution is House of Representatives if the joint resolu- ‘‘(A) in the case of a major rule, the date not in order. on which the Congress receives the report tion received from the Senate is a revenue ‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following measure. submitted under section 801(a)(1); and the conclusion of the debate on a joint reso- ‘‘(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the ‘‘(g) If either House has not taken a vote lution described in subsection (a), and a sin- on final passage of the joint resolution by later of— gle quorum call at the conclusion of the de- ‘‘(i) the date on which the Congress re- the last day of the period described in sec- bate if requested in accordance with the tion 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken ceives the report submitted under section rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage 801(a)(1); and on that day. of the joint resolution shall occur. ‘‘(ii) the date on which the nonmajor rule ‘‘(h) This section and section 803 are en- ‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the acted by Congress— Chair relating to the application of the rules is published in the Federal Register, if so ‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate to the procedure relating to a published. of the Senate and House of Representatives, joint resolution described in subsection (a) ‘‘§ 805. Judicial review respectively, and as such is deemed to be shall be decided without debate. ‘‘(a) No determination, finding, action, or part of the rules of each House, respectively, ‘‘(e) In the Senate the procedure specified omission under this chapter shall be subject but applicable only with respect to the pro- in subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the to judicial review. cedure to be followed in that House in the consideration of a joint resolution respecting ‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a case of a joint resolution described in sub- a nonmajor rule— court may determine whether a Federal section (a) and superseding other rules only ‘‘(1) after the expiration of the 60 session agency has completed the necessary require- where explicitly so; and days beginning with the applicable submis- ments under this chapter for a rule to take ‘‘(2) with full recognition of the Constitu- sion or publication date, or effect. tional right of either House to change the ‘‘(2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) ‘‘(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of rules (so far as they relate to the procedure was submitted during the period referred to approval under section 802 shall not be inter- of that House) at any time, in the same man- in section 801(d)(1), after the expiration of preted to serve as a grant or modification of ner and to the same extent as in the case of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th ses- statutory authority by Congress for the pro- any other rule of that House. sion day after the succeeding session of Con- mulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or pro- ‘‘§ 803. Congressional disapproval procedure gress first convenes. cedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, for nonmajor rules ‘‘(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in and shall not form part of the record before ‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term the court in any judicial proceeding con- ‘joint resolution’ means only a joint resolu- subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint resolution described in cerning a rule except for purposes of deter- tion introduced in the period beginning on subsection (a), then the following procedures mining whether or not the rule is in effect. the date on which the report referred to in shall apply: ‘‘§ 806. Exemption for monetary policy section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress ‘‘(1) The joint resolution of the other ‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall apply to and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding House shall not be referred to a committee. rules that concern monetary policy proposed days either House of Congress is adjourned ‘‘(2) With respect to a joint resolution de- or implemented by the Board of Governors of for more than 3 days during a session of Con- scribed in subsection (a) of the House receiv- the Federal Reserve System or the Federal gress), the matter after the resolving clause ing the joint resolution— Open Market Committee. of which is as follows: ‘That Congress dis- ‘‘(A) the procedure in that House shall be approves the nonmajor rule submitted by the ‘‘§ 807. Effective date of certain rules the same as if no joint resolution had been lll relating to lll, and such rule shall ‘‘Notwithstanding section 801— received from the other House; but have no force or effect.’ (The blank spaces ‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, ‘‘(B) the vote on final passage shall be on being appropriately filled in). opens, closes, or conducts a regulatory pro- ‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in sub- the joint resolution of the other House. gram for a commercial, recreational, or sub- section (a) shall be referred to the commit- ‘‘§ 804. Definitions sistence activity related to hunting, fishing, tees in each House of Congress with jurisdic- ‘‘For purposes of this chapter— or camping; or tion. ‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal agency’ means any ‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which ‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee to agency as that term is defined in section an agency for good cause finds (and incor- which is referred a joint resolution described 551(1). porates the finding and a brief statement of

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Mr. Chairman, I rise JECT TO SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5, amendment, quite simply, requires UNITED STATES CODE. agencies to make available on the in opposition to the amendment offered Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget Internet the data, the science, studies, by the gentleman from Iowa. and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is and analyses that a major rule is based The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from amended by adding at the end the following on. Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes. new subparagraph: This transparency allows everyone Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Chairman, this ‘‘(E) BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT Young amendment looks eerily famil- TO SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES access to the source information and the same information so we can all be iar to the so-called Secret Science Re- CODE.—Any rules subject to the congres- form Act, H.R. 1030, that the House sional approval procedure set forth in sec- on the same page when we talk about passed in a partisan vote back in tion 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States these things. No one is left in the dark. Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or You know, Iowans ask me—and I am March, except the problem is that this receipts shall be assumed to be effective un- sure the same questions are asked to bill is actually even worse. H.R. 1030 would have applied these less it is not approved in accordance with other Members when they are home— harmful restrictions to the EPA, but such section.’’. How do regulations come to these con- SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE this amendment that we are looking at clusions? How do these regulators get STUDY OF RULES. today would affect every single Federal to where they get to when they do (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General agency. of the United States shall conduct a study to these regulations? What science or Let’s look. The amendment would re- determine, as of the date of the enactment of data do they use? Is it sound science? quire an agency, as part of its rule- this Act— They want to see the same data and (1) how many rules (as such term is defined making process, to make all informa- science. They ask me: Well, can we see tion used in the creation of a rule pub- in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) it, too? And I don’t have a good answer were in effect; licly accessible, including all of the (2) how many major rules (as such term is for them at the time. But I want to data. defined in section 804 of title 5, United States make sure that they do. That would mean that any data that Code) were in effect; and So this amendment allows Americans is considered confidential, such as (3) the total estimated economic cost im- to see that science that the regulators health information or business records, posed by all such rules. use. My amendment helps answer these would most likely become off limits. (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after questions by simply making this infor- the date of the enactment of this Act, the So, for example, an agency trying to mation available. create labeling requirements for toxic Comptroller General of the United States Federal regulations affect every as- shall submit a report to Congress that con- chemicals wouldn’t be able to use a tains the findings of the study conducted pect of a hard-working American’s day, study that uses personal health data as under subsection (a). from the moment they wake up until long as that data is deemed confiden- The CHAIR. No amendment to the they go to bed at night. tial. amendment in the nature of a sub- They affect America’s job creators, New scientific methods and data stitute shall be in order except those big and small, with sometimes exorbi- could be restricted because the infor- printed in part B of House Report 114– tant costs in order to comply, but also mation includes data protected by in- 230. Each such amendment may be of- devastating costs of lost opportunities tellectual property laws. fered only in the order printed in the to grow their businesses and create When we passed the Secret Science report, by a Member designated in the more jobs. Act on a partisan vote last March, I report, shall be considered read, shall Federal regulations have an enor- mentioned in my opposition that it be debatable for the time specified in mous, a giant, impact on the health of would force the EPA to choose between the report, equally divided and con- our national economy to the tune of protecting our health and environment trolled by the proponent and an oppo- $1.88 trillion in 2014. Federal regulation and maintaining the privacy of patient nent, shall not be subject to amend- is a constantly growing entity. medical records and the confidentiality ment, and shall not be subject to a de- The Code of Federal Regulations, as of business records. And if that argu- mand for division of the question. we know, is monstrous in size, cost and ment isn’t enough, let’s consider the AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. YOUNG OF effect on our economy, and our job cre- costs. IOWA ators and on the bank accounts of When the House Science Committee The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- hard-working Americans. was considering the bill that I men- sider amendment No. 1 printed in part I have a real dedicated interest in tioned previously, the Secret Science B of House Report 114–230. tackling this issue of regulations be- Act that does exactly the same thing Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I cause they affect our rights and the that the Young amendment does, ex- have an amendment at the desk. economy, and I am willing to work cept to all Federal agencies, Democrats The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate with anyone on these issues. on the committee pointed out that the the amendment. I have other ideas. I think we should Congressional Budget Office estimated The text of the amendment is as fol- know who these regulators are, who is just for that one bill that it would cost lows: writing these rules and regs, what is the EPA $250 million to comply with Page 4, line 3, insert after ‘‘shall’’ the fol- their background. the new regulations. lowing: ‘‘publish in the Federal Register a We, as Members, put our names on If that is how much it is going to cost list of information on which the rule is amendments and bills, but we don’t the EPA for one regulatory require- based, including data, scientific and eco- know the names of the people who are ment, imagine what the cost would be nomic studies, and cost-benefit analyses, and writing these regulations. Those are identify how the public can access such in- if you expand this mandate across formation online, and shall’’. ideas that I have, also. every single Federal agency. The cost The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- We do financial disclosure reports would be astronomical. lution 380, the gentleman from Iowa here in Congress. Members do as well Between the cost and the harmful re- as our senior staff. I think we should strictions that this imposes on our (Mr. YOUNG) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. consider the impact that this would Federal agencies, the amendment sets The Chair recognizes the gentleman have on those who do these regula- up an impossible hurdle for those agen- from Iowa. tions, making them do a financial dis- cies to overcome. closure report. These are just some of We are asking them to decide be- b 1515 the ideas. tween compromising institutional re- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I But today my amendment is about view board ethics and doing their job want to thank the chairman of the Ju- making sure the science and data that to protect the American people.

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Pursuant to House Reso- safe, checking on medical devices so There could hardly be a better way to lution 380, the gentleman from Mis- that they don’t harm us, our prescrip- ensure that Congress will exercise its souri (Mr. SMITH) and a Member op- tion drugs so that they don’t make us authority under the bill soundly and posed each will control 5 minutes. sick, our privacy safeguards for our that the people can hold Congress and The Chair recognizes the gentleman. workplace information, our workplace Washington accountable than through Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Chair- safety standards, protections against the gentleman’s amendment. man, as I have traveled across the Wall Street and its predatory lending This amendment guarantees that, Eighth District of Missouri, one of the practices. when agencies publish new regulations, largest concerns I hear from my con- I would ask my colleagues to oppose they will let Congress and the people stituents is the uncertainty sur- this harmful and antiscience amend- know immediately how to access on- rounding the Affordable Care Act. ment, oppose the final bill, and oppose line the key scientific, economic, and Individuals are concerned about how this amendment because of the restric- cost-benefit information on which the the relationship with their doctor will tions that it would place on the Amer- agencies base the regulations. change and how their healthcare costs ican people. With this real-time access to infor- are rising. Businesses are left with un- I yield such time as he may consume mation in hand, Congress will be better certainty as well. to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. positioned to scrutinize the agencies’ They are afraid to hire folks because JOHNSON). decisions, and the public will be better of the healthcare costs, which leaves Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair, positioned to hold Congress account- them understaffed. Hospitals are con- how much time is left? able if Congress approves regulations solidating, and insurers are merging as The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from that it shouldn’t. a result of the law. Maryland has 2 minutes remaining. I urge my colleagues to support the The simple truth is that my constitu- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair, amendment. ents have fewer options. The Affordable this amendment I oppose. It would re- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, Care Act is hurting health care and quire agencies to publish in the Federal Americans deserve to know how they hurting jobs in Missouri and across the Register a list of information on which are being regulated and the science country. a rule is based, including data, sci- that is being used to affect our daily That is why I am offering an amend- ment to protect families and job cre- entific and economic studies, cost-ben- lives. ators from the mounting uncertainty efit analyses, and where the public can Right now we are left in the dark, Mr. Chairman. We need sunlight. Sun- of the Affordable Care Act. access this information online. My amendment revises the definition While this amendment purports to light is the best disinfectant here. We of a major regulation to specifically in- make scientific information available are unable right now to challenge what clude any regulation made under the that is used in developing a rule, the we can’t see, and that is a hard fight Affordable Care Act. With over 3,000 amendment does not define or limit for the American people to put up pages of Federal regulations already what would actually constitute the against. issued and many more to follow, Con- term ‘‘data.’’ I am urging favorability for this gress must protect folks from this As a result, the term could include amendment. I ask my colleagues to troublesome law and keep it from caus- sensitive health data, classified data, support it. ing further damage to our healthcare confidential business information, and I yield back the balance of my time. system. The CHAIR. The question is on the all other forms of information subject Mr. Chairman, there is a broad bipar- amendment offered by the gentleman to a rulemaking by any Federal agen- tisan concern to the Affordable Care from Iowa (Mr. YOUNG). cy. Act. This administration has dem- The question was taken; and the Especially in light of the recent dis- onstrated its own uncertainty through Chair announced that the ayes ap- closure that the personal and sensitive the delays to several key provisions of peared to have it. information of millions of Federal em- the bill. ployees maintained by the Office of Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Chairman, I de- Congress must stand up for the folks Personnel Management was hacked, mand a recorded vote. back home and give the American peo- Congress should be working to prevent The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of ple a voice. My amendment does just Federal data breaches by reducing the rule XVIII, further proceedings on the that. accumulation and potential loss of sen- amendment offered by the gentleman I reserve the balance of my time. sitive data rather than requiring that from Iowa will be postponed. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- the publication of such vast amounts of AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF man, I rise in opposition to the amend- sensitive data be the rule of law. MISSOURI ment. We just simply cannot afford that in The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- The CHAIR. The gentleman is recog- this day and time. In sum, this amend- sider amendment No. 2 printed in part nized for 5 minutes. ment would exacerbate the risk of B of House Report 114–230. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- identity theft and data breaches. Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Chair- man, I oppose this amendment because For those reasons, I must oppose this man, I have an amendment at the desk. it would make the REINS Act thor- amendment. I urge my colleagues to do The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate oughly problematic insofar as the Af- so as well. the amendment. fordable Care Act is concerned. Ms. EDWARDS. I yield back the bal- The text of the amendment is as fol- One of my principal concerns about ance of my time. lows: the REINS Act is it would jeopardize Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, Page 4, beginning on line 12, strike ‘‘sec- the health and safety of Americans by how much time do I have left? tions 804(2)(A), 804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C)’’ and substantially delaying and possibly de- The CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 insert ‘‘clauses (i) through (iii) of section railing critical regulations from ever minutes remaining. 804(2)(A) or within section 804(2)(B)’’. going into effect. Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. I yield 1 minute Page 18, beginning on line 11, strike ‘‘the As currently drafted, the REINS Act to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Administrator’’, and insert ‘‘—’’ only applies to major regulations, that ‘‘(A) the Administrator’’. GOODLATTE). Page 18, line 15, by redesignating subpara- is, regulations having an annual effect Mr. GOODLATTE. I thank the gen- graph (A) as clause (i). of $100 million or more on the econ- tleman for yielding. I support his Page 18, line 17, by redesignating subpara- omy; regulations causing a major in- amendment. graph (B) as clause (ii). crease in prices or costs for consumers,

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This subject all regulations, not just major ment, and I yield back the balance of amendment will help us guard against regulations issued under the Affordable my time. job-killing regulations and will give Care Act, to the REINS Act’s burden- The CHAIR. The question is on the Congress important oversight over the some requirements. amendment offered by the gentleman executive branch’s regulatory agenda. It is obvious that this amendment from Missouri (Mr. SMITH). At this time, I reserve the balance of has a different purpose. It is yet an- The question was taken; and the my time. other attempt by the majority to un- Chair announced that the ayes ap- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- dermine the implementation of the peared to have it. man, I rise to oppose the amendment. comprehensive healthcare reform legis- Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Chair- The Acting CHAIR (Mr. YODER). The lation that was enacted in 2010, the Af- man, I demand a recorded vote. gentleman from Georgia is recognized fordable Care Act, which, I might re- The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of for 5 minutes. rule XVIII, further proceedings on the mind my colleagues, has been upheld Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- amendment offered by the gentleman not once, but twice, by the United man, this amendment would mandate from Missouri will be postponed. States Supreme Court. that the cost-benefit analysis for a pro- We cannot allow the majority to do AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. RODNEY posed rule required by the REINS Act through this antiregulatory bill what DAVIS OF ILLINOIS that is submitted to Congress include it has repeatedly failed to do during The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- an analysis of any jobs added or lost as the last 4 years, namely, to defeat sider amendment No. 3 printed in part a result of the proposed rule, differen- healthcare reform. The REINS Act is a B of House Report 114–230. tiating between public and private sec- hopelessly flawed bill, and this amend- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. tor jobs. Chairman, as the designee of the gen- ment would only make it worse. I should be clear that there is abso- tleman from Texas (Mr. SESSIONS), I Accordingly, I must strenuously ob- lutely no credible evidence proving have an amendment at the desk. ject to the amendment and oppose the that regulations depress job creation. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate amendment. I urge my colleagues to In fact, one of the majority’s own wit- the amendment. join me in voting against it. nesses at a hearing held in a prior Con- With that, I yield back the balance of The text of the amendment is as fol- lows: gress before the House Judiciary Com- my time. mittee clearly debunked the myth that b 1530 Page 4, line 24, insert before the semicolon regulations stymie job growth and job the following: ‘‘, including an analysis of any Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Chair- jobs added or lost, differentiating between creation. Christopher DeMuth of the man, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- public and private sector jobs’’. American Enterprise Institute, a con- tleman from Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE), The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- servative think tank, stated in his pre- chairman of the Judiciary Committee. lution 380, the gentleman from Illinois pared testimony that the ‘‘focus on jobs . . . can lead to confusion in regu- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS) and a Member op- thank the gentleman for yielding, and posed each will control 5 minutes. latory debates’’ and that ‘‘the employ- I support his amendment. The Chair recognizes the gentleman ment effects of regulation, while im- The REINS Act restores to Congress from Illinois. portant, are indeterminate.’’ the accountability for regulatory deci- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Even Bruce Bartlett, a senior policy sions that impose major burdens on our Chairman, I yield myself such time as analyst in the Reagan and George Her- economy. This amendment strengthens I may consume. bert Walker Bush administrations, has congressional accountability for regu- Excessive government regulations refuted the claim that regulations un- lations under the Patient Protection are a significant barrier to private sec- dermine the economy or job growth. He and Affordable Care Act, otherwise tor job creation. This Congress has explains that ‘‘no hard evidence is of- known as ObamaCare. made job creation a priority and, fered for this claim; it is simply as- The PPACA was imposed over the therefore, we believe it is important to serted as self-evident and repeated end- will of the American people. Implemen- have a role in reviewing these regula- lessly throughout the conservative tation of ObamaCare has demonstrated tions to ensure that their proposed echo chamber.’’ that the act imposes a detrimental and benefits outweigh any potential eco- While I appreciate the sensitivity unworkable reform of the Nation’s nomic harm. that the author of this amendment has healthcare system; and one after the The Sessions-Davis-Wenstrup-Barr for employment and job development, I other, promises made to the American amendment would require an agency’s would encourage him to support my people by the act’s supporters when the report to Congress to include an assess- amendment, which would except from law was passed have been broken. ment of estimated jobs gained or lost the REINS Act’s onerous requirements Moreover, the Obama administra- as a result of the implementation of a all regulations that the Office of Man- tion’s own actions to waive or suspend rule. These agencies would also be re- agement and Budget determines would ObamaCare requirements have made quired to specify whether those jobs result in net job development. clear that regulatory actions to imple- will come from the public or private My amendment would ensure that ment the act form a ‘‘seamless web.’’ sector. This assessment will be part of job creating rules are not delayed or Too often, actions to avoid one adverse the cost-benefit analysis required to be derailed as a result of the REINS Act’s effect of the act’s implementation send submitted to the Comptroller General nearly impossible procedural hurdles. ripple effects of unfairness or other and made available to each House of Unfortunately, this amendment harmful consequences throughout the Congress prior to consideration of a could add even more analytical burdens ObamaCare web, requiring adjustments rule. on agencies by forcing them to make a of other aspects of implementation. Over the past 6 years, our Nation’s speculative assessment of whether a This, too, justifies the amendment’s re- cumulative regulatory burden has in- regulation will facilitate job creation quirement that Congress approve any creased exponentially; and, unfortu- or have a depressive effect. new regulations promulgated under the nately, this out-of-control administra- Instead of trying to turn Congress act. tion has shown no signs of slowing into a superadministrative agency, I urge my colleagues to support the down. The addition of 27 major new which is what the REINS Act would do, amendment. rules last year brought the administra- we should be considering legislation Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Chair- tion’s 6-year total to an astounding 184 that would actually create jobs, stimu- man, this amendment protects the new regulations. This has cost the late our Nation’s economy, and help

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Mr. Page 20, after line 8, insert the following: ministrations, who strongly refuted Chairman, may I inquire as to how ‘‘(6) The term ‘special rule’ means any rule the claim that regulations undermine much time I have remaining? that the Administrator of the Office of Infor- the economy or job growth, explaining The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman mation and Regulatory Affairs of the Office that Republicans ‘‘assert that Barack from Illinois has 31⁄2 minutes remain- of Management and Budget determines Obama has unleashed a tidal wave of ing. The gentleman from Georgia has 2 would result in net job growth.’’. new regulations, which has created un- minutes remaining. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to certainty among businesses and pre- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. House Resolution 380, the gentleman vents them from investing and hiring. Chairman, at this point, I yield such from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON) and a No hard evidence is offered for this time as he may consume to the gen- Member opposed each will control 5 claim; it is simply asserted as self-evi- tleman from Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE), minutes. dent and repeated endlessly throughout my friend, the chairman of the House The Chair recognizes the gentleman. the conservative echo chamber.’’ Judiciary Committee. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- Take the word of the Washington Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I man, my amendment would except Post, which gave ‘‘two Pinnochios’’ to thank the gentleman for yielding, and from H.R. 427 all rules that the Office industry estimates of the costs of regu- I support his amendment. of Management and Budget determines lations earlier this year. The bill restores to Congress the ac- would result in net job creation. Take the word of the nonpartisan countability for regulatory decisions As with many other deregulatory Congressional Research Service, which that impose major burdens on our bills we have considered this Congress, debunked claims that regulations have economy. As Congress makes those de- the proponents of H.R. 427 argue that it a trillion dollar cost to the economy. cisions, one of the most important fac- will grow the economy, create jobs, and Mr. Chairman, we need real solutions tors to consider is whether new regula- increase America’s competitiveness to help real people, not yet another tions produce jobs or destroy them. internationally. thinly veiled handout to large corpora- The bill requires that when agencies But we cannot pretend that this po- tions and the economic elite. submit new regulations to Congress, liticized legislation is about economic I urge my colleagues to support my they will also submit their cost-benefit growth or American prosperity. amendment and to oppose H.R. 427. analyses of the regulations. The As I have noted during the consider- I reserve the balance of my time. amendment guarantees that each of ation of each of the antiregulatory b 1545 those analyses will include a specific bills that we have considered in the Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I assessment of the jobs the regulations 114th Congress, there is simply no cred- rise in opposition to the amendment. create and the jobs the regulations de- ible evidence in support of the major- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman stroy, distinguishing between private ity’s reiteration of ‘‘job-killing’’ regu- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- sector and public sector jobs. lations undermining economic utes. With that information, Congress will growth—zero. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, the be in a better position to determine The tired rhetoric that my Repub- amendment carves out of the REINS whether to approve the rules, and the lican colleagues have repeated again Act’s congressional approval proce- American people will be in a better po- and again since the passage of the dures regulations that the Office of sition to hold Congress accountable for REINS Act in 2011 has not changed in Management and Budget determines its decisions. light of the changing facts on the will lead to net job creation. I urge my colleagues to support the ground. The danger in the amendment is the amendment. The latest report from the Bureau of strong incentive it gives the OMB to Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- Labor Statistics shows that unemploy- manipulate its analysis of a major reg- man, I yield back the balance of my ment has fallen to 5.3 percent. While ulation’s jobs impacts. Far too often, time. there is more work to do to grow the the OMB will be tempted to shade the Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. economy and help our Nation’s middle analysis to skirt the bill’s congres- Chairman, I urge all of my colleagues class, there have been 64 straight sional approval requirement. to vote for this commonsense amend- months of private sector job growth. In addition, regulations alleged to ment. I think it is only right to require That is 12.8 million private sector jobs create net new jobs often do so by de- very costly and burdensome regula- created amidst a regulatory environ- stroying real, existing jobs and cre- tions being created by this administra- ment that is proworker, ating new, hoped-for jobs associated tion’s regulatory environment to actu- proenvironment, propublic health and with regulatory compliance. ally show the taxpayers the cost ben- prosafety, and proinnovation. For example, some Environmental efit of what the executive branch’s de- And to those who would brush aside Protection Agency Clean Air Act rules cision is going to be on the taxpayers these strong employment figures, the will shut down existing power plants. of this country. Department of Labor also reported last The EPA and the OMB may attempt to Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- week that claims for unemployment justify that with claims that more new ance of my time. benefits have dropped to the lowest lev- ‘‘green’’ jobs will be created as a result. The Acting CHAIR. The question is els in over 40 years, the lowest level In the end, that is just another way on the amendment offered by the gen- since November of 1973. in which government picks the jobs tleman from Illinois (Mr. RODNEY Do these numbers mean that the winners and the jobs losers, and there DAVIS). major rules adopted during the Obama is no guarantee that all of the new The amendment was agreed to. administration have decreased employ- ‘‘green’’ jobs will ever actually exist. AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. JOHNSON OF ment, grown the economy, or contrib- The REINS Act is not intended to GEORGIA uted to the drop in unemployment ben- force any particular outcome. It does The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order efit claims? not choose between clean air and dirty to consider amendment No. 4 printed in While I would submit that regula- air. It does not choose between new part B of House Report 114–230. tions have a positive effect on sustain- jobs and old jobs. Instead, the REINS Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- able economic growth, the reality is Act chooses between two ways of mak- man, I have an amendment at the desk. that there is little correlation between ing laws. It chooses the way the Fram- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will regulations and the economy. ers intended, in which accountability designate the amendment. Don’t just take my word for it; take for laws with major economic impacts The text of the amendment is as the word of the San Francisco and New rests with the Congress—the elected follows: York Federal Reserve Banks, which Representatives of the people.

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The amendment would undermine House Resolution 380, the gentlewoman Both Republicans and Democrats that fundamental accountability, so I from California (Mrs. CAPPS) and a chided PHMSA for dragging its feet be- urge my colleagues to oppose the Member opposed each will control 5 cause we all agree that these rules are amendment. minutes. long overdue and must be completed as I reserve the balance of my time. The Chair recognizes the gentle- soon as possible. It is baffling now Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- woman from California. that, just 2 weeks after this bipartisan man, to the extent that a regulation Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Chairman, my hearing, we find ourselves considering would or would not present a choice be- amendment is simple and straight- a bill that would delay these pipeline tween clean air and dirty air, I think forward. It would ensure that oil and rules even further. we can all, in unison, conclude that we gas pipeline safety rules and pipeline Let’s be clear. That is exactly what would come down in favor of clean air. spill prevention or mitigation rules are the REINS Act would do. My amend- If the choice became whether or not not considered ‘‘major rules’’ under ment would protect these important a regulation would promote clean this bill. safety standards from the added layers water or dirty water, then I am sure By design, the REINS Act would like- of bureaucracy that the REINS Act that most Americans would agree with ly delay or stop virtually all future would impose. me that we would want a regulation Federal rulemaking. We could spend I hope that my colleagues will join that would ensure clean drinking hours listening to some of the count- me again today, as they did 2 weeks ago, in working to ensure that PHMSA water. less health and safety problems that Unfortunately, if the REINS Act this bill would cause. I commend my is not further delayed in fulfilling its obligations. They can do this by voting passes, the jobs that will be created by colleagues for raising some of these for this amendment, which would sim- the regulations which would enforce issues in the other amendments that ply ensure oil and gas pipeline safety the requirement that air and water be are being offered today and debated. My amendment focuses on protecting rules are not considered ‘‘major rules’’ clean will not come to pass. We would oil and gas pipeline safety and spill under the REINS Act. It would not ex- do without the jobs, and we would have mitigation rules from the needless and empt these rules from the main report- dirty water and dirty air. costly delays imposed by this bill. ing requirements, but it would mini- I would submit that my colleagues on These rules are particularly important mize the additional delays created by the other side run to the support of my to me and to my constituents in the the bill. amendment. wake of the recent oil spill in my dis- If this bill were to become law as I yield back the balance of my time. trict. written, PHMSA’s pipeline safety rules Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I On May 19, line 901 of the Plains All would not take effect until both the urge my colleagues to support the un- American pipeline ruptured just north House and the Senate affirmatively derlying bill, which would be badly un- of Santa Barbara, California; and it voted to approve them, but both the dermined by this amendment, which spewed over 100,000 gallons of crude oil House and the Senate already voted would remove from Congress the abil- onto Refugio State Beach and the sur- unanimously in 2011 to require PHMSA ity to determine which regulations rounding areas. At least 20,000 gallons to write these rules. Going around and make sense and which don’t, which reg- of the oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean around in circles makes no sense. ulations comport with the underlying and spread along nearly 100 miles of Mr. Chairman, supporters of this bill law that the Congress passed and which pristine California coastline, dev- claim that the REINS Act is all about do not. astating local wildlife, covering our more efficient and effective govern- That is the key to this legislation, beaches in thick tar, and closing valu- ment. How is it more efficient or effec- and it is the key to why Members able fisheries. tive to require Congress to reconsider should oppose this amendment. I urge One of the other tragedies of this and reapprove rules that it has already them to do so. spill is that it likely could have been voted unanimously to establish? I yield back the balance of my time. prevented—or at least minimized—if The simple truth is that the REINS The Acting CHAIR. The question is the pipeline had been using state-of- Act is not about efficient or effective on the amendment offered by the gen- the-art automatic shutoff and leak de- government. It is a partisan gimmick tleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON). tection technologies. that will do nothing but gum up the The question was taken; and the Act- These systems are available and are works and needlessly delay important ing Chair announced that the noes ap- already in use in other pipelines in the health and safety rules that our con- peared to have it. area, but this pipeline does not have stituents depend on. My amendment won’t make this a Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- these technologies because its Federal good bill—and I intend to oppose its man, I demand a recorded vote. regulator—the Pipeline and Hazardous The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to final passage—but my amendment Materials Safety Administration, or clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- would at least help to ensure that the PHMSA—currently does not require ceedings on the amendment offered by REINS Act does not delay oil and gas the use of these safety systems. pipeline safety standards any more the gentleman from Georgia will be Like many communities across the than they already have been. This is postponed. country, the central coast of Cali- AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MRS. CAPPS something which, I hope, we can all fornia, which I represent, has called for agree on; so I urge my colleagues to The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order action. The good news is that Congress, to consider amendment No. 5 printed in stop the delays and support my amend- on a bipartisan basis, has listened and ment. part B of House Report 114–230. has demanded action to improve pipe- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Chairman, I have I reserve the balance of my time. line safety rules. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I an amendment at the desk. In 2011, we came together and unani- rise in opposition to the gentlewoman’s The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will mously passed the Pipeline Safety, amendment. designate the amendment. Regulatory Certainty, and Job Cre- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The text of the amendment is as fol- ation Act, which required PHMSA to from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- lows: issue 42 new pipeline safety standards; utes. Page 18, line 10, insert after ‘‘any rule’’ the yet, 4 years later, PHMSA has yet to Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, the following: ‘‘(other than a special rule)’’. complete 16 of these requirements, in- amendment seeks to carve out from Page 19, line 2, insert before the period at the REINS Act’s reforms regulations the end the following: ‘‘, and includes a spe- cluding the rules to strengthen stand- cial rule’’. ards on automatic shutoff and leak de- that concern natural gas or hazardous Page 20, insert after line 8 the following: tection systems. materials pipeline safety or the preven- ‘‘(6) The term ‘special rule’ means any rule This unacceptable delay has not been tion of oil spills and their adverse im- intended to ensure the safety of natural gas lost on this Congress. Just 2 weeks ago, pacts.

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On the contrary, the amendment lows: In its present form, the Coalition for would shield from congressional ac- Page 18, line 10, insert after ‘‘means any Sensible Safeguards—an alliance of countability procedures regulations rule’’ the following: ‘‘(other than a special more than 150 consumer, labor, faith, that actually threaten to decrease safe- rule)’’. and other public interest groups—has ty. They also would shield from the Page 19, line 2, insert before the period at characterized the REINS Act as ‘‘the the end the following: ‘‘, and includes any bill’s congressional approval require- special rule’’. most radical threat in generations to ments new, ideologically driven regula- Page 20, after line 8, insert the following: our government’s ability to protect the tions intended to impede Americans’ ‘‘(6) The term ‘special rule’ means any rule public from harm.’’ access to new sources of inexpensive, relating to protection of the public health or b 1600 clean, and plentiful natural gas. safety.’’. This amendment clearly says that The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Echoing this analysis, 83 of our Na- the Congress can and has voted to have House Resolution 380, the gentleman tion’s top administrative and environ- pipeline accountability and safety from Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE) and mental law professors describe this leg- measures regulated but that the Con- a Member opposed each will control 5 islation as ‘‘unnecessary to establish gress doesn’t care what those regula- minutes. agency accountability and unwise as a tions are. The Chair recognizes the gentleman matter of public policy because it un- The Congress does care what the reg- from Rhode Island. dercuts the implementation of laws in- ulations are, and that is why they Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chairman, this tended to protect people and the envi- should come back here so that the Con- amendment to H.R. 427 would exempt ronment.’’ gress can confirm that the regulations rules concerning public health or safe- While my amendment will not cure written comport with the legislation ty from the onerous requirements of all the flaws in this legislation, it will already passed. I urge my colleagues to this legislation. address one of the most glaring prob- oppose this amendment. It is simply an acknowledgment that, lems and preserve the ability of agen- I reserve the balance of my time. when a rule is necessary to protect cies to protect public health and safe- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Chairman, as I stat- public health and when it is beneficial ty. ed earlier, this amendment is straight- and in the public interest, the rule be I ask my colleagues to support my forward and common sense. put into effect without unnecessary amendment, and I reserve the balance There is broad, bipartisan agreement delay. of my time. that stronger oil and gas pipeline safe- If this legislation is enacted without Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I ty standards are long overdue. I hope this amendment, it will create a regu- claim the time in opposition. there is similar agreement that further latory environment that will make it The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman delaying these safety rules puts com- nearly impossible for agencies to safe- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- munities like mine in California and guard the public well-being. utes. hundreds of communities across the For instance, the Department of Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, country at risk. Transportation implemented an eco- this amendment exempts from the bill My amendment would simply ensure nomically significant rule for the im- any rule pertaining to health or public that these safety rules are not subject plementation of positive train control safety. to the needless, burdensome delays cre- systems on January 15, 2010. This safe- Health and public safety regulation, ated by the REINS Act. I urge my col- ty feature is designed to correct oper- done properly, serves important goals, leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this amend- ator errors and to slow or to stop a and the bill does nothing to frustrate ment. train in order to prevent train-to-train the effective achievement of those I yield back the balance of my time. collisions and overspeed derailments. goals. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I Investigators from the National But Federal health and public safety urge my colleagues to oppose this Transportation Safety Board have said regulation constitutes an immense amendment. that this technology is necessary to part of total Federal regulation and The REINS Act is intended to make prevent accidents like the derailment has been the source of many of the sure that Federal Government regula- of an Amtrak commuter train in Phila- most abusive, unnecessarily expensive, tions get it right—solve the problem delphia on May 12 of 2015, which killed and job- and wage-destroying regula- intended to be solved by the Congress 7 people and injured 200 more; yet, tions. in the manner intended by the Con- under the REINS Act, this vital tech- To remove these areas of regulation gress. Supporting this amendment nology would require a joint congres- from the bill would be to severely would defeat that purpose; so I oppose sional resolution, with an unrealistic weaken the bill’s important reforms to the amendment, and I urge my col- timeline for implementation, before lower the crushing cumulative cost of leagues to do so. being mandated, needlessly putting the Federal regulation and increase the ac- I yield back the balance of my time. lives of millions of Americans at risk countability of our regulatory system The Acting CHAIR. The question is who ride Amtrak every year. to the people. on the amendment offered by the gen- Proponents of this legislation may These include regulations such as the tlewoman from California (Mrs. argue that H.R. 427 contains an emer- Environmental Protection Agency’s CAPPS). gency exemption which allows a major multi-billion-dollar Utility MACT reg- The question was taken; and the Act- rule to temporarily take effect fol- ulations. The Supreme Court recently ing Chair announced that the noes ap- lowing an executive order stating that invalidated those regulations, but not peared to have it. there is an imminent threat to public before the targets of the regulations Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Chairman, I de- health and safety. had to spend multiple years’ worth of mand a recorded vote. However, as the positive train con- compliance costs. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to trol system rule illustrates, not every Had the REINS Act been in place, clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- threat to the public welfare will mani- Congress could have refused to approve ceedings on the amendment offered by fest itself overnight, and not every those regulations to begin with, saving the gentlewoman from California will agency’s rule is implemented as a reac- billions of dollars in unnecessary cost. be postponed. tion to a product recall or to a sudden I urge my colleagues to oppose the AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MR. CICILLINE tragedy. amendment. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Even when a threat is not imminent, I reserve the balance of my time. to consider amendment No. 6 printed in the fundamental responsibility to pro- Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chair, I just part B of House Report 114–230. tect the public health and well-being would say, in conclusion, that the

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Otherwise, the rule does not go into ef- write child safety regulations from ac- I urge my colleagues to support the fect. countability to Congress is no way to amendment to improve a badly flawed Effectively, no regulations will ever guarantee child safety. piece of legislation. be enacted because it is extremely dif- The only thing that that would guar- I yield back the balance of my time. ficult, if not impossible, to move any antee is less careful decisionmaking Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chair, I op- proposed legislation through Congress and more insulation of faceless bureau- pose the amendment, and I urge sup- within 70 days. crats from the public. port for the legislation. Moreover, subjecting agencies to ad- Congress needs a better mechanism I yield back the balance of my time. ditional reporting requirements and to make sure that Washington bureau- The Acting CHAIR. The question is congressional review, as mandated by crats make the right decision to pro- on the amendment offered by the gen- H.R. 427, would not only be wasteful, it tect child safety when we delegate leg- tleman from Rhode Island (Mr. could be damaging or even deadly, es- islative authority to regulatory agen- CICILLINE). pecially when it comes to regulations cies. The question was taken; and the Act- designed to protect children and in- I urge my colleagues to oppose this ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- fants. bad amendment. peared to have it. For example, much like the version I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I of the bill that we debated in previous Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chair, no one is demand a recorded vote. sessions, the REINS Act would delay attempting to shield bureaucrats from The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to product safety rules affecting family anything. This amendment is designed clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- products like toys, cribs, and children’s to shield infants, to protect children. ceedings on the amendment offered by clothing. I urge my colleagues to support the the gentleman from Rhode Island will In particular, restrictions put forth Jackson Lee amendment. be postponed. in H.R. 427 could result in further delay I yield back the balance of my time. AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. CICILLINE to agencies attempting to take action Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, the The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to protect children as it relates to elected Representatives of the people to consider amendment No. 7 printed in harmful and deadly products, such as are the best ones to be held account- part B of House Report 114–230. safety caps on medicine, flammable able for the laws and regulations Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chair, I rise to clothing, and tipping furniture, just to passed and adopted in this country, in- offer an amendment as the designee of name a few. cluding those that protect children. Notably, the U.S. Consumer Product my colleague, Congresswoman SHEILA This would turn back to a situation Safety Commission reports that a child JACKSON LEE, who regrettably is un- where unelected bureaucrats can take able to be with us today. dies every 2 weeks from furniture or whatever time they want to, write The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will TVs tipping over, and injuries from whatever regulation they want to, and designate the amendment. falling furniture occur every 24 min- then that would take effect without The text of the amendment is as fol- utes. the Congress having to have the ability lows: We cannot afford to put the lives and to say, yes, that truly will protect chil- safety of infants, toddlers, and children Page 18, line 10, insert after ‘‘any rule’’ the dren or, no, that will not protect chil- following: ‘‘(other than a special rule)’’. at risk while Congress entangles any dren. Page 19, line 2, insert before the period at real possibility for immediate and pre- We should have that responsibility. the end the following: ‘‘, and includes a spe- ventive action. That is something that the American The REINS Act is strongly opposed cial rule’’. people expect from their elected rep- Page 20, insert after line 8 the following: by many individuals and organizations resentatives. For that reason, I oppose ‘‘(6) The term ‘special rule’ means any rule all across the country, including oppo- that pertains to the safety of any products this amendment. sition by more than 450,000 members I yield back the balance of my time. specifically designed to be used or consumed and supporters of the Center for by a child under the age of 2 years (including The Acting CHAIR. The question is cribs, car seats, and infant formula).’’. Science and Democracy at the Union of on the amendment offered by the gen- Concerned Scientist, as well as 83 aca- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to tleman from Rhode Island (Mr. demics in the field of administrative House Resolution 380, the gentleman CICILLINE). and environmental law, and an alliance from Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE) and The question was taken; and the Act- of more than 150 consumer, labor, re- a Member opposed each will control 5 ing Chair announced that the noes ap- search, faith, and other public interest minutes. peared to have it. groups representing the Coalition for The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chair, I demand Sensible Safeguards. a recorded vote. from Rhode Island. We should not hinder the democratic Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chair, this The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to process and stymie regulatory agen- amendment improves H.R. 427 by ex- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- cies’ ability to protect the safety and empting those regulations that are ceedings on the amendment offered by security of the American people, espe- critical to protecting the health and the gentleman from Rhode Island will cially infants. be postponed. safety of infants. At a minimum, regulations promul- The Chair understands that amend- More specifically, the Jackson Lee gated to protect the safety of infants ment No. 8 will not be offered. amendment provides a special rule per- and children should not be subjected to taining to the safety of any product the strictures of H.R. 47. AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER specifically designed to be used or con- The Jackson Lee amendment pro- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order sumed by a child under the age of 2 tects children and infants. I urge all to consider amendment No. 9 printed in years, which includes cribs, car seats, Members to support this amendment. part B of House Report 114–230. and infant formula. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I have As a member of the House Judiciary Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I an amendment at the desk made in Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, claim the time in opposition to the order under the rule. Commercial and Antitrust Law, I am amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will very concerned about the REINS Act The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman designate the amendment. and the complications and delays to from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- The text of the amendment is as fol- the rulemaking process it would create utes. lows: regarding regulations that would pro- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, the Page 18, line 10, insert after ‘‘any rule’’ the tect the health and safety of children. amendment seeks to carve out from following: ‘‘(other than a special rule)’’.

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Pursuant to There are 20 million people living It is a solution that everyone should House Resolution 380, the gentleman within a 50-mile radius around the support because it makes Congress from New York (Mr. NADLER) and a plant, the same radius used by the NRC more accountable and ensures agencies Member opposed each will control 5 as the basis for the evacuation zone will write better rules. All Americans minutes. recommended after the Fukushima dis- will be safer for it. The Chair recognizes the gentleman aster. I urge my colleagues to oppose the from New York. Indian Point also sits near two earth- amendment. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I yield quake fault lines and, according to the I reserve the balance of my time. myself such time as I may consume. NRC, is the most likely nuclear power Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chair, how much This amendment would exempt any plant in the country to experience core time do I have? rule pertaining to nuclear reactor safe- damage because of an earthquake. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ty standards from the new onerous ap- To keep my constituents and, indeed, from New York has 11⁄2 minutes re- proval process created by the bill. all Americans safe, I am offering this maining, and the gentleman from Vir- In other words, my amendment amendment today. ginia has 4 minutes remaining. would allow the Nuclear Regulatory Because of the catastrophes that can Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, this bill Commission, the NRC, to continue to result from disasters, be they natural prohibits any major regulation from issue rules under the current system, or manmade, at nuclear power plants, going into effect unless both the House thereby making it easier to protect prevention of meltdowns is the key. and Senate pass and the President Americans from nuclear disaster. Since Fukushima, the NRC has signs a joint resolution of approval Today’s bill, in the name of so-called issued new rules designed to upgrade within 70 legislative days. reform, adds new procedural hoops that power plants to withstand severe If the President and the Congress fail agencies and departments must go events like earthquakes and to have to approve the regulation within the through before regulation can be enough backup power so as to avoid a timeframe, it cannot take effect and a issued, including requiring a joint reso- meltdown for a significant length of subsequent joint resolution for the lution of approval for every major rule. time. same regulation cannot be considered The result is simply to impede, ob- The NRC must have the ability and for the remainder of the Congress. struct, and delay the attempt of gov- flexibility to issue new regulations to Because of the unrealistic approval ernment to accomplish one of its most safeguard the health and well-being of deadlines and the requirement that basic functions: to protect the health all Americans. both Houses approve each and every and welfare of its citizens. However, H.R. 427 is intentionally de- major rule, as well as the President, Not surprisingly, groups who care signed so new and vital regulations will this bill would effectively prevent the about protecting public health, safety, likely never be put in place. We cannot promulgation of many critical protec- and environment, such as the Natural permit the NRC to never be able to cre- tions that ensure Americans’ health, Resources Defense Council, Public Cit- ate new regulations. izen, and the Union of Concerned Sci- safety, and economic well-being. Therefore, I urge you to support the The proponents say they support reg- entists, oppose this bill. Nadler amendment to exempt the Nu- According to the Coalition for Sen- ulation when it makes sense. But this clear Regulatory Commission from the sible Safeguards, which represents a is a vast government. It is a vast econ- onerous new requirements for rule- coalition of many such groups, this bill omy. It is a vast socioeconomic sys- making imposed by this bill. In that ‘‘is nothing more than a back-door way tem. to gut enforcement of existing legisla- way, the NRC would have the ability to To demand that Congress pass in tion and future safeguards that big- safeguard public health and safety, as both Houses within 70 days and the money interests do not want. It would it should. President sign a resolution of approval force Congress to refight its previous I reserve the balance of my time. for every one of the thousands of regu- debates, wasting time and money, and Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I lations means most will never be con- paralyzing vital agency work.’’ claim the time in opposition. sidered. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Americans should rightfully be b 1615 scared that this bill will put their from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- health and safety at risk. One example utes. That is why this amendment, to say that highlights this fact is the subject Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, the that at least where people’s lives are at of this amendment: nuclear power. amendment carves out of the REINS stake in large numbers, where safety The risks and dangers of nuclear Act congressional approval procedures regulations to prevent nuclear disas- power were made all the more real by all regulations that pertain to nuclear ters or to mitigate their effects are in the nuclear disaster in Japan at reactor safety standards. question, that it not be subject to the Fukushima 4 years ago. We all watched REINS Act supporters believe in nu- same restrictive requirements that this in horror when that country was dev- clear safety. We want to guarantee rule would put into place, which would astated by the earthquake and result- that regulatory decisions that pertain say that most regulations would never ing tsunami. to nuclear reactor safety are the best get adequately considered. That disaster then caused its own decisions that can be made, but that is In closing, I want to say that this disaster: the meltdown of three reac- precisely why I oppose the amendment. amendment is absolutely necessary if tors at the Fukushima nuclear power By its terms, the amendment shields we want to make sure that the next plant. from the REINS Act congressional ap- time there is an earthquake, God for- That led to the release of radioactive proval procedures not only major regu- bid, or some other disaster, or even isotopes, the creation of a 20-kilometer lations that would raise nuclear reac- just a power failure, that a nuclear re- exclusion zone around the power plant, tor safety standards, but, also, regula- actor doesn’t have a terrible situation, and the displacement of 156,000 people. tions that would lower them. that we don’t get a nuclear meltdown, Inside the evacuation zone all farming All major regulations pertaining to and that if we do, regulations are in has been abandoned. nuclear reactor safety standards, place to safeguard people’s lives and In 2011, Virginia was struck by a rel- whether they raise or lower standards, health. atively rare, but strong, earthquake, should fall within the REINS Act. I think if we are going to pass this felt up and down the eastern seaboard. That way, agencies with authority terrible bill, the least we can do is ex- It caused a nuclear power plant near over nuclear reactor safety will know empt nuclear safety from it. I urge all the epicenter to have to go offline. that Congress must approve their Members to support the amendment.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.019 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5563 I yield back the balance of my time. ing fast. I used to say, when I was in The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, in the Wisconsin Legislature, sometimes from Wisconsin has 3 minutes remain- closing, the facts speak for themselves. things move like a tortoise. In Con- ing. The gentleman from Virginia has 4 During the course of the Obama admin- gress, I explain they move more like an minutes remaining. istration, which I think most people upside-down tortoise. Mr. POCAN. Mr. Chairman, I agree would agree has been very aggressive Under this bill, copayments for ap- with much of what the gentleman has at imposing new regulations upon our proximately 2.4 million veterans would said. The only problem is, as much as economy and on our society—it has increase significantly, causing eco- we have had some problems in the averaged 81 a year, not thousands, but nomic hardship and health risks for VA—and we need to take actions, and 81 per year. many veterans struggling to make ends we are, including in Wisconsin where I think many of us would agree that meet. we have had an action that, in a bipar- some of those regulations impose bur- If this bill were to become law, vet- tisan way, we have been working to- dens that were not intended by the un- erans with a service-connected dis- gether on—the only thing worse could derlying legislation upon which those ability rating greater than 50 percent be the performance of Congress. regulations are based, and therefore would see their prescription drug There is a reason why the public cur- this is a very manageable way to make copays increase more than 11 times rently rates cockroaches, head lice, sure that regulations don’t kill jobs what they were paying last year. Vet- traffic jams, zombies, and even the and crush our economy. For that rea- erans who are former prisoners of war band Nickelback higher than Congress. son, I oppose the amendment. or awarded a Purple Heart would see Clearly, we do not have a performance I yield back the balance of my time. their copays go up nearly 38 percent. record that shows if we pass this bill The Acting CHAIR. The question is Veterans, who have been hit hardest we can absolutely guarantee that a on the amendment offered by the gen- economically after serving their coun- veteran won’t be paying more, a spike tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER). try, would see their rates spike 22 per- as much as 38 percent, or 11 times what The question was taken; and the Act- cent. they are currently paying. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- We must ensure that those who I am not going to bet on Congress, peared to have it. bravely have served our country don’t and I am guessing the American public Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I de- see Congress take money out of their won’t bet on Congress, but we have the mand a recorded vote. pockets just to score political points. ability with this amendment to at The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to At this time, when we still have many least say we are going to make sure clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- veterans struggling to find a job, it is those who have served our country ceedings on the amendment offered by irresponsible for Congress to make it won’t pay more for their prescription the gentleman from New York will be more difficult for the men and women drugs if we don’t get our work done, be- postponed. who have served our country to pay cause they have seen that all too often. AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MR. POCAN more for the health care they deserve. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues I urge my colleagues to support this The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to support this amendment. to consider amendment No. 10 printed amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. I reserve the balance of my time. in part B of House Report 114–230. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, Mr. POCAN. Mr. Chairman, I have an claim the time in opposition to the what this amendment says is, because amendment at the desk. amendment. the Department of Veterans Affairs is The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman doing a remarkably bad job of pro- designate the amendment. from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- viding timely health care to citizens, The text of the amendment is as fol- utes. we should carve out that Department’s lows: Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, responsibility for providing medica- Page 18, line 10, insert after ‘‘any rule’’ the this amendment carves out of the tions and timely health care and ex- following: ‘‘(other than a special rule)’’. REINS Act’s congressional approval empt it from the accountability that Page 19, line 2, insert before the period at Congress, the elected representatives the end the following: ‘‘, and includes a spe- procedures all regulations from the De- cial rule’’. partment of Veterans Affairs that con- of the people, who are very responsive Page 20, insert after line 8 the following: cern the availability of affordable to the needs of veterans, would impose. ‘‘(6) The term ‘special rule’ means any rule medication and effective healthcare With the REINS Act, Congress could that ensures the availability of affordable management for veterans. instruct, with the passage of legisla- medication and effective healthcare manage- Affordable medication and effective tion to help veterans, and say, ‘‘You ment for veterans.’’. healthcare management for veterans must report back regulations within a The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to are goals every Member of Congress certain time period,’’ which the Con- House Resolution 380, the gentleman can support, but every Member of Con- gress could then act upon in a timely from Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN) and a gress also knows the Department of fashion, assuring themselves that not Member opposed each will control 5 Veterans Affairs’ appalling recent in- only have the regulations been done minutes. competence and negligence in admin- quickly, but also that they are going to The Chair recognizes the gentleman istering its programs. Rather than di- address the problems in an effective from Wisconsin. minish the Department’s account- way that we have all identified with Mr. POCAN. Mr. Chairman, on behalf ability to Congress for regulatory deci- what is going on in the Department of of myself and the gentlewoman from sions concerning veterans’ health care, Veterans Affairs. Wisconsin (Ms. MOORE), my colleague, I we should increase the Department’s I urge my colleagues to oppose this rise today to offer an amendment to accountability. That is precisely what amendment which will simply preserve prevent a spike in the copays that vet- the REINS Act does. the bad system we have now for help- erans pay for prescription drugs as a Under the legislation, the Depart- ing our veterans through a Department result of this misguided bill. ment will know that Congress must ap- of Veterans Affairs that is unaccount- Every year, the Department of Vet- prove its major regulations concerning able. We should, instead, make them erans Affairs publishes a rule to ensure affordable medication and effective more accountable by passing the that veterans enrolled in the VA health healthcare management before they go REINS Act. program don’t see as much as a 37.5 into effect. That provides a powerful I yield back the balance of my time. percent increase in their prescription incentive for the Department to write The Acting CHAIR. The question is drug copays. In this bill, the REINS the best possible regulations, ones that on the amendment offered by the gen- Act, if it were signed into law, it would Congress can easily approve. tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN). be very difficult, and perhaps impos- I urge my colleagues to oppose the The question was taken; and the Act- sible, for the VA to publish this rule- amendment. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- making before January 1, 2016. I reserve the balance of my time. peared to have it. Let’s face it, Congress doesn’t ex- Mr. POCAN. Mr. Chairman, how Mr. POCAN. Mr. Chairman, I demand actly have a great track record on act- much time is remaining on both sides? a recorded vote.

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Long Poe (TX) Stivers Loudermilk Poliquin Accordingly, the Committee rose; Amendment No. 4 by Mr. JOHNSON of Stutzman and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Love Pompeo Thompson (PA) Georgia. Lucas Posey Thornberry GOODLATTE) having assumed the chair, Amendment No. 5 by Mrs. CAPPS of Luetkemeyer Price, Tom Tiberi Mr. YODER, Acting Chair of the Com- Lummis Ratcliffe Tipton California. MacArthur Reed mittee of the Whole House on the state Amendment No. 6 by Mr. CICILLINE of Trott Marchant Reichert Turner of the Union, reported that that Com- Marino Renacci Rhode Island. Upton Massie Ribble mittee, having had under consideration Amendment No. 7 by Mr. CICILLINE of Valadao McCarthy Rice (SC) the bill (H.R. 427) to amend chapter 8 of Wagner Rhode Island. McCaul Rigell Walberg title 5, United States Code, to provide ADLER McClintock Roby Amendment No. 9 by Mr. N of Walden that major rules of the executive New York. McHenry Roe (TN) McKinley Rogers (AL) Walker branch shall have no force or effect un- Amendment No. 10 by Mr. POCAN of Walorski less a joint resolution of approval is en- McMorris Rogers (KY) Wisconsin. Rodgers Rohrabacher Walters, Mimi acted into law, had come to no resolu- The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes McSally Rokita Weber (TX) tion thereon. Meadows Rooney (FL) Webster (FL) the minimum time for any electronic Meehan Ros-Lehtinen Wenstrup f vote after the first vote in this series. Messer Roskam Westerman Westmoreland RECESS AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. YOUNG OF Mica Ross Miller (FL) Rothfus Whitfield IOWA The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Miller (MI) Rouzer Williams ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Moolenaar Royce Wilson (SC) business is the demand for a recorded Mooney (WV) Russell Wittman declares the House in recess subject to Mullin Ryan (WI) Womack the call of the chair. vote on the amendment offered by the Mulvaney Salmon Woodall Accordingly (at 4 o’clock and 25 min- gentleman from Iowa (Mr. YOUNG) on Murphy (PA) Sanford Yoder utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. which further proceedings were post- Neugebauer Scalise Yoho poned and on which the ayes prevailed Newhouse Schweikert Young (AK) f Noem Scott, Austin Young (IA) by voice vote. Nugent Sensenbrenner Young (IN) b 1655 The Clerk will redesignate the Nunes Sessions Zeldin AFTER RECESS amendment. Olson Shimkus Zinke The Clerk redesignated the amend- The recess having expired, the House NOES—159 ment. was called to order by the Speaker pro Adams Farr Murphy (FL) tempore (Mr. HOLDING) at 4 o’clock and RECORDED VOTE Aguilar Fattah Nadler 55 minutes p.m. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Beatty Foster Napolitano has been demanded. Becerra Frankel (FL) Neal f Bera Gabbard A recorded vote was ordered. Nolan REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECU- Beyer Gallego Norcross The vote was taken by electronic de- Blumenauer Garamendi O’Rourke TIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY ACT vice, and there were—ayes 250, noes 159, Bonamici Graham Pallone OF 2015 Boyle, Brendan Grayson Pascrell not voting 24, as follows: F. Grijalva The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Payne [Roll No. 473] Brady (PA) Gutie´rrez Pelosi Brown (FL) Hahn ant to House Resolution 380 and rule AYES—250 Perlmutter XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Bustos Hastings Pingree Abraham Capps the Committee of the Whole House on Conaway Granger Heck (WA) Pocan Aderholt Cook Graves (LA) Capuano Higgins Polis the state of the Union for the further Allen Costello (PA) Graves (MO) Ca´ rdenas Himes Price (NC) Amash Cramer Green, Gene Carney Hinojosa consideration of the bill, H.R. 427. Quigley Amodei Crawford Griffith Carson (IN) Honda Will the gentleman from Georgia Rice (NY) Ashford Crenshaw Grothman Cartwright Hoyer Roybal-Allard (Mr. WESTMORELAND) kindly take the Babin Culberson Guinta Castor (FL) Huffman Ruiz chair. Barletta Curbelo (FL) Guthrie Castro (TX) Israel Barr Davis (CA) Hanna Chu, Judy Jeffries Ruppersberger b 1656 Barton Davis, Rodney Hardy Cicilline Johnson (GA) Rush Benishek Denham Harper Clark (MA) Kaptur Ryan (OH) IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ´ Bilirakis Dent Harris Clarke (NY) Keating Sanchez, Linda Accordingly, the House resolved Bishop (GA) DeSantis Hartzler Clay Kennedy T. itself into the Committee of the Whole Bishop (MI) DesJarlais Heck (NV) Clyburn Kildee Sarbanes Schakowsky House on the state of the Union for the Bishop (UT) Diaz-Balart Hensarling Cohen Kilmer Black Dold Herrera Beutler Connolly Kind Schiff further consideration of the bill (H.R. Blackburn Donovan Hice, Jody B. Cooper Kirkpatrick Schrader 427) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, Blum Duffy Hill Costa Kuster Scott (VA) United States Code, to provide that Bost Duncan (SC) Holding Courtney Langevin Scott, David Boustany Duncan (TN) Hudson Crowley Larsen (WA) Serrano major rules of the executive branch Brady (TX) Ellmers (NC) Huelskamp Cuellar Larson (CT) Sherman shall have no force or effect unless a Brat Emmer (MN) Huizenga (MI) Cummings Lawrence Sires joint resolution of approval is enacted Bridenstine Farenthold Hultgren Davis, Danny Lewis Slaughter Smith (WA) into law, with Mr. WESTMORELAND Brooks (AL) Fincher Hunter DeFazio Lipinski Brooks (IN) Fitzpatrick Hurd (TX) DeGette Loebsack Speier (Acting Chair) in the chair. Brownley (CA) Fleischmann Hurt (VA) Delaney Lofgren Swalwell (CA) The Clerk read the title of the bill. Buchanan Fleming Issa DeLauro Lowenthal Takai The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Buck Flores Jenkins (KS) DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Takano mittee of the Whole House rose earlier Bucshon Forbes Jenkins (WV) DeSaulnier (NM) Thompson (CA) Burgess Fortenberry Johnson (OH) Deutch Lynch Titus today, a request for a recorded vote on Byrne Foxx Johnson, Sam Dingell Maloney, Tonko amendment No. 10 printed in part B of Calvert Franks (AZ) Jolly Doggett Carolyn Torres House Report 114–230 offered by the Carter (GA) Frelinghuysen Jones Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Tsongas Chabot Garrett Jordan F. Matsui Van Hollen gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN) Chaffetz Gibbs Joyce Duckworth McCollum Vargas had been postponed. Coffman Gibson Katko Edwards McDermott Veasey ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Cole Gohmert Kelly (MS) Ellison McGovern Vela Collins (GA) Goodlatte Kelly (PA) Engel McNerney Vela´ zquez The Acting Chair. Pursuant to clause Collins (NY) Gosar King (IA) Eshoo Meng Visclosky 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will now Comstock Gowdy King (NY) Esty Moulton Walz

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Moore Hanna McKinley Salmon Carter (TX) Kelly (IL) The Republicans have a terrific team Rangel Hardy McMorris Sanford Clawson (FL) Lee that is made up of truly honorable and Richmond Harper Rodgers Scalise Cleaver Levin Sanchez, Loretta wonderful people; and I think we all, on Harris McSally Schweikert Conyers Lieu, Ted Sewell (AL) both sides of the aisle, get a great deal Hartzler Meadows Scott, Austin Fudge Lowey Thompson (MS) Graves (GA) Lujan Grisham of enjoyment from this competition. Heck (NV) Meehan Sensenbrenner Green, Al (NM) We have made friends; and as Mr. Hensarling Messer Sessions Herrera Beutler Mica Shimkus b 1727 CRENSHAW said, we have succeeded in raising an awful lot of money for a Hice, Jody B. Miller (FL) Shuster Messrs. CICILLINE, CARSON of Indi- Hill Miller (MI) Simpson very, very good cause. Holding Moolenaar Smith (MO) ana, COURTNEY, COSTA, and Ms. I thank the Republicans for a great KAPTUR changed their vote from Hudson Mooney (WV) Smith (NE) competition, and I thank my team- Huelskamp Mullin Smith (NJ) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ mates for their efforts, but they need Huizenga (MI) Mulvaney Smith (TX) Messrs. BRADY of Texas and to be practicing for the next year a lit- Hultgren Murphy (PA) Stefanik MESSER changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ Hunter Neugebauer Stewart tle more. I also want to thank the to ‘‘aye.’’ Hurd (TX) Newhouse Stivers So the amendment was agreed to. sponsors who actually contributed to Hurt (VA) Noem Stutzman The result of the vote was announced this event and made the fundraising Issa Nugent Thompson (PA) as above recorded. possible. Jenkins (KS) Nunes Thornberry (By unanimous consent, Mr. CREN- We won 6 years in a row, and the Re- Jenkins (WV) Olson Tiberi publicans have now won 4 years in a Johnson (OH) Palazzo Tipton SHAW was allowed to speak out of Johnson, Sam Palmer Trott order.) row. It is interesting how the streaks Jolly Paulsen Turner 14TH ANNUAL FIRST TEE CONGRESSIONAL come along with the majority, so we Jones Pearce Upton CHALLENGE will give it another try next year. Jordan Perry Valadao Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Chairman, I Once again, congratulations to the Joyce Peterson Wagner would like to take this opportunity to Republicans. Even more importantly, Katko Pittenger Walberg Kelly (MS) Pitts Walden update my colleagues on a competition congratulations to The First Tee for Kelly (PA) Poe (TX) Walker that takes place each year between the work that they do. King (IA) Poliquin Walorski House Democrats and House Repub- AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF King (NY) Pompeo Walters, Mimi licans. It is called The First Tee Con- MISSOURI Kinzinger (IL) Posey Weber (TX) Kline Price, Tom Webster (FL) gressional Challenge. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. CARTER of It is a golf match that is patterned Knight Ratcliffe Wenstrup Georgia). Without objection, 2-minute Labrador Reed Westerman after the Ryder Cup golf matches that voting will continue. LaMalfa Reichert Westmoreland you watch on television from time to There was no objection. Lamborn Renacci Whitfield time. It is sponsored by Roll Call. The The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Lance Ribble Williams winner of the event each year is enti- business is the demand for a recorded Latta Rice (SC) Wilson (SC) tled to keep for a year what has been vote on the amendment offered by the Lipinski Rigell Wittman LoBiondo Roby Womack known as the coveted Roll Call Cup. I gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SMITH) Long Roe (TN) Woodall want to announce to the Members that, on which further proceedings were Loudermilk Rogers (AL) Yoder this year, the Republican team won the postponed and on which the ayes pre- Love Rogers (KY) Yoho competition, so we will keep the cup. vailed by voice vote. Lucas Rohrabacher Young (AK) This is the fourth year in a row that The Clerk will redesignate the Luetkemeyer Rokita Young (IA) Lummis Rooney (FL) Young (IN) the Republicans have won the coveted amendment. MacArthur Ros-Lehtinen Zeldin cup. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Marchant Roskam Zinke Let me just say ‘‘thank you’’ to all of ment. my teammates. I would like to con- RECORDED VOTE NOES—167 gratulate my teammates for their fine The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Adams Cummings Himes work and fine play. I would like to con- has been demanded. Aguilar Davis (CA) Hinojosa gratulate the Democrats for their Ashford Davis, Danny Honda A recorded vote was ordered. Beatty DeFazio Hoyer sportsmanship. We had a couple of The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Becerra DeGette Huffman rookies who played well. It is a spirited minute vote. Bera Delaney Israel competition, Mr. Chairman. It is a The vote was taken by electronic de- Beyer DeLauro Jeffries chance for individuals to meet some vice, and there were—ayes 242, noes 167, Bishop (GA) DelBene Johnson (GA) Blumenauer DeSaulnier Kaptur folks across the aisle and to build not voting 24, as follows: Bonamici Deutch Keating friendships. [Roll No. 474] Boyle, Brendan Dingell Kennedy It is made more meaningful by the AYES—242 F. Doggett Kildee fact that the money that is raised each Brady (PA) Doyle, Michael Kilmer year goes to an organization called The Abraham Bucshon Dold Brown (FL) F. Kind Aderholt Burgess Donovan Brownley (CA) Duckworth Kirkpatrick First Tee. It is a group that is active in Allen Byrne Duffy Bustos Edwards Kuster all 50 of our States, and it has touched Amash Calvert Duncan (SC) Capps Ellison Langevin the lives of over 10,000 young people. It Amodei Carter (GA) Duncan (TN) Capuano Engel Larsen (WA) uses the game of golf to teach values Babin Chabot Ellmers (NC) Ca´ rdenas Eshoo Larson (CT) Barletta Chaffetz Emmer (MN) Carney Esty Lawrence such as hard work, honesty, and integ- Barr Coffman Farenthold Carson (IN) Farr Lewis rity. It is a wonderful organization. Barton Cole Fincher Cartwright Fattah Loebsack Over the years, we have raised over $2 Benishek Collins (GA) Fitzpatrick Castor (FL) Foster Lofgren million for The First Tee, so that Bilirakis Collins (NY) Fleischmann Castro (TX) Frankel (FL) Lowenthal Bishop (MI) Comstock Fleming Chu, Judy Gabbard Lowey makes it even more meaningful. Bishop (UT) Conaway Flores Cicilline Gallego Luja´ n, Ben Ray Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gen- Black Cook Forbes Clark (MA) Garamendi (NM) tleman from Kentucky (Mr. YARMUTH), Blackburn Costello (PA) Fortenberry Clarke (NY) Gibson Lynch my counterpart and the captain of the Blum Crawford Foxx Clay Graham Maloney, Bost Crenshaw Franks (AZ) Democratic team. Clyburn Grayson Carolyn Boustany Culberson Frelinghuysen Cohen Green, Gene Maloney, Sean Mr. YARMUTH. I thank my friend, Brady (TX) Curbelo (FL) Garrett Connolly Grijalva Matsui and I congratulate him and the Repub- Brat Davis, Rodney Gibbs Cooper Gutie´rrez McCollum lican team on a well-earned victory. Bridenstine Denham Gohmert Costa Hahn McDermott Mr. Chairman, as I have said many Brooks (AL) Dent Goodlatte Courtney Hastings McGovern Brooks (IN) DeSantis Gosar times in the last few years, elections Crowley Heck (WA) McNerney Buchanan DesJarlais Gowdy Cuellar Higgins Meng have consequences. After we lost the Buck Diaz-Balart Granger

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:10 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.021 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5566 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 Moulton Ruiz Takano Hinojosa McDermott Scott (VA) Royce Stefanik Webster (FL) Murphy (FL) Ruppersberger Thompson (CA) Honda McGovern Scott, David Ruppersberger Stewart Wenstrup Nadler Rush Titus Hoyer McNerney Serrano Russell Stivers Westerman Napolitano Ryan (OH) Tonko Huffman Meng Sherman Ryan (WI) Stutzman Westmoreland Neal Sa´ nchez, Linda Torres Israel Moulton Sinema Salmon Thompson (PA) Whitfield Nolan T. Tsongas Jeffries Murphy (FL) Sires Sanford Thornberry Williams Norcross Sarbanes Van Hollen Johnson (GA) Nadler Slaughter Scalise Tiberi Wilson (SC) O’Rourke Schakowsky Vargas Kaptur Napolitano Smith (WA) Schrader Tipton Wittman Pallone Schiff Schweikert Trott Veasey Keating Neal Speier Womack Pascrell Schrader Kennedy Nolan Scott, Austin Turner Vela Swalwell (CA) Woodall Payne Scott (VA) Kildee Norcross Sensenbrenner Upton Vela´ zquez Takai Yoder Pelosi Scott, David Kilmer O’Rourke Sessions Valadao Visclosky Perlmutter Serrano Kind Pallone Takano Shimkus Wagner Yoho Peters Sherman Walz Kirkpatrick Pascrell Thompson (CA) Shuster Walberg Young (AK) Pingree Sinema Wasserman Kuster Payne Titus Simpson Walden Young (IA) Pocan Sires Schultz Langevin Pelosi Tonko Smith (MO) Walker Young (IN) Polis Slaughter Waters, Maxine Larsen (WA) Perlmutter Torres Smith (NE) Walorski Zeldin Price (NC) Smith (WA) Watson Coleman Larson (CT) Peters Tsongas Smith (NJ) Walters, Mimi Zinke Quigley Speier Welch Lawrence Pingree Van Hollen Smith (TX) Weber (TX) Rice (NY) Swalwell (CA) Wilson (FL) Lewis Pocan Vargas Roybal-Allard Takai Yarmuth Lipinski Polis Veasey NOT VOTING—24 Loebsack Price (NC) Vela Bass Jackson Lee Moore NOT VOTING—24 Lofgren Quigley Vela´ zquez Butterfield Johnson, E. B. Mullin Bass Green, Al Meeks Lowenthal Rice (NY) Visclosky Carter (TX) Kelly (IL) Rangel Butterfield Jackson Lee Moore Lowey Roybal-Allard Walz Clawson (FL) Lee Richmond Carter (TX) Johnson, E. B. Rangel Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ruiz Wasserman Cleaver Levin Sanchez, Loretta Clawson (FL) Kelly (IL) Richmond (NM) Rush Schultz Conyers Lieu, Ted Sewell (AL) Lynch Cleaver Lee Sanchez, Loretta Ryan (OH) Waters, Maxine Fudge Lujan Grisham Thompson (MS) Maloney, Sa´ nchez, Linda Conyers Levin Sewell (AL) Watson Coleman Graves (GA) (NM) Cramer Lieu, Ted Carolyn T. Green, Al Meeks Thompson (MS) Welch Fudge Lujan Grisham Maloney, Sean Sarbanes Wilson (FL) Graves (GA) (NM) Matsui Schakowsky ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR McCollum Schiff Yarmuth The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR There is 1 minute remaining. The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). NOES—246 There is 1 minute remaining. Abraham Fleming Love b 1740 Aderholt Flores Lucas Allen Forbes Luetkemeyer So the amendment was rejected. b 1736 Amash Fortenberry Lummis The result of the vote was announced So the amendment was agreed to. Amodei Foxx MacArthur as above recorded. Babin Franks (AZ) Marchant The result of the vote was announced Barletta Frelinghuysen Marino PERSONAL EXPLANATION as above recorded. Barr Garrett Massie Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Chair, during rollcall Barton Gibbs McCarthy AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. JOHNSON OF Benishek Gibson McCaul vote No. 475 on H.R. 427, I mistakenly re- GEORGIA Bilirakis Gohmert McClintock corded my vote as ‘‘no’’ when I should have The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bishop (MI) Goodlatte McHenry voted ‘‘yes.’’ business is the demand for a recorded Bishop (UT) Gosar McKinley Black Gowdy McMorris AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MRS. CAPPS vote on the amendment offered by the Blackburn Granger Rodgers The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished gentleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON) Blum Graves (LA) McSally business is the demand for a recorded on which further proceedings were Bost Graves (MO) Meadows vote on the amendment offered by the postponed and on which the noes pre- Boustany Griffith Meehan Brady (TX) Grothman Messer gentlewoman from California (Mrs. vailed by voice vote. Brat Guinta Mica CAPPS) on which further proceedings The Clerk will redesignate the Bridenstine Guthrie Miller (FL) were postponed and on which the noes amendment. Brooks (AL) Hanna Miller (MI) Brooks (IN) Hardy Moolenaar prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Buchanan Harper Mooney (WV) The Clerk will redesignate the ment. Buck Harris Mulvaney amendment. RECORDED VOTE Bucshon Hartzler Murphy (PA) Burgess Heck (NV) Neugebauer The Clerk redesignated the amend- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Byrne Hensarling Newhouse ment. has been demanded. Calvert Herrera Beutler Noem RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote was ordered. Carter (GA) Hice, Jody B. Nugent Chabot Hill Nunes The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Chaffetz Holding Olson has been demanded. minute vote. Coffman Hudson Palazzo A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic de- Cole Huelskamp Palmer The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- vice, and there were—ayes 163, noes 246, Collins (GA) Huizenga (MI) Paulsen Collins (NY) Hultgren Pearce minute vote. not voting 24, as follows: Comstock Hunter Perry The vote was taken by electronic de- [Roll No. 475] Conaway Hurd (TX) Peterson vice, and there were—ayes 166, noes 244, Cook Hurt (VA) Pittenger AYES—163 Costello (PA) Issa Pitts not voting 23, as follows: Adams Chu, Judy Doyle, Michael Cramer Jenkins (KS) Poe (TX) [Roll No. 476] Aguilar Cicilline F. Crawford Jenkins (WV) Poliquin Ashford Clark (MA) Duckworth Crenshaw Johnson (OH) Pompeo AYES—166 Beatty Clarke (NY) Ellison Crowley Johnson, Sam Posey Adams Cartwright DeLauro Becerra Clay Engel Culberson Jolly Price, Tom Aguilar Castor (FL) DelBene Bera Clyburn Eshoo Curbelo (FL) Jones Ratcliffe Ashford Castro (TX) DeSaulnier Beyer Cohen Esty Davis, Rodney Jordan Reed Beatty Chu, Judy Deutch Bishop (GA) Connolly Farr Denham Joyce Reichert Becerra Cicilline Dingell Blumenauer Cooper Fattah Dent Katko Renacci Bera Clark (MA) Doggett Bonamici Costa Foster DeSantis Kelly (MS) Ribble Beyer Clarke (NY) Doyle, Michael Boyle, Brendan Courtney Frankel (FL) DesJarlais Kelly (PA) Rice (SC) Bishop (GA) Clay F. F. Cuellar Gabbard Diaz-Balart King (IA) Rigell Blumenauer Clyburn Duckworth Brady (PA) Cummings Gallego Dold King (NY) Roby Bonamici Cohen Edwards Brown (FL) Davis (CA) Garamendi Donovan Kinzinger (IL) Roe (TN) Boyle, Brendan Connolly Ellison Brownley (CA) Davis, Danny Graham Duffy Kline Rogers (AL) F. Cooper Engel Bustos DeFazio Grayson Duncan (SC) Knight Rogers (KY) Brady (PA) Courtney Eshoo Capps DeGette Green, Gene Duncan (TN) Labrador Rohrabacher Brown (FL) Crowley Esty Capuano Delaney Grijalva Edwards LaMalfa Rokita Brownley (CA) Cuellar Farr Ca´ rdenas DeLauro Gutie´rrez Ellmers (NC) Lamborn Rooney (FL) Bustos Cummings Fattah Carney DelBene Hahn Emmer (MN) Lance Ros-Lehtinen Capps Davis (CA) Foster Carson (IN) DeSaulnier Hastings Farenthold Latta Roskam Capuano Davis, Danny Frankel (FL) Cartwright Deutch Heck (WA) Fincher LoBiondo Ross Ca´ rdenas DeFazio Gabbard Castor (FL) Dingell Higgins Fitzpatrick Long Rothfus Carney DeGette Gallego Castro (TX) Doggett Himes Fleischmann Loudermilk Rouzer Carson (IN) Delaney Garamendi

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.022 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5567 Graham Lynch Sarbanes Roby Shimkus Walker Hoyer McNerney Scott (VA) Grayson Maloney, Schakowsky Roe (TN) Shuster Walorski Huffman Meng Scott, David Green, Gene Carolyn Schiff Rogers (AL) Simpson Walters, Mimi Israel Moulton Serrano Grijalva Maloney, Sean Schrader Rogers (KY) Smith (MO) Weber (TX) Jeffries Murphy (FL) Sherman Gutie´rrez Matsui Scott (VA) Rohrabacher Smith (NE) Webster (FL) Johnson (GA) Nadler Sinema Hahn McCollum Scott, David Rokita Smith (NJ) Wenstrup Kaptur Napolitano Sires Hastings McDermott Serrano Rooney (FL) Smith (TX) Westerman Keating Neal Slaughter Heck (WA) McGovern Sherman Ros-Lehtinen Stefanik Westmoreland Kennedy Nolan Smith (WA) Roskam Stewart Higgins McNerney Sinema Whitfield Kildee Norcross Speier Himes Meng Ross Stivers Kilmer O’Rourke Sires Williams Swalwell (CA) Hinojosa Moulton Rothfus Stutzman Kind Pallone Slaughter Wilson (SC) Takai Honda Murphy (FL) Rouzer Thompson (PA) Kirkpatrick Pascrell Smith (WA) Wittman Hoyer Nadler Royce Thornberry Kuster Payne Takano Huffman Napolitano Speier Russell Tiberi Womack Langevin Pelosi Thompson (CA) Israel Neal Swalwell (CA) Ryan (WI) Tipton Woodall Larsen (WA) Perlmutter Titus Jeffries Nolan Takai Salmon Trott Yoder Larson (CT) Peters Tonko Johnson (GA) Norcross Takano Sanford Turner Yoho Lawrence Pingree Torres Kaptur O’Rourke Thompson (CA) Scalise Upton Young (AK) Lewis Pocan Tsongas Keating Pallone Titus Schweikert Valadao Young (IA) Lipinski Polis Van Hollen Kennedy Pascrell Tonko Scott, Austin Wagner Young (IN) Loebsack Price (NC) Vargas Kildee Payne Torres Sensenbrenner Walberg Zeldin Lofgren Quigley Veasey Kilmer Pelosi Tsongas Sessions Walden Zinke Lowenthal Rice (NY) Vela Kind Perlmutter Lowey Roybal-Allard ´ Van Hollen NOT VOTING—23 Velazquez Kirkpatrick Peters Vargas Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ruiz Visclosky Kuster Pingree Veasey Bass Jackson Lee Moore (NM) Ruppersberger Walz Langevin Pocan Vela Butterfield Johnson, E. B. Rangel Lynch Rush Wasserman Larsen (WA) Polis Vela´ zquez Carter (TX) Kelly (IL) Richmond Maloney, Ryan (OH) Schultz Larson (CT) Price (NC) Carolyn ´ Visclosky Clawson (FL) Lee Sanchez, Loretta Sanchez, Linda Waters, Maxine Lawrence Quigley Maloney, Sean T. Walz Cleaver Levin Sewell (AL) Watson Coleman Lewis Rice (NY) Conyers Lieu, Ted Matsui Sarbanes Wasserman Thompson (MS) Welch Lipinski Roybal-Allard Fudge Lujan Grisham McCollum Schakowsky Schultz Wilson (FL) Loebsack Ruiz Graves (GA) (NM) McDermott Schiff Lofgren Ruppersberger Waters, Maxine Green, Al Meeks McGovern Schrader Yarmuth Lowenthal Rush Watson Coleman Lowey Ryan (OH) Welch ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR NOES—242 Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sa´ nchez, Linda Wilson (FL) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). (NM) T. Yarmuth Abraham Fortenberry Lummis There is 1 minute remaining. Aderholt Foxx MacArthur NOES—244 Allen Franks (AZ) Marchant b 1744 Amash Frelinghuysen Marino Abraham Fincher LaMalfa Amodei Garrett Massie Aderholt Fitzpatrick Lamborn So the amendment was rejected. Babin Gibbs McCarthy Allen Fleischmann Lance The result of the vote was announced Barletta Gibson McCaul Amash Fleming Latta as above recorded. Barr Gohmert McClintock Amodei Flores LoBiondo Barton Goodlatte McHenry Babin Forbes Long AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MR. CICILLINE Benishek Gosar McKinley Barletta Fortenberry Loudermilk The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bilirakis Gowdy McMorris Barr Foxx Love business is the demand for a recorded Bishop (MI) Granger Rodgers Barton Franks (AZ) Lucas Bishop (UT) Graves (LA) McSally Benishek Frelinghuysen Luetkemeyer vote on the amendment offered by the Black Graves (MO) Meadows Bilirakis Garrett Lummis gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Blum Griffith Meehan Bishop (MI) Gibbs MacArthur CICILLINE) on which further pro- Bost Grothman Messer Bishop (UT) Gibson Marchant ceedings were postponed and on which Boustany Guinta Mica Black Gohmert Marino Brady (TX) Guthrie Miller (FL) Blackburn Goodlatte Massie the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Brat Hanna Miller (MI) Blum Gosar McCarthy The Clerk will redesignate the Bridenstine Hardy Moolenaar Bost Gowdy McCaul amendment. Brooks (AL) Harper Mooney (WV) Boustany Granger McClintock Brooks (IN) Harris Mullin Brady (TX) Graves (LA) McHenry The Clerk redesignated the amend- Buchanan Hartzler Mulvaney Brat Graves (MO) McKinley ment. Buck Heck (NV) Murphy (PA) Bridenstine Griffith McMorris RECORDED VOTE Bucshon Hensarling Neugebauer Brooks (AL) Grothman Rodgers Burgess Herrera Beutler Newhouse Brooks (IN) Guinta McSally The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Byrne Hice, Jody B. Noem Buchanan Guthrie Meadows has been demanded. Calvert Hill Nugent Buck Hanna Meehan A recorded vote was ordered. Carter (GA) Holding Nunes Bucshon Hardy Messer Chabot Hudson Olson Burgess Harper Mica The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Chaffetz Huelskamp Palazzo Byrne Harris Miller (FL) minute vote. Coffman Huizenga (MI) Palmer Calvert Hartzler Miller (MI) The vote was taken by electronic de- Collins (GA) Hultgren Paulsen Carter (GA) Heck (NV) Moolenaar vice, and there were—ayes 166, noes 242, Collins (NY) Hunter Pearce Chabot Hensarling Mooney (WV) Comstock Hurd (TX) Perry Chaffetz Herrera Beutler Mullin not voting 25, as follows: Conaway Hurt (VA) Peterson Coffman Hice, Jody B. Mulvaney [Roll No. 477] Cook Issa Pittenger Cole Hill Murphy (PA) Costa Jenkins (KS) Pitts Collins (GA) Holding Neugebauer AYES—166 Costello (PA) Jenkins (WV) Poe (TX) Collins (NY) Hudson Newhouse Adams Cicilline Duckworth Cramer Johnson (OH) Poliquin Comstock Huelskamp Noem Aguilar Clark (MA) Edwards Crawford Johnson, Sam Pompeo Conaway Huizenga (MI) Nugent Ashford Clarke (NY) Ellison Crenshaw Jolly Posey Cook Hultgren Nunes Beatty Clay Engel Culberson Jones Price, Tom Costa Hunter Olson Becerra Clyburn Eshoo Curbelo (FL) Jordan Ratcliffe Costello (PA) Hurd (TX) Palazzo Bera Cohen Esty Davis, Rodney Joyce Reed Cramer Hurt (VA) Palmer Beyer Connolly Farr Denham Katko Reichert Crawford Issa Paulsen Bishop (GA) Cooper Fattah Dent Kelly (MS) Renacci Crenshaw Jenkins (KS) Pearce Blumenauer Courtney Foster DeSantis Kelly (PA) Ribble Culberson Jenkins (WV) Perry Bonamici Crowley Frankel (FL) DesJarlais King (IA) Rice (SC) Curbelo (FL) Johnson (OH) Peterson Boyle, Brendan Cuellar Gabbard Diaz-Balart King (NY) Rigell Davis, Rodney Johnson, Sam Pittenger F. Cummings Gallego Dold Kinzinger (IL) Roby Denham Jolly Pitts Brady (PA) Davis (CA) Garamendi Donovan Kline Roe (TN) Dent Jones Poe (TX) Brown (FL) Davis, Danny Graham Duffy Knight Rogers (AL) DeSantis Jordan Poliquin Brownley (CA) DeFazio Grayson Duncan (SC) Labrador Rogers (KY) DesJarlais Joyce Pompeo Bustos DeGette Green, Gene Duncan (TN) LaMalfa Rohrabacher Diaz-Balart Katko Posey Capps Delaney Grijalva Ellmers (NC) Lamborn Rokita Dold Kelly (MS) Price, Tom Capuano DeLauro Gutie´rrez Emmer (MN) Lance Rooney (FL) Donovan Kelly (PA) Ratcliffe Ca´ rdenas DelBene Hahn Farenthold Latta Ros-Lehtinen Duffy King (IA) Reed Carney DeSaulnier Hastings Fincher LoBiondo Roskam Duncan (SC) King (NY) Reichert Carson (IN) Deutch Heck (WA) Fitzpatrick Long Ross Duncan (TN) Kinzinger (IL) Renacci Cartwright Dingell Higgins Fleischmann Loudermilk Rothfus Ellmers (NC) Kline Ribble Castor (FL) Doggett Himes Fleming Love Rouzer Emmer (MN) Knight Rice (SC) Castro (TX) Doyle, Michael Hinojosa Flores Lucas Royce Farenthold Labrador Rigell Chu, Judy F. Honda Forbes Luetkemeyer Russell

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.025 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5568 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 Ryan (WI) Stivers Webster (FL) Larsen (WA) O’Rourke Sinema Smith (TX) Wagner Wilson (SC) Salmon Stutzman Wenstrup Larson (CT) Pallone Sires Stefanik Walberg Wittman Sanford Thompson (PA) Westerman Lawrence Pascrell Slaughter Stewart Walden Womack Scalise Thornberry Westmoreland Lewis Payne Smith (WA) Stivers Walker Woodall Schweikert Tiberi Whitfield Lipinski Pelosi Speier Stutzman Walorski Yoder Scott, Austin Tipton Williams Loebsack Perlmutter Swalwell (CA) Thompson (PA) Walters, Mimi Yoho Sensenbrenner Trott Wilson (SC) Lofgren Peters Takai Thornberry Weber (TX) Young (AK) Sessions Turner Wittman Lowenthal Pingree Takano Tiberi Webster (FL) Young (IA) Shimkus Upton Womack Tipton Wenstrup Lowey Pocan Thompson (CA) Young (IN) Shuster Valadao Woodall Luja´ n, Ben Ray Polis Trott Westerman Titus Zeldin Simpson Wagner Yoder (NM) Price (NC) Turner Westmoreland Tonko Zinke Smith (MO) Walberg Yoho Upton Whitfield Lynch Quigley Torres Smith (NE) Walden Young (AK) Maloney, Rice (NY) Valadao Williams Tsongas Smith (NJ) Walker Young (IA) Carolyn Roybal-Allard Van Hollen Smith (TX) Walorski Young (IN) Maloney, Sean Ruiz NOT VOTING—23 Vargas Stefanik Walters, Mimi Zeldin Matsui Ruppersberger Bass Jackson Lee Moore Veasey Stewart Weber (TX) Zinke McCollum Rush Butterfield Johnson, E. B. Rangel Vela McDermott Ryan (OH) Carter (TX) Kelly (IL) Richmond NOT VOTING—25 Vela´ zquez McGovern Sa´ nchez, Linda Clawson (FL) Lee Sanchez, Loretta Visclosky Bass Graves (GA) Lujan Grisham McNerney T. Cleaver Levin Sewell (AL) Walz Blackburn Green, Al (NM) Meng Sarbanes Conyers Lieu, Ted Thompson (MS) Butterfield Jackson Lee Meeks Moulton Schakowsky Wasserman Fudge Lujan Grisham Schultz Carter (TX) Johnson, E. B. Moore Murphy (FL) Schiff Graves (GA) (NM) Waters, Maxine Clawson (FL) Kelly (IL) Rangel Nadler Schrader Green, Al Meeks Watson Coleman Cleaver Lee Richmond Napolitano Scott (VA) Welch ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Cole Levin Sanchez, Loretta Neal Scott, David Nolan Serrano Wilson (FL) Conyers Lieu, Ted Sewell (AL) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Fudge Thompson (MS) Norcross Sherman Yarmuth There is 1 minute remaining. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR NOES—243 b 1752 The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Abraham Garrett McKinley There is 1 minute remaining. Aderholt Gibbs McMorris So the amendment was rejected. Allen Gibson Rodgers The result of the vote was announced b 1748 Amash Gohmert McSally as above recorded. Amodei Goodlatte Meadows So the amendment was rejected. Babin Gosar Meehan AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER The result of the vote was announced Barletta Gowdy Messer The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished as above recorded. Barr Granger Mica business is the demand for a recorded Barton Graves (LA) Miller (FL) AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. CICILLINE Benishek Graves (MO) Miller (MI) vote on the amendment offered by the The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bilirakis Griffith Moolenaar gentleman from New York (Mr. NAD- business is the demand for a recorded Bishop (MI) Grothman Mooney (WV) LER) on which further proceedings were Bishop (UT) Guinta Mullin postponed and on which the noes pre- vote on the amendment offered by the Black Guthrie Mulvaney gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Blackburn Hanna Murphy (PA) vailed by voice vote. CICILLINE) on which further pro- Blum Hardy Neugebauer The Clerk will redesignate the ceedings were postponed and on which Bost Harper Newhouse amendment. Boustany Harris Noem the noes prevailed by voice vote. Brady (TX) Hartzler Nugent The Clerk redesignated the amend- The Clerk will redesignate the Brat Heck (NV) Nunes ment. amendment. Bridenstine Hensarling Olson RECORDED VOTE Brooks (AL) Herrera Beutler Palazzo The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brooks (IN) Hice, Jody B. Palmer The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote ment. Buchanan Hill Paulsen has been demanded. RECORDED VOTE Buck Holding Pearce A recorded vote was ordered. Bucshon Hudson Perry The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Burgess Huelskamp Peterson The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- has been demanded. Byrne Huizenga (MI) Pittenger minute vote. A recorded vote was ordered. Calvert Hultgren Pitts The vote was taken by electronic de- Carter (GA) Hunter Poe (TX) vice, and there were—ayes 167, noes 241, The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Chabot Hurd (TX) Poliquin minute vote. Chaffetz Hurt (VA) Pompeo not voting 25, as follows: The vote was taken by electronic de- Coffman Issa Posey [Roll No. 479] vice, and there were—ayes 167, noes 243, Cole Jenkins (KS) Price, Tom Collins (GA) Jenkins (WV) Ratcliffe AYES—167 not voting 23, as follows: Collins (NY) Johnson (OH) Reed Adams Crowley Hastings [Roll No. 478] Comstock Johnson, Sam Reichert Aguilar Cuellar Heck (WA) Conaway Jolly Renacci Ashford Cummings AYES—167 Higgins Cook Jones Ribble Beatty Davis (CA) Himes Adams Cohen Frankel (FL) Costello (PA) Jordan Rice (SC) Becerra Davis, Danny Hinojosa Aguilar Connolly Gabbard Cramer Joyce Rigell Bera DeFazio Honda Ashford Cooper Gallego Crawford Katko Roby Beyer DeGette Hoyer Beatty Costa Garamendi Crenshaw Kelly (MS) Roe (TN) Bishop (GA) Delaney Huffman Becerra Courtney Graham Culberson Kelly (PA) Rogers (AL) Blumenauer DeLauro Israel Bera Crowley Grayson Curbelo (FL) King (IA) Rogers (KY) Bonamici DelBene Jeffries Beyer Cuellar Green, Gene Davis, Rodney King (NY) Rohrabacher Boyle, Brendan DeSaulnier Johnson (GA) Bishop (GA) Cummings Grijalva Denham F. Deutch Kinzinger (IL) Rokita Kaptur Blumenauer Davis (CA) Gutie´rrez Dent Kline Rooney (FL) Brady (PA) Dingell Keating Bonamici Davis, Danny Hahn DeSantis Knight Ros-Lehtinen Brown (FL) Doggett Kennedy Boyle, Brendan DeFazio Hastings DesJarlais Labrador Roskam Brownley (CA) Doyle, Michael Kildee F. DeGette Heck (WA) Diaz-Balart LaMalfa Ross Bustos F. Kilmer Brady (PA) Delaney Higgins Dold Lamborn Rothfus Capps Duckworth Kind Brown (FL) DeLauro Himes Donovan Lance Rouzer Capuano Edwards Brownley (CA) DelBene Hinojosa Duffy Latta Royce Ca´ rdenas Ellison Kirkpatrick Bustos DeSaulnier Honda Duncan (SC) LoBiondo Russell Carney Engel Kuster Capps Deutch Hoyer Duncan (TN) Long Ryan (WI) Carson (IN) Eshoo Langevin Capuano Dingell Huffman Ellmers (NC) Loudermilk Salmon Cartwright Esty Larsen (WA) Ca´ rdenas Doggett Israel Emmer (MN) Love Sanford Castor (FL) Farr Larson (CT) Carney Doyle, Michael Jeffries Farenthold Lucas Scalise Castro (TX) Fattah Lawrence Carson (IN) F. Johnson (GA) Fincher Luetkemeyer Schweikert Chu, Judy Foster Lewis Cartwright Duckworth Kaptur Fitzpatrick Lummis Scott, Austin Cicilline Frankel (FL) Lipinski Castor (FL) Edwards Keating Fleischmann MacArthur Sensenbrenner Clark (MA) Gabbard LoBiondo Castro (TX) Ellison Kennedy Fleming Marchant Sessions Clarke (NY) Gallego Loebsack Chu, Judy Engel Kildee Flores Marino Shimkus Clay Garamendi Lofgren Cicilline Eshoo Kilmer Forbes Massie Shuster Clyburn Graham Lowenthal Clark (MA) Esty Kind Fortenberry McCarthy Simpson Cohen Grayson Lowey Clarke (NY) Farr Kirkpatrick Foxx McCaul Smith (MO) Connolly Green, Gene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Clay Fattah Kuster Franks (AZ) McClintock Smith (NE) Cooper Grijalva (NM) Clyburn Foster Langevin Frelinghuysen McHenry Smith (NJ) Courtney Hahn Lynch

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.026 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5569 Maloney, Pocan Speier Walberg Westerman Yoder Norcross Sa´ nchez, Linda Titus Carolyn Polis Swalwell (CA) Walden Westmoreland Yoho O’Rourke T. Tonko Maloney, Sean Price (NC) Takai Walker Whitfield Young (AK) Pallone Sarbanes Torres Matsui Quigley Takano Walorski Williams Young (IA) Pascrell Schakowsky Tsongas McCollum Rice (NY) Thompson (CA) Walters, Mimi Wilson (SC) Young (IN) Payne Schiff Van Hollen McDermott Roybal-Allard Titus Weber (TX) Wittman Zeldin Pelosi Schrader Vargas McGovern Ruiz Tonko Webster (FL) Womack Zinke Perlmutter Scott (VA) Veasey McNerney Ruppersberger Torres Wenstrup Woodall Peters Scott, David Vela Meng Rush Tsongas Pingree Serrano Vela´ zquez Moulton Ryan (OH) Upton NOT VOTING—25 Pocan Sherman Visclosky Murphy (FL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Van Hollen Bass Gutie´rrez Lujan Grisham Polis Sinema Walz Nadler T. Vargas Butterfield Huelskamp (NM) Price (NC) Sires Wasserman Napolitano Sarbanes Veasey Carter (TX) Jackson Lee Meeks Quigley Slaughter Schultz Neal Schakowsky Vela Clawson (FL) Johnson, E. B. Moore Rice (NY) Smith (WA) Waters, Maxine Nolan Schiff Vela´ zquez Cleaver Kelly (IL) Rangel Roybal-Allard Speier Watson Coleman Norcross Schrader Visclosky Conyers Lee Richmond Ruiz Swalwell (CA) Welch O’Rourke Scott (VA) Walz Fudge Levin Sanchez, Loretta Ruppersberger Takai Pallone Scott, David Wasserman Rush Takano Wilson (FL) Graves (GA) Lieu, Ted Sewell (AL) Pascrell Serrano Schultz Green, Al Thompson (MS) Ryan (OH) Thompson (CA) Yarmuth Payne Sherman Waters, Maxine Pelosi Sinema Watson Coleman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR NOES—239 Perlmutter Sires Welch The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Abraham Grothman Palazzo Peters Slaughter Wilson (FL) There is 1 minute remaining. Pingree Smith (WA) Yarmuth Aderholt Guinta Palmer Allen Guthrie Paulsen b 1755 NOES—241 Amash Hanna Pearce Amodei Hardy Perry Abraham Gohmert Miller (MI) So the amendment was rejected. Babin Harper Peterson Aderholt Goodlatte Moolenaar The result of the vote was announced Barletta Harris Pittenger Allen Gosar Mooney (WV) as above recorded. Barr Hartzler Pitts Amash Gowdy Mullin Barton Heck (NV) Poe (TX) Amodei Granger Mulvaney AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MR. POCAN Benishek Hensarling Poliquin Babin Graves (LA) Murphy (PA) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bilirakis Herrera Beutler Pompeo Barletta Graves (MO) Neugebauer business is the demand for a recorded Bishop (MI) Hice, Jody B. Posey Barr Griffith Newhouse Bishop (UT) Hill Price, Tom Barton Grothman Noem vote on the amendment offered by the Black Holding Ratcliffe Benishek Guinta Nugent gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN) Blackburn Hudson Reed Bilirakis Guthrie Nunes on which further proceedings were Blum Huelskamp Reichert Bishop (MI) Hanna Olson postponed and on which the noes pre- Bost Huizenga (MI) Renacci Bishop (UT) Hardy Palazzo Boustany Hultgren Ribble Black Harper Palmer vailed by voice vote. Brady (TX) Hunter Rice (SC) Blackburn Harris Paulsen The Clerk will redesignate the Brat Hurd (TX) Rigell Blum Hartzler Pearce amendment. Brooks (AL) Hurt (VA) Roby Bost Heck (NV) Perry Brooks (IN) Issa Roe (TN) Boustany Hensarling Peterson The Clerk redesignated the amend- Buchanan Jenkins (KS) Rogers (AL) Brady (TX) Herrera Beutler Pittenger ment. Buck Jenkins (WV) Rogers (KY) Brat Hice, Jody B. Pitts RECORDED VOTE Bucshon Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher Bridenstine Hill Poe (TX) Burgess Johnson, Sam Rokita Brooks (AL) Holding Poliquin The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Byrne Jolly Rooney (FL) Brooks (IN) Hudson Pompeo has been demanded. Calvert Jones Ros-Lehtinen Buchanan Huizenga (MI) Posey A recorded vote was ordered. Carter (GA) Joyce Roskam Buck Hultgren Price, Tom Chabot Katko Ross Bucshon Hunter Ratcliffe The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Chaffetz Kelly (MS) Rothfus Burgess Hurd (TX) Reed minute vote. Coffman Kelly (PA) Rouzer Byrne Hurt (VA) Reichert The vote was taken by electronic de- Cole King (IA) Royce Calvert Issa Renacci vice, and there were—ayes 167, noes 239, Collins (GA) King (NY) Russell Carter (GA) Jenkins (KS) Ribble Collins (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Ryan (WI) Chabot Jenkins (WV) Rice (SC) not voting 27, as follows: Comstock Kline Salmon Chaffetz Johnson (OH) Rigell [Roll No. 480] Conaway Knight Sanford Coffman Johnson, Sam Roby Cook Labrador Scalise Cole Jolly Roe (TN) AYES—167 Costello (PA) LaMalfa Schweikert Collins (GA) Jones Rogers (AL) Adams DeFazio Israel Cramer Lamborn Scott, Austin Collins (NY) Jordan Rogers (KY) Aguilar DeGette Jeffries Crawford Lance Sensenbrenner Comstock Joyce Rohrabacher Beatty Delaney Johnson (GA) Crenshaw Latta Sessions Conaway Katko Rokita Becerra DeLauro Kaptur Culberson LoBiondo Shimkus Cook Kelly (MS) Rooney (FL) Bera DelBene Keating Curbelo (FL) Long Shuster Costa Kelly (PA) Ros-Lehtinen Beyer DeSaulnier Kennedy Davis, Rodney Loudermilk Simpson Costello (PA) King (IA) Roskam Bishop (GA) Deutch Kildee Denham Love Smith (MO) Cramer King (NY) Ross Blumenauer Dingell Kilmer Dent Lucas Smith (NE) Crawford Kinzinger (IL) Rothfus Bonamici Doggett Kind DeSantis Luetkemeyer Smith (NJ) Crenshaw Kline Rouzer Boyle, Brendan Doyle, Michael Kirkpatrick DesJarlais Lummis Smith (TX) Culberson Knight Royce F. F. Kuster Diaz-Balart MacArthur Stefanik Curbelo (FL) Labrador Russell Brady (PA) Duckworth Langevin Dold Marchant Stewart Davis, Rodney LaMalfa Ryan (WI) Brown (FL) Edwards Larsen (WA) Donovan Marino Stivers Denham Lamborn Salmon Brownley (CA) Ellison Larson (CT) Duffy Massie Stutzman Dent Lance Sanford Bustos Engel Lawrence Duncan (SC) McCarthy Thompson (PA) DeSantis Latta Scalise Capps Eshoo Lewis Duncan (TN) McCaul Thornberry DesJarlais Long Schweikert Capuano Esty Lipinski Ellmers (NC) McClintock Tiberi Diaz-Balart Loudermilk Scott, Austin Ca´ rdenas Farr Loebsack Emmer (MN) McHenry Tipton Dold Love Sensenbrenner Carney Fattah Lofgren Farenthold McKinley Trott Donovan Lucas Sessions Carson (IN) Foster Lowenthal Fincher McMorris Turner Duffy Luetkemeyer Shimkus Cartwright Frankel (FL) Lowey Fitzpatrick Rodgers Upton Duncan (SC) Lummis Shuster Castor (FL) Gabbard Luja´ n, Ben Ray Fleischmann McSally Valadao Duncan (TN) MacArthur Simpson Castro (TX) Gallego (NM) Fleming Meadows Wagner Ellmers (NC) Marchant Smith (MO) Chu, Judy Garamendi Lynch Flores Meehan Walberg Emmer (MN) Marino Smith (NE) Cicilline Graham Maloney, Forbes Messer Walden Farenthold Massie Smith (NJ) Clark (MA) Graves (MO) Carolyn Fortenberry Mica Walker Fincher McCarthy Smith (TX) Clarke (NY) Grayson Maloney, Sean Foxx Miller (FL) Walorski Fitzpatrick McCaul Stefanik Clay Green, Gene Matsui Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Walters, Mimi Fleischmann McClintock Stewart Clyburn Grijalva McCollum Frelinghuysen Moolenaar Weber (TX) Fleming McHenry Stivers Cohen Gutie´rrez McDermott Garrett Mooney (WV) Webster (FL) Flores McKinley Stutzman Connolly Hahn McGovern Gibbs Mullin Wenstrup Forbes McMorris Thompson (PA) Cooper Hastings McNerney Gibson Mulvaney Westerman Fortenberry Rodgers Thornberry Costa Heck (WA) Meng Gohmert Murphy (PA) Whitfield Foxx McSally Tiberi Courtney Higgins Moulton Goodlatte Neugebauer Williams Franks (AZ) Meadows Tipton Crowley Himes Murphy (FL) Gosar Newhouse Wilson (SC) Frelinghuysen Meehan Trott Cuellar Hinojosa Nadler Gowdy Noem Wittman Garrett Messer Turner Cummings Honda Napolitano Granger Nugent Womack Gibbs Mica Valadao Davis (CA) Hoyer Neal Graves (LA) Nunes Woodall Gibson Miller (FL) Wagner Davis, Danny Huffman Nolan Griffith Olson Yoder

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.027 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5570 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 Yoho Young (IA) Zeldin as ‘‘special rules’’, as such term is defined do we want to turn it back? I should Young (AK) Young (IN) Zinke under section 804(6) of title 5, United States hope not. NOT VOTING—27 Code) is intended to protect rules that pro- Do we really want to paralyze these tect Social Security and Medicare benefits Ashford Green, Al Meeks laws and do away with the rules and Bass Jackson Lee Moore for seniors. Page 18, line 10, insert after ‘‘means any regulations that gave us clean water Bridenstine Johnson, E. B. Rangel that we can drink and clean air that we Butterfield Jordan Richmond rule’’ the following: ‘‘(other than a special Carter (TX) Kelly (IL) Sanchez, Loretta rule)’’. can breathe without getting sick? I Clawson (FL) Lee Sewell (AL) Page 19, line 2, insert before the period at should hope not. Is that really what we Cleaver Levin Thompson (MS) the end the following: ‘‘, and includes any want to do? Conyers Lieu, Ted Westmoreland special rule’’. Fudge Lujan Grisham Do we want to do away with the Graves (GA) (NM) Page 20, insert after line 8 the following: healthy, safe working conditions that ‘‘(6) The term ‘special rule’ means any rule extended life for people who worked ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR that would— The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). ‘‘(A) protect Social Security’s earned bene- hard to build a life for themselves and There is 1 minute remaining. fits, and prevent cuts, including those caused their families? Is that what we really by an increase in the retirement age; or want to do? Do we want to do away b 1759 ‘‘(B) protect Medicare’s guaranteed bene- with food safety that protected us from So the amendment was rejected. fits, and prevent cuts, including those caused the drugs and the chemicals that ended The result of the vote was announced by a voucher system that forces beneficiaries our lives prematurely? Is that what we as above recorded. to purchase health care in the private sec- want to do? I should hope not. No. No. The Acting CHAIR. The question is tor.’’. Do we want to do away with the Wall on the amendment in the nature of a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Street regulations, the billionaires who substitute, as amended. tleman from Minnesota is recognized play so fast and loose with other peo- The amendment was agreed to. for 5 minutes. ple’s money? Well, we sure as heck The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, Members don’t want to turn Social Security and the Committee rises. of the House, my amendment would see Medicare over to them, do we? Imagine Accordingly, the Committee rose; to it that nothing in this legislation what they would do with Social Secu- and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. does any harm to Social Security or rity and Medicare. It is devastating, WOMACK) having assumed the chair, Medicare. Why? It is because, first of and it is frightening. Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Acting Chair of all, they are not entitlements; they are Mr. Speaker, my amendment pro- the Committee of the Whole House on earned benefits that people started tects both. That is the least we can do. the state of the Union, reported that paying for the first day, the first hour My amendment protects Social Secu- that Committee, having had under con- that they ever went to work. rity; it protects Medicare, and that is sideration the bill (H.R. 427) to amend Our seniors rely on their Social Secu- the least that we can do for a genera- chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, rity and Medicare. Nothing has done tion that gave us so much. to provide that major rules of the exec- more to lift more people out of poverty Last, but not least, had it not been utive branch shall have no force or ef- and give them health and life expect- for these regulations, had it not been fect unless a joint resolution of ap- ancy than Social Security and Medi- for Social Security and Medicare, half proval is enacted into law, and, pursu- care. of us wouldn’t be here—that is right— ant to House Resolution 380, he re- Mr. Speaker, the underlying legisla- because we increased the life expect- ported the bill back to the House with tion that we are looking at here pro- ancy from 47 to 80, so show some grati- an amendment adopted in the Com- poses to provide relief, but in fact, it tude. Show some being grateful. Let’s mittee of the Whole. proposes to emasculate and do away protect Social Security and Medicare. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under with the regulatory process and, in the I yield back the balance of my time. the rule, the previous question is or- process, do great harm and great dam- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I dered. age to the things, the many things that claim the time in opposition to the mo- Is a separate vote demanded on any have made this country the great Na- tion to recommit. amendment to the amendment re- tion that it is. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ported from the Committee of the I have got to tell you, as I look tleman from Virginia is recognized for Whole? around this room here and the age of If not, the question is on the amend- 5 minutes. this Congress, make no mistake about Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, on ment in the nature of a substitute, as it; many of you were there when I was the floor of this House in 2011, the amended. The amendment was agreed to. there, when our rivers were running President of the United States prom- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sewers, when our lakes were catching ised the American people to reduce question is on the engrossment and on fire, when our coal miners and boat barriers to growth and investment: third reading of the bill. workers were dying young in life from ‘‘When we find rules that put an unnec- The bill was ordered to be engrossed fiberglass lungs and coal dust in their essary burden on businesses, we will fix and read a third time, and was read the lungs. them.’’ third time. I spent time in the sawmills; I owned Mr. Speaker, those were just the MOTION TO RECOMMIT one. You couldn’t find anyone that President’s words. His actions have Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, I have a could count to 5 on their hands because been starkly different. Throughout the motion to recommit at the desk. they were either missing fingers, entire 6-plus years of the President’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the hands, arms, or legs or had lost their administration, a flood of new major gentleman opposed to the bill? lives for want of a little ventilation, regulations has been burying America’s Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, I am op- for want of a safety switch or a guard job creators and households at record posed in its current form. of some sort. levels. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The simple truth is that these laws, To make matters worse, when Con- Clerk will report the motion to recom- these regulations turned all that gress declines to legislate the Presi- mit. around. That is right; they turned all dent’s misguided policies for him, he The Clerk read as follows: that around. Guess what. They doubled takes his pen and his cell phone, and he Mr. Nolan moves to recommit the bill H.R. our life expectancy—maybe one of the increasingly resorts to unilateral regu- 427 to the Committee on the Judiciary, with greatest accomplishments of all time. latory actions to legislate by executive instructions to report the same back to the We went from our grandparents, where fiat. House forthwith, with the following amend- life expectancy was 47, to darn near The REINS Act, in one fell swoop, ments: 80—what an incredible accomplish- puts a stop to that and ensures that Add, at the end of the bill, the following: ment. Congress, the body which the Constitu- SEC. 6. PROTECTING GUARANTEED SOCIAL SECU- RITY AND MEDICARE. Now, the question is: Do we want to tion assigns the power to legislate, will The exemption from treatment as major protect that progress? I hope so. Do possess an additional check on the rules for certain classes of such rules (known we? Do we want to pay it forward? Or most significant legislative decisions

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.029 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5571 imposed on the American people Schrader Takai Vela´ zquez Green, Al Levin Rangel through regulation. Scott (VA) Takano Visclosky Hoyer Lieu, Ted Richmond Scott, David Thompson (CA) Walz Jackson Lee Lujan Grisham Sanchez, Loretta The motion to recommit seeks only Serrano Titus Wasserman Johnson, E. B. (NM) Sewell (AL) to distract from the urgent needs to re- Sherman Tonko Schultz Kelly (IL) Meeks Thompson (MS) form our regulatory system and reduce Sinema Torres Waters, Maxine Lee Moore Sires Tsongas unnecessary burdens on the public. I Watson Coleman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Slaughter Van Hollen Welch Smith (WA) Vargas think Americans are tired of the other Wilson (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Speier Veasey party telling them that their bureau- Yarmuth the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Swalwell (CA) Vela crats know better than their own elect- ing. ed officials. NOES—241 I urge my colleagues to support this Abraham Guinta Perry b 1817 bill, reject this motion to recommit, Aderholt Guthrie Pittenger and show America that Congress can Allen Hanna Pitts So the motion to recommit was re- Amash Hardy act for the good of American job cre- Poe (TX) jected. Amodei Harper Poliquin The result of the vote was announced ators and Americans who desperately Babin Harris Pompeo want and need jobs. Barletta Hartzler Posey as above recorded. I yield back the balance of my time. Barr Heck (NV) Price, Tom The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barton Hensarling Ratcliffe The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without question is on the passage of the bill. Benishek Herrera Beutler Reed The question was taken; and the objection, the previous question is or- Bilirakis Hice, Jody B. Reichert dered on the motion to recommit. Bishop (MI) Hill Renacci Speaker pro tempore announced that Bishop (UT) Holding Ribble the ayes appeared to have it. There was no objection. Black Hudson Rice (SC) RECORDED VOTE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Blackburn Huelskamp Rigell question is on the motion to recommit. Blum Huizenga (MI) Roby Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Bost Hultgren The question was taken; and the Roe (TN) er, I demand a recorded vote. Boustany Hunter Rogers (AL) A recorded vote was ordered. Speaker pro tempore announced that Brady (TX) Hurd (TX) Rogers (KY) the noes appeared to have it. Brat Hurt (VA) Rohrabacher The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bridenstine Issa Rokita 5-minute vote. RECORDED VOTE Brooks (AL) Jenkins (KS) Rooney (FL) The vote was taken by electronic de- Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, I demand a Brooks (IN) Jenkins (WV) Ros-Lehtinen vice, and there were—ayes 243, noes 165, recorded vote. Buchanan Johnson (OH) Roskam Buck Johnson, Sam not voting 25, as follows: A recorded vote was ordered. Ross Bucshon Jolly Rothfus [Roll No. 482] The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Burgess Jordan Rouzer AYES—243 ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- Byrne Joyce Royce minute vote on the motion to recom- Calvert Katko Russell Abraham Emmer (MN) Kinzinger (IL) Carter (GA) Kelly (MS) Ryan (WI) Aderholt Farenthold Kline mit will be followed by a 5-minute vote Chabot Kelly (PA) Salmon Allen Fincher Knight Chaffetz King (IA) on passage of the bill, if ordered. Sanford Amash Fitzpatrick Labrador Coffman King (NY) The vote was taken by electronic de- Scalise Amodei Fleischmann LaMalfa Cole Kinzinger (IL) Schweikert Babin Fleming Lamborn vice, and there were—ayes 167, noes 241, Collins (GA) Kline Scott, Austin Barletta Flores Lance Collins (NY) Knight not voting 25, as follows: Sensenbrenner Barr Forbes Latta Comstock Labrador [Roll No. 481] Sessions Barton Fortenberry LoBiondo Conaway LaMalfa Shimkus Benishek Foxx Long AYES—167 Cook Lamborn Shuster Bilirakis Franks (AZ) Loudermilk Costello (PA) Lance Adams Dingell Loebsack Simpson Bishop (MI) Frelinghuysen Love Cramer Latta Aguilar Doggett Lofgren Smith (MO) Bishop (UT) Garrett Luetkemeyer Ashford Doyle, Michael Lowenthal Crawford LoBiondo Black Gibbs Lummis Crenshaw Long Smith (NE) Beatty F. Lowey Smith (NJ) Blackburn Gibson MacArthur Becerra Duckworth Luja´ n, Ben Ray Culberson Loudermilk Blum Gohmert Marchant Curbelo (FL) Love Smith (TX) Bera Edwards (NM) Stefanik Bost Goodlatte Marino Beyer Ellison Lynch Davis, Rodney Lucas Boustany Gosar Massie Denham Luetkemeyer Stewart Bishop (GA) Eshoo Maloney, Stivers Brady (TX) Gowdy McCarthy Blumenauer Esty Carolyn Dent Lummis Brat Granger McCaul DeSantis MacArthur Stutzman Bonamici Farr Maloney, Sean Thompson (PA) Bridenstine Graves (LA) McClintock Boyle, Brendan Fattah Matsui DesJarlais Marchant Brooks (AL) Graves (MO) McHenry Diaz-Balart Marino Thornberry F. Foster McCollum Tiberi Brooks (IN) Griffith McKinley Brady (PA) Frankel (FL) McDermott Dold Massie Buchanan Grothman McMorris Donovan McCarthy Tipton Brown (FL) Gabbard McGovern Trott Buck Guinta Rodgers Brownley (CA) Gallego McNerney Duffy McCaul Bucshon Guthrie McSally Duncan (SC) McClintock Turner Bustos Garamendi Meng Upton Burgess Hanna Meadows Capps Graham Moulton Duncan (TN) McHenry Byrne Hardy Valadao Meehan Capuano Grayson Murphy (FL) Ellmers (NC) McKinley Calvert Harper Messer Wagner Ca´ rdenas Green, Gene Nadler Emmer (MN) McMorris Carter (GA) Harris Mica Walberg Carney Grijalva Napolitano Farenthold Rodgers Chabot Hartzler Miller (FL) Walden Carson (IN) Gutie´rrez Neal Fincher McSally Chaffetz Heck (NV) Miller (MI) Walker Cartwright Hahn Nolan Fitzpatrick Meadows Coffman Hensarling Moolenaar Walorski Castor (FL) Hastings Norcross Fleischmann Meehan Cole Herrera Beutler Mooney (WV) Walters, Mimi Castro (TX) Heck (WA) O’Rourke Fleming Messer Collins (GA) Hice, Jody B. Mullin Weber (TX) Chu, Judy Higgins Pallone Flores Mica Collins (NY) Hill Mulvaney Webster (FL) Cicilline Himes Pascrell Forbes Miller (FL) Comstock Holding Murphy (PA) Wenstrup Clark (MA) Hinojosa Payne Fortenberry Miller (MI) Conaway Hudson Neugebauer Westerman Clarke (NY) Honda Pelosi Foxx Moolenaar Cook Huelskamp Newhouse Clay Huffman Perlmutter Franks (AZ) Mooney (WV) Westmoreland Costello (PA) Huizenga (MI) Noem Clyburn Israel Peters Frelinghuysen Mullin Whitfield Cramer Hultgren Nugent Cohen Jeffries Peterson Garrett Mulvaney Williams Crawford Hunter Nunes Connolly Johnson (GA) Pingree Gibbs Murphy (PA) Wilson (SC) Crenshaw Hurd (TX) Olson Cooper Jones Pocan Gibson Neugebauer Wittman Cuellar Hurt (VA) Palazzo Costa Kaptur Polis Gohmert Newhouse Womack Culberson Issa Palmer Courtney Keating Price (NC) Goodlatte Noem Woodall Curbelo (FL) Jenkins (KS) Paulsen Crowley Kennedy Quigley Gosar Nugent Yoder Davis, Rodney Jenkins (WV) Pearce Cuellar Kildee Rice (NY) Gowdy Nunes Yoho Denham Johnson (OH) Perry Cummings Kilmer Roybal-Allard Granger Olson Young (AK) Dent Johnson, Sam Peterson Davis (CA) Kind Ruiz Graves (LA) Palazzo Young (IA) DeSantis Jolly Pittenger Davis, Danny Kirkpatrick Ruppersberger Graves (MO) Palmer Young (IN) DesJarlais Jones Pitts DeFazio Kuster Rush Griffith Paulsen Zeldin Diaz-Balart Jordan Poe (TX) DeGette Langevin Ryan (OH) Grothman Pearce Zinke Dold Joyce Poliquin Delaney Larsen (WA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Donovan Katko Pompeo DeLauro Larson (CT) T. NOT VOTING—25 Duffy Kelly (MS) Posey DelBene Lawrence Sarbanes Bass Clawson (FL) Engel Duncan (SC) Kelly (PA) Price, Tom DeSaulnier Lewis Schakowsky Butterfield Cleaver Fudge Duncan (TN) King (IA) Ratcliffe Deutch Lipinski Schiff Carter (TX) Conyers Graves (GA) Ellmers (NC) King (NY) Reed

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:51 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.088 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5572 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 Reichert Scott, Austin Walden b 1824 The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- Renacci Sensenbrenner Walker lows: Ribble Sessions Walorski So the bill was passed. Rice (SC) Shimkus Walters, Mimi The result of the vote was announced H. RES. 387 Rigell Shuster Weber (TX) as above recorded. Resolved, That the following named Mem- Roby Simpson Webster (FL) A motion to reconsider was laid on Roe (TN) Smith (MO) ber be and is hereby elected to the following Wenstrup the table. standing committee of the House of Rep- Rogers (AL) Smith (NE) Westerman Rogers (KY) Smith (NJ) Stated against: resentatives: Westmoreland Rohrabacher Smith (TX) (1) COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES.— Whitfield Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, dur- Rokita Stefanik ing the vote on H.R. 427 I was inescapably Mr. Clay. Rooney (FL) Stewart Williams Ros-Lehtinen Stivers Wilson (SC) detained and away handling important matters The resolution was agreed to. Roskam Stutzman Wittman related to my District and the State of Ala- A motion to reconsider was laid on Ross Thompson (PA) Womack bama. If I had been present, I would have the table. Rothfus Thornberry Woodall Yoder voted ‘‘no’’ on final passage. Rouzer Tiberi f Royce Tipton Yoho PERSONAL EXPLANATION Russell Trott Young (AK) Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ANNOUNCEMENT OF OFFICIAL OB- Ryan (WI) Turner Young (IA) today I missed the following votes: Motion on Salmon Upton Young (IN) Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule. JECTORS FOR PRIVATE CAL- Sanford Valadao Zeldin ENDAR FOR 114TH CONGRESS Scalise Wagner Zinke Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ Schweikert Walberg on this motion. H. Res. 380, Rule providing for The SPEAKER pro tempore. On be- NOES—165 consideration of H.R. 427. Had I been present, half of the majority and minority lead- Adams Fattah Nolan I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on this resolution. erships, the Chair announces that the Aguilar Foster Norcross H.R. 675, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost- official objectors for the Private Cal- Ashford Frankel (FL) O’Rourke of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015. Had I been endar for the 114th Congress are as fol- Beatty Gabbard Pallone lows: Becerra Gallego Pascrell present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on this bill. Bera Garamendi Payne Young (IA) Amendment to H.R. 427. Had I For the majority: Beyer Graham Pelosi been present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on this Mr. GOODLATTE, Virginia Bishop (GA) Grayson Perlmutter amendment. Smith (MO) Amendment to H.R. Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Wisconsin Blumenauer Green, Gene Peters Bonamici Grijalva Pingree 427. Had I been present, I would have voted Mr. GOWDY, South Carolina Boyle, Brendan Gutie´rrez Pocan ‘‘no’’ on this amendment. Johnson (GA) For the minority: F. Hahn Polis Amendment to H.R. 427. Had I been present, Mr. SERRANO, New York Brady (PA) Hastings Price (NC) I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on this amendment. Mr. NADLER, New York Brown (FL) Heck (WA) Quigley Brownley (CA) Higgins Rice (NY) Capps Amendment to H.R. 427. Had I been Ms. BASS, California Bustos Himes Roybal-Allard present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on this Capps Hinojosa Ruiz amendment. Cicilline Amendment #1 to H.R. f Capuano Honda Ruppersberger 427. Had I been present, I would have voted Ca´ rdenas Hoyer Rush RECOGNIZING THE HUNTINGDON ‘‘yes’’ on this amendment. Cicilline/Jackson Carney Huffman Ryan (OH) COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FAIR Carson (IN) Israel Sa´ nchez, Linda Lee Amendment #2 to H.R. 427. Had I been Cartwright Jeffries T. present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ on this (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Sarbanes Castro (TX) Kaptur Schakowsky amendment. Nadler Amendment to H.R. 427. asked and was given permission to ad- Chu, Judy Keating Schiff Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Cicilline Kennedy Schrader on this amendment. Pocan/Moore Amendment vise and extend his remarks.) Clark (MA) Kildee Scott (VA) Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Clarke (NY) Kilmer Scott, David to H.R. 427. Had I been present, I would have Clay Kind Serrano voted ‘‘yes’’ on this amendment. Motion to Re- Mr. Speaker, in 1831, a tradition was Clyburn Kirkpatrick Sherman commit H.R. 427. Had I been present, I would started in Huntingdon County, Penn- Cohen Kuster Sinema have voted ‘‘yes’’ on the motion. H.R 427, the sylvania, which would go on to become Connolly Langevin Sires Cooper Larsen (WA) Slaughter Regulations from the Executive in Need of a staple of the summertime agriculture Costa Larson (CT) Smith (WA) Scrutiny Act of 2015. Had I been present, I expos. Courtney Lawrence Speier would have voted ‘‘no’’ on this bill. This August 9, the Huntingdon Coun- Crowley Lewis Swalwell (CA) ty Fair is celebrating its 125th fair, lo- Cummings Lipinski Takai PERSONAL EXPLANATION Davis (CA) Loebsack Takano Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I cated at their 69-acre site, which has Davis, Danny Lofgren Thompson (CA) was absent today to attend the funeral serv- evolved over the decades to boast hun- DeFazio Lowenthal Titus dreds of agricultural exhibits. Ranging DeGette Lowey Tonko ices for U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Torres Randall Smith. Had I been present, on rollcall from equine shows to wine tasting, the DeLauro (NM) Tsongas No. 470, I would have voted ‘‘yes,’’ on rollcall Huntingdon County Fair provides areas DelBene Maloney, Van Hollen No. 471, I would have voted ‘‘yes,’’ on rollcall of interest for almost everyone. DeSaulnier Carolyn Vargas Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Deutch Maloney, Sean Veasey No. 472, I would have voted ‘‘yes,’’ on rollcall Dingell Matsui Vela No. 473, I would have voted ‘‘yes,’’ on rollcall House Committee on Agriculture, I am Doggett McCollum Vela´ zquez No. 474, I would have voted ‘‘yes,’’ on rollcall proud to rise today to congratulate the Doyle, Michael McDermott Visclosky people of Huntingdon County and those F. McGovern Walz No. 475, I would have voted ‘‘no,’’ on rollcall Duckworth McNerney Wasserman No. 476, I would have voted ‘‘no,’’ on rollcall countless volunteers and community Edwards Meng Schultz No. 477, I would have voted ‘‘no,’’ on rollcall members who have made this time- Ellison Moulton Waters, Maxine No. 478, I would have voted ‘‘no,’’ on rollcall honored event a Pennsylvania tradi- Engel Murphy (FL) Watson Coleman tion, including the parents and friends Eshoo Nadler Welch No. 479, I would have voted ‘‘no,’’ on rollcall Esty Napolitano Wilson (FL) No. 480, I would have voted ‘‘no,’’ on rollcall of 4–H, FAA youth members, and the Farr Neal Yarmuth No. 481, I would have voted ‘‘no,’’ and on roll- Huntingdon County Agricultural Asso- NOT VOTING—25 call No. 482 (Passage of the Regulations from ciation. Bass Jackson Lee Lynch the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act), I would Here’s to wishing them 125 more suc- Butterfield Johnson, E. B. Meeks have voted ‘‘yes.’’ cessful fairs for the next generation Carter (TX) Kelly (IL) Moore f and generations to come. Clawson (FL) Lee Rangel Cleaver Levin Richmond ELECTING A MEMBER TO A CER- f Conyers Lieu, Ted Sanchez, Loretta Fudge Lucas TAIN STANDING COMMITTEE OF Sewell (AL) THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEDICARE Graves (GA) Lujan Grisham Thompson (MS) Green, Al (NM) TIVES AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, by di- (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked The SPEAKER pro tempore (during rection of the Democratic Caucus, I and was given permission to address the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- offer a privileged resolution and ask the House for 1 minute and to revise ing. for its immediate consideration. and extend his remarks.)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.033 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5573 Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, signed into law, we still see efforts to Speaker, I rise today to highlight the yesterday, I participated in laying a weaken voter protections and suppress 50th anniversary of the Medicare and wreath at the Arlington Cemetery to votes. Medicaid programs. Since 1965, these honor our fallen veterans and military Discriminatory voting laws, such as landmark programs have provided af- members. strict photo ID requirements and re- fordable health insurance coverage and Today, we need to do more than a duced early voting, disproportionately access to care for our Nation’s seniors ceremony. We need to honor our vet- impact minority voters in the name of and most vulnerable populations. Few erans now by passing the VA budget preventing widespread voter fraud, a programs have improved the lives of legislation. problem that simply does not exist. Americans as significantly as Medicaid I support this draft legislation be- Clearly, since the Supreme Court’s and Medicare. cause it addresses the $3 billion short- decision 2 years ago to erode some of Fifty years ago, almost half of elder- fall for fiscal year 2015 that veterans the VRA’s most critical protections, ly Americans lacked health insurance. had, and it keeps hospital and medical including preclearance requirements Today, Medicare provides lifesaving in- facilities open for our veterans through that protect against disenfranchising surance to nearly 100 percent of adults the end of the fiscal year. laws, the Voting Rights Act is still over 65. This legislation allows the VA to use needed more now than ever before; yet Medicaid continues to be a lifeline the dollars for health care provided to Republicans have refused to allow a re- for millions of children, pregnant veterans and family members under newed and strengthened Voting Rights women, people with disabilities, sen- the program provided by the non-VA Act to come to the floor. iors, and low-income families. Over 70 provision. This bill allows VA to access This should concern everyone who million Americans currently rely on this money. In addition, $500 million believes the right to vote is one of the Medicaid for affordable health insur- may be used for pharmaceutical ex- most fundamental to our democracy. It ance. Medicaid covers more than one in penses related to the treatment of hep- is time we renew and strengthen the three children, pays for nearly half of atitis C at the VA. Voting Rights Act. This is a cure many of the veterans all births, and accounts for more than f 40 percent of all long-term care. need, especially those who served in HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS MODERN- On the anniversary of this historic Vietnam; and I urge my colleagues to DAY SLAVERY law, we celebrate the successes of Med- pass this legislation before we go home. icaid and Medicare. We must renew our As the Army says, this is one team, (Mr. DOLD asked and was given per- commitment to further strengthening one fight; and we need to look out for mission to address the House for 1 them so they remain available in per- the VA and veterans. minute and to revise and extend his re- petuity for generations to come. f marks.) Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today f SUPPORT MONTANA JOBS because it is past time we call human b 1830 (Mr. ZINKE asked and was given per- trafficking what it really is: modern- mission to address the House for 1 day slavery. RECOGNIZING JEWISH COMMUNITY minute.) SERVICES OF SOUTH FLORIDA Every year, up to 300,000 children are Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in at risk of being sex-trafficked here in (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was support of Montana jobs and to rally our country. On average, these children given permission to address the House against this administration’s war on are first sold into sex slavery before for 1 minute and to revise and extend American coal. their 13th birthday. As a father, I can’t In Montana, coal means good-paying her remarks.) fathom anything more disgusting. jobs. Those are blue collar, union jobs. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I Earlier this year, I supported legisla- Coal means economic opportunity. rise today to recognize Jewish Commu- tion that we successfully passed aimed Coal means affordable utilities for fam- nity Services of South Florida and its at stopping sex trafficking, but the ilies and manufacturers, and coal upcoming annual Milk & Honey event, fight is far from over. Human traf- means Montana. which will take place on August 30 and ficking generates $9.5 billion worldwide starts at the Greater Miami Jewish In the words of Crow Chairman Old Coyote: each and every year, and the criminals Federation. that profit off of sex trafficking aren’t For the Crow people, there are no jobs that This tremendous, faith-based, non- going to give in that easily. profit organization has worked to im- compare to the coal job. The wages and bene- fits exceed anything else that is available. A For example, right now in my dis- prove the lives of South Florida resi- war on coal is a war on the Crow people. trict, backpage.com, a disgusting Web dents since 1920. It is one of our State’s Montana could lead the Nation in site that facilitates online sex traf- largest and most reliable social service coal production; but, unfortunately, ficking, is suing Cook County Sheriff organizations. President Obama and his EPA are wag- Tom Dart because he stood up to the Among the many important services ing a more aggressive war on coal than evil and corrupt people who profit off that the JCS of South Florida provides they are against ISIS. of the exploitation of minors. are those focused on supporting our el- Montana alone, and our coal, pro- It is our collective obligation to do derly. This year’s Milk & Honey event duces $1.7 billion in royalty payments; everything that we can to put a defini- will, again, bring together hundreds of and that pays for schools, bridges, and tive end to this atrocity. I commend volunteers to assemble food baskets our infrastructure. Sheriff Dart for standing up for what is and hurricane preparedness kits for The EPA’s Clean Power Plan will kill right, and I pledge to work with my vulnerable South Florida seniors. Montana jobs. Those are real jobs, like colleagues here in this House, on both My community liaison, Harriet Car- in the Rosebud mine in Colstrip, and sides of the aisle, to stop this abhor- ter, and I have participated in many across our State. rent crime. events of the JCS of South Florida, and Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to f I thank all the volunteers who will support Montana and support our Na- A SURVIVOR’S STORY make this year’s Milk & Honey event a tion’s energy independence through smashing success. coal. (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House f f for 1 minute.) SUPPORTING DRAFT LEGISLATION RENEW VOTING RIGHTS ACT Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, CONCERNING THE VA BUDGET (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given Amanda Jones was kidnapped in Dal- AND CHOICE FUNDING permission to address the House for 1 las, Texas. She was 15 years of age, and (Ms. BROWN of Florida asked and minute and to revise and extend his re- then she was sold for sex at the hands was given permission to address the marks.) of human traffickers. House for 1 minute and to revise and Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, nearly 50 Children right here in the United extend her remarks.) years after the Voting Rights Act was States are bought and sold for sexual

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New County, as well as so many others, are tleman from West Virginia? Friends New Life is primarily funded deserving of our gratitude. There was no objection. by Dallas donors, and it provides serv- While our first responders’ efforts Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, to- ices to victims to address their unique have been vital and, in some cases, he- night, we want to talk about these needs. It helps them rebuild their lives. roic, many folks back home are still three subjects as it relates to coal. You Amanda now helps other trafficked suffering. Mr. Speaker, I want my con- have already heard recent remarks victims become survivors instead of stituents to know that they can still made a few minutes ago about the war victims. We need more programs like reach out to my office if they need any on coal, but we want to talk about the this one, where survivors help each assistance or help with any issues re- impacts of coal, the regulations, and other. lated to flooding. the Clean Power Plan. That is what we are going to be talking about tonight Now, through funding in the Justice f for Victims of Trafficking Act, more are these three primary subjects. services will be available to victims COMMUNICATION FROM THE HON- I want to put things in perspective. like Amanda. We can stop traffickers ORABLE TOM MCCLINTOCK, MEM- We want to talk about how does this in their tracks because our children are BER OF CONGRESS coal industry—you hear us, many of us not for sale, in our town, in our State, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- that come from coal country, we have or in our country. fore the House the following commu- been fighting about coal, fighting for And that is just the way it is. nication from the Honorable TOM coal—why do we do that? Look at the impact. For those of you MCCLINTOCK, Member of Congress: f that aren’t coming from a coal commu- THANK YOU AND BEST WISHES TO CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, nity, now, we mine coal in 27 States, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARK WELLMAN Washington, DC, July 28, 2015. but just look at this, the impact, what (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, it has—between coal mining at $58 bil- permission to address the House for 1 Speaker, House of Representatives, lion a year and then the generation of minute.) Washington, DC. power from coal totals $142 billion. Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I would DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to notify you Now, maybe that doesn’t mean a lot formally pursuant to rule VIII of the Rules like to take a moment this evening to to a lot, but $142 billion, put that in of the House of Representatives that I have context with the automobile industry. offer my appreciation and sincere best been served with a non-party subpoena, wishes to Mark Wellman, my chief of All of us are familiar with cars. We all issued by the Madera County Superior Court, hear the commercials on television. We staff for the last 4 years, who is leaving Madera County, California, for documents in us at the end of this week to accept an a civil case. know about the discussion about how appointment as a professor of constitu- After consultation with the Office of Gen- you have got to have the latest car. This is bigger than the car industry. tional law at the United States Mili- eral Counsel, I have determined that compli- The automobile industry is $130 billion. tary Academy at West Point. ance with the subpoena is consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House. That is why many of us, all across this Mark has superbly served as a con- Sincerely, country, are concerned about this fu- gressional staffer for more than two TOM MCCLINTOCK. ture of the coal industry. It is larger decades—first, with our late colleague, f than the automobile industry. I want Congressman Paul Gillmor of Ohio; and you to understand that. Everyone then, following an earlier tour at West COMMUNICATION FROM THE should make sure they grasp the im- Point, in my office. DEMOCRATIC LEADER pact of that. During all of those years, he has The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- This war on coal that many of us served with distinction in the National fore the House the following commu- have been talking about for some time, Guard, including a tour in Iraq, and has nication from the Honorable NANCY I want to make sure that people under- risen to the rank of colonel. PELOSI, Democratic Leader: stand how it affects us individually and He is an outstanding individual, a JULY 28, 2015. affects a State like West Virginia. gentleman of the first order, the Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, world’s most loyal Chicago Cubs fan, Speaker of the House, U.S. Capitol, b 1845 and a great American. He will be truly Washington, DC. Just 7 years ago the unemployment missed. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to section rate in West Virginia was the seventh Good luck, Mark, and God bless you. 202(a) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and best in the country. But after 7 years of Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– a war on coal, after regulation after f 146) I am pleased to appoint the following in- RECOGNIZING SEVERAL UNSUNG dividual to the Commission on Care: regulation after regulation, West Vir- HEROES IN THE FOURTH CON- Mr. Michael Blecker of San Francisco, ginia’s unemployment rate now has GRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF California dropped and we are in the last place in TEXAS Thank you for your consideration of this the Nation. appointment. Think about that impact for all of us. (Mr. RATCLIFFE asked and was Best regards, You go from number 7 to 50th in just 7 given permission to address the House NANCY PELOSI, years. Combine that with the families for 1 minute and to revise and extend Democratic Leader. of our coal miners. Just in the past 3 his remarks.) f years, 45 percent of the coal miners in Mr. RATCLIFFE. Mr. Speaker, I THE IMPACTS OF COAL West Virginia have lost their jobs, 45 come to the floor to recognize several percent. These are people. These are unsung heroes in the Fourth Congres- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under real people. They are not statistics. sional District of Texas. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Several counties in my district are uary 6, 2015, the gentleman from West SHIMKUS) uses this chart. He has shown just now beginning to recover from re- Virginia (Mr. MCKINLEY) is recognized us over the years—my 5 years in Con- cent flooding at historic levels, so I ap- for 60 minutes as the designee of the gress—he showed us that these are the preciate the opportunity to thank all majority leader. people we are talking about all over the sheriff and fire departments in GENERAL LEAVE this country who are losing their jobs. communities across our district in Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, before But in West Virginia, 45 percent of Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, I begin, I ask unanimous consent that them have lost—in the coalfields of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.096 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5575 West Virginia, the unemployment rate I am going to stop now. We have withdrawn their support due to OSM’s is staggering, and that hasn’t stopped tried to frame some of the argument exclusionary tactics. the administration. about this history of how we got to this This is unacceptable, and it is why I We are talking about unemployment point that you are seeing the frustra- urge the House to consider H.R. 1644, rates in counties two and three times tion in Congress. But I wanted to put the STREAM Act, as soon as possible. the rate of the national figures: 13.5 that again in context. Introduced by my colleague from percent, 13 percent, 12 percent, 10 per- This industry is bigger than the auto- West Virginia, ALEX MOONEY, the cent. That is tough for a family, a com- mobile industry, but we don’t have the STREAM Act would direct the admin- munity, a State, all to be able to sur- big communities. We don’t have the istration to conduct a comprehensive vive. Detroits and the Grand Rapids. We just study of the effectiveness of the We keep talking about mines shut- have Farmington, Lumberport, small Stream Buffer Zone Rule that has been ting down. I want people to under- towns that make up the backbone of in place since 1983. We have been doing stand, when you shut down coal mines, rural America. That is what we are this for a long time and protecting you really affect a community. These trying to fight for. streams in the process. people all have families. When these I yield to the gentleman from Ohio While this study occurs, a prohibi- men lose their jobs, it affects other (Mr. JOHNSON) for his comments. tion on the promulgation of new rules people. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Thank you to addressing the stream protection or The administration and the EPA can my colleague for yielding. stream buffers will be implemented to shut down our coal mining industry. You made a comment just a minute ensure that the Secretary incorporates Yes, they can. They are doing a pretty about, you know, we don’t have the De- the findings of the study into any fu- good job of it, if that was their intent, troits, we don’t have the New Yorks, ture rulemaking. was to shut down and for people to lose we don’t have the big cities in coal This is just one example, Mr. MCKIN- their jobs. country. LEY, of the regulatory overreach of this But think about it. When these men We may not have those big cities in administration and its devastating im- lose their jobs, it is not just the coal coal country, but I guarantee you pacts on coal miners, on families that miners who are losing their jobs. It is those big cities get some of their elec- depend on the coal industry for their the other individuals in the commu- tricity from the coal that is produced livelihoods, and the businesses that de- nity. by the coal miners that live in our re- pend on cost-affordable, reliable elec- We are talking about the railroad gion. tricity across our country. workers, the barge operators, the Over the past 5 years, the Office of I appreciate you giving me the time trucking industry, all that come to Surface Mining Reclamation has spent to share that. Mr. MCKINLEY. Thank you. You pick up the coal at the mine to take it more than $10 million of its budget to have been one of our stalwarts in push- to the power plant. pursue a wholesale rewrite of one of ing this legislation for all 5 years you The machinists, the concrete sup- the agency’s regulatory programs. pliers, the people that put the conveyor Dubbed the ‘‘stream protection rule’’ have been here on this. So I know people across this country belts in, and the building that we have by the agency, this massive regulatory recognize the work that you are doing to do with it, all of them lose their undertaking has little to do with pro- on behalf of the coal miners and this jobs. The timber industry. tecting streams and much more to do whole industry. Then go outside and talk to the with riding roughshod over State regu- Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. I am proud to school board when the school boards latory programs. be on your team. are struggling to make ends meet be- This rule rewrite means more Ameri- Mr. MCKINLEY. We have a host of cause so many of their employers are cans will be out of work and that elec- other folks here to address the issue. gone and their tax base is eroded with tricity bills of hard-working families We have got this chart up. Eventually, it. But, also, go to the grocery store could increase. we are going to get to that in the next and find out that is the impact. Gro- As OSM’s related draft environ- part of it. cery stores, pharmacies, restaurants, mental impact statement indicates, But what we are talking about here apartment buildings. the Appalachian Basin, home to thou- is here are all the regulations. These We have got a map that shows, again, sands of Ohioans who depend on the are all the regulations that are affect- the impact of this as we get into this. coal industry for their livelihood, to ing the coal industry, the manufac- We have got several speakers here to- put food on their table, to put clothes turing industry, all promulgated from night to talk more about it. on their children, to send their chil- the Clean Air Act. We will get to that This is a location of all the power dren to school, could see as many as 450 in a minute. But, in the meantime, plants across America. There are over production-related jobs lost per year, let’s hear from some more individuals. 500 coal-fired plants operating today with potential adverse impacts of $37 I yield to the gentleman from the around this country. million annually. Third District of West Virginia (Mr. But just in the last month the Sierra This appears to be of little concern to JENKINS). Club, Bloomberg, Earthjustice, and all the administration, as Interior Sec- Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia. Con- have been touting the fact that they retary Sally Jewell was recently gressman MCKINLEY, thank you for want by the year 2017 to take one-third quoted as characterizing the job loss in your leadership as chair of the Coal of those red dots off the map. coal country associated with this rule Caucus. It does great work. I am hon- Almost a third of our capacity to rewrite as ‘‘minor.’’ ored to be a part of it, and I am hon- generate electricity can be gone be- I invite Secretary Jewell to join me ored to work with you. cause of the rules and the way some of on a trip to any coal mine in Ohio and Mr. Speaker, as you well know and as the environmental groups are pursuing directly tell the hard-working miners— the people of America need to know, we this. One-third of them. look them in the eye and tell them are at a critical point in this war on Now, in terms of grid reliability with that this new rule has only minor im- coal, and it truly is a war on coal. this, you have to deal with what they pacts. Coal is vital to the people of West have talked about. If we continue to I will clear my schedule, and I will be Virginia and to West Virginia’s econ- shut down coal-fired power plants and available any day, anytime, to go with omy and to this country. Coal supports don’t replace them, whether that is her if she wants to come there. many crucial investments in southern with wind, solar, or gas, our grid reli- Furthermore, this regulation omits West Virginia, in my congressional dis- ability is going to be in question. and ignores the relevant input from trict. How many times are we going to lose those stakeholders with the most ex- Its revenues help support tourism, our power? FERC has already said that, pertise in regulating mining, the roads, and infrastructure. It will make if we don’t do something by 2017, they States who have been doing it for King Coal Highway a reality and make are saying the Midwest is going to years. sure we do not have a bridge to no- start experiencing rolling blackouts. In fact, 9 of the 10 States originally where, like we already have in south- So let’s be careful with this. involved in the rules development have ern West Virginia.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:51 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.099 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5576 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2015 Coal puts food on the table. Coal pays said: You can continue to generate country is looking for less dependence the bills. Coal supports families. Coal electric power by burning coal. But if on foreign nations for energy? Why generates the revenue that provides for you decide to go that way, we will now? Why, Mr. President? Why con- our roads, our schools, our police, and bankrupt you. That is one promise he tinue to push in the direction you have our fire departments. Coal keeps the has kept. been pushing? lights on. Now, in Pennsylvania alone, coal is The bottom line is this is just not But, sadly, this administration responsible for over 40,000 jobs and 40 about coal country; this is about our doesn’t recognize the value of coal or of percent of our electric power. The As- whole country. the people who work to mine it. They sociated Press calls it the workhorse of Mr. MCKINLEY, I would like to thank are proposing regulation after regula- America’s power system. you for fighting this fight. The 5 years tion to make it harder to mine coal, But the extreme overreach by the we have been here together, this has harder to burn coal, and harder to EPA is threatening jobs and forcing en- been something we fought to go every produce affordable energy from coal. ergy costs for families and manufactur- day in every way and will continue to We have lost an estimated 43 percent ers to skyrocket, which hurts every do. of our coal jobs in just the last 6 years. single American. That is something I It is time now for the people in While that is a sobering number, it is think the general public has to under- America to also be heard. Please do not more than a statistic. stand. sit in silence and suffer in silence when Each one of those employees has re- While maybe they don’t go down in your voices need to be heard. We need sponsibilities. They have bills. They those mines and while maybe they to have everybody standing up for coal, have families. They have rent or house don’t bring that precious product out standing up for the production of elec- payments. How will they provide for from underneath the ground and while tricity that is affordable and reliable, themselves and others without their maybe they don’t work in a coal-fired and we just need to look at where we coal jobs? power plant, one thing they do know is, are going and say: My goodness, the We must stand up for West Virginia when they hit that switch to turn on people we sent to represent us, the peo- jobs, West Virginia energy, and West the power, it is reliable because of coal. ple we sent to protect us, it is time for Virginia coal. That is exactly what I Coal has always been the standard. them to stand up and do exactly what they took a pledge to do. am doing in Congress as a member of Coal has always driven the fact that we I thank you for all your efforts. I the House Appropriations Committee. not only have coal that is abundant, we thank my colleagues for being here to- At one hearing, I did ask EPA Ad- have coal that is accessible and we night. This is something we will never ministrator Gina McCarthy to come to have coal that is very affordable. give up on, we will never walk away West Virginia and listen to us. She de- b 1900 from. It has come to our shoulders. We clined. So I brought Logan County coal can’t ever walk away from it because it miners to Washington to testify before Why in the world would we go away is not an option. Congress. from this workhorse of America’s Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I think They shared how coal provides good power system? That is one of the rea- one of the biggest shortcomings here is paychecks to support their families sons we reintroduced the Coal Country I don’t think other Members of Con- and how they are worried overregula- Protection Act; that is H.R. 2637. gress and I don’t think the American tion will put them out of work. It is just a commonsense bill that public understand the magnitude of I am working in Congress to ensure would stop any EPA regulations from this industry. That is why I started off our miners will be able to provide for affecting America’s power plants until with that chart, to show you that be- their families and that our State still four outcomes are achieved: number tween the coal and the coal-fired elec- has access to affordable domestic en- one, no job losses; number two, no loss trical plants, it is larger than the auto- ergy. I will continue to fight each and in GDP or economic growth; number mobile industry. every day. three, no higher electric rates; and, number four, no interruption in the re- Now, just walk with me, just imagine Thank you for your leadership. that if we told the automobile industry Mr. MCKINLEY. Thank you for your liable delivery of electrical energy. that they had to cut back one-third of comments. These are pretty commonsense goals. their capacity of cars, but that is okay, Before we go to the gentleman from Now, who would be able to verify they are going to say, because what we Pennsylvania, Congressman KELLY, I that or who would certify? Well, the do is people will ride bikes or they will just wanted to add, because you talked Secretary of Labor could do it; the take the train or the bus. That is not about education, that the Duke Energy Congressional Budget Office could do our culture in America. They would plant over in New Richmond, Ohio—the it; the Energy Information Administra- tion could do it; the Federal Energy fight back, too. closure of that cost them $1.5 million You and I are fighting—and the rest Regulatory Commission could do it, out of their school system, out of their of these people that represent our coal and the North American Electric Reli- property taxes, with that. fields. We have enjoyed the cost of ability Corporation could do it. You are absolutely right when we electricity coming from low cost be- You said about time. It is about talk about the impact it is going to cause of coal. In America, all across, time, but it is time not just for the have on schools when we start depriv- we showed 49 of the 50 States burn coal country people to stand up and ing that. coal—49—and this administration fight for coal; it is time for the whole But then you have FirstEnergy’s wants to stop that, wants to cut back. Albright plant. They lost $380,000. The country to stand up and fight for coal. I would say, if you are going to cut AEP plant over in Lockbourne, Ohio, is It is well past the midnight hour. back the coal industry, then look at $406,000. As we continue to shut down mines the automobile industry as well; if you This is real money that is hurting and lose jobs and shut down commu- are going to go after one huge compo- the communities. It is depriving our nities and raise people’s electric rates nent of our economy, go after the auto- school systems of money, all pushing and then people at home sit back and mobile industry as well with it. an ideology. So thank you for joining wonder: What are they doing in Wash- Thank you very much for what you this fight. ington? Why do they continue to hurt said. I yield now to the gentleman from us at every turn? We talked about a lot. Now, let’s con- Pennsylvania (Mr. KELLY). The answer is the people making tinue on. Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. some of this policy have never done Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman Speaker, it is about time. Time is run- what you have done; they have never from Ohio (Mr. GIBBS). ning out. I think right now we look at walked in your shoes; they have never I think Congressman GIBBS from what is happening in coal country and had to do what we have done in coal Ohio, I think you had some remarks nothing could be more alarming than country to protect electric power. you wanted to make. what is happening. Why in the world would we do this Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the This is one promise the President now at a time when the country is gentleman for holding this Special kept. When he ran as a candidate, he looking for jobs, at a time when the Order on this very important topic.

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That is Federal Government has put its heavy The Energy Information Administra- why it is important. hand of regulatory power on the scales tion—that is the government agency I am really glad you brought up the to make this industry noncompetitive. dedicated to the impartial analysis of Ratepayer Protection Act because we Just to give you a sample of the data—reported it will cause the price of need to make sure that the courts have problem, in the first quarter of 2015 electricity rates to rise for consumers. ruled before the action is taken. You alone, Kentucky’s coal employment Ohio families are already stretching and I are going to be paying more for numbers dropped another 101⁄2 percent. their budgets as much as they can, our utility bills as a result of that if What does that mean in total? Coal struggling to make ends meet. Raising and until it is ruled unconstitutional. production in Kentucky has decreased their monthly electric bills is just We know it is coming; they know it is to its lowest level since 1963. In 2015, going to make their struggle worse. coming. Thank you for bringing that production levels are currently half of Earlier this month, the House passed up. what they were just two decades ago; the Ratepayer Protection Act, as you Our next remarks we have are from yet demand for energy in the United know, to stop the implementation of a one of our—I can’t say one of our new- States has suddenly increased. clean power plan while the courts ad- est Members, but he is a Member from There are more than just statistics, dress the legal challenges to the plan Kentucky that has been very out- Mr. Speaker, when it comes to talking and give Ohioans a break from the spoken. I appreciate very much Con- about the face of the war on coal. Many of my colleagues have shared these sto- EPA’s heavy-handed regulations. gressman BARR from Kentucky. Sadly, the EPA’s refusal to listen to Can you share some thoughts to- ries about what this really means, the public and industry input is not night? what all of these regulations really without precedent. When considering Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman mean in the real world. It is not statis- the redefinition of waters of the United from Kentucky (Mr. BARR). tics on a page; it is not about coal pro- States rule, the agencies did not take Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I want to duction percentages on decline. What it is really about, it is about into account the opinions of their thank the gentleman, my colleague Sally, the young woman in Wolfe Coun- State partners. Within hours, 27 States and friend, from West Virginia for his ty, Kentucky, that I met with tears in and countless organizations filed law- leadership in the Congressional Coal her eyes at the end of a townhall meet- suits challenging the rule. Caucus, to my colleagues from Penn- ing. Additionally, at the end of June, the sylvania and Ohio, and all over the She came to me as her Congressman country representing coal-producing Supreme Court found that the EPA and she said: Do they know what they failed to consider compliance costs States where good people—men and are doing to our family? My husband when proposing new rules for power women—working in the coal mines lit- lost his job because the coal mining plants. erally power America. employer that he works for didn’t get a They come from an industry—they If the EPA continues to push forward permit, and so now, he is out of work. with this plan, it will only hurt those work in the coal mines; they support Don’t those people in Washington un- who want reliable, affordable energy. It the coal miners—an industry that pro- derstand that I have got kids? We are is time to set aside partisan agendas. vides affordable and reliable energy going back to school; it is August, and I encourage the EPA to start from that powers the American economy I can’t afford shoes for my kids. I had scratch and work with the stake- and has been the backbone of the to go to Walmart and buy them flip- holders and industry partners to create American economy. flops, just so they wouldn’t be embar- a commonsense plan that strengthens Instead of celebrating that industry, rassed to go back to school. our energy infrastructure and safe- instead of applauding the heroic work Now, I want the regulators in Wash- guards our environment. that these men and women do, day in ington, D.C., to come back to Ken- Again, Congressman MCKINLEY, I and day out, underground and above tucky, to eastern Kentucky, and meet thank you for holding this Special ground, what is the response of the Sally and look Sally in the eye and ask Order today—and Mr. Speaker—be- Federal Government over the last 6 her to describe to them what the im- cause this affects a large region of our years? It has been to singularly punish pact of this war on coal is for her. country. I know you talked about, this industry. What about Robert? Robert the coal what, 400 coal-fired plants across the I can’t think of an administration miner from Wolfe County, Kentucky, country. from either party in the history of the in my district, he gets up at 3 a.m. This is important to our economy, United States that has singled out a every morning to commute an hour to and you have to have reliable and af- single industry with the level of vindic- go to work in the coal mines just to fordable energy for businesses to grow tiveness, frankly, and targeted a single put food on the table. and create jobs. This Clean Power Plan industry and literally bankrupted Or what about James, who looks at is going to lay around and strangle our many of these companies. me with an incredible expression and businesses and put people out of work I don’t understand it for a variety of says: ANDY, don’t they understand across the Midwest and across my reasons, but let me just share with you what they are doing? They are putting State in Ohio. a little bit about the coal industry in people out of work. They are making I thank you for doing this tonight. Kentucky. We could very well be the life harder on the American people. Mr. MCKINLEY. Thank you very poster child for demonstrating the tre- Surely, these are the people who say much. Thank you for bringing up the mendous negative impact and the con- they are fighting for the working man. Ratepayer Protection Act because, as sequences of this heartless, aggressive, I am the working man. Congressman, you know, after we followed the MATS anticoal policy from the EPA and from what are they thinking? rule, after the Supreme Court ruled this administration’s regulatory pol- Then you talk about Chris, Chris who that unconstitutional, you didn’t hear icy. says: Congressman, I don’t know much the President complain because they Since 2009, the Commonwealth of about politics; I don’t really care much had effectively accomplished every- Kentucky has lost more than 8,000 coal about politics, but if you can go save thing they wanted before that rule. mining jobs throughout our State. For my job, I am for you. Can’t the politi- I am afraid that is why the impor- every one coal mining job, three addi- cians in Washington fight for people tance of this Ratepayer Protection Act tional jobs are directly tied to every just to go to work and provide for their is because, if we continue to shut down coal mining job. This is a direct result families? These are paychecks that our coal power plants and deprive our of the administration’s war on coal. these people depend on. communities of taxpayer moneys to Sure, there are competitive pressures Finally, it is Curtis, Curtis who said run our schools, then that winds up—if from natural gas, and we celebrate the to me that his father crawled on his

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The International Energy Agency has go to these places—West Virginia, Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I would also already indicated that they have a vo- Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky—and make this point that this is the United racious appetite for coal elsewhere out- look these people in the eye and ask States of America. side of America. No one else is fol- them what they think about their poli- In the United States of America, we lowing the administration’s lead on cies. solve problems through entrepreneur- this idea of this war on coal. Worst of all, it is all done in the ship, free enterprise, and innovation. They are still burning coal. They are name of the environment. We all love We put a man on the Moon because we burning coal every which way they the environment. These coal miners are Americans. We believe in freedom, can. Whether it is in China or in love the environment. They come from and we believe in innovation. India—wherever they are—they are a beautiful part of the country, in Ap- If there is a problem with carbon using coal. As a matter of fact, from palachia. emissions and climate change, then we the year 2000 to 2013, they increased It is not about not wanting to help should solve the problem the American their appetite for coal by 70 percent; the environment or environmental way, through fossil energy research. but in America, we dropped. It is im- stewardship, but what is so sad is that What we should not do is supply a So- portant to understand where this fight these regulations aren’t going to do a viet-style, command-and-control solu- is and what we have to do to fight for darn thing about global carbon emis- tion from Washington, which will not the individuals. sions. solve the problem. Mr. Speaker, as we start to wrap up The Clean Power Plan rule that this What we need to be doing is export- our discussion tonight about coal and administration has proposed would re- ing American technology to China and its impact, about the Clean Power Plan duce global carbon emissions by less India and other countries that have in- and the effective regulations, I yield to than 1 percent—for what, $8 billion in ferior electricity-generating capabili- the gentleman from the Second Dis- additional annual cost to our economy ties. trict of West Virginia (Mr. MOONEY), and thousands of American families Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I just one of our newest Congressmen. without paychecks. wanted to touch base again before we Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Mr. This is wrong. The Congress of the go to our last speaker. Speaker, I thank Congressman MCKIN- United States is right to stand up for Again, these are all of the rules. This LEY for his leadership on this issue and these families. The Congress of the is the overwhelming number of rules in our great State of West Virginia. I United States is right to stand up for that we are trying to deal with in thank Congressman BARR for his great jobs. America in dealing with fossil fuels, comments and for his telling some per- That is why I support all of the legis- from ozone to new source performance sonal stories about how this affects lative work done by this House by standards. I could go on. real Americans from different States. these good Members—the STREAM Act There is the regional haze and the Mr. Speaker, our great country is from my colleague and friend from greenhouse gas tailoring rule. We have blessed with abundant natural re- West Virginia; the coal residuals bill to deal with those. Let me show the sources. Unfortunately, President that the gentleman, the chairman, has impact as already predicted is going to Obama has made a campaign commit- championed and done a great job in happen. It is that we are going to see ment to destroy coal as a domestic en- supporting, my colleague, ED WHIT- higher utility bills. If we want to see ergy source, and he is intent on ful- FIELD, the chairman of the Energy Sub- that, just keep doing it because that is filling that promise. committee on the Ratepayer Protec- exactly what is going to happen. Just 2 weeks ago, the Office of Sur- tion Act; the REINS Act, which we just This chart has been produced that face Mining, under the Department of voted for and passed out of this House, shows, just in West Virginia 7 years the Interior, released its latest set of which would stop all of these costly ago—let’s just say for discussion—you rules and regulations that will cripple regulations. had a $100 bill for your monthly elec- the coal industry not only in West Vir- tric. Now, because of all of the rules, ginia, but across the country. These b 1915 we are at $160. That is a 60 percent in- new rules and regulations are over 2,500 Mr. Speaker, it is time for us to crease in the cost of utilities. Some pages in length. stand up for American jobs, for Amer- might argue it is because of the cost of If you do not know exactly what that ican energy, and for American-pro- coal. No. The cost of coal has dropped. looks like, here it is, ladies and gentle- duced coal power. I thank the gen- The point here is that the power men. It is six folders full of new regula- tleman for his leadership. plants—the utilities—are having to put tions—2,500 pages. This is what it looks Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, the excessive money into the production of like, okay? The Department of the In- gentleman touched on something that I electricity to meet some of those rules terior has given us 60 days to go don’t know that our listeners or even that we talked about over there. It is through this. It is a lot of work. At the the other Members of Congress quite coming out of our pockets. Someone is very least, a 120-day extension is need- grasp, but the gentleman touched on it paying for that. You and I are paying ed beyond the current 60-day comment in one statement he made. It is the for that. period. claim that CO2 emissions of the world In addition, we are already 60 percent I have already joined Chairman are the target of our global warming up. Look at Arizona. They are sug- BISHOP of the Natural Resources Com- issue. gesting that the increased cost in Ari- mittee, on which I serve, and 43 Mem- I will just accept, for discussion pur- zona is going to go up 40 percent; in the bers of Congress in sending a letter to poses, that that is the basis of their State of Washington, 37 percent; in the Obama administration, requesting war on coal, this ideological fight that California, 24 percent. All we have to a 120-day extension of the comment pe- we are involved in. I will use the ask is: Is this what the consumers riod for the recently announced job- United Nations’ statistics—not the Re- want? killing stream buffer zone regulation publican caucus’, not the coal coun- Let me show you another chart here. right here. try’s numbers, but the United Nations’. This talks about where coal is being My hard-working staff and I of the They say: Congressman BARR, if you used. Now, this administration has Second District of West Virginia have were to stop all coal-fired capacity in been very effective in shutting it off. been going through this very hard over every school, church, hospital, power You have heard the horror stories of the last several days since it came out. station—if we were to stop all burning what has happened in Kentucky. I have We have been trying to look at all of

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Ensure that electric power transmission are uniquely threatened by these regu- The rule, they are coming from the lines and other transmission facilities that lations because of our mountainous to- administration because they have seen are used for or are incidental to surface min- pography and abundance of small the strategy here, which is just to use ing activities on the permit area are de- streams. a bullying tactic, push it through, signed and constructed to minimize electro- Industry estimates say this adminis- knowing full well 5 or 6 years from now cution hazards to raptors and other alien it is going to be overturned in the species with large wingspans. trative action could mean 45 to 79 per- cent of the coal reserves in the Appa- courts. But we will never get our jobs The Office of Surface Mining is wor- lachia would no longer be usable. The back. ried about protecting raptors and other damage from such a critical blow to Those individuals that you were talk- birds from electrocution, so they have the industry would create a ripple of ing about, Congressman BARR, those created a special regulation just to pre- hardship in our State. individuals that came up to you, they vent that from happening. That is I think my colleague Congressman are not going to have a job. right. Here it is—required. We found on MCKINLEY mentioned this already, but They will have left Kentucky. They page 1201, buried within thousands of over 90 percent of the energy consumed will have gone someplace else to try to pages of regulations, that coal compa- in West Virginia is produced by coal find something else. They are going to nies are to build special power lines to power, and distress in the coal industry be uprooted from their communities. prevent ‘‘raptors from getting zapped.’’ will raise home energy prices and busi- No, we have to fight. This is the fight I wonder if the environmentalists ness energy costs for everybody. Low- now. have the same concerns for their own income folks are going to struggle with I yield to the gentleman from Ken- projects. According to the Smithso- this. tucky (Mr. BARR). nian, somewhere between 140,000 and Mr. BARR. I agree with you 100 per- Furthermore, approximately 60 per- 328,000 birds die each year from flying cent. cent of West Virginia State business into wind turbines. I would just mention, too, it is not On page 1100 exactly, we have even tax revenue is derived from coal reve- just about the coal mining jobs and the more new rules here. It reads: nues. A significant decrease in these coal miners who will lose their jobs. revenues would put a severe financial You may not conduct any surface mining My district is mainly not a mining activity that is likely to jeopardize the con- strain on the State budget, and it could district. My district mainly is known tinued existence of threatened or endangered potentially hurt crucial services in our for thoroughbred horses and bourbon species listed by the Secretary or proposed State, like public schools, State-funded distilleries and cattle, in addition to for listing by the Secretary or that is likely health clinics, and the funding of our the University of Kentucky and the to result in the destruction or adverse modi- law enforcement agencies. City of Lexington, but we do border the fication of designated critical habitat in vio- I want to continue to work with my lation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. coal industry. colleagues on the Natural Resources What I do know about those senior That is a long sentence with a lot of Committee, and I thank my colleague citizens on fixed incomes or low-in- ‘‘ors.’’ This absurd regulation would from West Virginia and my colleague come folks who live in those noncoal- prohibit mining near animals that the from Kentucky for cosponsoring my producing counties in my district is Director of the Interior has simply pro- bill, H.R. 1644. It is also known as the that their electricity bills are going to posed for listing as endangered or as STREAM Act. double or triple if this Clean Power threatened. I want to first move it swiftly Plan goes into effect. It would be one thing to prevent min- through committee before any real I have talked to the utilities. Over 90 ing operations around animals that are damage can be done by this harmful percent of the electricity in Kentucky actually endangered, but this regula- new rule. It is time that the adminis- comes from coal. Coal keeps the lights tion goes far, far beyond protecting en- tration wakes up and realizes that on. Coal provides affordable energy. dangered species. This is a stunning their regulations are hurting hard- The estimates from the utilities is regulatory power grab that an environ- working American taxpayers for no that, in a single year, folks who live mental extremist Secretary will use to good reason. below the poverty line are going to see put miners out of business. b 1930 their electricity bills increase by two Even more ridiculous is just the times, maybe three times, and that is heart of this rulemaking, which is to Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I simply something that they can’t af- fundamentally change the definition of thank the gentleman for his comments ford. a ‘‘stream’’ to include temporary on that and for bringing up also the So this is an assault on low-income streams. Temporary streams are, es- Clean Power Plan as we were wrapping Americans, not just coal-mining fami- sentially, ditches that fill up with up with that. lies, but, also, fixed-income seniors and water when it rains, and the water goes Because I am intrigued—and maybe other low-income Americans. away quickly. They are calling them the rest of the Members should be as Mr. MCKINLEY. I do appreciate the ‘‘streams’’ now. well—with the idea that is being pro- gentleman’s additional comments. A recent study from the National moted by the senior Senator from Ken- So as we leave here tonight, let’s Center for Mining estimates that these tucky, which is maybe we should not make sure that we go back over what rules will destroy as many as 80,000 be so quick to jump on the Clean Power we have talked about. coal jobs across the country. My col- Plan. We have talked about the impact on league Congressman ANDY BARR put The President may very well be over- coal. We have talked about the individ- some names to those stories of individ- turned on this constitutionally. But if uals, as you just referred to on their uals who are losing their jobs. He just the States implement this voluntarily electric bills. We see the drama that is referred to them in his remarks, and I and impact our schools, our commu- going to play out over this. appreciate that. nities, our environment, our health We have seen the numbers of regula- These are hard-working American care, our hospitals, by shutting down, tions that are coming forth with this, taxpayers who are simply trying to we won’t be able to recover from that. with these bullying tactics, this hos- provide for their families; and these So the Senator has come up with an tility toward coal. We have seen this idealistic, extremist regulations are intriguing concept, and that is just say last result, the Clean Power Plan. putting them out of work. It is harm- no. It kind of reminds me of Barbara These have to stop. America needs to ing families not only in our States of Bush a few years ago. wake up. West Virginia and Kentucky, but As a result of that, we already have This is something that is happening, across the country. These new regula- several States that are either saying but we have the ability here to reach

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It is mostly out in the delta, out in with very little resources of their own, Work with us to get the clean coal the desert and in southern California, unable to dig deeper wells to provide technology so that we can cut down Imperial Valley, part of San Diego, themselves with water. our emissions. The idea of shutting off Riverside, and San Bernardino County. So part of the bill that passed 3 coal is short-sighted, and the rest of And there is a little bit of drought up weeks ago attempted to address this, the world isn’t following. here in the far north, north coast area, but in a very insufficient way. Someone said about leadership: You in Del North County. There are alternatives. There are know, if no one is following you, then The red and the brown, that is really, ways that California can and must deal all you are doing is a man taking a really serious. So California is really in with the drought, and they basically walk. a very serious state of hurt at the mo- are short term, immediate, and long So we have to find people that can ment. term. lead. We have groups that are willing The drought is severe. It is having an That legislation has been introduced. to take this on and fight for coal, fight enormous impact not just in the San I draw the attention to the Huffman for the jobs and the people that are af- Joaquin Valley, but really throughout bill, which is a comprehensive effort to fected by this. the entire State of California. deal with California’s both short-term So I thank you all for coming out Twenty-five percent water reduction and long-term efforts. here tonight. is mandated by the State for the entire I also draw attention to the Napoli- I yield back the balance of my time, State. And so, in southern California, tano bill and basically draw your at- Mr. Speaker. central California, northern California, tention to how it should not be done, f that dramatic reduction in the con- which was the Valadao bill. Now, action is underway in the Sen- REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- sumption of water is well underway. ate. Our Senator, DIANNE FEINSTEIN, is VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF I live here in the central part, in the about to introduce legislation. We have H.R. 1994, VA ACCOUNTABILITY delta of California, which I will talk not had a chance to see the full legisla- ACT OF 2015, AND PROVIDING about at some length. Three weeks ago this House passed tion. FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. We do know that some of the legislation to address this issue, the 3236, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Huffman bill is introduced into it, and Valadao bill. What it really was all AND VETERANS HEALTH CARE we know that some of the Napolitano about was a relaxation of the environ- CHOICE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF bill is also introduced. mental protections and, thereby, a 2015 I want to deal with those opportuni- mechanism to basically take what Mr. SESSIONS (during the Special ties that present themselves and, at water remains in northern California Order of Mr. MCKINLEY) from the Com- the same time, suggest that the here in the Sacramento Valley and mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- Valadao bill should not be passed. leged report (Rept. No. 114–234) on the transport it down into the San Joaquin There is no need to push aside the en- resolution (H. Res. 388) providing for Valley here. vironmental laws. There is no need to consideration of the bill (H.R. 1994) to It is basically the classic water grab, waive the California constitution and amend title 38, United States Code, to which we have seen so much of over the the water rights system in the con- provide for the removal or demotion of years. stitution as the Valadao bill does. It is employees of the Department of Vet- While all of that talk is going on here hidden, but it is there. erans Affairs based on performance or in Washington, D.C., what is happening So what I want to really talk about misconduct, and for other purposes, is that California is doing what it has is how we can address the California and providing for consideration of the done so very well, and that is mine not water needs. I call this the little sip/big bill (H.R. 3236) to provide an extension coal, which we heard about from our gulp strategy. It is a proposal that I of Federal-aid highway, highway safe- colleagues from the coal states, but, made some 3 years ago and continue to ty, motor carrier safety, transit, and rather, mine water. work on. It is a water plan for all of other programs funded out of the High- This map basically shows what is California. way Trust Fund, to provide resource happening in the aquifers of California. It is similar to a program put out by flexibility to the Department of Vet- In June of 2002, you see a lot of green. the California administration, not for erans Affairs for health care services, The aquifers, while still depleted, were tunnels, not the California water fix, and for other purposes, which was re- thought to be in pretty good shape. not the BDCP—all of those programs ferred to the House Calendar and or- In 2008, as a result of expansion of ag- are simply a way to transfer water— dered to be printed. riculture in cities and communities but, rather, what we call a water fix, a throughout California, the mining of f water plan, for all of California. water was going on so much so that we Basically, what it involves is a mech- CALIFORNIA DROUGHT SOLUTION are now beginning to see these yellow anism to provide water for the growing The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. and brown areas show up. population of California for the agri- GRAVES of Louisiana). Under the As the drought continued on from cultural areas, Sacramento and San Speaker’s announced policy of January 2008 to 2014, we are beginning to see the Joaquin, called the Great Central Val- 6, 2015, the gentleman from California very severe overdraft of the aquifers of ley, for the urban regions here in the (Mr. GARAMENDI) is recognized for 60 California. Will these aquifers rebound bay area and down in southern Cali- minutes as the designee of the minor- when the rains return? Perhaps. fornia. ity leader. But we also know that many of them I will go through it very, very quick- Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, we will not. And the result of this extraor- ly. had a most interesting discussion on dinary overdrafting of the aquifers in Let’s talk about southern California. coal. Let’s continue on with natural re- California will place in jeopardy many, Basically, it now takes water from sources for a few moments here. many communities, agricultural com- northern California from the Colorado I represent a good portion of the munities as well as the human commu- River. It brings water into the south- State of California. I put this map up nities. ern California area, where it is con- as an opportunity for interested parties We know that down here in the San sumed. to observe what is happening in the Joaquin Valley along the eastern side After being cleaned, it is consumed. State of California. communities are simply out of water. It is cleaned yet again, and a great We are well into the fourth year of The aquifers have been mined, over- amount of water is dumped then into our drought in California. You can see drafted, to the point where there is no the Pacific Ocean.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:51 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.105 H28JYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5581 You say: Wait a minute. You mean to Monterey Bay area and, actually, ev- more than a thousand miles of rivers, tell me they are taking water from erywhere in California. sloughs, and waterways of various northern California 400 or 500 miles As much as has been done in the kinds. from the Colorado River, bringing it years leading to this moment, more It is in trouble. It is in serious jeop- into southern California, cleaning it, can and must be done in conservation, ardy because of the transfer of water using it once, and then dumping it into both urban as well as agriculture. Per- from the north through the delta to the the ocean? haps estimates by the State govern- great pumps here at Tracy that could The answer is yes. That is exactly ment indicate somewhere between 3 pump up to 15,000 cubic feet of water what has happened, so much so that and 5 million acre-feet of water can be per second out of these pumps, sending what I think is probably the fifth big- saved through a very robust conserva- that to the San Joaquin Valley here, gest river on the West Coast of the tion program up and down the State. and then on into Los Angeles. Western Hemisphere is, in fact, the Once again, this is in the Democratic This is the hub, and this is where the sanitation plants in southern Cali- legislation that has been put forth by controversy exists. What the Governor fornia. Ms. NAPOLITANO as well as by Mr. wants to do is to start up here in one So the first option would be to recy- HUFFMAN. A major and very, very im- of the richest agricultural areas in all cle that water. That is very much a portant element in California water fu- of America and basically create two, part of the Napolitano bill, as well as ture is a continuation of this conserva- three intakes and two massive tunnels the Huffman bill: recycling. Use the tion program. that come all the way down here to the water that is already there. Clean it So you have recycling; you could do pumps, in the process destroying a lot and reuse it. desalinization in certain places; and, of the agricultural land. The pumps are This is actually happening in Orange thirdly, conservation, with conserva- big enough. These tunnels are capable County down here. Orange County has tion being the single biggest and the of carrying 15,000 cubic feet of water one of the largest recycling programs most inexpensive of all of the options. per second; and with intakes that are anywhere in the United States. Good There are things that need to be at 9,000, you add another intake, you for them. But that much more can be done. Money needs to be made avail- can get the full 15,000. done. able, Federal Government grants as Keep in mind, the Sacramento River For maybe a billion dollars, a billion well as State and local government, flowing past Freeport, Sacramento, and a half dollars, you may be able to and participation by farmers and com- flows at somewhere around 15,000 cubic get 500,000 acre-feet of new water that munities up and down the State. feet per second water into the Sac- is already in southern California. Thirdly, we need to develop more ramento and into the delta. So this So that is the recycling: San Diego, storage. Here is where the twin tunnel system that the Governor wants to southern California, the great Los An- concept that is being pushed by Gov- build is big enough to literally drain geles Basin, as well as the great San ernor Brown and the administration the freshwater from the delta, destroy- Francisco area. makes no sense at all. I want to put up ing this extraordinary ecological sys- Here in Sacramento a major recy- a map that displays this a little better. tem, the largest estuary on the West cling program is now underway by the I am going to go to the really big map Coast of the Western Hemisphere. Sacramento Regional Sanitation Dis- here because this really needs to be un- So we say to the Governor, why trict. Good for them. derstood. would you build something that has That water will be reused, some of it This is a picture of the delta of Cali- such destructive capacity? A recent re- in the Sacramento area, the rest of it fornia. It is an inland delta. It is the port that was done on the economic put back in the river as clean water largest estuary on the West Coast of benefits of this—remember, it is about and then available for environmental the Western Hemisphere. It is basically $15 billion to build these two tunnels purposes in the bay as well as for the this entire region here. Sacramento is and the intakes and the pumps that go San Joaquin Valley and, indeed, all the up here; Stockton is here; Contra Costa with it, about $15 billion. The economic way to Los Angeles. County, Pittsburg, Antioch down here; analysis that was recently published in So recycling is very, very much a and then San Francisco Bay begins the Sacramento Bee said, well, wait a part of the future of California. right in this area. minute, the total economic benefit of A lot of people talk about desaliniza- So what we have here is this inland all of this is like $5 billion over the tion. Yes, certainly there is now a de- delta. The San Joaquin River comes up lifetime of the tunnels. That is 50 salinization plant that is opening that from the south. The Sacramento River, years. You are spending $15 billion in will be producing a significant amount the largest river in California, flows the next decade or so, and you are only of water down here in Carlsbad in San from the north all the way from the going to get $5 billion of economic ben- Diego County. There is also a desalin- Oregon border, Mt. Shasta, flows down efit? It doesn’t make much sense. ization plant in the Santa Barbara through the Sacramento Valley, past The other thing that is so foolish area. the city of Sacramento, and comes in about this proposal is there is no stor- and joins the San Joaquin River in the age. There is no storage north of the 1945 b delta of California. delta. There is no storage south of the Those are important. However, desa- I have had the pleasure to live in this delta. There is no storage in the delta. linization is far more expensive than area for the last 40 years and represent So where are you going to put the recycling. The recycled water turns out this area for, well, since 1974 in one water? It is really nonsense. to be quite cleaner than the ocean way or another. It is an extraordinary So what we are saying is don’t waste water. It doesn’t have all the salts and ecological system. The largest estuary, $15 billion or $17 billion here. Don’t set other contaminants because it has al- it is the nursery for dozens of different up a system that could destroy the ready been significantly cleaned in the species of salmon and other fish. It is ecology of the delta and the agri- sanitation process—so recycling. extremely important for the ecology culture of the delta and put at risk the The most important and most imme- not just of the delta, but also of the en- communities that rely upon the fresh- diate and, frankly, underway, as I said, tire West Coast. It is from this area water. Don’t do that. 25 percent reduction in water consump- that the salmon go out to sea, pro- There is a better option that is avail- tion required in California now, that is viding thousands upon thousands of able. We call that the little sip/big called conservation. Clearly, conserva- jobs and recreational opportunities— gulp. tion is the simplest, least expensive, other species, in this area, of fish. It is First of all, fix the levees. Fix the and the largest source of water for the also a major flyway for the waterfowl levees, the key levees that allow for future. that migrate north and south through the transport of water through the Conservation is taking place by man- the area. delta that protect the communities of date now, but also a great deal of con- It is also a very rich agricultural the delta, that protect the flow of servation is taking place in the agri- area, several hundred thousand acres of water as well as the agriculture. Prob- cultural areas up and down the coast as agricultural land, and provides enor- ably less than a billion dollars and you well as the agricultural areas in the mous recreational opportunities with could armor these levees. You could

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This is probably like 30 feet Republican colleague, Mr. LAMALFA, about half of the water that would be to the ceiling. But it would be 40 feet, and I are authoring legislation to build needed. two massive tunnels, 40 feet in diame- Sites Reservoir, which would take So where does the other half come ter, that would be drilled down through water during the flood flows on the from? The other half is what I call the the delta, through some of the most Sacramento off stream, pump it into little sip. I think you can see this on complex soils anywhere in the United this reservoir, a very large reservoir, the map. This is the Sacramento deep- States, disrupting all of this area and about 1.9 million acre-feet, and that water shipping channel. It actually creating the opportunity for an exis- water would then be available to be put intersects the Sacramento River way tential threat to the delta because they back into the Sacramento River for ex- up here in Sacramento, taking water, a are so big and can take so much water. port to the south or for salinity con- little bit of water into the shipping What would this cost? Maybe a third, trol, freshwater into the San Francisco channel and coming down here to a maybe less than a third, maybe a quar- Bay, and also would create the oppor- community called Rio Vista. About 40 ter, because so much of it is already tunity for the reoperation, that is, to percent of a system is already in exist- built. You already have the channel all work in conjunction with Folsom Res- ence. the way down to here. You would have ervoir here in Sacramento, the Feather If you were to put a fish screen here about a 10- to 12-mile pipeline across River Reservoir, the Oroville Dam and at the opening on the Sacramento the delta into the Old River or a new Reservoir, and the reoperation of the River, allowing 3,000 cubic feet per sec- canal built along the Old River to the Shasta as well as the Yuba reservoirs. ond of water to flow into the shipping pumps at Tracy. It makes a lot of b 2000 channel, down the shipping channel, sense. capture that water way down here The rest of the money, perhaps an- In other words, this would great where the shipping channel ends, there other $10 billion or $12 billion that flexibility to the way in which we are levees on either side of the channel. would be otherwise spent on the mas- would then be able to operate the Sac- Capture the water there, and then sive twin tunnels could then be used ramento River system for the benefit bring the water across to Old River, for storage systems south of the delta. of the environment, for the benefit of which is right here. Bring that water Let me put this down for a second exports to the southern valley—San across to Old River, and it goes then to and put up the map of California. Joaquin Valley, as well as southern the pumps here at Tracy. Where would those storage systems be? California—and for salinity control in So what you have here is a mecha- Here is the delta once again. South of the environment of the delta. At the nism which we call the little sip, 3,000 the delta there is a reservoir here same time, like the San Joaquin Val- cubic feet per second, big enough to be called San Luis. It needs to be repaired ley, there are enormous aquifers here operated virtually every day of the because of earthquake potential. You in the Sacramento Valley that need to year in a normal water year—not this can expand that. Just to the south, you be maintained and recharged so that year with the severe drought, but in a have Los Banos Grandes Creek. That what we could build, if we thought normal water year. would be Los Banos Grandes Reservoir. about it in this holistic way, we would Oh, by the way, you could not oper- There are numerous reservoirs that build a system that would be conjunc- ate the big tunnels, either. So this big could be built along the California aq- tive use, so that when there was a lot project that the Governor wants to ueduct as it comes into the Central of water, we would store that water. propose could not be used this year be- Valley. We would store it in off-stream res- cause there simply isn’t water in the Most important of all are the ervoirs. We would store in an expanded river. aquifers. Remember this: The aquifers Shasta. We would store it in the under- But this little project in most every of the Central Valley are seriously ground aquifers of the San Joaquin year, both the low flow as well as the overdrafted. These are the major stor- Valley or in the reservoirs along the high flow in the average year, could age reservoirs of California. So as west side of the San Joaquin Valley, as take that 3,000 cfs every day, bringing water is brought out of the delta, we well as in southern California. it down to the pumps here at Tracy, de- need to make sure that that water is When you recycle in southern Cali- livering 2 million acre-feet of water put in surface storage reservoirs where fornia, you could then store that water every year. That is the little sip. possible, San Luis, maybe Los Banos in the aquifers that exist here in the When you have the big rain flows, Grandes. Los Vaqueros Reservoir here Los Angeles and the southern Cali- which we hope to have in the future, in Contra Costa County needs to be up- fornia basin. These aquifers actually and actually did have twice this year, graded, added to. So you have these have greater capacity than the Shasta you could turn the big pumps on down surface storage reservoirs that are cer- Reservoir. here, and you could take the rest of the tainly going to be necessary, and most So you have got the aquifer of the 2 million or 21⁄2 million acre-feet, giv- important of all, you have got the San Fernando. You have got the aqui- ing you the 41⁄2 million acre-feet that is aquifers. fer of the San Gabriel, the San desired to flow south to southern Cali- As we look to the future, we need to Bernardino, Orange County, West fornia and to the San Joaquin Valley. figure out the hydrological systems to Basin, and several other smaller Little sip/big gulp. bring water through the canals when it aquifers in the Los Angeles Basin. Of You have, in fact, protected the delta is available and recharge the aquifers course, there are others as you move because you are going to have to main- of the San Joaquin Valley. Some of south towards San Diego. tain the levees, bring them up to code them will not be able to be recharged. That is the storage system that you so that they are 100-, 200-year flood lev- They are gone. Once you drain those would then use in a conjunctive water ees, and you have set up a mechanism aquifers, they may never be able to re- management program. This is the ho- that could not destroy the delta be- cover. But some could be recovered, listic approach that we need to look at. cause it is only 3,000 cubic feet per sec- and those are the ones we need to iden- I call it the little sip in the delta. Build ond coming out of the Sacramento tify, and we need to recharge them. a small facility—3,000 is not small— River way up high. You avoid all of the Similarly, in the Sacramento Valley, 3,000 cubic feet per second facility, tak- destruction that would occur in the north of the delta, there are several ing that water out of the Sacramento Clarksburg-Courtland area up here, storage opportunities available to us. River at Sacramento; put it into the that would occur as a result of the Some of these have been studied. deepwater shipping channel—the Sac- three intakes or four intakes that Way up here is the largest reservoir ramento channel all the way down here would be built on the Sacramento in California, the Shasta Reservoir. just north of Rio Vista—take it across

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Don’t push is available, when the delta smelt and can drill their wells deeper or bring in aside the environmental laws, because other fish are not at the pumps, and surface water from nearby rivers or it is, in fact, the environmental laws turn the pumps on, sending that water communities that may be available. that protect this largest estuary on the south to be stored or used in the That is a particular problem here in West Coast of the Western Hemi- aquifers stored in new surface storage this area of the San Joaquin Valley sphere—San Francisco Bay and the reservoirs along the way. Of course, and a few of the communities up here fishing industry up and down the coast, north of the delta, you would have the in the Sacramento Valley and up in the all the way to the Columbia River be- surface storage reservoir at Sites and foothills. We need to provide that im- tween Oregon and Washington. perhaps the enlargement of Shasta, mediate relief for those areas, and we Don’t put us in a situation where we then the ability to use it. need to get on with conservation and are destined to fight, but rather put us So why don’t we do it? For the $15 some of the money that is necessary in in a situation where we can work to- billion that the Governor wants to order to do that. The water bond is gether. That is my plea to my Repub- spend on digging two tunnels that do available. That money is going to be lican colleagues who pushed that bill not create 1 gallon of new water, but do coming out over the next 18 months or through here basically on a party-line create an existential threat to the larg- so as the State of California moves vote and now headed to the Senate. I est estuary on the West Coast of the projects forward. ask Senator FEINSTEIN to work with Immediately, and this is what I hope Western Hemisphere. Don’t waste your those of us that represent the delta and would be in the legislation that we money. Don’t spend $15 billion on a $5 that have worked for generations and should pass here in Washington is that billion benefit—and that is over 50 decades on how to protect the delta. we would use those Federal programs years. There is a solution. I call it a little that exist today—and there are a mul- Why would you ever make that in- sip/big gulp. You can put any name you titude of Federal programs that al- vestment when you could do something want to on it. In fact, the Natural Re- ready exist in Federal law, money that that creates water, creates perhaps as sources Defense Council came up with is already appropriated but not focused much as 5 million acre-feet of new a similar program that they called a on the drought, not only in California, water for California’s future, water portfolio approach: conservation; recy- but throughout the West. And what I that would be available from recycling cling; desalinization, aquifers; storage would suggest as we move legislation and storage in southern California systems, both large and small, surface forward—perhaps this will be in Sen- aquifers, available from storage north and aquifer. It is all there. This is not ator FEINSTEIN’s bill. I would hope so. of the delta, the replenishment of the And if not there, as we hopefully all new. This is working together to solve aquifers in the great Central Valley of work together on solving the problem a major challenge to the largest econ- California, and the creation of new of drought in the West, particularly in omy in the United States, the seventh storage surface reservoirs along the California, that we focus our attention largest economy in the world, the larg- way? And most important, conserva- on the immediate opportunities that est population—35 million people. This tion—we have to conserve. It is man- the Federal Government can presently is a challenge, but this is a challenge dated now. It is part of our future. present to solve problems. we can do. This is a water plan for all Cali- The Environmental Protection Agen- So my plea to anybody that cares to fornia. These ideas are not new. I cy has the clean water grant programs. work on water is to work with us. didn’t dream them up, although I put The Department of the Interior, the There are ways we can solve and miti- them together. And interestingly Bureau of Reclamation, has the gate the current drought and solve the 1 enough, 3 ⁄2 years ago, when I made this WaterSMART program, which is con- problem for the future drought. It is first proposal, about a year later the servation and recycling. We know that there. It is not going to be any more Governor and the Department of Water the Army Corps of Engineers has pro- expensive than the massive tunnel pro- Resources put forth a paper called a grams. There are other programs grams that the Governor is proposing. Water Action Plan for California, and spread throughout the Federal Govern- In fact, if you took that $15 billion it is exactly the same—without the ment that, if they were focused imme- and you were to spend it on building tunnels. diately on the needs of California and Sites Reservoir, expanding reservoirs Their Water Action Plan didn’t speak other States, that money could move to the south, putting in the systems for to the tunnels. It did speak to storage to solve the community problems. the underground aquifer replenishment north of the delta; it did speak to con- The clean water grant program could and recycling programs in southern servation; it did speak to the aquifers; be used to provide water programs for California, how much progress could we it did speak to desalinization and recy- those communities that are out of make? Well, we could solve the prob- cling—all of those things that have water—the recycling, conservation pro- lems for the next drought, and we been in the water plan for California grams. All of those have money that is could mitigate and reduce the harm of for about 30 years. presently already appropriated but not the current drought. That is what it is This is not new. I have been involved focused; and if they focus that money all about: working together, taking the in these issues since the 1970s, and I so that it was in coordination, aug- best ideas of one group or another. know that if we were to back away mented, and supplemented and ahead Mr. Speaker, I think I have covered from the twin tunnel proposal, which is of the California water bond programs, this issue, hopefully making some so destructive of the delta, and went to you could advance the water bond pro- sense of what is a very complex prob- the little sip/big gulp strategy, using grams by as much as 18 months. It will lem for California and, therefore, for all of the various mechanisms avail- take that long for California to move the Nation. able to California, we could create that money out of the bond. I yield back the balance of my time. maybe 5 million acre-feet of new water. So move the Federal Government in f We could address the future drought conjunction, in alignment with the that California will have again some programs that the State of California NATIONAL SECURITY, THE RULE day in the future. already is planning to do but doesn’t OF LAW, AND PLANNED PARENT- Now, what about today’s drought? I yet have the money available. Put the HOOD VIDEOS want to deal with that. Federal money there. Do the planning, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under The people of California last Novem- the engineering, the environmental re- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- ber passed a $7 billion water bond. That views, if necessary, and you advance so uary 6, 2015, the Chair recognizes the water bond allows for conservation, re- that today’s drought can be dealt with. gentleman from Iowa (Mr. KING) for 30 plenishment of the aquifers, surface Now that is beginning to make sense. minutes. storage—perhaps Sites Reservoir, yet I think we can do this. We need to Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, it is to be determined—and recycling, re- push aside all of the fighting we have my privilege to be able to address you

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After all, this poor by the rest of the country that causes ology that is designed to preserve the mother is just making a contribution us to think a little more, think a little most valuable organs so that they can to science, and so we should appreciate deeper, and think about the destiny of be sold on the market to laboratories that. this country, Mr. Speaker. and for medical experiments, Mr. That is not what the Congress I come to the floor to talk to you Speaker. thought when they passed the laws this evening about a couple of topics. When I saw that video today and I against trading in little, unborn baby One is national security, and the other saw each of the other two videos when body parts, Mr. Speaker. It is about the is the rule of law. I will say the third they came out, the first day that one law, and the law says thou shall not do thing that threads into that is the was available, and then I saw one, and such a thing. Planned Parenthood videos. We have I saw the second video as a preview be- No amount of excusing away; no now seen three of them, as they pene- fore it came out to the public. amount of trying to explain that it was trate into our conscience. Either one of those, when I was lis- with a positive motive, instead of a Let me address first the Planned Par- tening to the verbiage, certainly told profit motive; no amount of saying enthood videos. It has been now several me that there is an evil, evil element that, Well, that is just our costs, and weeks since the first video came out within Planned Parenthood, a cavalier we are recovering our cost; no amount that showed the supposed doctor that attitude, a ‘‘this is the business we do’’ of saying that the money that comes worked for Planned Parenthood cava- attitude; not a human compassion was from the taxpayer into the pockets of lierly discussing how to harvest the or- exposed in either one of those first two Planned Parenthood doesn’t ever go to abortion because it will be said now, gans of innocent little unborn—abort- videos. hundreds of times, Mr. Speaker, in ed, though—babies, and the cavalier I have been in a lot of debates about fact, thousands of times, it will be said: approach to that: sitting there over abortion. I have read a lot of material Money is fungible. Money is fungible. dinner, chatting away as if they were about it. I have listened to a lot of tes- timony about it. Sitting on the Judici- Money is fungible. talking about a soccer game or maybe If you dump a half a billion dollars ary Committee, we moved legislation talking about spending the weekend into Planned Parenthood’s coffers— that put an end to partial-birth abor- with their family, having a glass of that is out of the pockets of the tax- tion or at least attempted to, and so we wine and talking about taking organs payers. We hand them the debt, borrow have had a lot of life-and-death debates out of innocent little creatures that the money from the Chinese, hand it are created in God’s image, as we all in the Judiciary Committee here in the over to Planned Parenthood, and are, Mr. Speaker. That was video num- House of Representatives. Planned Parenthood then uses that to When I saw the video of the young ber one. run their operation to free up some of woman talking about the task that she It should have shocked us to our core their other operations that end up to see the attitude, but it didn’t con- was given, pick up these forceps and being what they call an operation, firm decisively what was actually begin to separate these organs and sort which is an abortion, that is snuffing going on. It implied—and it was fairly them out, and these are good, and the out the lives—we are closing in on 60 strong evidence—but it didn’t confirm. lab will take that, and essentially, million little babies since Roe v. Wade The second video was the older lady These will bring good money, let’s in 1973, closing in on 60 million. sitting in a different restaurant, chat- make sure we protect them, it sickened At the same time, we have people ting along about how a transaction me. that are arguing that we need to open would be to harvest kidneys and lungs It caused my gut to knot up, Mr. up our borders and let an unlimited and livers and hearts and brains and Speaker, in a way that reminded me of number of people come into America body parts from innocent babies who the first time I walked into a funeral because our birthrate is not high just wanted a chance to live and love home to see the dead body of a loved enough to replace the people that are and laugh and learn; to worship, to one. That is an experience in anybody’s dying off as they reach the end of their grow, to enjoy life—to enjoy that first lifetime that you remember. Seeing life. right, that right to life that comes be- this video is an experience that I will Rather than to say let’s bring every fore the right to liberty, which comes remember. one of these babies to birth, give them before the right to the pursuit of happi- As I watch this Congress and I think an opportunity to fill their lungs full of ness, as our Founding Fathers how Congress is reacting, I am glad free air, give them an opportunity to prioritized those rights in the Declara- that there are investigations going on. live, to love, to learn, to laugh, give tion of Independence, Mr. Speaker. I am glad that the Speaker has spoken them an opportunity to contribute to up on this issue. I am glad that there is b 1915 this country, to this society, rather a pro-life movement in this country. than do that, we abort the babies and That lady, in the second video, want- I am glad that there are people that bring in people from another culture ed enough out of that, that she—I will are protesting and there are people and think we are making America a use that word again—‘‘cavalierly’’ said: that are making their positions known better place, when we have the sin of I want a Lamborghini. to the Supreme Court, to the United up to 60 million abortions on our coun- I am sure she would say to us: I was States Congress, to the President of try, on our heads, on our conscience, on just joking. the United States. our Supreme Court, Mr. Speaker, and Well, to joke about that topic in a However intransigent the President on this Congress, to a degree, the setting like that, that told me it will be on this, this is a subject that House and Senate, and certainly on the wasn’t just a casual conversation. should have the immediate attention of President of the United States, who There was attention being paid to the the Department of Justice. This would said he—and I will leave his family out business deal that was being nego- be something that Loretta Lynch of it, Mr. Speaker, but I think some tiated, and it didn’t seem like it was should be on now, should be conducting know the thought that crossed my conclusive, but there was a direction an investigation now, should be bring- mind. and a course for that conversation. ing about the evidence and preparing a It is time for this Congress to step up Now, today, we see a third video, a prosecution against the people that to defund Planned Parenthood. I won’t video interviewing a young woman who have, essentially, admitted in the vid- be satisfied with just a moratorium of has worked in a Planned Parenthood eos that they have committed a crime, waiting around for a year while we center whose task was to harvest the perhaps multiple crimes. study this situation and put together organs of little babies. The video shows This isn’t about there is a piece or maybe a select committee that can the separation of that, shows the little there is an argument on one side versus look at it for a while longer and hold feet, the little arms, the little hands. an argument on the other side. some hearings in Congress. They are It shows the kidneys; it shows the Planned Parenthood says: Well, we going to look at the videos and listen brain. It shows the pieces of that little don’t do it for a profit. We just do this to the testimony on both sides.

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As we are watching time, in the face of—I will say this, Mr. that are born, to lobby this Congress to presidential debates unfold—and our 16 Speaker—the superior culture. tell us: Well, there is really some good or so candidates that are announced for The Western civilization, a superior there at Planned Parenthood after all, President of the United States, I am culture that has a robust free enter- and so we should continue to fund grateful for every one of them. prise, that has people that volunteer to them. I have never seen such a field of can- engage in the economy, into the mili- That is what we are faced with, Mr. didates that step up and want to serve tary, that reach out and pull each Speaker. this country from the Oval Office, the other up the ladder. The object is this: Shut off all fund- high quality of the character and the This robust United States of Amer- ing to Planned Parenthood; they integrity that they have, the varied ex- ica, coupled with our allies, reaching should not receive one dime of tax- perience, and the success that they across the map of Western civilization, payer dollars further. have demonstrated in their lives. There rose up, rose up and defeated three 1 There has been a strong movement have been a lot of easier times to win ideologies in a 3 ⁄2 year period of time on this over the years since the time I the Republican nomination than there in the Second World War; and then it have been here, and the States want to is now, Mr. Speaker. took on a fourth ideology, which was move, too, Mr. Speaker. The States As I look at the candidates that are the Russian version of communism. want to shut off funding to Planned out there—and I have been tuning my That took about 45 years. They were a Parenthood. ear, encouraging them—I have yet to little more tenacious. It was not then just a kinetic oper- They are afraid that Congress, or the hear any of the candidates deliver a ation. It wasn’t just going up in flames. President of the United States, compact, inclusive approach to how to I am grateful that it wasn’t. Instead, it through one of his executive edicts, defeat Islamic jihad. will order that the funding going to a I listen to them speak, and I like the was the economic and then political State that would cut off the funding to components that I hear from them. One collapse of the Soviet Union brought Planned Parenthood would be cut off of them says: We win; they lose. about this way. itself, that their Medicaid money I like that; but how are we going to b 2030 might be stopped by this administra- do that? We need a strategy. Ronald Reagan saw this. Margaret tion if a State would deign to cut off One of them says: If you attack us, Thatcher saw it. Margaret Thatcher funding and no longer subsidize we will kill you. went to Ronald Reagan and said: With Planned Parenthood. Okay. Well, let’s kill them first. That Mikhail Gorbachev, I have found a man Mr. Speaker, this Congress needs to is fine with me. They have declared with whom we can do business. deal with this. We need to give the war on us. I don’t quite understand the motive States all authority to cut off any ISIS, for example, has established a of Gorbachev, and he seems to have a funds, in the discretion of their own caliphate. They declare it to be a ca- little bit of revisionist history that legislature and Governors, any funds liphate. It is a caliphate. In northern comes out of him from time to time. that go to any organization that pro- Syria and in north and western Iraq, But I also know that Pope John Paul vides abortion. They will call it serv- that real estate that they control is a II traveled throughout areas of Europe ices or counseling. caliphate, and they threaten all of the and went into Poland and told them do If we do that, then we can restore a rest of the region, and they threaten not despair because they could be a component of the culture of life in this us. They say that their black flag is free people. country. If we do that, we begin to re- going to fly over the White House. The forces of the ideology of western spect and appreciate innocent, unborn Well, some would say that will be a civilization, western Christendom, as human life, we will see families that cold day, Mr. Speaker. Churchill described it in his speech in will grow. We will see children that are We have seen some dramatic changes Fulton, Missouri, are the forces that cherished. We will see more and more in history over the last few years. I stood up against Russian communism. foundation of education and faith and would say to the United States: We In about 1984, when Jeane Kirk- wholesomeness in our country. need to step up to this. We need to rec- patrick stepped down as Ambassador to If we turn our backs on those inno- ognize our enemy. We need to defeat the United Nations under Reagan, she cent, unborn, little babies that are our enemies. made a statement upon her departure being systematically aborted, while we Our enemies are Islamic jihad, and which was this. are subsidizing Planned Parenthood Islamic jihad is comprised of the ele- She said: What is going on in this with borrowed tax dollars, under the ment within Islam that believes that cold war—and that was near the height guise of somehow they do some good, their path to salvation is in killing us of the cold war—what is going on is this is evil, Mr. Speaker. What is hap- and that they can bring out some kind Monopoly and chess on the same board. pening to these innocent babies and of worldwide revolution where, in the The United States and the Soviet what is happening to the mothers is end, it will just be the purest of the Union are playing chess and Monopoly evil, and it is evil for profit. It is on pure of Islamists that are left on the on the same board. It is just that the video, and we have seen three of these planet. They will have killed every- only question is: Will the United States videos, Mr. Speaker. We are not done body else; and all, whoever is left, must of America bankrupt the Soviet Union yet. knuckle down to sharia law. economically before the Soviet Union This Congress should not just pledge We need to defeat the ideology, Mr. checkmates the United States mili- to study this for a year. This Con- Speaker, and when I say defeat the ide- tarily? gress—and we go forward with funding ology, and I am speaking to a group of That was the question. It was suc- for the fiscal year, next fiscal year, we people, I will often see that look on cinctly put. And I believe that will also have got the witching hour, September their face, such as: Why do you think show up on her Wikipedia page, but I 30, at midnight. you can defeat an ideology? You can’t happened to find it in the Des Moines It is likely to come as a continuing defeat an ideology. You can’t change a Register back in that year, 1984. resolution. That continuing resolution culture. You can’t defeat ideology. Jeane Kirkpatrick was right. Five has to have in it the language that will I recall one of those rebuttals that years later the Soviet Union imploded. cut off the funding to Planned Parent- came to me, and I said, tell that to the On November 9 the wall went down in hood. I will cut it off to any organiza- Japanese. In fact, in World War II, in a Berlin, and that was a symbol. Actu- tion that provides abortion, as they 31⁄2 year period of time, this country, ally, I will say literally the Iron Cur- say, services or counseling. with our allies, very powerfully, this tain came crashing down throughout

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So this strategy, a strategy that I echoed all the way across Eastern Eu- They have been fighting western civili- have put into an op-ed in the National rope all the way to the Pacific Ocean. zation for 1,400 years, and they have Review, which was just published here And it can be restored again, Mr. been adapting themselves to the tech- in the last couple of days, Mr. Speaker, Speaker. nology that is created in the western lays out a strategy to conduct cyber That is the foundation that we have world, creating very little themselves, warfare, both offensive and defensive, that we work with. We are the people but borrowing our technology, Mr. and economic warfare to shut off the that—because of free enterprise, be- Speaker. funds that are flowing to Islamic jihad cause we have idea people with good And some of that technology that is wherever they might be flowing from, educations and a solid moral founda- now being borrowed is the Internet, the wherever they might be flowing tion and a good work ethic, this coun- Internet that is being used to inspire through, whoever might be doing busi- try has generated more patents than and to recruit and to direct the ness with them and thinking they are anybody else, created more inventions Islamists that are attacking Americans going to profit. than anyone else, but cooperated with and attacking people that are not in We have got to turn that the other especially the western world and with alignment with ISIS and with Islamic way. And then we need to shut down the creativity that we have. jihad. and shut off, if we can—and this is the We have been able to rise up against That is the effort that is coming and most difficult component of the task— ideology after ideology, defeat three of the ability that they have to use the the educational system out there that them during World War II and defeat Internet to coordinate and commu- is teaching this kind of hatred into the Soviet communism in a 45-year period nicate. They will say as high as 100,000 next generation. Build alliances with of the cold war. tweets and emails and communications the moderate Muslim countries, as I Now we are faced with another ide- a day are coming out of ISIS and Is- have said, encourage them. ology that rises up to challenges: Is- lamic jihad in the broader definition of We need to be arming the Kurds with lamic jihad. If you go back to the time it. As high as 100,000 a day. everything that we can get to the of Mohammed, about the last 20 years We need to bring about warfare Kurds, everything the Kurds can use. of his life and for 100 years after his against them. And it means not just And that doesn’t mean send it through death, there was a conquest going on defensive warfare to protect ourselves, Baghdad to get the Baghdad stamp of of—shall I call them religious conver- but offensive warfare to attack them approval. It means directly to the sions by the sword? And, as the con- through the same medium that they Kurds along with special operation quest was going on, Islam was invading are using to attack us. forces that could be on the ground with and occupying most of the known So here is the list. It is not just a ki- the Kurds and call in airstrikes and world at the time. netic war against them, which they support the Kurds as one jaw of the By 732 AD, Mr. Speaker, the vice that will squeeze ISIS in Iraq and Islamists were outside the city of have declared against us, the kinetic war. in Syria. Tours in France when Charles Martel The other jaw of the vice is a nat- We need to do cyber warfare, finan- brought his infantry into the trees to ural. It is already there. It is Assad. cial warfare, educational warfare face the cavalry charge of the And when those two jaws of the vice to against them. We need to build a Islamists. come together and crush ISIS, by that strong alliance with especially the And cavalries don’t operate very well point, we can take a look at Assad and moderate Muslim countries in the Mid- in the forest, Mr. Speaker, and that is decide how to approach the power that dle East, those who should be our allies how the Charles Martel, Charles The may be left in Syria at that point in Hammer’s infantry defeated them but for being a—let’s say given the time. there and chased them out of Tours short end of the stick from our State This is just a quick list, Mr. Speaker, and across the plains and left their Department during this administra- of a strategy to defeat the ideology of bones scattered a long ways back to- tion. Islamic jihad. The time has come for us wards Spain. That was 732 AD. And I am speaking of countries like to do that. And you can fast-forward again and Egypt; the United Arab Emirates, for I want to see a Presidential can- again to catch some of the milestones: example; Jordan, to a lesser degree. didate—or 16 of them, I hope—who can In 1571, the battle of Lepanto where an But they are natural allies to the articulate a vision to bring about the Islamist navy was sunk by the Holy United States. They are natural allies. defeat of this enemy that has been League navy that went to meet them In fact, they are allies to Israel today. bringing battle against western civili- in the Aegean Sea. They have been attacking our Islamist zation for 1,400 years, that targets the You can go to 1683, when Vienna was enemies in that part of the world. United States of America as the great surrounded by Islamists of the time. The Egyptians allowed for planes to Satan and the center of their efforts. On July 14, they surrounded Vienna, fly out of there, to fly into Yemen. And They would like to destroy all of the and for more than 2 months—they be- the Emirates sent some of their Air United States of America. sieged Vienna for roughly 2 months. Force there. You have seen the Saudis And while this is going on, we have And then, on September 11, the three do the same thing. got a treaty proposal from the Presi- German infantries under three German We can build an alliance in the Mid- dent of the United States with Iran. In kings and Jan Sobieski, the Polish dle East with Saudi Arabia, whom I the spring or summer of 2008, as a can- king, brought his cavalry, they held a have got slightly less confidence in didate, he said to Iran: Mr. service at Kahlenberg Church, which than I do in Egypt, and in the United Ahmadinejad, if you will unclench your was razed. It was in ruins at the hands Arab Emirates, with Jordan, and, also, fist, we will extend our hand. I would of the Islamists. working in cooperation with Israel. remind the public of that, Mr. Speaker. But they held a service there in the When President el-Sisi of Egypt says Because that fist is still clenched in evening of September 11 and prayed for to me that his relationship with Prime Iran. And the President is poised to God’s deliverance of their battle the Minister Netanyahu is stronger with hand over $150 billion to the Iranian next day that it already enjoined on Egypt and Israel and President el-Sisi economy that will juice that economy September 11 and the deliverance of Vi- and Prime Minister Netanyahu strong- up. enna, which happened, as in the famous er than it is with the United States, we It will allow them to bring conven- battle of Vienna, September 11 and 12, should be troubled by that, Mr. Speak- tional weaponry to bear. It will allow 1683. er. them to fund more Hezbollah. It will It goes on. Then September 11 be- We should be troubled by a foreign allow them to continue to develop the came the date that lived in infamy for policy that has alienated the Egyp- most recent version of centrifuges.

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A letter from the Assistant General and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, pursu- There is much to be done for this Counsel for Law and Policy, Legal Division, ant to the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement western civilization. We need to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-389); jointly to the strengthen our culture. We need to be- transmitting the Bureau’s final rule — 2013 Committees on the Judiciary and Veterans’ lieve in who we are. We need to sort Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Rule Under Affairs. the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act the best things out of what we are and f strengthen them. We need to cull out (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) and Amendments; Delay of the weaknesses that we have. And we REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Effective Date [Docket No.: CFPB-2015-0029) PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS need a leader whom God will use to re- (RIN: 3170-AA48) received July 27, 2015, pur- store the soul of America. suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Pub- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance lic Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on committees were delivered to the Clerk of my time. Financial Services. for printing and reference to the proper 2310. A letter from the Chief Counsel, calendar, as follows: f FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, (Omitted from the Record of July 27, 2015) LEAVE OF ABSENCE transmitting the Department’s final rule — Suspension of Community Eligibility; Maine: Mr. GOODLATTE: Committee on the Judi- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Alna, Town of Lincoln County [Docket ID: ciary. H.R. 1656. A bill to provide for addi- sence was granted to: FEMA-2015-0001] [Internal Agency Docket tional resources for the Secret Service, and Mr. GRAVES of Georgia (at the re- No.: FEMA-8387] received July 27, 2015, pur- to improve protections for restricted areas; quest of Mr. MCCARTHY) for today on suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Pub- with an amendment (Rept. 114–231). Referred account of attending the funeral serv- lic Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on to the Committee of the Whole House on the state or the Union. ices for U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Financial Services. 2311. A letter from the Director, Financial (Filed on July 28, 2015) Class Randall Smith. Crimes Enforcement Network, Department Ms. JACKSON LEE (at the request of Mr. MCCAUL: Committee on Homeland Se- of the Treasury, transmitting the Depart- curity. H.R. 455. A bill to require the Sec- Ms. PELOSI) for July 27 and today on ment’s final rule — Imposition of Special retary of Homeland Security to conduct a account of official business. Measure against FBME Bank Ltd., formerly northern border threat analysis, and for Mr. LEVIN (at the request of Ms. known as the Federal Bank of the Middle other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. PELOSI) for today after 4:30 p.m. and East Ltd., as a Financial Institution of Pri- 114–232). Referred to the Committee of the the balance of the week on account of mary Money Laundering Concern (RIN: 1506- Whole House on the state of the Union. AB27) received July 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 official business at Trans Pacific Trade Mr. MCCAUL: Committee on Homeland Se- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- Partnership. curity. H.R. 2786. A bill to require the Com- 121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Financial missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro- f Services. tection to submit a report on cross-border 2312. A letter from the Director, Regula- rail security, and for other purposes (Rept. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED tions Policy and Management Staff, Food 114–233). Referred to the Committee of the and Drug Administration, Department of Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, Whole House on the state of the Union. Health and Human Services, transmitting reported and found truly enrolled a bill Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. the Department’s direct final rule — Per- of the House of the following title, House Resolution 388. Resolution providing formance Standards for Ionizing Radiation which was thereupon signed by the for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1994) to Emitting Products; Fluoroscopic Equipment; amend title 38, United States Code, to pro- Speaker: Correction; Confirmation of Effective Date vide for the removal or demotion of employ- H.R. 876. An act to amend title XVIII of the [Docket No.: FDA-2015-N-0828] received July ees of the Department of Veterans Affairs Social Security Act to require hospitals to 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); based on performance or misconduct, and for provide certain notifications to individuals Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the other purposes, and providing for consider- classified by such hospitals under observa- Committee on Energy and Commerce. ation of the bill (H.R. 3236) to provide an ex- tion status rather than admitted as inpa- 2313. A letter from the General Counsel, tension of Federal-aid highway, highway tients of such hospitals. Recovery Accountability and Transparency safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and Board, transmitting the Board’s final rule — f other programs funded out of the Highway Removal of Recovery Accountability and Trust Fund, to provide resource flexibility to SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED Transparency Board Regulations received the Department of Veterans Affairs for July 27, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. The Speaker announced his signature health care services, and for other purposes 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, (Rept. 114–234). Referred to the House Cal- to an enrolled bill of the Senate of the Sec. 251; to the Committee on Oversight and endar. following title: Government Reform. S. 1482. An act to improve and reauthorize 2314. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- f provisions relating to the application of the fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- antitrust laws to the award of need-based tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS educational aid. tion, transmitting the Administration’s tem- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public porary rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern f bills and resolutions of the following United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; titles were introduced and severally re- ADJOURNMENT Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 140117052-4402-02] (RIN: 0648-XD985) received July 27, 2015, pur- ferred, as follows: Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Pub- By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. move that the House do now adjourn. lic Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. MENG): The motion was agreed to; accord- Natural Resources. H.R. 3231. A bill to amend title 5, United ingly (at 8 o’clock and 41 minutes 2315. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the p.m.), under its previous order, the Conference of the United States, transmit- Federal government from workplace harass- ment and discrimination, and for other pur- House adjourned until tomorrow, ting draft legislation entitled ‘‘Federal Dis- trict Judgeship Act of 2015’’; to the Com- poses; to the Committee on Oversight and Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at 10 a.m. for mittee on the Judiciary. Government Reform. morning-hour debate. 2316. A letter from the Acting Director, By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. f Regulation Policy and Management, Office SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. MENG): of the General Counsel (02REG), Veterans H.R. 3232. A bill to protect unpaid interns EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Health Administration, Department of Vet- from workplace harassment and discrimina- ETC. erans Affairs, transmitting the Department’s tion; to the Committee on Education and the Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive final rule — Update to NFPA Standards, In- Workforce. corporation by Reference (RIN: 2900-AO90) By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. communications were taken from the received July 24, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. MENG): Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, H.R. 3233. A bill to amend the Congres- 2308. A letter from the Acting Under Sec- Sec. 251; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- sional Accountability Act of 1995 to protect retary, Personnel and Readiness, Depart- fairs. unpaid interns in the legislative branch from

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A bill to amend title 38, United in each case for consideration of such provi- Bienville National Forests in Mississippi, States Code, to establish within the Depart- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the and for other purposes; to the Committee on ment of Veterans Affairs an Office of Failing committee concerned. Agriculture. Medical Center Recovery, and for other pur- By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for her- By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- self and Ms. ESTY): and Ms. MATSUI): fairs. H.R. 3242. A bill to require special pack- H.R. 3250. A bill to amend the Federal By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for aging for liquid nicotine containers, and for Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the herself and Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsyl- other purposes; to the Committee on Energy abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other vania): and Commerce. purposes; to the Committee on Energy and H.R. 3235. A bill to amend the Public By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for him- Commerce. Health Service Act to authorize the Sec- self, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BRADY of By Mr. KING of Iowa: retary of Health and Human Services, acting Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BOU- H.R. 3251. A bill to amend title XVIII of the through the Administrator of the Health Re- STANY, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. KELLY of Social Security Act to exclude coverage of sources and Services Administration, to Pennsylvania, Mr. TONKO, Mr. LANCE, advance care planning services under the make grants to States for screening and Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. Medicare program; to the Committee on treatment for maternal depression; to the COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- Committee on Energy and Commerce. FITZPATRICK, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a pe- By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. LOBI- riod to be subsequently determined by the RYAN of Wisconsin, and Mr. MILLER ONDO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HIGGINS, Speaker, in each case for consideration of of Florida): Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H.R. 3236. A bill to provide an extension of NEAL): tion of the committee concerned. Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor H.R. 3243. A bill to amend title XI of the By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK: carrier safety, transit, and other programs Social Security Act to clarify waiver author- H.R. 3252. A bill to provide grants to eligi- funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, to ity regarding programs of all-inclusive care ble entities to develop and maintain or im- provide resource flexibility to the Depart- for the elderly (PACE programs); to the prove and expand before school, afterschool, ment of Veterans Affairs for health care Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- and summer school programs for Indian and services, and for other purposes; to the Com- tion to the Committee on Energy and Com- Alaska Native students, and for other pur- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- merce, for a period to be subsequently deter- poses; to the Committee on Education and ture, and in addition to the Committees on mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- the Workforce. Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, sideration of such provisions as fall within By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK: Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Re- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 3253. A bill to establish procedures for sources, Veterans’ Affairs, Education and the By Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for the expedited consideration by Congress of Workforce, the Budget, and Homeland Secu- herself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, the recommendations set forth in the Cuts, rity, for a period to be subsequently deter- Mr. REED, and Mr. SCHRADER): Consolidations, and Savings report prepared H.R. 3244. A bill to amend title XVIII of the mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- by the Office of Management and Budget; to Social Security Act to establish a pilot pro- sideration of such provisions as fall within the Committee on the Budget, and in addi- gram to improve care for the most costly the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. tion to the Committee on Rules, for a period Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries By Mr. ELLISON: to be subsequently determined by the Speak- through the use of comprehensive and effec- H.R. 3237. A bill to authorize the Adminis- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- tive care management while reducing costs trator of the Environmental Protection visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the to the Federal Government for these bene- Agency to award grants for municipal solid committee concerned. ficiaries, and for other purposes; to the Com- waste prevention and recycling program de- By Mr. MARINO: mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition H.R. 3254. A bill to amend the Dale Long velopment, and for other purposes; to the to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improve- Committee on Energy and Commerce. for a period to be subsequently determined ments Act of 2012 to change the retroactive By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota (for him- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- application of the Act to cover injuries sus- self, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. BOU- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- STANY, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. risdiction of the committee concerned. tained by rescue squad or ambulance crew ABRAHAM, Mr. AMASH, and Mr. By Mr. BRIDENSTINE: members on or after December 1, 2007, rather JONES): H.R. 3245. A bill to prohibit the Federal than June 1, 2009; to the Committee on the H.R. 3238. A bill to lift the trade embargo Government from contracting with entities Judiciary. on Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Com- that donate or match employee donations to By Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, CUELLAR, and Mr. CONAWAY): the Committees on Ways and Means, Finan- Inc; to the Committee on Oversight and Gov- H.R. 3255. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- cial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to ernment Reform. enue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross in- be subsequently determined by the Speaker, By Ms. BROWN of Florida: come certain amounts realized on the dis- in each case for consideration of such provi- H.R. 3246. A bill to provide for the tem- position of property raised or produced by a sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the porary use of Veterans Choice Funds for cer- student farmer, and for other purposes; to committee concerned. tain programs, and for other purposes; to the the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota (for him- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addi- By Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. self, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. FORTEN- tion to the Committee on the Budget, for a COOK, Mr. LONG, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BERRY): period to be subsequently determined by the ALLEN, Mr. PALMER, Mr. BRAT, Mr. H.R. 3239. A bill to provide enhanced secu- Speaker, in each case for consideration of KATKO, and Mr. CULBERSON): rity at Armed Forces recruitment centers such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H.R. 3256. A bill to require each agency to through the installation of reinforced bullet- tion of the committee concerned. repeal or revise 1 or more existing regula- proof glass and entry doors; to the Com- By Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself tions before issuing a new regulation, and for mittee on Armed Services. and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania): other purposes; to the Committee on Over- By Mr. DEFAZIO: H.R. 3247. A bill to amend title 23, United sight and Government Reform, and in addi- H.R. 3240. A bill to direct the Adminis- States Code, to exempt covered heavy-duty tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for trator of the Federal Emergency Manage- tow and recovery vehicles from certain a period to be subsequently determined by ment Agency to carry out a plan for the pur- weight limitations, and for other purposes; the Speaker, in each case for consideration chase and installation of an earthquake to the Committee on Transportation and In- of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- early warning system for the Cascadia frastructure. tion of the committee concerned. Subduction Zone, and for other purposes; to By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself By Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- and Mr. GARAMENDI): POLIS, Mr. COOK, and Mrs. KIRK- structure. H.R. 3248. A bill to amend the Small Busi- PATRICK): By Mr. MCDERMOTT: ness Act to require the Administrator of the H.R. 3257. A bill to amend section 6906 of H.R. 3241. A bill to amend title I of the Pa- Small Business Administration to carry out title 31, United States Code, to provide fund- tient Protection and Affordable Care Act to a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible ing for the payment in lieu of taxes program authorize the establishment of, and provide veterans to start or acquire qualifying busi- for an additional five years, to provide a support for, State-based universal health nesses, and for other purposes; to the Com- five-year extension of the Secure Rural care systems that provide comprehensive mittee on Small Business. Schools and Community Self-Determination health benefits to State residents, and for By Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mr. Act of 2000, and for other purposes; to the other purposes; to the Committee on Energy PALAZZO, and Mr. KELLY of Mis- Committee on Natural Resources, and in ad- and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- sissippi): dition to the Committee on Agriculture, for

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A bill to amend the Workforce agencies, to develop a national smart manu- portation and Infrastructure. Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish facturing plan and to provide assistance to By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: a scholarship program for dislocated workers small- and medium-sized manufacturers in H.R. 3271. A bill to amend the Federal or unemployed individuals transitioning into implementing smart manufacturing pro- Water Pollution Control Act to allow preser- grams, and for other purposes; to the Com- manufacturing employment; to the Com- vation leasing as a form of compensatory mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- mittee on Education and the Workforce. mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill dition to the Committee on Science, Space, By Mr. ROHRABACHER: material affecting State or Indian land, and and Technology, for a period to be subse- H.R. 3259. A bill to grant authority to the for other purposes; to the Committee on quently determined by the Speaker, in each President to detain non-diplomatic officials Transportation and Infrastructure. of the Government of Iran in the United case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mrs. States and non-diplomatic officials of the DINGELL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. PAS- Government of Iran in certain other coun- concerned. By Mr. WILLIAMS: CRELL, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. tries until all United States citizens held by POCAN): the Government of Iran are released and re- H.R. 3267. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- enue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of pay- H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution ex- turned to the United States, and for other roll and self-employment taxes, and for other pressing the sense of Congress regarding the purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Af- purposes; to the Committee on Ways and upgrading of Malaysia on the 2015 Traf- fairs. Means. ficking In Persons report; to the Committee By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. SCHRA- on Foreign Affairs. CLAY, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. MOORE, Ms. DER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. COHEN, Mr. By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. NORTON, and Mr. RANGEL): JOLLY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. H.R. 3260. A bill to require all newly con- BUCHANAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. COL- UPTON, Mr. HARPER, Mr. SCOTT of structed, federally assisted, single-family LINS of New York, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. Virginia, Mr. NADLER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. houses and town houses to meet minimum LOBIONDO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. MARINO, CONYERS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. NOR- standards of visitability for persons with dis- Mr. FARR, Mr. JONES, Mr. HECK of TON, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. abilities; to the Committee on Financial Washington, Mr. SMITH of New Jer- TONKO, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. WASSERMAN Services. sey, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. WILLIAMS, SCHULTZ, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. BLUM, By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New GRIJALVA, Mr. FARR, Ms. PINGREE, WELCH, Mr. BRAT, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. Mexico, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. ASHFORD, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. FARR, DEGETTE, and Mr. MCDERMOTT): Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. Mr. MEEKS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. RAN- H.R. 3261. A bill to amend part D of title GIBSON, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MEADOWS, Ms. GEL, Mr. DENT, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a DEGETTE, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illi- SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, meaningful benefit and lower prescription nois, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mrs. BUSTOS, drug prices under the Medicare Program; to Mexico, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. HAHN, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Mr. MICA, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LANCE, FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. SMITH of and in addition to the Committee on Ways Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. Washington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. and Means, for a period to be subsequently POSEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MEEHAN, DOLD, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. ESTY, Mr. determined by the Speaker, in each case for Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CARTER consideration of such provisions as fall with- VELA, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, of Georgia, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Mr. KEATING, Mr. JOYCE, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. cerned. Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of By Mr. SHIMKUS: FORBES, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. YODER, H.R. 3262. A bill to provide for the convey- California, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali- Mr. PETERS, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ENGEL, ance of land of the Illiana Health Care Sys- fornia, Mr. BEYER, and Ms. BROWN of Mr. SALMON, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN tem of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Florida): GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. Danville, Illinois; to the Committee on Vet- H. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution rec- SCHWEIKERT, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. erans’ Affairs. ognizing and honoring the 25th anniversary CHABOT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CALVERT, By Mr. TAKANO: of the date of enactment of the Americans Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DONO- H.R. 3263. A bill to make innovative tech- with Disabilities Act of 1990; to the Com- VAN, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. WALORSKI, nology loan guarantee support available for mittee on Education and the Workforce, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. FARENTHOLD, battery storage technologies; to the Com- in addition to the Committees on Transpor- Mr. POCAN, Mr. RIBBLE, Ms. MENG, mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- tation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. NORTON, dition to the Committee on Science, Space, Energy and Commerce, for a period to be Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. WALZ, Mr. and Technology, for a period to be subse- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in HUDSON, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, quently determined by the Speaker, in each each case for consideration of such provi- Mr. HANNA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. VALADAO, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the case for consideration of such provisions as Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee committee concerned. ISRAEL, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. FRANKEL By Mr. MEADOWS: concerned. of Florida, Mr. COOK, Mr. LANGEVIN, H. Res. 385. A resolution declaring the of- By Ms. TITUS: Mr. TURNER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, H.R. 3264. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- fice of Speaker of the House of Representa- Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. KILMER, Ms. enue Code of 1986 to expand the Saver’s cred- tives vacant; to the Committee on Rules. GRANGER, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. it, and for other purposes; to the Committee By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. NUGENT, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. PERRY, on Ways and Means, and in addition to the GRIJALVA, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SCOTT of Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. KING of New York, Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Virginia, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. FRANKEL Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New Education and the Workforce, for a period to of Florida, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SCHA- York, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, be subsequently determined by the Speaker, KOWSKY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DOLD, Mr. HONDA, in each case for consideration of such provi- Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mrs. BEATTY): sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 3268. A bill to amend the Horse Pro- WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. CLARK of Mas- committee concerned. tection Act to designate additional unlawful sachusetts, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. LAW- By Mr. WELCH: acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for RENCE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, H.R. 3265. A bill to simplify the process for violations of the Act, improve Department of Ms. HAHN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. determining the need and eligibility of stu- Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for HONDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. dents for financial assistance under the other purposes; to the Committee on Energy NORTON, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other and Commerce. LEE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. EDWARDS, purposes; to the Committee on Education By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and and the Workforce, and in addition to the H.R. 3269. A bill to implement the Conven- Ms. TITUS): Committee on Ways and Means, for a period tion on the Conservation and Management of H. Res. 386. A resolution expressing the to be subsequently determined by the Speak- the High Seas Fisheries Resources in the sense of the House of Representatives that er, in each case for consideration of such pro- North Pacific Ocean, as adopted at Tokyo on the availability of high-quality child care for visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the February 24, 2012, and for other purposes; to working parents should be increased; to the committee concerned. the Committee on Natural Resources. Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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A resolution amending the for the common defense and general Welfare shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Rules of the House of Representatives to of the United States), Clause 3 (related to Consequence of Appropriations by Law.’’ lower the threshold at which the gross budg- regulation of Commerce with foreign Na- These two clauses provide Congress with etary effect of a piece of legislation requires tions, and among the several States, and the ‘‘power of the purse.’’ Congress has the the cost estimates provided for the legisla- with Indian Tribes), and Clause 7 (related to Constitutional authority regarding author- tion to incorporate macroeconomic variables establishment of Post Offices and Post izing and appropriating Federal spending on resulting from the legislation, and to require Roads). Federal government contracts. the cost estimates provided for appropriation By Mr. ELLISON: By Ms. BROWN of Florida: bills and joint resolutions to incorporate H.R. 3237. H.R. 3246. Congress has the power to enact this legis- such variables; to the Committee on Rules. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. Pursuant to Article I, section 8 of the The Congress shall have the power to make BORDALLO, Mr. DENT, Mr. MEEKS, United States Constitution, this legislation all laws which shall be necessary and proper Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. is authorized by Congress’ power to ‘‘provide for carrying into execution the foregoing SPEIER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JOHNSON for the common defense and general welfare powers, and all other powers vested by this of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TAKANO, of the United States.’’ Constitution in the Government of the Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. JACKSON By Mr. FLEISCHMANN: LEE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. United States, or in any Department or Offi- H.R. 3247. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. JUDY CHU of cer thereof.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- California, and Mr. FATTAH): By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota: lation pursuant to the following: H. Res. 390. A resolution recognizing July H.R. 3238. Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, 7 and 18 of 28, 2015, as ‘‘World Hepatitis Day’’; to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Constitution of the United States Committee on Energy and Commerce. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. FORTENBERRY: By Ms. NORTON: Article 1, Section 8 to regulate Commerce H.R. 3248. H. Res. 391. A resolution expressing support with Foreign Nations. Congress has the power to enact this legis- for designation of August 22, 2015, as national By Mr. EMMER of Minnesota: lation pursuant to the following: ‘‘Chuck Brown Day’’ and honoring his con- H.R. 3239. The constitutional authority for this bill is tributions to music and to the District of Co- Congress has the power to enact this legis- pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of lumbia; to the Committee on Oversight and lation pursuant to the following: the United States Constitution. Government Reform. Article I, Section 8: To make all Laws By Mr. HARPER: which shall be necessary and proper for car- H.R. 3249. f rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, Congress has the power to enact this legis- PRIVATE BILLS AND and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: tion in the Government of the United Sates, Property Regulation, Federal RESOLUTIONS Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 or in any Department or Officer thereof. Under clause 3 of rule XII, The Congress shall have Power to dispose By Mr. DEFAZIO: of and make all needful Rules and Regula- Mr. HUNTER introduced a bill (H.R. H.R. 3240. tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- Congress has the power to enact this legis- 3272) for the relief of Myles Newlove; erty belonging to the United States; and which was referred to the Committee lation pursuant to the following: nothing in this Constitution shall be so con- Article I, Section 8 of the United States on the Judiciary. strued as to Prejudice any Claims of the Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating f United States, or of any particular State. to providing for the common defense and By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY general welfare of the United States) and H.R. 3250. STATEMENT Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all Congress has the power to enact this legis- laws necessary and proper for carrying out lation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the powers vested in Congress). Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United the Rules of the House of Representa- By Mr. MCDERMOTT: States Constitution tives, the following statements are sub- H.R. 3241. By Mr. KING of Iowa: mitted regarding the specific powers Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3251. granted to Congress in the Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article 1, lation pursuant to the following: tion to enact the accompanying bill or Section 8, Clause 3 Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; Article I, joint resolution. By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana: Section 8, Clause 18 By Mr. CUMMINGS: H.R. 3242. By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK: H.R. 3231. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3252. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating Article I. Section 1. All legislative Powers By Mr. CUMMINGS: to providing for the general welfare of the herein granted shall be vested in a Congress H.R. 3232. United States) and cluase 18 (relating to the of the United States, which shall consist of a Congress has the power to enact this legis- power to make all laws necessary and proper Senate and House of Representatives. 18. To make all Laws which shall be nec- lation pursuant to the following: for the carrying out of the powers vested in essary and power for carrying into Execution Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 Congress). the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers By Mr. CUMMINGS: By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: vested by this Constitution in the Govern- H.R. 3233. H.R. 3243. ment of the United States, or in any Depart- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ment or Officer thereof. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 Article 1, Section 8 H.R. 3253. By Mrs. ROBY: By Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3234. H.R. 3244. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I. Section 1. All legislative Powers lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: herein granted shall be vested in a Congress Article I, Section 8 of the United States The Constitutional authority in which this of the United States, which shall consist of a Constitution bill rests is the power of the Congress to reg- Senate and House of Representatives. By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts: ulate Commerce as enumerated by Article I, 18. To make all Laws which shall be nec- H.R. 3235. Section 8, Clause 3 as applied to the Medi- essary and power for carrying into Execution Congress has the power to enact this legis- care program under Title 18 of the Social Se- the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers lation pursuant to the following: curity Act. vested by this Constitution in the Govern- Under Article I of the United States By Mr. BRIDENSTINE: ment of the United States, or in any Depart- Consitution and its subsequent amendments, H.R. 3245. ment or Officer thereof and further clarified and interpreted by the Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MARINO: Supreme Court of the United States. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3254.

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 320: Mr. TROTT. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 333: Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. CAR- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Wel- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- SON of Indiana, and Mr. CONYERS. fare Clause)—the Congress shall have Power gress shall have Power To . . . make all H.R. 348: Mr. BISHOP of Michigan. to law and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts Laws which shall be necessary and proper for H.R. 366: Mr. LYNCH. and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- H.R. 407: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ and Mrs. the Common Defense and general Welfare of ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- TORRES. the United States; but all Duties, and Im- stitution in the Government of the United H.R. 425: Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. SWALWELL posts and Excises shall be uniform through- States, or in any Department or Officer of California. out the United States. thereof. H.R. 456: Ms. MCSALLY. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary By Mr. WELCH: H.R. 478: Mrs. NAPOLITANO and Ms. MCCOL- and Proper Clause)—the Congress shall have H.R. 3266. LUM. Power . . . to make all Laws which shall be Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 525: Mrs. LOWEY. necessary and proper for carrying into Exe- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 556: Mr. WALZ and Mr. ROTHFUS. cution the foregoing Powers, and all other Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- H.R. 578: Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Powers vested by this Constitution in the gress shall have Power To . . . make all H.R. 592: Mr. ADERHOLT. Government of the United States, or in any Laws which shall be necessary and proper for H.R. 624: Mr. TED LIEU of California. Department or Officer thereof. carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- H.R. 699: Ms. BASS and Mr. ROSKAM. By Mr. MCCAUL: ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- H.R. 702: Mrs. LOVE, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. H.R. 3255. stitution in the Government of the United CULBERSON. Congress has the power to enact this legis- States, or in any Department or Officer H.R. 757: Mr. WOODALL. lation pursuant to the following: thereof. H.R. 765: Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 By Mr. WILLIAMS: MARCHANT, and Mr. THOMPSON of California. By Mr. MCCAUL: H.R. 3267. H.R. 785: Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 3256. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 793: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 800: Mr. HURD of Texas. lation pursuant to the following: The Congress shall have Power to lay and H.R. 816: Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Article I, Section 8 collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, Texas, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. THOMPSON of By Mr. MEADOWS: to pay the Debts and provide for the common Pennsylvania. H.R. 3257. Defence and general Welfare of the United H.R. 836: Mrs. NOEM. Congress has the power to enact this legis- States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises H.R. 842: Mr. DEUTCH and Mr. JOLLY. lation pursuant to the following: shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 845: Mr. ROSKAM and Mr. WALDEN. Article I. Section 8, 18 To make all laws H.R. 868: Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia and which shall be necessary and proper for car- States. By Mr. YOHO: Mr. ROSKAM. rying into execution the foregoing powers, H.R. 875: Mr. HURD of Texas. and all other powers vested by this Constitu- H.R. 3268. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 902: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- tion in the government of the United States, sylvania. or in any department or officer thereof. lation pursuant to the following: Clause 3, Section 8 of Article 1 of the H.R. 916: Ms. GABBARD, Mr. TED LIEU of By Mr. NORCROSS: California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PASCRELL, H.R. 3258. United States Constitution which reads: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power To regulate Mr. PETERSON, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SERRANO, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. TAKAI, Mr. KEATING, and Mrs. TORRES. lation pursuant to the following: Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian H.R. 940: Mr. BRIDENSTINE and Mr. HEN- Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- SARLING. tion Tribes.’’ By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 961: Mrs. NOEM. By Mr. ROHRABACHER: H.R. 969: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. H.R. 3269. H.R. 3259. SWALWELL of California, Ms. JENKINS of Kan- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- sas, and Ms. GRANGER. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 994: Mr. POLIS. Article I, Section 8 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. H.R. 997: Mr. PERRY. By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 1061: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. TAKAI, H.R. 3260. H.R. 3270. Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Ms. PLASKETT, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: BEATTY, and Mr. POCAN. Article I, Section VIII. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. H.R. 1062: Mr. HILL. By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 1086: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan and H.R. 3261. H.R. 3271. Mr. KLINE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1100: Mr. AMODEI, Mr. MURPHY of Flor- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: ida, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. CON- Article I, Section 8 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. YERS, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. By Mr. SHIMKUS: By Mr. HUNTER: H.R. 1133: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 3262. H.R. 3272. H.R. 1150: Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- JUDY CHU of California, and Mr. DUFFY. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1188: Mr. HONDA. Article I, Section 8 of the United States Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which pro- H.R. 1199: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating vides Congress the power to establish a uni- H.R. 1210: Mr. PITTENGER and Mr. WIL- to providing for the general welfare of the form Rule of Naturalization. United States) and clause 18 (relating to the LIAMS. power to make all laws necessary and proper f H.R. 1217: Mr. DONOVAN and Mrs. LOWEY. for carrying out the powers vested in Con- H.R. 1220: Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky and Ms. gress), and ADDITIONAL SPONSORS CLARK of Massachusetts. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1270: Mr. ROSKAM. the power of Congress to dispose of and make were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1286: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- sylvania. all needful rules and regulations respecting tions, as follows: the territory or other property belonging to H.R. 1301: Ms. ESTY. the United States). H.R. 93: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia and H.R. 1312: Ms. KELLY of Illinois and Mr. By Mr. TAKANO: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. COURTNEY. H.R. 3263. H.R. 132: Mr. MILLER of Florida. H.R. 1340: Mr. KATKO, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 169: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois and Mrs. ZELDIN, and Mr. LOWENTHAL. lation pursuant to the following: BLACK. H.R. 1347: Mr. KIND. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 188: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 1354: Mr. COHEN. the United States. H.R. 220: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. H.R. 1371: Mr. GIBSON. By Ms. TITUS: H.R. 223: Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 1384: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, H.R. 3264. H.R. 228: Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. AMODEI, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 244: Mr. ADERHOLT. CONYERS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 275: Mr. TAKAI. RENACCI. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the H.R. 303: Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- H.R. 1391: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- United States Constitution ginia, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. fornia. By Mr. WELCH: CRENSHAW, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. H.R. 1401: Mr. RENACCI and Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 3265. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. H.R. 1434: Mr. SHERMAN.

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H.R. 1439: Mr. NORCROSS. H.R. 2536: Ms. STEFANIK. H.R. 3129: Mr. PETERSon, Mr. MULVANEY, H.R. 1475: Ms. ESTY and Mr. ASHFORD. H.R. 2602: Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. and Mr. LONG. H.R. 1479: Mrs. BLACK. EDWARDS, and Mr. DELANEY. H.R. 3132: Mrs. LOWEY and Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 1490: Mr. TAKANO. H.R. 2622: Mr. MCDERMOTT and Mr. PETER- H.R. 3134: Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. H.R. 1505: Mr. JOLLY. SON. WHITFIELD, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. CARTER of Texas, H.R. 1552: Ms. LEE. H.R. 2624: Mr. HASTINGS and Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. H.R. 1553: Mr. GOSAR, Mr. PITTENGER, and H.R. 2638: Mr. KENNEDY and Ms. CASTOR of RUSSELL, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MURPHY of Penn- Mr. HULTGREN. Florida. sylvania, and Mr. LATTA. H.R. 1559: Mr. NEAL. H.R. 2646: Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. KELLY of H.R. 3136: Mr. RUSSELL. H.R. 1603: Ms. SPEIER, Mr. ABRAHAM, and Pennsylvania, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. COSTELLO of H.R. 3137: Mr. ROKITA. Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DENT, H.R. 3139: Mr. KLINE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DOLD, H.R. 1608: Mr. COURTNEY and Mr. YOUNG of Mr. BENISHEK, Ms. TITUS, and Mrs. ROBY. Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. Alaska. H.R. 2653: Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. SIMPSON. GUTHRIE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. RIGELL, and Mr. H.R. 1610: Ms. HAHN. H.R. 2661: Mr. VAN HOLLEN and Mr. GOODLATTE. H.R. 1624: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. DELANEY. H.R. 3150: Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. MACARTHUR, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. LORETTA H.R. 2675: Mr. COHEN. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SANCHEZ of California, Ms. STEFANIK, and H.R. 2680: Mr. SMITH of Washington. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, H.R. 2689: Mr. COOK. Mr. COOPER. Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mrs. WATSON H.R. 2698: Mr. MULVANEY and Mr. COLLINS H.R. 1671: Mr. WITTMAN. COLEMAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LARSEN of of Georgia. H.R. 1686: Mr. RYAN of Ohio and Mr. Washington, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. H.R. 2711: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. NUNES, Mr. PETERS. TAKANO, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON H.R. 1706: Ms. SLAUGHTER. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GALLEGO, H.R. 1718: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. of Texas, and Mr. RENACCI. Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, and Ms. H.R. 1728: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2713: Ms. PINGREE, Mr. PETERS, Ms. JACKSON LEE. H.R. 1737: Mr. PITTENGER and Mrs. MCMOR- JUDY CHU of California, and Ms. FRANKEL of H.R. 3151: Mrs. ROBY. RIS RODGERS. Florida. H.R. 3155: Mr. POLIS, Ms. SEWELL of Ala- H.R. 1748: Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. H.R. 2715: Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. LEE, Ms. KAP- bama, and Ms. MOORE. ROSS, and Mr. PASCRELL. TUR, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 3156: Mr. POLIS, Ms. SEWELL of Ala- H.R. 1786: Ms. DELBENE. H.R. 2721: Mr. RICHMOND. bama, Ms. MOORE, and Mrs. LOVE. H.R. 1814: Mr. JOLLY, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- H.R. 2739: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Mr. H.R. 3158: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama and Ms. gia, and Mr. MCHENRY. TAKAI. MOORE. H.R. 1854: Mr. O’ROURKE. H.R. 2742: Ms. SLAUGHTER. H.R. 3163: Mr. TAKANO. H.R. 1877: Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 2752: Mr. DOLD, Mr. KIND, Mr. MEE- H.R. 3165: Mr. CARTER of Georgia. H.R. 1899: Mr. COHEN. HAN, and Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 3183: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. H.R. 1902: Mrs. LOWEY. H.R. 2769: Mrs. ROBY. H.R. 3184: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 1904: Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 2775: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina and H.R. 3185: Mr. KIND, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and H.R. 1905: Mr. RUIZ. Mr. WALZ. Ms. CLARKE of New York. H.R. 1934: Ms. BROWN of Florida. H.R. 2799: Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 3188: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona and Mr. H.R. 2017: Mr. ROKITA and Mr. SIMPSON. H.R. 2802: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. EMMER of KING of Iowa. H.R. 2050: Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. Minnesota, and Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. H.R. 3189: Mr. GARRETT and Mr. MULVANEY. JOYCE, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. H.R. 2817: Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 3190: Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 2058: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. FORBES. H.R. 2820: Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. HUDSON, and H.R. 3193: Mr. POLIS, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. H.R. 2061: Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 2823: Mr. DEUTCH. HIMES. and Mr. TROTT. H.R. 2849: Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mrs. H.R. 3197: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, H.R. 2067: Ms. ESTY. LOWEY, and Mr. POLIS. Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FLEMING, Mrs. ROBY, and H.R. 2071: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 2863: Mrs. NAPOLITANO and Mr. RYAN Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. H.R. 2072: Mr. SCHIFF. of Ohio. H.R. 3209: Mr. RENACCI. H.R. 2096: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania H.R. 2873: Mr. POLIS. H.R. 3221: Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. KELLY of and Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 2875: Mr. MEEKS. Pennsylvania, Mr. TAKAI, Ms. NORTON, Mr. H.R. 2101: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2892: Mr. BISHOP of Michigan and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. H.R. 2102: Mr. POLIS. HUIZENGA of Michigan. MCGOVERN, and Mr. NEAL. H.R. 2132: Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 2894: Ms. STEFANIK. OUZER OLE H.R. 2156: Mr. GRIFFITH. H.J. Res. 9: Mr. R , Mr. C , and H.R. 2896: Mr. TIBERI. H.R. 2180: Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 2903: Mr. PETERSON, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. H.R. 2216: Ms. MENG. H.J. Res. 59: Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. JODY B. MARINO, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 2217: Mr. POLIS. HICE of Georgia, Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mr. necticut, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. TURNER. H.R. 2241: Mr. CONNOLLY. SMITH of Missouri. H.R. 2922: Mr. MOULTON. H.R. 2254: Mr. ISRAEL. H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCGOV- H.R. 2942: Mr. CARTER of Georgia. H.R. 2258: Mr. ABRAHAM and Mr. MAC- ERN and Mr. FORTENBERRY. H.R. 2944: Mr. GUINTA and Ms. SLAUGHTER. ARTHUR. H. Con. Res. 40: Ms. CLARK of Massachu- H.R. 2948: Mr. POLIS. setts. H.R. 2259: Mr. ZINKE. H.R. 2972: Mrs. BEATTY and Mrs. TORRES. H. Con. Res. 49: Mr. WOODALL. H.R. 2285: Mr. BARLETTA. H.R. 2978: Mr. SCHIFF. H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. H.R. 2287: Mr. JONES. H.R. 2999: Mr. COSTA and Mr. BRENDAN F. RADEWAGEN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. HIG- H.R. 2315: Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. GINS. BRADY of Texas, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. H.R. 3011: Mr. MILLER of Florida and Mr. H. Res. 15: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. RICH- MESSER. CARTER of Georgia. MOND, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- H.R. 2327: Mr. LANGEVIN and Mr. RIBBLE. H.R. 3029: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. ARR H.R. 2336: Mr. DOGGETT. H.R. 3037: Ms. STEFANIK and Mr. JOLLY. vania, and Mr. F . H.R. 2342: Ms. PINGREE and Mr. AGUILAR. H.R. 3040: Mr. NEAL and Mr. COHEN. H. Res. 24: Mr. NORCROSS. H.R. 2369: Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 3041: Ms. NORTON and Mr. HONDA. H. Res. 28: Mr. HIMES. H.R. 2400: Mr. BABIN, Mr. BARTON, Mr. H.R. 3052: Mr. CONAWAY. H. Res. 56: Mr. SCHWEIKERT. CRAMER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. PEARCE, H.R. 3064: Mr. DESAULNIER. H. Res. 110: Mr. COOPER. Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. FARENTHOLD, H.R. 3068: Mr. NOLAN and Mrs. LOWEY. H. Res. 130: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. LABRADOR, and H.R. 3095: Mr. YOHO, Ms. CLARK of Massa- H. Res. 230: Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. STEWART. chusetts, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. NOEM, and Mr. Mr. CAPUANO, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. H.R. 2404: Mrs. NOEM and Mr. GRIJALVA. MCGOVERN. H. Res. 263: Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 2410: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BRENDAN F. H.R. 3106: Mr. COFFMAN. H. Res. 265: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, BOYLE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. H.R. 3110: Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. CRENSHAW, and Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- H.R. 2412: Mr. HIGGINS. H.R. 3115: Mr. WALKER, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. fornia. H.R. 2450: Mr. DESAULNIER. SIMPSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. COL- H. Res. 289: Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 2460: Mr. PETERSON. LINS of New York, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. JONES, Mr. H. Res. 290: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 2494: Mr. BROOKS of Alabama and Mrs. PALMER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. GOOD- H. Res. 294: Ms. ADAMS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, LOWEY. LATTE, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mrs. BEATTY, and Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 2510: Mr. ROUZER. RIGELL, and Mrs. LOVE. necticut. H.R. 2514: Ms. JENKINS of Kansas and Mr. H.R. 3120: Mr. TROTT, Mr. MOOLENAAR, and H. Res. 318: Mr. ISRAEL. BRADY of Texas. Mr. BENISHEK. H. Res. 327: Mr. SWALWELL of California H.R. 2521: Ms. JACKSON LEE. H.R. 3126: Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. HANNA, Mr. and Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 2535: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of HUDSON, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GRIFFITH, H. Res. 339: Mr. ROSKAM. New York. and Mr. BARR. H. Res. 348: Mr. POCAN.

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H. Res. 354: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. OFFERED BY MR. BISHOP OF UTAH limited tax benefits, or limited tariff bene- BYRNE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. NAD- The provisions that warranted a referral to fits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI. LER, and Mr. MURPHY of Florida. the Committee on Natural Resources in H.R. OFFERED BY MR. RYAN OF WISCONSIN H. Res. 367: Mr. WALDEN, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, 3236, the Surface Transportation and Vet- The provisions that warranted a referral to Mr. JOLLY, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, erans Health Care Choice Improvement Act the Committee on Ways and Means in H.R. Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. of 2015, do not contain any congressional ear- 3236, the ‘‘Surface Transportation and Vet- H. Res. 368: Ms. ADAMS, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. marks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff erans Health Care Choice Improvement Act VAN HOLLEN, Ms. LEE, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI. of 2015,’’ do not contain any congressional MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. BISHOP of OFFERED BY MR. KLINE Georgia, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited The provisions that warranted a referral to POCAN, and Mr. COHEN. tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule the Committee on Education and the Work- H. Res. 374: Mr. NEWHOUSE. XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa- force in H.R. 3236 do not contain any con- H. Res. 378: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. COMSTOCK, tives. gressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. OFFERED BY MR. SHUSTER limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 H. Res. 383: Mr. HUDSON, Mr. UPTON, Mr. of rule XXI. H.R. 3236, does not contain any congres- BARR, Mr. BABIN, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- sional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or lim- OFFERED BY MR. MCCAUL fornia, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. ROSS, Ms. EDDIE ited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. VEASEY. The provisions that warranted a referral to rule XXI. the Committee on Homeland Security in f H.R. 3236 do not contain any congressional OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF TEXAS earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited The provisions that warranted a referral to CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- XXI. nology in H.R. 3236, the ‘‘Surface Transpor- ITED TARIFF BENEFITS OFFERED BY MR. MILLER tation and Veterans Health Care Choice Im- Under clause 9 or rule XXI, lists or The provisions that warranted a referral to provement Act of 2015,’’ do not contain any the Committee on Veterans Affairs in H.R. congressional earmarks, limited tax bene- statements on congressional earmarks, fits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in limited tax benefits, or limited tariff 3236 do not contain any congressional ear- marks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff clause 9 of rule XXI. benefits were submitted as follows: benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI. OFFERED BY MR. UPTON OFFERED BY MR. BENISHEK OFFERED BY MR. PRICE The provisions that warranted a referral to My amendment to be offered to H.R. 1994, The provisions that warranted a referral to the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the VA Accountability Act of 2015, does not the Committee on the Budget in H.R. 3236, H.R. 3236 do not contain any congressional contain any congressional earmarks, limited the Surface Transportation and Veterans earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as de- Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule fined in clause 9 of rule XXI. do not contain any congressional earmarks, XXI.

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Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 No. 120 Senate The Senate met at 11 a.m. and was ference meetings; further, that the RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY called to order by the President pro time during the recess count LEADER tempore (Mr. HATCH). postcloture on the McConnell amend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f ment No. 2266, as modified. Democratic leader is recognized. PRAYER The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there f objection? The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- BLACK WOMEN’S EQUAL PAY DAY fered the following prayer: Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. REID. Madam President, in the Let us pray. western part of the United States, it is Most gracious God, we rejoice in the f now 8:05 in the morning. I am sure as visible manifestation of Your love. You one of these young girls is rushing to save us from ourselves, opening to us THE HIGHWAY BILL go out to school—let’s assume she is an paths of deliverance from narcissistic African-American girl—she is telling detours. When we go astray, You see Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, her mother, her dad or her teacher and save us. You came to our world to the Senate continues to move closer what she wants to be when she grows free us from sin’s shackles, providing and closer to passage of a bipartisan, up. Maybe she wants to be a veteri- us with the rights to life, liberty, and multiyear highway bill. The legislation narian, a teacher, a nurse, maybe even the pursuit of happiness. Great and we advanced again last night is fiscally President of the United States or marvelous is Your love. responsible. It will not raise taxes by a maybe run some company. Lord, permit our Senators this day to penny. It will give State and local gov- The little girl is going to be shocked reflect Your love. Use them to bring ernments the kind of stability they if her parents said: You can do it—any Your light and truth to our Nation and need to plan longer term projects for of those jobs—but remember that you world. May they do justly, love mercy, America’s roads and bridges. will have to work twice as hard—at and walk humbly with You. Inspire The bill couldn’t have advanced as least twice as hard—to earn the same them to dwell so fully in the mystery far as it has already without a lot of amount of money that your male col- of Your heavenly love that they will very hard work from a lot of dedicated leagues do or your brother does or love others as You have first loved Members. I want to thank each of Billy, the neighbor, does. How would them. them. Doing the right thing for the that little girl respond? She would We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen. American people has meant taking probably exclaim: That is not fair. She f some bruises. But the American people would be right. It isn’t fair. It is an in- justice. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sent us here to do some challenging things. They deserve our best efforts on Earlier this spring—April 14 to be The President pro tempore led the their behalf. I am proud to see the Sen- exact—we recognized Equal Pay Day, Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: ate continue along this difficult but marking how far into this year the av- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the promising road. erage woman has to work to earn what United States of America, and to the Repub- a man, for the exact same job, earned lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Success was never assured at the be- last year. This pay disparity between indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ginning of this process. It wasn’t as- men and women doing the same work f sured even yesterday, and we are not is known as the wage gap. On average, done yet. The important thing is that an American woman makes 77 cents for RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY the Senate is now on the verge of pass- every dollar that their male colleague LEADER ing a multiyear highway bill. The Sen- makes for doing the exact same work. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. ate is now positioned to pass another As bad as that is, the wage gap is even FISCHER). The majority leader is recog- important piece of legislation for the much worse if you are a woman of nized. American people. With cooperation, color. f the Senate may still be able to con- Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay sider more germane ideas to improve Day, a day that symbolizes how far ORDER FOR RECESS the bill even further. But the bottom into 2015 African-American women Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, line is this: If Republicans and Demo- must work to earn what their male I ask unanimous consent that the Sen- crats resolve to keep working hard for counterparts earned in 2014. What this ate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 the American people, we will get this means is she worked all of last year p.m. today to allow for the weekly con- done. and now up until this day to basically

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That is 208 days more lican colleagues will finally understand and bridges and maintain mass transit than a man must work for the exact that it is unfair to continue the way we and buses expires. It is the 33rd short- same salary. are, and we should finally come to our term extension of the highway trust The average African-American senses. I hope that the Republican fund—the 33rd. There was a time when woman working full time year-round leader will make the necessary moves we would pass with regularity and pre- will make 64 cents for every dollar that to allow us to address this injustice dictability a 5- or 6-year highway bill her White male counterpart makes. It that hurts millions of American fami- on a bipartisan basis, and we are anx- is unconscionable that in the 21st cen- lies. Twenty-three percent of people ious to do it. tury we have not resolved this income drawing the minimum wage are Afri- There was a time when Members of disparity. can-American women. All women de- the House and Senate knew the needs For millions of African-American serve equal pay for equal work. back home and knew that the Federal women struggling to make ends meet Would the Chair be good enough to Government played a critical role in to put food on the table, the wage gap tell the Senate what the business of filling those needs, and so they voted puts the American dream out of reach. the day is. for the highway trust fund reauthoriza- To give these women a fair shot—an f tion. equal shot—at prosperity, Congress In my State of Illinois, 80 percent of must take action. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME the highway construction is paid for by We have to ensure that all women, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the Federal Government. When the African American and otherwise, are the previous order, the leadership time Federal Government stops paying, empowered to ensure that they are re- is reserved. folks stop working. You have seen it; ceiving equal pay for equal work. But haven’t you—the potholes, the high- f that is not all. We should raise the ways that aren’t finished? You wonder minimum wage. HIRE MORE HEROES ACT OF 2015 why in the heck did they put all those I could do a quiz in this room, and I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under blockades up and slow down the traffic think everyone would miss it by quite the previous order, the Senate will re- and nobody is working. a long mark, of how many Black sume consideration of H.R. 22, which The problem has to do with the way women are earning minimum wage, the clerk will report. we are currently funding our highway what percentage of Black women are The legislative clerk read as follows: program. We are doing it in bits and earning minimum wage in this coun- A bill (H.R. 22) to amend the Internal Rev- pieces. My colleague and friend from try. Of 100 percent of people earning enue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with California, Senator BOXER, draws a the minimum wage, what percentage is health coverage under TRICARE or the Vet- pretty interesting analogy. She said Black women? Almost 25 percent. erans Administration from being taken into that if you were setting out to buy a Black women are almost 25 percent of account for purposes of determining the em- home and went to the bank, and the everyone drawing the minimum wage. ployers to which the employer mandate ap- bank said that, of course, we will offer To be exact, it is a little over 23 per- plies under the Patient Protection and Af- you a mortgage, and here is a 60-day cent. fordable Care Act. mortgage to buy your home, you would An increase in the Federal minimum Pending: say: Wait a minute; I am not going to wage would mean more money for their McConnell modified amendment No. 2266, make an investment such as buying a families. It would be maybe to buy gro- in the nature of a substitute. home if I can only get a loan for 60 ceries or for an extra pair of shoes for McConnell amendment No. 2421 (to amend- days. That is what has happened to the their children—or a pair of shoes for ment No. 2266), of a perfecting nature. highway trust fund. The expiration of McConnell (for Inhofe) amendment No. 2533 their children—or maybe to help with (to amendment No. 2421), relating to Federal- this temporary authorization on Fri- their education in some way, and im- aid highways and highway safety construc- day is the end of a 60-day mortgage portantly, for more time to spend at tion programs. which we have offered to America to home. McConnell amendment No. 2417 (to the lan- build highways. No woman should make less money guage proposed to be stricken by amendment Well, several Members of the Senate than a man doing the same exact work. No. 2266), to change the enactment date. decided to do something unique—not African-American women deserve bet- McConnell amendment No. 2418 (to amend- totally unique but unusual, let’s say— ter. So do my daughters and my grand- ment No. 2417), of a perfecting nature. to try to find a bipartisan compromise daughters. That is why I remain com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- that can move this country forward, mitted to ensuring that American sistant Democratic leader. try to break through some of the rhet- women receive equal pay for equal Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, the oric and debate on the highway trust work. business before the Senate is the con- fund and find something that works. I encourage all Republicans, espe- struction of highways and bridges and I wish to especially salute Senator cially the leader, to take up Senator the operation of mass transit and buses BARBARA BOXER of California for lead- MURRAY’s Paycheck Fairness Act, across America. How important is that ing this effort on the Democratic side which would help close the wage dis- to our economy? I know in my home and joining with Senator MITCH parity for African-American women. State it is critically important, but I MCCONNELL, the Republican majority That may be a tall order to expect think it is important across the Na- leader, and Senator INHOFE from Okla- from today’s Senate Republicans. After tion. homa, who is the chairman of the Envi- all, five times in 5 years, Republicans Our infrastructure, our roads, and ronment and Public Works Committee. have blocked equal pay for women. bridges are critical for business to op- This is indeed an odd couple, BAR- How? By filibustering. Five times in 5 erate profitably and for people to have BARA BOXER and MITCH MCCONNELL, years Republicans have told their very good-paying jobs. We all know the but they have come up with a plan—a own sisters, daughters, and wives that tragedies that occur when bridges col- compromise—to solve a problem. they are not interested in fixing this lapse or are closed, and we know that When I go home to Illinois, what I income disparity. It is unfair. I can’t thousands across this country need re- hear over and over from the people I understand it. pair. represent is, Senator, when are you Who here can explain the concept of When it comes to mass transit, come folks in Washington going to stop pay inequality to their daughter or on down to the Loop in Chicago in the squabbling? When are you going to stop granddaughter without shuddering? morning and stand with me and watch fighting? Can you basically sit down How do you tell a little girl—a little the folks streaming out of the train and reach an agreement to solve a

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We will see my colleague from Oklahoma, to first where the money is on the table. I wish you in September. thank him for his bipartisan leadership it was longer, but at this point I will Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam Presi- on the committee. He and Senator jump at that. It has been more than 10 dent, will the Senator yield for a ques- BOXER are an outstanding example of years since we have had a highway bill tion? bipartisanship when it comes to this that long. So it is for 3 years. There is Mr. DURBIN. I will be happy to yield issue. They have produced a 6-year au- a modest growth each year in spending. to my colleague from Rhode Island for thorization, and though I may not I wish it was more. It ultimately is a question. agree with some of the particulars, I going to give the resources back to the Mr. WHITEHOUSE. The Senator thank him for that leadership on his States and localities so they can start from Illinois has just said the House is side on a bipartisan basis. building the infrastructure America planning to bug out this week before As far as the efforts of the Senator needs to be successful and to compete. the Friday deadline when the highway from Oklahoma to speed up the vote in We have worked long and hard on it. trust fund collapses for the August re- the Senate so we can catch our House It is controversial. It has divided cau- cess. colleagues before they leave, I would May I ask the Senator from Illinois, cuses. There are 46 Democrats in the support it completely, but the Senator through the Chair, the following ques- Senate and 21 of us voted last night to from Oklahoma and I both know that tion: Is it even August? Isn’t it July 28 move forward on this bill. So even any single Senator can divert and stop today? that effort. I will support the Senator within our ranks, there is a difference Mr. DURBIN. I would like to take ju- in bringing this forward as quickly as of opinion. I am glad the Senator from dicial notice that according to the Cal- possible. California is here to keep me on my endar of Business, it is still July; Tues- Mr. INHOFE. I appreciate that. The toes. She said 22 Democrats last night day, July 28, 2015. only other question I have is the sec- voted to move forward. I wish all of Mr. WHITEHOUSE. In the past, have ond part that I will ask. There is time them were on board, but some of them we not worked into the early week or to do this. I am going to personally have their own legitimate concerns for weeks of August before taking the so- make every effort—and I think Senator not being there. called August recess? The point I am getting to is that Mr. DURBIN. For the past 10 years, BOXER shares my anxiety over getting when it came to the necessary vote, we the August recess has started in Au- this bill into a position so we can vote. needed 60; we had 62. I have to check gust. The House of Representatives All we have to do is move this up so with Senator BOXER to make sure I am wishes to start it in July. we are not going to be voting at the ex- correct. There were 62 votes to move Mr. WHITEHOUSE. And Friday is piring time of 4 o’clock in the morning, forward and 22 were Democrats. We when the funding for our highways when that could just as easily be to- stepped up and made the difference to comes to an end. It appears to be the night, and that would give us time to help move this process forward. intention of the House to have gotten allow the House to look at it and per- So here we are. We are close to the out of Dodge by then in order to, I haps come up with a better judgment finish line. We are not quite there. Be- guess, dodge any consequence for not than they have expressed so far. cause of the procedures of the Senate, having met us on bipartisan terms with Mr. DURBIN. I would just say we can’t do it as quickly as we would a bipartisan 6-year bill. through the Chair to the Senator from like because we have to follow the Mr. DURBIN. Apparently, they need Oklahoma, we have to appeal to the rules. The rules tell us we are likely to a rest and they want to go home for better angels of our colleagues’ nature, get this wrapped up perhaps tomor- that purpose, but I wish they would and a cooperative effort would be row—I hope as soon as tomorrow—and stay and finish this business before somewhat miraculous but worth a try. then we say thank goodness. With a they go. I am happy to support him in that ef- Friday deadline, we will get something Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, will fort. done this week before we go home for the Senator yield for a question? Let me just close and yield the floor the August recess. I would say from the Mr. DURBIN. Of course. I yield to the to whoever would like to speak. This is Senate point of view, that is exactly senior Senator from Oklahoma. a chance to do what America expects right. It means I can say to not only Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I us to do. Why were we sent here? Why the mayors back home but also to the would observe, after just walking in, did we get elected? I am proud to rep- Governor, the contractors, the work- that we are talking about the actions resent Illinois, but I was sent to solve ers: OK. Here are the resources to move that have not been taken formally but problems, make life better, and create forward for 3 years. I can also say we that several Members of the House an economy that is growing. have done what we were sent to do, to have talked about—we are going to bail There is nothing more bipartisan and solve a problem and to do it on a bipar- out of here. more important than the infrastruc- tisan basis. My feeling is this—and I am asking a ture of this country. If people wonder There is a problem. The problem we question through the Chair if the Sen- about that, go visit China and look at have is that Senate action alone is not ator from Illinois would agree with my what is going on there. There are build- enough. We need the House of Rep- observation. One of the reasons I think ing cranes in every direction. Highway resentatives to take the same action. those statements have been made in and train routes are being built in There was an announcement yesterday the House is because they never be- every direction because they are pre- from a Congressman from California lieved we were going to be able pass a paring their Chinese economy for the that the House is not going to take up 6-year highway reauthorization bill in 21st century. Is America? I don’t think this measure. They want to go home. the Senate. so. What we are doing is passing short- They want to start their August recess Now, once that realization is there— term extensions of the highway trust earlier than any other August recess and I am going to make an appeal to fund. We cannot patch our way to pros- has been started in 10 years. They want whoever is trying to string out this de- perity. We cannot, on a short-term to leave. The Republican majority has bate to shorten the time so we can basis, have a long-term plan to build decided they don’t want to take up this have the vote that is pending right now America’s economy. Because of the bill; they just want to leave, and that take place and get on with the last and hard work on both sides of the aisle, is truly unfortunate. final vote, so we would actually have compromises being made, we are at a This is our chance to solve a problem that ready while the House is still in point where we can have a 3-year high- for America on a bipartisan basis. This session. They could very well take it way bill, and it is time for us to do it, is our chance to invest in our country up at that time. no excuses.

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Madam President, will wheels realigned or their tires repaired HOUSE today, I think it is incredibly the Senator yield for one last question? because they have been banged by pot- important that we move forward with Mr. DURBIN. I am happy to yield. holes and bad roads hurting their vehi- this bill. Mr. INHOFE. Would the Senator join cles. There is a real pocketbook con- This Senator came to this issue in a me in reaching out to try to see if we sequence for Americans if we fail to very tragic way; that is, when a bridge can get unanimous consent to go ahead act. fell down in the middle of a summer and move forward? I know what we are We have a bipartisan compromise. day. The anniversary of this bridge col- doing is more significant than other We should push it forward. What the lapse is coming up in just a few days. It things that are going on. If they don’t House is doing is not helpful. I hope, as was a beautiful summer day, rush hour, like the bill for some reason, that is the distinguished Senator from Okla- and there were tons of traffic going one thing, but bring it forward so this homa, my chairman on the Environ- over one of the most heavily traveled can be done. I am inclined to hope we ment and Public Works Committee bridges in our State. This wasn’t just a could encourage any of those who are said, they come up with a better judg- bridge; this was an eight-lane highway. just killing time right now to join us in ment than they have expressed so far. It was something you wouldn’t even doing this. I think that under these cir- notice as a bridge because there were It is my intention to go ahead and cumstances, bugging out and starting so many cars on it. It was the I–35W make that request, and I will ask if the the August recess before this problem bridge. On that day, I was in Washington. I Senator from Illinois would join me in is solved—indeed, before it is even Au- remember trying to call some people in that effort. gust—is a pretty serious misjudgment. Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, So let’s hope we can keep after this. Minnesota. The cell phone services wouldn’t work, and I was wondering through the Chair, I would say to my We do have strong support for getting what was wrong with the cell phone colleague from Oklahoma, let’s sit this done. Whether it is the American service. What I found about 5 minutes down and put this UC together. Then, Association of General Contractors, later is that people were calling, pan- the Senator from Oklahoma can take whether it is the National Association icked about their loved ones because it, as we do by custom, to his cloak- of Manufacturers, whether it is the tens of thousands of people were trav- room and I will take it to mine and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, there are a eling near that bridge that day. In fact, let’s see if we can get this moving for- lot of organizations that customarily when that bridge collapsed, tragically, ward. I wish to protect the rights of support the Republican side that want 13 people died and dozens of cars were Members, but I think many of them to get this done. I hope they will be submerged. would like to join us in accelerating having conversations with Speaker Heroes who came to the front that this process so there is activity on the BOEHNER and with Majority Leader day didn’t run away from that bridge. floor which is productive. I am happy MCCARTHY to ask them to have better They ran toward it. No one will forget to work with the Senator from Okla- judgment about what to do in this cir- the off-duty firefighter Shanna Hanson, homa. cumstance, other than to bug out for who was going in and out, in and out I yield the floor. an August recess before it is even Au- on a rope tethered to the side of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- gust and leave Americans high and dry bridge, trying to get people, trying to ator from Rhode Island. without a bipartisan 6-year bill that is find people in the murky water. The Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam Presi- being fashioned in the Senate right fact that 13 people died—tragic as it dent, let me thank the Senator from Il- now. was—was something of a miracle, given linois and the Senator from Oklahoma Again, I wish to express my apprecia- how many people were injured. Over 100 for their efforts on the floor today. I tion to my Ranking Member BARBARA people were injured in the collapse. think this continued progress toward a BOXER, who has worked so hard to A schoolbus sat precariously on the bipartisan 6-year deal to make sure our bring us to this point and our chair- edge of the bridge. A Tasty truckdriver highways and bridges are funded and man, Senator INHOFE. literally veered out so the schoolbus repaired is a very important piece of I yield the floor. wouldn’t go over the edge and ended up the work. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tragically dying himself when the I wish to join the Senator from Illi- ator from Minnesota. truck caught on fire. The schoolbus nois in saluting the efforts of my rank- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, was labeled the ‘‘miracle bus’’ because ing member, Senator BOXER, who has I rise to speak in favor of the DRIVE youth workers on the bus had the pres- worked so hard through the Environ- Act. I was a supporter of this bill from ence of mind to take these little kids ment and Public Works Committee to the first vote we had in the last week. who were on the bus going out for a get to a place where we now have a There were some changes made imme- summer outing and get them out the Senate bipartisan compromise for a 6- diately that I thought were important. back and to safety. That happened. All year bill, with 3 years fully funded, and I think this long-term bill is incredibly of that happened on August 1. the prospect for all of our State depart- important to our country’s future. As I said that day, a bridge just ments of transportation to be able to Time and again, we have had these shouldn’t fall down in the middle of take on big projects, knowing that short-term extensions, and that is America—not an eight-lane highway, funding is out there. what the House of Representatives is not a bridge which is literally 8 blocks We are taking up this conversation talking about again. from my house and which I drive on while our own American Society of We have an opportunity here. Ameri- every day with my family, with my Civil Engineers gives our American cans, as we know, can’t fix a road in 2 daughter. That is the bridge that fell roads the grade of a D. I don’t know months. In a State such as Minnesota, down. about the Presiding Officer, but if my where we have two seasons, one road So what did we do in Minnesota? In kids came home with a D, I would not construction season and one winter, 13 months, we rebuilt that bridge. On a be amused and pleased about that. So citizens cannot plan ahead and our bipartisan basis, just like you see with when our own engineers tell us our State cannot plan ahead when we con- this bill with the DRIVE Act, we roads are a D and our Federal highway tinue to have these short-term exten- worked together across the aisle. We program has limped along, 2 months, 6 sions. They also want to do bigger got the Federal funding, and we rebuilt months—these tiny, little steps for- things and better things for transpor- that bridge, but that is not where the ward—and now we have a chance to put tation in our State, and this funding story ends.

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I wanted to say that I the bottom cause was a design defect. Ms. KLOBUCHAR. There were 13 peo- have a chart here that shows the If we had adequate highway funding, ple killed that day. States that have either canceled or de- adequate inspections, and we were able Mr. INHOFE. Is the Senator aware layed highway projects. These projects to go back in and look at bridges, as we that around the same time that hap- are valued at over $1.6 billion. Think did after the fact in Minnesota, and pened, in my State of Oklahoma, we about the jobs and the businesses that found that others had the same defect were in the process of the last long- are suffering. They are in Arkansas, and that they had to be replaced—our term bill in 2005. A mother with three Delaware, Georgia, Montana, Ten- State put more money into infrastruc- children was driving below a bridge in nessee, Utah, and Wyoming. ture, which helped us—I should add for Oklahoma City. Some concrete dropped I have a further question. I know my my colleagues in this Chamber that it off and killed the mother. We corrected friend has heard me say this. Is my was one of the major reasons CNBC that in the 2005 bill. friend aware that the Associated Gen- rated Minnesota as one of the best But the question I would ask you is, eral Contractors of America came out States to do business in the country, Why do we wait until people die before with a new study? They were just in the best State to do business in, fol- this happens? I have a list of bridges the New York Times stating that be- lowed by Texas, Georgia, and Colorado. that are in need of attention, and later cause of our, I will use the word Two of the major factors they looked today I will read it for the third time. ‘‘dithering’’—because we haven’t come at were the quality of life and infra- We can avoid things such as this from up with the long-term bill, which we are now attempting to do—25 States structure. happening, but if we don’t do some- After this collapse occurred, we in- thing, if we are not going to do it, then have lost construction jobs just in the vested, and that is what this bill is large projects cannot be done with last month. Is my friend aware of this about. It is about making a safer short-term extensions. My question is, study? Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Yes, I have heard America. As Senator WHITEHOUSE just Why do we wait until death is at our of that study, and I think it mimics outlined, our country is getting D’s for door? what we have seen in other studies. If infrastructure. It is about a safer Ms. KLOBUCHAR. I appreciate that we don’t plan ahead, people will start America. It is about reducing conges- question from the Senator from Okla- homa. I thank the chairman for his cutting off the work. tion, but it is also about our economy, Mrs. BOXER. I will just say before I work on this bill, for his chairmanship as shown by what has happened in Min- yield that the States that lost con- on the committee, and his willingness nesota since the bridge collapse. It is struction jobs last month, according to to work across the aisle on this bill. about building our economy. When we the general contractors, are Alaska, I would say this is a major problem. are building our economy based on ex- Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, If we do just a short-term extension, ports, we have to have a way to get Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis- then maybe a project gets funded here goods to market. The way you do that souri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hamp- and there, but we don’t do the long- is to upgrade railways and upgrade shire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North term maintenance, which is never as locks and dams, as we did in an earlier Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, bill last year when we updated high- glamorous as building new projects. Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, This is about long-term maintenance ways and we updated bridges. Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and work that needs to be done on our I am very excited about this bill. I and Wisconsin. I wanted to read those love the fact that this leads us to a 21st existing roads and bridges as well as off. century transportation system. I love exciting new opportunities. But when I will talk about that later, but I the fact that we were able to get my we don’t have that kind of clear fund- wish to thank my friend because the distracted driving provisions in there, ing source for our States to see that we point—when she talked about what with the help of Senator THUNE, Sen- have a window, as the Presiding Officer happened on this bridge, my friend ator NELSON, and I had worked on them knows with her leadership in the State didn’t have to read one word of any with Senator HOEVEN. of Nebraska, you just can’t do projects statement. This was a heartbreaking Distracted driving is a major safety in a State when the funding is not memory she will always have. We all risk in this country that we are finally going to be there 3 months later. One is go through this in our time here, when going to be able to find a way to get not able to invest in the maintenance there are earthquakes, floods, fires, the money out to the States so it is not and long-term work that needs to be and bridge collapses. just sitting and piling up and going no- done, and that is why this Senator I would ask my friend this last ques- where, so States can start educating thanks the chairman and the ranking tion: Does the Senator think this is im- people about distracted driving. member, Senator BOXER, for her in- portant enough that the House should There is the work in the bill on grad- credible work on this bill as well be- stay an extra week or even a few days uated driving that I worked on so hard, cause this is about long-term funding to take up our bill, pass it or if they on licenses as well as drunk driving. for planning, for safety, and also for don’t like it, amend it, send it back, There are a lot of good measures in our economy. and let’s get this done for the Amer- this bill. Mrs. BOXER. Will the Senator yield ican people. Mostly this bill is about the long for another question? Ms. KLOBUCHAR. I say to Senator term. It is about looking at the long- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Yes. BOXER and Senator INHOFE, I think term economy and looking at the long- Mrs. BOXER. I thank my friend be- that is why we are here today, to talk term safety issues, instead of just put- cause she has been such a leader. I was about the fact that we have come to- ting on a bandaid every 2 months, listening to every word she said, as gether across party lines with people every 3 months, every 6 months. This is well as Senator INHOFE talking about from completely different political an opportunity that can’t be missed. the mother who was killed because of a ideologies to agree that we need a long- I ask my colleagues for their strong bridge collapse. This touches our term fix to our transportation problem. support. We have strong support for hearts as family members. Yes, as Sen- As the Senator mentioned the people, this as well as the Ex-Im Bank. I ask ators, but as family members we know I think sometimes people think about my colleagues across the way in the those families will never be the same— transportation as bricks and mortar or House to support this bill, do the right the family, the children of that moth- something very esoteric, but it is not; thing, and come up with a long-term er, the families of those who are griev- it is about the people who use the sys- solution. ing the loss of their relatives. tem. Senator INHOFE talked about the

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These people came from vastly this one, on this piece, the need to have stand that now that we know we have different backgrounds. They were a strong infrastructure, we are as one, 60,000-plus bridges in bad condition and young people. There was a man who as progressives, as conservatives. that 50 percent of our roads are not up died. He and his wife had just decided Frankly, I think everyone in the Sen- to par, we have an obligation to fix it. they wanted to have a baby. Of all ate and in the House should come to- It is very clear that we must do so. things, after he died, she decided to gether around the principle that you I am proud that almost half of the adopt children by herself, and she de- cannot have a strong economy if you Democratic caucus has come together cided to adopt them from Haiti. Then cannot move goods. That is why my with a larger percentage of the Repub- the tragedy happened in Haiti, and we friend Senator INHOFE put together a lican caucus to put together a trans- actually helped her get these children great new freight title in our bill this portation bill. I am proud of that. It is home. These are people who worked all time, part of the formula. It is hugely on the road to passage. Last night, at a kinds of different jobs. Some were com- important. If we cannot move goods, if crucial moment late in the evening, we ing home from work, some were stu- we cannot move people, we are going to got 62 votes. That was not an easy dents, some were moms busy in their fall behind. thing to do because, as the Presiding car. Those are the people who died. Clearly, when bridges collapse, there Officer knows, there were things she They were America. America uses our is devastation. I have shown this par- wanted in that bill, and there were bridges and roads and trains. We have ticular bridge collapse, along with the more things I wanted. I wanted things to remember this is about the people one on which Senator KLOBUCHAR was out of the bill and other things added. who work construction, this is about so eloquent. This is a bridge in my Each one of us, of course—we are peo- the people who use the roads and great State. We have 40 million people. ple who are passionate about these bridges, and this is about our economy We take in about 40 to 50 percent of all issues. We would have written the bill moving forward. the imports into our Nation; they go differently. I would say that anyone in Sometimes we get so into facts and into trucks and trains and planes. They America, having the chance, would figures and what one House does and use our roads, and they go across the write it differently. But the art of com- what the other House does that we for- country to deliver goods to everyone. promise is something we should not be get why we are spending money on our Well, the bridge that collapsed in afraid of. You are not compromising bridges and our roads and what this California a few days ago—maybe a your principles; you are seeing where means for our future economy. week or two ago now—was deemed to you can find a sweet spot. I believe we I thank the leaders of this bill for be obsolete because it was built for did that. what they have done, their willingness very light traffic. It is the bridge be- I am urging the House not to leave to take a lot of heat for working across tween California and Arizona. There on their summer break and to stay and the aisle, for making sure that what we was very little traffic at the time it work on this bill. We have done a lot of are using to pay for this bill are things was built. Now we have a huge amount the heavy lifting. We have done a lot of that make sense for our country and of traffic. This bridge collapsed. Thank the heavy compromising. They can do continue to allow us to move forward, the Lord no one died, so I can stand up more. They can take out things they and also for making changes to the bill here and say that. do not like, add things they want. We when other Members had problems This, to me, is the poster child of the can sit down in a conference. We can with it. That is why they are gaining work we are doing together. This is the get this done. so much momentum, and I am sure our poster child. There is a list of bridges— My opinion: They should take it and friends over in the House are looking there are more than 60,000 deficient pass it. When a bill has 62 votes here, at this bill. They have examined the bridges in America. This is America. that is pretty darn good. If they want pay-fors—they have now had weeks to They are deficient—some worse than to tweak it, they can do it. But I think do that—and they have also looked at others, but they are deficient. they need to stay. the safety provisions and other things I have listed just a few here—just a I served proudly with my friend Sen- in the bill. few: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali- ator INHOFE in the House. I served for So at some point they are going to fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, the Dis- 10 years. It has been 10 years since the have the ability to decide if they are trict of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, House has had this long of a break. for this bill or against it or, as Senator Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken- They have not left before August for BOXER mentioned, if they want to tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, the August recess. I think they should make some changes. But the key is Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, stay. They should stay. that we have a good base bill which has Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New You know, the average American, brought people together from across Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, when they are about to go on their the country, from different ideologies, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Okla- summer break, the boss says: Clean up which they can use and look at. If they homa, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is- your desk, please. Finish your work, just want to do another one of these land, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, please. Don’t just pile everything on short-term fixes—it is never going to Washington, Wisconsin. This is just a one side of the table, please. Take care get us where we need to be so we don’t handful—a couple of handfuls of the of it. have another one of these bridges col- 60,000-plus bridges that are deficient. The House ought to finish its work. lapse on August 1, in the middle of a Senator INHOFE, in your State we Take up our bill, amend it, send it summer day. That happened in this have listed as an example the I–40 back, and we will get it done. Most of country in this century. It will happen bridge over Crooked Oak Creek. As I the work is done. Most Americans have again if we keep this up. was saying yesterday, when I was a to tie up loose ends before they take a I yield the floor. country supervisor a very long time long break. I might add, I think it is a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ago, we found out as supervisors—and 5-week break—a 5-week break. Do your ator from California. we were a very bipartisan group—that work. Maybe you can only go on a 4- Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, be- our civic center was at risk of collapse week break. That would still be twice fore the Senator leaves the floor, I in an earthquake. In those years, we the time most Americans get. Do your would like to thank her again. What I did not know that much about how to work. want to say to her is something she has reinforce. It was just coming to light. When I say bridges are in poor condi- said to me over and over; that is, the It is a Frank Lloyd Wright building, a tion, that is not hyperbole, that is fact. importance of finding common ground gorgeous building, a historic building. This is not some study put out by a

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If we don’t finish infrastructure is rated a D. votes on this, so everyone stay tuned. it until they already are gone, then we So I ask the House: Please stay and But if the House will stay an extra few know that. days and take up our bill, we can get do your job. Roll up your sleeves. We Mrs. BOXER. OK. will work with you. We can resolve this done for the American people. We Mr. INHOFE. But I still think that these things. You have had time to can save businesses, we can save jobs, can be done. There is this urgency. We look at our bill. we can keep this recovery going, and have worked long and hard. People say I will close with just two more we can feel proud that we fixed our they haven’t had time to get into this points. I want to give the highlights of bridges, that we fixed our highways, thing. We passed our bill. They have our Transportation bill on which we and that we did the work we are sup- had 5 or 6 weeks to absorb this. And worked so hard across party lines— posed to do. this argument that we have a 6-year Senator INHOFE; myself; the Banking I yield the floor. bill with only 3 years of funding—this Committee, chairman and ranking; the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- is kind of a phony argument because Commerce Committee, chairman and ator from Oklahoma. we have a valve that doesn’t exist any- ranking; the Finance Committee, Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, well, where else that if we go through and which paid for this bill. I am going to have to disagree with my Some people are voting against it be- partner over here on one thing; that is, start a 6-year bill, that would allow us cause they do not like the way it is the insistence that the House stay. In to get into the major projects which paid for. They say it is better to find my opinion, they are not going to stay. the Senator from Minnesota was talk- some long-term answer in inter- That is done. But this can still be done ing about and which the Senator and I national tax reform. Personally, I with their targeted adjournment date have been talking about that you can- think that is a great idea, but you have for them. The way that can happen is not get into with short-term exten- for us to right now—we are waiting out time to pay for the last 3 years in that sions. the vote. If nobody yields backs—it is fashion. We have paid for 3 years; this Mrs. BOXER. That is right. on the Inhofe substitute. That is what bill is 6 years. Pay for the last 3 years. (Mr. CRUZ assumed the Chair.) we are doing right now. That vote can As for me, I am a lonely voice here. Mr. INHOFE. We all understand that. take place at 5 o’clock in the morning. There are about five of us who say: A So we can start those projects. Given 3 If you moved that up—and right now penny a month for 10 months on the years, I can assure you that we would we are asking unanimous consent to do gas tax. We don’t have the votes. So that. If we are able to do that, that have the opportunity to find offsets what do I do? Go in my corner and cry? could happen this afternoon. That that would be acceptable. We were op- I don’t have the votes. No, we have to means we could have the next step, erating under the gun before. This put a bill together. So this is a $50 bil- which would be to move to the bill. would take that away. We can go ahead lion-a-year bill for 6 years. Three years That could be done while they are still and accept the fact that we have 3 are paid for. Every State gets more for- here. years funded. mula funding for both highways and What I do not want to happen is to For those individuals—and I am transit. There are two new programs: a have them—you know, we are success- speaking now of my colleagues on this formula freight program that my ful and done with our bill and then side of the aisle—who are conservative friend Senator INHOFE, working with send it over to the House and they are who have had the argument that we Republicans and Democrats, put to- gone. So I think we can still do it while will then have to borrow money in gether; and a new grant program for the House is still here. order to finish the 6 years. major projects called the AMP Pro- I have to say—and I am not sure the We can really have it both ways. We gram. Senator WHITEHOUSE worked ranking member of my committee, start the projects, and then there will across the aisle for that program. All Senator BOXER, agrees with this, but I be enough pressure on and we will be of our States are eligible. think they never believed we would be able to do—incidentally, I have to keep It includes the McCaskill bill. It is able to get the bill done. That being reminding my friends that there is a the McCaskill-Schumer bill that says the case, they staked out early and conservative position, and that is to rental car companies cannot lease out said they—for any number of reasons, pass this bill. cars that are under recall. I think this they are going to be gone. Well, we can You know, I get so tired of people— is important because we see a lot of the do it. All we have to do is to move this problems with the Takata air bags. there are a lot of people out there who up and to get time yielded back. We actually voted for the $800 billion—way Because Senator NELSON has worked can do the same thing then on final so hard on that, we have tripled back at the beginning of the Obama ad- passage. We could have the bill over ministration—the $800 billion stimulus NHTSA fines. We have used that there in good enough time—Wednes- money in the bill to help put positive bill that didn’t stimulate. We tried to day; that is tomorrow—that they could put an amendment on there. I know train control on the commuter rails. still act on the bill. That would be my This is important. People are dying be- the Senator from California and I co- goal on this because I think that is the sponsored amendments. They were all cause we do not have positive train only way. rejected. control. Mrs. BOXER. Will the Senator yield Is the bill the perfect bill on safety? for a question? Then along came the $700 billion bail- In my view, it is not. In somebody Mr. INHOFE. I will yield. out, and a lot of my Republican friends else’s view it is. It is a compromise. Mrs. BOXER. I would love to get this voted for that. But I think, overall, it is solid. Every done in 5 minutes. So let me be clear Now they complain that the money State will see an increase in their high- about where I stand. But has my friend isn’t there. Well, the money can be way dollars, in their transit dollars. received confirmation from Speaker there. And if it hadn’t been for those In closing, I wish to thank Senators BOEHNER that he would take up the bill two things, we wouldn’t be having this on both sides of the aisle, including the tomorrow? My understanding is that conversation today. But the money can Presiding Officer because we did work they moved up their—this is what I be there. We need time to let that hap- together. We did a good job. It was heard. I can’t swear to it, I don’t know pen. Certainly, as we pass this bill, hard to do. I know my friend had one exactly, but what I heard is they are start the major projects that are going provision she wanted. She had to scale actually moving up their adjournment on, then we will be in a position to do it back. It is hard to do that. I had a from Thursday to Wednesday so they that. The key to making that happen, program I wanted. It got scaled back. can escape from having to take up our to allowing that to happen—I am not We all have to give and take, but that bill. going to give up because the House

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It can’t happen. that is very important. want to have amendments, you can I always have to pause to remind my One thing you cannot do with the still have germane amendments that conservative friends—and I can say short-term extensions—keep in mind, would not be treated as an amendment, this because I have had the ranking of the last time we had a long-term bill, but we would consider putting those the most conservative Member prob- the reauthorization bill, was 2005. By into the managers’ amendment. If that ably more than anybody else has—the the time 2009 got here, we were work- happens, that would become part of the Constitution tells us what we are sup- ing on just the short-term extensions— vote we would be voting on tomorrow. posed to be doing. We are doing a lot of 33 short-term extensions. So you can’t To allow that to happen, we have to go things the Constitution never con- ahead and yield back time so that we do those major projects that have to be templated. It says in article I, section done sooner or later in our country. can have this vote take place and start 8 that we in the House and the Senate working on those amendments that are are supposed to be defending America In Chicago, IL, the I–290 and the I–90/ germane to see which of those we are and roads and bridges. That is what we I–94 intersection is the intersection we going to be in a position to consider. are supposed to be doing. So I would have been looking at with the conges- Anyway, that is what I am hoping just say I have to remind people that tion. It is the No. 1 worst freight bot- will happen. I think there is an oppor- the conservative position in the Con- tleneck in the United States. The aver- tunity. stitution is to go ahead and do what we age speed slows down to 29 miles an Again, people who make state- are trying to do with the DRIVE Act hour. Morning and evening rush hour ments—and I have a lot of friends in today. speeds have been known to drop below the House. I spent 8 years in the House. The DRIVE Act includes two new 20 miles an hour. It carries about These individuals who are speaking programs to help the States deliver 300,000 vehicles a day. That is the Chi- now—one of them made kind of an off- projects that promote the safe move- cago I–29. the-cuff statement about, you know, ment of consumer goods and products. Houston, TX, the I–45 at U.S. 59—and we are just not going to consider it. The first new program is the Na- certainly the occupier of the chair is Well, I really believe most of them over tional Freight Program. That is what fully aware of this and I am sure has there felt we weren’t going to be suc- we are talking about right now. cessful in passing a bill. So it is still been bogged down in traffic many That is what is bogged down in traf- times on the Texas I–45 at U.S. 59 ex- possible we can do that. We do have the fic right here. time left, and we know what we have change. Houston, TX, is the home of 5 It is distributed by a formula that of the top 20 freight bottlenecks in the to do to do that. will provide funds to all States to en- Let me talk a little bit about the Nation. Texas is home to 9 of the top 25 hance the movement of goods, reduce sense of urgency. freight bottlenecks. Freight bottle- First, I appreciate the fact that this costs, and improve the performances of necks cost the freight industry in conversation took place. The Senator businesses. The program would expand Texas $671 million annually and 8.8 from Minnesota had some pretty flexibility for both rural and urban million hours of delay. areas. graphic pictures of what happened that This is what we are looking at, look- took the lives of 13 people, a bridge A lot of the reason this hasn’t been handled before is that States send in ing at Houston. It happens that I was falling down. stopped there going there one time. The DRIVE Act contains some other their priorities. You know, one of the few things in government that do work That is why I always fly down to South key provisions outside of prioritizing Texas rather than drive—to avoid that. bridge safety and stability. is what we are going through right Today, the National Highway System now. When we set up a formula, we So I–45 at the intersection is ranked carries more than 55 percent of the Na- take into consideration what the peo- third in the Nation by the congestion tion’s highway traffic and 97 percent of ple at home want, what the people in index. It is the same I–45 at 610 North the truck freight traffic. my State of Oklahoma think is the that is ranked 15. There is an average We have never had a freight provi- most important thing in terms of speed slowdown to 39 miles per hour, sion. This is my sixth bill that I have roads, bridges, highways, and mainte- and there they are, out there wasting worked on—actually going all the way nance. There are some liberals here in valuable time. back to the House days—and we have Washington who think there has never Fort Lee, NJ. The I–95 you are look- never had a freight provision to take been a good decision unless it came out ing at right now connects Fort Lee, NJ, care of this problem. of Washington. But we always empha- to New York City. It is the second Of the 4 million miles of public road, size what they consider to be the great- worst freight bottleneck by congestion the National Highway System rep- est concern within their States. index in the Nation. The average speed resents 5.5 percent of the Nation’s most The reason that freight doesn’t often slows to 29 miles an hour. Rush hour heavily traveled miles of road. Ameri- get the high priority it should is be- speeds in the morning and evening slow cans depend upon a well-maintained cause a lot of the freight moves in and down to about 15 miles an hour. National Highway System that pro- out of a State and the States don’t The nearby I–95 Cross-Bronx Express- vides critical connections between evaluate that as an economic benefit. way is the most congested corridor in urban and rural communities. Amer- That is shortsighted because States on the country. By the way, anyone from ican businesses pay an estimated $27 either side provide that kind of traffic, here in Washington who is going up to billion a year in extra freight transpor- and it does add to the economy of the anyplace along the coast, Connecticut tation costs due to the poor condition State, it is just not direct the way the on up North, has to go through that, of public roads. rest of the projects are. Look at it. Look at that. How many So we have this type of congestion and I have had to do that. I had an oc- lanes are there on this one? There are taking place. casion just the other day to give a six lanes, all of them stopped. What Secondly, it will improve efforts to commencement talk up at the Coast happens when they stop? The engines identify projects with a high return on Guard Academy. To get up there, I had keep going. The air is polluted. Gaso- investment through State freight plans to go all the way across that bridge, line costs a lot of money, and the and State advisory committees. and it almost made me late. So that is freight cannot go through. Well, that is The second new program is the As- one that is well known. why we have this. sistance for Major Projects Program, The George Washington Bridge is the Recognizing that it is the foundation which creates a competitive grant pro- world’s busiest motor vehicle bridge, of the Nation’s economy and the key to gram to provide funds for major carrying over 106 million cars a year.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:45 Jul 28, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.021 S28JYPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6053 Anyway, that is what we have right ways hasten to say this because how As the Senator from Oklahoma pointed now. We have a freight program to al- long has it been now. It has been 6 out, if we did that, we would have an leviate this type of congestion and in- weeks since we passed this out of our opportunity to at least put it before crease America’s ability to conduct committee and it passed unani- the House and give them a chance to commerce on our highways. mously—every Democrat and every Re- act on it, whether they choose to or We have another talk that we have publican. I have to say the Republicans not. I would certainly hope the House given several times where we go over on the committee I chair are among of Representatives would take a hard all of the bridges. The Senator from the most conservative Republicans and look at this bill and consider taking it Minnesota was talking about the trag- the Democrats are among the most lib- up and moving it because there has edy of the bridges. But if you look and eral Democrats. That is a holdover been a lot of work that has gone into you see, it is not just confined to the from when the Democrats had control it. We have a deadline ahead of us, and east coast. If you look and you see, in of the Senate, and the Environment if we don’t do this, we are going to be my State of Oklahoma, in the north- and Public Works Committee was stuck with yet another—the 34th— eastern section, we have more deficient chaired by my colleague, who refers to short-term extension, which just kicks bridges—probably ranked No. 3 in the herself as a very proud progressive, the can down the road and makes it Nation, I would say—and those bridges which means liberal, and I am a very more difficult for those who are in the are not going to be addressed until we proud conservative. So we all have this position of having to make decisions have a chance to do it. in common. about planning and designing our infra- Simply look at this Eisenhower Just to have this opportunity to have structure in this country to do that. quote, a republican president who un- this up so we can consider it, we would Obviously, there are a lot of people derstood the need for federal invest- have to move this up and get this vote and a lot of jobs that depend upon the ment in our military and our high- today instead of tonight. So I am hop- decisions that come out of Washington with regard to this bill. So I, too, en- ways. I always like this because I chair ing that will still be the case. We are courage our colleagues in the Senate to the Environment and Public Works making our case on that. Again, that move as quickly as we can to complete Committee and have been ranking would allow us to get this done in a action on the Senate bill and to allow member of the Senate Armed Forces way—or at least to let the House look the House of Representatives to take a committee. I think it is deplorable, at this and see whether it is an option chance at considering it and perhaps what President Obama has done to our they may want to pursue. I know sev- getting this issue resolved and a long- military. I call it the disarming of eral have painted themselves into a term bill in place. America. corner, but nonetheless we could do These bills are nothing new in the Yet the guy who started this whole this if we can hurry this up. Senate. The bill before us today is no- thing—I don’t think even the Chair is I know there are other speakers on table because it is the first Transpor- aware of the fact that the reason Ei- the floor, so I yield the floor. tation bill, as I mentioned, in almost a senhower started this way back in 1956 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- decade to provide more than 2 years of was to defend our Nation. He said: As it ator from South Dakota. funding for our Nation’s infrastructure is right now, we don’t have any type of Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I want to needs. Since 2009, Congress has passed compliment the Senator from Okla- a system where you can take goods and more than 33 short-term funding exten- homa for his great work on this legisla- services and move them across either sions. That is an average of approxi- coast to be sent out in the defense of tion. He has been a fierce advocate for mately five funding extensions a year. this country. transportation funding, for doing high- That is not a good way to manage our So I am hoping that we all realize the way bills on more than a short-term Nation’s infrastructure and it wastes need to reauthorize this long-term bill. basis. As he has mentioned numerous an incredible amount of money. Right now, we are in the middle of not times, since 2009 we have had 33 short- Around the country, hundreds of doing anything, not getting done, but term extensions—patches, if you will— thousands of people and hundreds of it is a 30-hour delay. If we can just which make it very difficult to run a thousands of jobs depend on funding move that up so that instead of voting highway program. contained in transportation bills. When on that at 5 o’clock in the morning, we The Senator from Oklahoma has Congress fails to provide the necessary can vote on it this afternoon—which been, as I said, a fierce and persistent certainty about the way transportation would be just as easy to do, and I am advocate that one of the responsibil- funding is going to be allocated, States going to ask unanimous consent that ities we have around here is to make and local governments are left without we be able to do that—then we could sure we are building the infrastructure the certainty they need to authorize move on and do the same thing as we in this country that keeps our econ- projects to make long-term plans for move toward the bill. omy competitive, that allows people transportation infrastructure. That Now, if that happens, for those indi- and freight to move in an efficient way means essential construction projects viduals—and I would hope the staff is and to ensure our economy is strong get deferred, necessary repairs may not listening to this—who have germane and vibrant. get made, and the jobs that depend on amendments, we can’t take up amend- I can tell you, as someone who rep- transportation are put in jeopardy. ments after passage. This is going to resents a rural State in the middle of My home State of South Dakota has pass. We know this is going to pass, but the country, the supply chain we have been forced to defer important con- is it going to pass this afternoon or is between our highways and bridges, our struction projects thanks to the lack of it going to pass tomorrow morning? If railroads, our ports, is critically impor- funding certainty. No individual or so, we then would not be in a position tant for us to get our products, the business would start building a house to do anything if the House has already things we raise and grow in South Da- or an office building if it could only adjourned. kota, to the marketplace. Agriculture promise a contractor 3 months of fund- If this happens, if Members will bring is our No. 1 industry. It drives our ing. In the same way, Congress can’t amendments down, we will consider economy. It is incredibly dependent expect a State to begin construction of germane amendments. We still have upon transportation. So a strong, vi- a new bridge or highway without the the managers’ amendment we will be brant, robust economy depends upon certainty that their project is going to able to put these in, and so we will con- transportation. be fully funded. sider these. So there is an opportunity Obviously, we want to have a system The highway bill before us—the for that to take place, and I wouldn’t that is safe, and that is one of the DRIVE Act—reauthorizes transpor- want anyone voting to deny this oppor- issues I want to speak to with regard to tation programs for 6 years and pro- tunity to finish this bill and let the this bill as well. I appreciate the great vides 3 years of guaranteed funding. All House at least look at it, thinking they work Senator INHOFE and his team, 3 years of funding have been paid for will not be able to get their amend- working with Senator BOXER, have without raising the gas tax and with- ments in. done on this bill. out adding a dime to the deficit. This We haven’t had an opportunity to get We are going to continue to debate bill will give States and local govern- amendments in for a long time. I al- this. I hope we can bring it to a close. ments the certainty they need to plan

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I am proud of the bill we have on the Mr. President, over the past few The concerns raised included ques- floor before us. I hope we can pass this years of Democratic control, the public tions about the agency’s ability to legislation as soon as possible and has grown increasingly skeptical of properly identify and investigate safe- work with the House to develop a final Congress being able to function. When ty problems—a concern that is further bill that will allow us to fund our Na- Republicans took the majority in Jan- underscored, I might add, by the cir- tion’s transportation priorities on a uary, we promised the American people cumstances surrounding the Takata re- long-term basis. We can’t afford to con- we would get the Senate working calls. tinue this path we have been on of again, and we have been delivering on In addition to targeting violations by passing short-term extensions—33 al- that promise. automakers, our portion of the high- ready in the last 5 years, more than 5 This Transportation bill is another way bill also addresses the lapses at a year—and all the uncertainty that major legislative achievement and the the National Highway Traffic Safety comes with that. That jeopardizes jobs result of hard work by several commit- Administration identified in the in- across this country that are related to tees that put together key provisions spector general’s report. construction of these projects. It jeop- to spur important infrastructure in- In its typical fashion, the Obama ad- ardizes the planning and engineering vestment and safety improvements. ministration claimed NHTSA’s prob- and design work that our departments Republicans and Democrats alike got lems could be solved by simply throw- of transportation across the country to make their voices heard in this proc- ing more money at the agency, but do, and it puts at risk all of the trans- ess, and the resulting bill is stronger based on the expert testimony from the portation infrastructure that moves because of it. inspector general, it is clear money the freight, that moves people across As chairman of the Committee on alone is not going to solve the problem. this country, which our economy de- Commerce, Science, and Transpor- We need to ensure that the agency pends on. tation, I had the opportunity to work fixes what is broken before we provide So I simply want to say that as a on the commerce section of the bill. a significant increase in funding au- Member who represents a rural State, Our focus was on enhancing the safety thorization with taxpayer dollars. South Dakota—where we have 77,000 of our Nation’s cars, trucks, and rail- Our bill makes additional funding in- square miles, home to 800,000 people— roads, and the bill we produced makes creases for NHTSA’s vehicle safety ef- we depend heavily on roads and bridges key reforms that will enhance trans- forts contingent on that agency’s im- to get to and from our destinations. We port safety around the country. plementation of reforms called for by have people who drive long distances to Over the past year, the commerce the inspector general, ensuring that work. We have people who come into committee has spent a lot of time fo- this agency will be in a better position our State every single year. This time of the year we will have a cused on motor vehicle safety efforts. to address vehicle safety problems in million or so people descend upon a lit- Last year was a record year for auto the future. tle town in South Dakota called problems, with more than 63 million I appreciate that NHTSA’s current Sturgis, which will be the place where vehicles recalled. administration and Administrator have the annual motorcycle rally is hosted. Two of the defects that have spurred pledged to implement all of these rec- We have people who come by the thou- recent auto recalls—the faulty General ommendations. Motors ignition switch and the defec- Another big focus of the commerce sands to our State every single year to visit the Black Hills and Mount Rush- tive airbag inflators from Takata—are committee this year has been rail safe- more. We depend upon a good, viable, responsible for numerous unnecessary ty. Nearly half of the commerce sec- robust transportation system. deaths and injuries, at least 8 reported tion of the DRIVE Act is made up of a As I mentioned earlier, we are an ag- deaths in the case of Takata and more bipartisan rail safety bill put together ricultural economy which drives the than 100 deaths in the case of General by the Republican junior Senator from jobs in our State that keeps our Main Motors. Indications point to the Mississippi and the Democratic junior Streets going. That agricultural econ- Takata recalls as being among the Senator from New Jersey. Their work omy depends upon getting those things largest and most complex set of auto- on important rail and Amtrak reform we raise and grow to the marketplace. related recalls in our Nation’s history, was almost ready for a committee That means good highways, railroads, with more than 30 million cars af- markup at the beginning of May, but ports—all the things that are essential fected. after the tragic train derailment in to make sure our agricultural pro- Given the seriousness of these re- Philadelphia, these two Senators opted ducers can get the things they raise calls, when it came time to draft the to delay the markup and then added and grow to the places and destinations highway bill, one of our priorities in even more safety provisions to the bill they need to get to. the commerce committee was address- they crafted. This is truly important work we are ing auto safety issues and promoting Their bill, which passed the com- doing. I thank the Senator from Okla- greater consumer awareness and cor- mittee with unanimous support from homa for his hard work. I certainly porate responsibility. The commerce committee members of both parties, hope we can push this across the finish section of the DRIVE Act now triples include provisions to strengthen our line soon, so we will be able to present the civil penalties the National High- Nation’s rail infrastructure and it to the House of Representatives, not- way Traffic Safety Administration can smooths the way for the implementa- withstanding the statements that have impose on automakers for a series of tion of new safety technologies. been made there. Perhaps they can related safety violations—from a cap of Our transportation infrastructure look at this body of work and think, as $35 million to a cap of $105 million— keeps our economy and our Nation we do, that this gives us an oppor- which should provide a stronger deter- going. Our Nation’s farmers depend on tunity to put something on the books, rent against auto safety violations our rail system to move their crops to the longest term bill we have had lit- such as those that occurred in the case the market. Manufacturers rely on our erally now in 10 years, and do some- of the faulty ignition switches at Gen- Interstate Highway System to dis- thing important for our economy and eral Motors. tribute their goods to stores across the for jobs. Our portion of the bill also improves United States. All of us—all of us—de- Mr. President, I yield the floor. notification methods to ensure that pend on our Nation’s roads and bridges The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- consumers are made aware of recalls. to get around every single day. For too ator from Oklahoma.

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That is why I filed an amend- the Nation wrote to the Senate leaders Mr. President, I yield the floor. ment which is a bill I have introduced urging for a long-term transportation f in previous Congresses called the SAFE bill. They said, ‘‘If the status quo con- Bridges Act. The Federal Highway Ad- RECESS tinues, deficient transportation infra- ministration has identified more than structure will cost American busi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under 145,000—145,000—structurally deficient nesses $430 billion by 2020.’’ the previous order, the Senate stands or functionally obsolete bridges. That Then there are the 31 construction in recess until 2:15 p.m. is more than 20 percent of all the and transportation groups that sent a Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:35 p.m., bridges in the United States. In New harsh reminder to Congress that ‘‘past recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassem- Hampshire it is actually a higher per- extensions have not led to a lasting so- bled when called to order by the Pre- centage. lution to the Highway Trust Fund’s re- siding Officer (Mr. PORTMAN). In May, I went with the mayor and peated revenue shortfalls.’’ f city manager of Concord—New Hamp- I remember because I have been shire’s State capital—to inspect the HIRE MORE HEROES ACT OF 2015— around here for a while, and I have rusted-out and now-closed Sewalls Continued been through six of these transpor- Falls Bridge, which is one of the three tation reauthorization bills. In the in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- critical bridges in Concord across the terim, we always end up with short- ator from New Hampshire. Merrimack River. I worked very hard term extensions. People don’t realize Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, this with the city—our office did—to get we can’t do major projects with short- Friday, July 31, the authorization for necessary approvals from the U.S. De- term extensions. the highway trust fund will expire and partment of Transportation to replace Now, I hear the argument sometimes the fund itself will be nearly out of this bridge. In fact, it is a replacement that in this one we have a 6-year bill, money. That means that unless Con- project that started back in 1994. The but we are paying for only 3 years. gress acts, projects in New Hampshire city of Concord lined up all the permits That is fine. Make the argument. But and across the country will grind to an and approvals—and then nothing. Be- there is something unique in the trans- abrupt halt. In the face of this, the cause of uncertainty about Federal portation system, which is that in the House has passed yet another short- funding for the project, it was stopped event we get through halfway—even term, stopgap bill. The Senate is now dead in its tracks. though it is a 6-year bill—and the funds debating and amending a long-term My amendment, the SAFE Bridges are not available to the existing short- highway bill. Act, would authorize an additional $2 ages of what we have added, then all My clear preference is for a long- billion annually for the next 3 years to projects stop. Not a penny can be term bill. I think it would be a terrible enable States to repair and replace spent. This isn’t true anyplace else in mistake to pass yet another short-term their structurally deficient or func- our government, and I think people extension without at the same time tionally obsolete bridges. States would have to realize that if we are going to taking action on a long-term bill like get funding based on their share of de- do it. the Senate is currently doing. Only ficient bridges nationwide, and the ad- When the Senator from Minnesota passing another short-term extension— ditional funding is fully paid for by was talking and showing these very which would be the 34th since 2008— closing a corporate tax loophole. graphic pictures of the bridge that col- without taking steps toward a As the Senate continues to debate lapsed killing 13 people, that really multiyear bill would be kicking the the Transportation bill, I hope we do sends something home. We can’t wait can down the road, and in this case the get an opportunity to vote on relevant until that happens before we do the re- road is overwhelmed by traffic, badly amendments like my SAFE Bridges sponsible thing. in need of modernization, and filled Act. I have to remind my conservative with patches and potholes. If you have The neglect of our transportation in- friends it is our constitutional duty. driven around on the roads in the Dis- frastructure is creating congestion and When we were sworn into office, we trict of Columbia, sometimes you won- gridlock on our roads. It is hurting our swore to uphold the Constitution of the der where you are because they are so economy and our global competitive- United States. The Constitution in ar- bad, so filled with potholes. For a coun- ness. It is also killing jobs—especially ticle I, section 8 tells us what we are try that seeks to remain competitive in the construction trades, where em- supposed to be doing: We are supposed in the 21st century, as we do in Amer- ployment has yet to recover from the to be defending America, including our ica, this is totally dysfunctional and great recession. bridges and roads. That is what we are destructive. According to a Duke University supposed to be doing. There are few more basic and nec- study, providing Federal funding to There is a way. I hope the people essary functions of government than meet the U.S. Department of Transpor- who—unless they just don’t want to providing for modernized highways, tation’s infrastructure requests would take care of these big, serious problems bridges, and other transportation infra- create nearly 2.5 million new jobs. So and want to continue with the short- structure. Yet in Congress we have our investment in this industry, which term extensions, there is a way we can been grossly neglecting this responsi- is one of the slowest recovering from do this. We will be asking for unani- bility. China spends about 9 percent of the recession, would create millions of mous consent to go ahead and make a gross domestic product on infrastruc- new jobs. vote on what we are voting on right ture. Brazil spends about 8 percent. Several months ago, I joined in a bi- now and considering. If all time has to Even in Europe they are spending partisan group of eight Senators who expire, it would be 5 a.m. tomorrow on about 4 percent. But infrastructure had previously served as Governors— the Inhofe substitute for the bill. That spending in the United States has fall- Senators KING, ROUNDS, KAINE, means we then wouldn’t get around to en to just 2 percent of GDP. HOEVEN, WARNER, CARPER, MANCHIN, having this bill passed until Thursday, Our highways and bridges face an $800 and myself. We sent a letter to our and Thursday would be after the House billion backlog of investment needs, in- Senate colleagues urging that we com- is gone. So it is over. That is it. This cluding nearly half a trillion dollars in mit to fully funding national infra- would be a very easy thing to do. critical repair work. Americans spend a structure priorities and that we put a Again, I am going to remind people staggering 5.5 billion hours stuck in stop to the dysfunctional short-term that while we don’t have the chance for traffic each year. Yet in early May we fixes that have become routine in re- amendments after this vote takes saw a budget pass out of this Congress cent years.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:45 Jul 28, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.018 S28JYPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6056 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2015 I know the Presiding Officer appre- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without it from some other country such as ciates that it was a visionary Repub- objection, it is so ordered. OPEC, Russia, Venezuela, you name it. lican President, Dwight Eisenhower, KEYSTONE PIPELINE AND OIL SANCTIONS ON It is energy we produce here at home. who championed the Interstate High- IRAN First and foremost, Americans support way System in this country. The Na- Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I am it because they want our energy pro- tional Interstate and Defense Highways here to speak about energy, both lower duced at home. They want us to be en- Act of 1956—I think it is critical to cost energy and who is going to supply ergy secure. It is about jobs. It is about think about the title of that bill which it. jobs. was not just about commerce, but it One might say: Why today? Well, be- This is a multibillion-dollar invest- was also about defense. It was about cause sources tell me that after almost ment that creates good construction the security of our country. It ensured 7 years, President Obama is going to jobs. It is about economic growth, dedicated Federal funding to build a turn down the Keystone Pipeline growing our economy here at home, network that today encompasses more project—7 years. This is an application working with our closest friend and than 46,000 miles of roadways. That that was filed by the TransCanada ally, Canada. It is also about national system has transformed our economy company in September 2008. So here we security through energy security—not and created countless millions of jobs, are in year 6, and in September it will having to depend on the Middle East or but it is now six decades old. Its dedi- be 7 years that the application has OPEC for our energy. It doesn’t cost cated funding mechanism, the highway been pending. The administration has the Federal Government a penny—not trust fund, is chronically underfunded still not made a decision—defeat a penny. This is, as I say, a multibil- and just days from becoming insolvent. through delay. So the question is, Why lion-dollar project that is completely It is time for Congress to come to- then is he going to turn down the built with private investment that gether on a bipartisan basis to break project now? It is because he will wait would generate hundreds of millions of the cycle of patchwork fixes. until Congress is out of session in Au- dollars in local, State, and Federal tax The bill before us is not perfect. gust. Then he will turn down the revenue. It would not cost the Federal There are a number of provisions in- project while Congress is not in session Government one penny, generating cluded that I don’t agree with, if I had to have less pushback, less criticism, of hundreds of millions of dollars in cash been writing the bill, but it is a com- his decision if he makes it under the revenues at the local, State, and Fed- promise measure, and it was ably nego- radar. That timing is understandable eral levels. tiated by the leadership of the Environ- because he is making a political deci- But maybe the greatest irony of all is ment and Public Works Committee, sion rather than a decision based on this: At the same time the President is Senator INHOFE and Senator BOXER, the merits. making it harder to produce energy along with numerous others in this As we know, Congress overwhelm- here at home in our country and get body. ingly supports the project. The House energy from our closest friend and ally We have the opportunity to pass a 6- overwhelmingly passed approval of the Canada, he wants to make it easier to year authorization bill with 3 years of Keystone Pipeline project. In the Sen- produce oil in Iran. Think about that. funding. Yet what is happening in the ate, we had 62 votes in favor of the Right now the President is pressing House today? The House is passing an- measure. We were actually missing Congress to approve an agreement with other short-term extension. They are some of our Members or we would have Iran that would remove the sanctions getting ready to leave town. They are had 63, but there was strong over- on oil production and exports in Iran. not even going to stay and take up the whelming bipartisan support in both Under the proposed agreement that the long-term bill that is going to come the House and the Senate. We sent the President has submitted to this Con- out of the Senate. They are going to bill to the President and he vetoed it, gress, he includes releasing the U.S. give us another short-term bill that is but he still has not made a decision. He sanctions put in place by Congress that going to leave States such as New vetoed it saying it was up to him to limit and restrict Iran’s ability to Hampshire up in the air, with thou- make a decision, not the Congress. produce and export oil. These include sands of people who are not sure if they Congress went on record overwhelm- energy sanctions that limit Iran’s sale are going to have a job next week when ingly in support of the project. Con- of crude oil, which was specifically the money runs out, who aren’t sure gress approved the project, but he ve- passed by Congress. Also, he wants to what the future is going to hold, com- toed the bill. remove the sanctions on investment in panies that can’t plan because they It is the President’s decision to Iran’s oil, gas, petrochemical, and don’t know if we have a long-term make. Now we hear he is going to make automotive sectors—again, sanctions highway funding bill. it and turn down the project, but the passed by Congress. He wants to re- It is now time for Congress to pass a Congress overwhelmingly supports it. move sanctions on the energy sector fully funded, multiyear highway bill The States on the Keystone Pipeline equipment and gasoline sanctions that that will allow governments at all lev- route overwhelmingly support it. There were passed by Congress. In essence, els to plan long-term capital invest- are six States on the route and every what the President is doing is allowing ment projects and to build a 21st-cen- single State has approved the project: Iran to export its oil, he is allowing in- tury transportation system that meets Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, vestment to help them produce more the needs of our 21st-century economy. Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. They all oil, and he is allowing the export to I hope that we in the Senate will be approved the project. Congress sup- Iran of technology that will help them able to pass this bill and that our ports it, the States support it, but produce more oil and gas. At the same House colleagues will recognize they most importantly the American people time, by turning down Keystone, the need to stay here and get this work support it. In poll after poll, the Amer- President is making it harder for us to done. ican people have overwhelmingly produce and transport oil and gas in I yield the floor. shown support for the project—65 to 70 our country and work with our strong- I suggest the absence of a quorum. percent—strong, overwhelming support est ally, Canada. So what is the net ef- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for the project. fect of that? The net effect of that is it clerk will call the roll. Why do they support it? This is what helps put OPEC back in the driver’s The senior assistant legislative clerk it is all about: the merits of the seat. proceeded to call the roll. project. They support it on the merits If you don’t believe me, let’s just Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I ask because it means more energy for this take a look at the numbers. The num- unanimous consent that the order for country that is produced in this coun- bers don’t lie. Prior to 2012, before we the quorum call be rescinded. try, in Canada, in my home State of put the Kirk-Menendez congressional The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without North Dakota, and in Montana. There sanctions in place as part of the Na- objection, it is so ordered. are 830,000 barrels of oil a day produced tional Defense Authorization Act at Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I ask in Canada and the United States that the end of 2011, during that year, at unanimous consent to speak as in can be refined in our refineries and can that time in 2011, Iran was producing morning business for up to 10 minutes. be used right here, rather than getting 2.6 million barrels of oil a day. By 2013,

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We cut that by more reconsider. and doctors are not just hurting people than half. With that, I yield the floor. in Connecticut. They are turning up in My State of North Dakota alone pro- I suggest the absence of a quorum. ObamaCare plans all across the coun- duces 1.2 million barrels a day. That is The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. try. There was a study that came out more than Iran is exporting right now, LANKFORD). The clerk will call the roll. this month. It found that plans offered but if all these sanctions come off, Iran The legislative clerk proceeded to through ObamaCare insurance ex- gets to go back up to that 2.6 million call the roll. changes across the country covered 34 and beyond. One million barrels at $50 Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask percent fewer doctors than the average a barrel is $50 million a day. One can unanimous consent that the order for plan sold outside the exchanges. see this means hundreds of millions the quorum call be rescinded. Now, it is even worse for some spe- and billions of dollars to Iran. This is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cialists. According to the report, ex- certainly something to think about, objection, it is so ordered. change plans include 42 percent fewer going from 2.6 million barrels a day Mr. BARRASSO. I ask unanimous oncology and cardiac specialists. That and having put sanctions in place, consent to speak as in morning busi- is cancer doctors. That is heart doc- knocking it down to 1.1 million bar- ness. tors. So if you have cancer or if you rels—and that is with exceptions the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without have a heart condition, there is a much President has allowed to the sanctions. objection, it is so ordered. lower chance that your doctor is cov- That is without the sanctions being OBAMACARE ered by your ObamaCare insurance. fully implemented. It shows that the Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, People are paying outrageously high sanctions are very effective. It also every day it seems as though Ameri- premiums, copays, and deductibles, and shows that if we release them, Iran will cans are hearing more and more news they are left with insurance coverage get incredible amounts of money—not about how badly ObamaCare is failing. that may not cover their care. So a lot only dollars that have been held from Some of the latest headlines have had of people have decided they just cannot them, but dollars they are going to to do with just how expensive health afford the Affordable Care Act. They generate every day from increased oil insurance is going to be next year would rather pay a tax penalty to the production. under the President’s health care law. IRS than spend hard-earned money on So the President wants us to relieve The price increases that are being re- this limited and expensive ObamaCare these sanctions at the same time he, in ported are truly staggering. Insurance insurance. According to the IRS, last essence, impedes our oil and our companies are planning to raise rates year 7.5 million hard-working tax- growth in energy development in this 20 percent, 30 percent, even 40 percent payers paid that tax penalty. That is 1 country. on some of their plans, and they say it out of 17 taxpayers. Another 12 million The simple question I have is, How is because of the health care law. people could not afford ObamaCare in- does that make sense? How does that The New York Times had an article surance or did not want it, and they make sense? How do we get into a situ- just a couple of weeks ago. It quoted filed a form saying they should not ation where we are enabling Iran to one lead advocate in the State of Or- have to pay the penalty at all because produce more oil, but the U.S. produces egon saying specifically that some peo- it was unaffordable. There were only 6 less? That makes no sense, but that is ple may ‘‘start wondering if insurance million people who actually signed up the impact of the President’s decision. The President will make an argu- is affordable, or if it’s worth the for ObamaCare exchange plans last ment that is based on environmental money.’’ year. Almost 20 million people rejected factors. He will say he is making that Well, a lot of Americans have been ObamaCare because it was too expen- decision for environmental reasons. He wondering if the entire health care law sive and it was not right for them and doesn’t want the oil produced in Can- is actually worth the money. Now, their families. ada. He usually just doesn’t talk about some Democrats have said that these Now, President Obama has said re- the light sweet crude that is produced outrageous price increases will not af- peatedly that the health care law is in the Bakken area of North Dakota fect everyone. Well, they sure affect a working—he said even better than he and Montana, which is the lightest, lot of people. You know, my colleagues expected. Is this what he is talking sweetest crude I know of. He tries to on the other side of the aisle say that about—even better than he expected? make the argument that he doesn’t the increases will not be as large as More Americans are rejecting like oil that is produced in Canada for they are going to be, if you are willing ObamaCare than are signing up for it environmental reasons. to switch plans every year or if you ac- on the Federal exchange. Is that better Remember I said this has been pend- cept less access to doctors or even less than the President expected? Does ing now for almost 7 years. We are in access to medications. President Obama think that the Fed- year 6. In the President’s own Depart- Well, the argument makes the same eral insurance exchange is working ment of State, the environmental im- mistake that President Obama made better than he expected? pact statement says the Keystone will from the beginning about the health There were headlines about this re- have no significant environmental im- care law, and it confuses coverage with cently as well and how Washington has pact. It will be interesting to see when actual care. In Connecticut, some in- failed to protect taxpayer dollars. The Congress is out of session—in August surance companies say they have come Government Accountability Office set when the President turns this down, up with ways to slow down the increase up a test of healthcare.gov, the Presi- trying to get under the radar—what he in their premiums. What they are dent’s Web site, the one that failed so has to say about how he is going to ad- doing is they are actually cutting ac- miserably. What they did is they cre- dress the State Department’s clear en- cess to care. One company decided that ated 12 fraudulent applications in order vironmental impact statement, finding it could save some money by reducing to see if they could actually get health no significant environmental impact, the use of specialty drugs. So some insurance subsidies using fraudulent but we will see what it is. At the same people who have this insurance may applications, and 11 of those 12 phony time, the President will work to con- not be getting the drugs they used to applications were approved last year. vince Americans that all sanctions get. Now, here we are a year later. It turns should be lifted from Iran so they can Another company in Connecticut de- out that the Washington bureaucrats— produce more oil and bring more cided that it could charge a little less you cannot believe it—reviewed these money into their country. by limiting the number of doctors that policies and renewed the taxpayer- There is an old saying. Essentially it the patients could see. Instead of rais- funded subsidies for all 11 of these goes like this: Those who fail to heed ing rates by 12.5 percent next year as phony applicants. Some of them even

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It is time for the President to ing, but a 6-month patch, if we were to said: There still appears to be no sys- admit the health care law is causing kick this over until December, doesn’t tem in place—no system in place—to pain and problems all across the coun- give anybody any certainty to plan catch missing or fabricated docu- try. It is time to start anew, to give these long-term infrastructure projects mentation. It is incredible and it is dis- people the care they need from a doctor which take literally not months but turbing, and it is no surprise that tax- they choose at lower costs. years. payers are offended. I yield the floor. As I said, for a State such as Texas Finally, we are also seeing more news I suggest the absence of a quorum. that is growing rapidly—by some esti- about one of the taxes that the Demo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mates 600 people a day are moving to crats included in their health care law. clerk will call the roll. the State—improving our roadways There was a headline in the New York The legislative clerk proceeded to and bridges is vitally important for the Times last Wednesday: ‘‘Concern Grows call the roll. continued growth of our economy and on Health Tax.’’ That was on Wednes- Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask day, July 22, first page of the business unanimous consent that the order for increased prosperity for our people, and section. ‘‘Concern Grows on Health the quorum call be rescinded. we have the practical challenge of han- Tax.’’ Now, this is about the new 40- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dling a growing number of cars and percent tax on so-called Cadillac objection, it is so ordered. trucks on our roads. One way this bill health insurance plans. These are the Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, we all gives added freedom and flexibility to plans that employers offer to their know the Chamber is engaged in the the States is through a provision that workers. These are the plans that passage of a multiyear highway bill— would help Texas and other border Washington says are too generous. not just highways, but this deals with States meet their growing infrastruc- The article tells the story of Kurt mass transit, transportation infra- ture needs, particularly at the south- Gallow, who works at a paper mill in structure in general. To me, the most ern border, with improvements that Longview, WA. When you follow over, important thing about what we are are not only necessary to get us and it says: Concern grows over excise tax’s doing is the fact we are not going to do goods from point A to point B, but to effect on health care plans. There are a another temporary patch—which we keep us safe as well. number of people working and talking have done, I am told, 33 times—but we Frequently, when we talk about the at this location in Longview, WA. But actually are going to pass a 3-year border, we talk about border security. the story of Kurt is also about his wife, highway bill. That is a very important consideration Brenda. She has diabetes. The article To me, the best news, I would say to and, frankly, we have not committed says that Kurt and Brenda are ‘‘wor- the Presiding Officer, is now it looks as the Federal resources we should to bor- rying about his company’s proposed if we have the House thoroughly en- der security to make sure we know who new health care plan, which would re- gaged, so it is not just a question of is coming into the country and why quire workers to pay as much as $6,000 this bill or nothing. Perhaps, if experi- they are here. Of course, we know that toward their family’s medical bills.’’ ence is any guide, we can come up with recently, even in the news, people have Now, that is a huge amount of money something even better by collaborating continued to penetrate our border, for anyone. But it is a huge amount of with our House colleagues. even those with criminal records, caus- money for some of these very hard- I wanted to come to the floor and ing havoc and, indeed, committing working families. Now, these are talk a little bit about the impact of crimes against innocent people such as changes that their employer has to this bill on my State, the State of occurred recently in the terrible inci- make because of the President’s health Texas, because we are a fast-growing dent that happened in San Francisco. State. We have about 27 million people care law. You know what. This is not Our border, border infrastructure, there now. People are moving from even an ObamaCare plan. This is not and border security are the front lines around the country to Texas because something they are buying through the of our defense, to keep our people safe, our economy is growing. Last year, our exchange. These are people who get to regulate who comes into the coun- economy grew at the rate of 5.2 per- their insurance through work. Now, try, and to make sure that only legiti- cent. To compare that to the Nation, President Obama said that if you get mate people can enter. your insurance through your job, last year the Nation’s economy grew at 2.2 percent. What does that mean? That The question is—as one law professor ‘‘nothing in this plan will require you recently testified before the Senate Ju- or your employer to change the cov- means there are a lot more jobs and a lot more opportunities, so people are diciary Committee, when it comes to erage or the doctor you have.’’ immigration, there is really only one Well, millions of Americans across literally voting with their feet, leaving question: Are you going to have con- the country are finding out that was the States where there are limited op- trolled immigration or uncontrolled just one more expensive broken prom- portunities and coming to States such immigration? It is basically that sim- ise made by the President. ObamaCare as Texas where there are more opportu- ple. continues to be a complicated and cost- nities. But that means more conges- ly mess. Republicans have offered good tion, more traffic, and more challenges I am on the floor to talk about trans- ideas about how to lower health care when it comes to our roadways, our portation and the importance of this costs, how to improve access, and how rural freight routes, and it means chal- bill in terms of the border infrastruc- to help Americans lead healthier lives. lenges for our economy. ture when it comes to trade and com- We all have ideas that will get rid of Many States, of course, would be de- merce, but as I mentioned, it also is an some of the ridiculous Washington-im- lighted to have the problems we are important frontline when it comes to posed mandates that are driving up having because, frankly, people are the safety and security of the Amer- costs and forcing so many Americans moving away from many States, not to ican people. to go without insurance and certainly many States. I know the Presiding Of- We are fortunate in Texas to be the without care. ficer’s State of Oklahoma is experi- top exporting State in the Nation. Six years ago, the American people encing economic growth and job That is one of the reasons our economy were unhappy with health care in this growth too because we share a common has grown faster than the rest of the country. They did not think the solu- interest and sector of our economy, the country. The agricultural products tion was higher prices, less access to energy economy, which the rest of the that are grown there, the livestock care, and higher taxes as well. The country would do well to learn from that is raised, and the manufactured American people are not satisfied with the examples in Oklahoma and Texas goods that are made are exported to these constant headlines about all of as part of our economic success story. markets all around the world, which the problems with the President’s As others have mentioned, one of the creates good jobs, well-paying jobs at health care law. chief reasons this bill has so much en- home.

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We’ve been very good at getting heart, tion as a whole, that binational trade I am thankful for making this lung, liver, because we know that, so I’m not between Mexico and the United States progress in this legislation. I commend gonna crush that part, I’m gonna basically supports as many as 6 million Amer- my Texas colleagues—Congressmen crush below, I’m gonna crush above, and I’m gonna to see if I can get it all intact. ican jobs. That is something we fre- WILL HURD and HENRY CUELLAR, among quently overlook when we talk about others—for working with us and for in- Additional videos have been re- our relationship with our neighbor troducing similar legislation on border leased—I am told more are to come— south of the border and immigration, infrastructure in their Chamber. Hope- with Planned Parenthood officials dis- and that is there are many benefits to fully, as we now move from a Senate cussing the organ harvesting of fetuses. legal trade, traffic, controlled legal im- bill to a House bill that can then be Unborn children. Beating hearts on the migration, and, indeed, as I mentioned, reconciled in a conference committee, sonogram, on the screen. Human beings. $100 billion of exported goods from these important improvements will be Despite the stunning impact and out- Texas to Mexico each year supporting retained and be part of a conference re- rage of millions of Americans, Planned hundreds of thousands of jobs. port. Parenthood’s response to the release of In this bill, by allowing Texas and The bottom line is that quality infra- these videos is this: Blame the mes- other border States more flexibility in structure and making sure our border senger or the videographer, but let’s long-term planning of border projects, is safe and effective is a bipartisan, bi- not address the practice of harvesting consumers and workers can benefit as cameral issue, and one that clearly aborted body parts. goods are shipped more efficiently back unites people in my State and across Ross Douthat writes for the New and forth. Our border infrastructure is the border region of our southern York Times. I urge every Senator to essential to moving massive amounts States. read his July 25, 2015, column, entitled of trade, which travel through our I am thankful to see this provision ‘‘Looking Away From Abortion.’’ included, and I hope it gets passed soon ports of entry every day. For Texas and Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- to give our States the opportunity to the United States to remain competi- sent that this article be printed in the dedicate even more necessary resources tive, the border region must have the RECORD. quality infrastructure to truck, train, to the border. There being no objection, the mate- and ship billions of dollars’ worth of This provision is an important exam- rial was ordered to be printed in the ple of the overall theme of this bill, goods efficiently and safely. RECORD, as follows: giving the States a reliable way for- Doing nothing to invest in transpor- [From the New York Times, July 25, 2015] tation at the border is not a viable op- ward to plan for their long-term infra- LOOKING AWAY FROM ABORTION tion. A recent report from the Texas structure needs. More than anything (By Ross Douthat) State Legislature found that $116 mil- else, I believe this legislation is an in- In an essay in his 1976 collection, ‘‘Mortal lion in U.S. economic output is lost or vestment in our future and the next Lessons,’’ the physician Richard Selzer de- forfeited every single minute. The generation. scribes a strange suburban scene. People go trucks sit idle at the border with Mex- I thank all of our colleagues for outside in the morning in his neighborhood, ico. They are literally frozen in place working with us to get this bill moving after the garbage trucks have passed, and because they are bottlenecked because forward. We have an important vote to- find ‘‘a foreignness upon the pavement,’’ a of archaic, antiquated infrastructure morrow morning, and then we have an- softness underfoot. and lack of appropriate staffing at the other final passage vote, I believe, on Looking down, Selzer first thinks he sees Thursday. In the meantime, the House oversize baby birds, then rubber baby dolls, border. until the realization comes that the street is Infrastructure on the border also is going to send us a 3-month bill, littered with the tiny, naked, all-too-human plays another important role, pre- which will give us the necessary time bodies of aborted fetuses. venting things such as illicit drugs and for the House then to consider their Later, the local hospital director speaks to merchandise from entering the coun- own transportation bill and then to get Selzer, trying to impose order on the grisly try. In many respects, as I said, our us to a conference where we can rec- scene. It was an accident, of course: The tiny border crossings, the technology em- oncile the differences. corpses were accidentally ‘‘mixed up with ployed there, and the professionals who As the Presiding Officer and I have the other debris’’ instead of being inciner- discussed before in the past, if that is ated or interred. ‘‘It is not an everyday oc- work there—they are the first line of currence. Once in a lifetime, he says.’’ defense against bad actors who want to any indication, that will give us even And Selzer tries to nod along: ‘‘Now you get into the country illegally or get greater ability to influence the ulti- see. It is orderly. It is sensible. The world is contraband goods through our ports. mate outcome in a way that improves not mad. This is still a civilized society . . . In Texas, better roads and bridges at this product in a bicameral and bipar- ‘‘But just this once, you know it isn’t. You the border region mean better eco- tisan sort of way. saw, and you know.’’ I yield the floor. Resolute abortion rights supporters would nomic opportunity and quality of life dismiss that claim of knowledge. Death and for our growing border communities. I suggest the absence of a quorum. viscera are never pretty, they would say, but Fortunately, the border infrastructure The PRESIDING OFFICER. The something can be disgusting without being provision in this highway bill would clerk will call the roll. barbaric. Just because it’s awful to discover give the Governor in Texas and all The legislative clerk proceeded to fetuses underfoot doesn’t mean the unborn other border States the freedom to as- call the roll. have a right to life. sess the biggest transportation prob- Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask And it’s precisely this argument that’s unanimous consent that the order for been marshaled lately in response to a new lems facing those States and would reminder of the fleshly realities of abortion: also provide essential tools to address the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The conversations, videotaped covertly by them. pro-life activists posing as fetal organ buy- By dedicating funds to invest in bor- objection, it is so ordered. ers, in which officials from Planned Parent- der infrastructure projects at the dis- PLANNED PARENTHOOD hood cheerfully discuss the procedures for cretion of State Governors, we can Mr. COATS. Mr. President, in recent extracting those organs intact during an make sure our States have the re- weeks, the American people have abortion and the prices they command. sources they need to enhance trade and learned the shocking story of the bar- It may be disturbing to hear those proce- baric practices Planned Parenthood dures described: ‘‘. . . we’ve been very good travel and to keep us safe at the same at getting heart, lung, liver, because we time. uses to terminate life and to harvest know that, so I’m not gonna crush that part, This is not, of course, a new notion. organs of innocent human life. In a I’m gonna basically crush below, I’m gonna Throughout my time in the Senate, I video released earlier this month that crush above, and I’m gonna see if I can get it have worked with folks in Texas and has gone viral—as it should have—the all intact.’’

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It may be unseemly to hear a Planned Par- just ‘‘products of conception’’ or tissue for SUPREME COURT DECISIONS enthood official haggle over pricing for those the knife. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I organs: ‘‘Let me just figure out what others For those who defend the role of come to the floor to give my analysis are getting, and if this is in the ballpark, Planned Parenthood, Douthat writes of the last year of Supreme Court deci- then it’s fine, if it’s still low, then we can that reflecting on the content of these bump it up. I want a Lamborghini.’’ sions. There is a misconception that But in the end, Planned Parenthood’s de- videos ‘‘gets you uncomfortably close our Supreme Court is conservative, but fenders insist, listening to an abortionist dis- to . . . that moment when you start in the term that just ended, the Su- cuss manipulating the ‘‘calvarium’’ (that is, pondering the possibility that an insti- preme Court upheld a key provision of the dying fetus’s skull) so that it emerges re- tution at the heart of respectable lib- ObamaCare. It read the plain language search-ready from the womb is fundamen- eral society is dedicated to a practice of that ObamaCare statute that pro- tally no different than listening to a doctor that deserves to be called barbarism.’’ vided that health insurance subsidies discuss heart surgery or organ transplants. I wish to repeat that again. He writes apply only to exchanges established by It’s unsettling, yes, but just because it’s about the barbarity of what has taken the States and said that they are avail- gross doesn’t prove it’s wrong. place here and the videos of the re- Which is true, but in this case not really able on exchanges created by the Fed- true enough. Because real knowledge isn’t sponse of Planned Parenthood—the de- eral Government. purely theoretical; it’s the fruit of experi- scription of what actually is happening It ruled that fair housing discrimina- ence, recognition, imagination, life itself. to a child on the way to birth, seen in tion cases can be brought even where And the problem these videos create for the ultrasound, hearing the beating of there is no intent to discriminate. A Planned Parenthood isn’t just a generalized the heart, and then talking about the harmful impact, then, is enough to queasiness at surgery and blood. methods used so that certain parts of bring a case. It’s a very specific disgust, informed by that body are not crushed and so that It found that same-sex marriages are reason and experience—the reasoning that other parts of the body can be har- notes that it’s precisely a fetus’s humanity constitutionally required. that makes its organs valuable, and the ex- vested for other purposes and sold— It expanded the reach of the Preg- perience of recognizing one’s own children, sold for money. That this is part of nancy Discrimination Act and made it on the ultrasound monitor and after, as what Planned Parenthood is all about easier to win cases under that law. something more than just ‘‘products of con- is just stunning. The Court decided that racial gerry- ception’’ or tissue for the knife. Douthat said that even though people mandering cases under section 5 of the That’s why Planned Parenthood’s apolo- want to ignore it, even though they Voting Rights Act must consider the gists have fallen back on complaints about want to talk about it and blame the effect on individual districts regardless ‘‘deceptive editing’’ (though full videos were videographer—that he took things out of minority voting in the State as a released in both cases), or else simply asked of context—how can you take what is people to look away. And it’s why many of whole. The Court said as well that in my colleagues in the press seem uncomfort- said and happened out of context and those cases, courts must look beyond able reporting on the actual content of the provide any rationale or justification the numbers when deciding whether videos. for what is being done? minority voters have been packed into Because dwelling on that content gets you He said: But surely that is the mo- districts to dilute their influence on uncomfortably close to Selzer’s tipping ment when you start to ponder the pos- elections. point—that moment when you start pon- sibility that an institution at the heart In fact, the Court reflected a very lib- dering the possibility that an institution at of respectable liberal society is actu- eral bent in the last term. More worri- the heart of respectable liberal society is ally dedicated to a practice that de- dedicated to a practice that deserves to be some, its liberalism derives not from serves to be called barbarism. That is a the Constitution but the policy pref- called barbarism. hard thing to accept, he said. That’s a hard thing to accept. It’s part of erences of the Justices. Application of But, as difficult as that is, Douthat why so many people hover in the conflicted longstanding political science models states that we must acknowledge that borderlands of the pro-choice side. They shows that this year’s Supreme Court what is being discussed in these videos don’t like abortion, they think its critics rulings were the most liberal since the have a point . . . but to actively join our side is human beings, and the nice, ideal- Warren Court years of the 1960s. As a would require passing too comprehensive a istic medical personnel at Planned Par- UCLA professor stated, ‘‘Shockingly, judgment on their coalition, their country, enthood have spent their careers crush- the Supreme Court may have been their friends, their very selves. ing, evacuating, and carving up that more liberal than the Obama Adminis- This reluctance is a human universal. It’s human life for parts to be sold on the why white Southerners long preferred Lost tration this term.’’ Cause mythology to slaveholding realities. market. It is important that this body let The liberal Justices and the conserv- It’s why patriotic Americans rarely want to ative Justices on the Supreme Court dwell too long on My Lai or Manzanar or Na- Planned Parenthood know the Amer- ican people do not support these inhu- judge differently, and that is what I gasaki. It’s why, like many conservatives, I want to show to my colleagues. The was loath to engage with the reality of tor- mane practices. Congress should debate ture in Bush-era interrogation programs. this issue. It should vote. It should conservative Justices acted as umpires, But the reluctance to look closely doesn’t vote soon. It should not leave here for for the most part. They considered the change the truth of what there is to see. our August recess until we send a clear facts and the law and decided the cases Those were dead human beings on Richard message to Planned Parenthood that as they understood the Constitution. Selzer’s street 40 years ago, and these are The liberal Justices prevailed so fre- dead human beings being discussed on video this is totally unacceptable, that the taxpayers of America will not fund quently because Justice Kennedy, Chief today: Human beings that the nice, idealistic Justice Roberts, and—at least one medical personnel at Planned Parenthood with 1 cent of their tax dollars this time—Justice Thomas each voted with have spent their careers crushing, evacu- barbaric practice, provided through an ating, and carving up for parts. agency that pretends to be offering the liberals in at least two close, sig- The pro-life sting was sweeping; there are sound health care advice to pregnant nificant cases. As a University of reportedly 10 videos to go. You can turn mothers. Every Senator should have Michigan professor commented, ‘‘The away. But there will be plenty of chances to the opportunity to affirm that life is chief justice really does take restraint look, to see, to know. seriously. At times, that is going to Mr. COATS. I will share a couple of sacred and a precious gift, and it must be protected. put a justice in contraposition to what excerpts from his piece. his ideological preferences might be.’’ Writing in the New York Times, Ross I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. By contrast, looking at the other end Douthat says: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of the spectrum, there are no close And the problem these videos create for clerk will call the roll. cases in which even a single liberal Planned Parenthood isn’t just a generalized The bill clerk proceeded to call the Justice voted with conservative Jus- queasiness at surgery and blood. It’s a very tices to make a majority. Only two of specific disgust, informed by reason and ex- roll. perience—the reasoning that notes that it’s Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask the major cases were decided 5 to 4 in precisely a fetus’s humanity that makes its unanimous consent that the order for a conservative direction. organs valuable, and the experience of recog- the quorum call be rescinded. The New York Times identified the 10 nizing one’s own children, on the ultrasound The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without most important cases of the term. The monitor and after, as something more than objection, it is so ordered. Washington Post selected 13 cases.

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Liberal Justices have actually age of the American people still do. This then would be an ominous devel- admitted that they strategize in ad- However, I do respect people of dif- opment for everyone. vance to vote as a bloc in support of ferent views. The Constitution says Specifically, the government may be liberal outcomes. Justice Ginsburg nothing about whether same-sex mar- able to deny tax exemptions and chari- stated this last year: ‘‘We have made a riage is required. That is for the people table deductions based on the free ex- concerted effort to speak with one to decide through the democratic proc- pression of the groups involved. That voice in important cases.’’ I fear that ess. When the Supreme Court ruled would make a scandal such as the this attitude and the votes of these otherwise, that prompted a significant IRS’s denial of tax-exempt status to or- Justices give rise to an appearance portion of the populace to believe that ganizations based on their presumptive that their loyalties are to each other the Justices were reading their own conservative policy stands constitu- and to their preferred principles and view into the Constitution. The deci- tionally permissible. policies rather than to the Constitu- sion was based on a doctrine called tion. Certainly, it is easier to make Substantive due process has been ‘‘substantive due process.’’ Substantive used for the last 50 years only to invent cases come out the way you want than due process is really nothing more than to carefully consider the facts, prece- new liberal constitutional rights. Con- an open invitation to Justices to read servatives have not used substantive dent, text, and the arguments of the their own policy views into the Con- parties before reaching a decision that due process to invent new conservative stitution. constitutional rights. In creating new might run counter to your preferred This year, the Court ruled that the such rights, liberal Justices never are outcome. And for those Justices, it is word ‘‘liberty’’ includes the right to de- hesitant to overturn conservative easier to do so if you know you have fine and express identity, individual precedents, but those same Justices four votes in your pocket before you autonomy, and dignity. Where do you consider the liberal substantive due begin the task. find those words in the Constitution? process precedents to be sacrosanct We accept the important role the Su- In the past, the Court had narrowly under stare decisis. In other words, preme Court plays in our constitu- construed substantive due process to they are effectively saying ‘‘what is tional system. The Constitution protect only those rights established in mine is mine and what is yours is nego- trumps the inconsistent policy choices light of objective history and their tiable.’’ of the American people enacted deep roots in society. The majority ef- through their elected representatives. fectively then overturned those rules. Conservatives issue legal rulings that That is what we call the rule of law. The Court now thinks the meaning of produce liberal policy effects, but lib- But when Justices strike down laws the clause does not turn on the text or eral Justices will not issue legal rul- based not on the Constitution but on the intentions of the Framers. Rather, ings that are conservative. So as I am their own policy preferences, that is the Court ruled that the meaning of trying to show to my colleagues, each the rule of judges. The Court in that due process changes as ‘‘we’’—the Jus- side plays by different rules. instance acts as a superlegislature. tices—apply, as they would say, ‘‘new Is it any wonder that so many people Those rulings should, therefore, be insight’’ that derives from, in their in this country think the game is not questioned. At my town meeting Sat- words, a ‘‘better informed under- on the level? A recent CNN poll—a urday in Iowa, they were being ques- standing of how constitutional impera- media organization that no one would tioned. The Justices’ personal policy tives define a liberty that remains ur- say is rightwing—found that 37 percent views are entitled to no more respect gent in our own era.’’ of those surveyed think the Court is than the policy views of the American In the view of the slim majority, the too liberal. Only 20 percent character- people. role of the Court is to make, in their ized it as being too conservative. I am When Supreme Court nominees come words, ‘‘new dimensions of freedom . . . concerned about how that backlash before the Judiciary Committee for apparent to new generations.’’ could manifest itself. confirmation, they know better than to This is the language of the doctrine Even if Justices abuse their power of say they will enforce their own views. of the living Constitution. It is the judicial review by substituting their They don’t say the Constitution is a Justices, then, amending the Constitu- policy views for the Constitution, we living document with a meaning that tion without Congress and the States need judicial independence to safe- changes over time. They know they voting to do so. It is another Earl War- guard the actual Constitution. We wouldn’t be confirmed if that is what ren deciding cases by asking what is should not do anything to undermine they said. Instead, they say the text just and what is fair, and that is in his judicial independence, but if the Court controls or if the text is unclear, the mind and not what the Constitution does not give the public the confidence structure and the original intent of the and the laws require. that the meaning of ‘‘liberty’’ in the Founders govern. They say constitu- It is not law at all, never mind ‘‘law due process clause means something tional interpretation is not about poli- all the way down.’’ other than the policy preferences of tics or good policy; they tell us it is While the decision permits those who five Justices, the consequences could ‘‘law all the way down.’’ But when they hold the traditional view of marriage be serious for our constitutional order. get on the bench, all bets seem to be to discuss their views, it said nothing The Supreme Court, similar to a off. about the real constitutional right to river flooding its banks, is not staying For instance, the text of the Con- freely exercise religion—with the em- within its proper channel. I strongly stitution allows the government to de- phasis upon ‘‘exercise.’’ encourage all Justices of the Court to prive people of life if due process of law Another of the Court’s liberal deci- exercise the self-restraint the Constitu- is provided. It makes references to cap- sions gave short shrift to another right tion demands and that its Framers an- ital—or death penalty—cases. It is protected by the Constitution: free ticipated. therefore clear that the death penalty speech. That decision treated as gov- is constitutional. There may be some ernment speech what is actually pri- Ultimately, that will be the only way valid questions on when the death pen- vate speech. It is an important distinc- the courts will retain their necessary alty would be legal. Nonetheless, last tion in the real world. Government powers to preserve the Constitution. month Justice Breyer and another Jus- must treat private speech neutrally. It I yield the floor. tice wrote that they think it is very cannot play favorites, but the govern- I suggest the absence of a quorum. likely that the death penalty is uncon- ment can discriminate against view- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. stitutional in all cases—in other words, points it does not like when the speech AYOTTE). The clerk will call the roll. just throw out the words of the Con- is the government’s speech. It can fund The bill clerk proceeded to call the stitution. That ought to be extremely speech that discourages use of illegal roll.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:48 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.037 S28JYPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6062 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2015 Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I ask on the progress made so far with regard ties in order to be competitive. We unanimous consent that the order for to the highway bill, indicating that we have to fix that. It is Washington that the quorum call be rescinded. will pass something on Thursday and is creating the problem. Many criticize The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without send it over to the House. It is impor- these companies. I say if there is any objection, it is so ordered. tant we address this issue. It is impor- blame to show, it is right here in Wash- Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, tant we put people back to work. We ington, DC, by allowing the Tax Code while I would normally be coming have crumbling roads and bridges. that was written in the 1960s to con- down at this time to talk about the I hope everybody in this Chamber tinue when every other one of our com- Transportation reauthorization bill, agrees that we need a highway bill and, petitors around the world has reformed which is one of the most significant specifically, we need one as long-term their tax codes and lowered their rates. bills we will be considering—there are as possible in order to give people pre- This is something we can and should problems right now in getting it done dictability and certainty to be able to do. There is bipartisan consensus before the House leaves, but we are plan projects and to be able to deal around this—maybe not in the details going to make every effort to have it with what is an increasing problem in but in a framework. done by the end of this week. I think our country, which is a lack of funds in Senator SCHUMER, on the other side that is very important because, for all infrastructure. of the aisle, and I put together a report of the reasons we talked about, we I hear it back home in Ohio. What I on this recently. We spent 3 or 4 can’t continue to do part-time exten- am hearing is: Give us certainty. Let months working on this, but it is a sions that don’t allow us to get to any us know what the plan is. Congress, in combination of a lot of different hear- of the real problems we have. However, doing these short-term extensions, is ings and projects that have been under- that is not why I came to the floor this not creating a plan. taken over the last several years on afternoon. I am here this afternoon to If we end up with a short-term exten- this. We know what we have to do. We speak on a different topic. sion because the House and Senate know we have to go to a competitive (The remarks of Mr. INHOFE per- can’t agree, then I hope we will make a international system that allows us to taining to the introduction of S. 1877 commitment when we do that to say: be able to say to our workers in Amer- are printed in today’s RECORD under OK. After whatever that short-term pe- ica: We are going to give you the tools ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and riod is—I have heard the rumor of 3 to compete and win. We are not going Joint Resolutions.’’) months—that at that point we will to allow you to continue to have to Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I ask come up with a long-term proposal to- compete with one hand tied behind unanimous consent that Senators gether. your back, which is what is happening MCCAIN and ROUNDS be added as co- I happen to think one way we could right now. The beneficiaries of this sponsors to the S. 1877. find a longer term proposal is to have would be the American economy but The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without international tax reform. We should do specifically the American worker. objection, it is so ordered. it anyway. We should do it whether or The folks in the boardrooms are Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, right not the highway trust fund is con- going to be fine one way or the other. now we are in kind of a waiting period. nected to it. There are ways to reform When you have these foreign acquisi- We have made a request. It seems that the Tax Code so companies that are tions of U.S. companies or you have request is being denied because it takes overseas, that have revenues overseas, these so-called inversions where com- unanimous consent to come up with that won’t bring them back now be- panies go overseas, the major execu- language that will allow us to waive cause our tax rates are so high might tives in the company do just fine. The time. be willing to bring them back at a stock usually goes up. What happens is The time that is pending right now lower rate. If they bring those funds you lose workforce, you lose jobs here on the Inhofe amendment will not ex- back and are taxed on those funds, in America, salaries don’t go up—they pire for 30 hours. Precloture will not there might be an opportunity to pro- stay flat—and that is who is taking the expire until 5 a.m. tomorrow, so it vide some funding for long-term solu- brunt of this. So we have to fix that looks like that will make it too late to tions to the highway trust fund, per- system, and I think we can do it per- get our bill passed prior to the time the haps in conjunction with some of the haps in the next few months as part of House goes home. other pay-fors that are part of the bill this highway trust fund. That would This could always change. I think a we are talking about. International tax be, I hope, an incentive to do it. Again, lot of people are taking this position reform is necessary in and of itself. I we should do it anyway, even if there is because they didn’t think we would be didn’t come to the floor to talk about no highway trust fund need for us to able to pass the bill. I think we are that, although tomorrow we do have a find additional sources of funding. going to pass it. I think we can pass it hearing in the Permanent Sub- In the meantime, I applaud the chair- very likely on Thursday, and so even if committee on Investigations on this man and others who included in the the House is gone, we will be preparing very issue. highway trust fund legislation we are to go in and handle that bill when we I will tell my colleagues and those currently looking at. This is the legis- all come back after the recess. who are listening, if we do not reform lation the chairman says we are likely I just want to mention this because I our Tax Code, update our currently to vote on Thursday. Included in that think it is very important for people to noncompetitive Tax Code, we are going are a couple of other provisions that understand that we are going to be to see more and more jobs and invest- are quite helpful. using this. We have gone through a lot ment going overseas. It is that simple. The one I want to talk about is with of work on the bill. We already see it. Last year, in dollar regard to regulations and permitting. The highway reauthorization bill was terms, there were twice as many for- When you think about it, we are strug- passed unanimously out of the com- eign acquisitions of U.S. companies gling to find enough money to put into mittee I chaired, the Environment and than there were the year before. Think the highway trust fund to extend it as Public Works Committee. Every Re- about that. These are big companies long as possible, right? Everybody is publican and Democrat voted for it. So with big names. One name you might concerned about the fact that we have it is one of the few bipartisan efforts to know is Burger King, another is roads and bridges and can’t put enough take place in a body that is often criti- Budweiser. Another one that is think- people back to work. One solution to cized for not getting anything done. ing about it is Monsanto. These are big this is to go to the taxpayers and say: This will be a major bill. It will become companies. We need more funding from the Federal a reality. A lot of companies have already de- tax base to go into this. That is what is With that, I yield the floor. cided they are not going to stay in the happening, frankly. Another one is to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- United States because our Tax Code is say is there a better way to build these ator from Ohio. so bad. It puts them at such a dis- roads and bridges to save money so Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, advantage vis-a´ -vis their competitors every tax dollar goes further, so we are thank you. To the chair of the com- around the world that they can’t sur- telling the American people we are not mittee, congratulations, Mr. INHOFE, vive. They have to become foreign enti- only funding infrastructure, but we are

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They came to me and said: What I hear this all the time back home. I the world. can you do to help? We started to look hear it with regard to commercial This drives investment out of the at it and figured out: My gosh. The buildings, I hear it with regard to en- United States and puts that invest- right hand doesn’t know what the left ergy projects, and I hear it with regard ment in other countries. This is why hand is doing. You have so many agen- to roads and bridges. You have so many this legislation is so important. Again, cies involved, so many different inter- hoops you have to go through, many of for the roads and bridges it is impor- ests involved, whether it is the Army which are Federal, some of which are tant, but also in general to put people Corps of Engineers, the USGS, whether local, some of which are State—many back to work. it is EPA, whether it is again State and of which are Federal, that it adds costs Here is something interesting about local regulations. I am just talking to the project. It adds delay to the this legislation. We have worked on about the Federal side when I talk project, and it makes it so you are al- this for almost 4 years—about 3.5 years about the 35 permits and regulations. ways worried about a litigation risk now. My cosponsor is CLAIRE MCCAS- What American Municipal Power because people can go back years after KILL, who is a Democrat, so we have a wanted was to be able to get something the project is completed and say: Aha. Republican and a Democrat doing this done in a predictable way and have I am going to file a lawsuit because together. Over time we have been able somebody be accountable. We liked you didn’t follow all of these Federal to build support, slowly but surely, to that idea, so we moved forward with regulations and rules quite the way the point that we now have a good this legislation providing more ac- you should have. That adds cost that group of bipartisan cosponsors, pretty countability. we should not be incurring. evenly balanced between Republicans We also heard from Baard Energy. Instead, as we pass this highway bill, and Democrats, but we also have some Baard had plans to build a $6 billion we are going to pass something that is support from the outside that is unusu- synthetic fuels plant in Wellsville, OH. called permitting reform. The Federal ally balanced. This was a coal-to-liquid plant that permitting system is being reformed in We have the Chamber of Commerce would not only convert coal into clean this underlying bill. My colleagues supporting this in the business commu- diesel and jet fuel, it would also have ought to know about that. I am going nity. That might be expected. A lot of created, we were told, up to 2,500 jobs. to make a plea that regardless of what them are interested in how to build This is in a part of Eastern Ohio where happens, whether it is a 6-year bill, something and build it more quickly, these jobs are so valuable, so precious. They couldn’t do it at the end of the which I think would be great, again but we also have the AFL–CIO building day because the permitting delays and adding predictability and certainty, or trades council strongly in support of the lawsuits they got so interfered whether it is 3 years, which maybe we this. I appreciate that. Because they with the project that their capital left. are going to pass on Thursday, or get it. This is about work and specifi- It wasn’t patient enough to wait whether it is 3 months, which is what cally about construction jobs. A lot of around for all the delays, all the poten- some are saying—the rumor is perhaps those jobs went away during the finan- tial lawsuits, all the problems. So, the House will send it back to the Sen- cial crisis of 2007, 2008, and 2009. They again, from them we learned: Well, ate—whatever the extension period is, have been slow to come back. Unem- let’s have accountability, one agency let’s include this legislation to make it ployment is still relatively high among responsible, but also let’s look at this easier to green-light a project to have construction workers. Frankly, a lot of issue of not just lack of accountability, America get back into the business of them have moved on to something else but the fact that these lawsuits con- building things, not just roads and because they have not had jobs. tinue to slow these projects down and The AFL–CIO building trades council bridges—although it will help on this make it more difficult to move for- and the business community are to- bill—but also other projects: energy ward. projects, construction projects, com- gether on this. They are working with Our legislation addresses all of these mercial buildings, and so on. us together to ensure that we can get issues. It does so in a very thoughtful Let me give you a really frightening this done in the highway bill and to and, I think, reasonable way, in a way statistic. There is a group that does an move forward with not just something that is common sense. We have got international assessment every year of that will help on roads and bridges, but support on both sides of the aisle. First all the countries in the world. It asks: it will help on all kinds of projects. of all, it strengthens coordination and How easy is it to do business in various I heard about this in the context of deadline setting. We talked about hav- countries? They compare the countries. energy. When I first got elected, a com- ing some accountability. One agency is One of the countries of course in the pany came to me. It is called American now accountable, so instead of agencies mix is us, the United States of Amer- Municipal Power, AMP. AMP does being able to go: Well, you know, we ica. You would hope we would be at the small energy projects all over our are fine, but how about this other top of the list—the best place to in- State and some other States. They agency? Not our fault, their fault, vest—that we would be the country, came to me and said: You know, Rob, pointing fingers. Now you have got one since we are a capitalist free enterprise we have been trying to put a power- agency that is in charge. country where we value ingenuity and plant on the Ohio River. Now, you Deadline setting. This creates an want to move forward with projects might think that normally would be a interagency council to best identify and get things done, that we would be coal plant or a gas plant, or even a nu- what the best practices are, but also at the top of the list. We are not. We clear plant—there are all those along set deadlines for reviews. Right now are now No. 41 in the world in terms of the Ohio River. They said: No, we are with no deadlines, the things often go the ease to get a construction permit actually trying to put a hydro plant. on and on and on, in approvals of im- to build something—No. 41 in the The Ohio River is not a particularly portant infrastructure projects. world. natural place for hydro, you would not It also strengthens cooperation be- Capital is global these days. It moves think, but it turns out there is a nice tween the State and local permitting around the world, and certainly around flow in the Ohio River. It is a big river. authorities, another problem. As I said the country, but around the world. So They had this great idea at the locks earlier, there are local and State issues you go to a big city overseas, let’s say of the Ohio River to add a municipal as well, and we try to avoid duplication London. You see all sorts of cranes. powerplant, hydroplant, but they said: and the delay that comes from that. Why? Because actually in that city it We cannot get through all of these Fed- Second, the legislation facilitates is easier to build something than it is eral hoops. There are up to 35 different greater transparency and greater pub- here in the United States. That is Federal licenses and permits you now lic participation in the permitting

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It enables us to say to the people ciate the efforts of so many in various the permit is. OK. It is at that agency. we represent: You know what. We are areas, that my comments today are not Well, why? You can see whether it has not just asking for some more money intended to be directed at any indi- completed its review. And where are we for roads and bridges, which is impor- vidual or either side of the aisle. on this? tant and will create more jobs and I was elected in 2006 and I came in It encourages not just the ability to make our economy more efficient—we during 2007, so I have been here roughly track agency progress, which I think need to do that. The crumbling infra- 81⁄2 years. One of the reasons I ran for will have a very important effect—sun- structure is real. office was to deal with our Nation’s fis- light is the best disinfectant some- It is also an opportunity for us to do cal issues. I was so concerned about the times in bringing this out; making the it in a more efficient way. The Presi- direction in which our country was transparency better is a good idea, but dent’s job council, at the end of 2011, going. As you know, just about every it also brings more input from stake- issued a report. You might remember military leader we have will tell you holders. that. President Obama selected Jeffrey that the greatest threat to our Na- We also require in our legislation Immelt, who is a very widely respected tion’s national security is us, those of that the agencies accept comments executive—GE CEO—to chair the jobs us here in Congress, and the way we from stakeholders early in the ap- council. He came up with a bunch of deal with our fiscal issues. proval process. Why? Because another recommendations, many of which I The simplest fiscal issue I know of to problem we found was that often the think were very constructive. solve is the highway bill because it is concerns come very late in the process, One was about this very issue. This is simple math. It is not like Medicare, so you have an investment, you have what they said. They said we ought to where all these actuarial issues have to workers working on this. All of a sud- reform the permitting process because be dealt with and you have to make as- den a concern comes in, it stops every- we should, as the President said, ‘‘do sumptions about the impact on care thing, slows it down, and makes it very everything we can to make it easier for and all those kinds of things. The high- inefficient. folks to bring products to market, and way bill is just simple math. It is so Instead we are saying: OK. Com- to start and expand new businesses, easy. There is money that comes in and ments, they are very important, but and to grow and hire new workers.’’ there is money that goes out. let’s accept those comments earlier in That was the President. I think everybody in this body knows the process. Let’s identify these impor- Sean McGarvey is the president of the highway bill was set up based on a tant public concerns from the very the North America’s Building Trades user fee program where people who are start. Then finally, it institutes a set Union. We talked about the AFL–CIO using the highways pay for that of litigation reforms that I think is building trades union. This is what through user fees and then the money Sean McGarvey has said: ‘‘If there was very important. One I will mention, would be there in a trust fund—a real ever an issue that could be considered which I think is probably going to be trust fund—where, in fact, the money a no-brainer for Congress, the Federal surprising to a lot of people: Right now would go out. So we would have a sys- Permitting Improvement Act is it.’’ there is a statute of limitations on law- I agree with Sean. This is a no- tem in our country where we would pay suits that runs 6 years. This is after brainer. Let’s get it done as part of the for our highways and other infrastruc- the environmental review, the NEPA legislation we are going to pass this ture in that regard. As a matter of review—6 years. Think about that. We week. I believe we will pass it. If we do fact, the State of Tennessee has zero limit that 6 years to 2 years. I would not pass the highway bill this week, road debt because that is exactly the have liked to limit it even further to be let’s ensure that we include the permit- way they handle their State portion. frank. ting reforms in whatever we do pass. I know a lot has been said about this In our original legislation we tried to Again, whether it is a 3-month exten- Presidential race and what is driving limit it even further, but this again is sion or a 6-year extension, we should be some of the interesting anomalies that a consensus-building project. We want sure that we are removing unnecessary are occurring right now. People are to be sure we kept the bipartisan sup- delays, bureaucratic hurdles, so that saying: Well, certain candidates are re- port, we kept support on the outside, more Americans who are looking for a ceiving a lot of attention because of including from groups like the Natural job can find a job, and so that tax dol- the anger people in America have to- Resources Defense Council that have lars can go further. I want to thank ward Washington. I would just say that worked with us on this. CLAIRE MCCASKILL, the Senator from this bill—this is an outline of it— So we have accountability, trans- Missouri, who has been the cosponsor should be exhibit A as to why people in parency, litigation reforms, with the of this over the last few years. Some- America are angry at Washington. whole goal of saying: Let’s take, in the times it has not been easy working Both sides of the aisle, both ends of the case of these construction projects, the through this. She has taken some ar- Capitol, this is exhibit A. roads and bridges, the Federal dollars, rows, but it is the right thing to do. It Again, I understand this was a com- and let’s let them work in a more effi- is meaningful legislation that will ac- bined effort with lots of people, but let cient way so every dollar goes further, tually help move our economy in the me point out a few things. so we can get these roads and bridges No. 1, we have had five general fund right direction and help us to be able going, so we are not paying so much for transfers—in other words, taking to repair more of these roads and delays and redtape, so we are not pay- money out of our general fund and bridges because we will be doing it ing so much more for lawsuits, so we sending it over to the highway trust more efficiently. can actually get this thing moving. I yield the floor. fund. That has totaled $60 billion since That is in this legislation. I suggest the absence of a quorum. 2008. I hope my colleagues who, like me, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We have these wonderful young in- go back home and hear about regu- clerk will call the roll. terns who come up here to learn about latory reform and the need for us to The legislative clerk proceeded to Washington. They come up here to ex- streamline the process will strongly call the roll. perience Washington. They have read support this part of the legislation, Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, I ask in their history books and other even if they cannot support all of the unanimous consent that the order for places—in civics—about this being the legislation. I hope they will continue the quorum call be rescinded. greatest deliberative body in the world. to push this Senate and the House of The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. I would think that in most cases they Representatives to pass this permitting GARDNER). Without objection, it is so probably look up to people here on the reform legislation. ordered. floor. Some of them may aspire to

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This is fascinating to me. Con- our roads and again make sure we stay that all of us can look good to our con- gress, in its brilliance, has created a in great stead with our constituents stituents and pass a highway bill. So system where only Fannie and back home so we don’t have to make we are going to steal money from you Freddie—remember the two behemoths any tough choices, we are going to so that we don’t have to deal with this that had $5 trillion in housing mort- change that from 6 to 1.5 percent. That issue. It is called generational theft. gages in our country, the big giants generates $17 billion. But, again, it So to the pages and to the people you that failed back in 2008? What we have keeps us from having to deal with this have been working with for so long, done in this bill—I am not going to do issue head on. By the way, a lot of that just know—and I don’t know any other it, but if people vote for this bill, what money comes in way beyond the period way to describe this. Let me explain. they will be agreeing to do is to extend of time we are spending the money on This is a 3-year bill we are going to pay the guarantee fee on mortgages out, by the roadways. for over 10 years. One hundred percent the way, the last couple of years of this This is the one that gets me. I love of the spending, in other words, takes bill, so, again, money comes in way be- this one. I love this one. We are going place between the years 2016 and 2018— yond the time we spend it. to sell 101 million barrels of oil from 100 percent of the spending—but 69 per- So let’s say you guys go to college. I something called the Strategic Petro- cent of the offsets, the money coming know many of you will. When you get leum Reserve from 2018 to 2025. We in, actually comes in—you heard me out, you decide to buy a home. Let me have a big Strategic Petroleum Re- say 2016 to 2018—between 2022 and 2025. tell you how we, in our wisdom, have serve, which is in our national security So that would be like your mother or decided to pay for our highways. We interests. As a matter of fact, I would father going to the grocery store and are going to make you pay more for say that if President Obama were to buying groceries and saying: Well, I am your mortgage. You are not going to propose this particular pay-for, most not going to pay for this today; I will know that, by the way; we are going to everyone on our side of the aisle would pay for this in 7 or 8 or 9 years down hide it in your mortgage. just raise unbelievable—I need to the road. Every time they went to the See, we want to make sure the Amer- choose my words—would be very upset. grocery store, they did that. You can ican people don’t really know how we It would be dead on arrival because imagine how your household finances are paying for these things. We try to what it does is it weakens our national would operate if that is what they did. hide these things from folks so that security. If this bill becomes law, that is what when we run for reelection, we don’t We have the Strategic Petroleum Re- the people in this body will be doing to create any ire amongst the public. serve. In a time of crisis, we want to you. It is generational theft. This one is hard for me to believe. make sure the people in America have We use these tricky accounting rules Now, I can understand some people in access to this Strategic Petroleum Re- around here where if we pay for some- this body supporting this, those who serve. thing over 10 years even though we support Fannie and Freddie continuing This is so grave. We are generating $9 spend the money in 1 year, we count on forever, because what we are really billion, by the way, in the years 2018 that, believe it or not, as paid for. doing is now the Federal Government, through 2025—again, beyond the time It is even worse on something like a in order to pay for our roads, is relying of even paying for this highway meas- highway trust bill. See, this is some- on Fannie and Freddie. So how could ure. So again, it is generational theft— thing where money is supposed to come you do away with them? Think about selling assets down the road to pay for in at the same rate money is going out. it. things today. It generates $9 billion, You can expect some aberrations on We have had so many people in this and half of the sales occur in 2024 and when money comes in and when money body talk big about winding down 2025. So it is kicking the can down the goes out on other kinds of programs— Fannie and Freddie and about how road. you can expect that—but not on the they are a threat to our Nation. I have For America, please, please, be upset highway trust fund. actually written a bill to try to deal about this. Please, please, be angry This is the kind of math, by the way, with that and had a lot of support from about this. each of you probably knew about in the people on both sides of the aisle. We all Let me tell you what we are doing. third or fourth grade, where you could talk big, but let me tell you what we We all make investments and pay at- figure out how much money is coming are going to do. To pay for the high- tention to the markets a little bit. We in and how much money is going out. ways, we are going to continue the pol- hope we can save some money. Oil is But on both sides of the Capitol and on icy of making sure that every time selling today at under $50 a barrel. But both sides of the aisle, since 2008, in- somebody gets a mortgage, they pay a let me tell you at what we have decided stead of dealing with this issue—which, little more for that mortgage—the en- we are going to sell this oil. We are by the way, means you have to make tire time, by the way, that mortgage is just going to make it up—at $89 a bar- some tough choices. You could spend in place. That generates about $2 bil- rel. Think about that. less money in the trust fund. That lion. Of course, the American people Congress in its wisdom has decided would be a way to make it add up. You won’t know or see that, and so that, of we are going to sell 101 million barrels could devolve some of the responsibil- course, makes it very popular. of oil. We are so bright and we can an- ities back to States. By the way, so Let me talk about another one. This ticipate the future so well that we many roads are now becoming roads is fascinating to me. The Federal Re- know, by golly, that when we sell this the Federal system pays for, there serve System has been paying a divi- oil between 2018 and 2025, it is going to might be a good argument for that. dend to member banks that invest in be at $89 a barrel, even though it is There is a good argument for that. Or their regional Feds. Since 1930, that under $50 a barrel today. But we know you could just increase revenues and dividend rate has been 6 percent. I that because we represent America. We make sure those who are driving on the don’t know if that is the right number. have been elected to the Senate. roads in our country today pay more to By the way, some people are con- So that is how we are generating it. do it. But that is not what is going to fusing this with a monetary policy By the way, if during that period of happen. We are going to pull a trick on issue, which is the amount that is time oil happens to be selling at $74 a the American people. And here I get being paid on the reserve. That is not barrel, we break even. If it sells for back to that anger issue and the reason what this is. This is something which anything under that, it is less. But by so many people are upset with Wash- has been in place since the 1930s. We the way, there is $9 billion of made-up ington. Again, this is exhibit A. never had a hearing on it, by the way, money just because we have decided

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He pulled the plug sponsible pieces of legislation that I them under the rug for this generation, on scientific and environmental func- have seen make it this far in the Sen- unfortunately, to have to clean up our tions in State government and he at- ate. mess. tacks environmental programs in the I am very disappointed with where I yield the floor. Federal Government. we are. I am not directing that at any- I suggest the absence of a quorum. Let’s look at the facts in Wisconsin. body. People on both sides of the aisle The PRESIDING OFFICER. The According to the scientists at the Uni- are involved in getting it where it is clerk will call the roll. versity of Wisconsin-Madison, weather today. People on both sides of the The legislative clerk proceeded to stations around Wisconsin measure building have used these types of gim- call the roll. that average temperatures in Wis- micks and tricks to basically involve Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I consin increased by about 1.1 degrees ourselves in abject generational theft, ask unanimous consent that the order Fahrenheit between 1950 and 2006. Dur- keeping us from making tough deci- for the quorum call be rescinded. ing the same period, Wisconsin got sions today. They are not even tough, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without wetter as well as warmer. Annual aver- to be honest—just using our God-given objection, it is so ordered. age precipitation in Wisconsin in- common sense, the same thing that CLIMATE CHANGE creased by almost 3 inches—again, most Americans get up every day and Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, in measured. have to deal with. poll after poll, the American people As more and more carbon pollution I have been so uplifted in my home have told this Congress that it is time piles up in the atmosphere, researchers State and by my home town of Chat- to wake up to the ever-growing threat at the University of Wisconsin-Madison tanooga to watch how ordinary citizens from carbon pollution. Two-thirds of estimate and project that by with huge patriotism and large Americans support the Environmental midcentury Wisconsin could warm by 4 amounts of common sense have dealt Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan to 9 degrees Fahrenheit. By the end of with the tremendous tragedy in our to cut emissions from powerplants and the century, the climate in Wisconsin hometown. I have just been over- invest in energy efficiency and renew- may look more like that of present-day whelmed by it. I wish all of America able energy. Even a majority of Repub- Missouri or Oklahoma, raising the could see the response of people who licans support action to reduce carbon prospect of dramatic shifts in the Wis- wake up every day carrying out their pollution. But we do nothing. consin economy and way of life. ordinary duties, husbands and wives So here I am again, for the 108th These changes would not be kind to and sons and daughters. They care time, for a speech of which the Pre- Wisconsin’s iconic badger. The Upper about our Nation. They care about its siding Officer has become something of Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape future. They care about our military. a frequent flyer, to urge that we listen Conservation Cooperative lists the Wis- They care about people who protect us. to our constituents and do the job that consin badger as one of the region’s I wish that somehow people could see we were sent here to do. species at risk from climate change. It that. I know people see it in all of their Sadly, Congress is stuck in the grip has no apparent effect on Governor hometowns around the country. I know of the big polluters and their unlim- Walker, however. people see this greatness. Yet in this ited, unreported campaign spending. There was the Wisconsin Initiative bill, I don’t see any common sense. After the dreadful Citizens United Su- on Climate Change Impacts. The Wis- How could we pay for our highways uti- preme Court decision of 2010, two consin Initiative on Climate Change lizing this type of pay-for? things happened. One, corporate polit- Impacts was formed in 2007 by the Wis- So I rise to say that I don’t support ical spending poured into secretive un- consin Department of Natural Re- this piece of legislation. I think that accountable groups that now wield un- sources and the University of Wis- has been made clear. I hope that as told influence in our elections. Two, consin Nelson Institute for Environ- people analyze the pay-fors—which, Republicans—particularly Republican mental Studies. The scientists and pub- again, in my opinion could not be more voices in Congress—fell silent on car- lic officials in this program are study- ridiculous on something like a highway bon pollution and climate change. It ing how climate change will affect Wis- bill—this bill will go down, and we will was a stopper. consin’s wildlife, water resources, and figure out a way to deal with this in a So despite the wishes of the Amer- public health, and important Wisconsin more productive way. Again, the right ican people and despite an over- industries such as forestry, agri- way to deal with this, if you have a whelming scientific consensus, the ma- culture, and shipping and tourism on trust fund, is to have fees that come in jority in the Senate has no plan what- the Great Lakes. and the same amount that go out. soever to address the catastrophic Climate change threatens pillars of I think in this minor conversation changes we see in our oceans and our the Wisconsin economy. The initia- here, these pages probably get that. I atmosphere, in our farms and our for- tive’s agricultural working group re- think America gets that. I hope, again, ests. ports that higher summer tempera- this bill does not pass. I hope it does Many of the Republican candidates tures and increasing drought will cre- not become law, and I hope we can for President, for fear of offending ate significant stress on livestock, even gather and figure out another way of their fossil fuel billionaire donors, ig- touching Wisconsin’s famed cheese in- dealing with this in a responsible way nore not only the clear tide of public dustry. Victor Cabrera, an assistant that doesn’t use gimmicks, as this cer- opinion and not only the warnings of professor in the University of Wis- tainly uses. our scientific and national security of- consin-Madison Dairy Science Depart- I don’t know how anybody could say: ficials but ignore the climate disrup- ment, says that this heat stress inter- By the way, the Senate has assumed tions in their own home States. They feres with both fertility and milk pro- that in the years 2024 and 2025, oil will ignore the homegrown climate re- duction. Dairy cows could give as much sell at $89 a barrel. Now, if the Senate search of their own State’s scientists as 10 percent less milk. Professor was that good at giving financial ad- and universities. Cabrera in Wisconsin is not alone. He is vice—certainly, if we look at our bal- Earlier this year I came to the floor not alone. The U.S. Department of Ag- ance sheets and the deficits we have with my colleague and friend, Senator riculture predicts that by 2030 climate been running, people would know that BALDWIN of Wisconsin, to consider the change will cost the U.S. dairy sector is anything but the truth. effects of carbon pollution in her Badg- between $79 million and $199 million The fact is that this bill should not er State. Senator BALDWIN is a fierce per year in lost production. Does Gov- become law and should not be sup- defender of Wisconsin families and ernor Walker care? Apparently not, but

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Some Wis- Well, the Koch Brothers political net- that they are all also in on the hoax? consin dairy farmers, for instance, are work has said it plans on spending $900 The Republican majority has accused burning excess methane in enormous million in the 2016 election cycle—$900 NASA’s scientists, whose just flew a manure digesters to generate their own million. The President of one of the craft by Pluto and who are driving a renewable electricity. biggest Koch Brothers-backed organi- rover around on the surface of Mars, of It is not just the farmers. Wisconsin zations, Tim Phillips of a group called being in on a hoax; that climate change has sportsmen. Wisconsin’s sportsmen Americans for Prosperity, has threat- is a hoax and that NASA scientists are treasure Wisconsin’s 10,000 miles of ened publicly that any Republican can- in on it. Is Walmart in on the hoax too? trout streams—some of the best trout didate in the 2016 Presidential cam- Do the Senators from Arkansas want fishing in the country. Trout Unlim- paign who supported climate action to go home and tell the Walmart ex- ited found that fishing in the Driftless ‘‘would be at a severe disadvantage in ecutives that they are in on a hoax? Do Area of southwest Wisconsin and parts the Republican nomination process.’’ the Senators from Georgia want to go of Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa adds So they are going to throw $900 million home and tell the CEO of Coca-Cola over $1 billion per year to the sur- at the election, and they have a ‘‘se- that they are in on a hoax? I don’t rounding economy. But the cold-water vere disadvantage’’ threat floating think so. It is an untenable argument. fish such as the brook trout are highly around. Nice little campaign you got We have to move on. These leaders of sensitive to temperature increases in here; be a shame if it was severely dis- American commerce declare, in a voice streams. advantaged. that Republicans should listen to: Under the worst cases analyzed by Well, it did not take Governor Walk- We recognize that delaying action on cli- the researchers at the University of er long to sign that same Americans mate change will be costly in economic and human terms, while accelerating the transi- Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin for Prosperity organization’s no cli- tion to a low-carbon economy will produce Department of Natural Resources, mate tax pledge—what do you know— multiple benefits with regard to sustainable ‘‘brook trout are projected to be com- vowing to oppose any legislation on cli- economic growth, public health, resilience to pletely lost from Wisconsin streams.’’ mate change without an equivalent natural disasters and the health of the global Even the best case scenarios see losses amount of tax cuts. It is amazing what environment. of as much as 44 percent of the Wis- waving around $900 million will do. That is quite a crowd who signed off consin brookies’ current range by Whom else does Scott Walker listen on that statement. More will come be- midcentury. That is Wisconsin’s own to? Well, the majority leader recently cause other companies, such as VF In- Department of Natural Resources. called on all Governors to rebel against dustries and Mars and Unilever, agree Other cold water species such as the the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. So far, with them. brown trout are not much better off only six took up the majority leader’s Our good Earth is sending us a clear than the brookies. call. One of them is—guess who—Scott message. The message our good Earth The Wisconsin Department of Nat- Walker. In December he wrote to the is sending us is that carbon pollution is ural Resources is not alone. It is not EPA that their plan would be ‘‘a blow driving unprecedented change. It is alone. The American Fly Fishing Trade to Wisconsin residents and business showing the change happening in the Association said this in a recent public owners.’’ In January he announced that Earth around us. Voters too are send- statement: he was planning to sue the Agency in- ing us a clear message. They are speak- Climate change is no longer a potential stead. ing up to say that climate change is a threat; it demands our attention now. . . . Maybe Governor Walker would think problem and they want their leaders to We call on our elected officials to put par- differently if he listened to Wisconsin’s take action and that it is time we got tisan politics aside and work quickly to business owners. Lori Compas, execu- our heads out of the sand. enact federal policy to address the threats tive director of the Wisconsin Business Unfortunately, there is a problem. presented by global climate change. Alliance, endorsed the EPA’s Clean The big polluters have a powerful polit- On to Wisconsin’s loggers, Wisconsin Power Plan proposal as a boon, a ben- ical megaphone. They do not hesitate has a significant logging industry, and efit to the Wisconsin economy. Here is to use it. They back it up with big, the loggers are having trouble getting what she said: dark money campaign spending that is distorting our democracy in disgraceful to the timber when hard, frozen winter Encouraging renewable energy develop- ground becomes too thawed and too ment will result in business growth, job cre- ways. soggy to hold up logging equipment. ation, cleaner air, and a quicker path to en- The result is that, like so many Re- According to a study out of the Univer- ergy independence. publican candidates for the Presidency, Scott Walker of Wisconsin has no plan, sity of Wisconsin, that frozen period That is what she wrote. will not listen to his home State sci- for loggers to work has decreased by 2 I will continue. She said: to 3 weeks since 1948, shortening the entists at his home State university, Our society does not have to decide wheth- and ignores what his loggers and trout working window for loggers before er our policies should favor jobs or the envi- their gear bogs down. ronment. We should look for opportunities fishermen and businesses are all seeing In every corner of the State, Wiscon- for us to promote jobs and the environment and saying. But, oh my, does he listen sin’s own scientists are seeing dra- and the Clean Power Plan is a great way to to the big polluters. matic climate changes. Wisconsin’s do that. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. businesses and communities are al- That is the Wisconsin Business Alli- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ance speaking. Those Wisconsin busi- ready taking a hard hit. How does their clerk will call the roll. Governor respond? You can probably nesses are not alone. They are not The senior assistant legislative clerk see this coming: ‘‘I am not a sci- alone. Yesterday 13 of the largest cor- proceeded to call the roll. entist’’—the classic denier dodge. porations in America joined in Presi- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Governor Walker, we know you are dent Obama’s American Business Act ask unanimous consent that the order not a scientist, but it is OK because on Climate Pledge, committing to re- for the quorum call be rescinded. you have some of the top scientists duce greenhouse gas emissions, invest The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without right there at your own University of in renewable energy sources, and pro- objection, it is so ordered. Wisconsin. You have teams of sci- mote sustainable practices across their f entists working for you at your State respective markets and up their supply agencies right in Wisconsin. chains. These are some pretty big-time MORNING BUSINESS But do we expect that Scott Walker nameplate Americans companies: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I will listen to a scientist? No. No. He Alcoa, Apple, Bank of America, Berk- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- has a different plan—to eliminate more shire Hathaway Energy, Cargill, Coca- ate be in a period of morning business,

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Mr. President, I want to telligence Committee, I and other col- leagues noted that it contained one come the first Supreme Allied Com- recognize and commend Colonel Thom- mander in Europe. After a long and as L’Esperance for his noteworthy ca- provision that required further debate. This provision, section 603, would re- decorated military career, America’s reer with the Vermont State Police, voters said, ‘‘I like Ike,’’ by over- which will conclude next month with quire Internet and communications whelmingly electing him as the 34th his retirement. One of the strongest companies to make reports to the gov- ernment if they become aware of ‘‘ter- President of the United States in 1952. voices in Vermont law enforcement for Today, it is my privilege to serve as the past 28 years, Colonel L’Esperance rorist activity.’’ Over the past 3 weeks Chairman of the Eisenhower Memorial has dutifully served the public and a number of Internet companies have Commission. Because this memorial sought to protect his fellow raised very valid concerns about this honors a Kansan, a war hero, and a Vermonters as an invaluable member provision. In particular, they note that President the world admires, our good and leader in Vermont. He rose this provision is quite vague, and does through the ranks of the Vermont not specify how these companies friend and partner, the government and State Police after beginning his career should know what is and is not ter- people of the Republic of China, has as a detective trooper with the rorist activity. generously made a gift to ensure the Brattleboro barracks in 1987, and has The Internet Association, which is memory of Dwight D. Eisenhower is since assumed new and challenging comprised of dozens of leading tech- preserved for generations to come. It is fortunate for all that our Tai- roles within the force. He has contrib- nology companies, has warned that un- wanese friends have not forgotten uted to Vermont’s public safety and certainty about the meaning of this President Eisenhower’s staunch sup- helped to combat crime by serving as a vague language will create ‘‘an impos- port for their security and his strong detective trooper, the Southern sible compliance problem’’ and lead to commitment to the U.S.-Taiwan rela- Vermont Drug Task Force field super- ‘‘massive reporting of items that are tionship. In 1960, President Eisenhower visor, director of the Bureau of Crimi- not likely to be of material concern to made the first official U.S. visit to Tai- nal Investigations, and, since 2009, as public safety.’’ That is obviously some- pei to meet with President Chiang Kai- the director of the Vermont State Po- thing that I think every Senator wants shek. As Taiwan’s Representative to lice. Colonel L’Esperance has earned to avoid. Internet companies should the United States, Dr. Shen has told the respect and admiration of his col- not be subject to broad requirements to me, ‘‘President Eisenhower holds a leagues throughout his career for his police the speech of their users. very special place in the hearts of the unwavering dedication and ability to There is no question that tracking people of Taiwan.’’ empathize with those whom he serves terrorist activity and preventing on- It was Eisenhower who signed the and protects. line terrorist recruitment should be Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty In recent years, Vermont has faced top priorities for law enforcement and in 1954. The next year, on the occasion immeasurable challenges in combating intelligence agencies. And leading of the passage of the Formosa Resolu- the cycle of heroin and opioid abuse. In technology companies certainly have a tion by the Congress, President Eisen- 2014, I called on Colonel L’Esperance to role to play here. The Director of the hower further pledged to ‘‘protect the testify at a Senate Judiciary Com- FBI testified this month that tech- territories in the Western Pacific under mittee field hearing in Rutland, VT, nology companies are ‘‘pretty good the jurisdiction of the Republic of about this very challenge. Colonel about telling us’’ when they see some- China.’’ It was also Eisenhower who L’Esperance graciously and with exper- thing of serious concern. But I haven’t dispatched the U.S. Seventh Fleet to tise provided testimony on the harmful yet heard any law enforcement or in- patrol the Taiwan Strait in the 1950s, effects of addiction in the State of telligence agencies suggest that this thus assuring that the people of Tai- Vermont, and on the challenges facing provision will actually help catch ter- wan would remain secure from any ex- Vermont’s law enforcement commu- rorists, and I take the concerns that ternal military threat. Deservedly, a nity in combating such abuse. His tes- have been raised about its breadth and significant portion of President Eisen- timony was exemplary, not only be- vagueness seriously. hower’s foreign policy legacy is main- cause of his firsthand experience with For these reasons, I object to this taining peace and security in the Tai- this critical policing and public health unanimous consent request. I look for- issue, but also because of the colonel’s wan Strait. ward to working with my colleagues to personal commitment to eliminating In honoring a great general and revise or remove this provision so that this destructive epidemic from our President, Taiwan has demonstrated an the rest of the bill can proceed forward. State. I thank Colonel L’Esperance for unbroken bond of friendship, dating his powerful testimony and for the f back to World War II. That enduring great work he has done throughout his RECOGNIZING PRESIDENT DWIGHT friendship is yet another key element career in fighting criminal activity in D. EISENHOWER AND TAIWAN of President Eisenhower’s legacy. our State. f While his retirement from the posi- Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I wish tion of Vermont State Police director to recognize an exceptional President WORLD WAR II VETERANS VISIT will be a loss for the force and for the and a true friend to the United States Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, today State of Vermont, I am confident that who cherishes that President’s mem- I honor the veterans of Honor Flight Colonel L’Esperance will bring the ory. Those of us from the great State Northern Colorado that have made same level of excellence to the next of Kansas are justly proud of Dwight their 14th trip to Washington, DC to chapter of his career. Colonel David Eisenhower, fondly known as visit the memorials that stand in our L’Esperance will no doubt continue to ‘‘Ike’’ to his Abilene neighbors. The Nation’s Capital. This group includes serve others with integrity and with Republic of China, Taiwan, calls him a veterans from various wars and genera- the highest regard for the public’s safe- loyal friend. tions, but all are linked by their serv- ty. I am proud of Colonel L’Esperance In 1911, Eisenhower left his boyhood ice to our country. for his exceptional work with the home in Kansas for the U.S. Military Ten years ago, the Honor Flight was Vermont State Police, and I am grate- Academy at West Point. During World created to fly veterans that had served ful for all of his efforts in improving War II, Eisenhower was in charge of in World War II to Washington, DC so the safety and wellbeing of plans in the Pacific War and com- they could visit their memorial located Vermonters. manding general of the Army’s Euro- in our Nation’s Capital. Now, the

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Few words are sufficient to show the f Shane is a graduate of Hitchcock- gratitude and respect we all have for Tulare High School in Tulare, SD. Cur- TRIBUTE TO COLE GUSTAFSON the courageous men and women who rently, Shane is attending South Da- ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I have fought for our country. They have kota State University, where he is ma- recognize Cole Gustafson, an intern in preserved our rights to life, liberty, joring in business economics. Shane is my Rapid City office, for all of the hard and the pursuit of happiness. a dedicated worker who has been com- work he has done for me, my staff, and We stand here today to honor those mitted to getting the most out of his the State of South Dakota. who have risked their lives to protect experience. Cole is a graduate of Sheridan High the United States of America. I extend my sincere thanks and ap- School in Sheridan, Wyoming. Cole is a preciation to Shane Binger for all of recent graduate of Black Hills State Please join me in honoring Earnest the fine work he has done and wish him University, where he majored in polit- Adams, Paul Babish, Oliver Bashor, continued success in the years to ical science, and will begin at the Uni- Russell Brady, Martin Bunker, Arthur come.∑ versity of Wyoming College of Law in Crosthwait, Michael DeJiacomo, N f August 2015. Cole is a dedicated worker Kenneth Furlong, Francis Gallagher, who has been committed to getting the Roland Garner, Harold Hubbard, Erling TRIBUTE TO SHELBY FERSTL most out of his experience. Johnson, Howard Johnston, William ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I I extend my sincere thanks and ap- Karr, John Kennedy, Herbert Leis, recognize Shelby Ferstl, an intern in preciation to Cole Gustafson for all of Charles Linhart, Russell MacCachran, my Washington, DC, office, for all of the fine work he has done and wish him Ray Madsen, Harriet Martin, Fred the hard work she has done for me, my continued success in the years to McClory, David Meier, Ronald Smith, staff, and the State of South Dakota. come.∑ Donald Stonebraker, Leo Weaver, Shelby is a graduate of Tartan High f Charles Archibeque, Donald Anderson, School in Oakdale, Minnesota. Cur- William Bacon, Bobby Barker, Louis rently, Shelby is attending the Univer- TRIBUTE TO KATHERINE HICKEY Barrientos, Virgil Beck, Jack Benham, sity of Minnesota Duluth, where she is ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I Alfred Benson Jr., James Birdsell, majoring in financial markets. Shelby recognize Katherine Hickey, an intern George Blake, Thomas Bornhoft, Rob- is a dedicated worker who has been in my Sioux Falls office, for all of the ert Brezee, Alfred Brophy, Ralph Carl- committed to getting the most out of hard work she has done for me, my son, Charles Campion, Lewis Carder, her experience. staff, and the State of South Dakota. Richard Cella, Marinus Christensen, I extend my sincere thanks and ap- Katherine is a graduate of Roosevelt Kenneth Clements, Earnest Cummins, preciation to Shelby Ferstl for all of High School in Sioux Falls, SD. Cur- Robert Davenport, Donald Deboodt, the fine work she has done and wish rently, Katherine is attending Asbury Kenneth Doty, Joseph Eckert, James her continued success in the years to University, where she is majoring in Hagihara, Norman Harpole, Richard come.∑ political science and sociology. Kath- Hecker, Bobby Jones, Roy Kipfinger f erine is a dedicated worker who has Jr., Richard Korth, John Lebsack, Rob- been committed to getting the most TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN GEMAR ert Lionberger, Donald Matula, Paul out of her experience. McDill, Lawrence McGlone, Raymond ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I I extend my sincere thanks and ap- Miller, Clifford Morey, Richard Orton, recognize Stephen Gemar, an intern in preciation to Katherine Hickey for all Placido Pando, William Peebles, Lupe my Aberdeen office, for all of the hard of the fine work she has done and wish Rodriguez, Evaristo Sanchez, Michael work he has done for me, my staff, and her continued success in the years to come.∑ Schaughency, James Schofield, Earl the State of South Dakota. Simmons, Frederick Smith, Ralph Stephen is a graduate of Mobridge- f Pollock High School in Mobridge, SD. Spellman, James Stallard, James TRIBUTE TO ERIC HURLEY Stewart, William Strunk, Wilbur Currently, Stephen is attending the ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I Tritthardt, Henry Trujillo, Melvin University of South Dakota, where he is majoring in political science. Ste- recognize Eric Hurley, an intern in my Veldhuizen, Allan Walcker, Orlin Wil- phen is a dedicated worker who has Aberdeen office, for all of the hard liams, Charles Wood Jr., Donald been committed to getting the most work he has done for me, my staff, and Wuertz, Clarke Wykert, Rudolph out of his experience. the State of South Dakota. Younger, Larry Arndt, Bruce Axelrod, I extend my sincere thanks and ap- Eric is a graduate of Aberdeen Marvin Bartholomew, Jim Biggs, Alex- preciation to Stephen Gemar for all of Roncalli High School in Aberdeen, SD. ander Bless, Clyde Brewer II, Randy the fine work he has done and wish him Currently, Eric is attending the Uni- Brooks, Lanny Clary, Guy Coombes, continued success in the years to versity of South Dakota, where he is Robert Cowan, Robert Chapman, Waldo come.∑ majoring in business administration. Decker, David DeJiacomo, Terry f Eric is a dedicated worker who has Diedrich, Kenneth Gareis, Bonifacio been committed to getting the most Hernandez, Larry Huddle, David TRIBUTE TO BRADY GLISSENDORF out of his experience. Jovola, Donald Ketels, Clarke Lam- ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I I extend my sincere thanks and ap- bert, Gary Lebsack, Dewey Mattly, recognize Brady Glissendorf, an intern preciation to Eric Hurley for all of the Lorrie McLaughlin, Calvin Melcher, Ir- in my Washington, DC, office, for all of fine work he has done and wish him ving Morales, Bryan Morgan, Richard the hard work he has done for me, my continued success in the years to Orton, Norman Peterson, James Porth, staff, and the State of South Dakota. come.∑ James Ray, Stephen Ray, Dave Sloan, Brady is a graduate of St. Thomas f Lawrence Stoddard, Harley Sullivan, More High School in Rapid City, SD. Michael Torgerson, Andrew Valdez, Currently, Brady is attending the Uni- TRIBUTE TO ROBERT PETERSON Gregory Walent, Daryl Wiest, and versity of Notre Dame, where he is ma- ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I Terry Wright. joring in political science and econom- recognize Robert Peterson, an intern in

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Cur- rity checkpoint to participants of the technology at the Department of Homeland PreCheck program and other known low-risk Security, and for other purposes; to the Com- rently, Robert is attending the Univer- passengers, and for other purposes. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- sity of South Dakota, where he is ma- H.R. 2206. An act to amend the Homeland mental Affairs. joring in history and political science. Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of H.R. 1656. An act to provide for additional Robert is a dedicated worker who has State Homeland Security Grant Program resources for the Secret Service, and to im- been committed to getting the most funding to preserve and strengthen inter- prove protections for restricted areas; to the out of his experience. operable emergency communication capa- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- bilities, and for other purposes. ernmental Affairs. preciation to Robert Peterson for all of H.R. 2750. An act to reform programs of the H.R. 2127. An act to direct the Adminis- the fine work he has done and wish him Transportation Security Administration, trator of the Transportation Security Ad- continued success in the years to streamline transportation security regula- ministration to limit access to expedited air- ∑ tions, and for other purposes. port security screening at an airport secu- come. H.R. 2770. An act to amend the Homeland rity checkpoint to participants of the f Security Act of 2002 to require certain main- PreCheck program and other known low-risk TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW VANDER tenance of security-related technology at passengers, and for other purposes; to the airports, and for other purposes. Committee on Commerce, Science, and WOUDE H.R. 2843. An act to require certain im- Transportation. ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I provements in the Transportation Security H.R. 2206. An act to amend the Homeland recognize Matthew Vander Woude, an Administration’s PreCheck expedited screen- Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of intern in my Washington, DC, office, ing program, and for other purposes. State Homeland Security Grant Program for all of the hard work he has done for H.J. Res. 61. Joint resolution amending the funding to preserve and strengthen inter- me, my staff, and the State of South Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt em- operable emergency communications capa- ployees with health coverage under bilities, and for other purposes; to the Com- Dakota. TRICARE or the Veterans Administration mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Matthew is a graduate of Lincoln from being taken into account for purposes mental Affairs. High School in Sioux Falls, SD. Cur- of determining the employers to which the H.R. 2750. An act to reform programs of the rently, Matthew is attending employer mandate applies under the Patient Transportation Security Administration, Pepperdine University, where he is ma- Protection and Affordable Care Act. streamline transportation security regula- joring in economics. Matthew is a dedi- The message further announced that tions, and for other purposes; to the Com- cated worker who has been committed the House has agreed to the following mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tation. to getting the most out of his experi- concurrent resolution, in which it re- ence. H.R. 2770. An act to amend the Homeland quests the concurrence of the Senate: Security Act of 2002 to require certain main- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution au- tenance of security-related technology at preciation to Matthew Vander Woude thorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in airports, and for other purposes; to the Com- for all of the fine work he has done and the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- wish him continued success in the present the Congressional Gold Medal to the tation. years to come.∑ Monuments Men. H.R. 2843. An act to require certain im- f ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED provements in the Transportation Security At 4:31 p.m., a message from the Administration’s PreCheck expedited screen- MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE ing program, and for other purposes; to the House of Representatives, delivered by At 12:15 p.m., a message from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, Transportation. House of Representatives, delivered by announced that the Speaker has signed Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- the following enrolled bills: f nounced that the House has passed the S. 1482. An act to improve and reauthorize MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME following bill, without amendment: provisions relating to the application of the The following bill was read the first S. 1482. An act to improve and reauthorize antitrust laws to the award of need-based provisions relating to the application of the educational aid. time: antitrust laws to the award of need-based H.R. 876. An act to amend title XVIII of the S. 1881. A bill to prohibit Federal funding educational aid. Social Security Act to require hospitals to of Planned Parenthood Federation of Amer- The message also announced that the provide certain notifications to individuals ica. House has passed the following bills classified by such hospitals under observa- The following joint resolution was and joint resolution, in which it re- tion status rather than admitted as inpa- read the first time: tients of such hospitals. quests the concurrence of the Senate: H.J. Res. 61. Joint resolution amending the H.R. 774. An act to strengthen enforcement f Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt em- mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and MEASURES REFERRED ployees with health coverage under unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Con- TRICARE or the Veterans Administration ventions Act of 1950 to implement the Anti- The following bills were read the first from being taken into account for purposes gua Convention, and for other purposes. and the second times by unanimous of determining the employers to which the H.R. 998. An act to establish the conditions consent, and referred as indicated: employer mandate applies under the Patient under which the Secretary of Homeland Se- Protection and Affordable Care Act. curity may establish preclearance facilities, H.R. 774. An act to strengthen enforcement conduct preclearance operations, and provide mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and f unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Con- customs services outside the United States, EXECUTIVE AND OTHER and for other purposes. ventions Act of 1950 to implement the Anti- H.R. 1607. An act to amend title 38, United gua Convention, and for other purposes; to COMMUNICATIONS States Code, to improve the disability com- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and The following communications were pensation evaluation procedure of the Sec- Transportation. laid before the Senate, together with retary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with H.R. 998. An act to establish the conditions under which the Secretary of Homeland Se- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- mental health conditions related to military uments, and were referred as indicated: sexual trauma, and for other purposes. curity may establish preclearance facilities, H.R. 1634. An act to strengthen account- conduct preclearance operations, and provide EC–2383. A communication from the Con- ability for deployment of border security customs services outside the United States, gressional Review Coordinator, Animal and technology at the Department of Homeland and for other purposes; to the Committee on Plant Health Inspection Service, Department Security, and for other purposes. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to H.R. 1656. An act to provide for additional fairs. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Emerald resources for the Secret Service, and to im- H.R. 1607. An act to amend title 38, United Ash Borer; Quarantined Areas’’ (Docket No. prove protections for restricted areas. States Code, to improve the disability com- APHIS–2015–0028) received in the Office of the H.R. 1831. An act to establish the Commis- pensation evaluation procedure of the Sec- President of the Senate on July 23, 2015; to sion on Evidence-Based Policymaking, and retary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, for other purposes. mental health conditions related to military and Forestry.

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A communication from the Chief a rule entitled ‘‘Conservation Reserve Pro- and Renewable Energy, Department of En- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, gram’’ (RIN0560–AI30) received in the Office ergy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Internal Revenue Service, Department of the of the President of the Senate on July 22, entitled ‘‘Potential for the Use of Energy Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- Savings Performance Contracts to Reduce report of a rule entitled ‘‘Applicable Federal trition, and Forestry. Energy Consumption and Provide Energy Rates—August 2015’’ (Rev. Rul. 2015–16) re- EC–2385. A communication from the Direc- and Cost Savings in Non-Building Applica- ceived in the Office of the President of the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tions’’; to the Committee on Energy and Senate on July 24, 2015; to the Committee on Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Natural Resources. Finance. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–2394. A communication from the Direc- EC–2402. A communication from the Chief titled ‘‘Sedaxane; Pesticide Tolerances’’ tor of the Regulatory Management Division, of the Publications and Regulations Branch, (FRL No. 9930–84) received in the Office of Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the the President of the Senate on July 22, 2015; ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to the and Forestry. Implementation Plans; Oregon; Grants Pass Employee Plans Determination Letter Pro- gram’’ (Announcement 2015–19) received in EC–2386. A communication from the Under Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance the Office of the President of the Senate on Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- Plan’’ (FRL No. 9931–13–Region 10) received mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to July 24, 2015; to the Committee on Finance. in the Office of the President of the Senate EC–2403. A communication from the Chief a violation of the Antideficiency Act that in- on July 22, 2015; to the Committee on Envi- volved fiscal years 2012 and 2013 Operation of the Publications and Regulations Branch, ronment and Public Works. Internal Revenue Service, Department of the and Maintenance, Army, funds, and was as- EC–2395. A communication from the Direc- signed Army case number 15–01; to the Com- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, report of a rule entitled ‘‘Claims for Credit mittee on Appropriations. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–2387. A communication from the Acting or Refund’’ ((RIN1545–BI36) (TD 9727)) re- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ceived in the Office of the President of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- Readiness), transmitting the report of an of- Senate on July 24, 2015; to the Committee on mentation Plans; Oregon; Grants Pass Sec- Finance. ficer authorized to wear the insignia of the ond 10-Year PM10 Limited Maintenance grade of rear admiral (lower half) in accord- EC–2404. A communication from the Acting Plan’’ (FRL No. 9931–16–Region 10) received Commissioner of the Social Security Admin- ance with title 10, United States Code, sec- in the Office of the President of the Senate tion 777; to the Committee on Armed Serv- istration, transmitting, pursuant to law, re- on July 22, 2015; to the Committee on Envi- ports entitled ‘‘Annual Report of the Board ices. ronment and Public Works. of the Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and EC–2388. A communication from the Regu- EC–2396. A communication from the Direc- latory Specialist of the Legislative and Reg- Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ulatory Activities Division, Office of the Insurance Trust Funds’’ and the ‘‘Annual Re- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Comptroller of the Currency, Department of port of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, Hospital Insurance and Federal Supple- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Loans in Areas mentary Medical Insurance Trust Funds’’; to mentation Plans; New Mexico; Electronic the Committee on Finance. Having Special Flood Hazards’’ (RIN1557– Reporting Consistent With the Cross Media EC–2405. A communication from the Assist- AD84) received in the Office of the President Electronic Reporting Rule’’ (FRL No. 9931– ant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Depart- of the Senate on July 22, 2015; to the Com- 09–Region 6) received in the Office of the ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to the mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- President of the Senate on July 22, 2015; to Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, fairs. the report of the texts and background state- EC–2389. A communication from the Asso- the Committee on Environment and Public ments of international agreements, other ciate General Counsel for Legislation and Works. than treaties (List 2015–0077—2015–0079); to Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Depart- EC–2397. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, the Committee on Foreign Relations. ment of Housing and Urban Development, EC–2406. A communication from the Assist- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of a rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Health and Human Services, transmitting, Fair Housing’’ (RIN2501–AD33) received in titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- mentation Plans for the State of Alabama: pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘2013 the Office of the President of the Senate on Progress Report on Understanding the Long- July 22, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule’’ (FRL No. 9931–24–Region 4) received in the Office of the Term Health Effects of Living Organ Dona- Housing, and Urban Affairs. tion’’; to the Committee on Health, Edu- EC–2390. A communication from the Chief President of the Senate on July 22, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public cation, Labor, and Pensions. Counsel, Federal Emergency Management EC–2407. A communication from the Assist- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Works. EC–2398. A communication from the Direc- ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Health and Human Services, transmitting, tor of the Regulatory Management Division, a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘2012 Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. Progress Report on Understanding the Long- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- FEMA–2015–0001)) received in the Office of Term Health Effects of Living Organ Dona- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air the President of the Senate on July 22, 2015; tion’’; to the Committee on Health, Edu- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Quality Implementation Plans; District of cation, Labor, and Pensions. Urban Affairs. Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; 2011 Base EC–2408. A communication from the Assist- EC–2391. A communication from the Coun- Year Emissions Inventories for the Wash- ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of sel, Legal Division, Bureau of Consumer Fi- ington DC–MD–VA Nonattainment Area for Health and Human Services, transmitting, nancial Protection, transmitting, pursuant the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Report to to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘2013 In- Standard’’ (FRL No. 9930–96–Region 3) re- Congress on the Nurse Education, Practice, tegrated Mortgage Disclosures Rule Under ceived in the Office of the President of the Quality and Retention Program’’ for fiscal the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Senate on July 22, 2015; to the Committee on years 2013 and 2014; to the Committee on (Regulation X) and the Truth In Lending Act Environment and Public Works. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Regulation Z) and Amendments; Delay of EC–2399. A communication from the Direc- EC–2409. A communication from the Assist- Effective Date’’ (RIN3170–AA46) received in tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of the Office of the President of the Senate on Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Health and Human Services, transmitting, July 24, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Fiscal Housing, and Urban Affairs. titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; MI, Belding; 2008 Year 2013 Report on the Preventive Medicine EC–2392. A communication from the Direc- Lead Clean Data Determination’’ (FRL No. and Public Health Training Grant and Inte- tor, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 9930–81–Region 5) received in the Office of the grative Medicine Programs’’; to the Com- Department of the Treasury, transmitting, President of the Senate on July 22, 2015; to mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled the Committee on Environment and Public Pensions. ‘‘Imposition of Special Measure against Works. EC–2410. A communication from the Assist- FBME Bank Ltd., formerly known as the EC–2400. A communication from the Execu- ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Federal Bank of the Middle East Ltd., as a tive Analyst, Office of the Secretary, Depart- Health and Human Services, transmitting, Financial Institution of Primary Money ment of Health and Human Services, trans- pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Report to Laundering Concern’’ (RIN1506–AB27) re- mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Congress on the State Health Care Work- ceived in the Office of the President of the a vacancy in the position of Administrator, force Development (SHCWD) Grant Pro- Senate on July 24, 2015; to the Committee on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, gram’’; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Department of Health and Human Services, cation, Labor, and Pensions.

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A communication from the Acting of the Senate on July 23, 2015; to the Com- abilities Program’’ (RIN0970–AB11) received Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- in the Office of the President of the Senate partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- tation. on July 24, 2015; to the Committee on Health, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–2428. A communication from the Acting Education, Labor, and Pensions. ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifica- Director, National Marine Fisheries Service, EC–2412. A communication from the Execu- tions of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- tive Analyst, Office of the Secretary, Depart- Fisheries; Inseason Actions numbers 3, 4, 5, suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ment of Health and Human Services, trans- and 6’’ (RIN0648–XD976) received in the Office ‘‘Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Com- mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to of the President of the Senate on July 23, mercial Blacknose Sharks and Non- a vacancy in the position of Deputy Sec- 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Blacknose Small Coastal Sharks in the Gulf retary, Department of Health and Human Science, and Transportation. of Mexico Region’’ (RIN0648–XD954) received Services, received in the Office of the Presi- EC–2421. A communication from the Dep- in the Office of the President of the Senate dent of the Senate on July 22, 2015; to the uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory on July 23, 2015; to the Committee on Com- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, merce, Science, and Transportation. Pensions. Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- EC–2429. A communication from the Acting EC–2413. A communication from the Direc- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled Director of Regulation Policy and Manage- tor of Regulations and Policy Management ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation ment, Veterans Benefits Administration, De- Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries partment of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, partment of Health and Human Services, of the Northeastern United States; Standard- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omni- ‘‘Update to National Fire Protection Asso- a rule entitled ‘‘Performance Standards for bus Amendment’’ (RIN0648–BE50) received in ciation Standards, Incorporation by Ref- Ionizing Radiation Emitting Products; the Office of the President of the Senate on erence’’ (RIN2900–AO90) received in the Of- Fluoroscopic Equipment; Correction; Con- July 22, 2015; to the Committee on Com- fice of the President of the Senate on July firmation of Effective Date’’ (Docket No. merce, Science, and Transportation. 24, 2015; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- FDA–2015–N–0828) received in the Office of EC–2422. A communication from the Acting fairs. the President of the Senate on July 24, 2015; Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- EC–2430. A communication from the Assist- to the Committee on Health, Education, partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Labor, and Pensions. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- EC–2414. A communication from the Chair ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Uni- of the Recovery Accountability and Trans- States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota formed Services Employment and Reemploy- parency Board, transmitting, pursuant to Transfer’’ (RIN0648–XD985) received in the ment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Removal Office of the President of the Senate on July Report to Congress; Third Quarter of Fiscal of Recovery Accountability and Trans- 22, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Year 2015’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ parency Board Regulations’’ (4 CFR Chapter Science, and Transportation. Affairs. II) received in the Office of the President of EC–2423. A communication from the Acting f the Senate on July 24, 2015; to the Com- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS mental Affairs. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–2415. A communication from the Direc- ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United The following petitions and memo- tor, Office of Personnel Management, trans- States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Tri- rials were laid before the Senate and mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mester Total Allowable Catch Area Closures were referred or ordered to lie on the entitled ‘‘Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefini- for the Common Pool Fishery and Trip and table as indicated: tion of the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Possession Limit Adjustment’’ (RIN0648– POM–70. A concurrent resolution adopted Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, XE006) received in the Office of the President by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana MD; Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, Ap- of the Senate on July 22, 2015; to the Com- memorializing the United States Congress to propriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- take such actions as are necessary to regu- Areas’’ (RIN3206–AN15) received in the Office tation. late airline baggage fees and processes for of the President of the Senate on July 22, EC–2424. A communication from the Acting consumers as it relates to transportation of 2015; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Director, National Marine Fisheries Service, passenger luggage and passenger delays re- rity and Governmental Affairs. Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- sulting from lost, damaged, or delayed lug- EC–2416. A communication from the Sec- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled gage; to the Committee on Commerce, retary, Judicial Conference of the United ‘‘Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Com- Science, and Transportation. States, transmitting, a report of proposed mercial Blacknose Sharks and Non- legislation entitled ‘‘Federal District Judge- Blacknose Small Coastal Sharks in the At- HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 207 ship Act of 2015’’; to the Committee on the lantic Region’’ (RIN0648–XD980) received in Whereas, deregulation of the airline indus- Judiciary. the Office of the President of the Senate on try in the United States began more than EC–2417. A communication from the Assist- July 22, 2015; to the Committee on Com- three decades ago in 1978; and ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative merce, Science, and Transportation. Whereas, a consequence of deregulation Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- EC–2425. A communication from the Acting was the elimination of federal control over ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- many airline business practices, including ‘‘Debt Collection Recovery Activities of the partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- pricing and domestic route selection; and Department of Justice for Civil Debts Re- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Whereas, though deregulation limits fed- ferred for Collection Annual Report for Fis- ‘‘International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fish- eral control of airline business practices gen- cal Year 2014’’; to the Committee on the Ju- eries; 2015 and 2016 Commercial Fishing Re- erally, the federal government continues to diciary. strictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the legislate and enforce certain consumer pro- EC–2418. A communication from the Asso- Eastern Pacific Ocean’’ (RIN0648–XD972) re- tections for airline passengers; and ciate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition ceived in the Office of the President of the Whereas, the United States Congress large- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- Senate on June 22, 2015; to the Committee on ly determines the degree to which certain sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. rights of airline passengers are codified in port of a rule entitled ‘‘Lifeline and Link Up EC–2426. A communication from the Acting law or developed through regulatory rule- Reform and Modernization, Telecommuni- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- making; and cations Carriers Eligible for Universal Serv- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Whereas, since deregulation, the primary ice Support, Connect America Fund’’ ant to law, the report of a rule entitled means of competition amongst airlines has ((RIN3060–AF85) (FCC 15–71)) received in the ‘‘Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South At- progressively centered on price, not service; Office of the President of the Senate on July lantic; 2015 Recreational Accountability and 22, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Measures and Closure for South Atlantic Whereas, certain concerns for passengers of Science, and Transportation. Snowy Grouper’’ (RIN0648–XE014) received in airlines include increasing baggage fees and EC–2419. A communication from the Dep- the Office of the President of the Senate on passenger delays resulting from lost, dam- uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory July 23, 2015; to the Committee on Com- aged, or delayed passenger luggage; and Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, merce, Science, and Transportation. Whereas, the airline industry began to Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- EC–2427. A communication from the Acting charge passengers a checked baggage fee per suant to law, the report of a rule entitled Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- bag to curtail rising jet fuel costs and to sup- ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- plement marginal revenue during times of Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifica- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled economic decline; and

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Whereas, as a result of increasing airline tricts of this state now face crippling finan- By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. ALEX- baggage fees charged by airlines for checked cial penalties, typically in the amount of ANDER, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. MCCAIN, luggage, passengers are encouraged to in- two thousand dollars per employee who lacks Mr. ENZI, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. WICKER, Mr. crease the contents of carry-on luggage to health coverage, for not providing health ISAKSON, Mr. COATS, Mr. JOHNSON, avoid the extra cost of baggage fees; and coverage to personnel who traditionally have Mr. GARDNER, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. Whereas, increased carry-on luggage of not been considered full-time employees: RISCH, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. CORNYN, boarding airline passengers may be cor- Now, therefore, be it Mr. COCHRAN, and Mr. PERDUE): related to the claims of lost, damaged, or de- Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana S. 1874. A bill to provide protections for layed passenger luggage, because passengers does hereby memorialize the United States workers with respect to their right to select are oftentimes asked to check carry-on lug- Congress to take such actions as are nec- or refrain from selecting representation by a gage at the boarding gate, which may re- essary to amend the employer shared respon- labor organization; to the Committee on quire passengers to wait for such luggage sibility provisions regarding employee Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. after deboarding an aircraft, or luggage and health coverage under Section 4980H of the By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and contents may become damaged during the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted by the Pa- Mr. CORKER): process of fitting carry-on luggage onto tient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to S. 1875. A bill to support enhanced account- boarded aircrafts; and eliminate penalties on school districts; and ability for United States assistance to Af- Whereas, although checked luggage may be be it further ghanistan, and for other purposes; to the lost, damaged, or delayed for a variety of Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be Committee on Foreign Relations. reasons, baggage handling systems, airline transmitted to the presiding officers of the By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, negligence, and the act of luggage offloading Senate and the House of Representatives of Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. STA- to accommodate extra fuel have also been the Congress of the United States of America BENOW, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. BALD- discussed as reasons for lost, damaged, or de- and to each member of the Louisiana con- WIN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. REED, Mr. BEN- layed passenger luggage; and gressional delegation. NET, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. COONS, Mr. Whereas, the aforementioned concerns of WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. KLO- airline passengers are issues of consumer POM–72. A resolution adopted by the Leg- BUCHAR, and Mr. FRANKEN): protection for which the United States Con- islature of Rockland County, New York, urg- S. 1876. A bill to rename the Office to Mon- gress has the constitutional power to address ing the United States Congress and the New itor and Combat Trafficking of the Depart- and determine fair and reasonable solutions York State legislature to strengthen guide- ment of State the Bureau to Monitor and through codified law or regulatory rule- lines for the distribution of Medicaid serv- Combat Trafficking in Persons and to pro- making: Now, therefore, be it ices and to prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, vide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana and abuse; to the Committee on Finance. Bureau, and for other purposes; to the Com- does hereby memorialize the United States POM–73. A communication from a citizen mittee on Foreign Relations. Congress to take such actions as are nec- of the United States of Illinois memori- By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. essary to regulate airline baggage fees and alizing the State of Illinois’s petition to the MCCAIN, and Mr. ROUNDS): processes for consumers as it relates to United States Congress calling for a con- S. 1877. A bill to require the Attorney Gen- transportation of passenger luggage and pas- stitutional convention for the purpose of eral to appoint a special prosecutor to inves- senger delays resulting from lost, damaged, proposing amendments; to the Committee on tigate Planned Parenthood, and for other or delayed luggage; and be it further the Judiciary. purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- ary. Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be f transmitted to the presiding officers of the By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Senate and the House of Representatives of REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ISAKSON): the Congress of the United States of America S. 1878. A bill to extend the pediatric pri- The following reports of committees ority review voucher program; to the Com- and to each member of the Louisiana con- were submitted: gressional delegation. mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and By Mr. THUNE, from the Committee on Pensions. POM–71. A concurrent resolution adopted Commerce, Science, and Transportation, By Mr. BARRASSO: by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana with an amendment in the nature of a sub- S. 1879. A bill to improve processes in the memorializing the United States Congress to stitute: Department of the Interior, and for other take such actions as are necessary to amend S. 1334. A bill to strengthen enforcement purposes; to the Committee on Indian Af- the employer shared responsibility provi- mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and fairs. sions regarding employee health coverage unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Con- By Mr. ROBERTS: under Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue ventions Act of 1950 to implement the Anti- S. 1880. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Code, as enacted by the Patient Protection gua Convention, and for other purposes. enue Code of 1986 to prevent veterans from and Affordable Care Act, to eliminate pen- f being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiv- alties on school districts; to the Committee EXECUTIVE REPORT OF on Finance. ing medical care for service-connected dis- COMMITTEE abilities under programs administered by the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 87 The following executive report of a Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Com- Whereas, a highly contentious aspect of mittee on Finance. the Patient Protection and Affordable Care nomination was submitted: By Mrs. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Act (Public Law 111–148), referred to here- By Ms. MURKOWSKI for the Committee on MCCONNELL, Mr. PAUL, Mr. after as ‘‘the ACA’’, is its imposition of fi- Energy and Natural Resources. LANKFORD, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CORNYN, nancial penalties on employers known as * Jonathan Elkind, of Maryland, to be an Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. ISAK- ‘‘employer shared responsibility’’; and Assistant Secretary of Energy (International SON, Mr. COATS, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. Whereas, the employer shared responsi- Affairs). BOOZMAN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. bility penalty applies to certain businesses * Nomination was reported with rec- THUNE, Mr. SASSE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. with fifty or more full-time employees that ommendation that it be confirmed sub- ROBERTS, Mr. DAINES, and Mr. CRUZ): either do not offer insurance or offer cov- ject to the nominee’s commitment to S. 1881. A bill to prohibit Federal funding erage which does not meet minimum stand- of Planned Parenthood Federation of Amer- ards set forth in the ACA; and respond to requests to appear and tes- ica; read the first time. Whereas, after nearly four years of delays tify before any duly constituted com- By Mr. CARDIN (by request): and regulatory uncertainty regarding appli- mittee of the Senate. S.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution relating to cation of the employer shared responsibility f the approval of the proposed Agreement for penalty following enactment of the ACA in Cooperation Between the United States of March of 2010, the Internal Revenue Service, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND America and the Government of the Republic in its final regulations on the penalty issued JOINT RESOLUTIONS of Korea Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nu- in February of 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 8544 (Feb- The following bills and joint resolu- clear Energy; to the Committee on Foreign ruary 22, 2014)), provided that there is no ex- tions were introduced, read the first Relations. clusion from the penalty for government en- f tities; and and second times by unanimous con- Whereas, for purposes of the penalty, a sent, and referred as indicated: SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND ‘‘full-time employee’’ is now defined as any By Mr. MCCAIN: SENATE RESOLUTIONS employee working an average of more than S. 1873. A bill to strengthen accountability The following concurrent resolutions thirty hours per week or one hundred thirty for deployment of border security technology hours per month; and at the Department of Homeland Security, and Senate resolutions were read, and Whereas, because many part-time and tem- and for other purposes; to the Committee on referred (or acted upon), as indicated: porary school personnel count as ‘‘full-time Homeland Security and Governmental Af- By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. SCHU- employees’’ under the ACA, the school dis- fairs. MER, and Mr. SCHATZ):

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At the request of Mr. VITTER, the Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. S. 498 name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. MIKULSKI, At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of Mr. LEAHY, Mr. CASEY, Mr. DURBIN, name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. S. 798, a bill to provide for notice to, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. and input by, State insurance commis- KING, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. FRANKEN, 498, a bill to allow reciprocity for the sioners when requiring an insurance Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. carrying of certain concealed firearms. company to serve as a source of finan- HEITKAMP, Mr. BENNET, Mr. cial strength or when the Federal De- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. S. 539 STABENOW, Ms. WARREN, Mr. ALEX- At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the posit Insurance Corporation places a ANDER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. HIRONO, name of the Senator from Colorado lien against an insurance company’s Mr. REED, and Mr. CARDIN): (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon- assets, and for other purposes. S. Con. Res. 20. A concurrent resolution sor of S. 539, a bill to amend title XVIII S. 799 recognizing and honoring the 25th anniver- of the Social Security Act to repeal the At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, sary of the date of enactment of the Ameri- the name of the Senator from Maine cans with Disabilities Act of 1990; considered Medicare outpatient rehabilitation (Ms. COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor and agreed to. therapy caps. of S. 799, a bill to combat the rise of f S. 559 At the request of Mr. BURR, the name prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal ab- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. stinence syndrome. S. 174 WICKER) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 804 At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, 559, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the the name of the Senator from Michigan Education from engaging in regulatory names of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor overreach with regard to institutional (Mr. BOOZMAN) and the Senator from of S. 174, a bill to end offshore tax eligibility under title IV of the Higher Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY) were added abuses, to preserve our national de- Education Act of 1965, and for other as cosponsors of S. 804, a bill to amend fense and protect American families purposes. title XVIII of the Social Security Act to specify coverage of continuous glu- and businesses from devastating cuts, S. 590 cose monitoring devices, and for other and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. MCCASKILL, purposes. S. 242 the name of the Senator from Min- S. 812 At the request of Mr. TESTER, the nesota (Mr. FRANKEN) was added as a At the request of Mr. MORAN, the name of the Senator from Pennsyl- cosponsor of S. 590, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Montana vania (Mr. TOOMEY) was added as a co- Higher Education Act of 1965 and the (Mr. DAINES) was added as a cosponsor sponsor of S. 242, a bill to amend title Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Se- of S. 812, a bill to enhance the ability 5, United States Code, to provide leave curity Policy and Campus Crime Sta- of community financial institutions to to any new Federal employee who is a tistics Act to combat campus sexual vi- foster economic growth and serve their veteran with a service-connected dis- olence, and for other purposes. communities, boost small businesses, ability rated at 30 percent or more for S. 598 increase individual savings, and for purposes of undergoing medical treat- At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the other purposes. ment for such disability, and for other name of the Senator from New York S. 890 purposes. (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the S. 258 sor of S. 598, a bill to improve the un- name of the Senator from Minnesota derstanding of, and promote access to At the request of Mr. ROBERTS, the (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- name of the Senator from South Da- treatment for, chronic kidney disease, sponsor of S. 890, a bill to amend title kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- and for other purposes. 54, United States Code, to provide con- sponsor of S. 258, a bill to amend title S. 637 sistent and reliable authority for, and XVIII of the Social Security Act to re- At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the for the funding of, the Land and Water move the 96-hour physician certifi- name of the Senator from Vermont Conservation Fund to maximize the ef- cation requirement for inpatient crit- (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor fectiveness of the Fund for future gen- ical access hospital services. of S. 637, a bill to amend the Internal erations, and for other purposes. S. 271 Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and S. 968 At the request of Mr. REID, the name modify the railroad track maintenance At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. BEN- credit. name of the Senator from Arkansas NET) was added as a cosponsor of S. 271, S. 661 (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- a bill to amend title 10, United States At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the sor of S. 968, a bill to require the Com- Code, to permit certain retired mem- name of the Senator from Colorado missioner of Social Security to revise bers of the uniformed services who (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor the medical and evaluation criteria for have a service-connected disability to of S. 661, a bill to amend the Internal determining disability in a person di- receive both disability compensation Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the agnosed with Huntington’s Disease and from the Department of Veterans Af- dependent care tax credit, and for to waive the 24-month waiting period fairs for their disability and either re- other purposes. for Medicare eligibility for individuals tired pay by reason of their years of S. 683 disabled by Huntington’s Disease. military service or Combat-Related At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the S. 1000 Special Compensation, and for other name of the Senator from Maryland At the request of Mr. RISCH, the purposes. (Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Colorado S. 314 sor of S. 683, a bill to extend the prin- (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the ciple of federalism to State drug pol- sor of S. 1000, a bill to strengthen re- name of the Senator from Michigan icy, provide access to medical mari- sources for entrepreneurs by improving (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor juana, and enable research into the me- the SCORE program, and for other pur- of S. 314, a bill to amend title XVIII of dicinal properties of marijuana. poses. the Social Security Act to provide for S. 689 S. 1073 coverage under the Medicare program At the request of Mr. THUNE, the At the request of Mr. CARPER, the of pharmacist services. name of the Senator from Arkansas name of the Senator from Wisconsin

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At the request of Mrs. FISCHER, the payments to deceased individuals, and 1632, a bill to require a regional strat- name of the Senator from Michigan for other purposes. egy to address the threat posed by (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor S. 1086 Boko Haram. of S. 1857, a bill to amend the Small At the request of Mr. HELLER, the S. 1756 Business Act to provide for expanded name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the participation in the microloan pro- PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. gram, and for other purposes. S. 1086, a bill to establish an insurance HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1861 policy advisory committee on inter- 1756, a bill to help small businesses At the request of Mr. PAUL, the national capital standards, and for take advantage of energy efficiency. names of the Senator from South Da- other purposes. S. 1762 kota (Mr. ROUNDS) and the Senator S. 1089 At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name from Nebraska (Mr. SASSE) were added At the request of Mr. HATCH, the of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASS- as cosponsors of S. 1861, a bill to pro- names of the Senator from New Hamp- LEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. hibit Federal funding of Planned Par- shire (Ms. AYOTTE) and the Senator 1762, a bill to amend the Immigration enthood Federation of America. from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER) were and Nationality Act to increase the S. 1863 added as cosponsors of S. 1089, a bill to penalties applicable to aliens who un- At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name encourage and support partnerships be- lawfully reenter the United States of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. DUR- tween the public and private sectors to after being removed. BIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1863, improve our Nation’s social programs, S. 1812 a bill to award a Congressional Gold and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the Medal to Timothy Nugent, in recogni- S. 1099 name of the Senator from Wyoming tion of his pioneering work on behalf of At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the (Mr. ENZI) was added as a cosponsor of people with disabilities, including dis- names of the Senator from New York S. 1812, a bill to protect public safety abled veterans. (Mr. SCHUMER) and the Senator from by incentivizing State and local law S. 1866 North Carolina (Mr. BURR) were added enforcement to cooperate with Federal At the request of Mr. VITTER, the as cosponsors of S. 1099, a bill to amend immigration law enforcement to pre- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. the Patient Protection and Affordable vent the release of criminal aliens into HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. Care Act to provide States with flexi- communities. 1866, a bill to establish the veterans’ bility in determining the size of em- S. 1818 business outreach center program, to ployers in the small group market. At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the improve the programs for veterans of S. 1190 name of the Senator from North Da- the Small Business Administration, At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the kota (Ms. HEITKAMP) was added as a co- and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Colorado sponsor of S. 1818, a bill to amend title S. RES. 189 (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon- 5, United States Code, to reform the At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, sor of S. 1190, a bill to amend title rule making process of agencies. the names of the Senator from Alaska XVIII of the Social Security Act to en- S. 1820 (Ms. MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from sure equal access of Medicare bene- At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the Illinois (Mr. DURBIN) were added as co- ficiaries to community pharmacies in name of the Senator from North Da- sponsors of S. Res. 189, a resolution ex- underserved areas as network phar- kota (Ms. HEITKAMP) was added as a co- pressing the sense of the Senate re- macies under Medicare prescription sponsor of S. 1820, a bill to require garding the 25th anniversary of democ- drug coverage, and for other purposes. agencies to publish an advance notice racy in Mongolia. S. 1212 of proposed rule making for major S. RES. 232 At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the rules. At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. S. 1836 names of the Senator from South Caro- PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the lina (Mr. GRAHAM) and the Senator S. 1212, a bill to amend the Internal name of the Senator from Nebraska from South Carolina (Mr. SCOTT) were Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small (Mr. SASSE) was added as a cosponsor added as cosponsors of S. Res. 232, a Business Act to expand the availability of S. 1836, a bill to provide for a mora- resolution expressing the sense of the of employee stock ownership plans in S torium on Federal funding to Planned Senate that August 30, 2015, be ob- corporations, and for other purposes. Parenthood Federation of America, served as ‘‘1890 Land-Grant Institutions S. 1345 Inc. Quasquicentennial Recognition Day’’ . At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the S. 1842 AMENDMENT NO. 2287 name of the Senator from West Vir- At the request of Mr. SESSIONS, the At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- names of the Senator from South Caro- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. sponsor of S. 1345, a bill to amend title lina (Mr. SCOTT) and the Senator from HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of XVIII of the Social Security Act to im- Georgia (Mr. PERDUE) were added as co- amendment No. 2287 intended to be pro- prove access to diabetes self-manage- sponsors of S. 1842, a bill to ensure posed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the In- ment training by authorizing certified State and local compliance with all ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt diabetes educators to provide diabetes Federal immigration detainers on employees with health coverage under self-management training services, in- aliens in custody and for other pur- TRICARE or the Veterans Administra- cluding as part of telehealth services, poses. tion from being taken into account for under part B of the Medicare program. S. 1844 purposes of determining the employers S. 1358 At the request of Mr. HOEVEN, the to which the employer mandate applies At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the names of the Senator from Pennsyl- under the Patient Protection and Af- name of the Senator from California vania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator from fordable Care Act. (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the Senator from AMENDMENT NO. 2288 of S. 1358, a bill to amend title 38, Washington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Sen- At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the United States Code, to authorize the ator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCASKILL) name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of

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DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of Veterans Administration from being AMENDMENT NO. 2339 amendment No. 2426 intended to be pro- taken into account for purposes of de- At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, posed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the In- termining the employers to which the the names of the Senator from Wis- ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employer mandate applies under the consin (Ms. BALDWIN) and the Senator employees with health coverage under Patient Protection and Affordable Care from Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO) were added TRICARE or the Veterans Administra- Act. as cosponsors of amendment No. 2339 tion from being taken into account for AMENDMENT NO. 2479 intended to be proposed to H.R. 22, a purposes of determining the employers At the request of Mr. BROWN, the bill to amend the Internal Revenue to which the employer mandate applies names of the Senator from New York Code of 1986 to exempt employees with under the Patient Protection and Af- (Mr. SCHUMER) and the Senator from health coverage under TRICARE or the fordable Care Act. Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were Veterans Administration from being AMENDMENT NO. 2427 added as cosponsors of amendment No. taken into account for purposes of de- At the request of Mr. CARPER, the 2479 intended to be proposed to H.R. 22, termining the employers to which the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. a bill to amend the Internal Revenue employer mandate applies under the DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of Code of 1986 to exempt employees with Patient Protection and Affordable Care amendment No. 2427 intended to be pro- health coverage under TRICARE or the Act. posed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the In- Veterans Administration from being AMENDMENT NO. 2340 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt taken into account for purposes of de- At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, employees with health coverage under termining the employers to which the the name of the Senator from Hawaii TRICARE or the Veterans Administra- employer mandate applies under the (Ms. HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor tion from being taken into account for Patient Protection and Affordable Care of amendment No. 2340 intended to be purposes of determining the employers Act. proposed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the to which the employer mandate applies AMENDMENT NO. 2480 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ex- under the Patient Protection and Af- At the request of Mr. BROWN, the empt employees with health coverage fordable Care Act. name of the Senator from Massachu- under TRICARE or the Veterans Ad- AMENDMENT NO. 2428 setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- ministration from being taken into ac- At the request of Mr. CARPER, the sponsor of amendment No. 2480 in- count for purposes of determining the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. tended to be proposed to H.R. 22, a bill employers to which the employer man- DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of to amend the Internal Revenue Code of date applies under the Patient Protec- amendment No. 2428 intended to be pro- 1986 to exempt employees with health tion and Affordable Care Act. posed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the In- coverage under TRICARE or the Vet- AMENDMENT NO. 2407 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt erans Administration from being taken At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the employees with health coverage under into account for purposes of deter- names of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. TRICARE or the Veterans Administra- mining the employers to which the em- HIRONO) and the Senator from Florida tion from being taken into account for ployer mandate applies under the Pa- (Mr. NELSON) were added as cosponsors purposes of determining the employers tient Protection and Affordable Care of amendment No. 2407 intended to be to which the employer mandate applies Act. proposed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the under the Patient Protection and Af- AMENDMENT NO. 2481 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ex- fordable Care Act. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the empt employees with health coverage AMENDMENT NO. 2467 names of the Senator from New York under TRICARE or the Veterans Ad- At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, (Mr. SCHUMER) and the Senator from ministration from being taken into ac- the name of the Senator from Hawaii Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were count for purposes of determining the (Ms. HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor added as cosponsors of amendment No. employers to which the employer man- of amendment No. 2467 intended to be 2481 intended to be proposed to H.R. 22, date applies under the Patient Protec- proposed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the a bill to amend the Internal Revenue tion and Affordable Care Act. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ex- Code of 1986 to exempt employees with AMENDMENT NO. 2424 empt employees with health coverage health coverage under TRICARE or the At the request of Mr. CARPER, the under TRICARE or the Veterans Ad- Veterans Administration from being name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. ministration from being taken into ac- taken into account for purposes of de- DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of count for purposes of determining the termining the employers to which the amendment No. 2424 intended to be pro- employers to which the employer man- employer mandate applies under the posed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the In- date applies under the Patient Protec- Patient Protection and Affordable Care ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt tion and Affordable Care Act. Act.

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If Planned Par- that would require the appointment of 1986 to exempt employees with health enthood has either profited from sell- a special prosecutor to investigate and coverage under TRICARE or the Vet- ing aborted babies’ organs or they have prosecute these atrocities. To pay for erans Administration from being taken modified procedures used to conduct an this, the legislation would rescind all into account for purposes of deter- abortion for the purposes of obtaining moneys that have been appropriated to mining the employers to which the em- body parts, then they have broken the Planned Parenthood and provide the ployer mandate applies under the Pa- law. special prosecutor with as much of this tient Protection and Affordable Care In fact, the National Institutes of money to conduct the investigation as Act. Health Revitalization Act of 1993 states is necessary. AMENDMENT NO. 2488 that ‘‘no alteration of the timing, We have to protect innocent lives. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the method or procedures used to termi- Now that this has opened the door to a name of the Senator from Massachu- nate the pregnancy [may be] made reality that has been suspected for so setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- solely for the purposes of obtaining tis- many years, this Senator wants Amer- sponsor of amendment No. 2488 in- sue.’’ That includes arms, legs, kid- ica and the world to know that endan- tended to be proposed to H.R. 22, a bill neys, and body parts, but this is ex- gering women’s health and profiting to amend the Internal Revenue Code of actly what Planned Parenthood has ad- from killing children is not acceptable. 1986 to exempt employees with health mitted to doing in these videos. The video just released today shows a coverage under TRICARE or the Vet- The Federal law also states it is un- lab technician placing and celebrating erans Administration from being taken lawful to sell human fetal tissue. Title the monetary value of a baby’s arms, into account for purposes of deter- 42 of the U.S. Code, section 289g–2(a) legs, kidneys, and spinal cord as they mining the employers to which the em- states: ‘‘It shall be unlawful for any pulled apart its body. ployer mandate applies under the Pa- person to knowingly acquire, receive, The bill is S. 1877. We have gotten a tient Protection and Affordable Care or otherwise transfer any human fetal lot of calls about it. I didn’t want to let Act. tissue for valuable consideration if the this opportunity go by without coming f transfer affects interstate commerce.’’ to the floor and getting something Again, it is illegal. started to do something to stop the STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED Based on the evidence in these vid- barbaric acts we are seeing on behalf of BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS eos, particularly with the Planned Par- Planned Parenthood. By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. enthood employees haggling and nego- f MCCAIN, and Mr. ROUNDS): tiating over prices, joking about it, and S. 1877. A bill to require the Attorney using the income of the dead babies’ SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS General to appoint a special prosecutor body parts to buy a Lamborghini— to investigage Planned Parenthood, some kind of automobile—it seems as and for other purposes; to the Com- if it is commonplace. There is a total SENATE RESOLUTION 233—RECOG- mittee on the Judiciary. disregard for the babies or what they NIZING JULY 28, 2015, AS ‘‘WORLD Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, we have were doing. HEPATITIS DAY’’ all been disturbed—just really out- My colleague Senator ERNST of Iowa Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. SCHU- raged—about the things that have and I, along with others in the Senate, MER, and Mr. SCHATZ) submitted the come from Planned Parenthood re- wrote to the Department of Health and following resolution; which was re- cently. We have seen the videos expos- Human Services requesting answers to ferred to the Committee on Health, ing their casual disregard of human these questions. Education, Labor, and Pensions: life. It is unconscionable. It is very sad. One thing that is important to note S. RES. 233 We have known this for a long time. is that Planned Parenthood receives Whereas hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and The junior Senator, Mr. LANKFORD, $1.4 million of taxpayers’ money every the incidence of liver disease caused by these back when he was in the House of Rep- day. It is unthinkable that they are viruses, have become urgent problems of a resentatives was introducing bills to being supported by the taxpayers in global proportion; defund Planned Parenthood, and that the United States, according to their Whereas an estimated 350,000,000 people was before the most recent events that 2013–2014 annual report. They received worldwide live with chronic hepatitis B, and have happened. 528.4 million taxpayer dollars and then an estimated 780,000 people worldwide die The Center For Medical Progress performed and profited from illegal and each year due to hepatitis B; spent 3 years investigating Planned immoral actions taking the lives of in- Whereas an estimated 150,000,000 people worldwide are chronically infected with hep- Parenthood and produced at least three nocent babies. This is so incredibly evil atitis C, and an estimated 500,000 people videos revealing what appears to be an it is even hard to talk about. worldwide die each year due to a liver-re- intentional and illegal harvesting of We are talking about women being lated illness caused by hepatitis C; body parts from aborted babies. manipulated into putting their health Whereas an estimated 1,000,000 people There are countries such as China on the line for a government-funded or- worldwide die each year due to liver failure that condone killing children, but our ganization to profit from harvesting or primary liver cancer resulting from a Nation should not be condoning the act their child’s body. Vulnerable women chronic infection of hepatitis; of killing our own children or allowing are being coerced into having abortions Whereas an estimated 5,300,000 people in these corrupt organizations to sell the United States are infected with either and delaying the abortions until the hepatitis B or hepatitis C, including 1,400,000 body parts for profit. There was a book baby has grown to the age within the people who are chronically infected with that was written that I remember very womb that they would have fully devel- hepatitis B and 2,700,000 people who are well entitled ‘‘Modernizing China’’ by oped body parts in order to sell. This is chronically infected with hepatitis C; Anthony Kubek. This was 30 years ago, what is happening today. Whereas the Centers for Disease Control when there was still a separation be- Planned Parenthood fights to keep and Prevention (referred to in this preamble tween China and Taiwan. They talked mothers from seeing the human value as ‘‘CDC’’) estimated that there were 19,764 about at that time having a limit on of their babies with an ultrasound. new hepatitis B infections and 29,718 new how many babies people could have. They don’t want the mother to hear hepatitis C infections, respectively, in the United States in 2013; They would go in and find out that the baby inside their womb with an Whereas the CDC has found significant in- there was one more child than they ultrasound, but they will use the same creases in the transmission of new hepatitis should have had, and they would take technology to guide them to more val- cases in the United States since 2010, includ- that baby and kill it. Of course, the uable organs as they perform abortions ing a 151 percent increase between 2010 and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:13 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.016 S28JYPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6078 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2015 2013 in new transmissions of hepatitis C in SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- public transportation, stadiums, tele- the United States; TION 20—RECOGNIZING AND HON- communications, voting machines, and Whereas chronic viral hepatitis claims ORING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY websites; thousands of lives each year in the United OF THE DATE OF ENACTMENT Whereas, 25 years after the date of enact- States, with 19,368 deaths due to hepatitis C ment of the ADA, it remains a crucial tool, in the United States in 2013; OF THE AMERICANS WITH DIS- as children and adults with disabilities still Whereas, in 2014, $4,500,000,000 in Medicare ABILITIES ACT OF 1990 experience barriers that interfere with their funds were spent on hepatitis C treatments; Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. MUR- full participation in mainstream life in the Whereas a person who has become chron- RAY, Ms. AYOTTE, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Ms. United States; Whereas, 25 years after the date of enact- ically infected with hepatitis B or hepatitis COLLINS, Mr. KIRK, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. C may not have symptoms for up to 40 years ment of the ADA, individuals in the United COCHRAN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. KAINE, Ms. after the initial infection occurred; States who have disabilities are twice as BALDWIN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. BOXER, Whereas African Americans, Asian Ameri- likely to live in poverty than individuals cans, Pacific Islanders, Latinos, Native Mr. BROWN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. LEAHY, without disabilities, and individuals with Americans, Alaska Natives, gay and bisexual Mr. CASEY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SCHUMER, disabilities continue to experience high rates men, and persons who inject drugs intra- Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. KING, Mrs. SHA- of unemployment and underemployment; venously all have higher rates of chronic HEEN, Mr. FRANKEN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Whereas, 25 years after the date of enact- viral hepatitis infections in the United Mr. MARKEY, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. BEN- ment of the ADA and 16 years after the Su- preme Court issued the decision in Olmstead States than other groups of people; NET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MENENDEZ, v. L.C., many individuals with disabilities Whereas Asian Americans and Pacific Is- Ms. STABENOW, Ms. WARREN, Mr. ALEX- landers bear the greatest burden of hepatitis still live and work in segregated and institu- ANDER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. HIRONO, B related deaths in the United States; tional settings because of a lack of access to Mr. REED of Rhode Island, and Mr. Whereas hepatitis C is 10 times more infec- support services that would allow such indi- tious than human immunodeficiency virus CARDIN) submitted the following con- viduals to live and work in their community; (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘HIV’’); current resolution; which was consid- Whereas, 25 years after the date of enact- Whereas hepatitis B is 50 to 100 times more ered and agreed to: ment of the ADA, the ADA remains a crucial infectious than HIV; S. CON. RES. 20 tool for individuals with disabilities who ex- Whereas an estimated 25 percent of people perience barriers to accessability in tele- Whereas, July 26, 2015, marks the 25th an- communications and information tech- who live in the United States and are in- niversary of the date of enactment of the fected with HIV are also infected with hepa- nologies; and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (re- Whereas the United States has a responsi- titis C; ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘ADA’’); Whereas life expectancies for persons in- bility to welcome back and create opportuni- Whereas the ADA has been one of the most ties for the tens of thousands of working-age fected with HIV have increased with significant and effective civil rights laws antiretroviral treatment, and liver disease, veterans who have been wounded in action or passed by Congress; have suffered injuries or illnesses related to much of which is related to hepatitis B and Whereas, prior to the date of enactment of hepatitis C infections, has become the most their service in the Global War on Terror: the ADA, individuals with disabilities were Now, therefore, be it common cause of death among this popu- too often denied the opportunity to fully lation that is not related to acquired im- participate in society due to intolerance, Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- mune deficiency syndrome; misunderstanding, ignorance, or unfair resentatives concurring), That Congress— Whereas, despite the fact that chronic stereotypes; (1) recognizes and honors the 25th anniver- viral hepatitis is the most common blood- Whereas the dedicated efforts of passionate sary of the date of enactment of the Ameri- borne infection in the United States, 65 per- and courageous disability rights advocates cans with Disabilities Act of 1990; cent of people living with hepatitis B and an served to awaken Congress and the people of (2) salutes everyone whose efforts contrib- estimated 75 percent of people living with the United States to the discrimination and uted to the enactment of the Americans with hepatitis C are unaware of their infection; prejudice that individuals with disabilities Disabilities Act of 1990; Whereas hepatitis B is preventable through face; (3) encourages everyone in the United vaccination, and both hepatitis B and hepa- Whereas Congress worked in a bipartisan States to celebrate the advancement of free- titis C are preventable with proper public manner to craft legislation to make dis- dom and the expansion of opportunity made health interventions, including programs crimination against individuals with disabil- possible by the enactment of the Americans that offer access to sterile injection equip- ities illegal; with Disabilities Act of 1990; and ment for people who inject drugs intra- Whereas Congress passed the ADA, and (4) pledges to continue to work on a bipar- venously; President George Herbert Walker Bush tisan basis to support opportunity, inde- Whereas effective and safe treatment is signed the ADA into law on July 26, 1990; pendent living, economic self-sufficiency, available for people living with hepatitis B Whereas the purpose of the ADA is to ful- and the full participation of individuals in and hepatitis C, including new curative fill the goals of opportunity, independent liv- the United States who have disabilities. treatments for hepatitis C; and ing, integration, and economic self-suffi- Whereas the goals of ‘‘World Hepatitis ciency for individuals with disabilities who f Day’’ on July 28, 2015, are to— live in the United States; (1) highlight the global nature of chronic Whereas the ADA— AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND viral hepatitis epidemics; (1) prohibits employers from discrimi- nating against qualified individuals with dis- PROPOSED (2) recognize that hepatitis can be pre- abilities; SA 2538. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an vented and eliminated in part through a (2) requires that State and local govern- amendment intended to be proposed by her comprehensive public education and aware- mental entities accommodate qualified indi- to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal ness campaign designed to identify those at viduals with disabilities; Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees (3) requires a place of public accommoda- risk for, and living with, hepatitis; with health coverage under TRICARE or the tion to take reasonable steps to ensure that Veterans Administration from being taken (3) inform patients about new treatments the goods and services it provides are acces- into account for purposes of determining the that are available for hepatitis; and sible to individuals with disabilities; and employers to which the employer mandate (4) requires new trains and buses to be ac- (4) help increase the length and quality of applies under the Patient Protection and Af- cessible to individuals with disabilities; life for people diagnosed with chronic hepa- fordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie Whereas the ADA has played a historic titis B and hepatitis C infections: Now, on the table. role in allowing more than 55,000,000 individ- therefore, be it uals in the United States who have disabil- SA 2539. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an Resolved, That the Senate— ities to better participate in society by re- amendment intended to be proposed by her (1) recognizes July 28, 2015, as ‘‘World Hep- moving barriers to employment, transpor- to the bill H.R. 22, supra; which was ordered atitis Day’’; tation, public services, telecommunications, to lie on the table. (2) supports broad access to hepatitis B and and public accommodations; SA 2540. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment hepatitis C treatments; Whereas the ADA has served as a model for intended to be proposed by him to the bill (3) supports raising awareness of the risks disability rights in other countries; H.R. 22, supra; which was ordered to lie on and consequences of undiagnosed chronic Whereas every individual in the United the table. hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections; and States, not just those with disabilities, bene- SA 2541. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. CARPER (4) calls for a robust governmental and fits from the accommodations that have be- (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON)) proposed an public health response to protect the health come commonplace since the passage of the amendment to the bill S. 614, to provide ac- of the approximately 5,000,000 people in the ADA, including curb cuts at street intersec- cess to and use of information by Federal United States and 400,000,000 people world- tions, ramps for access to buildings, and agencies in order to reduce improper pay- wide who suffer from chronic viral hepatitis. other accommodations that provide access to ments, and for other purposes.

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TRICARE or the Veterans Administra- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Transpor- Notwithstanding any other provision of tion from being taken into account for tation Empowerment Act’’. law, if the Secretary of Transportation de- purposes of determining the employers SEC. 63002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. termines for any of fiscal years 2022 through to which the employer mandate applies (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 2026 that the aggregate amount required to carry out transportation programs and under the Patient Protection and Af- (1) the objective of the Federal highway program has been to facilitate the construc- projects under this title and amendments fordable Care Act; which was ordered tion of a modern freeway system that pro- made by this title exceeds the estimated ag- to lie on the table; as follows: motes efficient interstate commerce by con- gregate amount in the Highway Trust Fund On page 757, after line 21, add the fol- necting all States; available for those programs and projects for lowing: (2) the objective described in paragraph (1) the fiscal year, each amount made available SEC. 35416. BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORTS. has been attained, and the Interstate System for that program or project shall be reduced Section 417(d) of the Rail Safety Improve- connecting all States is near completion; by the pro rata percentage required to re- ment Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20103 note) is (3) each State has the responsibility of pro- duce the aggregate amount required to carry amended— viding an efficient transportation network out those programs and projects to an (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert- for the residents of the State; amount equal to that available for those pro- ing the following: (4) each State has the means to build and grams and projects in the Highway Trust ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and operate a network of transportation sys- Fund for the fiscal year. (2) by adding at the end the following: tems, including highways, that best serves SEC. 63004. FUNDING FOR CORE HIGHWAY PRO- ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF BRIDGE INSPECTION RE- the needs of the State; GRAMS. PORTS.—The Administrator of the Federal (5) each State is best capable of deter- (a) IN GENERAL.— Railroad Administration shall— mining the needs of the State and acting on (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(A) maintain a copy of the most recent those needs; The following sums are authorized to be ap- bridge inspection reports prepared in accord- (6) the Federal role in highway transpor- propriated out of the Highway Trust Fund ance with section (b)(5); and tation has, over time, usurped the role of the (other than the Mass Transit Account): ‘‘(B) provide copies of the reports described States by taxing motor fuels used in the (A) FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM, ETC.— in subparagraph (A) to appropriate State and States and then distributing the proceeds to For the national highway performance pro- local government transportation officials, the States based on the perceptions of the gram under section 119 of title 23, United upon request.’’. Federal Government on what is best for the States Code, the surface transportation pro- States; gram under section 133 of that title, and the SA 2539. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an (7) the Federal Government has used the highway safety improvement program under amendment intended to be proposed by Federal motor fuels tax revenues to force all section 148 of that title, for each of fiscal her to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the In- States to take actions that are not nec- years 2022 through 2026, an aggregate amount ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt essarily appropriate for individual States; not to exceed 10 percent of the balance of the (8) the Federal distribution, review, and Highway Trust Fund (other than such Mass employees with health coverage under enforcement process wastes billions of dol- Transit Account) as estimated (taking into TRICARE or the Veterans Administra- lars on unproductive activities; account estimated revenues) at the begin- tion from being taken into account for (9) Federal mandates that apply uniformly ning of each such fiscal year. purposes of determining the employers to all 50 States, regardless of the different (B) EMERGENCY RELIEF.—For emergency re- to which the employer mandate applies circumstances of the States, cause the lief under section 125 of title 23, United under the Patient Protection and Af- States to waste billions of hard-earned tax States Code, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal fordable Care Act; which was ordered dollars on projects, programs, and activities years 2022 through 2026. to lie on the table; as follows: that the States would not otherwise under- (C) FEDERAL LANDS PROGRAMS.— take; and (i) FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PRO- On page 767, line 13, strike ‘‘(3)’’ and insert (10) Congress has expressed a strong inter- GRAM.—For the Federal lands transportation the following: est in reducing the role of the Federal Gov- program under section 203 of title 23, United (3) upon the request of each State, political ernment by allowing each State to manage States Code, $300,000,000 for each of fiscal subdivision of a State, or public agency re- its own affairs. years 2022 through 2026, of which $240,000,000 sponsible for emergency response or law en- (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title of the amount made available for each fiscal forcement, to require each applicable fusion are— year shall be the amount for the National center to provide advance notice for each (1) to provide a new policy blueprint to Park Service and $30,000,000 of the amount high-hazard flammable train traveling govern the Federal role in transportation made available for each fiscal year shall be through the jurisdiction of each State, polit- once existing and prior financial obligations the amount for the United States Fish and ical subdivision of a State, or public agency, are met; Wildlife Service. which notice shall include the electronic (2) to return to the individual States max- (ii) FEDERAL LANDS ACCESS PROGRAM.—For train consist information described in para- imum discretionary authority and fiscal re- the Federal lands access program under sec- graph (1)(A) for the high-hazard flammable sponsibility for all elements of the national tion 204 of title 23, United States Code, train, and to the extent practicable, for re- surface transportation systems that are not $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 questing States, political subdivisions, or within the direct purview of the Federal through 2026. public agencies, to ensure that the fusion Government; (D) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section center shall provide at least 12 hours of ad- (3) to preserve Federal responsibility for 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, is vance notice for a high-hazard flammable the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System amended by striking paragraph (1) and in- train that will be traveling through the ju- of Interstate and Defense Highways; serting the following: risdiction of the State, political subdivision (4) to preserve the responsibility of the De- ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— of a State, or public agency, and include partment of Transportation for— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to within the notice its best estimate of the (A) design, construction, and preservation be appropriated from the Highway Trust time the train will enter the jurisdiction; of transportation facilities on Federal public Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) (4) land; for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to (B) national programs of transportation re- be made available to the Secretary for ad- SA 2540. Mr. LEE submitted an search and development and transportation ministrative expenses of the Federal High- amendment intended to be proposed by safety; and way Administration, an amount equal to 1 him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the (C) emergency assistance to the States in percent of the balance of the Highway Trust Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ex- response to natural disasters; Fund (other than such Mass Transit Ac- empt employees with health coverage (5) to eliminate to the maximum extent count) as estimated (taking into account es- under TRICARE or the Veterans Ad- practicable Federal obstacles to the ability timated revenues) at the beginning of each ministration from being taken into ac- of each State to apply innovative solutions such fiscal year. to the financing, design, construction, oper- ‘‘(B)(i) Notwithstanding any other provi- count for purposes of determining the ation, and preservation of Federal and State sion of law, it shall not be in order in the employers to which the employer man- transportation facilities; and Senate or the House of Representatives to date applies under the Patient Protec- (6) with respect to transportation activi- consider any measure that would make tion and Affordable Care Act; which ties carried out by States, local govern- available for expenditure from the Highway

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Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac- (5) FEDERALIZATION AND DEFEDERALIZATION ‘‘(iv) after September 30, 2025, and before count) for a fiscal year an amount less than OF PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding any other October 1, 2026, 6.6 cents per gallon, and the amount authorized under subparagraph provision of law, beginning on October 1, ‘‘(v) after September 30, 2026, 5.0 cents per (A) for such fiscal year. 2022— gallon. ‘‘(ii)(I) Clause (i) may be waived or sus- (A) a highway construction or improve- ‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF RATE.—In the case of pended in the Senate only by the affirmative ment project shall not be considered to be a fuels used as described in paragraphs (3)(C), vote of 3⁄5 of the Members, duly chosen and Federal highway construction or improve- (4)(B), and (5) of subsection (c), the core pro- sworn. ment project unless and until a State ex- grams financing rate is zero.’’. ‘‘(II) Debate on appeals in the Senate from pends Federal funds for the construction por- (c) TERMINATION OF MASS TRANSIT AC- the decisions of the Chair relating to sub- tion of the project; COUNT.—Section 9503(e) of the Internal Rev- clause (I) shall be limited to 1 hour, to be (B) a highway construction or improve- enue Code of 1986 is amended— equally divided between, and controlled by, ment project shall not be considered to be a (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by the mover and the manager of the measure Federal highway construction or improve- inserting ‘‘, and before October 1, 2022’’ after that would make available for expenditure ment project solely by reason of the expendi- ‘‘March 31, 1983’’; and from the Fund for a fiscal year an amount ture of Federal funds by a State before the (2) by adding at the end the following: less than the amount described in subpara- construction phase of the project to pay ex- ‘‘(6) TRANSFER TO HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.—On graph (A). An affirmative vote of 3⁄5 of the penses relating to the project, including for October 1, 2022, the Secretary shall transfer Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be re- any environmental document or design work all amounts in the Mass Transit Account to quired in the Senate to sustain an appeal of required for the project; and the Highway Account.’’. the ruling of the Chair on a point of order (C)(i) a State may, after having used Fed- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments and raised in relation to subclause (I). eral funds to pay all or a portion of the costs repeals made by this section shall take effect ‘‘(iii) This subparagraph is enacted by Con- of a highway construction or improvement on October 1, 2023. gress— project, reimburse the Federal Government SEC. 63005. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM. ‘‘(I) as an exercise of the rulemaking power in an amount equal to the amount of Federal (a) NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PRO- of the House of Representatives and the Sen- funds so expended; and GRAM.— ate, respectively, and as such it is deemed a (ii) after completion of a reimbursement (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 119(d)(2) of title part of the rules of each House, respectively, described in clause (i), a highway construc- 23, United States Code, is amended— but applicable only with respect to the pro- tion or improvement project described in (A) by striking subparagraph (H); cedure to be followed in that House in the that clause shall no longer be considered to (B) by striking subparagraph (M); case of a joint resolution, and it supersedes be a Federal highway construction or im- (C) by striking subparagraph (O); and other rules only to the extent that it is in- provement project. (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (I), (J), consistent with those rules; and (6) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—No report- (K), (L), (N), and (P) as subparagraphs (H), ‘‘(II) with full recognition of the constitu- ing requirement, other than a reporting re- (I), (J), (K), (L), and (M), respectively. tional right of either House to change the quirement in effect as of the date of enact- (2) REPEAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION rules (so far as relating to the procedure of ment of this Act, shall apply on or after Oc- PROVISIONS.—Section 119 of title 23, United that House) at any time, in the same manner tober 1, 2022, to the use of Federal funds for States Code, is amended by striking sub- and to the same extent as in the case of any highway projects by a public-private part- section (g). other rule of that House.’’. nership. (b) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.— (2) TRANSFERABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section (b) EXPENDITURES FROM HIGHWAY TRUST (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 133(b) of title 23, 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amend- FUND.— United States Code, is amended— ed by striking subsection (f) and inserting (1) EXPENDITURES FOR CORE PROGRAMS.— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Carpool the following: Section 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code projects, fringe and corridor parking facili- ‘‘(f) TRANSFERABILITY OF FUNDS.— of 1986 is amended— ties and programs, including electric vehicle ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that a (A) in paragraph (1), as amended by divi- and natural gas infrastructure in accordance State determines that funds made available sion G and section 51101(a)— with section 137, bicycle transportation and under this title to the State for a purpose (i) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2021’’ and insert- pedestrian walkways in accordance with sec- are in excess of the needs of the State for ing ‘‘October 1, 2026’’; and tion 217, and the’’ and inserting ‘‘Any’’; that purpose, the State may transfer the ex- (ii) by striking ‘‘DRIVE Act’’ and inserting (B) by striking paragraph (11); cess funds to, and use the excess funds for, ‘‘Transportation Empowerment Act’’; (C) in paragraph (13), by adding a period at any surface transportation (including mass (B) in paragraph (2), as amended by section the end; transit and rail) purpose in the State. 51102(e)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘July 1, 2024’’ and (D) by striking paragraph (14); ‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—If the Secretary deter- inserting ‘‘July 1, 2030’’; and (E) by striking paragraph (17); mines that a State has transferred funds (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘October (F) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘data col- under paragraph (1) to a purpose that is not 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2026’’. lection, maintenance, and integration’’ and a surface transportation purpose as described (2) AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR CORE PROGRAM inserting ‘‘the maintenance and integration in paragraph (1), the amount of the improp- EXPENDITURES.—Section 9503 of the Internal of data’’; and erly transferred funds shall be deducted from Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding (G) by redesignating paragraphs (12), (13), any amount the State would otherwise re- at the end the following: (15), (16), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), ceive from the Highway Trust Fund for the ‘‘(g) CORE PROGRAMS FINANCING RATE.—For (25), and (26) as paragraphs (11), (12), (13), (14), fiscal year that begins after the date of the purposes of this section— (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), and (23), determination.’’. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in respectively. (3) FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM.— paragraph (2)— (2) REPEAL OF BRIDGES NOT ON FEDERAL-AID (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(a) of title 23, ‘‘(A) in the case of gasoline and special HIGHWAYS PROVISIONS.—Section 133 of title United States Code, is amended by striking motor fuels the tax rate of which is the rate 23, United States Code, is amended— ‘‘the National Highway System, which in- specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A)(i), the core (A) by striking subsection (g); and cludes’’. programs financing rate is— (B) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub- (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 1 ‘‘(i) after September 30, 2022, and before Oc- section (g). of title 23, United States Code, is amended— tober 1, 2023, 18.3 cents per gallon, (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (i) in section 103 by striking the section ‘‘(ii) after September 30, 2023, and before (A) Section 101(a)(29)(F)(i) of title 23, designation and heading and inserting the October 1, 2024, 9.6 cents per gallon, United States Code, is amended by striking following: ‘‘(iii) after September 30, 2024, and before ‘‘133(b)(11), 328(a),’’ and inserting ‘‘328(a)’’. ‘‘§ 103. Federal-aid system’’; October 1, 2025, 6.4 cents per gallon, (B) Section 133(c) of title 23, United States ‘‘(iv) after September 30, 2025, and before Code, is amended— and October 1, 2026, 5.0 cents per gallon, and (i) by striking paragraph (1); (ii) in the analysis by striking the item re- ‘‘(v) after September 30, 2026, 3.7 cents per (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(11), (20), lating to section 103 and inserting the fol- gallon, and (25), and (26)’’ and inserting ‘‘(17), (22), and lowing: ‘‘(B) in the case of kerosene, diesel fuel, (23)’’; and ‘‘103. Federal-aid system.’’. and special motor fuels the tax rate of which (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) (4) CALCULATION OF STATE AMOUNTS.—Sec- is the rate specified in section as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. tion 104(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, 4081(a)(2)(A)(iii), the core programs financing (C) Section 165(c)(7) of title 23, United is amended— rate is— States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(14), (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘(i) after September 30, 2022, and before Oc- and (19)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (16)’’. ‘‘FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘SUB- tober 1, 2023, 24.3 cents per gallon, (c) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN- SEQUENT FISCAL YEARS’’; and ‘‘(ii) after September 30, 2023, and before NING.— (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘fiscal October 1, 2024, 12.7 cents per gallon, (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 134 of title 23, year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2022 and ‘‘(iii) after September 30, 2024, and before United States Code, is repealed. each subsequent fiscal year’’. October 1, 2025, 8.5 cents per gallon, (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.023 S28JYPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6081 (A) The chapter analysis for chapter 1 of (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (i) by striking ‘‘sections 134 and 135’’ each title 23, United States Code, is amended by (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 135’’; striking the item relating to section 134. (C), respectively; and (B) Section 2864(d)(2) of title 10, United (iv) in subsection (g)— (ii) by striking ‘‘this this’’ and inserting States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(as in (I) in paragraph (2)— ‘‘this’’. effect on the day before the date of enact- (aa) by striking subparagraph (A); and (d) NATIONAL BRIDGE AND TUNNEL INVEN- ment of the Transportation Empowerment (bb) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) TORY AND INSPECTION STANDARDS.— Act)’’ after ‘‘title 23’’. and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 144 of title 23, (C) Section 103(b)(3) of title 23, United tively; and United States Code, is amended— States Code, is amended by striking subpara- (II) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and sec- (A) in subsection (e)(1) by inserting ‘‘on the Federal-aid system’’ after ‘‘any bridge’’; and graph (B) and inserting the following: tion 134’’; and (B) in subsection (f)(1) by inserting ‘‘on the ‘‘(B) COOPERATION.—In proposing a modi- (v) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘and sec- Federal-aid system’’ after ‘‘construct any fication under this paragraph, a State shall tion 134’’ each place it appears. bridge’’. cooperate with local and regional officials.’’. (J) Section 137 of title 23, United States (2) REPEAL OF HISTORIC BRIDGES PROVI- (D) Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— SIONS.—Section 144(g) of title 23, United Code, is amended— (i) by striking subsection (e); and (i) in subsection (b)— States Code, is repealed. (ii) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) (e) HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PRO- (I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), as subsections (e) and (f), respectively. GRAM.— by striking ‘‘, and to carry out section 134’’; (K) Section 142 of title 23, United States (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 148 of title 23, and Code, is amended— United States Code, is amended— (II) by striking paragraph (5); (i) by striking subsection (d); and (A) in subsection (a)— (ii) in subsection (d)(1)— (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) (i) in paragraph (4)(B)— (I) by striking subparagraph (B); through (i) as subsections (d) through (h), re- (I) by striking clause (v); and (II) by striking ‘‘(A) USE.—’’; spectively. (II) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (III) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as (L) Section 168(a)(2)(A) of title 23, United (xxiv) as clauses (v) through (xxiii), respec- subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or a tively; indenting appropriately; transportation plan developed under section (ii) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘bicy- (IV) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig- 134’’. clist,’’; and nated), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and insert- (M) Section 201(c)(1) of title 23, United (iii) by striking paragraphs (11) through ing ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec- (13); (V) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) (as so re- tions 134 and 135’’ and inserting ‘‘section (B) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), designated), by inserting ‘‘(as in effect on the 135’’. (f), (g), (h), and (i); and day before the date of enactment of the (N) Section 217(g)(1) of title 23, United (C) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub- Transportation Empowerment Act)’’ after States Code, is amended in the first sentence section (b). ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’ each place it appears; and by striking ‘‘metropolitan planning organi- (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (iii) in subsection (d)(2)— zation and State in accordance with section (A) Section 101(a)(27) of title 23, United (I) by striking ‘‘STATES.—’’ and all that 134 and 135, respectively’’ and inserting States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(as in follows through ‘‘The distribution’’ in sub- ‘‘State in accordance with section 135’’. effect on the day before the date of enact- paragraph (A), in the matter preceding (O) Section 327(a)(2)(B) of title 23, United ment of the Transportation Empowerment clause (i), and inserting ‘‘STATES.—The dis- States Code, is amended— Act)’’ after ‘‘section 148(a)’’. tribution’’; (i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘42 U.S.C. 13’’ (B) Section 402(b)(1)(F)(v) of title 23, (II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘to carry out and inserting ‘‘42 U.S.C.’’; and United States Code, is amended by inserting section 134 and’’; (ii) in clause (iv)(I), by striking ‘‘134 or’’. ‘‘(as in effect on the day before the date of (III) by striking subparagraph (B); and (P) Section 505 of title 23, United States enactment of the Transportation Empower- (IV) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as Code, is amended— ment Act)’’ after ‘‘section 148(a)’’. subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and (i) in subsection (a)(2)— (f) REPEAL OF CONGESTION MITIGATION AND indenting appropriately. (I) by striking ‘‘metropolitan and’’; and AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— (E) Section 106(h)(3)(C) of title 23, United (II) by striking ‘‘sections 134 and 135’’ and (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 149 of title 23, States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec- inserting ‘‘section 135’’; and United States Code, is repealed. tions 134 and 135’’ and inserting ‘‘section (ii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘sec- (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 135’’. tions 134 and 135’’ and inserting ‘‘section (A) The chapter analysis for chapter 1 of (F) Section 108(d)(5)(A) of title 23, United title 23, United States Code, is amended by States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec- 135’’. (Q) Section 602(a)(3) of title 23, United striking the item relating to section 149. tions 134 and 135’’ and inserting ‘‘section (B) Section 106(d) of title 23, United States 135’’. States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec- tions 134 and 135’’ and inserting ‘‘section Code, is amended in the matter preceding (G) Section 119(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section, section States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec- 135’’. (R) Section 610(d)(5) of title 23, United 133, or section 149’’ and inserting ‘‘section or tions 134 and 135’’ and inserting ‘‘section section 133’’. 135’’. States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 133(d)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133(d)(2)’’. (C) Section 150 of title 23, United States (H) Section 133(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— Code, is amended— (S) Section 174 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7504) is amended— (i) in subsection (c)— (i) by striking paragraph (2); (I) by striking paragraph (5); and (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sections (i) in the fourth sentence of subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the metropolitan planning orga- (II) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para- 134 and 135’’ and inserting ‘‘section 135’’; and graph (5); and (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), nization designated to conduct the con- tinuing, cooperative and comprehensive (ii) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(5), and and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respec- (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (5)’’. transportation planning process for the area tively. (D) Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United under section 134 of title 23, United States (I) Section 135 of title 23, United States States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the Code,’’; Code, is amended— congestion mitigation and air quality im- (ii) by striking subsection (b); and (i) in subsection (a)— provement program under section 149’’. (iii) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- (I) in paragraph (1)— (E) Section 505(a)(3) of title 23, United section (b). (aa) by striking ‘‘Subject to section 134, States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘149,’’. (T) Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 to’’ and inserting ‘‘To’’; and (g) REPEAL OF TRANSPORTATION ALTER- (bb) by inserting ‘‘(as in effect on the day U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended— NATIVES PROGRAM.—The following provisions before the date of enactment of the Trans- (i) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter pre- are repealed: portation Empowerment Act)’’ after ‘‘section ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 134(i) (1) Section 213 of title 23, United States 134(a)’’; and of title 23, United States Code, or’’; and Code. (II) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(as in (ii) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘section (2) The item relating to section 213 in the effect on the day before the date of enact- 134(i) of title 23, United States Code, or’’. analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United ment of the Transportation Empowerment (U) Section 182(c)(5) of the Clean Air Act States Code. Act)’’ after ‘‘section 134(a)’’; (42 U.S.C. 7511a(c)(5)) is amended— (h) NATIONAL DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.—Section (ii) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘with (i) by striking ‘‘(A) Beginning’’ and insert- 311 of title 23, United States Code, is amend- the transportation planning activities car- ing ‘‘Beginning’’; and ed— ried out under section 134 for metropolitan (ii) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘and (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘under areas of the State and’’; with the requirements of section 174(b)’’. subsection (a) of section 104 of this title’’ and (iii) in subsection (f)(2)— (V) Section 5304(i) of title 49, United States inserting ‘‘to carry out this section’’; and (I) by striking subparagraph (A); and Code, is amended— (2) by striking the second sentence.

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(3) EXCEPTION FOR FUEL HELD IN RETAIL the Highway Trust Fund (other than the (B) Section 6427(b)(2)(A) of such Code is STOCKS.—No credit or refund shall be allowed Mass Transit Account) to carry out section amended by striking ‘‘7.4 cents’’ and insert- under this subsection with respect to any 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, ing ‘‘1.5 cents’’. liquid in retail stocks held at the place $115,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 (b) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMEND- where intended to be sold at retail. through 2026. MENTS.— (4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub- (b) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23, UNITED (1) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) of the Inter- section, the terms ‘‘dealer’’ and ‘‘held by a STATES CODE.—Funds authorized to be appro- nal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sec- dealer’’ have the respective meanings given priated by subsection (a) shall— tion 51102(a)(1)(A), is amended by striking to such terms by section 6412 of such Code; (1) be available for obligation in the same ‘‘7.3 cents per gallon (4.3 cents per gallon except that the term ‘‘dealer’’ includes a pro- manner as if those funds were apportioned after September 30, 2023)’’ and inserting ‘‘1.4 under chapter 1 of title 23, United States ducer. cents per gallon (zero after September 30, (5) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar Code, except that the Federal share of the 2028)’’. cost of a project or activity carried out using to the rules of subsections (b) and (c) of sec- (2) Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is tion 6412 and sections 6206 and 6675 of such those funds shall be 80 percent, unless other- amended by striking ‘‘24.3 cents’’ and insert- wise expressly provided by this Act (includ- Code shall apply for purposes of this sub- ing ‘‘5.0 cents’’. section. ing the amendments by this Act) or other- (3) Section 4041(a)(3)(A) of such Code is (d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— wise determined by the Secretary; and amended by striking ‘‘18.3 cents’’ and insert- (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in (2) remain available until expended and not ing ‘‘3.7 cents’’. paragraph (2), the amendments made by this be transferable. (4) Section 4041(m)(1) of such Code is section shall apply to fuel removed after SEC. 63007. RETURN OF EXCESS TAX RECEIPTS amended— September 30, 2023. TO STATES. (A) in subparagraph (A), as amended by (2) CERTAIN CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9503(c) of the In- section 51102(a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘2028,’’; (A) The amendments made by subpara- adding at the end the following: (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘9.15 graphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (b)(6) ‘‘(6) RETURN OF EXCESS TAX RECEIPTS TO cents’’ and inserting ‘‘1.8 cents’’; shall take effect on October 1, 2023. STATES FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PUR- (C) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking (B) The amendment made by subsection POSES.— ‘‘11.3 cents’’ and inserting ‘‘2.3 cents’’; and (b)(6)(D) shall take effect on October 1, 2022. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the first day of each (D) by striking subparagraph (B), as SEC. 63009. REPORT TO CONGRESS. of fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, the amended by section 51102(a)(1)(B), and insert- Secretary, in consultation with the Sec- Not later than 180 days after the effective ing the following: date of this title, after consultation with the retary of Transportation, shall— ‘‘(B) zero after September 30, 2028.’’. ‘‘(i) determine the excess (if any) of— appropriate committees of Congress, the (5) Section 4081(d)(1) of such Code, as Secretary of Transportation shall submit a ‘‘(I) the amounts appropriated in such fis- amended by section 51102(a)(1)(C), is amended cal year to the Highway Trust Fund under report to Congress describing such technical by striking ‘‘4.3 cents per gallon after Sep- and conforming amendments to titles 23 and subsection (b) which are attributable to the tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘zero after taxes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 49, United States Code, and such technical September 30, 2028’’. and conforming amendments to other laws, thereof (after the application of paragraph (6) Section 9503(b) of such Code is amend- (4) thereof) over the sum of— as are necessary to bring those titles and ed— other laws into conformity with the policy ‘‘(II) the amounts so appropriated which (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), as amended are equivalent to— embodied in this title and the amendments by section 51102(e)(1)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘Oc- made by this title. ‘‘(aa) such amounts attributable to the tober 1, 2023’’ both places it appears and in- core programs financing rate for such year, serting ‘‘October 1, 2028’’; SEC. 63010. EFFECTIVE DATE CONTINGENT ON plus (B) in the heading of paragraph (2), as CERTIFICATION OF DEFICIT NEU- TRALITY. ‘‘(bb) the taxes described in paragraphs amended by section 51102(e)(1)(A)(ii), by (3)(C), (4)(B), and (5) of subsection (c), and striking ‘‘OCTOBER 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘OC- (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section ‘‘(ii) allocate the amount determined under TOBER 1, 2028’’; is to ensure that— clause (i) among the States (as defined in (C) in paragraph (2), as amended by section (1) this title will become effective only if section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code) 51102(e)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘after September the Director of the Office of Management for surface transportation (including mass 30, 2023, and before July 1, 2024’’ and insert- and Budget certifies that this title is deficit transit and rail) purposes so that— ing ‘‘after September 30, 2028, and before neutral; ‘‘(I) the percentage of that amount allo- July 1, 2029’’; and (2) discretionary spending limits are re- cated to each State, is equal to (D) in paragraph (6)(B), as amended by divi- duced to capture the savings realized in de- ‘‘(II) the percentage of the amount deter- sion G, by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and in- volving transportation functions to the mined under clause (i)(I) paid into the High- serting ‘‘October 1, 2020’’. State level pursuant to this title; and way Trust Fund in the latest fiscal year for (c) FLOOR STOCK REFUNDS.— (3) the tax reduction made by this title is which such data are available which is at- (1) IN GENERAL.—If— not scored under pay-as-you-go and does not tributable to highway users in the State. (A) before October 1, 2028, tax has been im- inadvertently trigger a sequestration. ‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT.—If the Secretary de- posed under section 4081 of the Internal Rev- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE CONTINGENCY.—Not- termines that a State has used amounts enue Code of 1986 on any liquid; and withstanding any other provision of this Act, under subparagraph (A) for a purpose which (B) on such date such liquid is held by a this title and the amendments made by this is not a surface transportation purpose as de- dealer and has not been used and is intended title shall take effect on the later of— scribed in subparagraph (A), the improperly for sale; (1)(A) the date on which the Director of the used amounts shall be deducted from any there shall be credited or refunded (without Office of Management and Budget (referred amount the State would otherwise receive interest) to the person who paid such tax (in to in this section as the ‘‘Director’’) submits from the Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal this subsection referred to as the ‘‘tax- the report as required in subsection (c); and year which begins after the date of the deter- payer’’) an amount equal to the excess of the (B) the report contains a certification by mination.’’. tax paid by the taxpayer over the amount of the Director that, based on the required esti- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment mates, the reduction in discretionary out- made by this section shall take effect on Oc- such tax which would be imposed on such liq- lays resulting from the reduction in contract tober 1, 2022. uid had the taxable event occurred on such date. authority is at least as great as the reduc- SEC. 63008. REDUCTION IN TAXES ON GASOLINE, tion in revenues for each fiscal year through DIESEL FUEL, KEROSENE, AND SPE- (2) TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS.—No credit or CIAL FUELS FUNDING HIGHWAY refund shall be allowed or made under this fiscal year 2026; or TRUST FUND. subsection unless— (2) October 1, 2022. (a) REDUCTION IN TAX RATE.— (A) claim therefor is filed with the Sec- (c) OMB ESTIMATES AND REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4081(a)(2)(A) of retary of the Treasury before April 1, 2029; (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 5 cal- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend- and endar days after the effective date of this ed— (B) in any case where liquid is held by a title, the Director shall— (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘18.3 cents’’ dealer (other than the taxpayer) on October (A) estimate the net change in revenues re- and inserting ‘‘3.7 cents’’; and 1, 2028— sulting from this title for each fiscal year (B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘24.3 cents’’ (i) the dealer submits a request for refund through fiscal year 2026; and inserting ‘‘5.0 cents’’. or credit to the taxpayer before January 1, (B) estimate the net change in discre- (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 2029; and tionary outlays resulting from the reduction (A) Section 4081(a)(2)(D) of such Code is (ii) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to in contract authority under this title for amended— repay the amount so claimed to such dealer each fiscal year through fiscal year 2026;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.023 S28JYPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6083 (C) determine, based on those estimates, the State, and, with respect to the judicial ‘‘(B) include the establishment of deadlines whether the reduction in discretionary out- and legislative branches of the United for access to and use of the databases de- lays is at least as great as the reduction in States, when the Director of the Office of scribed in section 5(a)(2) under the Do Not revenues for each fiscal year through fiscal Management and Budget determines that the Pay Initiative.’’. year 2026; and Do Not Pay Initiative is appropriately estab- SEC. 4. DATA ANALYTICS. (D) submit to Congress a report setting lished for the judicial branch or the legisla- Section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimi- forth the estimates and determination. tive branch, as applicable. nation and Recovery Improvement Act of (2) APPLICABLE ASSUMPTIONS AND GUIDE- ‘‘(C) CONSISTENCY WITH PRIVACY ACT OF 2012 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), is amended by add- LINES.— 1974.—To ensure consistency with the prin- ing at the end the following: (A) REVENUE ESTIMATES.—The revenue esti- ciples of section 552a of title 5, United States ‘‘(h) REPORT ON IMPROPER PAYMENTS DATA mates required under paragraph (1)(A) shall Code (commonly known as the ‘Privacy Act ANALYSIS.—Not later than 180 days after the be predicated on the same economic and of 1974’), the Director of the Office of Man- date of enactment of the Federal Improper technical assumptions and score keeping agement and Budget may issue guidance Payments Coordination Act of 2015, the Sec- guidelines that would be used for estimates that establishes privacy and other require- retary of the Treasury shall submit to Con- made pursuant to section 252(d) of the Bal- ments that shall be incorporated into Do Not gress a report which shall include a descrip- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Pay Initiative access agreements with tion of— Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902(d)). States, including any contractor, subcon- ‘‘(1) data analytics performed as part of the (B) OUTLAY ESTIMATES.—The outlay esti- tractor, or agent of a State, and the judicial Do Not Pay Business Center operated by the mates required under paragraph (1)(B) shall and legislative branches of the United Department of the Treasury for the purpose be determined by comparing the level of dis- States.’’; and of detecting, preventing, and recovering im- cretionary outlays resulting from this title (2) in subsection (d)(2)— proper payments through preaward, with the corresponding level of discretionary (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ postaward prepayment, and postpayment outlays projected in the baseline under sec- after the semicolon; analysis, which shall include a description of tion 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emer- (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the pe- any analysis or investigations incor- gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and porating— 907). (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the ‘‘(A) review and data matching of pay- (d) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— following: ments and beneficiary enrollment lists of (1) PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budgetary ef- ‘‘(D) may include States and their quasi- State programs carried out using Federal fects of this title shall not be entered on ei- government entities, and the judicial and funds for the purposes of identifying eligi- ther PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant legislative branches of the United States (as bility duplication, residency ineligibility, to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You- defined in paragraphs (2) and (3), respec- duplicate payments, or other potential im- Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). tively, of section 202(e) of title 18, United proper payment issues; (2) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budg- States Code) as users of the system in ac- ‘‘(B) review of multiple Federal agencies etary effects of this title shall not be entered cordance with subsection (b)(3).’’. and programs for which comparison of data on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE SHARING AND USE OF could show payment duplication; and purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 DATA BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ‘‘(C) review of other information the Sec- (110th Congress). TO CURB IMPROPER PAYMENTS. retary of the Treasury determines could (e) PAYGO INTERACTION.—On compliance The Improper Payments Elimination and prove effective for identifying, preventing, or with the requirements specified in sub- Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (31 U.S.C. recovering improper payments, which may section (b), no changes in revenues estimated 3321 note) is amended— include investigation or review of informa- to result from the enactment of this title (1) in section 5(a)(2), by striking subpara- tion from multiple Federal agencies or pro- shall be counted for the purposes of section graph (A) and inserting the following: grams; 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency ‘‘(A) The death records maintained by the ‘‘(2) the metrics used in determining Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902(d)). Commissioner of Social Security.’’; and whether the analytic and investigatory ef- (2) by adding at the end the following: forts have reduced, or contributed to the re- SA 2541. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. ‘‘SEC. 7. IMPROVING THE USE OF DATA BY GOV- duction of, improper payments or improper CARPER (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON)) ERNMENT AGENCIES FOR CURBING awards; and proposed an amendment to the bill S. IMPROPER PAYMENTS. ‘‘(3) the target dates for implementing the 614, to provide access to and use of in- ‘‘(a) PROMPT REPORTING OF DEATH INFOR- data analytics operations performed as part formation by Federal agencies in order MATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND of the Do Not Pay Business Center’’. to reduce improper payments, and for THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Not later f than 1 year after the date of enactment of other purposes; as follows: this section, the Secretary of State and the AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Strike all after the enacting clause and in- Secretary of Defense shall establish a proce- MEET sert the following: dure under which each Secretary shall, COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. promptly and on a regular basis, submit in- AFFAIRS This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Im- formation relating to the deaths of individ- proper Payments Coordination Act of 2015’’. uals to each agency for which the Director of Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF THE DO NOT PAY INI- the Office of Management and Budget deter- TIATIVE TO THE JUDICIAL AND LEG- mines receiving and using such information mittee on Banking, Housing, and ISLATIVE BRANCHES AND STATES. would be relevant and necessary. Urban Affairs be authorized to meet Section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimi- ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE TO AGENCIES REGARDING during the session of the Senate on nation and Recovery Improvement Act of DATA ACCESS AND USE FOR IMPROPER PAY- July 28, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a 2012 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) is amended— MENTS PURPOSES.— hearing entitled ‘‘Lifting The Crude Oil (1) in subsection (b)(3)— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year Export Ban.’’ (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking after the date of enactment of this section, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘BY AGENCIES’’; the Director of the Office of Management (B) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert- and Budget, in consultation with the Council objection, it is so ordered. ing the following: of the Inspectors General on Integrity and COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and Efficiency, the heads of other relevant Fed- RESOURCES (C) by adding at the end the following: eral, State, and local agencies, and Indian Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask ‘‘(B) OTHER ENTITIES.—States and any con- tribes and tribal organizations, as appro- unanimous consent that the Com- tractor, subcontractor, or agent of a State, priate, shall issue guidance regarding imple- mittee on Energy and Natural Re- and the judicial and legislative branches of mentation of the Do Not Pay Initiative sources be authorized to meet during the United States (as defined in paragraphs under section 5 to— (2) and (3), respectively, of section 202(e) of ‘‘(A) the Department of the Treasury; and the session of the Senate on July 28, title 18, United States Code), shall have ac- ‘‘(B) each agency or component of an agen- 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD–366 of the cess to, and use of, the Do Not Pay Initiative cy— Dirksen Senate Office Building. for the purpose of verifying payment or ‘‘(i) that operates or maintains a database The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without award eligibility for payments (as defined in of information described in section 5(a)(2); or objection, it is so ordered. section 2(g)(3) of the Improper Payments In- ‘‘(ii) for which the Director determines im- COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND formation Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note)) proved data matching would be relevant, GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS when, with respect to a State, the Director necessary, or beneficial. of the Office of Management and Budget de- ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidance issued Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask termines that the Do Not Pay Initiative is under paragraph (1) shall— unanimous consent that the Com- appropriately established for that State and ‘‘(A) address the implementation of sub- mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of section (a); and ernmental Affairs be authorized to

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Without diately notified of the Senate’s action, formation Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note)) objection, it is so ordered. and the Senate then resume legislative when, with respect to a State, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget de- SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE session. termines that the Do Not Pay Initiative is Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. appropriately established for that State and unanimous consent that the Select any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of Committee on Intelligence be author- The nomination considered and con- the State, and, with respect to the judicial ized to meet during the session of the firmed is as follows: and legislative branches of the United Senate on July 28, 2015, at 11:30 p.m. IN THE ARMY States, when the Director of the Office of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The following named officer for appoint- Management and Budget determines that the objection, it is so ordered. ment in the United States Army to the grade Do Not Pay Initiative is appropriately estab- indicated while assigned to a position of im- lished for the judicial branch or the legisla- SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE portance and responsibility under title 10, tive branch, as applicable. Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask U.S.C., section 601: ‘‘(C) CONSISTENCY WITH PRIVACY ACT OF unanimous consent that the Select 1974.—To ensure consistency with the prin- To be lieutenant general Committee on Intelligence be author- ciples of section 552a of title 5, United States ized to meet during the session of the Maj. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr. Code (commonly known as the ‘Privacy Act Senate on July 28, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. f of 1974’), the Director of the Office of Man- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without agement and Budget may issue guidance LEGISLATIVE SESSION that establishes privacy and other require- objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ments that shall be incorporated into Do Not f ate will now resume legislative session. Pay Initiative access agreements with States, including any contractor, subcon- ORDER OF PROCEDURE f tractor, or agent of a State, and the judicial Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I and legislative branches of the United FEDERAL IMPROPER PAYMENTS States.’’; and ask unanimous consent that notwith- COORDINATION ACT OF 2015 standing rule XXII, that at 10 a.m., to- (2) in subsection (d)(2)— Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ morrow, Wednesday, July 29, all after the semicolon; postcloture time on the McConnell ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ate proceed to the immediate consider- (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the pe- amendment No. 2266 be considered ex- riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and pired; further, that if cloture is in- ation of Calendar No. 156, S. 614. (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the voked on H.R. 22, then the postcloture The PRESIDING OFFICER. The following: time count as if cloture had been in- clerk will report the bill by title. ‘‘(D) may include States and their quasi- voked at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29. The senior assistant legislative clerk government entities, and the judicial and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without read as follows: legislative branches of the United States (as defined in paragraphs (2) and (3), respec- objection, it is so ordered. A bill (S. 614) to provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order tively, of section 202(e) of title 18, United f to reduce improper payments, and for other States Code) as users of the system in ac- cordance with subsection (b)(3).’’. UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- purposes. MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR There being no objection, the Senate SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE SHARING AND USE OF proceeded to consider the bill. DATA BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I TO CURB IMPROPER PAYMENTS. ask unanimous consent that notwith- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that The Improper Payments Elimination and standing rule XXII, following the vote Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (31 U.S.C. on the motion to invoke cloture on the Carper amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third 3321 note) is amended— H.R. 22, the Senate proceed to execu- (1) in section 5(a)(2), by striking subpara- tive session to consider the following time and passed; and the motion to re- graph (A) and inserting the following: nominations en bloc: Executive Cal- consider be considered made and laid ‘‘(A) The death records maintained by the endar Nos. 6, 137, and 193; that the Sen- upon the table with no intervening ac- Commissioner of Social Security.’’; and ate proceed to vote without inter- tion or debate. (2) by adding at the end the following: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without vening action or debate; that the mo- ‘‘SEC. 7. IMPROVING THE USE OF DATA BY GOV- tions to reconsider be considered made objection, it is so ordered. ERNMENT AGENCIES FOR CURBING and laid upon the table with no inter- The amendment (No. 2541) in the na- IMPROPER PAYMENTS. vening action or debate; that no fur- ture of a substitute was agreed to, as ‘‘(a) PROMPT REPORTING OF DEATH INFOR- ther motions be in order to the nomi- follows: MATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND nations; that any statements related to (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Not later the nominations be printed in the Strike all after the enacting clause and in- than 1 year after the date of enactment of sert the following: this section, the Secretary of State and the RECORD; that the President be imme- Secretary of Defense shall establish a proce- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. diately notified of the Senate’s action, dure under which each Secretary shall, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Im- and the Senate then resume legislative promptly and on a regular basis, submit in- proper Payments Coordination Act of 2015’’. session. formation relating to the deaths of individ- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF THE DO NOT PAY INI- uals to each agency for which the Director of TIATIVE TO THE JUDICIAL AND LEG- objection, it is so ordered. ISLATIVE BRANCHES AND STATES. the Office of Management and Budget deter- mines receiving and using such information f Section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimi- nation and Recovery Improvement Act of would be relevant and necessary. EXECUTIVE SESSION 2012 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) is amended— ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE TO AGENCIES REGARDING (1) in subsection (b)(3)— DATA ACCESS AND USE FOR IMPROPER PAY- (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking MENTS PURPOSES.— EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ‘‘BY AGENCIES’’; ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year (B) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert- after the date of enactment of this section, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ing the following: the Director of the Office of Management ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes’’; and and Budget, in consultation with the Council ate proceed to executive session for the (C) by adding at the end the following: of the Inspectors General on Integrity and consideration of Executive Calendar ‘‘(B) OTHER ENTITIES.—States and any con- Efficiency, the heads of other relevant Fed- No. 232; that the nomination be con- tractor, subcontractor, or agent of a State, eral, State, and local agencies, and Indian

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I ask unanimous vided under the amendment made by sub- of information described in section 5(a)(2); or consent that the bill be read a third section (a) for employees of the United ‘‘(ii) for which the Director determines im- time and passed, and the motion to re- States Postal Service and the Postal Regu- proved data matching would be relevant, consider be considered made and laid latory Commission; and necessary, or beneficial. upon the table with no intervening ac- (B) the Director of the Office of Personnel ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidance issued tion or debate. Management shall prescribe regulations with under paragraph (1) shall— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without respect to the leave provided under the ‘‘(A) address the implementation of sub- objection, it is so ordered. amendment made by subsection (a) for all other employees. section (a); and The bill (S. 242) was ordered to be en- ‘‘(B) include the establishment of deadlines (2) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than for access to and use of the databases de- grossed for a third reading, was read 3 months after the date of enactment of this scribed in section 5(a)(2) under the Do Not the third time, and passed, as follows: Act, and every 3 months thereafter until the Pay Initiative.’’. S. 242 date on which the Director of the Office of SEC. 4. DATA ANALYTICS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Personnel Management prescribes final regu- Section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimi- resentatives of the United States of America in lations under paragraph (1)(B), the Director nation and Recovery Improvement Act of Congress assembled, shall brief the Committee on Homeland Se- 2012 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note), is amended by add- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. curity and Governmental Affairs of the Sen- ate and the Committee on Oversight and ing at the end the following: This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wounded Government Reform of the House of Rep- ‘‘(h) REPORT ON IMPROPER PAYMENTS DATA Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015’’. ANALYSIS.—Not later than 180 days after the resentatives regarding the development of SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EM- such regulations. date of enactment of the Federal Improper PLOYEES WHO ARE DISABLED VET- Payments Coordination Act of 2015, the Sec- ERANS. f retary of the Treasury shall submit to Con- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE gress a report which shall include a descrip- 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended tion of— by adding at the end the following: PROGRAM AMENDMENTS ACT OF ‘‘(1) data analytics performed as part of the 2015 ‘‘§ 6329. Disabled veteran leave Do Not Pay Business Center operated by the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Department of the Treasury for the purpose ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— of detecting, preventing, and recovering im- ‘‘(1) notwithstanding section 6301, the term ask unanimous consent that the Sen- proper payments through preaward, ‘employee’— ate proceed to the immediate consider- postaward prepayment, and postpayment ‘‘(A) has the meaning given such term in ation of Calendar No. 161, S. 764. analysis, which shall include a description of section 2105; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The any analysis or investigations incor- ‘‘(B) includes an officer or employee of the clerk will report the bill by title. porating— United States Postal Service or of the Postal The senior assistant legislative clerk Regulatory Commission; ‘‘(A) review and data matching of pay- read as follows: ments and beneficiary enrollment lists of ‘‘(2) the term ‘service-connected’ has the A bill (S. 764) to reauthorize and amend the State programs carried out using Federal meaning given such term in section 101(16) of National Sea Grant College Program Act, funds for the purposes of identifying eligi- title 38; and and for other purposes. bility duplication, residency ineligibility, ‘‘(3) the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning duplicate payments, or other potential im- given such term in section 101(2) of title 38. There being no objection, the Senate proper payment issues; ‘‘(b) LEAVE CREDITED.—During the 12- proceeded to consider the bill, which ‘‘(B) review of multiple Federal agencies month period beginning on the first day of had been reported from the Committee and programs for which comparison of data the employment of an employee who is a vet- on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- could show payment duplication; and eran with a service-connected disability rated as 30 percent or more disabling, the tation, with an amendment to strike ‘‘(C) review of other information the Sec- all after the enacting clause and insert retary of the Treasury determines could employee is entitled to leave, without loss or prove effective for identifying, preventing, or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing in lieu thereof the following: recovering improper payments, which may medical treatment for such disability for S. 764 include investigation or review of informa- which sick leave could regularly be used. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— tion from multiple Federal agencies or pro- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Sea ‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF LEAVE.—The leave credited grams; Grant College Program Amendments Act of to an employee under subsection (b) may not ‘‘(2) the metrics used in determining 2015’’. exceed 104 hours. whether the analytic and investigatory ef- SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE NATIONAL SEA ‘‘(2) NO CARRY OVER.—Any leave credited to forts have reduced, or contributed to the re- GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT. an employee under subsection (b) that is not duction of, improper payments or improper Except as otherwise expressly provided, wher- used during the 12-month period described in awards; and ever in this Act an amendment or repeal is ex- such subsection may not be carried over and ‘‘(3) the target dates for implementing the pressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal shall be forfeited. data analytics operations performed as part of, a section or other provision, the reference ‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.—In order to verify that of the Do Not Pay Business Center’’. shall be considered to be made to a section or leave credited to an employee under sub- other provision of the National Sea Grant Col- The bill (S. 614), as amended, was or- section (b) is used for treating a service-con- lege Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.). dered to be engrossed for a third read- nected disability, the employee shall submit ing, was read the third time, and to the head of the employing agency a cer- SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS passed. tification, in such form and manner as the MARINE POLICY FELLOWSHIP. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(b) (33 U.S.C. f Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- ment may prescribe, that the employee used 1127(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and in- WOUNDED WARRIORS FEDERAL the leave for purposes of being furnished serting ‘‘shall’’. LEAVE ACT OF 2015 treatment for the disability by a health care (b) PLACEMENTS IN CONGRESS.—Such section is provider.’’. further amended— Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec- (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- retary’’ and inserting the following: MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 63 of ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and ate proceed to the immediate consider- title 5, United States Code, is amended by (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by para- ation of Calendar No. 160, S. 242. adding after the item relating to section 6328 graph (1), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘A The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the following: clerk will report the bill by title. fellowship’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘6329. Disabled veteran leave.’’. ‘‘(2) PLACEMENT PRIORITIES.— The senior assistant legislative clerk (c) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In each year in which the read as follows: subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an Secretary awards a legislative fellowship under A bill (S. 242) to amend title 5, United employee (as that term is defined in section this subsection, when considering the placement States Code, to provide leave to any new 6329(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as of fellows, the Secretary shall prioritize place- Federal employee who is a veteran with a added by subsection (a)) hired on or after the ment of fellows in the following:

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‘‘(i) Positions in offices of, or with members (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BIENNIAL’’ ‘‘(E) University research on sustainable aqua- on, committees of Congress that have jurisdic- and inserting ‘‘PERIODIC’’; and culture techniques and technologies. tion over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The ‘‘(F) Fishery extension activities conducted by Administration. Board shall report to the Congress every two sea grant colleges or sea grant institutes to en- ‘‘(ii) Positions in offices of members of Con- years’’ and inserting ‘‘Not less frequently than hance, and not supplant, existing core program gress that have a demonstrated interest in once every 3 years, the Board shall submit to funding.’’. ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources. Congress a report’’. (b) MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON ‘‘(B) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In placing SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF ELEMENTS OF NA- AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATION.—Paragraph (1) fellows in offices described in subparagraph (A), TIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PRO- of section 212(b) (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)) is amended the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum de- GRAM. gree practicable, that placements are equitably Section 204(b) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)) is amended, to read as follows: distributed among the political parties. in the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.— ‘‘(3) DURATION.—A fellowship’’. ‘‘for research, education, extension, training, ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There may not be used for (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made technology transfer, and public service’’ after administration of programs under this title in a by subsection (b) shall apply with respect to the ‘‘financial assistance’’. fiscal year more than 5.5 percent of the lesser first calendar year beginning after the date of SEC. 8. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY; DEAN JOHN A. of— enactment of this Act. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY FELLOW- ‘‘(i) the amount authorized to be appropriated ENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING FEDERAL (d) S SHIP. under this title for the fiscal year; or HIRING OF FORMER FELLOWS.—It is the sense of (a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016 and ‘‘(ii) the amount appropriated under this title Congress that in recognition of the competitive thereafter, the head of any Federal agency may for the fiscal year. nature of the fellowship under section 208(b) of appoint, without regard to the provisions of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United ‘‘(B) CRITICAL STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.— U.S.C. 1127(b)), and of the exceptional qualifica- States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall use the tions of fellowship awardees, the Secretary of that title, a qualified candidate described in authority under subchapter VI of chapter 33 of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary subsection (b) directly to a position with the title 5, United States Code, to meet any critical of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Federal agency for which the candidate meets staffing requirement while carrying out the ac- should encourage participating Federal agencies Office of Personnel Management qualification tivities authorized in this title. to consider opportunities for fellowship award- standards. ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FROM CAP.—For purposes of ees at the conclusion of their fellowship for (b) DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY subparagraph (A), any costs incurred as a result workforce positions appropriate for their edu- FELLOWSHIP.—Subsection (a) applies with re- of an exercise of authority as described in clause cation and experience. spect to a former recipient of a Dean John A. (i) shall not be considered an amount used for SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SEC- Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship under section administration of programs under this title in a RETARY OF COMMERCE TO ACCEPT 208(b) of the National Sea Grant College Pro- fiscal year.’’. DONATIONS FOR NATIONAL SEA gram Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)) who— (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.— GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM. (1) earned a graduate or post-graduate degree (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(c)(4)(E) (33 in a field related to ocean, coastal and Great (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(d)(3) (33 U.S.C. U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(E)) is amended to read as fol- Lakes resources or policy from an accredited in- 1123(d)(3)) is amended— lows: stitution of higher education; and (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by ‘‘(E) accept donations of money and, notwith- (2) successfully fulfilled the requirements of striking ‘‘With respect to sea grant colleges and standing section 1342 of title 31, United States the fellowship within the executive or legislative sea grant institutes’’ and inserting ‘‘With re- Code, of voluntary and uncompensated serv- branch of the United States Government. spect to sea grant colleges, sea grant institutes, ices;’’. (c) LIMITATION.—The direct hire authority sea grant programs, and sea grant projects’’; (b) PRIORITIES.—The Secretary of Commerce, under this section shall be exercised with respect and acting through the Under Secretary of Com- to a specific qualified candidate not later than (B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter before merce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall estab- 2 years after the date that the candidate com- clause (i), by striking ‘‘funding among sea grant lish priorities for the use of donations accepted pleted the fellowship. colleges and sea grant institutes’’ and inserting under section 204(c)(4)(E) of the National Sea SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS ‘‘funding among sea grant colleges, sea grant Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE institutes, sea grant programs, and sea grant 1123(c)(4)(E)), and shall consider among those PROGRAM. projects’’. priorities the possibility of expanding the Dean (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a) (33 U.S.C. (2) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING DIS- John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship’s 1131(a)) is amended— TRIBUTION OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—Section 212 (33 placement of additional fellows in relevant legis- (1) in paragraph (1)— lative offices under section 208(b) of that Act (33 (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at U.S.C. 1131) is amended— U.S.C. 1127(b)), in accordance with the rec- the end; (A) by striking subsection (c); and ommendations under subsection (c) of this sec- (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the pe- (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as tion. riod at the end and inserting ‘‘;’’; and subsections (c) and (d), respectively. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the (C) by adding at the end the following: date of the enactment of this Act, the Director ‘‘(G) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; SEC. 10. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. of the National Sea Grant College Program, in ‘‘(H) $75,600,000 for fiscal year 2016; The National Sea Grant College Program Act consultation with the National Sea Grant Advi- ‘‘(I) $79,380,000 for fiscal year 2017; (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— sory Board and the Sea Grant Association, ‘‘(J) $83,350,000 for fiscal year 2018; (1) in section 204(d)(3)(B) (33 U.S.C. shall— ‘‘(K) $87,520,000 for fiscal year 2019; 1123(d)(3)(B)), by moving clause (vi) two ems to (1) develop recommendations for the optimal ‘‘(L) $91,900,000 for fiscal year 2020; and the right; and use of any donations accepted under section ‘‘(M) $96,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.’’; (2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by in- (2) in section 209(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(2)), 204(c)(4)(E) of the National Sea Grant College as amended by section 6, in the third sentence, Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(E)); and serting ‘‘FOR FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2014’’ after ‘‘PRIORITY ACTIVITIES’’; and by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and inserting (2) submit to Congress a report on the rec- the following: ommendations developed under paragraph (1). (3) by adding at the end the following: (d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section ‘‘(3) PRIORITY ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES OF DEPART- shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect 2015 THROUGH 2020.—In addition to the amounts MENT OF COMMERCE.—The Secretary shall’’. any other amounts available for marine policy authorized under paragraph (1), there is au- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous fellowships under section 208(b) of the National thorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each consent that the committee-reported Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. of fiscal years 2015 through 2020 for competitive grants for the following: substitute be agreed to, the bill, as 1127(b)), including amounts— amended, be read a third time and (1) accepted under section 204(c)(4)(F) of that ‘‘(A) University research on the biology, pre- Act (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(F)); or vention, and control of aquatic nonnative spe- passed, and the motion to reconsider be (2) appropriated under section 212 of that Act cies. considered made and laid upon the (33 U.S.C. 1131). ‘‘(B) University research on oyster diseases, table. SEC. 5. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT oyster restoration, and oyster-related human The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without health risks. ON COORDINATION OF OCEANS AND objection, it is so ordered. COASTAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. ‘‘(C) University research on the biology, pre- Section 9 of the National Sea Grant College vention, and forecasting of harmful algal The committee-reported amendment Program Act Amendments of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 857– blooms. in the nature of a substitute was 20) is repealed. ‘‘(D) University research, education, training, agreed to. and extension services and activities focused on SEC. 6. REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY REQUIRED The bill (S. 764), as amended, was or- FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVI- coastal resilience and U.S. working waterfronts SORY BOARD REPORT. and other regional or national priority issues dered to be engrossed for a third read- Section 209(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(2)) is identified in the strategic plan under section ing, was read the third time, and amended— 204(c)(1). passed.

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The second reading, and I object to my own clerk will report the concurrent resolu- 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES request, all en bloc. tion by title. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- The senior assistant legislative clerk ACT OF 1990 tion having been heard, the measures read as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I will be read for the second time on the ask unanimous consent that the Sen- A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 64) next legislative day. authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in ate proceed to the immediate consider- the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to ation of S. Con. Res. 20. f present the Congressional Gold Medal to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Monuments Men. clerk will report the concurrent resolu- ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY There being no objection, the Senate tion by title. 29, 2015 proceeded to consider the concurrent The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I resolution. read as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous ask unanimous consent that when the A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 20) consent that the concurrent resolution Senate completes its business today, it recognizing and honoring the 25th anniver- adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, be agreed to and the motion to recon- sary of the date of enactment of the Ameri- sider be laid upon the table with no in- cans with Disabilities Act of 1990. July 29; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed tervening action or debate. There being no objection, the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without expired, the Journal of proceedings be proceeded to consider the concurrent objection, it is so ordered. approved to date, and the time for the resolution. The concurrent resolution (H. Con. two leaders be reserved for their use Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Res. 64) was agreed to. later in the day; that following leader ask unanimous consent that the con- f remarks, the Senate resume consider- current resolution be agreed to, the ation of H.R. 22, under the previous HONORING THE NATIONAL ASSO- preamble be agreed to, and the motions order, with the time until 10 a.m. CIATION OF WOMEN BUSINESS to reconsider be considered made and equally divided in the usual form. OWNERS ON ITS 40TH ANNIVER- laid upon the table with no intervening The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SARY action or debate. objection, it is so ordered. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ask unanimous consent that the Judi- objection, it is so ordered. f ciary Committee be discharged from The concurrent resolution (S. Con. further consideration of and the Senate Res. 20) was agreed to. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. now proceed to the consideration of S. The preamble was agreed to. TOMORROW (The concurrent resolution, with its Res. 225. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without preamble, is printed in today’s RECORD there is no further business to come be- objection, it is so ordered. under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- The clerk will report the resolution f sent that it stand adjourned under the by title. previous order. The senior assistant legislative clerk MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME—S. 1881 AND H.J. RES. 61 There being no objection, the Senate, read as follows: at 7:04 p.m., adjourned until Wednes- A resolution (S. Res. 225) honoring the Na- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I day, July 29, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. tional Association of Women Business Own- understand that there is a bill and a ers on its 40th anniversary. joint resolution at the desk, and I ask f There being no objection, the Senate for their first reading en bloc. proceeded to consider the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The CONFIRMATION Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I clerk will read the measures by title Executive nomination confirmed by ask unanimous consent that the reso- for the first time en bloc. the Senate July 28, 2015: lution be agreed to, the preamble be The senior assistant legislative clerk IN THE ARMY agreed to, and the motions to recon- read as follows: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT sider be laid upon the table. A bill (S. 1881) to prohibit Federal funding IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of Planned Parenthood Federation of Amer- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND objection, it is so ordered. ica. RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: The resolution (S. Res. 225) was A joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) amending To be lieutenant general agreed to. the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt MAJ. GEN. ROBERT P. ASHLEY, JR.

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SAFE AND ACCURATE FOOD been joined by five others that serve the com- HONORING JOEY MENDOZA LABELING ACT OF 2015 munity, and future growth is on the horizon. HON. JARED HUFFMAN SPEECH OF Tarrant County College District is, has been and will continue to be, an integral part in the OF CALIFORNIA HON. STEVE ISRAEL success of so many people in our community. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW YORK I offer my hearty congratulations to Chan- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cellor Erma Johnson Hadley, the faculty, stu- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Thursday, July 23, 2015 dents and alumni of Tarrant County College honor of Joseph ‘‘Joey’’ Mendoza Jr., who The House in Committee of the Whole District on this 50th Anniversary and look for- passed away on July 23, 2015, surrounded by House on the state of the Union had under ward to their continued success. his family and friends. A third-generation consideration the bill (H.R. 1599) to amend member of a pioneering Point Reyes ranching the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act f family, Joey Mendoza was a very active lead- with respect to food produced from, con- er within the local agricultural community and taining, or consisting of a bioengineered or- IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH AN- has been among the industry’s most steadfast ganism, the labeling of natural foods, and for NIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL other purposes: and passionate supporters. COLLEGIATE HONORS COUNCIL Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Chair, I rise today to ex- Joey Mendoza was born on December 30, press my opposition to H.R. 1599, the Safe 1943, to Joe Sr. and Doris ‘‘Scotty’’ Mendoza and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. This HON. STEVE RUSSELL and was raised on the family’s historic working legislation would prohibit the Food and Drug ranch in Point Reyes National Seashore, Administration from developing a national ge- OF OKLAHOMA known as ‘B’ Ranch, where he also attended the one room school house located on that netically modified organism (GMO) labeling IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES system for food, block any state or local laws property. He went on to graduate from to require GMO labeling, and ultimately deny Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Tomales High School in 1961 before com- consumers the right to know what is in their pleting his education at California Polytechnic food. Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on State University, San Luis Obispo. Nearly 90 percent of consumers wish to the House floor to commemorate the 50th an- During his long career as a dairyman and know if their food contains GMO ingredients niversary of the National Collegiate Honors agricultural advocate, Joey Mendoza was and I believe Americans should have that Council. The NCHC, which is dedicated to dedicated to the success of his family busi- same right that 64 other nations have already achieving excellence in education in diverse ness. He shared his leadership skills and com- provided their citizens. subject and curriculum areas currently, rep- prehensive knowledge of the dairy industry by H.R. 1599 lets down the American con- resents over 800 colleges and universities contributing to the boards and committees of sumer and for that reason I am opposed to around the country and over 325,000 students numerous organizations, including the West- this legislation and encourage the House of in honors programs. To recognize these ern United Dairymen, the Dairymen’s Feed Representatives to take up legislation that achievements, I have sponsored House Reso- Co-op, and the Marin County Farm Bureau, adequately addresses this issue and gives lution 360 which was introduced last Friday where he served as board president from consumers the information they demand. and was supported by my colleagues as origi- 1982 to 1984. The California State Milk Pool- ing Board, the Point Reyes National Seashore f nal cosponsors, Reps. BOUSTANY, BENISHEK, BISHOP and COLE. H. Res. 360 commemo- Ranchers Association, the California Gold Co- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE rates the hard work that these students and op, the Redwood Empire Holstein Association, DISTRICT 50TH ANNIVERSARY their faculty and administrators have under- and the North Bay Dairy Herd Improvement taken with the NCHC over the past five dec- Association also benefitted from his support. HON. KAY GRANGER ades to maintain U.S. preeminence in edu- Known for his keen sense of humor and his OF TEXAS cation. As a member of the House Education ability to balance the principles of environ- mental stewardship while advancing economic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the Workforce Committee, I salute the NCHC and its officers for their valuable con- viability and protecting future success for the Tuesday, July 28, 2015 tribution to the high education of our young long-standing ranching legacy in Point Reyes Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to people. National Seashore, Joey was a reliable friend congratulate the Tarrant County College Dis- to the agricultural community, the National I would also like to honor Southern Naza- trict on 50 years of making a difference in Park Service, and the extended West Marin rene University, in my district, on their mem- Tarrant County. community alike. Able to forge consensus Fifty years ago, the citizens of Tarrant bership in the National Collegiate Honors around vexing and controversial issues, his County came together to establish the Tarrant Council. Having just completed their 7th year steady thoughtfulness, strength, and wit were County Junior College District. Its creation as an honors program, SNU’s curriculum em- a model for others and won’t be soon forgot- marked the tradition of providing knowledge, phasizes service leadership and real-world ap- ten. Even as he battled cancer in his final skills and the hope for a better future to the plication. As a part of the curriculum students days, Joey was a force to be reckoned with people of Tarrant County. in the Honors Program at SNU are required to and respected by all. At its founding, the College enrolled 4,272 write a grant on behalf of a local Title1 ele- While he was an incredibly dedicated ranch- students at its original South Campus. Within mentary school, where the first year honors er throughout his life, Joey never missed an its first five years, the College created its cur- students also mentor two children each opportunity to participate in social gatherings, riculum, built and staffed two campuses and throughout their first year of college. To date, enjoy a hunt with his deer club, or support the received full accreditation. Today, the Tarrant the SNU Honors Program first year students San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, County College District includes 21st century have had just under $15,000-worth of their and his beloved Tomales Braves. His love for curriculums for its students in fields as varied grants funded in the four years they have his family and friends was immense, and his as healthcare, aviation and firefighting. been doing this experience. passing leaves a void. Because of the unbridled optimism of its Most of the graduates of the SNU Honors Mr. Speaker, Joey Mendoza’s legacy is one leadership and the dedication to its mission, Program continue on in their education, with of dedication to the local agriculture and Tarrant County College District has seen its the majority attending medical, professional, or broader West Marin ranching community. It is enrollment soar to more than 100,000 stu- graduate school directly after graduation from therefore appropriate to pay tribute to him dents each year. The original campus has SNU. today and express deepest condolences to his

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His guid- children, Collin and Luke McClelland and proud to share in the recognition of Officers ance allowed the airport to remain operational Layla Mendoza; in addition to his numerous Smith, Romano, and Foster as first-rate offi- while undergoing major expansion programs nieces, nephews, extended family, and close cers, performing tremendous service to the to accommodate a new hub for Western Air- friends. people of Syracuse, New York. lines, now Delta. He then served in various f f capacities for Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport authority from 1984 until 1999. During CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNI- IN RECOGNITION OF PRATT & his tenure, passenger traffic increased from VERSARY OF ELASTEC/AMER- WHITNEY ON THE OCCASION OF two million to over five million, and a new ter- ICAN MARINE THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF minal building was constructed for the 70 year THEIR INCORPORATION old facility. HON. JOHN SHIMKUS We have been blessed to have Tom serving OF ILLINOIS HON. LOU BARLETTA as General Manager for the Monterey Penin- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF PENNSYLVANIA sula Airport District since December of 2003. Some of his numerous accomplishments in- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES clude the Terminal re-model, the TSA screen- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ing moved to a central location, a contract for acknowledge the celebration of the 25th Anni- Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Fire Services with the City of Monterey, and, versary of Elastec/American Marine. the great aerospace manufacturer Pratt & currently, the Runway Safety Area Project and Elastec/American Marine is a company that Whitney on the 90th anniversary of their incor- Airport Master Plan Project. manufactures pollution recovery systems, fo- poration. Beginning with the first 24 men and Throughout his extraordinary career, Tom cusing in international oil spill recovery. The two women who reported to work in 1925, and has received numerous awards for his con- company has over 100 employees, and its continuing through today, Pratt & Whitney’s tributions to the profession. He was the recipi- headquarters are located in Carmi, Illinois, main purpose has been to build ever newer ent of the American Association of Airport Ex- with another location in Fairfield, Illinois, that and better aircraft engines. ecutives (AAAE) Leadership Award in 2000, opened in 2012. The company has received Today, that small company has grown to served as AAAE chairman in 2003, received numerous awards for not only its products, but employ more than 31,000 people, including the Distinguished Service Award in 2005, and its employees and operations as well. many in my district, in well-paying jobs in ca- the Chair’s Award for 2008. He was named Twenty-five years ago, CEO Donnie Wilson reers they can be proud of. Pratt & Whitney Airport Manager of the Year in 1988 and re- and VP Jeff Cantrell combined their skills to employs 103 people in Middletown, Pennsyl- ceived the Chapter’s Award of Distinction in create a drum oil skimmer and established vania, and I’m proud to say that they are look- 2003. Elastec. Over the years, with investors, Direc- ing to expand to over 200. This is cutting edge Mr. Speaker, the Central Coast is exception- tor Bill Harmon, the continuing development of technology that, in turn, is putting food on the ally grateful to Tom for his service to the com- systems and products, among other contribu- table for folks back home. munity, the aviation industry, and the country. tors, Elastec/American Marine has become a In the last ninety years, there have been I wish nothing but the best for Tom in his re- leader in manufacturing systems of pollution few innovations that have affected our daily tirement, and I know he looks forward to recovery. These systems and products reach lives as much as the jet engine. And Pratt & spending more time with his wonderful family, over 145 countries. Whitney has been there every step of the way including his five children and thirteen grand- I am honored to have a company that is for every improvement and breakthrough in children. recognized for such work within my district, technology. f and I look forward to hearing about its contin- Mr. Speaker, Pratt & Whitney has defined ued success. aviation, and built dependable engines for nine ROBERT FISHER f decades. And I wish them all of the best for their next 90 years. HON. KATHY CASTOR TRIBUTE TO OFFICERS MICHAEL f OF FLORIDA SMITH, CHRISTOPHER ROMANO, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND WILLIAM FOSTER IN HONOR OF TOM GREER Tuesday, July 28, 2015 HON. JOHN KATKO HON. SAM FARR Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise OF NEW YORK OF CALIFORNIA today to celebrate and to recognize Robert IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fisher upon his recent election to the Board of Directors at the National Association of Fed- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Tuesday, July 28, 2015 eral Credit Unions. Mr. KATKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. Fisher has served as the President and recognize Officers Michael Smith, Christopher honor the life and career of Tom Greer, an CEO of Grow Financial Federal Credit Union Romano, and William Foster of the Syracuse outstanding public servant on the occasion of for 23 years and his dedication to the commu- New York Police Department. On July 1, his retirement as general manager of the Mon- nity has been an outstanding asset to the 2015, Officers Smith and Romano responded terey Regional Airport. His exceptional career Tampa Bay area. It is a testament to his lead- to the scene of a dispute call when they ob- has spanned nearly five decades and included ership that Grow Financial is ranked as one of served smoke coming from the second floor both military and civil service. the best places to work in the Tampa Bay windows of a neighboring building. After im- After graduating from Auburn University in Times’ employee survey of Top Workplaces. mediately notifying the 911 dispatch center, Alabama in 1965 with a degree in aviation Mr. Fisher has previously served on the along with Officer Foster’s arrival, the three of- management, Tom joined the Marines and Board of Directors of the Tampa Bay Partner- ficers sprung to action and entered the burn- was sent to Officers Candidate School in ship Regional Economic Development Group, ing building in search of potential residents. Quantico, Virginia. Upon receipt of his wings the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jackson- Due to these officer’s heroic actions, three oc- as a Naval Flight Officer in March 1967, he ville Branch, and he has chaired the Finance cupants, including a pregnant mother and her was assigned to various Fighter/Attack squad- committee of the Greater Tampa Chamber of child were saved, unscathed from the home. rons flying F–4B Phantom in over 320 combat Commerce Board of Directors. Officer Smith was appointed to the Syra- missions in Vietnam. Mr. Fisher’s knowledge and experience with cuse Police Department on September 5, Following his release from active duty in serving his community and the financial serv- 1997 and has since been assigned to the Pa- March 1970, Tom was selected as Airport Di- ices sector will undoubtedly benefit National trol Division. Officer Romano was appointed rector for Golden Triangle Regional Airport Association of Federal Credit Unions as he on July 25, 2005 and was also assigned to the near Columbus, Missouri. Under his excep- has a deep understanding of the challenges Patrol Division. Officer Foster was appointed tional leadership, this new airport was con- and issues that lie ahead with credit unions at to the Syracuse Police Department in 1986 structed from the ground up, opening success- both the state and federal level and I look for- and has since been assigned to the K9 unit. fully in the fall of 1972. Tom then took his ward to working with him in his new capacity.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise program to produce the materials needed for FRANCES DENNIS ON THE OCCA- today to recognize Natural Grocers’ efforts to a nuclear weapon. SION OF HER 100TH BIRTHDAY promote healthy eating through their free edu- On the inspections front, Iran’s Supreme cational outreach over the last 60 years. Leader Khamenei has stated that he will Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage was ‘‘never’’ permit inspectors to inspect Iran’s mili- HON. LOU BARLETTA founded by Margaret and Phillip Isely and is tary bases. Even after the agreement was based in Lakewood, Colorado. In 2015, they signed, the Iranian Minister of Defense report- OF PENNSYLVANIA were recognized as the 11th fastest growing edly said that ‘‘Tehran will not allow any for- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Colorado public company. Their mission is to eigner to discover Iran’s defensive and missile provide shoppers with an affordable, healthy capabilities by inspecting the country’s military Tuesday, July 28, 2015 lifestyle as well as empower them to take con- sites.’’ trol of their own wellbeing. Given Iran’s repeated cover-ups of its clan- Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor Not only does Natural Grocers supply Colo- to recognize my constituent, Mrs. Arline destine nuclear program, its refusal to give the radans with healthy food options, they also International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Frances Dennis, as she celebrates her 100th provide customers personalized nutrition infor- birthday. Arline presently resides with her son access to its Parchin military facility where mation to help them meet their nutritional Iran is believed to have tested detonators for in Shickshinny, which I am proud to say is in goals. Natural Grocers has provided Colo- my district. She has continually served our nuclear warheads, and its stone-walling the radans free nutrition education programs since IAEA concerning evidence that it had done ex- area through her involvement in the church 1955. Their health coaches organize nutri- and in the community as a whole. tensive research and development on a nu- tional outreach programs to numerous schools clear explosive device, verification is funda- Arline was born on November 23, 1915 in and businesses, as well as hold in-store cook- mental to ensure that Iran is abiding by the Reyburn, Pennsylvania. She grew up attend- ing demonstrations and nutrition classes. agreement’s terms. Secretary Kerry, after an ing a one room school, and later went on to Additionally, I regularly hold my ‘‘Govern- Iranian history of refusal to allow inspections graduate from Shickshinny High School. ment in the Grocery’’ events at Natural Gro- at Parchin, would only assure us of inspec- Growing up, she belonged to the Reyburn cers stores around my district. These events tions there ‘‘as appropriate,’’ whatever that Bible Church, where she was an active mem- give me the opportunity to visit with constitu- means. ber of the congregation. As an avid piano ents in their communities on topics ranging Yet the agreement contains many limits on player and energetic teacher, Arline taught from veterans issues, the economy and jobs access by IAEA inspectors to suspected sites, Sunday school and helped to organize a num- to foreign policy. including a 24-day period in which Iran is al- ber of the church’s Christmas programs. She Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to congratu- lowed to continue to refuse the IAEA’s request also dedicated her time to the church youth late Natural Grocers for their accomplishment to visit a facility followed by a very long proc- group, ‘‘Christian Endeavor.’’ in promoting healthy eating through edu- ess needed to increase pressure on Iran to cational outreach and I commend them for In 1939, Arline married Charles Elmer Den- permit access if it still blocks access by in- their dedication to providing extraordinary nis, and the two were married for 63 years be- spectors. During this period, Iran will have suf- services to Colorado customers. I wish Natural fore Charles passed away in 2002. They have ficient time to remove, cover up, or destroy Grocers all the best in their next 60 years of two sons together, Wayne Charles and Zane any evidence. ‘‘Managed access’’ would be operation. Elmer. The family attended Harmony Meth- better called ‘‘manipulated access’’ as inspec- odist Church, where Arline played the piano, f tors will get access to suspected sites only directed the choir, and taught Sunday School, IRANIAN NUCLEAR STATE ‘‘INEVI- after consultations between the world powers and Charles was the Sunday School super- TABLE’’ UNDER FLAWED WEAP- and Iran, over as long as 24 days—or more. intendent. Later, the two went on to be found- ONS DEAL Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman ing members of the Woodland Bible Chapel. has said that pledges by Obama Administra- With her love for music and community, Arline HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH tion officials that the agreement would guar- antee ‘‘anywhere, anytime’’ inspections of continued to play the piano and teach Sunday OF NEW JERSEY Iran’s nuclear facilities were only ‘‘rhetorical.’’ school at this new house of worship. Though IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES she no longer plays the piano or teaches, Mere words without substance? Why would Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Arline continues to attend services at Wood- our allies in the region trust us if our word— land Bible Chapel. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, and negotiating positions-are indeed only rhe- President Obama continues to tell Congress torical flourish? Outside of church, Arline has served our and the American people that the Iran nuclear Congress recently discovered that the community in a variety of roles. For 16 years, agreement is the best deal possible and ad- United States and other P5+1 members have she proudly served as the Judge of Elections vances peace. Such boasting collapses under left the IAEA and Iran to work out inspection in Union Township, located in Luzerne County. scrutiny. What was previously unacceptable— details in secret, which could allow Iran to sim- Furthermore, in addition to giving private piano an Iranian nuclear state—is now inevitable ply submit samples and make its own certifi- lessons to over 500 students until 2010, Arline under the terms and conditions of what is offi- cation of compliance in lieu of actual inspec- also taught music at Muhlenburg Christian cially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan tion of facilities such as Parchin. Academy for 22 years, touching the lives of of Action. Mr. Speaker, the IAEA has uncovered sig- many students until she retired at the age of Tragically, the deal is riddled with serious nificant evidence that Iran has engaged in ac- 90. With a passion for travel, Arline also co- flaws, gaps, and huge concessions to Iran. tivities related to the development of a nuclear ordinated community bus trips to New Jersey Taken as a whole, the deal poses an existen- weapon. Despite many agreements with the and Florida. In fact, during their marriage, tial threat to Israel, our allies in the region— IAEA in which Iran has pledged to provide sat- Arline and Charles visited every state in the and even poses significant risks to the United isfactory information, the IAEA has repeatedly continental US and also traveled to Hawaii States, despite assurances from Secretary of said that Iran has given it virtually nothing. and Israel. State John Kerry in testimony before the Secretary of State Kerry has said that the U.S. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize Mrs. Arline House Foreign Affairs Committee today. has ‘‘absolute knowledge’’ of Iran’s past mili- Frances Dennis on this important milestone, Not only is Iran now permitted to continue tary activities regarding its nuclear program, and to thank her for her time spent serving our enriching uranium—a previous nonnegotiable but Gen. Michael Hayden, the former Director area. Arline’s commitment to her faith, family, redline was no enrichment whatsoever—but of the CIA, recently testified to Congress that and community are admirable, and I wish her inspections are anything but ‘‘anytime, any- the U.S. did not have that capability. a happy and healthy 100th birthday celebra- where’’—the Obama Administration’s previous Furthermore, as witnesses testified at a joint tion in the company of family and friends. pledge to the nation and the world. hearing this afternoon by three Foreign Affairs

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K28JY8.010 E28JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 28, 2015 subcommittees, there is ample evidence that ‘‘sunsets’’ U.N. sanctions on Iran’s ballistic IN RECOGNITION OF COLONEL Iran has a longstanding nuclear collaboration missile program after 8 years, and also re- RICK HARNEY, JR. ON THE OCCA- with North Korea. In light of the abundant evi- quires that the European Union do the same. SION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM dence they will present, what gives the Admin- U.S. intelligence estimates Iran to have the THE UNITED STATES ARMY istration certainty that the Iranians won’t at largest arsenal of ballistic missiles in the Mid- some point during this agreement acquire dle East. Congress has heard testimony that HON. LOU BARLETTA fissile material beyond what they are allowed ‘‘no country that has not aspired to possess OF PENNSYLVANIA to produce for themselves or actual warheads nuclear weapons has ever opted to sustain’’ a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from North Korea? costly, long-range missile program. Simply put, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Why was the Iran-North Korea nuclear col- countries build ICBMs to deliver nukes. Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor laboration not factored into the Iran nuclear Under this agreement, the Iranians have to recognize Colonel Rick Harney, Jr. on the agreement? Surely Secretary Kerry is aware stated they are under no obligation to stop de- occasion of his retirement from the United of the Iran-North Korea nuclear linkage. As- veloping ballistic missiles. In fact, this agree- States Army. Throughout his 37 year career, sistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs ment would allow them the two things they Col. Harney has selflessly served our country Douglas Frantz, previously a high-ranking need to advance their program: money and and community; namely, during the time he Kerry Senate aide, wrote a 2003 article about foreign assistance. Iran’s ties to the North Korean nuclear pro- spent as Director of the United States Army Mr. Speaker, the agreement requires ‘‘full gram. Are we to believe Frantz and Kerry Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) at implementation’’ by October 15 of the commit- never discussed this issue? He dodged the the Carlisle Barracks, which I am honored to ments in the ‘‘roadmap’’ made by Iran to the question at today’s committee hearing. represent. USAHEC is a tremendous institu- Mr. Speaker, in March 2007, the UN Secu- IAEA in their 2011 agreement, following which tion within my congressional district charged rity Council unanimously adopted Resolution the IAEA is to provide its ‘‘final assessment on with educating members of our Armed Forces 1747 which, inter alia, established an embargo the resolution of all past and present out- and honoring soldiers—past and present. on the export from Iran of all arms and related standing issues.’’ However, there is no stated Col. Harney enlisted in the Army in August materials, thereby banning all states and penalty if Iran continues to refuse to provide of 1978. In 1987, after matriculating from the groups from purchasing or receiving arms sufficient information to fully answer the United States Officer Candidate School in Fort from Iran. The resolution also called on all IAEA’s questions, which Iran cannot do with- Benning, Georgia as a Distinguished Military states to ‘‘exercise vigilance and restraint’’ in out admitting it had a secret nuclear weapons Graduate, he received his commission as a their supply of any items covered by the U.N. program. Field Artillery Lieutenant. He has undertaken Register of Conventional Arms to Iran. Iran has repeatedly agreed to answer the many notable assignments, including Assistant However, reports indicate that Russia is IAEA’s questions regarding extensive evi- Commandant and Chief at the United States eager to sell massive amounts of military dence that it had a secret research and devel- Army Quartermaster School in Fort Lee, Vir- hardware to Iran. How will this shape other re- opment program regarding a nuclear device, ginia, and Commander of the Defense Dis- gional conflicts in which Iran is currently in- including fitting it onto a ballistic missile. All tribution Center at the Anniston Army Depot in volved, including Iraq, Syria, and Yemen? that resulted was the Iranians stonewalling the Alabama. Such roles have enabled Col. Har- After the conventional arms embargo is lifted inspectors. ney to positively influence his colleagues, as in just 5 years, what limitations, if any, will Is the failure to resolve the possible military well as the future strategic leaders of our mili- there be on Iran’s ability to export arms, spe- dimensions as required by the IAEA a viola- tary. cifically heavy weapons? Besides Russia, who tion of the agreement? Why would Iran pro- A Magna Cum Laude graduate from Hawaii else will sell weapons to Iran? China? vide any information now when there is noth- Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science Moreover, the Administration and its sup- ing in the agreement to compel it to do so? in Business Administration, he also holds an impressive number of advanced degrees, in- porters of the Iranian nuclear agreement Finally, Mr. Speaker, Saeed Abedini is an cluding a Master of Business Administration downplay the possibility of Saudi Arabia, for American citizen. He was in Iran in 2012, vis- from Webster University, a Master of Military example, producing a nuclear weapon as part iting family and building an orphanage, when Arts and Science from the United States Army of a Middle East arms race. However, the he was taken prisoner. Twelve years before, Command and General Staff College, and a Saudis are building King Abdullah City for he had converted to Christianity and later was Master of Strategic Studies from the Air War Atomic Renewable Energy to train nuclear sci- involved in the home church movement in College. In addition to his academic success, entists and already have greater science and Iran. Knowing about his conversion and earlier Col. Harney has received an extensive mathematics capacity than Pakistan had when engagement with home churches, Iranian au- amount of awards and decorations. These in- it developed nuclear weapons. Why couldn’t thorities approved his 2012 trip, approved his clude the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious and why wouldn’t the Saudis join the nuclear orphanage-building, and then imprisoned him. Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, arms race when faced with a more nuclear He has been in prison ever since then, and Army Meritorious Service Medal with Silver and conventionally armed Iran? Secretary has suffered immensely, from beatings that Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Achievement Kerry would have us believe that the Saudis have caused internal bleeding, death threats, Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army and others in the region would prefer the cur- solitary confinement, and more. His wife, Achievement Medal with five Oak Leaf Clus- rent agreement to an effort to achieve a more Naghmeh, who is also an American and has ters, Joint Meritorious Unit Award with Oak effective one and would agree not to pursue been a heroic champion for her husband, and Leaf Cluster, Army Superior Unit Award, Mas- nuclear weapons even though Iran is on the their two young children, have also suffered. path to develop or acquire its own. ter Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Mr. Speaker, ballistic missiles are a central I and many other Members of Congress Parachute Rigger Badge. Such accolades are component of any country’s nuclear weapons have been advocating on behalf of Pastor indicative of the high caliber of his dedicated program as they allow for the quick, accurate Abedini and the other Americans unjustly held service to our nation. delivery of nuclear weapons over long dis- in Iran: Amir Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, and On July 7th, 2014, Col. Harney assumed tances. While the agreement calls for Iran to Robert Levinson. After our constant appeals duties as the Director of the USAHEC at the abide by all U.N. Security Council resolu- for action to secure their release, Secretary Carlisle Barracks in my congressional district. tions—including the requirement that ‘‘Iran Kerry said today that the Administration is now As an instructor and educator, Col. Harney shall not undertake any activity related to bal- focusing on their release. We shall see what has significantly improved the experiences of listic missiles capable of delivering nuclear happens. his fellow instructors and students. The initia- weapons,’’ Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Congress should vote down the Joint Com- tives and programs he has implemented have Ali Khamenei’s criticized the call for Iran to prehensive Plan of Action, reinstate com- shaped the lives of the future leaders of our end its ballistic missile program, characterizing prehensive, robust sanctions and direct the military, and have enhanced the effectiveness it as ‘‘a stupid, idiotic expectation’’ and claim- executive branch to resume the struggle to of the United States Army War College. Even ing ‘‘The Revolutionary Guards should defi- craft an enforceable accord to ensure no nu- though he will no longer be present at nitely carry out their program and not be satis- clear weapons capability for Iran—ever. Con- USAHEC on a day-to-day basis, his legacy fied with the present level. They should mass gress did this with the SALT 1, SALT II and will inevitably carry on. produce.’’ the Chemical Weapons Convention and ended Mr. Speaker, I am humbled to congratulate In an 11th hour concession by the Obama up with stronger accords. Why not do so once Col. Harney on the culmination of a distin- Administration and others, the agreement again? guished, 37-year career in the United States

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Stephen F. Williamson as Commanding Offi- in our nation’s airports. f cer of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Inter- I want to thank my colleague, Congressman mediate Maintenance Facility. His recent nom- BENNIE THOMPSON of Mississippi for intro- RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATED ination for the rank of Rear Admiral by Presi- ducing this thoughtful and necessary legisla- SERVICE OF CAPTAIN STEPHEN dent Obama is well-deserved and represents tion that will assist the Transportation Security F. WILLIAMSON his impact on this community and our Country. Administration and the public. Mr. Speaker, I humbly offer Admiral-Select The ‘‘Securing Expedited Screening Act’’ will HON. DEREK KILMER Williamson and his family my sincere grati- allow the Transportation Security Administra- OF WASHINGTON tude, and wish them fair winds and following tion (TSA) to expedite security screening of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES seas. passengers who participate in this program Tuesday, July 28, 2015 f and allow the security agency to focus its re- sources on screening individuals who may Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HONORING THE KIWANIS CLUB OF THOUSAND OAKS need more extensive screening. recognize the dedicated service of Captain This legislation limits the categories of air- Stephen F. Williamson. CAPT Williamson has line passengers who may receive expedited served as the 48th Commanding Officer of HON. JULIA BROWNLEY airport screening by the TSA, allowing such Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate OF CALIFORNIA screening only for passengers who are mem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Maintenance Facility at Naval Base Kitsap. bers of a TSA trusted traveler program such Since June of 2012, his steadfast leadership Tuesday, July 28, 2015 as PreCheck. has helped guide the civil servants and sailors Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, This legislation will also include individuals at PSNS & IMF through periods of tumult and today I rise to recognize the Kiwanis Club of who are a part of the United States Military. uncertainty, unprecedented growth, and con- Thousand Oaks on the occasion of its 50th The TSA may also provide expedited tinued strife around the world. In addition, his anniversary. screenings to passengers who are 75 years of positive influence has gone well beyond the The Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks was age or older; or 12 years of age and younger fences of Naval Base Kitsap and into the sur- founded in 1965 and is part of Kiwanis Inter- if their parent or guardian is a participant in rounding communities of the Kitsap Peninsula. national, a global organization of steadfast vol- the PreCheck program. Prior to assuming the role of Commanding unteers dedicated to improving the world one This legislation also allows for the TSA to Officer at PSNS & IMF, CAPT Williamson child and one community at a time. For five have the freedom to determine if there is an- served as Business & Operations Officer, Pro- decades, the ever-expanding Kiwanis Club of other group of individuals who may be in- duction Resource Officer, and Operations Offi- Thousand Oaks has served countless children cluded in the PreCheck program. cer within the Command. Using experience and has held true to its mission of public serv- Though the TSA must allow for Congress to from these roles, his stellar educational back- ice. It is through this service to community that provide an individual assessment to include ground, and multiple waterfront maintenance the Kiwanis Club continues to make the new groups into the program. and surface warfare tours, CAPT Williamson Conejo Valley a better place to live, work, and Trusted programs like PreCheck that allow was well-prepared to take on the challenges raise a family. for the TSA officers to remain vigilant of po- that the PSNS & IMF Command can present Over the last half century, the organization tential threats. to its Commanding Officer. has made a concerted effort to encourage With the recent news of the low pass rate To meet challenging expectations to main- members of the community of all ages to vol- of the TSA in the news, this legislation assists tain the fleet and support changing deploy- unteer. With over 100 members across the those officers in focusing on those individuals ment schedules, CAPT Williamson made great Conejo Valley region, the Kiwanis Club of who were not prechecked before they attempt strides in growing civilian employment at Thousand Oaks has quickly become an im- to enter the airport terminals. PSNS & IMF to meet readiness standards and pressive success and annually dedicates thou- Mr. Speaker, this is why I join with my col- help replace an aging workforce. In addition to sands of volunteer hours to its cause. leagues in working to strengthen the programs hiring thousands of new employees, CAPT In addition to its invaluable service to the that assist the TSA in protecting our commer- Williamson has built on the strong tradition of community, the club provides support for sev- cial airports throughout this country. the PSNS & IMF Apprenticeship Program to eral youth leadership programs such as KEY I urge all of colleagues in the House to sup- help grow the necessary expertise and future Clubs in local high schools and service learn- port H.R. 2127 ‘‘Securing Expedited Screening civilian leaders at the Shipyard. ing organizations at both Pepperdine Univer- Act.’’ sity and California Lutheran University. Fur- Outside of the deployments and work f schedules, CAPT Williamson was forced to thermore, the Kiwanis Club has also focused deal with a number of external factors that put on the Eliminate Project, an international pro- SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECRE- his true leadership skills on display. Congres- gram that works to end maternal and neonatal ATION AREA AND JERRY PEAK sional dysfunction and budget uncertainty dur- tetanus. WILDERNESS ADDITIONS ACT ing his tenure as PSNS & IMF Commander For its exceptional work towards building a forced CAPT Williamson to make difficult deci- better community and world, I am honored to SPEECH OF sions in times of uncertainty. Regardless of recognize the Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY for 50 years of service. It is with sincere grati- what needed to be done, CAPT Williamson OF NEW YORK tude that I congratulate the organization on proved to be an open and effective communi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cator to the entire Command and ultimately reaching this historic and momentous mile- put the needs of our Service Members and the stone. Monday, July 27, 2015 Country first. f Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, CAPT Stephen F. Williamson’s SECURING EXPEDITED SCREENING Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my disappoint- leadership was not only exhibited within the ACT ment that yesterday the House approved H.R. gates of PSNS & IMF, but outside of the fence 1138, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area line in communities like Bremerton, Silverdale, SPEECH OF and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act, by and Port Orchard. CAPT Williamson was a voice vote. regular participant in community events like HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE Throughout my career in Congress, I have OF TEXAS Armed Forces Day and Whaling Days and strongly supported protection of America’s wil- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rarely missed an opportunity to join a fun-run derness, and applaud efforts to bring new or service oriented 5K Race. He invested his Monday, July 27, 2015 lands into the National Wilderness Preserva- time in building strong relationships with local Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a sen- tion System. However, provisions of this bill service clubs and support organizations like ior member of the Homeland Security Com- that will divide large tracts of roadless National

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He was raised on a and will enjoy seeing his successes down the In order to provide stronger protection for third generation family farm between Culver road. With that, Mr. Speaker, please join me pristine wilderness in Idaho and other parts of and Lake Billy Chinook and became involved in wishing Thomas the best of luck as he the Northern Rockies, I have introduced the in the family grass and vegetable seed com- heads West and ‘‘Go Ducks!’’ Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act pany. f (NREPA)—which would designate 23 million Thomas graduated from Culver High acres of roadless lands as permanent wilder- School, where he was a state champion in PERSONAL EXPLANATION ness. This bill would protect vulnerable habi- football, student body president, and valedic- tats, connect biological corridors, and restore torian of his class of 54. He was also involved HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER habitats that have been damaged by road in the FFA, rising to be President of the state OF NEW YORK construction and clear cutting. organization in March of his senior year in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I am pleased to see Congress turn its atten- high school. tion to the Northern Rockies, but hope that He spent the next year on the road, visiting Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Members will recognize the significant short- more than 50 FFA chapters and facilitating ag- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I was un- falls of H.R. 1138. As it is considered in the ricultural leadership and awareness workshops avoidably detained and missed Roll Call vote Senate, this legislation should be amended to for over 5,000 high school students. It was numbers 467, 468, and 469. Had I been preserve one of the largest roadless wilder- through FFA that Thomas made his first trip to present, I would have voted aye on each. ness areas in the lower 48 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and first met me during the f grant protection to additional areas in the state convention in La Grande in 2009. Northern Rockies identified in NREPA. After his dedicated leadership as FFA state HONORING CARL JENSEN f president, Thomas started college at Oregon State in 2009. He followed in the footsteps of HON. MIKE THOMPSON VETERANS’ COMPENSATION COST- his parents, both proud Beaver alums. He OF CALIFORNIA OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT OF graduated in 2012 with a degree in environ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2015 mental economics, policy and management, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 and a minor in agricultural business manage- SPEECH OF ment. Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, HON. TERRI A. SEWELL I originally hired Thomas as an intern in my I rise today to honor the life of Dr. Carl Jen- OF ALABAMA office, and since then he has served in my of- sen, founder of Project Censored, who passed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fice as a Legislative Correspondent and cur- away on April 23, 2015. Monday, July 27, 2015 rently as a senior Legislative Assistant. When Mr. Jensen was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in Thomas first applied for an internship, he was 1929, the only child of Danish and Swedish Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, recommended to me by several top leaders in immigrants. His family moved to Northern Cali- today, the House voted on H.R. 675, the Vet- the agricultural community. Once he started, I fornia at the outbreak of World War II, settling erans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjust- quickly took note of Thomas’s dedication, work in Arcata in Humboldt County. Throughout his ment Act of 2015, a bipartisan bill that protects ethic, and passion for serving constituents in career and life, he lived many places including veterans’ benefits from inflation. I was un- Oregon’s Second Congressional District. This Europe, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa avoidably detained; however, if I had been led me to hire Thomas to work in my office full Barbara and eventually to Cotati in 1973 present, I would have voted in favor of this time after he graduated from Oregon State. In where he met his wife Sandra while teaching much needed legislation. my office, he quickly acclimated to the multi- at Sonoma State University. Prior to his time Veterans and their families have sacrificed faceted job he was hired to tackle. in academia Jensen served his country as an greatly for our country, and it is unacceptable Thomas has been assisting me primarily on Air Force intelligence officer in Puerto Rico that so many military families are struggling issues related to federal agriculture, forestry, during the Korean War. In addition to his wife, every day to make ends meet. These brave natural resources, and water policy. With 53 he is survived by two sons, Sherman Jackson individuals should never be faced with the dif- percent of the land in Oregon being owned of Crescent City and John Jensen of Lucerne, ficult choice of either paying their bills or feed- and managed by the federal government, and two daughters, Lisa Jensen of Monterey ing their families. As the greatest country in these issues are of critical importance to the and Pia Jensen. the world, we have a moral obligation to fix economy and people in my congressional dis- Mr. Jensen was a professor emeritus of So- this situation and provide veterans with the trict. Thomas’s good work and assistance ciology and Communications Studies at compensation and support they deserve. I be- helped me pass federal forestry reform legisla- Sonoma State University in California and au- lieve this bill is a strong first step in the right tion through the House of Representatives for thor of Censored—The News That Didn’t direction. the first time in nearly 10 years, in addition to Make the News and Why (from 1976 to 1996), Today, I applaud my colleagues in Con- several other pieces of legislation that were 20 Years of Censored News (1997), and Sto- gress for voting in favor of struggling veterans, Oregon focused. ries That Changed America: Muckrakers of the disabled former service members, and their As Thomas proved that he was capable of 20th Century (2000). He founded Project families by supporting the Veterans’ Com- handling more responsibility in my office, he Censored, the internationally recognized pensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of has since added other issue areas to his legis- media research project, in 1976. 2015. Moreover, I ask my fellow Members of lative portfolio including education, trade, en- Project Censored has remained a distin- Congress to continue advocating for our vet- ergy, and financial services. I have been im- guishing aspect of the university’s curriculum erans by encouraging companies to hire vets pressed as Thomas has approached these for 39 years. Jensen’s pioneering program of while also addressing the systemic problems new responsibilities with a can-do attitude, hands-on student training in independent jour- within the VA healthcare system. demonstrating a high level of commitment and nalism has now been adopted at dozens of f integrity. Thomas has my complete confidence college and university campuses across the RECOGNIZING THOMAS GRIFFIN in his abilities, something I hear echoed from country and around the world. And today, my Chief of Staff and others that he works Project Censored is the longest running re- HON. GREG WALDEN with. search project on news media censorship. A Now, Thomas is headed to the University of true and lasting achievement to be sure. OF OREGON Oregon for law school. He plans to focus on His legacy is not fully encompassed by his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES environmental and business law to help en- published work. It also includes the hundreds Tuesday, July 28, 2015 sure that our farmers, ranchers, and foresters of undergraduate students, at Sonoma State Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to can focus on what they do best: producing the and in classrooms across the nation, who re- recognize Thomas Griffin, a very intelligent, best food, fiber, and fuel in the world. search news stories from the independent

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The issue is less the sale hundreds of students in the 5th District and This effort took representatives from the en- of body parts than how they are obtained. around the country. tire Colville community, including local founda- The nightmare for abortion advocates is a Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time to tions, businesses, and a community block spreading consciousness of how exactly a acknowledge the life and accomplishments of grant. The community effort is highlighted by healthy fetus is turned into a mass of mar- Carl Jensen, a true leader, patriot, and de- Glenda’s motto: We work as a ‘‘TEAM’’—To- ketable organs, how, in the words of a senior fender of the first amendment. May he rest in gether Everyone Accomplishes More. Planned Parenthood official, one might use peace. So today, I rise to acknowledge and thank ‘‘a less crunchy technique’’—crush the head, Mrs. Glenda Pittman for her years of dedica- spare the organs—‘‘to get more whole speci- f mens.’’ tion and hard work. I also want to congratulate PERSONAL EXPLANATION The effect on the public is a two-step her—her leadership in Colville encouraged an change in sensibilities. First, when entire community to band together, supporting ultrasound reveals how human the living HON. ROBERT PITTENGER Eastern Washington’s seniors. Due to fetus appears. Next, when people learn, as in OF NORTH CAROLINA Glenda’s genuine care and involvement in the these inadvertent admissions, what killing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community, Colville has a brand new building, the fetus involves. ‘‘The Hub’’ that will unite their community to- Remember. The advent of ultrasound has Tuesday, July 28, 2015 coincided with a remarkable phenomenon: Of gether for generations to come. Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call all the major social issues, abortion is the f only one that has not moved toward increas- Votes #467, 468 and 469, I am not recorded THE PRICE OF FETAL PARTS ing liberalization. While the legalization of because I was absent from the U.S. House of drugs, the redefinition of marriage and other Representatives. Had I been present, I would assertions of individual autonomy have ad- have voted in the following manner. HON. VIRGINIA FOXX vanced, some with astonishing rapidity, On Roll Call #467. Had I been present, I OF NORTH CAROLINA abortion attitudes have remained largely static. The country remains evenly split. would have voted YEA. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On Roll Call #468. Had I been present, I What will be the reaction to these Planned would have voted YEA. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Parenthood revelations? Right now, to try to deprive it of taxpayer money. Citizens re- On Roll Call #469. Had I been present, I Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I would like to sub- pelled by its activities should not be made would have voted YEA. mit the following: complicit in them. But why not shift the f [From the Washington Post, July 23, 2015] focus from the facilitator to the procedure (By Charles Krauthammer) itself? COMMENDING MRS. GLENDA PITT- The House has already passed a bill ban- Planned Parenthood’s reaction to the re- MAN FOR HER INSTRUMENTAL ning abortion after 20 weeks. That’s far more lease of a clandestinely recorded conversa- ROLE IN THE COMPLETION OF fruitful than trying to ban it entirely be- tion about the sale of fetal body parts was cause, apart from the obvious constitutional ‘‘THE HUB,’’ THE NEW SENIOR highly revealing. After protesting that it did issue, there is no national consensus about CENTER IN COLVILLE, WASH- nothing illegal, it apologized for the ‘‘tone’’ the moral status of the early embryo. INGTON of one of its senior directors. There’s more agreement on the moral status Her remarks lacked compassion, admitted of the later-term fetus. Indeed, about two- Planned Parenthood President Cecile Rich- thirds of Americans would ban abortion after HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS ards. As if Dr. Deborah Nucatola’s cold and the first trimester. OF WASHINGTON casual discussion over salad and wine of how There is more division about the first tri- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the fetal body can be crushed with forceps in mester because one’s views of the early em- a way that leaves valuable organs intact for Tuesday, July 28, 2015 bryo are largely a matter of belief, often re- sale is some kind of personal idiosyncrasy. ligious belief. One’s view of the later-term Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, On the contrary, it’s precisely the kind of fetus, however, is more a matter of what psychic numbing that occurs when dealing I rise today to congratulate Mrs. Glenda Pitt- might be called sympathetic identification— daily with industrial scale destruction of the man, of Colville, Washington for her tireless seeing the image of a recognizable human in- growing, thriving, recognizably human fetus. commitment to Eastern Washington. Starting fant and, now, hearing from the experts ex- This was again demonstrated by the re- in 2000, Mrs. Pittman began raising money for actly what it takes to ‘‘terminate’’ its exist- lease this week of a second video showing an- ence. the ‘‘Meals on Wheels’’ program. Due to her other official sporting that same tone, casual widespread success feeding countless sen- The role of democratic politics is to turn and even jocular, while haggling over the such moral sensibilities into law. This is a iors, she offered her leadership to raise money price of an embryonic liver. ‘‘If it’s still low, for a new senior center. After years of fund- moment to press relentlessly for a national then we can bump it up,’’ she joked, ‘‘I want ban on late-term abortions. raising, Glenda helped raise the finds nec- a Lamborghini.’’ essary to purchase the land and on March 7, Abortion critics have long warned that the f 2015, ‘‘The Hub’’ opened its doors to the com- problem is not only the obvious—what abor- HONORING ADA’S LEGACY, munity. tion does to the fetus—but also what it does BUILDING FOR ITS FUTURE to us. It’s the same kind of desensitization Glenda and her husband, Glen moved to that has occurred in the Netherlands with Colville, Washington nearly 50 years ago. As another mass exercise in life termination: HON. EARL BLUMENAUER local business owners, the Pittman’s life-long assisted suicide. It began as a way to prevent OF OREGON dedication to their community began when the suffering of the terminally ill. It has now IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES they opened the first convenient store in Ori- become so widespread and wanton that one- ent, Washington. fifth of all Dutch assisted-suicide patients Tuesday, July 28, 2015 In March of 2006, Glenda began raising are euthanized without their explicit con- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, this past money for the new senior center. Glenda and sent. weekend our nation celebrated the 25th anni- The Planned Parenthood revelations will her sister, JoAnna began hosting popular wine have an effect. Perhaps not on government versary of the Americans with Disabilities Act tasting galas. After an incredibly successful funding, given the Democratic Party’s un- (ADA). Since its enactment in 1990, this sem- first gala, these events became an October wavering support and the president wishing inal law has not only benefited millions of per- tradition. Eventually, Glenda expanded her it divine guidance. Planned Parenthood sons with disabilities; it has benefited every fund raising efforts to include an autumn pi- might escape legal jeopardy as well, given American. Today, we are a stronger, more di- nochle tournament, bake sales, bingo, and a the loophole in the law banning the sale of verse, fairer, and more accessible society partnership with Schwan’s Food Company. fetal parts that permits compensation for ex- thanks to the ADA. Thanks to Mrs. Glenda Pittman’s leadership, penses (shipping and handling, as it were). One part of our daily lives where the law’s But these revelations will have an effect on the senior community center broke ground in public perceptions. Just as ultrasound al- achievements are particularly visible is in pub- April of 2014, with an open house and dedica- tered feelings about abortion by showing the lic transportation. Mr. Michael P. Melaniphy, tion. Today, a brand new building valued at image, the movement, the vibrant living- president and CEO of the American Public $1.1 million offers seniors meals, health and ness of the developing infant in utero, so too, Transportation Association (APTA), captured wellness activities, and recreational opportuni- I suspect, will these Planned Parenthood rev- the hope and promise of the ADA in an essay

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28JY8.006 E28JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 28, 2015 published this week in APTA’s Passenger maining challenges. Our industry must con- Alexander returned home on a hospital ship, Transport newsmagazine. I commend APTA tinue to build productive partnerships with weighing barely 113 pounds. and the public transportation community for the ADA community. Both physical and fi- Dr. Alexander eventually recovered. He be- their efforts to help us move closer to an nancial barriers persist for some legacy rail came a veterinarian and had a long and suc- systems. And we need to find new, more cost- cessful career in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. America, as Mr. Melaniphy states, ‘‘With equal efficient ways to reach more people, espe- access for everyone, everywhere and at all cially through our fixed-route services. Alexander has shared a video of his war times.’’ I submit his essay. In this 25th-anniversary year, there is good memories, his uniform, and other memorabilia (By Michael Melaniphy, APTA President & reason to be enthusiastic. Unlike 1990, to- with the American Air Museum in Duxford, CEO) day’s technological innovations appear al- England. The history of public transportation is the most monthly, offering fresh ways to in- The bravery of Dr. Alexander and his fellow story of American progress. Over decades of crease access and choice while reducing fear men and women of the United States Army is technological and social change, our indus- and complexity for new riders. heroic. Because of his courage and the cour- try has helped open frontiers, grow local Still, an industry is made great not just by age of individuals from all across Kentucky economies, and improve the lives of millions. its newest machines, but by how it lives its and our great nation, our freedoms have been This month’s silver anniversary of the values and meets its customers’ greatest preserved for our generation and for future needs. Our work is about more than getting Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a generations. He is truly an outstanding Amer- reminder of how mobility can change atti- people to and from a workplace or doctor’s tudes and break down barriers, both real and office; it’s about giving everyone the free- ican, a patriot, and a hero to us all. perceived. dom, independence, and access to achieve f When Congress in 1990 guaranteed equal their greatest potential. opportunity for persons with disabilities, ADA has taught our industry that progress TRIBUTE TO BOB BREWSAUGH seminal changes were already writing the is impossible without change. Our commit- prelude for a new century focused on freedom ment to fulfilling the law’s spirit has become HON. LUKE MESSER and equity. It was the year that Nelson a core tenet of who we are and what we do. OF INDIANA Mandela was released from a South African Like so many of the people whose stories are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES prison. East and West Germany were united. told—and who are pictured—in this special Tim Berners-Lee gave us the World Wide publication, I am proud to have played a role Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Web. in ADA’s foundational years. Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to None of us could have foreseen what would Thanks to ADA and the efforts of public remember the life of one of the best men I’ve emerge 25 years later, but we knew ADA transportation leaders, we move closer every ever known, Bob Brewsaugh who passed would change the way our nation and our in- day to a world with equal access for every- away over the weekend at the age of 76. one, everywhere and at all times. It’s a leg- dustry thought about access to public trans- The good book says in 2 Corinthians 9:6, portation. acy that deserves to be celebrated. ‘‘He who sows sparingly will also reap spar- It’s been said that without struggle there f can be no progress, and the early days of im- ingly, and he who sows bountifully will also plementing this new law were challenging. HONORING THE SERVICE OF DR. reap bountifully.’’ The country had just entered a recession and GAYLE ALEXANDER Bob Brewsaugh lived this scripture. many cash-strapped public transit agencies Bob was a lifelong farmer, and a loving fa- were politically and fiscally encumbered. ther and grandfather. As a young general manager in Hamilton, HON. ANDY BARR But, most importantly, Bob Brewsaugh was Ohio, at the time, a dearth of resources for OF KENTUCKY a man of God. ADA compliance forced me to think dif- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He worked hard. He treated everyone with ferently about what equal access could mean Tuesday, July 28, 2015 kindness and respect. for our community. We established a system- Whether as a Sunday school teacher at wide point deviation plan and introduced Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- Sandusky United Methodist Church or as a braille and tactile bus stop signs—both firsts ognize an outstanding individual, Dr. Gayle in the nation that became models for other County Councilman or in his daily work on the Alexander, of Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Alex- farm . . . Bob tilled the land. public transit organizations. The experience ander, a part of the greatest generation, marked the beginning of a new personal pas- He sowed bountifully. And as a con- sion to provide equal access to all. served our nation in the United States Army. sequence, he reaped a blessed and bountiful To design practical solutions, we needed to Alexander grew up with a love for airplanes. life. gain a true understanding of the difficulties He got his pilot’s license at the age of fifteen, My thoughts and prayers are with Bob’s wife faced by persons with disabilities. While sit- after just a few lessons. Following the attack Carolyn, his two kids Scott and Mandy, my ting in wheelchairs, our drivers, supervisors on Pearl Harbor, Alexander volunteered and brother Richie who is Bob’s son-in-law, and and I learned firsthand what it was like to was accepted immediately into the Army Air Scott’s wife Sarah. navigate high floor buses and ride when in- Corps as a pilot. He was assigned to be a I also pray for Bob’s grandchildren, including correctly secured in a paratransit vehicle. We donned blackened goggles to experience a flight instructor, training other pilots for combat my nephews Connor, Trey and Reid, and the bus trip without visual clues to our location, flying. entire extended Brewsaugh family. and we discovered that ADA-mandated curb After two years, Dr. Alexander finally got his f cuts didn’t necessarily mean a sidewalk wish to be a part of combat and was sent to would take us to a desired destination once England to fly B–24 and B–17 bombers that RECOGNIZING MR. DUNCAN SHAW, we left the bus. All of this helped us become hit targets in Nazi-held Europe on a daily CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, DEVIL better problem solvers, better thought lead- basis. He named his plane the ‘‘Kentucky PUPS ers and better citizens. Kloudhopper’’. Alexander spent much of the Today the public transportation sector can HON. JOSEPH J. HECK take pride in how far we have come. Aspira- time flying a ‘‘Mickey ship’’ equipped with spe- OF NEVADA tion has replaced apprehension. From 1993 to cial radar and led other bombers to their tar- 2013, the portion of accessible buses nearly gets. On one mission, he and his crew barely IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES doubled (from 51 percent to 99.8 percent), ac- made it back to England with 308 holes in Tuesday, July 28, 2015 cessible light rail and streetcar fleets more their plane, two engines out, and part of the Mr. HECK of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I come than doubled (from 41 percent to 88 percent) tail missing. and accessible commuter and hybrid rail to the floor today to honor the life of Mr. Dun- On his nineteenth mission, Dr. Alexander can E. Shaw, a Korean War veteran and fleets almost tripled (from 32 percent to 87 led one of the biggest raids of the war, with percent). Additionally, all of America’s Chairman Emeritus of Devil Pups. heavy rail and trolleybus fleets are 100 per- 1,200 bombers attacking a German oil plant. For more than 60 years, Duncan Shaw cent ADA compliant. Such advances in fixed His plane was blown to bits just moments after dedicated his time and talents to Devil Pups, route access have allowed tens of millions of dropping its bombs. Alexander struggled to a program started by his father in 1953 to pro- people with disabilities to participate more deploy his parachute, reached the ground, and vide teenagers with a life-changing opportunity fully in their communities. was immediately captured. He spent seven to become better citizens and develop men- For individuals who are unable to use long months in German POW camps, where tally, as well as physically, through Marine-in- these modes of public transit, our systems he received virtually no medical care and en- provided more than 230 million demand-re- spired training. sponse trips in 2013—from a starting point of dured bedbugs, starvation, bitter cold, and Like his father, Duncan Shaw enlisted in the 68 million in 1990, the year ADA was enacted. long distance marches. He and his fellow Marine Corps where he was assigned to Avia- The achievements of the past quarter cen- POWs were finally liberated on April 29, 1945 tion and achieved the rank of Captain. He de- tury should encourage us to address any re- by General George Patton and his troops. Dr. ployed to the combat zone during the Korean

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These bills were initially brought before of National Product Manager for the Carnation The 14-week Culinary Job Training program the House by special orders, but the 62nd Company. prepares unemployed, underemployed, pre- Congress changed this procedure by its rule And while he was certainly successful in the viously incarcerated persons, and homeless XXIV, clause six which provided for the con- business world, he will long be remembered adults for careers in the food service industry. sideration of the Private Calendar in lieu of for the lasting impact he had on the more than Upon completion of a month-long internship, special orders. This rule was amended in 50,000 teenagers who have completed the the students are provided with job readiness 1932, and then adopted in its present form on Devil Pup program to date. skills and job placement assistance. March 27, 1935. As President, Chairman, and Chairman Graduates of the Culinary Job Training pro- A determined effort to reduce the private bill Emeritus of Devil Pups, Duncan Shaw was gram have a 90% job placement rate, are workload of the Congress was made in the most known for his endless energy in pro- 90% less likely to return to prison than other Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Sec- moting the program and giving thousands of ex-offenders nationwide, and contribute up- tion 131 of that Act banned the introduction or hours of his own time to ensure the program’s wards of $225,000 in payroll taxes back into the consideration of four types of private bills; continued success. the community each year. first, those authorizing the payment of money Many Devil Pup graduates relate being re- But these impressive statistics are just one for pensions; second, for personal or property cipients of a famous ‘‘Duncan One-on-One,’’ a part of the Culinary Job Training program’s damages for which suit may be brought under conversation designed to guide and inspire an success story. The program gives so much the Federal tort claims procedure; third, those aspiring Pup. more to its students. It gives them the support authorizing the construction of a bridge across Mr. Shaw’s daughter Susan says that one of they need to discover their own confidence a navigable stream, or fourth, those author- the most valuable lessons he taught was to be and rebuild their lives. izing the correction of a military or naval on time and always give 110%. Duncan Shaw In just the few weeks since graduation, record. lived that lesson throughout his life but most more than half of the class has secured jobs, This ban afforded some temporary relief but especially through his commitment to the Devil with the remaining graduates in the final was soon offset by the rising postwar and Pups. stages of completing interviews and accepting Cold War flood for private immigration bills. The 82nd Congress passed 1,023 Private f jobs. That is extraordinary. Mr. Speaker, I could not be prouder of the Laws, as compared with 594 Public Laws. The PERSONAL EXPLANATION Class of 100. I wish them all the best in their 88th Congress passed 360 Private Laws com- culinary careers and in life. I can’t wait to try pared with 666 Public Laws. Under rule XV, clause five, the Private Cal- their food at local restaurants. HON. JAMES B. RENACCI endar is called the first and third Tuesday of And I offer my most heartfelt congratulations OF OHIO each month. The consideration of the Private to founder Robert Egger, CEO Michael Curtin, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Calendar bills on the first Tuesday is manda- and the wonderful staff and volunteers at DC tory unless dispensed with by a two-thirds Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Central Kitchen. You are an incredible exam- vote. On the third Tuesday, however, recogni- Mr. RENACCI. Mr. Speaker, on roll call no. ple of what real leadership and innovative tion for consideration of the Private Calendar 467 through 469 my flight from Cleveland, OH thinking looks like to end poverty in this coun- is within the discretion of the Speaker and to Washington (DCA) was delayed. I landed in try. Here’s to another 100 classes of inspiring does not take precedence over other privi- Washington at 7:00 p.m. versus scheduled graduates. leged business in the House. landing at 4:30 p.m. If I was present I would f On the first Tuesday of each month, after have voted yes on all three. Had I been PRIVATE CALENDAR disposition of business on the Speaker’s table present, I would have voted Yes. for reference only, the Speaker directs the call f HON. BOB GOODLATTE of the Private Calendar. If a bill called is ob- PERSONAL EXPLANATION jected to by two or more Members, it is auto- OF VIRGINIA matically recommitted to the committee report- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing it. No reservation of objection is enter- HON. XAVIER BECERRA Tuesday, July 28, 2015 tained Bills un-objected to are considered in OF CALIFORNIA Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, my col- the House in the Committee of the Whole. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On the third Tuesday of each month, the leagues, F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, TREY same procedure is followed with the exception Tuesday, July 28, 2015 GOWDY, JERROLD NADLER, JOSE´ SERRANO, that omnibus bills embodying bills previously Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- KAREN BASS and I would like to take this op- rejected have preference and are in order re- ably detained and missed roll call votes 467, portunity to set forth some of the history be- gardless of objection. 468, and 469. If present, I would have voted hind, as well as describe the workings of the Such omnibus bills are read by paragraph, ‘‘yea’’ on roll call 467, ‘‘yea’’ on roll call 468, Private Calendar. I hope this might be of some and no amendments are entertained except to and ‘‘yea’’ on roll call 469. value to the Members of this House, espe- strike out or reduce amounts or provide limita- f cially our newer colleagues. tions. Matters so stricken out shall not be Of the four House Calendars, the Private again included in an omnibus bill during that CONGRATULATING DC CENTRAL Calendar is the one to which all Private Bills session. Debate is limited to motions allowable KITCHEN are referred. Private Bills deal with specific in- under the rule and does not admit motions to dividuals, corporations, institutions, and so strike out the last word or reservation of objec- HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN forth, as distinguished from public bills which tions. The rules prohibit the Speaker from rec- OF MASSACHUSETTS deal with classes only. ognizing Members for statements or for re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Of the 108 laws approved by the First Con- quests for unanimous consent for debate. Om- gress, only 5 were Private Laws. But their Tuesday, July 28, 2015 nibus bills so passed are thereupon resolved number quickly grew as the wars of the new in their component bills, which are engrossed Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Republic produced veterans and veterans’ separately and disposed of as if passed sepa- to congratulate DC Central Kitchen on the widows seeking pensions and as more citi- rately. graduation of its 100th Culinary Job Training zens came to have private claims and de- Private Calendar bills unfinished on one program. This is a remarkable milestone and mands against the Federal Government. The Tuesday go over to the next Tuesday on I am truly inspired by the ‘‘Class of 100.’’ 49th Congress, 1885 to 1887, the first Con- which such bills are in order and are consid- Since its inception 26 years ago, DC Central gress for which complete workload and output ered before the call of bills subsequently on Kitchen has provided a path for nearly 1,500 data is available, passed 1,031 Private Laws, the calendar. Omnibus bills follow the same people to rejoin their community, reunite with as compared with 434 Public Laws. At the turn procedure and go over to the next Tuesday on their families, contribute to our economy, and of the century the 56th Congress passed which that class of business is again in order. break the intergenerational cycle of hunger, 1,498 Private Laws and 443 Public Laws—a Mr. Speaker, I would also like to describe to homelessness, prison, and poverty. DC Cen- better than three to one ratio. the newer Members the Official Objectors

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28JY8.013 E28JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 28, 2015 Committee, the system the House has estab- serves, and the Kansas Air National Guard. his life-long work dedicated to remembering lished to deal with Private Bills. As these heroes well know, the city goes the Holocaust. Having survived the heinous The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader above and beyond federal requirements in its acts of violence and persecution brought each appoint three Members to serve as Pri- support of employees on military leave. For about by Nazi Germany, Mr. Fischl turned the vate Calendar Objectors during a Congress. example, the city offers a service member re- hardships he witnessed as a child into poetry The Objectors are on the Floor ready to object integration program to ease employees back that helps encapsulate the experience and to any Private Bill which they feel is objection- into the workplace after deployment; assists honor the lives of the many who perished dur- able for any reason. Should any Member have family members with chores during deploy- ing this harrowing time. a doubt or question about a particular Private ment; sends care packages to service mem- Bill, he or she can get assistance from objec- bers; recognizes service members publicly Mr. Fischl was a young boy during the onset tors, their staff, or from the Member who intro- during city council meetings when they return of World War II. The German invasion of Hun- duced the bill. home; and also pays the entire premium for gary in 1944 forced him to separate from his The amount of private bills and the desire to benefits such as medical, dental and vision family and take refuge inside of a Budapest have an opportunity to study them carefully while the employee is serving abroad. Based Catholic school. While in hiding, Mr. Fischl’s before they are called on the Private Calendar on these same merits, Shawnee has also re- father, a successful businessman prior to the has caused the six objectors to agree upon ceived other awards from the Department of war, was discovered by the Gestapo and dis- certain ground rules. The rules limit consider- Defense, including the ‘‘Above and Beyond appeared. Mr. Fischl survived the Holocaust ation of bills placed on the Private Calendar Award’’ in 2014 and the ‘‘Employer Support of along with his mother and sister, and later re- only shortly before the calendar is called. With the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award’’ in located to the United States in 1957. 2005. this agreement of July 28, 2015 the members Years later, Mr. Fischl wrote a poem upon of the Private Calendar Objectors Committee All of these prestigious distinctions are a finding a picture in Life magazine of a young have agreed that during the 114th Congress, testament to the hospitality and level of dedi- Polish child interned in the Warsaw concentra- they will consider only those bills which have cation to our men and women in uniform and been on the Private Calendar for a period of their families in Shawnee and throughout the tion camp. ‘‘To the Little Polish Boy Standing seven (7) legislative days, excluding the day entire Third District of Kansas. The 2015 Free- with His Arms Up’’ is a poignant recollection of the bill is placed on the calendar and the day dom Award will be presented on August 21st the horrors faced by many within the Jewish the calendar is called. Reports must be avail- at the Pentagon by the Secretary of Defense. community during the Holocaust. It showcases able to the Objectors for three (3) calendar Thank you, Shawnee for your dedication to the terror that many helpless civilians endured days. It is agreed that the majority and minor- our troops and their service and sacrifice. while also expressing a sense of frustration at ity clerks will not submit to the Objectors any f the lack of intervention by the international bills which do not meet this requirement. RECOGNIZING ASYA GONZALEZ community. Mr. Fischl’s work forces us to con- This policy will be strictly enforced except front the history of state-sponsored mass during the closing days of a session when the HON. MIKE COFFMAN killings in hopes of encouraging us to work to- House rules are suspended. OF COLORADO gether to prevent future atrocities. This agreement was entered into by: The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention gentleman from Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE), the Tuesday, July 28, 2015 that later this month, Mr. Fischl will be a spe- gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. SENSEN- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cial guest attending the International Quilt BRENNER), the gentleman from South Carolina recognize Asya Gonzalez of Centennial, Colo- Study Center & Museum at the University of (Mr. GOWDY), the gentleman from New York rado. Asya is the winner of the 2015 Dan Dan- Nebraska-Lincoln. Upon his arrival, a quilt (Mr. NADLER), the gentlewoman from California ner Leadership Award at the National Federa- square bearing his poem will be entered into (Ms. BASS), and the gentleman from New York tion of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Young the museum’s collection. Mr. Speaker, I would (Mr. SERRANO). I feel confident that I speak for my col- Entrepreneur Awards held July 23, 2015 in like to congratulate Mr. Fischl for his honors Washington, DC. and thank him for his contributions to remem- leagues when I request all Members to enable Asya is an exceptional young woman who bering this important period of history. us to give the necessary advance consider- started her own business, Stinky Feet Gurlz, ations to private bills by not asking that we de- at the age of fourteen. Stinky Feet Gurlz is a f part from the above agreement unless abso- 1940’s inspired apparel and accessories col- lutely necessary. lection aimed at teen-aged girls and young TRIBUTE TO SANTANA SMITH Sincerely, women. She donates a portion of every sale BOB GOODLATTE. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER. to her charity ‘‘She is Worth It,’’ which brings TREY GOWDY. preventative awareness and education of child HON. DAVID YOUNG JERROLD NADLER. sex trafficking. Aside from running a success- KAREN BASS. ful business and charity, Asya is a radio per- OF IOWA ´ JOSE SERRANO. sonality and preferred speaker for International IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f Youth. As the recipient of the 2015 Dan Dan- RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF SHAW- ner Leadership Award, Asya received a Tuesday, July 28, 2015 NEE, KANSAS FOR RECEIVING $15,000 Young Entrepreneur Foundation col- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise THE ‘‘2015 EMPLOYER SUPPORT lege scholarship, which she will be able to use today to recognize and congratulate Santana FREEDOM AWARD’’ as she enters her first year of college this fall. Asya’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion is Smith of Madison County, Iowa, for qualifying truly inspiring to see at such a young age. I for the National Junior High Rodeo Finals in HON. KEVIN YODER ribbon roping and goat tying. OF KANSAS take great pride representing Asya Gonzalez IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District and Each summer, approximately 1,000 youth I join her family, friends, and colleagues in Tuesday, July 28, 2015 competitors from across the country qualify to congratulating her on this achievement. I wish compete for scholarships and prizes at the Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to her the very best of luck in all of her future en- National Junior High Rodeo Finals. I commend recognize the City of Shawnee, Kansas for re- deavors. Santana for her hard work and dedication to ceiving the ‘‘2015 Employer Support Freedom f achieving her goals. She is a phenomenal Award.’’ This distinction is the highest recogni- IN HONOR OF PETER L. FISCHL young role model for others who are aspiring tion given to employers by the United States to compete in this prestigious national event. Department of Defense and the nomination process is open to all Guard and Reserve per- HON. NORMA J. TORRES Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rep- OF CALIFORNIA sonnel across the entire country. This year, resent Iowans like Santana in the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES there were nearly 3,000 employers that ap- States House of Representatives. I invite my plied for the award, of which 15 were selected. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 colleagues to join me in congratulating The City of Shawnee employs service mem- Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Santana on a job well done, and wishing her bers from the Army National Guard, Army Re- honor Peter L. Fischl of Ontario, California for nothing but continued success.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY8.017 E28JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1145 PERSONAL EXPLANATION drew Cooley; a dear friend and tremendous Lilly of Bridgewater, Iowa, for being chosen as patriot who dedicated a life of service to this a charter member for the 4–H Shooting Sports HON. STEVE COHEN great nation. A true leader and a combat vet- Ambassador Team. Makenna is the daughter OF TENNESSEE eran, he faithfully served 38 years leading of Rich and Brooke Lilly of Adair, Iowa. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from the front and accomplishing much along Charter membership is given to youth who the way. His career was marked by several demonstrate exceptional leadership and com- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 tours at home and abroad, including the com- munication skills. Through the program, am- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, on July 27, 2015, mand of an Army Division, and was witness to bassadors develop their skills in leadership, my flight was delayed and I was unable to combat in Vietnam, Korea, Lebanon, Somalia, public presentation, citizenship, community vote on S. 1482, H.R. 1656 and H.R. 2770. Bosnia, Kosovo, and Angola. service, public relations, and team building. If present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on S. In 1951 General Cooley enlisted in the army The character and work ethic Makenna has 1482, ‘‘yea’’ on H.R. 1656, and ‘‘yea’’ on H.R. at the age of 17, and went on to receive his displayed to achieve charter membership is a 2770. commission from Officer Candidate School at true example of Iowa spirit, and I commend f Ft. Benning in 1955. Over the course of his her for her hard work. career he served in various staff and com- Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to represent HONORING BARBARA DUBLER mand positions including the principal rep- future leaders of America like Makenna in the resentative of the Department of Defense to United States Congress. I know my colleagues HON. LOIS FRANKEL the Lebanese-Israeli negotiations and Com- in the United States House of Representatives OF FLORIDA manding General of the 24th Infantry Division. join me in congratulating her on this out- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Upon retirement from the Army, General standing achievement and wish her nothing Cooley was instrumental in instituting a for- but continued success moving forward. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 ward focused logistical infrastructure that re- f Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I mains instrumental to our nation’s defense. rise today to honor Barbara Dubler of Boynton Without a doubt General Cooley’s many ac- RECOGNIZING ALYSSA BARTON Beach and to congratulate her on her retire- complishments should be honored. However, ment after forty years of dedicated service to his accomplishments could only be realized HON. JOE WILSON the children of Florida. with the support and commitment of his wife of OF SOUTH CAROLINA A Bronx native, Mrs. Dubler moved to South 57 years, Joan and their two children, Cath- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Florida in 1960 and later became an educator leen and Caroline. after graduating from the University of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today humbled by Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Since then, she has worked tirelessly to in- the many accomplishments of a true patriot Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- spire and educate her students. After nearly and it is my great honor to recognize Major er, today I am grateful to welcome Alyssa twenty years teaching in the Dade County General Andrew Cooley for his friendship and Evelyn Barton on her visit to the U.S. Capitol. Public Schools, she moved in 1993 to Palm his service to our great nation. Alyssa will attend Lemon Road Elementary Beach County to continue her work as a f School in Falls Church, Virginia this fall. teacher, most recently at the Woodlands Mid- A model student, Alyssa is frequently dle School in Lake Worth, Florida. During her WE CARE ACT named to the Honor Roll. She is active in mar- tenure at Woodlands, she primarily taught tial arts and dance, interested in politics, and sixth and eighth grade English, and consist- HON. PETE OLSON her future career aspirations include being an ently produced some of the best-performing OF TEXAS attorney. I congratulate her parents, Darlene students in the county. Over the course of her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Jacob Barton, on raising an impressive career, Mrs. Dubler also served as the Chair Tuesday, July 28, 2015 young lady, and I am confident in her future of the English Department and ran a high Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to success. school drama program, which she considers recognize Grace, Sharon, and Eric Li. To- f one of her fondest memories. Barbara’s efforts gether, these siblings founded a group called have not gone unnoticed. In 2000, Mrs. Dubler OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL We Care Act and have helped countless peo- DEBT was the recipient of the Social Studies Teach- ple around the world. er of the Year Award for Palm Beach County. We Care Act began in response to the 2008 Dedicated teachers like Mrs. Dubler are the earthquake in the Sichuan Province of China. HON. MIKE COFFMAN backbone of the American education system. Since its founding, We Care Act has distrib- OF COLORADO Throughout her career, she worked tirelessly uted goods to over 30,000 people while involv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to foster a positive class environment, while ing 30,000 donors and volunteers. Most re- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 keeping her students engaged and eager to cently, the group gathered donations for fami- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January learn both inside and outside of the class- lies affected by the Houston Memorial Day 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- room. She truly serves as a model for other floods and the victims of the Nepal earth- fice, the national debt was educators to emulate. quake. They’ve donated everything from $10,626,877,048,913.08. As a loving mother and wife, Barbara is still laptops to letters of condolences to countries Today, it is $18,151,893,254,765.19. We’ve happily married after twenty-nine years to her from Nicaragua to Japan. Sharon, a recent added $7,525,016,205,852.11 to our debt in 6 husband Dr. Gary Dubler, and they have one Dawson High School graduate, is headed to years. This is over $7.5 trillion in debt our na- son. In her free time, Barbara enjoys reading, Yale in the fall with a $10,000 scholarship tion, our economy, and our children could traveling, and going to the theater. from Kohl’s and a $20,000 from the Coca-Cola have avoided with a balanced budget amend- In honor of her tireless work to educate our Foundation. We are proud of how much these ment. children, I am proud to recognize Barbara siblings have helped people all over the world. Dubler and to thank her for her forty years of On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- f service to our children. I wish her good health sional District of Texas, thank you to the Li and a well-earned retirement. IN RECOGNITION OF THE COUNTRY siblings and We Care Act for all they do to DAY SCHOOL OF THE SACRED f help people at home and around the world. HEART TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL f ANDREW COOLEY TRIBUTE TO MAKENNA LILLY HON. PATRICK MEEHAN OF PENNSYLVANIA HON. MIKE COFFMAN HON. DAVID YOUNG IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF COLORADO OF IOWA Tuesday, July 28, 2015 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Tuesday, July 28, 2015 mark the 150th Anniversary of the Country Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I stand Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Day School of the Sacred Heart in Bryn Mawr, in recognition of the late Major General An- today to recognize and congratulate Makenna Pennsylvania.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28JY8.022 E28JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 28, 2015 Today, the school remains committed to the yond. Whether it’s conducting legislative re- United States House of Representatives join philosophy envisioned by St. Madeline Sophie search to protect America’s endangered hon- me in congratulating Eli on a job well done, Barat, founder of the Sacred Heart school net- eybees or juggling a dozen or more urgent and wishing him nothing but continued suc- work, to provide young women with a chal- scheduling requests over the course of an cess in all his future endeavors. lenging education, develop their faith, and pro- afternoon, Rinia has always emphasized qual- f mote a desire to help others. ity, honesty, and care in each and every one The Country Day School of the Sacred of her undertakings. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. GARY Heart has a long tradition of fostering the Rinia also possesses incredible energy. EASTERLING growth of young women into scholars and While caring for two precious young boys, she leaders. By offering a strong liberal arts pro- has written legislation, organized Congres- HON. BILL HUIZENGA gram, the Country Day School of the Sacred sional briefings, counseled and cared for her OF MICHIGAN Heart has helped many young women reach fellow staffers, managed my often hectic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their personal and scholastic potential. Stu- schedule, and ensured my timeliness in arriv- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 dents are able to develop academically, per- ing at speaking engagements and on air- sonally, spiritually and socially through the planes. She maintains an upbeat attitude and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I school’s well-rounded curriculum. focused attention—even when called upon for rise today to congratulate Gary L. Easterling I appreciate the dedication of the staff mem- complicated logistical requests in the wee on his recent election to the Board of Directors bers who work around the clock to educate hours of the morning. at the National Association of Federal Credit and guide the students. Their persistence has Rinia is driven by deep compassion. Unions (NAFCU). empowered generations of young women, Through her legislative portfolio, she has Since 2007, Mr. Easterling has served as helping them attain the skills and character to worked toward achieving progress in the areas the President and CEO of United Federal become the leaders that St. Madeline Sophie most aligned with her life’s mission: ensuring Credit Union headquartered in St. Joseph, Barat imagined. that foster children have access to safe and Michigan. Under his leadership, the credit Mr. Speaker, the Country Day School of the loving homes, guaranteeing Americans high- union has seen its assets more than double. Sacred Heart has been changing the lives of quality food, and defending the rights of Moth- United Federal Credit Union has over $1.8 bil- young women for the past 150 years. I con- er Nature. Rinia embodies compassion both lion in assets, serves over 130,000 members, gratulate the school and look forward to see- big and small. She’s not only committed to and employs more than 900 people. With ing the excellent work it will continue to do in large-scale change in order to support and more than 32 years of credit union experience, the years to come. protect people and the planet, but also com- Mr. Easterling will be an incredible federal ad- f mitted to showing the utmost care and kind- vocate for credit unions. ness to the people she encounters each and Mr. Easterling served previously as CEO of TRIBUTE TO EMILY DOOLEY every day. Century Credit Union in Cleveland, Ohio, and I am indebted to Rinia for her selfless serv- with Wright Patt Credit Union in Fairborn, HON. DAVID YOUNG ice. But I am also indebted to her husband, Ohio, where he held leadership roles in almost OF IOWA Jeremiah, and her two young sons, Jayden every functional area. He holds a Bachelor of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Jayee, who have also made important Science degree in Computer Science from sacrifices as Rinia spent long hours, late Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, as well Tuesday, July 28, 2015 nights, and weekends in service of our mis- as a Master’s in Business Administration from Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise sion of advancing the causes of jobs, justice, Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indi- today to recognize and congratulate Emily and peace. ana. He currently serves on NAFCU’s Legisla- Dooley of Madison County, Iowa, for qualifying There is one consolation for me as I bid tive Committee. Mr. Easterling’s deep knowl- for the National Junior High Rodeo Finals in farewell to Rinia: This is only the beginning of edge of legislative and regulatory issues fac- the pole bending event. her contributions to Southeast Michigan and to ing credit unions will give him tremendous ex- Each summer, approximately 1,000 youth our nation. She and her family are returning to pertise on the NAFCU Board, especially as competitors from across the country qualify to the Detroit Metropolitan Area, so that she can the country continues to recover from the fi- compete for scholarships and prizes at the pursue work as a consultant focused on bring- nancial crisis. National Junior High Rodeo Finals. I commend ing new economic opportunity to our region. I wish Mr. Easterling the best of luck in his Emily for her hard work and dedication to Mr. Speaker, I salute Mrs. Rinia Shelby- new role on the NAFCU Board and I look for- achieving her goals. She is a phenomenal Crooms for her 13 years of selfless service. I ward to working with him in this capacity. I ask young role model for others who are aspiring am deeply moved by her example of integrity, that my colleagues join me today in congratu- to compete in this prestigious national event. energy, and compassion. lating him on this special achievement. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rep- f f resent Iowans like Emily in the United States House of Representatives. I invite my col- TRIBUTE TO ELI KASAP WELCOME TO SCENIC SUGAR leagues to join me in congratulating Emily on LAND, TEXAS a job well done, and wishing her nothing but HON. DAVID YOUNG continued success. OF IOWA HON. PETE OLSON f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRIBUTE TO MRS. RINIA SHELBY- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 CROOMS Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Tuesday, July 28, 2015 today to recognize and congratulate Eli Kasap Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. of the Earlham High School Track Team for congratulate my hometown of Sugar Land, OF MICHIGAN winning the class lA Shuttle Hurdle State Texas for earning a Gold Level Scenic City IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Championship. Certification. Sugar Land residents know full Eli, along with his three teammates, finished well what a beautiful city we live in, and we Tuesday, July 28, 2015 the shuttle hurdle race in first place with a are proud that everybody across Texas Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, if there are time of 1:00.23 at the 2015 Iowa lA State agrees. three core qualities that make an exemplary Track and Field Championships. Eli has dedi- Scenic Texas, a non-profit organization, public servant, they might be the following: in- cated his time and talents to achieving a sin- awarded the Gold Level Scenic City Certifi- tegrity, energy, and compassion. Mrs. Rinia gle goal and I commend him for his hard work cation to Sugar Land for the next five years. Shelby-Crooms, who is leaving my office after and determination. This group of young men The organization took note of our City’s beau- 13 years of extraordinary service, uniquely came together to achieve great success. tiful landscapes, tree-lined streets, and dedica- embodies each of these qualities. Mr. Speaker, the example set by Eli and his tion to cultural arts. This certification further Rinia is a woman of undeniable integrity. teammates demonstrates the rewards of hard demonstrates Sugar Land’s commitment to im- Her commitment to her family, her faith, and work, dedication and perseverance. I am hon- proving the quality of life for its residents. We her focus on building a better world animate ored to represent him in the United States are extremely proud of our growing city and her to excellence in the workplace and be- Congress. I know all of my colleagues in the are proud to call it home.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28JY8.029 E28JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1147 On behalf of the Twenty-Second District of Security Act (ERISA) denies states authority to IN HONOR OF MR. JAMES A. Texas, congratulations to the City of Sugar regulate employer-sponsored health plans. MCMULLEN, SR. Land. Thank you for keeping our little piece of And, due to the complexities of our existing Texas beautiful. federal health programs, it is essentially im- HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. f possible for a state to design a single benefit OF GEORGIA TRIBUTE TO BRIAN package that can be administered simply and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VANDERHEIDEN efficiently on behalf of all of its residents. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 The State-Based Universal Health Care Act Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is HON. DAVID YOUNG removes these barriers. It builds upon the with a heavy heart that I rise today to pay trib- OF IOWA ACA’s State Innovation Waiver by offering ute to a truly outstanding citizen of our com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES states new tools that will allow them to truly in- munity, Mr. James Allen McMullen, Sr. Mr. novate in health care. Under this legislation, a McMullen passed away on Sunday, July 26, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 2015 at the age of 75 in his home in Colum- state may apply for a Universal Health Care Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise bus, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at today to recognize and congratulate Brian Waiver that will grant it authority over federal 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Vanderheiden of the Earlham High School health care dollars that otherwise would have Beallwood Baptist Church in Columbus, Geor- Track Team for winning the class 1A Shuttle been spent on the state’s residents. To the ex- gia. Hurdle State Championship. tent necessary to design a universal system, a A Georgia man through and through, Mr. Brian, along with his three teammates, fin- state may waive provisions of federal law re- McMullen was born in Columbus, Georgia and ished the shuttle hurdle race in first place with lating to the following: after graduating from Jordan Vocational High a time of 1:00.23 at the 2015 Iowa 1A State The rules governing premium tax credits School in Columbus in 1958, he attended Track and Field Championships. Brian has Georgia Southwestern College, now Georgia and cost-sharing reductions, as provided for in dedicated his time and talents to achieving a Southwestern State University, in Americus, single goal and I commend him for his hard existing waiver authority under Section 1332 Georgia. Following his graduation from col- work and determination. This group of young of the ACA. lege, he joined the United States Army and men came together to achieve great success. Provisions necessary for states to pool served in Germany. Mr. Speaker, the example set by Brian and funds that otherwise would be spent on behalf Upon his return from Europe in 1961, Mr. his teammates demonstrates the rewards of of residents enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, McMullen began his career in funeral service, hard work, dedication and perseverance. I am CHIP, TRICARE, and the Federal Employee graduating from the Dallas Institute of Mor- honored to represent him in the United States Health Benefits Program. tuary Science in Dallas, Texas in 1964. He Congress. I know all of my colleagues in the worked locally for many years and in 1987, he United States House of Representatives join ERISA’s preemption clause, which currently and his family established the McMullen Fu- me in congratulating him on a job well done, forbids states from enacting legislation relating neral Home in Columbus. and wishing him nothing but continued suc- to employee health benefit programs. For more than 50 years, Mr. McMullen cess in all his future endeavors. Any state seeking a Universal Health Care served thousands of families in the Columbus f Waiver must design a system that covers sub- area through the difficult time that follows the loss of a loved one. In order to provide the stantially all of its residents. The benefits that THE STATE-BASED UNIVERSAL best service he could, Mr. McMullen was a HEALTH CARE ACT OF 2015 each citizen receives must be at least as com- member of Selected Independent Funeral prehensive and no less affordable than what Homes, the Georgia Funeral Directors Asso- HON. JIM McDERMOTT would have been provided under any federal ciation, and the National Funeral Directors As- OF WASHINGTON health programs for which its residents other- sociation. Despite battling cancer for the last IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wise would have been eligible. Once enacted, three years of his life, Mr. McMullen continued the state plan must be publicly administered, to work at the funeral home until a month be- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 and it may not add to the federal deficit. fore his passing. To him, this was not just his Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today The Affordable Care Act was a landmark job, but an opportunity to serve others at a to introduce legislation that will give states the time when they need it the most. achievement and a strong first step toward tools they need to guarantee the health secu- A member of the Beallwood Baptist Church rity of their citizens. The State-Based Uni- achieving health security in this country. How- and the Lions Club for over 40 years, Mr. versal Health Care Act of 2015 establishes a ever, we still have a tremendous amount of McMullen proved himself a leader in the com- new procedure through which states may work left to do. The United States spends by munity as well as in the workplace. He was apply for a waiver of federal law in order to far the most per capita on health care, yet we named Lion of the Year in 1973, District 18– design and implement single-payer health care fail to achieve superior outcomes or even E governor of Lions International in 1976, and systems. This will allow states to achieve uni- guarantee coverage as a basic human right. Chairman of the Georgia Sight Conservation versal coverage and control costs by removing Insurance companies are a powerful force in Committee. His leadership extended to serving greed and inefficiency from the system. our economy, enjoying billions in profits and on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Lions One of the many achievements of the Af- growing power in the marketplace. Meanwhile, Eye Bank and what is now known as the fordable Care Act is its provisions that grant hospitals are consolidating at an astonishing Chick-Fil-A Bowl. He also served for more states the authority to innovate in their health rate, raising new questions about the quality of than 36 years as chairman for the educational care systems. Under Section 1332 of the law, trip to Washington sponsored by the Lions patient care and the future of medicine. a state may apply for a State Innovation Waiv- Club. This annual trip has carried more than What’s more, we have failed to make mean- er that will provide it with control of federal 40,000 fifth- and sixth-graders to the nation’s dollars that otherwise would have been spent ingful efforts to combat the skyrocketing costs capital, demonstrating once more the grand on premium tax credits and cost-sharing re- of prescription drugs, threatening patient ac- impact Mr. McMullen had on countless lives. ductions for its residents. Through this waiver, cess to treatments and the financial sustain- Dr. Maya Angelou once said, ‘‘I’ve learned a state may design a system to cover its resi- ability of the entire system. that people will forget what you said, people dents, so long as benefits are at least as com- As we explore ways to build upon the suc- will forget what you did, but people will never prehensive and affordable as those offered by cesses of the ACA, it is critical that we look for forget how you made them feel.’’ The people Qualified Health Plans available on the Ex- creative solutions to the challenges that still of Columbus will never forget how Mr. changes. McMullen heartened the brokenhearted and exist. Granting states tools to design single- However, even with this flexibility, numerous consoled the inconsolable. We are once again barriers limit states’ ability to design true sin- payer systems will help spur necessary inno- confronted with the loss of a loved and re- gle-payer systems. Existing waivers are nar- vation, achieve universal coverage, and con- spected leader in this community, but we are row in scope, requiring states to seek out im- trol costs. It is time to take this next step as comforted by his great legacy of service, perfect and convoluted solutions to circumvent we continue to move forward in our historic ef- which will endure for years to come. federal limitations. A sweeping preemption fort to guarantee the health security of every Mr. McMullen achieved much in his life but provision in the Employee Retirement Income American. none of this would have been possible without

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He has served as a full professor Sr. His leadership, wisdom, and skill aided grain farm in Blackford County his whole adult of medicine, molecular, and cell and develop- thousands of people during the most difficult life, but he was also heavily involved in Indi- ment biology at Brown University, and pro- of times. Mr. McMullen was a truly outstanding ana politics. Wayne began his political career fessor and chairman of medicine at the individual and a blessing to the Columbus when he was elected to the Indiana House of MetroHealth Campus of Case Western Re- community. We extend our deepest sym- Representatives in 1958. He served in the In- serve University. Prior to joining the faculty at pathies to his family, friends and loved ones diana House of Representatives for six years, UC Riverside, Dean Olds was appointed pro- during this difficult time and we pray that they serving on the House Ways and Means Com- fessor and chair of medicine at the Medical will be consoled and comforted by an abiding mittee, and in 1970 he was elected to the Indi- College of Wisconsin. He has been an inspira- faith and the Holy Spirit in the days, weeks ana Senate, where he served on the Senate tional leader and adviser to hundreds of grad- and months ahead. Finance Committee. In the Senate, he is re- uates. Among his many contributions to higher f membered for being the tie-breaking vote for education, he also served as a tropical dis- Indiana to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment ease specialist on the World Health Organiza- TRIBUTE TO DEREK HENSLEY in 1977. Wayne was also selected as the tion expert committee on schistosomiasis, and Democratic nominee for Governor of Indiana has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, HON. DAVID YOUNG in 1984, and he notably chose a female run- book chapters, and reviews. OF IOWA ning mate, which was the first time in state Dean Olds came to UC Riverside to create IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES history. a School of Medicine—the first public medical school in California in more than four decades. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 After 16 years in the Indiana Senate, Wayne retired from the legislature and started a new His drive and vision led to a school with the Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise adventure serving on the Board of Trustees unique and special mission focusing on the today to recognize and congratulate Derek for Purdue for 15 years. His commitment to needs of the surrounding communities and the Hensley of the Earlham High School Track the Boilermakers was evident through his ex- future path of community-based, value-based Team for winning the class 1A Shuttle Hurdle tensive involvement with the university. He health care. In an effort to address the severe State Championship. served as the Director of the Purdue Research doctor shortage in Inland Southern California, Derek, along with his three teammates, fin- Foundation and sat on the Search Committee Dean Olds created a medical school that ished the shuttle hurdle race in first place with tasked with finding a new president when would expand and diversify the physician a time of 1:00.23 at the 2015 Iowa lA State President Steven Beering retired. He was a workforce and serve as a catalyst for improv- Track and Field Championships. Derek has member of the John Purdue Club for 35 years ing the health of the community. dedicated his time and talents to achieving a and a lifetime member of the Purdue Alumni UC Riverside School of Medicine is accred- single goal and I commend him for his hard Association. Wayne, an effective advocate for ited largely in part to Dean Olds. In 2011, the work and determination. This group of young education, was also a Trustee of Earlham Col- State of California eliminated pledged annual men came together to achieve great success. lege in Richmond, Indiana. funding for the school, resulting in the denial Mr. Speaker, the example set by Derek and In addition to his commitment to education, of accreditation. Dean Olds’ unrelenting deter- his teammates demonstrates the rewards of he was an active Quaker and served as a mination fostered an ambitious year of fund- hard work, dedication and perseverance. I am member and Trustee of the First Friends raising and advocacy, in which the medical honored to represent him in the United States Church of Marion for 50 years. school raised $100 million to support the Congress. I know all of my colleagues in the On many occasions, Wayne was recognized school for over ten years. The school was ac- United States House of Representatives join for his impressive work. Four different gov- credited and the doors opened in fall 2013— me in congratulating Derek on a job well done, ernors from both sides of the aisle named the first time in three decades that an Amer- and wishing him nothing but continued suc- Wayne the prestigious Sagamore of the Wa- ican medical school was approved after pre- cess in all his future endeavors. bash. In 2014, he was honored with the Order viously having been denied accreditation. f of the Griffin, the highest honor bestowed by I am proud to recognize Dean Olds on his Purdue University. For his skill in farming, he years of service and congratulate him on his HONORING THE EXTRAORDINARY was named a Master Farmer by Indiana Prai- retirement from UC Riverside School of Medi- LIFE OF WAYNE TOWNSEND rie Farmer and a Distinguished Purdue Agri- cine. I look forward to his forthcoming accom- culture Alumnus. plishments and future success, wherever he HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS Wayne is survived by his wife, Helen Town- begins his next journey. On behalf of the OF INDIANA send, children Jay Townsend, Mark Town- countless medical students, future doctors, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES send, Lisa McHone, Steve Townsend, and and patients, whose lives you have changed Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Alan Townsend, eighteen grandchildren, and and impacted, thank you for your service. many nieces and nephews. Wayne was a f Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I leader in the community who will always be rise today to honor a beloved member of the remembered for his dedication to Indiana and TRIBUTE TO JACK GENESER Indiana community, Wayne Townsend. He the enduring benefits he created. Please join was a well-known member of the Indiana leg- me in thanking Wayne’s family for sharing this HON. DAVID YOUNG islature, an esteemed farmer, and a vigorous truly remarkable man with the Hoosier com- OF IOWA supporter of Purdue University. Sadly, Wayne munity. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passed away at the age of 89 on July 3, 2015. f He will be dearly missed by the Hoosier com- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 munity, but we will remember him forever HONORING DR. G. RICHARD OLDS Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise through the spectacular legacy he left behind. ON HIS RETIREMENT AS DEAN today to recognize and congratulate Jack A lifelong Hoosier, Wayne was born on his OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALI- Geneser of the Earlham High School Track family’s farm in Grant County. He started FORNIA RIVERSIDE SCHOOL OF Team for winning the class 1A Shuttle Hurdle school at Walnut Creek Elementary School MEDICINE State Championship. and then went to Jefferson Township High Jack, along with his three teammates, fin- School. While his parents did not attend col- HON. RAUL RUIZ ished the shuttle hurdle race in first place with lege, they encouraged all six of their children OF CALIFORNIA a time of 1:00.23 at the 2015 Iowa 1A State to go to college. Wayne, like his older siblings, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Track and Field Championships. Jack has attended Purdue University and graduated dedicated his time and talents to achieving a with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 single goal and I commend him for his hard Wayne’s professional life reveals his dif- Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, today I am honored work and determination. This group of young ferent avenues of interest. A few years after to recognize and congratulate Dr. G. Richard men came together to achieve great success.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28JY8.037 E28JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS July 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1149 Mr. Speaker, the example set by Jack and HONORING THE LIFE OF CAPT. PERSONAL EXPLANATION his teammates demonstrates the rewards of RICHARD ‘‘DICK’’ CURRIER hard work, dedication and perseverance. I am HON. ROD BLUM honored to represent him in the United States HON. EARL L. ‘‘BUDDY’’ CARTER OF IOWA Congress. I know all of my colleagues in the OF GEORGIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES United States House of Representatives join IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES me in congratulating Jack on a job well done, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 and wishing him nothing but continued suc- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, on roll call no. 469, cess in all his future endeavors. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise my flight was delayed due to inclement weath- today to honor and celebrate the life of retired er. f Navy Captain Richard ‘‘Dick’’ Currier, the com- Had I been present, I would have voted yes. manding officer who oversaw the construction IN HONOR OF JOHN F. HEGARTY, of what was known then as Naval Submarine f NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE Support Base Kings Bay. POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION Captain Currier spent most of his Navy ca- TRIBUTE TO ANITA LYONS BOND, reer in the submarine service during the tran- PH.D. sition from diesel to nuclear-powered sub- HON. RICHARD E. NEAL marines. He joined the Navy in 1954 and HON. WM. LACY CLAY OF MASSACHUSETTS served upon four surface ships before becom- OF MISSOURI ing a submariner. As his first sea duty, Cap- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tain Currier served aboard the diesel powered submarine USS Grampus. After that tour of Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Tuesday, July 28, 2015 duty, he was sent to nuclear power school and Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in was assigned to the nuclear submarine USS tribute to a remarkable woman and long-time honor of John F. Hegarty, in recognition of his Scorpion. Five more submarine assignments civic icon in St. Louis, Missouri, who has set outstanding contributions to the National Post- followed, three of which he served as the a standard of excellence in academics, edu- al Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the commanding officer. cational reform, social justice, community lead- United States Postal Service (USPS). John re- Captain Currier’s last duty assignment start- ership and personal courage, Dr. Anita Lyons tired on May 1, 2015 and has moved back to ed in 1983 as the commanding officer of Bond. Anita Lyons Bond has been making history his beloved Western Massachusetts. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in St. Marys, Georgia. At the time of his arrival, only for decades. As the first African American stu- The son of Charles and Ann Marie Hegarty, 100 people were assigned to the base. Kings dent to graduate with Latin Honors from Saint John was born on January 31, 1955 in Hol- Bay’s pier was still under construction, a ma- Louis University in 1949, she has devoted her yoke but grew up on Rupert Street in Spring- jority of roads were unpaved, and most build- life to opening up the doors of equal edu- field, before moving his family to Wilbraham, ings were still in the planning stages. Under cational opportunity to all, especially those stu- MA, where he currently resides. Captain Currier’s leadership Kings Bay devel- dents in urban areas who are still striving to Mr. Speaker, John Hegarty attended Com- oped into the Navy gem of Georgia’s Golden overcome difficult circumstances and per- merce High School. After graduation like many Isles. sistent academic disparities. of his contemporaries he sought work. He Captain Currier retired after 34 years of In May of this year, as she presented an worked at Titeflex in Springfield and started service and continued to be active in the St. honorary doctorate to Mrs. Bond, Saint Louis Marys community where he served on the University trustee Martha Uhlhorn recognized his union career as a steward (Teamsters board of directors for the St. Mary’s Sub- her ‘‘extraordinary determination, her exem- Union) representing his fellow workers. John marine Museum among other roles. plary character, her exceptional commitment left Titeflex in 1985 when the USPS called and Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize to education, her concerns for others, her fear- he started his Postal career. the service and life of Captain Richard ‘‘Dick’’ less focus on social justice and her desire to John was National President of the National Currier, a pioneer of Kings Bay who will al- provide equal access to education for all stu- Postal Mail Handlers Union from July 2002 to ways be remembered. dents.’’ his retirement. He was re-elected to that posi- In 1965, Mrs. Bond challenged the Missouri tion by acclamation of the delegates to the f Board of Education’s elections. Her lawsuit, Union’s National Conventions in 2004, 2008, contending civil rights violations, went to the TRIBUTE TO JHETT WILLIAMS and 2012. In this capacity, John is the chief Missouri Supreme Court and ultimately re- spokesperson for the NPMHU in national bar- sulted in changes in election procedures. Later gaining with the USPS. HON. DAVID YOUNG that year, the Urban League of Metropolitan OF IOWA St. Louis honored her with the Argus Distin- For the ten years prior to becoming National IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES guished Public Service Award for her service President, John served as Administrative Vice to the city as a leader in education and in the President for the General Mail Facility/Bulk Tuesday, July 28, 2015 community. Mail Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. He Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mrs. Bond established the Citizens Edu- then became President of Local 301 in New today to recognize and congratulate Jhett Wil- cation Task Force, an organization funded England, one of the largest local unions affili- liams of Madison County, Iowa, for qualifying through the Danforth Foundation that func- ated with the NPMHU, covering six states. In for the National Junior High Rodeo Finals in tioned as an independent critical body of the addition, beginning in 1996, he also served on breakaway roping, team roping, and chute Board of Education. the NPMHU National Executive Board of the dogging. In 1974, she became president of the St. NPHMU’s parent union, the Laborers’ Inter- Each summer, approximately 1,000 youth Louis Board of Education. She served the national Union of North America (LIUNA). competitors from across the country qualify to board in various roles and was instrumental in Mr. Speaker, John Hegarty is known for his compete for scholarships and prizes at the the Board of Education and the Higher Edu- generous spirit and kind heart. He has had the National Junior High Rodeo Finals. I commend cational Council establishing Harris-Stowe as good fortune to be married to his wife, Con- Jhett for his hard work and dedication to a state college, rather than a secondary achieving his goals. He is a phenomenal school. stance, for thirty-three years. John and Connie young role model for others who are aspiring In 1981, U.S. District Judge James Meredith are proud parents of two children, two grand- to compete in this prestigious national event. appointed her to serve on the committee that children with a third on the way. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rep- wrote the St. Louis public school desegrega- Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to join resent Iowans like Jhett in the U.S. House of tion plan. She also served on the boards of with John Hegarty’s family, friends, and con- Representatives. I invite my colleagues to join the YMCA, NAACP, Urban League, United temporaries to thank him for his extraordinary me in congratulating Jhett on a job well done, Negro College Fund and others. The NAACP service to the National Postal Mail Handlers and wishing him nothing but continued suc- named her one of the ‘‘Most Outstanding St. and the United States Postal Service. cess. Louisans.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28JY8.041 E28JYPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 28, 2015 Mrs. Bond has also served as a delegate to Since the beginning of his career, Tim Movement, fighting for equal rights of all the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and is a na- Lohman has always been dedicated to the Americans. tionally recognized educational expert in spe- Turlock City Fire Department. On July 1, 1980, Mr. Graves was born August 26, 1938 in cial techniques of speech correction for the he took his first step into the Department by New Orleans, Louisiana. He is an alumnus of culturally disadvantaged. becoming a Volunteer Firefighter. After only Texas Southern University and Princeton Uni- I have known Mrs. Bond, her late husband three years of hard work and perseverance, versity. After serving in the Texas House of (the remarkable Dr. Leslie Bond), and her Tim Lohman succeeded in becoming a full- Representatives, Mr. Graves had a thirty year wonderful family since my earliest days grow- time Firefighter for the City of Turlock. There career at the National Aeronautic and Space ing up in St. Louis. Both she and her husband he worked at all levels of the department in- Administration—first in NASA’s Academic Af- stood shoulder-to-shoulder with my father, cluding Fire Engineer, Fire Captain, Battalion fairs Division and ultimately as its Director for former Congressman Bill Clay, as he led the Chief, Division Chief of Training, and Division Civil Affairs. historic Jefferson Bank protests which broke Chief of Operations. On account of his com- On behalf of the people of Maryland’s down the walls of segregation in our city. mitment, professionalism, and integrity he had Eighth Congressional District, and in anticipa- Mr. Speaker, I urge Members of Congress demonstrated throughout the years, Tim tion of his seventy-seventh birthday on August to join me in honoring this great American who Lohman was awarded the high rank of Fire 26, 2015, I would like to thank Curtis M. has helped so many and continues to inspire Chief four years ago. Graves for his lifelong career of public service us to have courage, to work towards trans- Response times and personnel safety are a and for his many contributions to our nation. I formative change, and to confront injustice priority to Chief Lohman, and during his tenure wish him and his family all the best in the and inequality wherever it exists. as Fire Chief, he ensured many technological years to come. f advances to the Turlock City Fire Department f to achieve this goal. He oversaw the installa- EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO TRIBUTE TO THE ATTACK 121 tion of Mobile Data Computers to each fire en- THE VICTIMS OF THE SENSE- VOLLEYBALL TEAM gine, which provided the crews with the most LESS SHOOTING IN LAFAYETTE, recent advances in mapping systems and pro- LOUISIANA HON. DAVID YOUNG grams. Furthermore, Chief Lohman oversaw OF IOWA the implementation of the 911 system and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other additions that changed the landscape of HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE emergency service response for the Fire De- OF TEXAS Tuesday, July 28, 2015 partment. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Serving as a Firefighter was not the only Tuesday, July 28, 2015 today to recognize and congratulate the Attack calling for Chief Lohman, as he owns and op- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it is with 121 Volleyball Team of Council Bluffs, Iowa, erates his own almond farm in Ballico, Cali- a heavy heart that I rise to speak out against for qualifying for the USA Volleyball Junior Na- fornia. In 1989, he purchased the 28 acre par- the loss of innocent lives that resulted from yet tional Tournament. The competition began cel from his grandparents, and has been another unimaginable act of violence in our June 27th and ran through June 30th. growing and harvesting the land ever since. great country. This team dedicated their time and talents Chief Lohman has been familiar with the al- I humbly ask the House to observe a mo- to achieving a single goal and I commend mond industry for some time, but will be expe- ment of silence for the victims of the horrific them for their hard work and determination. riencing a new challenge after his retirement tragedy that occurred in a movie theater in La- They were able to come together to achieve from the Turlock City Fire Department. He will fayette, Louisiana, on July 23, 2015. great success. be beginning a new career as Chief Executive My thoughts and prayers are with these vic- Mr. Speaker, the example set by this group Officer with the almond cooperative Northern tims, the families, and the friends of those who of young Iowans demonstrates the rewards of Merced Hulling Association. Chief Lohman’s lost loved ones in this horrific shooting. hard work, dedication and perseverance. I am vast experience and leadership will ensure he From current reports, we know that the gun- honored to represent them in the United thrives in his imminent position. man unloaded over 13 rounds into the crowd States Congress. I know all of my colleagues Chief Lohman has been recognized by col- at the movie theater late Thursday night. in the U.S. House of Representatives join me leagues with many awards and accolades. He The gunman inexplicably began his ram- in congratulating the Attack 121 volleyball is well respected by his community and fellow page by firing shots into the seats directly in team on a job well done, and wishing them firefighters. front of him, and then took his own life. nothing but continued success as they con- Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and His actions claimed the lives of two young tinue their volleyball careers. commending the outstanding contributions women, Mayci Breaux and Jillian Johnson, f made to fire service and the City of Turlock by and injured nine others at the Grand Multiplex Turlock City Fire Department Chief Tim Theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. PERSONAL EXPLANATION Lohman and hereby wish him continued suc- I want to commend the rapid response by cess in his future endeavors. the law enforcement personnel that arrived at HON. ROD BLUM f the scene and acted with courage and skill, OF IOWA likely preventing any further loss of innocent IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISTIN- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lives. GUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE CA- Individuals who have a history of mental in- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 REER OF CURTIS M. GRAVES stability, as did this shooter, should never be Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, on roll call no. 468; allowed to possess a firearm. my flight was delayed due to inclement weath- HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN This is why my colleagues and I co-spon- er. Had I been present, I would have voted OF MARYLAND sored, H.R. 226, the ‘‘Keeping Guns from High yes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Risk Individuals Act’’, which prevents individ- f Tuesday, July 28, 2015 uals with a history of mental illness from gain- ing access to firearms. HONORING TURLOCK CITY FIRE Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Tragic events such as this should not be a DEPARTMENT CHIEF TIM LOHMAN to recognize the distinguished public service part of the American culture. career of Curtis M. Graves. Yet, in 2015 alone, we have had 204 mass HON. JEFF DENHAM Mr. Graves was one of the first African shootings where innocent lives have been OF CALIFORNIA Americans elected to the Texas House of senselessly taken from our communities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Representatives since the turn of the 20th No American should ever have to experi- century. A Democrat and political contem- ence fear and violence when they are step- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 porary of Barbara Jordan, Mr. Graves served ping out into their communities to participate in Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in the Texas legislature from 1967 to 1973, activities, such as going to the movies or at- acknowledge and honor Turlock City Fire De- where he championed progressive legislation tending a faith meeting. partment Chief Tim Lohman, who announced on issues ranging from gun control to criminal Americans have proven time and time again his retirement after serving 35 years in the fire justice reform. Mr. Graves also spent many that we are capable of tackling the tough service. years actively participating in the Civil Rights issues that face our nation and culture.

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She f We cannot give up, no matter the obstacles served with the OEA as the critical informa- placed before us. tional link to the House workforce throughout TRIBUTE TO TOM MCMAHON We can no longer be complacent or pas- the six weeks in which sections of the House sive; we need to enact policies that could save campus were closed—keeping employees and HON. DAVID YOUNG lives. families informed of the status of the remedi- OF IOWA Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask, how many ation efforts and the staggered opening of of- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more lives and incidents will it take before fices as well as the availability of House serv- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Congress acts to take on this pressing issue? ices as sections of the House buildings were Are not the shootings in Aurora, Colorado; cleared for occupancy and resumption of oper- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Sandy Hook, Connecticut; Charleston, South ations. Unfortunately, with the realities of our today to recognize and congratulate Tom Carolina; Tucson, Arizona; Blacksburg, Vir- world, these were not to be the only crises McMahon of Fairfield, Iowa, for receiving the ginia; and Chattanooga, Tennessee, or any of that Kristin and the employee assistance team 2015 Leadership for Iowa Award from the the other 200 mass shootings across the na- would be called upon to assist us with and Iowa Association of Business and Industry tion, enough to spur us to act? support us through. Kristin’s skills and capa- Foundation. Mr. Speaker, it does not have to be this bilities would be particularly helpful following Each year, the Iowa Association of Business way; there are many actions we can take to the tragic shootings in Tucson in January and Industry Foundation selects one distin- reduce gun violence in America. 2011, beginning with her on-site support and guished recipient to receive the Leadership for All we have to do is summon the will. assistance within hours of the incident. Iowa Award. The individual selected for this f In addition to being on the front lines in pro- award must display a willingness and commit- viding the support and services of the Office of ment in serving Iowa. They must also have HONORING KRISTIN WELSH- Employee Assistance team to the House, occupied a leadership position in civic or pro- SIMPSON CBO and Capitol Police communities in the fessional organizations as well as displayed a aftermath of some of the most troubling events knack for leading others on a wide-range of HON. JEFF DENHAM of the past fifteen years, Kristin has estab- issues. OF CALIFORNIA lished a reputation as a go-to person. Kristin Tom was granted this prestigious award be- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has been sought out for her day-to-day work cause of his involvement and leadership in his in consulting with and coaching Members, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 community. He demonstrated his willingness managers and employees to assist them with to serve through his time as a volunteer for Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the challenges presented when an employee’s Leadership Iowa, Leadership Iowa University behalf of this great institution and those who personal issues impact their performance or and Business Horizons, along with his tenure serve and work here to acknowledge and ex- the effectiveness of the office. It is on this on the ABI Board of Directors. Tom’s commit- press appreciation to one of our long-tenured level that I personally became familiar with ment to mentoring future business leaders House employees, Kristin Welsh-Simpson—a Kristin and her tremendous work ethic, in- truly embodies our Iowa values. Senior Employee Assistance Counselor with sights and capabilities. She has worked with Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to represent the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer me and my staff for several years, helping to Iowans like Tom in the United States Con- (CAO)—who is departing the House following plan and facilitate our annual staff retreat and gress, and I applaud him for his commitment her fifteen years of service in the Office of to incorporate some critical staff development to service and giving back to the community. Employee Assistance (OEA). into the process. I know my colleagues in the United States Kristin first came to the House in 1996 as a Whether providing the OEA’s critical assess- House of Representatives will join me in con- graduate student intern in the Office of Em- ment, referral and follow-up services to an em- gratulating him for receiving this award. I wish ployee Assistance as part of her graduate ployee in crisis, consulting with a Member or him all the best moving forward. studies at the National Catholic School of So- Chief of Staff on strategies to effectively inte- f cial Services, at The Catholic University of grate communications and team development America. Following the awarding of her Mas- into an annual staff retreat, or conducting a IN RECOGNITION OF TOM JAWETZ ter’s Degree in Social Work, she took a posi- training session for the general House work- AND HIS SERVICE TO THE tion in the private sector as an Employee As- force, Kristin has consistently brought compas- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sistance Account Manager for an international sion, competence, organizational insight, insti- EAP provider, and oversaw the employee as- tutional sensitivity, and practical solutions to HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. sistance service contract for a large global her work. It seems fitting that one of Kristin’s OF MICHIGAN health products company. Fortunately for the major responsibilities in the Office of Em- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House, the CAO and OEA were able to per- ployee Assistance this past year was serving Tuesday, July 28, 2015 manently hire her in 2000 when she joined the as the office’s Intern Field Placement Instruc- Office of Employee Assistance as an Em- tor for a graduate student from Catholic Uni- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I, along with ployee Assistance Counselor. versity—somewhat bringing her career with Representative ZOE LOFGREN of California, Almost immediately, Kristin began applying the House full circle. would like to thank Tom Jawetz for more than her special case management and organiza- As Kristin departs the House to assume the six years of service to the House of Rep- tional skills in service to the Members and em- position of Employee Assistance Director for resentatives. Throughout this time, Torn has ployees of the House, the Congressional the United States Senate, I regret the House’s served as a dedicated counsel to the Judiciary Budget Office and the United States Capitol loss but take comfort in knowing that the Con- Committee under three Chairmen, including Police. She has worked diligently and tire- gress will continue to benefit from her knowl- myself, Representative LAMAR SMITH, and lessly to assist managers and employees in edge and experience. I join the Chief Adminis- Representative BOB GOODLATTE. For the past addressing the myriad of personal challenges, trative Officer, Ed Cassidy; the CAO’s Acting year, he has served as the Minority Chief mental health and addiction problems, and Chief Human Resource Officer, Darnell Lee; Counsel to the Judiciary’s Committee’s Sub- other behavioral and work-life balance issues and the entire OEA team—Bernard Beidel, Liz committee on Immigration and Border Secu- that potentially impact the performance and McBride-Chambers, Margot Hawkins-Green, rity. productivity of our workforce. With barely a and Paul Tewksbury—in thanking Kristin for A native of New York City, Tom graduated year of service under her belt, Kristin and her her service to the Office of Employee Assist- summa cum laude from Dartmouth College 0EA colleagues found themselves in the un- ance and the House, and in wishing her well with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and charted territory of assisting House Leader- and much success as her employee assist- Government. Tom developed a passion for ship, Members, Officers, and employees ance career takes her to new challenges and working with low-income communities through through the emotional turmoil and psycho- opportunities. As someone who has personally an AmeriCorps fellowship in Charleston, South logical recovery following September 11th and benefited from the assistance and support she Carolina. As an AmeriCorps fellow, Tom

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Eventually the name dent clerk in the Complex Federal Litigation benefit the Pumping for Preemies foundation. was shortened to Anderson and in 1865, it Clinic and a Student Director in the Immigra- Her foundation helps save the lives of pre- was officially incorporated. tion Legal Services Clinic. mature infants by providing donor milk to From its early origins, Anderson has been a After graduating from Yale Law School, Tom mothers who are unable to provide breast model for other cities and towns to follow, clerked for the Honorable Kimba M. Wood in milk. As a mother to three premature children, through its continued dedication to building a the United States District Court, Southern Dis- this cause is near and dear to Katie’s heart. welcoming community for residents and visi- trict of New York. He continued his immigra- We are proud of Katie for highlighting her per- tors alike. In the years since its first mayor, tion advocacy as an Arthur Liman Public Inter- sonal cause on the national stage. She is an Robert Williams, who served from 1865–1866, est Fellow at the Washington Lawyers’ Com- excellent role model who represents Pearland Anderson has developed into a lively and mittee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs where well. thriving community, serving as a home for he represented asylum seekers and designed On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- generations to families, businesses, profes- pro se programs for immigrants in removal sional District of Texas, congratulations again sionals, churches, schools, and other organi- proceedings. to Katie Garza for being crowned Mrs. United zations. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Tom States 2015. In 1887, the city saw a great influx in busi- began working with the National Prison Project f ness due to the discovery of natural gas. This of the American Civil Liberties Union. As a liti- discovery is responsible for the initial spike in gation fellow with the National Prison Project, PRATT & WHITNEY 90TH automotive, electric, and other manufacturing Tom helped to produce a groundbreaking ANNIVERSARY companies to settle in Anderson, most notably comprehensive report condemning the belated Delco Remy and Guide Lamp. Despite the evacuation of the Orleans Parish Prison. Tom HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. downturn in the automotive industry in past combined his experience investigating prison OF GEORGIA decades, the city has exhibited resilience and abuse in New Orleans with his immigration ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES welcomed new businesses such as, Nestle, pertise when he was hired to be the Immigra- Xerox, Greenville Technologies, Inc., Keihin Tuesday, July 28, 2015 tion Detention Staff Attorney for the National North America, and Sirmax, to name only a Prison Project. In that role, Tom raised atten- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise few. In addition to its industries, the city is tion and awareness to the deficient and abu- to congratulate Pratt & Whitney on their 90th home to the Paramount Theatre, Mounds sive medical care practices in immigrant de- anniversary. Back in my home state of Geor- State Park, Anderson University, and Hoosier tention and assisted Francisco Castaneda in a gia, this American company has six major fa- Park Racing & Casino. landmark case of medical abuse in detention. cilities, employing more than 2,000 Georgians. Anderson, with all of its industry and attrac- Tom testified honorably before the Judiciary In my district in Middle and Southwest Georgia tions, is nothing without the people. The citi- Committee on two occasions, once accom- alone, Pratt & Whitney employs over 1,000 zens have a clear passion and love for their panied by two of his clients who shared their employees at their Engine Center in Colum- city. I am proud to represent such an amazing stories in an effort to improve conditions of bus. city, one with a history of growth and pros- confinement. I remember the tour I took of Pratt & Whit- perity as well as the promise of a prosperous As counsel for the Judiciary Committee, ney’s Columbus Engine Center to get a first- future. Please join me in celebrating the ses- Tom worked tirelessly to provide assistance to hand account of the plant’s operation and how quicentennial anniversary of the incorporation members and staff He was always available it impacts the local economy. From what I of the great city of Anderson, Indiana. for legal analysis, advice and good conversa- could see, Pratt & Whitney’s employees truly f tion. Tom was known to many members and take customer service to a new level. For al- staff as a leader on all things relating to immi- most 30 years, Pratt & Whitney has been a HONORING MS. GLORIA MAR- gration. Tom developed a reputation for being driving force for job creation in the Columbus GARITA RODRIGUEZ ON THE OC- dependable and easily approachable. His en- community, and have become good corporate CASION OF HER NEW POSITION ergetic disposition and positive attitude were citizens. AS A REPORTER FOR ABC 11 always appreciated by Members and staff on Mr. Speaker, I have said it before and I will WTVD both sides of the aisle. say it again, Congress’ first, second, and third Tom played an important role in Com- priority must be job creation, as it is a crucial HON. RAUL RUIZ prehensive Immigration Reform negotiations, part to our continued economic recovery. For OF CALIFORNIA the reauthorization of the Violence Against the past 90 years, Pratt & Whitney has also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Women Act, issues concerning the surge of been focused on creating good jobs in Colum- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 unaccompanied children and families at the bus and throughout the nation, and have suc- Southern border and enactment of several pri- ceeded through producing dependable en- Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, today I am honored vate immigration bills. Tom’s absence will be gines and supporting great communities. to recognize Ms. Gloria Margarita Rodriguez felt on matters pertaining to immigration law I congratulate Pratt & Whitney on this auspi- on her new position as a reporter for WTVD and policy, but we are pleased to know that cious occasion. in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. he will continue his efforts as the Vice Presi- f A native to the Coachella Valley, Ms. Rodri- dent of Immigration Policy for the Center of guez has served the community as KMIR An- American Progress. RECOGNIZING THE SESQUICENTEN- chor, Reporter, and Producer for over 9 years. Mr. Speaker, we applaud Tom’s tireless, NIAL ANNIVERSARY OF ANDER- She has used her talent to cover several na- principled and loyal public service to the U.S. SON, INDIANA tionally recognized local events such as the House of Representatives and the American Humana Challenge, Palm Springs Inter- people wish him every success in his future HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS national Film Festival, and the BNP Paribas endeavors. OF INDIANA Open. Additionally, she has interviewed celeb- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rities and politicians, reported on numerous MRS. UNITED STATES 2015 wildfires, and covered President Gerald Ford’s Tuesday, July 28, 2015 death and state funeral. Ms. Rodriguez has HON. PETE OLSON Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I used her reporting to shed light on important rise today to commemorate the 150th anniver- issues including working conditions of migrant OF TEXAS sary of the incorporation of the city of Ander- workers, living conditions at Thermal mobile IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES son, Indiana. Anderson has played an integral home parks, immigration at the U.S.-Mexico Tuesday, July 28, 2015 role in the industrial development of Indiana border, and LGBT equality rights. Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and Hoosiers from every part of the state are After completing high school at Cathedral congratulate Pearland’s Katie Garza for being thankful for the contributions of the men and City, Ms. Rodriguez received her bachelor’s crowned Mrs. United States 2015. women of Anderson. degree in broadcast journalism and political

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science from the University of Southern Cali- the early Girl Scout movement as well as Common & preferred stock # of shares $ per share Value fornia. She completed her master’s degree leadership in the civic and cultural life of Sa- Express Scripts ...... 6656 86.77 577,541.12 program at the Columbia University School of vannah. Monsanto Company ...... 2852.315 112.54 320,999.53 Moody’s ...... 5000 103.80 519,000.00 Journalism in New York City, and then worked Mr. Speaker, I am honored to join the Sa- Morgan Stanley ...... 312 35.69 11,135.28 as a reporter for KNWA in Arkansas. She has vannah community in celebration of the open- NCR Corp...... 68 29.51 2,006.68 Newell Rubbermaid ...... 1676 39.07 65,481.32 written articles for The New York Times, The ing of Congregation Mickve Israel’s new mu- PG & E Corp...... 175 53.07 9,287.25 Boston Globe, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and seum and their 282nd Anniversary. Pfizer ...... 30415 34.79 1,058,137.85 Century Link ...... 95 34.55 3,282.25 The Desert Sun. She returned to the desert in f Tenneco Inc...... 182 57.42 10,450.44 2006, working as a weekend anchor and field Unisys Corp...... 16 23.21 371.36 PERSONAL EXPLANATION US Bancorp ...... 3081 43.67 134,547.27 reporter for KMIR/KPSE-TV. Most recently she Verizon ...... 1918 48.63 93,272.34 has been the co-anchor of KMIR’s two-hour Vodafone Group PLC ...... 323 32.68 10,555.64 WEC Energy (Wisconsin En- Today Show. HON. ROD BLUM ergy) ...... 2044 49.50 101,178.00 In addition to her many contributions to jour- OF IOWA nalism, Ms. Rodriguez has been a passionate Total common & pre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ferred stocks & advocate for access to higher education. Serv- bonds ...... $7,537,470.16 ing as both Executive Director with the Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Reynaldo J. Carreon Foundation and pro- Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, on roll call no. 467; Life insurance policies Face $ Surrender $ fessor of media and public relations at the my flight was delayed due to inclement weath- Northwestern Mutual #00 ...... 12,000.00 $119,406.33 College of the Desert, she has been a strong er. Had I been present, I would have voted Northwestern Mutual #61 ...... 30,000.00 287,297.39 voice, inspiring and empowering students to yes. Massachusetts Mutual #75 ...... 10,000.00 17,203.64 Massachusetts Mutual #44 ...... 100,000.00 459,747.68 pursue and complete undergraduate degrees. f American General Life Ins. #59L .. 175,000.00 42,067.21 In October 2010, Ms. Rodriguez was named Total life insurance policies ...... $925,722.25 one of Palm Spring Life’s ‘‘40 Under 40’’ for FINANCIAL NET WORTH contributions to the community. Ms. Rodriguez will be reporting in one of the HON. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR. Bank & IRA accounts Balance top 25 media markets in the country in her OF WISCONSIN JP Morgan Chase Bank, checking account ...... $51,830.86 JP Morgan Chase Bank, savings account ...... 14,675.76 new position at WTVD, bringing her integrity IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES M&I Bank, checking account ...... 6,112.65 and advocacy to an even larger audience. I Burke & Herbert Bank, Alexandria, VA, checking ac- Tuesday, July 28, 2015 count ...... 4,034.78 am proud to recognize Ms. Rodriguez’s con- JP Morgan, IRA accounts ...... 153,919.18 tributions to Coachella Valley, and I look for- Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, ward to her success and accomplishments at through the following statement, I am making Total bank & IRA Accounts ...... $230,573.23 WTVD. my financial net worth as of March 31, 2015, Miscellaneous Value f a matter of public record. I have filed similar statements for each of the thirty-six preceding 2009 Ford Taurus ...... $8,002.00 CELEBRATING CONGREGATION years I have served in the Congress. 2013 Ford Taurus ...... 18,837.00 MICKVE ISRAEL’S 282ND ANNI- 1996 Buick Regal ...... 1,529.00 ASSETS Office furniture & equipment (estimated) ...... 1,000.00 VERSARY Furniture, clothing & personal property (estimated) ...... 180,000.00 REAL PROPERTY Stamp collection (estimated) ...... 190,000.00 Deposits in Congressional Retirement Fund ...... 236,488.14 Single family residence at 609 Ft. Williams Deposits in Federal Thrift Savings Plan ...... 527,709.81 HON. EARL L. ‘‘BUDDY’’ CARTER Parkway, City of Alexandria, Virginia, at as- Traveler’s checks ...... 7,800.00 OF GEORGIA sessed valuation. (Assessed at $1,372,549). 17 ft. Boston Whaler boat & 70 hp Johnson outboard IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES motor (estimated) ...... 4,500.00 Ratio of assessed to market value: 100% 20 ft. Pontoon boat & 40 hp Mercury outboard motor Tuesday, July 28, 2015 (Unencumbered): $1,372,549.00. (estimated) ...... 7,500.00 Condominium at N76 W14726 North Point Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Drive, Village of Menomonee Falls, Total miscellaneous ...... $1,183,365.95 today I rise to celebrate the 282nd Anniver- Waukesha County, Wisconsin, at assessor’s Total assets ...... $12,268,382.86 sary of Congregation Mickve Israel, the third estimated market value. (Unencumbered): oldest Jewish Congregation in the United $136,600.00. Liabilities: None. States of America, and the grand opening of Undivided 25/44ths interest in single family Total liabilities: $0.00. Residence at N52 W32654 Maple Lane, Village their Lawrence and Nancy Gutstein Museum. Net worth: $12,268,382.86. Five months after General James of Chenequa, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, at 25/44ths of assessor’s estimated market STATEMENT OF 2014 TAXES PAID Oglethorpe founded the Georgia colony in value of $1,552,500: $882,102.27. 1733, Jewish refugees from the Iberian Penin- Total real property: $2,391,251.27. sula landed in Savannah. These refugees Federal Income Tax ...... $154,822.00 started the Congregation Mickve Israel which Common & preferred stock # of shares $ per share Value Wisconsin Income Tax ...... 43,951.00 has met in various locations ever since. The Menomonee Falls, WI Property Tax ...... 2,321.00 Abbott Laboratories, Inc. .... 12200 46.33 $565,226.00 Chenequa, WI Property Tax ...... 21,036.00 congregation is still operating under the same AbbVie Inc...... 10980 58.54 642,769.20 Alcatel-Lucent ...... 135 3.73 503.55 Alexandria, VA Property Tax ...... 14,381.00 charter which they received from Governor Allstate Corporation ...... 370 71.17 26,332.90 Edward Telfair in 1790. Using primary AT & T ...... 7275 32.65 237,528.75 JP Morgan Chase ...... 4539 60.58 274,972.62 I further declare that I am trustee of a sources, the diaries of one of the first settlers Benton County Mining trust established under the will of my late and minute books from 1790–1851, a carefully Company ...... 333 0.00 0.00 father, Frank James Sensenbrenner, Sr., for BP PLC ...... 3604 39.11 140,952.44 constructed exhibit ties Mickve Israel and its Centerpoint Energy ...... 300 20.21 6,063.00 the benefit of my sister, Margaret A. Sensen- members to events in Jewish history, in the Chenequa Country Club Re- brenner, and of my two sons, F. James Sen- alty Co...... 1 0.00 0.00 senbrenner, III, and Robert Alan Sensen- life of the Savannah community, the country, Comcast ...... 634 56.47 35,801.98 and the world. Darden Restaurants, Inc. ... 2160 69.34 149,774.40 brenner. I am further the direct beneficiary The new museum tells the Congregation’s Discover Financial Services 156 56.35 8,790.60 of five trusts, but have no control over the Dun & Bradstreet, Inc...... 1250 128.36 160,450.00 assets of either trust. My wife, Cheryl War- story through the American Revolution, the E.I. DuPont de Nemours Corp...... 1200 71.47 85,764.00 ren Sensenbrenner, and I are trustees of sep- Civil War and today. Some of the artifacts on Eastman Chemical Co...... 540 69.26 37,400.40 arate trusts established for the benefit of display include the oldest Torah scrolls in the Exxon Mobil Corp...... 9728 85.00 826,880.00 each son. Frontier Comm...... 591 7.05 4,166.55 United States from the 15th century, a scale Gartner Inc...... 651 83.85 54,586.35 Also, I am neither an officer nor a director model of the ship, William and Sarah, which General Electric Co...... 15600 24.81 387,036.00 of any corporation organized under the laws General Mills, Inc...... 5760 56.60 326,016.00 brought over the founding members of the NRG Energy ...... 28 25.19 705.32 of the State of Wisconsin or of any other Congregation, and copies of letters written by Hospira ...... 1220 87.84 107,164.80 state or foreign country. Imation Corp...... 99 4.03 398.97 F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Oth- Kellogg Corp...... 3200 65.95 211,040.00 ers include contributions of its members with 3M Company ...... 2000 164.95 329,900.00 Member of Congress.

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Rept. 114–230) that requires the agen- H.R. 455, to require the Secretary of Homeland cy submitting the report on proposed Federal rule to Security to conduct a northern border threat analysis, include an assessment, as part of the cost-benefit and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. analysis submitted to the Comptroller General and Rept. 114–232); each House of Congress, of anticipated jobs gained H.R. 2786, to require the Commissioner of U.S. or lost as a result of implementation, and to specify Customs and Border Protection to submit a report whether those jobs will come from the public or pri- on cross-border rail security, and for other purposes vate sector; Pages H5557–58 (H. Rept. 114–233); and Young (IA) amendment (No. 1 printed in part B H. Res. 388, providing for consideration of the of H. Rept. 114–230) that would require agencies to bill (H.R. 1994) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of em- publish in the federal register a list of information ployees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on which a rule is based, including data, scientific on performance or misconduct, and for other pur- and economic studies, and cost-benefit analyses, and poses, and providing for consideration of the bill where the public can access it online (by a recorded (H.R. 3236) to provide an extension of Federal-aid vote of 250 ayes to 159 noes, Roll No. 473); highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, tran- Pages H5555–56, H5564–65 sit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Smith (MO) amendment (No. 2 printed in part B Trust Fund, to provide resource flexibility to the De- of H. Rept. 114–230) that requires congressional ap- partment of Veterans Affairs for health care services, proval for all rules proposed under the authority of and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114–234). the Affordable Care Act (by a recorded vote of 242 Page H5587 ayes to 167 noes, Roll No. 474); Pages H5556–57, H5565–66 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he Rejected: appointed Representative Valadao to act as Speaker Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 4 printed in part pro tempore for today. Page H5527 B of H. Rept. 114–230) that sought to add an ex- Recess: The House recessed at 10:55 a.m. and re- ception to the bill for rules that the Administrator convened at 12 noon. Page H5533 of the Office of Management and Budget determines Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment would result in net job growth (by a recorded vote of silence in honor of our brave men and women in of 163 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 475); uniform who have given their lives in the service of Pages H5558–59, H5566 our country in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, Capps amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. and all who serve in our armed forces and their fam- Rept. 114–230) that sought to ensure that any rule ilies. Page H5544 intended to ensure the safety of natural gas or haz- Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scru- ardous materials pipelines or prevent, mitigate, or tiny Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 427, to reduce the impact of spills from such pipelines is not amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to considered a ‘‘major rule’’ under the bill (by a re- provide that major rules of the executive branch corded vote of 166 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 476); shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution Pages H5559–60, H5566–67 of approval is enacted into law, by a recorded vote Cicilline amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of of 243 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 482. H. Rept. 114–230) that sought to exempt rules per- Pages H5539–72 taining to the protection of the public health or safe- Rejected the Nolan motion to recommit the bill ty from the requirements of the Act (by a recorded to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions vote of 166 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 477); to report the same back to the House forthwith with Pages H5560–61, H5567–68 an amendment, by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to Cicilline amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of 241 noes, Roll No. 481. Pages H5570–71 H. Rept. 114–230) that sought to provide a ‘‘special Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the na- rule’’ pertaining to the safety of any products specifi- ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee cally designed to be used or consumed by a child on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified under the age of 2 years (including cribs, car seats,

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CONTINUED OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL on Asia and the Pacific; and Subcommittee on the COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Middle East and North Africa, held a joint hearing Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on entitled ‘‘The Iran-North Korea Strategic Alliance’’. Communications and Technology held a hearing en- Testimony was heard from public witnesses. titled ‘‘Continued Oversight of the Federal Commu- nications Commission’’. Testimony was heard from PROMOTING AND INCENTIVIZING Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications CYBERSECURITY BEST PRACTICES Commission; and Ajit Pai, Commissioner, Federal Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cy- Communications Commission. bersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security THE DODD–FRANK ACT FIVE YEARS Technologies held a hearing entitled ‘‘Promoting and LATER: ARE WE MORE PROSPEROUS? Incentivizing Cybersecurity Best Practices’’. Testi- Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held mony was heard from public witnesses. a hearing entitled ‘‘The Dodd-Frank Act Five Years Later: Are We More Prosperous?’’. Testimony was AMERICA’S GROWING HEROIN EPIDEMIC heard from former Senator Phil Gramm; former Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Member R. Bradley Miller; and a public witness. Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES held a hearing entitled ‘‘America’s Growing Heroin Epidemic’’. Testimony was heard from Michael Bot- Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee began ticelli, Director, White House Office of National a markup on H.R. 766, the ‘‘Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015’’; H.R. 1210, the Drug Policy Center; John (Jack) Riley, Acting Dep- ‘‘Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act’’; H.R. uty Administrator, Drug Enforcement Association; 1317, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act and Nancy G. Parr, Commonwealth Attorney, City of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how Chesapeake, Virginia; and Angela R. Pacheco, First clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate trans- Judicial District Attorney, Santa Fe, New Mexico. actions, and for other purposes; H.R. 1553, the ‘‘Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015’’; ACCOUNTABILITY, POLICIES, AND H.R. 1737, the ‘‘Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Fi- TACTICS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN nancing Guidance Act’’; H.R. 1839, the ‘‘Reforming THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises Act of FOREST SERVICE 2015’’; H.R. 1941, the ‘‘Financial Institutions Ex- Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on amination Fairness and Reform Act’’; H.R. 2091, Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled the ‘‘Child Support Assistance Act of 2015’’; H.R. ‘‘Accountability, Policies, and Tactics of Law En- 2243, the ‘‘Equity in Government Compensation forcement within the Department of Interior and Act of 2015’’; H.R. 2643, the ‘‘State Licensing Effi- Forest Service’’. Testimony was heard from public ciency Act of 2015’’; H.R. 2912, the ‘‘Centennial witnesses. Monetary Commission Act of 2015’’; H.R. 3032, the ‘‘Securities and Exchange Commission Reporting FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE Modernization Act’’; H.R. 3189, the ‘‘Fed Oversight COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT Reform and Modernization Act of 2015’’; and H.R. 3192, the ‘‘Homebuyers Assistance Act’’. Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on En- ergy and Mineral Resources held a hearing entitled IRAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT: THE ‘‘Federal Implementation of the Coastal Zone Man- ADMINISTRATION’S CASE agement Act’’. Testimony was heard from Holly A. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a Bamford, Acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation hearing entitled ‘‘Iran Nuclear Agreement: The Ad- and Management, National Oceanic and Atmos- ministration’s Case’’. Testimony was heard from John pheric Administration; and public witnesses. Kerry, Secretary of State, Department of State; Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the IMPACT OF THE BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, Treasury; and Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy, De- AND SANCTIONS MOVEMENT partment of Energy. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Sub- THE IRAN–NORTH KOREA STRATEGIC committee on National Security held a hearing enti- ALLIANCE tled ‘‘Impact of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanc- Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Ter- tions Movement’’. Testimony was heard from public rorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Subcommittee witnesses.

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VA ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015; cept, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aero- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND nautics and Space Administration; and public wit- VETERANS HEALTH CARE CHOICE nesses. IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2015 LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Rules: Full Committee, hearing on H.R. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Sub- 1994, the ‘‘VA Accountability Act of 2015’’; and committee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transpor- H.R. 3236, the ‘‘Surface Transportation and Vet- tation held a hearing entitled ‘‘A Hearing on the erans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of Federal Radionavigation Plan, H.R. 1684, the For- 2015’’. The committee granted, by record vote of eign Spill Protection Act, and H.R. ll, the Na- 9–4, a structured rule for H.R. 1994. The rule pro- tional Icebreaker Fund Act of 2015’’. Testimony was vides one hour of general debate equally divided and heard from Gary C. Rasicot, Director of Marine controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem- Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard; Mary E. ber of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The rule Landry, Director of Incident Management and Pre- waives all points of order against consideration of the paredness, U.S. Coast Guard; Karen Van Dyke, Di- bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the rector of Positioning, Navigation and Timing and purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature Spectrum Management, Office of the Assistant Sec- of a substitute recommended by the Committee on retary for Research and Technology, Department of Veterans’ Affairs now printed in the bill and pro- Transportation; and a public witness. vides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against that amendment in RURAL HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order CREATED BY MEDICARE REGULATIONS only those further amendments printed in the Rules Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Committee report. Each such amendment may be of- Health held a hearing to discuss rural health care fered only in the order printed in the report, may disparities created by Medicare regulations. Testi- be offered only by a Member designated in the re- mony was heard from public witnesses. port, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable IRAN for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Com- shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be mittee held a hearing on Iran. This was a closed subject to a demand for division of the question. The hearing. rule waives all points of order against the amend- ments printed in the report. The rule provides one Joint Meetings motion to recommit with or without instructions. DYNAMIC SCORING The rule also grants a closed rule for H.R. 3236. Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided hearing to examine dynamic scoring, focusing on among and controlled by the respective chairs and how it will affect fiscal policymaking, after receiving ranking minority members of the Committees on testimony from former Senator Phil Gramm; John L. Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Buckley, former Chief of Staff to the Joint Com- and Veterans’ Affairs. The rule waives all points of mittee on Taxation, and Kevin A. Hassett, American order against consideration of the bill. The rule pro- Enterprise Institute, both of Washington, D.C.; and vides that the bill shall be considered as read. The John W. Diamond, Rice University Baker Institute rule waives all points of order against provisions in for Public Policy, Houston, Texas. the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Miller of Flor- f ida, Chairman Shuster, Representatives Takano, COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, Brown of Florida, Heck of Washington, Fincher. JULY 29, 2015 EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM: (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) FROM MERCURY TO PLUTO AND BEYOND Senate Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Com- Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine mittee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Exploration of the the impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Solar System: From Mercury to Pluto and Beyond’’. (JCPOA) on United States interests and the military bal- Testimony was heard from John Grunsfeld, Associate ance in the Middle East, 9:45 a.m., SD–G50. Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, National Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Aeronautics and Space Administration; Robert to hold hearings to examine best practices at public and Pappalardo, Study Scientist, Europa Mission Con- private shipyards, 2:30 p.m., SR–232A.

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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Sub- Fontenelle Reservoir, S. 1483, to direct the Secretary of committee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Pro- the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of des- tection, to hold hearings to examine the role of bank- ignating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Ten- ruptcy reform in addressing too-big-to-fail, 10 a.m., nessee, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 1694, SD–538. to amend Public Law 103–434 to authorize Phase III of Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project for hold hearings to examine wireless broadband and the fu- the purposes of improving water management in the Yak- ture of spectrum policy, 10 a.m., SR–253. ima River basin, and an original bill to provide for re- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business forms of the administration of the Outer Continental meeting to continue consideration of an original bill to Shelf of the United States, 10 a.m., SD–366. provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the Committee on Environment and Public Works: business United States, S. 133, to approve and implement the meeting to consider the nominations of Vanessa Lorraine Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource Allen Sutherland, of Virginia, to be Chairperson of the management, support economic development, and sustain Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in term of five years, Kristen Marie Kulinowski, of New the public interest and the interest of the United States, York, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard S. 145, to require the Director of the National Park Serv- Investigation Board for a term of five years, Gregory Guy ice to refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Nadeau, of Maine, to be Administrator of the Federal Park System during the October 2013 shutdown, S. 146, Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary and Eric Martin Satz, of Tennessee, to be a Member of of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority political subdivisions of States providing for the contin- for a term expiring May 18, 2018, Time to be an- ued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units nounced, Room to be announced. of the National Park System, units of the National Wild- Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to con- life Refuge System, and units of the National Forest Sys- sider S. 284, to impose sanctions with respect to foreign tem in the State during any period in which the Secretary persons responsible for gross violations of internationally of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable recognized human rights, S. 1632, to require a regional to maintain normal level of operations at the units due strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram, an to a lapse in appropriations, S. 329, to amend the Wild original bill entitled, ‘‘Afghanistan Accountability Act’’, and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of and the nominations of Michele Thoren Bond, to be an the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs), and Sarah Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Elizabeth Mendelson, to be Representative of the United Scenic Rivers System, S. 403, to revise the authorized States of America on the Economic and Social Council of route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Sce- America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the nic Trail, S. 521, to authorize the Secretary of the Inte- United Nations, both of the District of Columbia, Sheila rior to conduct a special resource study of President Sta- Gwaltney, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz tion in Baltimore, Maryland, S. 583, to establish certain Republic, Perry L. Holloway, of South Carolina, to be wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, land conveyances involving National Forest System land Laura Farnsworth Dogu, of Texas, to be Ambassador to and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho, the Republic of Nicaragua, Peter F. Mulrean, of Massa- S. 593, to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit chusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, Paul to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Rec- Wayne Jones, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Re- lamation to manage its infrastructure assets, S. 610, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special public of Poland, Gayle Smith, of Ohio, to be Adminis- resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland trator of the United States Agency for International De- and for other purposes, S. 720, to promote energy savings velopment, Kathleen Ann Doherty, of New York, to be in residential buildings and industry, S. 873, to designate Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus, James Desmond the wilderness within the Lake Clark National Park and Melville, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Re- Preserve in the State of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond public of Estonia, Samuel D. Heins, of Minnesota, to be Wilderness Area, S. 1103, to reinstate and extend the Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, all of the De- deadline for commencement of construction of a hydro- partment of State, and routine lists in the Foreign Serv- electric project involving Clark Canyon Dam, S. 1104, to ice; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine extend the deadline for commencement of construction of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 10 a.m., a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam, S. SD–419. 1240, to designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Anto- Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Co- nio Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, S. operation, to hold hearings to examine the financial crisis 1305, to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act in Greece, focusing on implications and lessons learned, to authorize the use of the active capacity of the 2 p.m., SD–419.

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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to terior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, to be im- hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the Higher Edu- mediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine cation Act, focusing on combating campus sexual assault, the true costs of alcohol and drug abuse in Native com- 9 a.m., SH–216. munities, 2:15 p.m., SD–628. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Oversight, business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, to ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Border Security hold hearings to examine IRS targeting, focusing on Metrics Act of 2015’’, an original bill entitled, ‘‘Critical progress of agency reforms and congressional options, 2 Infrastructure Protection Act of 2015’’, an original bill p.m., SD–106. entitled, ‘‘EINSTEIN Act of 2015’’, S. 1073, to amend Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Im- meeting to consider S. 1400, to amend the Small Busi- provement Act of 2012, including making changes to the ness Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Do Not Pay initiative, for improved detection, preven- Business Development to provide access to and manage tion, and recovery of improper payments to deceased indi- the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran- viduals, an original bill entitled, ‘‘Quarterly Financial Re- owned small businesses, S. 1756, to help small businesses porting Reauthorization Act of 2015’’, S. 1607, to affirm take advantage of energy efficiency, S. 1857, to amend the authority of the President to require independent reg- the Small Business Act to provide for expanded participa- ulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis re- tion in the microloan program, S. 1866, to establish the quirements applicable to executive agencies, S. 1526, to veterans’ business outreach center program, to improve amend title 10 and title 41, United States Code, to im- the programs for veterans of the Small Business Adminis- prove the manner in which Federal contracts for construc- tration, an original bill entitled, ‘‘A Sense of the Com- tion and design services are awarded, to prohibit the use mittee on the Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of reverse auctions for design and construction services of 2015’’, and an original bill entitled, ‘‘Veterans Entre- procurements, to amend title 31 and 41, United States preneurial Transition Act of 2015’’, Time to be an- Code, to improve the payment protections available to nounced, S–216, Capitol. construction contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers for Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: to hold hearings to exam- work performed, S. 1820, to require agencies to publish ine ending veteran homelessness, 2:30 p.m., SR–418. an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules, S. 1817, to improve the effectiveness of major rules House in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by promoting Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing enti- retrospective review, S. 1808, to require the Secretary of tled ‘‘Dodd-Frank Turns Five: Assessing the Progress of Homeland Security to conduct a Northern Border threat Global Derivatives Reforms’’, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. analysis, S. 779, to provide for Federal agencies to de- Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing velop public access policies relating to research conducted entitled ‘‘Potential Implications in the Region of the Iran by employees of that agency or from funds administered Deal’’, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. by that agency, S. Res. 104, to express the sense of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, Senate regarding the success of Operation Streamline and markup on H.R. 985, ‘‘Concrete Masonry Products Re- the importance of prosecuting first time illegal border search, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015’’; H.R. crossers, S. 708, to establish an independent advisory 3154, ‘‘E-Warranty Act of 2015’’; H.R. 1344, ‘‘Early committee to review certain regulations, S. 1170, to Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2015’’; H.R. amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the author- 1462, ‘‘Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015’’; H.R. 1725, ity of the United States Postal Service to issue a ‘‘National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Report- semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research, H.R. ing Authorization Act of 2015’’; and H.R. 2820, ‘‘Stem 1531, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal 2015’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. land management agencies to compete for vacant perma- Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup nent positions under internal merit promotion procedures, on H.R. 766, the ‘‘Financial Institution Customer Protec- an original bill to designate the facility of the United tion Act of 2015’’; H.R. 1210, the ‘‘Portfolio Lending States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in and Mortgage Access Act’’; H.R. 1317, to amend the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Colonel Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange James ‘Maggie’ Megellas Post Office’’, S. 1596, to des- Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply ignate the facility of the United States Postal Service lo- to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes; cated at 2082 Stringtown Road in Grove City, Ohio, as H.R. 1553, the ‘‘Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of the ‘‘Specialist Joseph W. Riley Post Office Building’’, 2015’’; H.R. 1737, the ‘‘Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto and the nomination of Denise Turner Roth, of North Financing Guidance Act’’; H.R. 1839, the ‘‘Reforming Carolina, to be Administrator of General Services, 10 Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises Act of a.m., SD–342. 2015’’; H.R. 1941, the ‘‘Financial Institutions Examina- Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to con- tion Fairness and Reform Act’’; H.R. 2091, the ‘‘Child sider S. 383, to provide for Indian trust asset manage- Support Assistance Act of 2015’’; H.R. 2243, the ‘‘Equity ment reform, and S. 732, to amend the Act of June 18, in Government Compensation Act of 2015’’; H.R. 2643, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the In- the ‘‘State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015’’; H.R. 2912,

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the ‘‘Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015’’; Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, In- H.R. 3032, the ‘‘Securities and Exchange Commission tellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled Reporting Modernization Act’’; H.R. 3189, the ‘‘Fed ‘‘Internet of Things’’, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Oversight Reform and Modernization Act of 2015’’; and Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing H.R. 3192, the ‘‘Homebuyers Assistance Act’’ (contin- entitled ‘‘Federal Agencies’ Selective Enforcement of ESA ued), 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Consultation’’, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Com- entitled ‘‘Women Under ISIS Rule: From Brutality to mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘EPA Mismanagement, Part II’’, Recruitment’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing Subcommittee on Information Technology; and Sub- entitled ‘‘Threats to Press Freedom in the Americas’’, 2 committee on Government Operations, joint hearing enti- p.m., 2172 Rayburn. tled ‘‘DATA Act Implementation’’, 1 p.m., 2154 Ray- Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing burn. entitled ‘‘Aviation Security Challenges: Is TSA ready for Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ‘‘A Review of the Nuclear the threats of today?’’, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. Regulatory Commission’s Licensing Process’’, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 29 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 29

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. ation of H.R. 22, Hire More Heroes Act. At 10 a.m., 1994—VA Accountability Act of 2015 (Subject to a Senate will vote on or in relation to a series of amend- Rule). Consideration of H.R. 3236—Highway Trust ments to H.R. 22, followed by a vote on the motion to Fund Extension (Subject to a Rule). invoke cloture on the bill. Following the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R. 22, Senate will begin consideration of the nomina- tions of Allison Beck, of the District of Columbia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, Jeffrey Mi- chael Prieto, of California, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, and Carol Fortine Ochoa, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, General Services Ad- ministration, and vote on confirmation of the nomina- tions.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Frankel, Lois, Fla., E1145 Pittenger, Robert, N.S., E1141 Goodlatte, Bob, Va., E1143 Renacci, James B., Ohio, E1143 Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1136, E1137, E1138 Granger, Kay, Tex., E1135 Ruiz, Raul, Calif., E1148, E1152 Barr, Andy, Ky., E1142 Heck, Joseph J., Nev., E1142 Russell, Steve, Okla., E1135 Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1143 Huffman, Jared, Calif., E1135 Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr., Wisc., E1153 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1147, E1152 Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E1146 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E1140 Blum, Rod, Iowa, E1149, E1150, E1153 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1135 Shimkus, John, Ill., E1136 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1141 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1139, E1150 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1140 Brooks, Susan W., Ind., E1148, E1152 Kato, John, N.Y., E1136 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1137 Brownley, Julia, Calif., E1139 Kilmer, Derek, Wash., E1139 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1140 Carter, Earl L. ‘‘Buddy’’, Ga., E1149, E1153 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1139 Torres, Norma J., Calif., E1144 Castor, Kathy, Fla., E1136 McDermott, Jim, Wash., E1147 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1150 Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E1149 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1143 Walden, Greg, Ore., E1140 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1144, E1145, E1145 McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E1141 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1145 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1145 Meehan, Patrick, Pa., E1145 Yoder, Kevin, Kans., E1144 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1146, E1151 Messer, Luke, Ind., E1142 Young, David, Iowa, E1144, E1145, E1146, E1146, E1147, Denham, Jeff, Calif., E1150, E1151 Neal, Richard E., Mass., E1149 E1148, E1148, E1149, E1150, E1151 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1136 Olson, Pete, Tex., E1145, E1146, E1152 Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E1141 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E1137

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