H4000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 21, 2016 these fraudulent payments from being model of the Recovery Operations Cen- Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I made in the first place. ter, which was developed to monitor have no additional speakers, and I The Fraud Reduction and Data Ana- spending under the Recovery Act of yield back the balance of my time. lytics Act of 2015 will help protect tax- 2009, and which has, unfortunately, Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I payer dollars by requiring the Office of ceased operations. urge adoption of this bill, and I yield Management and Budget, OMB, and These are commonsense steps toward back the balance of my time. Federal agencies to adopt proactive solving a serious problem that every- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The fraud detection controls and preventa- one should support. I urge members to question is on the motion offered by tive measures. support S. 2133. the gentleman from Texas (Mr. HURD) The bill will require the OMB to cre- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of that the House suspend the rules and ate a set of guidelines for antifraud my time. pass the bill, S. 2133. measures, which agencies must utilize Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I The question was taken; and (two- when establishing their proactive anti- yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from thirds being in the affirmative) the fraud control and detection procedures. North Carolina (Mr. MEADOWS), the rules were suspended and the bill was The bill will also require agencies to chairman of the Subcommittee on Gov- passed. better collaborate on developing best ernment Operations. A motion to reconsider was laid on practices for combating fraud. Mr. MEADOWS. I thank Chairman the table. HURD for his leadership not only on S. 2133 also requires that agencies f create an interagency working group in this, but on so many important topics JEANNE AND JULES MANFORD order to share best practices and cru- here in this body. He certainly is look- POST OFFICE BUILDING cial fraud prevention data, such as the ing after transparency and oversight Social Security Administration’s data on behalf of the American people. I just Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to applaud his leadership to prevent payments to deceased indi- move to suspend the rules and pass the there. viduals. bill (H.R. 2607) to designate the facility Mr. Speaker, passing S. 2133 and re- b 1630 of the United States Postal Service lo- quiring agencies to adopt a proactive I am proud today, Mr. Speaker, to cated at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson antifraud approach will not only serve rise in support of S. 2133, the Fraud Re- Heights, New York, as the ‘‘Jeanne and to protect taxpayer dollars, but in- duction and Data Analytics Act of 2015. Jules Manford Post Office Building.’’ crease public confidence in the admin- S. 2133 is a bipartisan bill that will pro- The Clerk read the title of the bill. istration of government programs, es- vide agencies a critically important The text of the bill is as follows: pecially benefit programs. measure for defeating fraud and pro- H.R. 2607 I would like to thank Senator CAR- tecting taxpayer dollars. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- PER and Senator THOM TILLIS for intro- In fiscal year 2014, the GAO reported resentatives of the United States of America in ducing this good government legisla- that a significant portion of the $124 Congress assembled, tion, and I would like to thank the billion in improper payments were re- SECTION 1. JEANNE AND JULES MANFORD POST Subcommittee on Government Oper- lated to fraud. To make matters worse, OFFICE BUILDING. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the ations chairman MARK MEADOWS for all the improper payments increased by United States Postal Service located at 7802 championing this bill in the House. a total of $19 billion—that is billion 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, I urge Members to support this bipar- with a B—from the previous fiscal shall be known and designated as the tisan bill. year. ‘‘Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Given the cost of these improper pay- Building’’. my time. ments to agencies and, as a result, to (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I the taxpayers, something must be done map, regulation, document, paper, or other yield myself such time as I may con- to block the flow of these fraudulent record of the United States to the facility re- sume. and improper payments. S. 2133 will ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to Mr. Speaker, the Fraud Reduction be a reference to the ‘‘Jeanne and Jules provide the necessary framework Manford Post Office Building’’. and Data Analytics Act is designed to around which agencies can build a strengthen Federal agency efforts to strong antifraud defense system. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- combat financial fraud. Congress has Currently, agencies have been over- ant to the rule, the gentleman from passed a number of bills in the past few reliant on an after-the-fact antifraud Texas (Mr. HURD) and the gentlewoman years aimed at curbing improper pay- detection measure which requires the from Michigan (Mrs. LAWRENCE) each ments. Fraud in this area is especially agency to review payments after they will control 20 minutes. harmful. It stems not from innocent have been made and then make an at- The Chair recognizes the gentleman mistakes, but from the willful intent tempt to recoup them. S. 2113 actually from Texas. to steal or misuse taxpayer dollars. would require these agencies to develop GENERAL LEAVE Fraud reduction strategies help re- proactive measures to identify risk, to Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I duce these crimes, and the Government analyze known cases of fraud, and then ask unanimous consent that all Mem- Accountability Office and the inspector to develop strategies to prevent future bers may have 5 legislative days in general have recommended that agen- fraud. It will also protect the American which to revise and extend their re- cies implement such strategies. taxpayer dollars from fraud by requir- marks and include extraneous material The bill before us will require the Di- ing agencies to better share data that on the bill under consideration. rector of the Office of Management and can be used to fight fraud. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Budget to consult with GAO to develop This bill will create a working group objection to the request of the gen- antifraud guidance for Federal agen- of agencies where best practices and tleman from Texas? cies and then monitor the implementa- fraud detection and prevention strate- There was no objection. tion of this guidance. gies can be shared throughout the gov- Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I The bill will also require the estab- ernment. By combating fraud, agencies yield myself such time as I may con- lishment of a working group of agency will not only protect taxpayer dollars, sume. chief financial officers to share best but also increase the trust and con- I rise today in support of H.R. 2607, practices and help disseminate new fidence in the administration of gov- introduced by Representative JOSEPH antifraud techniques. The working ernment programs. CROWLEY of New York. The bill des- group would also be required to develop I would like to thank Senator CAR- ignates a post office in Jackson a plan for establishing an interagency PER and Senator TILLIS for introducing Heights, New York, as the Jeanne and library of analytical tools and datasets this important, good-government legis- Jules Manford Post Office Building. for agencies and IGs to use in fighting lation, and I urge my colleagues to sup- Jeanne and Jules Manford were ac- fraud. port this bill and help better protect tivists in the community and loving In developing this plan, I believe the the American taxpayer dollars by vot- parents. I look forward to hearing more working group should look to the ing in favor of S. 2133. about Mr. and Mrs. Manford from my

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Mr. Speaker, I Post Office, which is situated in document the inception of a new ap- yield myself as much time as I may Queens, New York, which is squarely in proach to achieving equality, an effort consume. the middle of my congressional dis- by parents and families to stand up for Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my trict. their LGBT children. In that moment, colleagues in the consideration of H.R. I also want to thank Suzanne Swan, now 44 years, almost to this day, 2607, a bill to designate the facility of Jeanne and Jules’ daughter, and Jeanne embodied the spirit that has the United States Postal Service lo- PFLAG for collaborating with me on now come to guide a national organiza- cated in Jackson Heights, New York, this legislation as well. tion known as PFLAG. as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Mr. Speaker, the timing of this bill, In the wake of Morty Manford’s Office Building. as my colleague from Michigan just harrowing beating, Jeanne and Jules Parents of gay activist Morty said, could not be a more opportune realized that, even as LGBT people Manford, Jeanne and Jules Manford moment. It comes in the wake of last continue to fight for justice and ac- quickly became activists themselves, Sunday’s terrible attack on the LGBT ceptance, their work can be amplified following their son’s beating at a Gay community in Orlando, an attack that through the support of their allies. And Activists Alliance demonstration in was motivated by hate. who better to be an ally than one’s own 1972. Morty had been kicked and beat- We stand here today to honor two in- supportive family? en, yet police did not intercede on his dividuals who, when faced with a hate- It was with this in mind that Jeanne behalf. Jeanne wrote a letter, published ful act of violence themselves against and Jules founded an organization in the New York Post, highlighting her their son, were inspired to start a known as Parents of Gays. With their outrage and drawing public attention movement couched in acceptance and spirit of community involvement, to violence being perpetrated against support. Jeanne and Jules wanted to help others the LGBT community. Jeanne and Jules Manford were your like them, friends and neighbors and A year later, in 1973, Jeanne and typical middle class Queens, New York- colleagues, to help understand and sup- Jules Manford decided to organize a ers, who worked hard to make a better port their LGBT children. They held support group for parents of gay chil- life for themselves, their families, and their first support group meeting in dren. By the 1980s, their group was for- for their community. Jeanne was a 1973 in the Church of the Village, a mally established as Parents, Families public schoolteacher in Flushing, uniquely accepting and progressive and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Queens. Jules was a dentist. The couple Methodist Church in Greenwich Vil- PFLAG is now an international group worked with a number of local commu- lage, and it is still active today. made up of over 200,000 members advo- nity groups helping to make Queens a At a time when attitudes toward sex- cating for support, understanding, and better place to live. ual orientation were only just begin- equal rights for gay, lesbian, And they raised two children, Su- ning to change, the founding of an or- transgender, and bisexual individuals. zanne and Morty, in whom they in- In 1993, almost a year after losing stilled the values of hard work, com- ganization designed to bring in, edu- Morty to complications of AIDS, passion, and public service. Morty was cate, and support those closest to the Jeanne Manford served as the grand lucky to have two loving parents who LGBT individuals, their parents, was marshal of the New York Gay Pride accepted him for who he was at a time critical in advancing acceptance and Parade. Following her death in 2013, when the acceptance of LGBT people equal rights. Over the next few years, similar or- Jeanne was awarded the Nation’s sec- was, unfortunately, the exception rath- ganizations were started all around the ond highest civilian award, the Presi- er than the rule. country, and their representatives were dential Citizens Medal, by President While a student at Columbia and finally brought together following the Barack Obama. Cardozo Law School and throughout Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill his career, Morty stood up for the 1979 National March on Washington for to recognize Jeanne and Jules rights of the LGBT community and, Lesbian and Gay Rights. A couple of Manford’s tireless devotion to the like his parents, sought to make life years later, following important work LGBT equal rights movement and their better for those around him. He was establishing themselves as the source advocacy on its behalf. one of those many present at the of information and support, various Mr. Speaker, it is also a very sad Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village in chapters decided to launch a national time in our history where we are wit- 1969, and he continued to organize pro- organization called Parents, Families nessing, unfortunately, violence and tests in order to draw attention to and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, now hate being perpetrated on members of issues affecting the LGBT community. known as PFLAG. And from there, the our country, the citizens and people Following one of those protests in organization’s efforts took off. who have identified themselves as gay April of 1972, Morty was severely beat- PFLAG began work on national pol- or lesbian. en. In a trial following the beating, icy issues, such as stopping the mili- Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of witnesses testified that they saw tary from discharging lesbian service- H.R. 2607, and I reserve the balance of Morty thrown down an escalator and members. And it worked to help estab- my time. then kicked and stomped on. Thank- lish hundreds of chapters in rural com- Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I fully, those injuries were not fatal. munities where LGBT individuals and reserve the balance of my time. Morty did recover. But his parents, their families had a more difficult time Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I Jeanne and Jules, were galvanized to finding and coordinating with others yield as much time as he may consume take their own actions to counter hate like them. Today, PFLAG counts over to my colleague from New York (Mr. and to counter discrimination. 350 chapters and more than 200,000 CROWLEY). The following June, in the Chris- members in all 50 States, and similar Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank topher Street Liberation Day Parade, organizations have been established the gentlewoman from Michigan for the predecessor to New York’s Pride around the world. yielding me this time. Parade, Jeanne Manford carried a now- Jeanne and Jules continued to work Before I begin, I want to thank my famous sign that read: ‘‘Parents of in their community, helping to found a colleague, Ranking Member LAWRENCE, Gays Unite in Support for Our Chil- PFLAG chapter in Queens, alongside for her support on the Interior Sub- dren.’’ The image of Jeanne and her de- the LGBT equal rights activist and my committee as well as the full com- fiance and call to action in the face of good friend, Danny Dromm, now a mittee, Ranking Member CUMMINGS bigotry and violence became a cele- member of the New York City Council. and Chairman CHAFFETZ of the Over- brated artifact in the history of the Jeanne went on to become an advocate sight and Government Reform Com- gay rights movement. for people with HIV and AIDS, fol- mittee for working with us to bring This is an iconic photo in the gay lowing Morty’s death from the disease this bill to the floor. rights movement. It shows the face of a in 1992 at the young age of just 41.

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Additional responsibilities of the passes a reviewing stand situated di- shake us. Council of the Inspectors Gen- rectly in front of the post office we are So I am particularly glad that we are eral on Integrity and Effi- renaming today in Jackson Heights. In able to consider this legislation today ciency. fact, the street corner next to this post to honor Jeanne and Jules Manford for Sec. 5. Amendments to the Inspector Gen- office was itself renamed for someone all they have done for Queens, for New eral Act of 1978 and the Inspec- we lost to a senseless act of hate. Julio York, and for America, and I look for- tor General Reform Act of 2008. Sec. 6. Reports required. Rivera, a young man, was killed in 1990 ward to seeing this become law. Sec. 7. Public release of misconduct report. at the age of 29, targeted because he, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank all of Sec. 8. No additional funds authorized. himself, was gay. you who are responsible for bringing SEC. 2. FULL AND PROMPT ACCESS TO ALL DOC- Jackson Heights is a thriving neigh- this bill to the floor today for its con- UMENTS. borhood with a growing LGBT commu- sideration. I ask my colleagues to sup- (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 6 of the Inspector nity, and our community will be hon- port this bill. General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend- ored to have our local post office bear Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, as we ed— the names of Jeanne and Jules close out the naming of our post of- (1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as Manford. These symbols remind us of fices, I want to take this time to just follows: ‘‘(1)(A) notwithstanding any other provi- how far we have come. awaken this body and America on how sion of law, except any provision of law en- After Jules Manford passed away, the naming of post offices take the leg- acted by Congress that expressly refers to an Jeanne, having lost her husband and acy of American citizens and allow us Inspector General and expressly limits the son, eventually went to live with her to celebrate them, remember them, right of access by that Inspector General, to daughter, Suzanne, in California. and to create a sense of history in the have timely access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, rec- b 1645 communities where they live and serve. Just to sum up the post offices that ommendations, or other materials available In January of 2013, just a few months we have named today: Mary E. McCoy, to the applicable establishment which relate before the Supreme Court’s landmark to programs and operations with respect to an activist for women and African which that Inspector General has respon- decision overturning the Defense of Americans; Ed Pastor, who was a Con- Marriage Act, Jeanne passed away at sibilities under this Act; and gressman; Barry Miller, an emergency ‘‘(B) except as provided in subsection (i), the age of 92. That same year, Jeanne responder; Amelia Robinson, a civil with regard to Federal grand jury materials was honored posthumously with the rights activist; Michael Oxley, a Mem- protected from disclosure pursuant to Fed- Presidential Citizens Medal for her ef- ber of Congress; Kenneth Christy, a let- eral Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e), to have forts. ter carrier; and Jeanne and Jules timely access to such information if the At- It is difficult to imagine how we Manford, LGBT activists. torney General grants the request in accord- could have achieved so much progress ance with subsection (g);’’; and Again, today, we have shown Amer- (2) by adding at the end the following new toward attaining more equal rights for ica that we recognize the service of LGBT Americans without the work of subsections: those who on their own desire, will, ‘‘(g) REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO REQUEST Jeanne and Jules Manford more than 40 and passion have served our country. FOR FEDERAL GRAND JURY MATERIALS.— years ago. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ‘‘(1) TRANSMISSION OF REQUEST TO ATTOR- Though the LGBT community itself of my time. NEY GENERAL.—If the Inspector General of an had already begun to organize and de- Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I establishment submits a request to the head mand action, it was the Manfords’ urge the adoption of this bill. of the establishment for Federal grand jury work to bring families and allies into I yield back the balance of my time. materials pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the the fold that helped push these issues head of the establishment shall immediately The SPEAKER pro tempore. The notify the Attorney General of such request. to the fore. question is on the motion offered by Many attribute the shift in public ‘‘(2) ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINATION.— the gentleman from Texas (Mr. HURD) Not later than 15 days after the date on opinion on the issue of marriage equal- that the House suspend the rules and which a request is submitted to the Attorney ity to the simple fact that gay and les- pass the bill, H.R. 2607. General under paragraph (1), the Attorney bian people are able to be more open The question was taken; and (two- General shall determine whether to grant or about who they are. As a result, more thirds being in the affirmative) the deny the request for Federal grand jury ma- and more straight Americans know rules were suspended and the bill was terials and shall immediately notify the someone who is gay or lesbian or bisex- head of the establishment of such determina- passed. tion. The Attorney General shall grant the ual or transgender and want their A motion to reconsider was laid on friends and family to be treated equal- request unless the Attorney General deter- the table. mines that granting access to the Federal ly. f grand jury materials would be likely to— This is thanks, in no small part, to ‘‘(A) interfere with an ongoing criminal in- the supportive work of the PFLAG and INSPECTOR GENERAL vestigation or prosecution; its chapters throughout the years, and EMPOWERMENT ACT OF 2016 ‘‘(B) interfere with an undercover oper- to the movement by parents and fami- Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I move ation; lies who proudly choose to love their to suspend the rules and pass the bill ‘‘(C) result in disclosure of the identity of a confidential source, including a protected children for who they are. So as we cel- (H.R. 2395) to amend the Inspector Gen- ebrate Pride Month, I am glad we have witness; eral Act of 1978 to strengthen the inde- ‘‘(D) pose a serious threat to national secu- this opportunity to reflect upon and pendence of the Inspectors General, rity; or honor those who helped get us to where and for other purposes, as amended. ‘‘(E) result in significant impairment of we are today. The Clerk read the title of the bill. the trade or economic interests of the United As we mourn in the wake of the trag- The text of the bill is as follows: States. ‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL OF DETERMINATION TO ic shooting at the Pulse LGBT night- H.R. 2395 club in Orlando last week, I hope we all THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL can emulate the way Jeanne and Jules resentatives of the United States of America in Manford responded to their son’s beat- DETERMINATION.—The head of the establish- Congress assembled, ment shall inform the Inspector General of ing. The Manfords recognized that vio- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. the establishment of the determination lent acts of hate don’t show strength. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as made by the Attorney General with respect Far from it. They show weakness in the ‘‘Inspector General Empowerment Act of to the request for Federal grand jury mate- the soul of the offender. 2016’’. rials.

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