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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014 No. 62 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Ron was a veteran of the Korean war, women who are joining our Armed called to order by the Speaker pro tem- serving in the United States Army Forces. Ron was also a frequent visitor pore (Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee). from 1952 to 1954. to my Stockton district office, and he f His life was dedicated to serving the knew my entire staff, and we appre- community in a variety of jobs, includ- ciated him. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO ing as a member of the Stockton Met- Ron was a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite TEMPORE ropolitan Transit District Board of Di- Mason, the highest degree for a mason. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- rectors; Stockton City Council, serving He was appointed to the office of Per- fore the House the following commu- as vice mayor in 1985; San Joaquin sonal Representative of the Sovereign nication from the Speaker: County Council of Governments; Cali- Grand Inspector General of California WASHINGTON, DC, fornia Public Utility Commission; for the Stockton Scottish Rite in April April 29, 2014. Stockton Port District Board of Port 1992, serving in that position until May I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN J. Commissioners. 2003. DUNCAN, Jr. to act as Speaker pro tempore Appointed by the Stockton City He was instrumental in partnering on this day. Council to the Board of Port Commis- the Stockton Scottish Rite Childhood JOHN A. BOEHNER, sioners in 1991, Ron served with dis- Language Disorders Center and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. tinction as the commissioner for 20 speech and language department of the f years. During his tenure on the Stock- University of the Pacific. Throughout MORNING-HOUR DEBATE ton Port Commission, Ron’s leadership his partnership, the Stockton Center was apparent from the onset, and in became a flagship for all Scottish Rite The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the year 2000 he helped the Port of Childhood Language Disorders Centers ant to the order of the House of Janu- Stockton secure Rough and Ready Is- in California, providing speech therapy ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- land from the United States Navy. treatment to children throughout our nize Members from lists submitted by By acquiring Rough and Ready Is- community. This center now serves ap- the majority and minority leaders for land, the Port of Stockton became the proximately 100 children each week morning-hour debate. third largest port in California, the free of charge. The Chair will alternate recognition largest inland port in terms of acreage Ron’s impact on our community and between the parties, with each party in California, and the second busiest lives around him will not be forgotten. limited to 1 hour and each Member inland port on the west coast. This al- Ron always brought a smile and a other than the majority and minority lowed the Port of Stockton to better warm sense of humor. To know Ron leaders and the minority whip limited serve California’s expanding agri- was to know a dear friend. He was one to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- culture industry, and is essential given of Stockton’s most dedicated citizens, bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. its proximity to major transportation and we will miss him. f hubs in the State. Ron was preceded in death by his Ron also served on various boards wife of 50 years, Mary Ellen Coale. Ron HONORING W. RONALD COALE and commissions at the State and local is survived by his two sons, Ronald W. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The levels in California. He was a former and Michael W., and five grand- Chair recognizes the gentleman from member of the advisory board of the children: Ronald Thomas, Stephanie California (Mr. MCNERNEY) for 5 min- YMCA of San Joaquin County, a mem- Lynn, Christopher Aaron, Jeffrey Mi- utes. ber of the Stockton Salvation Army, chael, and Tyler Joseph Coale. Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise and a former gubernatorial appointee f to celebrate the life and legacy of my to the Atascadero State Hospital Advi- friend, W. Ronald Coale, who passed sory Board. In these roles, Ron helped THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER away on April 17, 2014. to reach our youth and help those in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Ron was a native of Stockton, Cali- need. Chair recognizes the gentleman from fornia. He went to local schools, grad- As a veteran, Ron was a member of Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) for 5 min- uated from Stockton College, and ac- Karl Ross Post of the American Legion utes. quired a teaching certificate in the in Stockton. He was a member of my Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, last field of transportation and distribution U.S. service academy nomination com- week as I traveled my State, over and from the University of California at mittee. His knowledge and expertise over again people encouraged me with Berkeley. Dedicated to his country, was invaluable to the young men and a simple statement, ‘‘I pray for you.’’

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:39 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29AP7.000 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3246 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 Those powerful words pack a tremen- The National Day of Prayer is not a since the House Republican leaders dous amount of compassion and the- mandate to pray. It is not a congres- turned their backs on millions of un- ology. It is the belief of millions of sional establishment of religion. It is employed Americans, and the situation Americans that there is a God who cre- two things: a congressional acknowl- grows more dire for these individuals ated us, He cares for us, and He is in- edgment that millions of people in our and their families with each passing terested in our lives. It is the belief Nation believe in God, and they believe day. that if we pray, a loving God hears our that God hears our prayers and re- For far too long, this Congress has prayer and He responds to our needs sponds when we pray; and a request described the long-term unemployed in and the needs of others. that those who believe in prayer should numbers, figures, and statistics only. This is the week of the National Day pray, and pray for our Nation and pray Well, today I hope that will begin to of Prayer. This is a time for us to be for our Nation’s leaders. change and that the Speaker and other able to reflect on prayer and to remem- If you are considering calling my of- Republicans leaders will understand ber and recognize the Americans who fice to complain that I mentioned what is happening to real people be- value prayer. I share the belief with prayer and God on the House floor, you cause of their refusal to extend unem- many others that people are separated are always welcome to call, but you are ployment benefits. from God because of our choices to not going to change my mind, and you I am launching something called the walk away from God and God’s path for are not going to change our Nation. ‘‘Faces of the Unemployed’’ to show our lives, so people live their lives Each day we begin with prayer in the my colleagues on the other side of the alone, even in a crowd. The Bible says, House of Representatives. The words of aisle just who they are hurting. This in Romans 6:23: our national motto, ‘‘In God We poster board will be outside my office, The wages of sin is death, but the gift of Trust,’’ are emblazoned on the wall and I will be adding people to it as they God is eternal life through Christ Jesus, our share their stories. It will force my Re- Lord. right over my right shoulder. There is a prayer chapel in the Capitol set aside publican colleagues to look into their Simply put, what we earn for what for Members of Congress to stop and eyes as they pass them in the hallway we do wrong is separation from life, pray before votes. We have always had and to understand that these individ- real life. God gives us the opportunity prayer as a nation. That is the free ex- uals should not be invisible. to have eternal life, life with God for- ercise of religion that is protected by Mr. Speaker, I want you and all of ever, by accepting the gift of Jesus the Constitution. my colleagues to look at these faces Christ through his death and his res- I am well aware that some people and explain to your colleagues and to urrection. It was my first real prayer. When I want people of faith to be silent and America why you won’t allow a vote was 8 years old, I realized for the first never speak about God in public. They that will help them put food on their time that there is a God and I did not condemn my insensitivity for their table, pay their rent, and provide for know Him. I was separated from Him. lack of belief by trying to require a fel- their families. At my home, I prayed for Jesus to for- low free American to live life more like These are real people, Mr. Speaker, give my sin and come into my life and them. But I would remind them that who have been left behind and forgot- take control. It is that same simple they are not required to believe in God ten about by this body. It is disgraceful prayer that millions of others have because they are an American, and I that, while the Republican budget prayed to begin a walk with God. am not required to stop believing in spends billions of dollars abroad and The Bible teaches us—and I believe— God just because I represent Ameri- protects special interest tax loopholes that God hears our prayer, not because cans. We are both free. You can choose that encourage companies to ship of our good behavior, but because God not to pray, and I can choose to pray American jobs overseas, this body can’t opened the line of communication for you. provide immediate relief to the long- when Jesus paid for our sin on the For those in our Nation that pray, I term unemployed who are still recov- cross, and I accepted His offer of for- humbly request that you set aside this ering from the Great Recession. giveness and a relationship. National Day of Prayer to renew your In the end, this debate is about more It begs the question still: Does it commitment to pray for our Nation. than dollars and cents. It is about the matter if we pray and pray for each We need God’s help in our Nation right families who continue to lose unem- other? Yes is the simple answer. Prayer now. We are in obvious trouble and ployment benefits with each passing puts our hearts and thoughts back in conflict. Even many Christians that I day that the House fails to act. It is line with God’s design. Prayer allows meet would rather complain than pray. about the more than 200,000 veterans us an opportunity to spread out our For everyone who says to me we are and more than a million children who most painful problems before a loving too far gone in debt, our culture is past have been affected by this loss of bene- God. Prayer also provides an oppor- the tipping point, we have lost our way fits. tunity for the God who can do anything forever, I tell them that I believe there It is about my constituents, Michael to demonstrate His care and power in a is still a God in Heaven who hears our from Riverside, Rhode Island, who is world that thinks they do not need prayer, who cares about our lives. I about to lose his electricity and gas be- God. will work, but I will also pray, and I cause he can’t pay his bills and, in his This attitude is not new. President ask you to join me. own words, has ‘‘nowhere to turn.’’ Lincoln in his proclamation for a Na- Let’s pray. It is about Paula from Bristol, who tional Day of Prayer on March 30, 1863, f has always worked since she was 15 wrote this: years old and says she is ‘‘being made RENEW UNEMPLOYMENT We have been the recipients of the choicest to feel like a thief.’’ bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, BENEFITS It is about Lillian from North Provi- these many years, in peace and prosperity. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The dence, who said she would ‘‘rather be We have grown in numbers, wealth, and Chair recognizes the gentleman from working’’ but can’t find a job. power as no other nation has ever grown. But Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE) for 5 min- These stories are not unique to we have forgotten God. We have forgotten Rhode Island. This is happening to peo- the gracious hand which preserved us in utes. peace, and multiplied and enriched us and Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise ple in every part of our country: Ne- strengthened us; and we have vainly imag- today to show you and my colleagues vada, Illinois, California, Kentucky, ined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that the faces of the Americans that are and Mississippi, to name a few. These all these blessings were produced by some su- hurting by refusing to renew unem- people aren’t Republicans or Demo- perior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxi- ployment benefits. crats. They are hardworking Ameri- cated with unbroken success, we have be- Just 3 days after Christmas, this cans who can’t find work and need our come too self-sufficient to feel the necessity House leadership left these people out help. of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us. It behooves in the cold and made it more difficult It is time to put aside our differences us then to humble ourselves before the of- for them to provide for their family, to and come together to provide imme- fended Power, to confess our national sins, buy food, to pay their mortgages or diate relief to these struggling fami- and to pray for clemency and forgiveness. pay their rent. It has been 4 months lies. In tough times, Congress has a

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I urge Speaker Mr. Speaker, I am honored today to ple, is there is one group on Capitol BOEHNER to look at the faces of these pay tribute to a great man from Semi- Hill where all those labels are put to unemployed Americans and hear their nole, Florida, who had an impact the side, and that happens every Mon- stories so we can work together to across this world. day night or Tuesday night, depending solve this problem as we have in the f on the night we go into session, right past. across the hall in room 219, where there NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER These photos and stories will be post- is no agenda except to pray and ask ed outside my office—and I hope many The SPEAKER pro tempore. The God for wisdom, like Solomon of the of my colleagues will do the same—to Chair recognizes the gentleman from Old Testament. serve as a reminder that this is about North Carolina (Mr. MCINTYRE) for 5 So my hope is that as many Members the individuals and the families who minutes. and your staff—you will allow your are hurting every day because we have Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise staff to join us this Thursday morning not extended this critical lifeline. I today as cochairman of the Congres- to come together as we celebrate the hope this will put a face on the real sional Prayer Caucus in recognition National Day of Prayer. stories of the people who are hurting and celebration of the annual observ- Indeed, Mr. Speaker, the true source and it will cause the Speaker to bring ance of the National Day of Prayer. of power is not found here in the Halls a bill to the floor that will extend un- Each year, we take this opportunity of Congress or in the Oval Office in the employment so we can answer the call to pause from the hurried pace of our West Wing or in the chambers of the and be sure that we are doing every- daily lives to reaffirm our Nation’s rich Supreme Court. The true source of thing we can to help those most in spiritual heritage and our commitment power is found on our knees before the need. to maintaining and strengthening our throne of grace, before almighty God. great country’s religious freedom. f It is in that spirit that I rise today to Throughout more than 200 years of our reaffirm this celebration of prayer in b 1015 Nation’s history, faith, prayer, and our Nation’s history for the past, the trust in God have played a vital role in TRIBUTE TO MASTER CHIEF present, and, God willing, the future. strengthening the fabric of our society. PETTY OFFICER GARY ‘‘DOC’’ Indeed, the power of prayer knows no From the dawn of our country, when WELT bounds. May we be a Nation that does the first national call to prayer was stand for our motto, ‘‘In God We The SPEAKER pro tempore. The issued, to that day on April 17, 1952, Trust.’’ Indeed, we pray, may God bless Chair recognizes the gentleman from when President Harry Truman made America. Florida (Mr. JOLLY) for 5 minutes. the annual National Day of Prayer a f Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today permanent fixture, to this upcoming to honor a great American hero, a Thursday, when we will celebrate the NEED ACTION IN THE SENATE quiet legend in the special operations 63rd annual National Day of Prayer in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The community and in military medicine, the Cannon Caucus Room right here on Chair recognizes the gentleman from Master Chief Petty Officer Gary ‘‘Doc’’ Capitol Hill, we have continued to turn Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 Welt. to prayer as a guiding compass as we minutes. Doc Welt passed away on April 8 due seek God’s guidance and wisdom and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. to complications of ALS. He passed healing balm for our land. It is from Mr. Speaker, just a short while ago, away in Seminole, Florida, surrounded these historic underpinnings that our one of my colleagues talked about the by his family. He was only 55 years old. Nation has grown and thrived. plight of folks who are unemployed— He dedicated his life to service—service We stand here today on the shoulders individuals who are unemployed either to his country, to his family, to those of those Americans who have boldly short term or those chronically unem- in the ALS community, and service to fought for our rights to be able to as- ployed. He actually failed to mention his brotherhood of special operators. semble, to be able to speak out, and to those who are underemployed in this He joined the Navy in 1976, becoming be able to worship freely. One of our Nation. It is an issue that needs to be a Navy SEAL in 1980, proudly serving great opportunities as Americans is to addressed. on SEAL Teams 2, 4, and 8. He also be able to come together and say we I am actually proud to be a part of served instructor tours at the John F. want to be able to ask God for his solutions that have passed out of the Kennedy Special Warfare Center and blessings and his help upon our Nation House of Representatives but sit in the the Naval Special Warfare Center. so we indeed can be one Nation under Senate, waiting for Senator REID to After retiring in 2006 as a USSOCOM God, as we say in our Pledge of Alle- take the leadership to bring those senior enlisted medical adviser, Doc giance, and also a Nation that honors House-passed jobs bills to the Senate continued to serve as a contract spe- our national motto, which is not ‘‘e floor for action—bills that would pro- cialist, conducting counterterrorism pluribus unum,’’ as some have mistak- vide some immediate opportunities for and counter-piracy operations until enly thought, but which is, ‘‘In God We individuals who are unemployed. 2012. Trust.’’ More than anything else, what folks Doc is survived by his loving wife of In fact, for all Members of Congress who are unemployed need is a job—a 17 years, Brenda Ann Thompson Welt; that would like, we have plaques being good-paying job with family-sustaining his son, Robert; his daughters, Crystal made and distributed that say, ‘‘In God wages. Lynn Elliott and Sabrina Audell We Trust,’’ just to reaffirm our na- Mr. Speaker, the House has passed Ranford; his brothers, Robert Welt and tional motto. bill after bill to help working middle Donald Wolford; as well as his four That is why I have joined with my class Americans get the skills they grandchildren, Lillian, Meadow, Andon, friend and cochairman of the Congres- need, the jobs they desire, and ade- and Michael. sional Prayer Caucus, Congressman quate pay to provide for their families. Mr. Speaker, two communities gath- RANDY FORBES of Virginia, to intro- In the Senate, yet another day has ered at MacDill Air Force Base last duce a bipartisan resolution, H. Res. passed when Leader REID has chose to week. One was the community of 547. I hope all of our Members listening deny consideration of these common- Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay today will join us in supporting the Na- sense bills and chose to deny the relief area, who knew and loved Doc. The sec- tional Day of Prayer and urging all that would come for those who are un- ond community was the special oper- Americans to come together to pray employed. ations community, who loved Doc. It and reaffirm the importance that pray- The House has acted on more than was a fitting tribute to a great man. er has played in our national heritage. one occasion to advance completion of Today, we honor his life, his legacy, We hear so much today about par- the longstanding Keystone XL pipeline. and his service. We pledge and commit tisanship and bickering and asking This decision has again been delayed to carry on the fight that Doc fought why don’t people get along. The one by the Obama administration.

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The Government’s commitment to actively inequity right in the city of Houston Chair recognizes the gentleman from and adequately manage our Federal and the district that I represent. Virginia (Mr. RIGELL) for 5 minutes. forests. Where we have well-managed Yesterday, we came out with the Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise Federal forests that are managed in a Children at Risk research on the level today to pay tribute, to honor, to re- healthy way, we have healthy rural of high schools that were not func- member, and to celebrate the life of an economic communities where we grow tioning. They list North Forest High outstanding American patriot whom I jobs. Today, that bill is gathering dust School, Madison High School, Jones greatly admired, Marine General Carl on the Senate Leader’s desk, awaiting High School, Wheatley High School, E. Mundy, Jr. action. Sterling High School, Kashmere High It is not often, I would think, that a Mr. Speaker, we were elected to solve School, and Worthing High School at former sergeant in the Marine Corps problems. It is about time we got about the bottom of the list. Why? They are Reserves becomes friends with a Four- the people’s business. Hardworking all in inner city areas. The investment Star General and a former Com- Americans deserve as much. in people is not there. mandant of the Marine Corps, but such was my good fortune. f And so this wealth inequality is not about someone who wants to get a I met General Mundy—he served as INEQUALITIES handout; it is to reflect what is hap- our 30th Commandant of the Marine The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pening. Corps—through my father, Ike. They Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from The highest unemployment is among lived in the same retirement commu- Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. Latinos and African Americans, which nity in Florida and shared the special Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, are the red and purple bars. Because of bond that binds one generation of when I think of most Americans, I the barriers to access to credit, the American marines to the next. know that one of the major compo- lowest number of business ownership in It is a connection that transcends nents of our work ethic is that we be- this country is with African Ameri- grade and rank, officer and enlisted, lieve in working hard. We are not cans. It has the lowest number of busi- and that my father fought in the battle standing in line for government sub- ness owners. When we faced the reces- for Iwo Jima, which is a sacred mem- sidies or handouts. We simply want to sion and mortgage collapse, the highest ory for all marines, made their friend- be able to have an opportunity. number of bankruptcy filings were ship and their mutual respect that Last evening, I was on the floor among Latinos and African Americans. much deeper. speaking of the unfortunate cir- No, they are not looking for a hand- It was at my dad’s encouragement cumstances of this past week, such as out. We are looking for policies that in that I reached out to General Mundy the mischaracterization of what af- fact will invest in education and make when I sought this office. When I met firmative action really means, which is sure that when we invest in people, we him, he was 73 years old, yet he exuded, an opportunity for all of our students overcome the barriers that deal with without effort and without pretense, to go to institutions of higher learning race and racism. the dignity and the military bearing with a diverse student body that em- When we lost all of the home equity, that we would expect of a Marine Com- bodies and reflects America, respond- which was one of the greatest assets of mandant. ing to the decrease in numbers of Afri- African Americans, the decline in It was his humble spirit, however, can Americans since the dismantling of home equity and ownership fell upon that I truly found myself pondering affirmative action at schools like the many of us in a high number, from and admiring long after our meetings University of Michigan, Berkeley, and Asians to Whites to Latinos and Afri- and conversations had ended. Though others. can Americans. And when I say this, I the general always encouraged me to We then follow that decision with un- speak of those who are White and call him Carl, I never could. He was al- timely and unfortunate comments, equally face obstacles. ways, of course, General Mundy. first by an owner of a national basket- Many know that one of the major Always a leader, the general encour- ball team. It baffles me when the owner movements of Senator Robert F. Ken- aged me in this effort to, again, serve indicates that he does not want to see nedy was his visit to Appalachia and my country, not in uniform, but Black people at his stadium. It amazes other places. through public service; and I suspect he me because if he looks out onto the So my question to my colleagues lent his good name and reputation to playing floor, he might see a lot of today is how we can come together to help me more out of respect for my dad them. We find that sports is something look at a way of empowering those im- than for me. that brings us all together, from all poverished and making sure that the Of the many endorsements I was so walks of life. educational system, regardless of your fortunate to receive, the general’s Then we have an individual that rep- level of income, has the ability to treat meant the most. I believe all who fa- resents himself as one of the true tradi- you equally so that the school that you vored me with their endorsement—and tions of America, a rancher—and much attend every day—your parents pay I think especially those who served in of that is done in Texas—who wants to taxes and send you there—is not giving our United States military—will under- suggest that African Americans would you the bottom rank in opportunity stand why the Commandant’s endorse- be better off picking cotton and having and that your family is not in the cat- ment was particularly meaningful. gardens and chickens. egory with no assets or retirement, no Not long after General Mundy lost The reason I raise these issues today ability to help you go to college. High- his wife of 56 years, Linda Sloan is because we have parts of our society est number, 62 percent for African Mundy, the general was diagnosed with that reflect those injustices. We have Americans; Latinos, 69 percent, which cancer. My parents passed him in the parts of society that ignore the ills is partly due to the fact that many neighborhood 1 day when he was still that befall those who are more impov- Latinos live in a ‘‘shadow society,’’ well enough to take his afternoon erished than others. many of them because we have not walks. Many people don’t realize that even passed comprehensive immigration re- Dad shared with me the account of though slavery ended in the 1800s, the form. how, when the general saw my parents 20th century found itself with individ- So, Mr. Speaker, rather than to ac- coming and he recognized my father, uals or segments of the population cuse individuals and call people names he stopped, he came to full attention, being treated unequally for more than and use racist categories, it is time for and offered a respectful hand salute to

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As I reflect upon General Studies have found that it can cost that we all live under, belongs to all of Mundy’s life and his service, I am re- parents up to $21,000 a year to care for us. minded that we are a free people be- a child with autism, more than it re- So how would you feel if you pull up cause good men and women have will- quires for one without. Children with a piece of paper and on that piece of ingly set aside differences to fight for autism have annual medical expendi- paper is an article about a speech that that, which binds us together as fellow tures that exceed those without autism Administrator McCarthy gave on Mon- Americans. by up to $6,000 a year. day morning? And I do hope she is mis- General Mundy inspired many of us The average medical cost for Med- quoted because we have treated her to serve, including his two sons, Briga- icaid-enrolled children with autism are very kindly from the Science Com- dier General Carl Mundy III and Colo- about six times higher than for chil- mittee and my subcommittee. nel Timothy Mundy, both of whom are dren without autism. In addition to But if I came to you and read a line on Active Duty as United States Ma- medical costs, intensive behavioral that McCarthy told the audience, on rines. interventions for children with autism Monday morning, that she intends to So I join my fellow marines espe- can cost $40,000 to $60,000 per child, per go after a—one more time—go after a cially, including my father, Ike, and year. small but vocal group of critics, in grateful Americans across our country, There are several steps that Congress light of what the IRS has done, doesn’t in expressing heartfelt condolences to can take right now to help ease these that send chills down someone’s back the Mundy family. burdens for families. The House should when you hear that an agency intends It is with eternal gratitude and re- pass H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better to go after its critics? spect that I will offer a final hand sa- Life Experience, or ABLE, Act, which And then there is this arrogance that lute in tribute and in memory to the is legislation I have cosponsored, to was, I hope, misquoted that only quali- 30th Commandant of the United States allow for the creation of tax-exempt fied scientists should be allowed to see, Marine Corps, an American patriot savings accounts for individuals with real scientists. whom I was so fortunate to count as disabilities. So you are telling me that a grad my friend. Congress also must reauthorize the student or a leftwing group or a con- General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., United Combating Autism Act, which expires servative group or just someone that in September. This vital legislation States Marine Corps, mission accom- has an interest in data shouldn’t be al- provides Federal support for critical plished, sir. lowed to see the datasets that are mak- Semper fidelis. autism research, services, and treat- ing public policy that literally cost ment. f trillions of dollars? Mr. Speaker, I have often said that The concept of having a government RECOGNIZING NATIONAL AUTISM autism is the polio of our time, and to- that runs substantially on secret infor- AWARENESS MONTH gether, as a Nation, we can beat this mation is outrageous. So that is why I The SPEAKER pro tempore. The challenging disease. Chair recognizes the gentleman from Families struggling with autism face am trying to push forward on a bill— and maybe the title of the bill is a lit- Indiana (Mr. MESSER) for 5 minutes. challenges that many of us can’t imag- Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ine. They neither need nor want our tle inflammatory. It is called the Se- today to honor National Autism pity, but they deserve our help. cret Science bill, a very simple concept Awareness Month. National Autism Awareness Month, that you make public policy with pub- Modern science has helped control or which ends tomorrow, should serve as a lic data and that public data that we eliminate many once deadly and debili- call to action for us to address the ur- all have the right to vet and look at. tating diseases and conditions, but our gent and long-term needs of people af- Look, the vast majority of Ameri- understanding of autism remains an fected by autism and, hopefully, one cans will never look at it, but unsolved puzzle. day, piece together the autism puzzle, shouldn’t you have the right to access More children than ever are being di- so as few children as possible are im- it? agnosed with communication and be- pacted by this disorder. Then there is this outlier that the agency is using that is complete obfus- havioral disorders that lead to a diag- f nosis of autism. Autism now affects cation of the truth: well, there is per- one in every 68 children, according to THE SECRET SCIENCE BILL sonal data out there, and we don’t the CDC. My nephew Trey is one of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The know how to protect it. them. Chair recognizes the gentleman from Every single day, whether it be the I have seen firsthand how autism Arizona (Mr. SCHWEIKERT) for 5 min- Census Bureau, the CFPB, the Com- strains families, stretches their re- utes. merce Department, they collect per- sources, and makes life more chal- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, last sonal data. There are standards out lenging in many ways. I have also seen evening, I had a couple of articles sit- there where you blind data. As a mat- the amazing joy that an autistic child ting on my desk and had the oppor- ter of fact, there are actually protocols can bring to a family. Trey has sure tunity to read through them. I was for the protocols on blinding data that brought a lot of joy to ours. somewhat—what’s the term—oh, yeah, we all get to use. It is done every single Families with autistic children do outraged at some of the comments in day. everything they can to help their kids there, so that is the reason I am stand- Somehow, the EPA doesn’t want to maximize their God-given abilities, ing here on the floor today. have that conversation because, some- whatever they choose to be; but it is I want to walk through a concept and how, they don’t want you, the Amer- not always easy, especially in a world then try to ferret out why is the agen- ican public, and the academic commu- where many don’t understand the cy so terrified of this concept, some- nity of all ideological stints to have unique challenges that autism pre- thing very simple. If you are going to the right to access it. sents. make public policy, shouldn’t it be Mr. Speaker, Administrator McCar- Helping these families better navi- based on data that is available to the thy was quoted as saying: gate this treacherous world would public? You just can’t claim the science isn’t real make a huge difference for my brother That public data, properly vetted, is when it doesn’t align with your politics. and his family and millions like them, used to make public policy, sort of this She is absolutely right. I am not ask- but doing so would be much more than concept of almost the crowdsourcing of ing for ideological data. I am just ask- just helpful to those families. information. ing for data to belong to the public and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:39 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.006 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3250 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 so everyone has the opportunity to Mr. MCNERNEY led the Pledge of Al- and recovery operations. We are deeply study it and understand it. legiance as follows: grateful for your service. Who knows, maybe that studying of I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the I know my sorrow and grief for the that data will find better ways, smart- United States of America, and to the Repub- devastation and loss of life is shared by er ways, more efficient ways to protect lic for which it stands, one nation under God, all Arkansans and all Americans. We the environment, more rational ways; indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. have a long road ahead of us, but Ar- but we will never know until the EPA f kansans are a tough, hardworking peo- finally steps up and makes that data WELCOMING REVEREND BENNY ple, and together we will come out available to every American. TATE stronger. f f The SPEAKER. Without objection, RECESS the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HARD- BROUN) is recognized for 1 minute. WORKING SHIPYARD WORKERS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- There was no objection. IN GROTON, CONNECTICUT, AND ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA declares the House in recess until noon I rise today to recognize Pastor Benny today. (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was Tate, the senior pastor of Rock Springs Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 43 given permission to address the House Church in Milner, Georgia. Under the minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- for 1 minute and to revise and extend leadership of Dr. Tate, Rock Springs cess. his remarks.) Church grew from just 60 members to Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, last f its current congregation of over 6,000. evening the U.S. Navy and two ship- b 1200 Dr. Tate began numerous ministries yards, the electric boat shipyard in at Rock Springs Church, including the Groton, Connecticut, and Huntington AFTER RECESS Rock Springs medical clinic to care for Ingalls shipyard in Newport News, Vir- The recess having expired, the House those who cannot afford medical insur- ginia, entered into an $18 billion con- was called to order by the Speaker at ance; The Potter’s House, which min- tract to build 10 submarines over the noon. isters to women battling drug and alco- next 5 years. hol abuse; Rock Springs Christian This event did not happen by itself. f Academy, offering quality education to It was the result of exhaustive national PRAYER kids K–12; and the Impact Street Min- security reviews that started under Reverend Dr. Benny Tate, Rock istries, which helps the homeless by Secretary Gates, continued with the Springs Church, Milner, Georgia, of- serving meals and providing clothing Nuclear Posture Review, and continued fered the following prayer: and housing to those in need. with the Quadrennial Defense Review. Our Heavenly Father, we bow our James 1:27 says: In every instance, the findings were heads in Your presence. The Bible Religion that God our Father accepts as that we needed to bolster our undersea teaches us, ‘‘Behold how good and how pure and faultless is this, to look after or- fleet, which has declined from 100 ships phans and widows in their distress and to pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to- at the end of the cold war to 53 today. keep oneself from being polluted by the With rising maritime challenges in gether in unity, because a House di- world. vided will not stand.’’ the Asia Pacific, with the decision by Dr. Tate’s work is a shining example May Your servants in this body not Vladimir Putin to recapitalize his mili- of what Scripture tells us the role of look to parties, personalities, pref- tary to the tune of $700 billion, we the church should be: to care for the erences, or press, but may they focus must bolster our undersea fleet, which poor, the fatherless, and widows. on principles and people. Let no per- is the one area where the United States Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to sonal ambition blind them to their re- still has undisputed domination of that join me in honoring Dr. Benny Tate, sponsibilities and accountability. domain. pastor of Rock Springs Church, for his God, we call our Representatives I want to congratulate the shipyard 25 years of outstanding leadership and politicians, but You call them min- workers who have shown the Virginia service to his community. isters. May all the Members of this class program is ahead of schedule and body make full proof of their ministry. f under budget, whether it was the USS California, the Hawaii, or, most re- I ask for Your guidance on their deci- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER cently, the North Dakota. Again, they sions and grace on their families. PRO TEMPORE have set, in my opinion, an example for I pray the Members of this body will The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. seek Thy will and ways and have the Navy shipbuilding across the board and FLEISCHMANN). The Chair will entertain spiritual courage and grace to follow commercial shipbuilding, which the up to 15 further requests for 1-minute U.S. has got to step up its game and be- it. Lift them above the claims of poli- speeches on each side of the aisle. tics unto the dimension of a higher come part of. calling and mission. f Again, congratulations to the hard- working shipyard workers in Groton We pray this prayer, respecting all ARKANSAS’ STORM RECOVERY faiths, but pray it in the name of our and Newport News, Virginia. (Mr. COTTON asked and was given f Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. permission to address the House for 1 Amen. minute and to revise and extend his re- GET SERIOUS ABOUT REDUCING f marks.) THE REGULATORY OVERBURDEN Mr. COTTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I UPON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE JOURNAL ask the Members of this House and all (Mr. STEWART asked and was given The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Americans to lift up Arkansas in their permission to address the House for 1 ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- prayers as we recover from the storms minute and to revise and extend his re- ceedings and announces to the House that devastated much of central Ar- marks.) his approval thereof. kansas on Sunday evening. Fifteen peo- Mr. STEWART. Mr. Speaker, Federal Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ple lost their lives in these storms, and agencies in Washington, D.C., are set- nal stands approved. many more saw their homes and neigh- ting new records. Unfortunately, these f borhoods destroyed. The communities are not records that they should be of Mayflower and Vilonia, vibrant, proud of. In 2013, the Federal Register PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE thriving towns, were particularly hard- contained nearly 80,000 pages of new The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman hit. rules and regulations imposed on from California (Mr. MCNERNEY) come I want to thank the first responders American businesses. We know that forward and lead the House in the and all those on the ground in Arkan- the result of this is that it stifles jobs, Pledge of Allegiance. sas who continue to assist with rescue it slows economic growth, and it hurts

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This work with stakeholders to investigate chemical engineer from Montana State administration will be remembered for how to confront this important public University, I am incredibly proud Mon- one thing, and that is ObamaCare, health issue while ensuring that free- tana students like Madi, Sam, Tyler, which I think is the worst law written dom of speech is protected. Julianne, and Alex are leading the way in the history of the universe. But it Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- in science and technology. will also be recognized for another, and leagues to cosponsor this bill so that Congratulations again to the Will that is Dodd-Frank, which runs a close we can find the best way to stop the de- James Middle School Science Bowl second. Both of these are emblematic structive impact of photoshopping on team. eating disorders. of this philosophy of bigger govern- f ment, a more powerful government, a f BLACK APRIL less effective government. NATIONAL DAYS OF REMEM- Now is the time to get serious about BRANCE AND COMMEMORATION (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was reducing the regulatory overburden OF THE HOLOCAUST given permission to address the House upon the American people. (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given for 1 minute and to revise and extend f permission to address the House for 1 his remarks.) RECOGNIZING THE 1ST SQUAD, 2ND minute.) Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, to- PLATOON, HOTEL COMPANY OF Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, this morrow we commemorate the 39th an- THE 26TH MARINE REGIMENT week of April 27 is our national Days of niversary of the fall of Saigon and the Remembrance and commemoration of collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given the Holocaust. In communities across This is known in my community as permission to address the House for 1 the country, we set aside this time to Black April. minute.) stand in solemn solidarity with mil- It has been my honor to join with the Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise lions of Jews worldwide to pledge never Vietnamese American community of today to recognize the 1st Squad, 2nd again to allow such evil to exist. Little Saigon, which is in my district, Platoon, Hotel Company of the 26th In Israel, on Holocaust Remembrance to remember this important event. Marine regiment. It is with great honor Day a siren sounds for 2 minutes. Ev- Thirty-nine years ago, millions of Viet- that we commemorate these brave ma- erybody stops what they are doing and namese were forced to leave their rines who risked their lives for our Na- stands silently in a powerful living me- homeland in search of freedom. Many tion. morial to those who were lost and a of them found their way to the United On May 29, 1967, at the end of Oper- symbol rejecting the worst evil the States, where today they comprise a ation Hickory and the beginning of Op- world has ever known. strong, vibrant community that has eration Prairie IV, the 1st Squad, As survivors perish each year, it be- given invaluable contributions to our under the command of Sergeant Thom- comes more important to internalize Nation. as Gonzalez, recovered a spent Russian the lessons of the Holocaust and recall This week we remember the brave SA–2 missile inside the demilitarized the 6 million Jews and other innocent sacrifices of so many in the cause of zone of South Vietnam on a reconnais- victims who perished in the great freedom, who fought tirelessly to en- sance control. The command-and-con- shame of the 20th century. able their children to live a better and trol mechanism of the missile was then In western New York we are proud brighter life. Today, we must ensure transported to Washington, D.C., for that one of our own, Supreme Court that their sacrifices were not in vain analysis. The intelligence derived gave Justice Robert H. Jackson, was the by continuing the fight for democracy the U.S. a military advantage, chang- chief prosecutor for the United States and human rights in Vietnam. ing the strategy and saving many, at the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war f many lives. criminals. His actions helped to inspire Today, I want to read the names of a deep commitment from our commu- b 1215 all these brave marines: U.S. Marine nity to preserve and honor the story of EARTH DAY Thomas Gonzalez; Anthony Astuccio; the Holocaust for future generations. Mike McCombes; Richard Light; Thom- (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- f as Lehner; Ronald Blaine; Gerald mission to address the House for 1 Eggers; Albino Martinez; Lloyd Parker, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WILL minute.) Jr.; Charles Melton; Hector L.R. Rodri- JAMES MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, last week guez; and one U.S. Navy corpsman, Mel BOWL TEAM was the 44th Earth Day. Since the ini- Overmeyer. (Mr. DAINES asked and was given tial Earth Day in 1970, tremendous f permission to address the House for 1 progress has been made on cleaning our minute and to revise and extend his re- water, cleaning our air, reducing pollu- TRUTH IN ADVERTISING ACT marks.) tion, and preserving the natural beauty (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, today I of this great Nation. given permission to address the House am very proud to congratulate stu- It is my privilege to represent one of for 1 minute and to revise and extend dents from Will James Middle School the most beautiful places on the plan- her remarks.) in Billings, Montana, the town where et. North Carolina’s High Country and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, Mom and Dad grew up and my grandma the Blue Ridge Mountains are majestic. along with my colleagues LOIS CAPPS still lives today, for winning the best In the highlands you will find the near- and TED DEUTCH, I introduced the car design at the National Science ly 6,000-foot high Grandfather Moun- Truth in Advertising Act, a bill that Bowl Middle School Electric Car Com- tain, one of the tallest peaks in the could help reduce the negative health petition. Blue Ridge Mountains. The scenic Blue impact of photoshopped images in ad- This weekend, five young Montana Ridge Parkway passes by the south vertising. students traveled to the National side of Grandfather Mountain. Photoshopped ads can promote unre- Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., to I feel it is my duty to help protect alistic expectations of the human body, compete against 47 other teams from these treasures, and I consider myself a leading to tragic emotional, mental, around the Nation. I speak for all Mon- conservationist. and physical health problems. Aca- tanans when I say that we are incred- It is unfortunate, though, that the demic evidence has already shown the ibly proud of their success. tremendous success of the environ- connection between very thin models Under the guidance of science teach- mental movement has led some self-ap- in advertising and body image issues, er Patrick Kenney, this team of five pointed environmentalists to resort to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:39 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.009 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3252 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 ever more extreme goals and behavior. ments to recognize the last week of DETECTING BREAST CANCER Maintaining a safe, clean, and beau- April as National Science Week. Get- EARLIER tiful natural world for ourselves, our ting kids excited about robotics, com- (Ms. HAHN asked and was given per- children, and grandchildren to enjoy is puters, and math can spur them to be- mission to address the House for 1 a goal we should all share. come our future leaders and minute and to revise and extend her re- f innovators. marks.) Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, today, Afri- HONORING LANCE CORPORAL f SARA CASTROMATA can American women with breast can- cer are 40 percent more likely to die (Mr. MCNERNEY asked and was IMMIGRATION REFORM from the disease than White women. In given permission to address the House (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given my hometown of Los Angeles, African for 1 minute and to revise and extend permission to address the House for 1 American women are 70 percent more his remarks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- likely to die from breast cancer than Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask marks.) White women. This is tragic and my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, yester- shameful. the life of Marine Lance Corporal Sara day, we returned from our district I have heard heartbreaking stories of Castromata. Lance Corporal work period, or spring recess, although women who were not able to access Castromata was tragically murdered in really what it was for most of us was screening until it was too late or who an incident on the Marine Base at the opportunity to be back during could not receive treatment because Quantico on March 21, 2013. An inves- Passover and the week leading up to they did not have health insurance. tigation by the military revealed that Easter. And for those of us like myself I have introduced a resolution here in there were lapses in security on the that love celebrating our faith, we go Congress to recognize this alarming base. to our synagogues and churches to hear disparity and to raise nationwide Lance Corporal Castromata joined more about the things we believe. awareness of this crisis in our health the Marines in 2011, after graduating This time, what I heard most from care system. My hope is that greater with honors from Liberty High School religious leaders was how we were let- awareness of this issue will help to be in Brentwood, California. A strong- ting down the teachings of the Holy the impetus for action and help im- minded individual, Ms. Castromata en- Scriptures by not doing what was com- prove the way we treat breast cancer listed in the U.S. Marines to serve our manded in Leviticus 19: for all women. great Nation. While in the Marines, she You shall treat the alien who resides with This is an issue of life and death, and earned the National Defense Service you no differently than the natives born we must do everything we can to en- Medal, the Global War on Terrorism among you. sure that every woman, regardless of Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal, Or, what we hear Jesus teaching in race, has access to the quality screen- all of which are a testament to her Matthew 25: ing and treatment she needs to fight honorable service. this awful disease. I appreciate the Marine Corps for in- For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a The good news is that now, under the vestigating this crime and providing stranger and you welcomed me. Affordable Care Act, which my col- recommendations to prevent future leagues on the other side said was the criminal acts. While these are steps in Let’s heed what our religious leaders worst law ever written in the history of the right direction, we must do more to are pleading with us to do and pass man, lifesaving mammograms are cov- ensure that this type of event doesn’t comprehensive immigration reform. ered for women in this country, allow- happen again. f I ask my colleagues to join me in ing them to detect breast cancer early. honoring the memory of Marine Lance f REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT Corporal Sara Castromata and for addi- ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION RE- ASIA-PACIFIC REGION PRIORITY tional base security. FORM ACT ACT f (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was RECOGNIZING USA SCIENCE AND given permission to address the House given permission to address the House ENGINEERING FESTIVAL AND for 1 minute.) for 1 minute.) NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was today in support of the Refundable today in support of H.R. 4495, the Asia- given permission to address the House Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verifica- Pacific Region Priority Act. Intro- for 1 minute and to revise and extend tion Reform Act. duced by Congressman FORBES of Vir- his remarks.) This bill, authored by my friend and ginia and myself, this was filed last Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise colleague, Congressman SAM JOHNSON, night. today to recognize the USA Science cracks down on fraud. It requires tax- The timing of this bill is when the and Engineering Festival. payers who claim the additional child President left his last stop on the trip This past weekend, government, in- tax credit to provide a valid Social Se- to the pivot of the Asia Pacific. Also, dustry, and academia came together to curity number. This is just common this is the result of 5 months of hear- energize students and teachers through sense. ings, roundtables, and meetings that hands-on experiences to showcase the It has been well-documented that the Congressman FORBES and I conducted. opportunities of the future and the government loses billions of dollars This is truly a bipartisan effort in ways studying STEM subjects can be due to the rampant fraud of the addi- that it is in line with the President’s fun and rewarding for boys and girls. tional child tax credit. The IRS inspec- commitment to my part of the world. It wasn’t your traditional science tor general puts this fraud number at The pivot to Asia Pacific is not just for fair. The festival is a great model of an unbelievable $4.2 billion a year. security, but also for prosperity and how a diverse team can partner to- This fraud—and failure to fix the economic growth, along with what is gether to further the STEM fields that problem—is simply unacceptable. This very important: relationships. are home to the future careers of our is why my constituents in Texas de- The President has said that the 21st youth. Our next generation of techni- serve to know what is being done to ad- century will be defined by Asia Pa- cians, engineers, and scientists should dress this problem. cific—whether we live in cooperation be exposed to opportunities that they There is a clear solution. That solu- or in conflict. I believe it will be in co- don’t realize are within their grasp— tion is H.R. 556. operation. careers and jobs they hadn’t even con- I urge all of my colleagues to join me I ask my colleagues to support our sidered when imagining their futures. today in cosponsoring this bill to de- efforts on this truly bipartisan meas- I introduced a resolution last June liver a more responsible government to ure for the definition of the 21st cen- encouraging State and local govern- Texas and to American taxpayers. tury.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:39 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.011 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 29, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3253 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ‘‘(c) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— the medals. As has often happened in ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of the past with such medals, they will be (Ms. TITUS asked and was given per- the gold medal in honor of Dr. Martin Luther mission to address the House for 1 given to the Smithsonian Institution, King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King under sub- where they will be available for dis- minute.) section (a), the gold medal shall be given to Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, extra, the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall play, research, or loan, as appropriate, extra, read all about it. The Repub- be available for display as appropriate and to sites significant to their honorees. licans have released their new agenda made available for research. Importantly, in the case of both for the spring. ‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of these medals, the sense of Congress is Well, let’s just take a look at what Congress that the Smithsonian Institution expressed that one place that would be shall make the gold medal received under very appropriate to display either or their legislative priorities are for the paragraph (1) available for display, particu- months ahead. both of these medals is at the new Na- larly at the National Museum of African tional Museum of African American Unemployment insurance extension? American History and Culture, or for loan as No. appropriate so that it may be displayed else- History and Culture, now under con- Equal pay for equal work for women? where, particularly at other appropriate lo- struction literally just down the street. No. cations associated with the lives of Dr. Mar- So, Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill. It Increase in the minimum wage? No. tin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott is a bipartisan bill. I ask for its imme- Comprehensive immigration reform? King.’’. diate passage. No. SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO AN ACT I reserve the balance of my time. THAT AUTHORIZES PRESENTATION Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- In short, their plan offers no invest- OF A CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ment in infrastructure and education, COLLECTIVELY TO THE MONTFORD er, I yield myself such time as I may no attempt to create jobs, and no pro- POINT MARINES, UNITED STATES consume. MARINE CORPS. Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise in support of posal to help people achieve the Amer- Section 2 of Public Law 112–59 is amended ican Dream. H.R. 4488. I would like to thank my col- by adding at the end the following: league across the aisle for his support. They can claim to be like Thomas ‘‘(c) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— I would also like to thank the Honor- Jefferson, but this plan reflects noth- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of ing that I have ever read about Thomas the gold medal in honor of the Montford able JOHN LEWIS for being a sponsor of Jefferson. Point Marines, United States Marine Corps this legislation. So let’s honor and value hard work under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be This is important legislation, as it by setting a real agenda—a new agenda given to the Smithsonian Institution, where does embrace two Congressional Gold it shall be available for display as appro- that truly gives everyone a chance at Medals that have already been award- priate and made available for research. ed. the American Dream. ‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of As fate would have it, Mr. LEWIS was f Congress that the Smithsonian Institution shall make the gold medal received under the original sponsor of the bill award- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER paragraph (1) available for display, particu- ing the Congressional Gold Medal to PRO TEMPORE larly at the National Museum of African Ms. Coretta Scott King and the Honor- able Dr. Martin Luther King. Both of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- American History and Culture, or for loan as appropriate so that it may be displayed else- them are honorable people. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair where, particularly at other appropriate lo- I would also say that Mr. LEWIS has will postpone further proceedings cations associated with the Montford Point been a champion for human rights and today on motions to suspend the rules Marines.’’. civil rights. It is very difficult to have on which a recorded vote or the yeas The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- him in your presence and not acknowl- and nays are ordered, or on which the ant to the rule, the gentleman from edge all that he has done. vote incurs objection under clause 6 of New Jersey (Mr. GARRETT) and the gen- So, today, I am honored to support rule XX. tleman from Texas (Mr. AL GREEN) the Gold Medical Technical Correc- Record votes on postponed questions each will control 20 minutes. tions Act of 2014. will be taken later. The Chair recognizes the gentleman I am also honored to mention one f from New Jersey. other colleague, the Honorable CORRINE GENERAL LEAVE GOLD MEDAL TECHNICAL BROWN. She worked on the bill that ac- CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2014 Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I ask corded a Congressional Gold Medal to unanimous consent that all Members the Montford Point Marines of the Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I move may have 5 legislative days within United States Marine Corps. She was to suspend the rules and pass the bill which to revise and extend their re- an original sponsor of this legislation. (H.R. 4488) to make technical correc- marks and submit extraneous material b 1230 tions to two bills enabling the presen- for the RECORD on H.R. 4488, which is tation of congressional gold medals, currently under consideration. These two giants have brought us and for other purposes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there this far. It will take this legislation to The Clerk read the title of the bill. objection to the request of the gen- take us the final steps along the way. The text of the bill is as follows: tleman from New Jersey? The legislation merely indicates H.R. 4488 There was no objection. where these Congressional Gold Medals Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield may be displayed. It seems to do what resentatives of the United States of America in myself such time as I may consume. we could have done earlier, but we have Congress assembled, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support found that it is not too late to do now. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. of H.R. 4488, the Gold Medal Technical Mr. Speaker, at this time, I am hon- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gold Medal Corrections Act of 2014, introduced by ored to yield such time as he may con- Technical Corrections Act of 2014’’. the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. sume to the gentleman from Georgia, SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO AN ACT LEWIS) and Ms. BROWN of Florida. the Honorable JOHN LEWIS, our civil THAT AUTHORIZES PRESENTATION Mr. Speaker, this legislation seeks to rights icon right here in the United OF A CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., make minor technical corrections to States House of Representatives. AND CORETTA SCOTT KING. allow the actual awarding of two Con- Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, I want to Section 2 of Public Law 108–368 is amend- gressional Gold Medals authorized in thank the gentleman from Texas for ed— previous Congresses. The first medal yielding, and I want to thank the gen- (1) in subsection (a)— was awarded to Martin Luther King, tleman from New Jersey for all of his (A) by striking all before ‘‘to present’’ and Jr., and Coretta Scott King. The other work on this legislation. inserting the following: ‘‘(a) PRESENTATION medal was awarded to the pioneering I would like to thank the chair and AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tem- Montford Point Marines of World War ranking member of the Financial Serv- pore of the Senate are authorized’’; and II. ices Committee and all of their staff (B) by striking ‘‘(posthumously)’’; and For different reasons, there are now for their strong support of the legisla- (2) by adding at the end the following: no statutorily designated recipients of tion.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:06 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.012 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3254 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 This bill is very simple. It simply en- public law, granting that Gold Medal. There The Clerk read the title of the bill. sures that these medals are displayed were 308 cosponsors on the bill and it passed The text of the bill is as follows: at the Smithsonian’s National Museum unanimously by a vote of 422–0. H.R. 627 of African American History and Cul- When I was first elected to Congress, I re- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ture, which opens next year. quested to be a member of the Veterans Af- resentatives of the United States of America in In 2004, Congress passed bipartisan fairs Committee. And today, as the second Congress assembled, legislation to grant the Congressional most senior Democrat on the Committee, I be- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Gold Medal to Dr. Martin Luther King, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National lieve it is my duty to continue to do everything Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemo- Jr., and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. I in- I can to assist the members of our armed rative Coin Act’’. troduced the House bill, and my good forces. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. friend, Senator CARL LEVIN, sponsored So for me, it was more than an honor to The Congress finds the following: the Senate companion. sponsor a Resolution to recognize the service (1) In 1916, Congress established the Na- The legislation passed in the House and sacrifice of the Montford Point Marines, tional Park Service as a bureau within the and Senate by voice vote. Unfortu- and acknowledge today’s United States Ma- Department of the Interior to administer nately, a couple of years later, my good rine Corps as an excellent opportunity for the America’s great national parks and monu- friend, Coretta Scott King, passed ments as a unified National Park System. advancement of people of all races, which in (2) From 1916 to the present, the National away. She was a beautiful and strong large part is due to the service and example Park System has grown from 37 park units spirit and, like her husband, a national of the original Montford Point Marines. with 6,000,000 acres of land in the western treasure. Years before Jackie Robinson, and decades United States to more than 395 units with They were heroes, breaking down before Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., 84,000,000 acres of land in nearly all States barriers, opening doors, fighting injus- these heroes joined the Marines to defend our and territories. tice across our country, and building great nation. Fighting racism both at home (3) The responsibilities of the National bridges around the world. It is only fit- Park Service have grown to include— and in the armed forces, as well as enemies (A) managing national historic trails and ting that this congressional tribute is abroad, these men persevered and protected national scenic trails; on exhibit to the world in a permanent this nation when it mattered most. (B) administering wild and scenic rivers; national memorial. These African Americans from all States (C) recognizing America’s most significant Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to were not sent to the traditional boot camps in historic resources through the National Reg- thank the bipartisan leadership and Parris Island, South Carolina and Sari Diego, ister of Historic Places and the National His- staff for all of their good and great California. Instead, African American Marines toric Landmark program; work in support of this commonsense were segregated, and went through basic (D) providing historic preservation grants; and legislation. training at Camp Montford Point near the New Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- (E) assisting communities in meeting their River in Jacksonville, North Carolina. preservation, conservation, and recreation er, I am so honored to be a part of this, We must honor these war heroes’ selfless needs. and I would thank, again, the Honor- service and sacrifice. They answered our na- (4) The National Park Service Organic Act able JOHN LEWIS for his efforts to not tion’s call at a time when our society was of 1916, which established the National Park only accord the Congressional Gold deeply divided along racial lines. Because of Service, remains the preeminent law guiding Medals to Dr. King and Mrs. King, but this, many of their contributions went unrecog- the management of parks and articulating also his efforts to make sure that they nized and many times they were not given the the Service’s core mission, ‘‘to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects are properly located, so that they can respect and recognition they deserved as Ma- be displayed properly. and the wild life therein and to provide for rines, as Americans, and as patriots. To cor- the enjoyment of the same in such manner I would also want to, again, reiterate rect this past injustice, we honor the Monford and by such means as will leave them the efforts of the Honorable CORRINE Point Marines, and this Gold Medal will forever unimpaired for the enjoyment of future gen- BROWN, with reference to the Montford anchor their role in the history of our nation’s erations’’. Point Marines of the United States Ma- great military. (5) The 100th anniversary of the National rine Corps. I believe this bill is one I am reminded of the words of the first Park Service in 2016 will be an occasion to that can be embraced by all of our col- President of the United States, George Wash- celebrate a century of American vision and leagues. achievement in identifying and preserving ington, whose words are worth repeating at our Nation’s special places for the benefit of Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance this time: of my time. everyone and the culmination of 100 years of The willingness with which our young peo- accomplishment by the National Park Serv- Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield ple are likely to serve in any war, no matter ice’s employees, partners, and volunteers. It myself such time as I may consume. how justified, shall be directly proportional will also mark the beginning of the organiza- At this point, we have no other as to how they perceive the veterans of ear- tion’s second century of service to the Amer- speakers. I, again, would just like to lier wars were treated and appreciated by ican people as environmental leaders and thank my colleagues on the other side their country. vigilant stewards of the Nation’s treasured of the aisle for joining us with the Thank you all for your service. places and stories. sponsoring of this legislation; Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (6) Coins commemorating the 100th anni- versary of the National Park Service will LEWIS, not only for legislation that is question is on the motion offered by bring national and international attention on the floor today, but for your his- the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. to the National Park System and to the leg- toric work on behalf of civil rights GARRETT) that the House suspend the acy Congress left in 1916 when it established prior to coming to Congress as well. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4488. a Federal agency to ensure the protection of Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance The question was taken; and (two- our Nation’s most treasured natural and cul- of my time. thirds being in the affirmative) the tural resources for all time. Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I have rules were suspended and the bill was (7) The proceeds from a surcharge on the been an elected official for nearly 32 years, passed. sale of commemorative coins will assist the and one of the proudest moments I have ex- A motion to reconsider was laid on financing of the needs of the National Park Service’s parks and programs, helping to en- perienced in all my years was when this the table. sure that our Nation’s great natural and cul- House passed the bill to grant a Congres- f tural resources will endure for generations sional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Ma- to come. rines. When the bill granting the Gold Medal NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 100TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. passed, all of the Members of Congress hon- (a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the ored the Marines with a standing ovation for COIN ACT Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as their service, their bravery, and their dedica- Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I move the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue the tion to preserving freedom and democracy for to suspend the rules and pass the bill following coins: (H.R. 627) to provide for the issuance of (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 $5 our nation and the world. coins, which shall— I was pleased to work with Marine Com- coins to commemorate the 100th anni- (A) weigh 8.359 grams; mandant General James F. Amos, who put his versary of the establishment of the Na- (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and office and staff behind the Gold Medal and in tional Park Service, and for other pur- (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent only 4 months, we went from introduction to poses, as amended. alloy.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:06 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.014 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 29, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3255 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 which are received by the Secretary from the 100th Anniversary Commemorative $1 coins, which shall— sale of coins issued under this Act shall be Coin Act, introduced by the gentleman (A) weigh 26.73 grams; promptly paid by the Secretary to the Na- from Minnesota (Mr. PAULSEN). (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and tional Park Foundation for projects and pro- Mr. Speaker, this legislation seeks to (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent grams that help preserve and protect re- authorize the minting and sale in 2016 copper. sources under the stewardship of the Na- of gold, silver, and clad commemora- (3) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more tional Park Service and promote public en- than 750,000 half dollar coins, which shall— joyment and appreciation of those resources. tive coins marking the centenary of (A) weigh 11.34 grams; (2) PROHIBITION ON LAND ACQUISITION.—Sur- the forming of the National Park Serv- (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and charges paid to the National Park Founda- ice, the great stewards of American (C) be minted to the specifications for half tion pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be history and the American landscape so dollar coins, contained in section 5112(b) of used for land acquisition. important to all of us. title 31, United States Code. (c) AUDITS.—The National Park Founda- The idea of federally recognizing and (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted tion shall be subject to the audit require- preserving certain sites began in the under this Act shall be legal tender, as pro- ments of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United late 19th century with the official es- vided in section 5103 of title 31, United States States Code, with regard to the amounts re- Code. ceived by the Foundation under subsection tablishment of a select group of na- (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of (b). tional parks, including Yellowstone, sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United (d) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding sub- Sequoia National Park in California, States Code, all coins minted under this Act section (a), no surcharge may be included and Yosemite as well. shall be considered to be numismatic items. with respect to the issuance under this Act When Theodore Roosevelt became SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. of any coin during a calendar year if, as of President in 1901, he continued this ef- (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— the time of such issuance, the issuance of fort, speaking out on the importance of (1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins such coin would result in the number of com- preserving the habitats of American minted under this Act shall be emblematic memorative coin programs issued during wildlife and signing the Antiquities of the 100th anniversary of the National Park such year to exceed the annual 2 commemo- Service. rative coin program issuance limitation Act of 1906. That act allowed the Presi- (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United dent to ‘‘declare by public proclama- each coin minted under this Act there shall States Code (as in effect on the date of the tion historic landmarks, historic and be— enactment of this Act). The Secretary of the pre-historic structures, and other ob- (A) a designation of the face value of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out jects of historic or scientific interest.’’ coin; this subsection. About a decade later, in 1916, the Na- (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2016’’; and SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. tional Park Service was created to (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, The Secretary shall take such actions as place all of the sites under the care of ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer- may be necessary to ensure that— a single independent agency. ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. (1) minting and issuing coins under this (b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins Fast forward to today, now, the Park Act will not result in any net cost to the Service manages nearly 400 sites total- minted under this Act shall be— United States Government; and (1) selected by the Secretary after con- (2) no funds, including applicable sur- ing 84 million acres. These parks cover sultation with— charges, shall be disbursed to any recipient all corners of our Nation, and almost (A) the National Park Service; designated in section 7 until the total cost of every American State and territory is (B) the National Park Foundation; and designing and issuing all of the coins author- home to at least one. (C) the Commission of Fine Arts; and ized by this Act (including labor, materials, People from around the globe now (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advi- dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, are attracted to our national sites be- sory Committee. marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. cause of both their beauty and also United States Treasury, consistent with sec- their grandeur. Every year, our parks (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under tions 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and States Code. hosts—note this—280 million visitors. proof qualities. The legislation before us today has SEC. 9. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. (b) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 307 cosponsors, and a companion Sen- may issue coins minted under this Act only The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory ate bill has 73. during the period beginning on January 1, The coins will be minted and sold at 2016, and ending on December 31, 2016. Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- mined by reference to the latest statement no cost to the taxpayer. No proceeds SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- from the sale may be used to acquire (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in new lands. price equal to the sum of— the Congressional Record by the Chairman of So, Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill, (1) the face value of the coins; the Committee on the Budget of the House of honoring a great part of the Federal (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) Representatives, provided that such state- Government that maintains some of with respect to the coins; and ment has been submitted prior to the vote on the most spectacular parts of American passage. (3) the cost of designing and issuing the landscape and history, and I ask for its coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- immediate passage. machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, ant to the rule, the gentleman from Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and shipping). New Jersey (Mr. GARRETT) and the gen- my time. (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall tleman from Florida (Mr. MURPHY) make bulk sales of the coins issued under Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speak- this Act at a reasonable discount. each will control 20 minutes. er, I yield myself such time as I may (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— The Chair recognizes the gentleman consume. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ac- from New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, this bill would author- cept prepaid orders for the coins minted GENERAL LEAVE ize the U.S. Mint to produce gold, sil- under this Act before the issuance of such Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, again, I ver, and clad coins for resale in 2016. coins. ask unanimous consent that all Mem- Proceeds from the sale of these coins (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to bers have 5 legislative days within will be used to help protect our na- prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount. which to revise and extend their re- tional parks, so that our country’s SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. marks, and also to submit extraneous great natural and cultural resources (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted materials for the RECORD on this bill, will endure for generations to come. under this Act shall include a surcharge as H.R. 627, as amended, and currently This bill comes at no cost to taxpayers. follows: under consideration. National parks are not only crucial (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there to preserve our natural, historic, and coin. objection to the request of the gen- cultural treasures, but they are also (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 tleman from New Jersey? economic engines to job creators. They coin. There was no objection. generate tens of billions in revenue and (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dollar coin. Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield support hundreds of thousands of jobs (b) DISTRIBUTION.— myself such time as I may consume. nationwide. (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 5134(f) Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support This bill will help maintain and pro- of title 31, United States Code, all surcharges of H.R. 627, the National Park Service mote many beautiful and important

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:06 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29AP7.017 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3256 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 parks in our country, such as Ever- area of the Everglades system have re- in just a few years, we will all come to- glades National Park, which is located sidual impacts throughout the entire gether to help celebrate the centennial, near the district I am proud to rep- water system of central and south the 100th birthday of the National Park resent. Florida and the Treasure Coast. Service. The Everglades region is a large, So while people who live along the To commemorate this occasion, we interconnected ecosystem that is glob- Florida Bay may not immediately see have got bipartisan, bicameral legisla- ally unique because of the hundreds of the benefits of the C–44 Indian River tion that will allow the Department of species and plants and animals that Lagoon project in my district—and the the Treasury to authorize the minting live there, such as the Florida panther same for residents of the Treasure of a series of commemorative coins: a and the West Indian manatee. Coast with the C–111 spreader canal— $5 coin, a silver dollar, and a clad half This rare ecosystem also faces excep- you cannot look at one piece of the dollar. There is no cost to the tax- tional problems due to rapid develop- system in a vacuum. It is intensively payer. ment and outdated infrastructure in interconnected. Over 300 authors in the House have the area. That is why I have been so passionate signed on to the bill, bipartisan sup- You may be wondering why someone on Everglades restoration issues, not port in the Senate; and all the proceeds from Florida’s Treasure Coast is con- only in my district, but throughout the from this commemorative coin pro- cerned with the Everglades. As my col- State and the watershed and why today gram go to the National Park Founda- leagues have surely heard me discuss, I stand in support of this bill that will tion, which is responsible for pre- there are serious problems facing Flor- help the Park Service continue its im- serving and protecting all these re- ida’s many waterways. portant work of preserving this and sources under the stewardship of the When there is heavy rainfall—also other critical habitats. National Park Service, and then pro- known as summer in Florida—the I urge my colleagues to support this moting the public enjoyment and Army Corps, following the Lake Okee- bill. recreation and appreciation for those chobee release schedule, releases water Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of resources. from Lake Okeechobee into the St. my time. Lucie River in the east and the Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, at this b 1245 Caloosahatchee River in the west. time, we are joined by the original So more than 278 million people These freshwater releases are heavy in sponsor of the legislation. I yield such enjoy national parks each and every nitrogen, phosphorus, and bacteria time as he may consume to the gen- year, including my wife and my family, that then plague our brackish water- tleman from Minnesota (Mr. PAULSEN). my four daughters. We frequently have ways. Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the opportunity to visit and vacation Last summer, the St. Lucie River the gentleman for yielding, and I want in national parks. One of the very first contained such high levels of bacteria to thank him for his leadership, as well summer jobs that I had was working at that local officials posted public health as Chairman HENSARLING and all the Yellowstone, some of the best memo- warnings up and down the shore, and staff on the Financial Services Com- ries of my life. My brother was a park many residents reported infections re- mittee for bringing this legislation for- ranger for many years at Glacier Na- sulting from their interaction with the ward. tional Park. water. Toxic algae blooms were also I also want to mention my partner in So here we have a bill that com- found throughout the waterways. this effort, Congresswoman KAPTUR, memorates not only the anniversary of This pollution not only forces people for her efforts in promoting this legis- our Park Service but also makes sure to avoid contact with the water, which lation. is frequently the center of their liveli- we have got dedicated funds that will Mr. Speaker, President Teddy Roo- have no taxpayer cost, no taxpayer im- hood, but also is an extreme threat to sevelt said: the most biodiverse estuary in the pact in promoting these resources. There can be nothing in the world more Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that country. beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of our national parks are truly one of our Just like the broader Everglades sys- the giant sequoias and redwoods, the canyon tem, several species in the Indian River greatest natural resources and crowned of the Colorado, the canyon of the Yellow- jewels, and they deserve being cele- Lagoon are already being listed as stone, the three Tetons; and our people threatened or endangered, and these re- should see to it that they are preserved for brated and preserved so that future leases jeopardize these species even their children and their children’s children generations can enjoy that beauty and further. forever, with their majestic beauty all history in our country. So passing this My constituents stress to me that unmarred. bill is just one important step to help the health of our environment cannot His leadership and tireless advocacy us honor our country’s very important be separated from the health of our for conservation led to the creation of heritage. economy. In Florida’s 18th District, the the National Park Service and System Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speak- health of the Everglades and our water- back in 1916. er, I would like to thank my colleagues ways is critical to economic strength. Today, the National Park Service and the gentleman from Minnesota and I will continue to advocate to even comprises over 401 different areas, cov- the gentleman from New Jersey for the the most conservative of my colleagues ering more than 84 million acres across spirited debate on the importance of that the economic impact of Ever- America, including territories like in America’s national parks, including glades restoration projects provides a 4 American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Florida’s incomparable ‘‘river of to 1 return on investment in both and the Virgin Islands. These areas in- grass,’’ the Everglades. short-term and long-term economic clude some of our most cherished I urge my colleagues to support this benefits. monuments, battlefields, lakeshores, legislation, and I yield back the bal- So important are these restoration recreation areas, pristine rivers, and ance of my time. efforts, the Florida delegation con- pristine falls. Mr. GARRETT. I yield back the bal- tinues to come together in a bipartisan Minnesota is host to five national ance of my time. manner in support of protecting our parks who are visited by more than The SPEAKER pro tempore. The environment and the economic role it 650,000 visitors each and every year, question is on the motion offered by plays in our great State of Florida. contributing $34 million to our local the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. All members of our delegation under- economy. They span the entirety of the GARRETT) that the House suspend the stand that, for the entire system to State, from the beautiful Voyageurs rules and pass the bill, H.R. 627, as benefit and for the Federal Govern- National Park up on the Canadian bor- amended. ment to work most efficiently, we der, to the Mississippi River and Recre- The question was taken. must aggressively continue to push to ation Area, running through the heart The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the complete Everglades restoration of the Twin Cities. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being projects that we have already started. Americans from all States, though, in the affirmative, the ayes have it. It is clear that water quality and and all backgrounds have enjoyed the Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speak- management decisions that impact one opportunity to visit these sites. In 2016, er, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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Second, it narrows the Volcker ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- cure or take reasonable steps to cure such ef- rule’s absurdly broad definition of an ceedings on this motion will be post- fect within a reasonable time; or ‘‘ownership interest’’ in a CLO. ‘‘(IV) a comparable event or circumstance poned. that threatens, or could reasonably be ex- Last month, the Financial Services f pected to threaten, the interests of holders Committee passed this bill on an over- whelmingly bipartisan basis, with all RESTORING PROVEN FINANCING of the debt securities.’’. but three members of the committee FOR AMERICAN EMPLOYERS ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to the rule, the gentleman from voting in favor of it. The Independent Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I move New Jersey (Mr. GARRETT) and the gen- Community Bankers of America and to suspend the rules and pass the bill tleman from Florida (Mr. MURPHY) the American Bankers Association (H.R. 4167) to amend section 13 of the each will control 20 minutes. have all voiced their support as well. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, The Chair recognizes the gentleman I am sorry, though, that it has come known as the Volcker Rule, to exclude from New Jersey. to this. You know, time and time again certain debt securities of collateralized GENERAL LEAVE the committee has admonished the loan obligations from the prohibition banking regulators that the CLO provi- against acquiring or retaining an own- Mr. GARRETT. I ask unanimous con- sent that all Members have 5 legisla- sions of Volcker were a threat to the ership interest in a hedge fund or pri- economy and to the financial stability vate equity fund, as amended. tive days within which to revise and extend their remarks and submit extra- that they are supposed to be pro- The Clerk read the title of the bill. tecting. Time and again, however, the The text of the bill is as follows: neous materials to the RECORD on H.R. 4167, as amended, currently under con- unwieldy banking regulators chose to H.R. 4167 sideration. do nothing. If they had corrected this Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there problem as we have been urging them resentatives of the United States of America in to do and which they could do, we Congress assembled, objection to the request of the gen- tleman from New Jersey? would not be here wasting valuable leg- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. islative time saving the CLO market This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring There was no objection. Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, at this from our own public servants. Proven Financing for American Employers Now, some have suggested that the Act’’. point, I yield myself such time as I agencies don’t have the legal authority SEC. 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO may consume. COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGA- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support to fix the problems. It is interesting TIONS. of H.R. 4167, which is the Restoring that Federal agencies always seem to Section 13(g) of the Bank Holding Company Proven Financing for American Em- have plenty of authority when it comes Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1851(g)) is amended by ployers Act. It was introduced by the to doing something, but when they adding at the end the following new para- need to fix something that they messed graphs: gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. BARR), who we will be hearing from shortly. up, well, suddenly they have no author- ‘‘(4) COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS.— ity. ‘‘(A) INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN And I would also like to thank my good COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS.—Nothing friend from New York (Mrs. MALONEY), Perhaps the real problem is the fact in this section shall be construed to require the ranking member of the Capital that we have so many different bank- the divestiture, prior to July 21, 2017, of any Markets Subcommittee, for her bipar- ing regulatory agencies in the first debt securities of collateralized loan obliga- tisan and commonsense work on this place. If coordinating these agencies to tions, if such debt securities were issued be- important issue as well. avoid a regulatory train wreck is too fore January 31, 2014. Today we have the opportunity to difficult, then maybe we need fewer ‘‘(B) OWNERSHIP INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO agencies. COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS.—A bank- correct, in a strong, bipartisan way, an ing entity shall not be considered to have an egregious example of regulatory over- I have spoken before about the pro- ownership interest in a collateralized loan reach. For no reason that has been co- liferation of government regulators obligation because it acquires, has acquired, herently stated by anyone, the banking with authority over our financial mar- or retains a debt security in such regulators responsible for imple- kets. More regulators mean more collateralized loan obligation if the debt se- menting the Volcker Rule have in- wasteful duplication of functions, more curity has no indicia of ownership other than cluded provisions in their final rule regulatory confusion, more empire the right of the banking entity to partici- that will literally cripple the market building, more bureaucratic rivalry, pate in the removal for cause, or in the selec- less accountability, and less problem tion of a replacement after removal for cause for collateralized loan obligations, also or resignation, of an investment manager or called CLOs. solving. investment adviser of the collateralized loan See, at the stroke of a pen, the bank- An ever increasing number of agen- obligation. ing regulators are going to wreak cies with ever increasing authority ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this havoc on one of the largest and most only makes our financial system more paragraph: important sources of financing for lit- unsustainable and more arbitrary and ‘‘(i) COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION.— erally hundreds of growing companies more unstable, and it makes it all the The term ‘collateralized loan obligation’ more likely that the heavy-handed gov- means any issuing entity of an asset-backed across this country. If the CLO provi- security, as defined in section 3(a)(77) of the sions in the Volcker Rule go forward as ernment will fall suddenly on some un- Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. planned, there will be a heavy price to lucky corner of the economy. 78c(a)(77)), that is comprised primarily of pay in failed companies and also lost So it is my hope that this body can commercial loans. jobs. come together now and support this bi- ‘‘(ii) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—An investment So why is the government doing this? partisan piece of legislation so that we manager or investment adviser shall be Did CLOs do anything to cause the fi- can ensure that the market for deemed to be removed ‘for cause’ if the in- nancial crisis? No, they did not. Are collateralized loan obligations, CLOs, vestment manager or investment adviser is is not carelessly and needlessly de- removed as a result of— CLOs a menace to the stability of our ‘‘(I) a breach of a material term of the ap- financial system? No, again. Is the stroyed. While they may not have a plicable management or advisory agreement small proportion of securities included high profile, CLOs provide a valuable or the agreement governing the in some CLO structures a national cri- function that our recovering economy collateralized loan obligation; sis that requires such a heavy hand by cannot do without, and I urge my col- ‘‘(II) the inability of the investment man- the Federal Government? Of course leagues for that reason to support H.R. ager or investment adviser to continue to not. 4167. perform its obligations under any such Thankfully, the bill we have today, And at this time, I will reserve the agreement; ‘‘(III) any other action or inaction by the introduced by my friend from Ken- balance of my time. investment manager or investment adviser tucky (Mr. BARR), fixes this problem of Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speak- that has or could reasonably be expected to the banking regulators’ own making. er, I yield myself such time as I may have a materially adverse effect on the First, it prevents a disastrous fire sale consume.

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I want the author’s goal to preserve a proven March. to thank Congresswoman CAROLYN financing mechanism with democratic As you may know, the final Volcker Rule MALONEY of New York for her support concerns against watering down the implementing a provision of the Dodd-Frank and work in developing this common- Volcker Rule, which is designed to pre- Act, issued December 10, requires banks, in- sense legislation to provide a necessary vent banks from gambling on Wall cluding community banks, to divest their clarification of the Volcker Rule while Street with consumer deposits, the holdings of CLOs by July 2015. Though the compliance date was later extended, this re- maintaining the original legislative in- very type of behavior that nearly took quirement could cause a significant, imme- tent regarding the treatment of down our financial system and gave us diate and permanent loss of capital for com- collateralized loan obligations. the Great Recession. munity banks that hold these securities and While there are several exemptions The truth is the Volcker Rule is not are still recovering from the financial crisis. provided in the statute included in sec- intended to capture debt. Debt is an ev- H.R. 4167 would avert this damaging and un- tion 619 of the Dodd-Frank law, which eryday tool of plain vanilla financial anticipated outcome by repealing the divest- authorizes the Volcker Rule, that leg- institutions. No, the Volcker Rule is ment requirement for CLOs issued before islative language states: about equity ownership. We don’t want January 31. ICBA urges you to support H.R. 4167. Nothing in this section shall be construed banks owning hedge funds and private Thank you for your consideration. to limit or restrict the ability of a banking equity funds, but of course we still Sincerely, entity or nonbank financial company super- want banks out in the communities CAMDEN R. FINE, vised by the Federal Reserve Board to sell or lending to the real economy. President & CEO. securitize loans in a manner otherwise per- I want to thank the gentleman from Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Once again, mitted by law. Kentucky and the gentlelady from New I would like to thank the gentleman Nevertheless, despite this plain lan- York (Mrs. MALONEY) for working to- from Kentucky (Mr. BARR), who also is guage in the statute, certain asset- gether on a compromise that makes a a member of the United Solutions Cau- backed securities originally thought to narrow, commonsense fix to the cus and is dedicated to real problem be exempt by the Volcker Rule are now Volcker Rule without undermining its solving and saving the partisanship for subject to the covered fund definition. core purpose: prohibiting risky propri- another day. He worked hard on this So the pragmatic need to provide this etary trading by federally insured bill and was willing to reach across the defined, narrow fix is why the legisla- banks. aisle for commonsense compromise. As tion is endorsed by the American I also want to recognize Chairman a result of this hard work, this jobs bill Bankers Association, by the Kentucky HENSARLING and Ranking Member is on the suspension calendar and has Bankers Association, and by the small WATERS for the truly bipartisan way earned a strong bipartisan vote. community banks around this country, this bill came to the floor by a vote of I urge my colleagues to support this the Independent Community Bankers 53–3. I am hopeful that we will see more legislation and reserve the balance of of America. And it is why a small com- bipartisanship from our committee on my time. munity bank in my home State of Ken- the business of the American people: Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, at this tucky contacted my office in January. comprehensive community bank regu- time, we are now joined by the sponsor He alerted us to the fact that failing to latory relief, TRIA, reauthorizing the of the bill, the gentleman from Ken- fix this problem could very well mean Export-Import Bank to help American tucky, who, as was indicated, worked significant losses to that small com- job creators access foreign markets, in a bipartisan manner to get it out of munity bank, possible layoffs of em- and reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie committee, here on the floor. And I as- ployees, and higher borrowing rates Mac to protect taxpayers without un- sume we are going to see a strong bi- and fees for the customer in the local dermining the housing market and pre- partisan vote for it on the floor as well. community. serving the 30-year fixed rate mortgage At this time, I yield such time as he So getting this issue right and fixing for middle class families. may consume to the gentleman from the problem is important to commu- The bill before us would simply clar- Kentucky (Mr. BARR). nity banks. It is important to U.S. em- ify that the right to vote to remove a Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ployers and businesses on Main Street. CLO manager in traditional, creditor- gentleman from New Jersey, my friend It is important to a whole lot of jobs protective circumstances, such as a who has, himself, shown a considerable that support families in Kentucky and material breach of contract, does not, amount of leadership on this issue in around this country. And here is why: by itself, convert a debt security into making sure that American companies collateralized loan obligations, or an equity security under the Volcker on Main Street and all across this CLOs, have proven to be a critical Rule. country have access to reliable, afford- source of funding for U.S. businesses It would also provide narrow relief to able capital to grow their businesses over the last 20 years. existing CLO securities as long as they and create jobs. 1300 qualify as debt under this bill. For I also want to thank the gentleman b CLOs that are not debt securities under from Florida for participating in the Today, CLOs continue to provide this bill, banks will get an additional 2 discussion here today in a bipartisan over $300 billion in financing to U.S. years to divest, which will prevent a manner and for his support. And I also companies, including companies that disruptive fire sale of these securities thank my colleagues both on this side are well-known to all of us in this and cost as much as $8 billion. and that side of the aisle for their sup- Chamber—Dunkin’ Donuts, American At this time, I will insert the text of port and for recognizing that we do Airlines, Burger King, Toys ‘‘R’’ Us, a letter from the Independent Commu- need to fix this problem. Neiman Marcus, Delta Air Lines, Good- nity Bankers of America into the H.R. 4167, the Restoring Proven Fi- year Tire, and even a mattress and bed- RECORD. nancing for American Employers Act, ding company in my hometown of Lex- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY is about jobs and economic growth. It ington, Kentucky, Tempur Sealy. Yet, BANKERS OF AMERICA, is about reliable access to affordable this valuable form of corporate finance Washington, DC, April 28, 2014. credit to small, midcap, and emerging- that supports jobs is under assault due HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, growth companies, in fact, some of the to the regulators’ implementation of Washington, DC. most dynamic and job-producing com- the Volcker Rule, which makes it im- DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: On behalf of the more than 6,500 community banks rep- panies in America. permissible for banks to retain or in- resented by ICBA, I write to express our sup- As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce vest in these assets. port for the Restoring Proven Financing for states in its letter of support, my legis- According to the U.S. Chamber of American Employers Act (H.R. 4167), which lation is necessary to ‘‘fix the adverse Commerce, H.R. 4167 would ‘‘preserve

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Over 70 percent of the According to the Kentucky Bankers ticipate in removal for cause or in the collateralized loan obligations, both Association, investment in CLOs is a selection of a replacement investment the ones that are allowed and dis- ‘‘conservative addition to an existing manager or investment adviser of the allowed, are owned by three banks. and balanced investment approach’’ CLO. Over 70 percent are owned by three of and a ‘‘thoughtful solution to the eq- So, in sum, Mr. Speaker, this legisla- the largest banks in the world. And by uity problem’’ that banks face. In fact, tion is a bipartisan, commonsense fix the way, almost all of those CLOs the default rate on CLOs in the last 20 to a real world problem voiced by com- would be permitted to those three large years has been less than one-half of 1 munity banks and emerging growth banks. percent. companies like Tempur Sealy in my So what are we solving here? We are Yet, despite this proven track record own district that will benefit these pretending to save some great invest- and despite this critical source of fund- companies all around the country. So I ment tool. It is not under threat. We ing for growing U.S. companies and job urge a vote in support of H.R. 4167, the are pretending that no problems could producers in America, the Volcker Restoring Proven Financing for Amer- ever happen. Those are the same dis- Rule regulators require that banks di- ican Employers Act. cussions we had in ’05, ’06, ’07, and ’08. vest of their CLO holdings. The con- Mr. GARRETT. I reserve the balance All the risk that was being assumed sequences will be a fire sale in the mar- of my time. comfortably and successfully prior to ket that will cause significant losses to Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Chair- 2008 was perfectly fine. Those regu- banks currently holding what are man, I yield as much time as he may lators are just killing America—until known as legacy CLOs. consume to the gentleman from Massa- the crash happened, from which we are Looking forward, it will increase the chusetts (Mr. CAPUANO). still recovering. cost of borrowing in the future for U.S. Mr. CAPUANO. I thank the gen- All we want to do is take a look at businesses looking to expand, grow, tleman for yielding. some of the riskier aspects of this fi- and create much-needed jobs. Mr. Speaker, I am one of those three nancial aspect and simply say, whoa, it These warnings may sound abstract. people who voted ‘‘no.’’ I do not expect doesn’t mean everybody can’t do it. It So let me explain how this affects a to win here today on the floor. And I simply means regulated banks can’t do real business that employs many of my want to be real clear: I do not oppose it. Private investors could still do constituents in Kentucky’s Sixth Con- consolidated loan obligations. I support every one of these things. Why would gressional District. Tempur-Pedic is a them. They are an important financial regulated banks be prohibited from high-end mattress bedding company, tool. doing only the most risky CLOs? Be- and they produce, through space-age But that is not what this bill does. cause they are protected by taxpayer technology, very comfortable, high-end This bill allows risky CLOs. Most CLOs dollars, because they are protected by beds for the top of the market. But would be permitted pursuant to the the FDIC, and because we, as a society, they knew that in order to be resilient Volcker Rule. If they only contained have said that bank stability is impor- and to be growing in the future, they loans, they are okay. Any bank can tant to the American economy. needed to acquire a competitor that own them to any degree. So let’s be clear: CLOs are not being covered the rest of the marketplace— So let’s not think that somehow the killed. They are being limited in a very the value products, the midlevel prod- Volcker Rule has killed CLOs. They small way only to target the most ucts, and a lower but higher level form have simply said they have to be what risky CLOs. Banks and others have al- of mattress so that in the event of an they say they are, collateralized loan ready adjusted to those limitations by economic downturn or competitive obligations, not collateralized loan ob- reinvigorating the CLO market in a pressures in the marketplace, they ligations put together with all kinds of way that has been and would be al- would have a cross-section of the entire other junk. Simple. Straightforward. lowed under the existing rule. But yet marketplace with all price points of There is not going to be any fire sale. we have a problem. bedding. The regulators have already listened to We have a crisis that we have to So Tempur-Pedic used CLO financ- the congressional comments, of which I solve. A handful of people will not be ing, where it didn’t have access to af- was one, asking for a delay to allow the allowed to risk my mother’s invest- fordable corporate bond financing, as existing CLOs that do not meet the ment. That is what we are crying affordable corporate bond financing. regulation to be held for 2 more years. about. Well, I have heard that before, They accessed CLO financing and There will be no fire sale. There has and it didn’t turn out too well in ’08. A closed this transaction where they ac- been no fire sale. little limitation is good for the Amer- quired a well-known company to a lot As we speak, the sale of CLOs is at a ican system. And, by the way, it is his- of Americans, Sealy, and that trans- historic high. The Volcker Rule has torically the system as it has been for action closed in March of 2013. This al- not killed the market. They are back a thousand years. lowed them to expand their business to almost the same levels they were at I just want to end with a quote by and create already in just a year’s time in 2007 before the crash. Paul Volcker himself. I presume Paul 200 new jobs in my district. Let me be clear. I agree that CLOs Volcker knows more about the econ- Thanks to CLO financing, Tempur did not, on their own, participate in omy and the markets than most people Sealy is now a more resilient company the ’08 problems and that they do have in Congress. But maybe not. Maybe and better poised for growth in the fu- a record of success. But prior to 2008, some people are smarter than him. ture. And if Tempur Sealy sees an op- most people would have said the same This is what he said about this bill: portunity to grow even more and is in thing about collateralized debt obliga- This constant effort to get around the rule need of a commercial loan, we want to tions. By the way, at some point, some- limiting banks’ investment in hedge funds on make sure that this source of afford- body has to explain to me the dif- behalf of a few institutions who apparently able financing is there for them and for ference between debt and loans, but want room to resume the financing practices all U.S. companies. that is a different issue. that got us into trouble in the past really H.R. 4167 is a defined, narrow fix Collateralized loan obligations are should end. which clarifies that the Volcker Rule important. They are a good, thoughtful CLOs—straightforward and plain va- should not be construed to require the way to provide capital. By the way, nilla—are a good and important invest- divestiture of any debt securities of most of them are used for leveraged ment tool for the American economy. CLOs prior to July 21, 2017, if such buyouts, as the example we just heard, They should and will be allowed under CLOs were issued before January 21, for leveraged buyouts. Now, you can the current rules. There should and 2014. argue whether leveraged buyouts to will be time for people to move slowly

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According to the Loan case, when you set a date certain for a that are there, and even those people Syndication and Trading Association, sale, then everyone else out there who love those risky investments will U.S. banks hold an estimated $70 bil- knows that this is the day that they be able to do it still, just not through lion of CLO notes, which would have to might as well wait for; and eventually, a subsidized bank. be divested if we don’t make the fix by they will have to sell, and at that point I know that I have not convinced July 21, 2015, and with the Fed’s change in time, they will engage in a fire sale. anyone. I know that I am going to lose a little bit later. But even the threat of In other words, by setting a date this vote on the floor, and I respect it. such a divestiture roiled the CLO mar- when you have to sell all of your assets And I hope to God that my concerns ket in December and January before or whatever you have, you are basi- are wrong and overblown. I hope that Congress took action. cally pushing the price down in that in a few years I come back and I apolo- So due primarily to uncertainty market. gize to the gentleman for my concerns, around the Volcker Rule in January Secondly, with regard to sales up, I that they were overblown and unjusti- 2014, U.S. CLO issuance dropped nearly guess the gentleman from Kentucky al- fied. Because America will be better off 90 percent from the prior year, drying ready raised that point. Sales were if you are right. But if you are wrong, up access to credit. The only reason going down until Congress came to- a handful of people will make a lot of why the CLO market has recovered gether in a unique experience for Con- money, but the rest of us will be dra- since January is because of this bill. It gress, which was a bipartisan effort, matically and deeply hurt once again. is because of the legislative action, the and once the rest of Main Street and Mr. MURPHY of Florida. I want to bipartisan efforts of this body. Wall Street saw that Congress can ac- thank the gentleman from Massachu- Finally, I just would like to conclude tually do things together and work to- setts for his remarks. by responding to the gentleman’s as- gether in a bipartisan manner, they did Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of sertion that a little limitation is good what the rest of Americans will do and my time. for the system—a little limitation is said: good thing. They said: let’s get Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, how good for the system. Well, hear what a that market going back up again. As the gentleman from Kentucky much time do we have remaining? witness at our hearing about this issue pointed out, that is exactly what oc- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. said about this little limitation: AMODEI). The gentleman from New Jer- curred. If you have a situation where the Volcker Thirdly, the gentleman from Massa- sey has 81⁄2 minutes remaining. The Rule basically impedes U.S. banks and some gentleman from Florida has 10 minutes chusetts admitted that the CLO mar- foreign banks from investing in CLOs, you ket was not the cause or any cause of remaining. can see their appetite reduced by 80 percent. Mr. GARRETT. I yield 4 minutes to They will just not participate in the CLO the crisis that we had back in 2008, and the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. market. I have not heard any testimony from anyone on any panel from either end of BARR). Ultimately, that leads to our other the spectrum that the CLOs would be a Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the point, in that we can see a significant basis for the next crisis that inevitably gentleman from New Jersey, and I cost to financing for U.S. companies. thank the gentleman from Massachu- will come. What happens when you see a signifi- Next, the gentleman from Massachu- setts for his contribution to the debate. cant cost to financing or decreased setts raised the point that something It gives us an opportunity to actually credit availability for companies? That like 70 percent of all the CLOs out analyze what exactly we are talking means these companies that have over there are captured by something like about here. 5 million employees can’t build new three large banks or three financial in- We are not talking about the risky factories, they can’t build new cellular stitutions and made it sound as though assets that were contributing factors networks, they can’t expand, and they the smaller and midsized banks are not to the financial crisis. If this were can’t combine and merge to bigger, really playing here. junk, as the gentleman from Massachu- more resilient companies that can Then you had to listen to the next setts describes it to be, the default rate compete effectively on a global basis. thing that he said. He said that most of on CLOs would have been much higher It ultimately would have a very de- those CLOs held by those would al- over the last 20 years. But the default structive effect on U.S. companies. ready be protected by the current rate on CLOs over the last 20 years, in- So, Mr. Speaker, in sum, I will just Volcker proposal out of the adminis- cluding during the financial crisis, was bring it back to my home district. If a tration. less than half of 1 percent. Not one of little limitation is good for the system, Well, that tells you right there that the nearly 4,000 notes rated AAA or AA tell that to the 200 Kentuckians who the legislation from the gentleman ever defaulted in CLOs. now have jobs because of this innova- from Kentucky is not addressing or not Part of the reason for this strong, du- tive source and a responsible source of trying to solve a problem for the three rable performance of CLOs is because commercial credit in America. large banks. The legislation he is try- CLOs are very different from the trou- b 1315 ing to put forward in a bipartisan man- bled assets that fueled the financial ner is, in fact, doing just as he ex- crisis. CLOs are distinct because, num- Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield plained for the smaller banks, for the ber one, they are based on diverse as- myself such time as I may consume. midsized banks, those are the ones that sets, commercial loans that are well di- I just want to take a moment to re- we are concerned about; and we want versified across the industry. These are spond as well to the gentleman from to make sure that they are not hurt solid, diversified loans, and they are Massachusetts. He indicated that he is through fire sales or further restric- typically secured loans. probably not going to convince anyone tions on them. Secondly, there is an alignment of in- who is supporting the bill. I presume I Finally, last—but maybe not least— terest between CLO investors and the am probably not going to convince him is the fact that this bill will not end CLO managers. The managers actually either, as I look over there, because he too big to fail. Well, we know that have skin in the game. is now off the floor; but if he is back in Dodd-Frank, unfortunately, did not Finally, third, there are significantly his office and tuning us in, let me just end too big to fail. greater transparency features to CLOs make some points where he might be Dodd-Frank did a number of things, and disclosure since the commercial convinced. but it did not end too big to fail, and loans here, the secured commercial He spoke about the fire sale that will the way to solve that is not by loans, are issued by companies that re- not occur now under the proposed nitpicking around the edges on areas port financial information on a regular Volcker Rule. Well, yes, it still will such as this that did not cause the cri- basis to investors, and they are re- occur, just because you are not saying sis in the first place. quired to provide regular financial re- that the sale has to occur this after- In fact, the authors and the pro- ports with the SEC. noon, but it is going to occur at a set ponents of Dodd-Frank understood that Now, with respect to the gentleman’s point in time, either 6 months from when they passed Dodd-Frank—be- claim that the CLO market is doing now, a year from now, or as they are cause, look, what is the language in

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House the bill (H.R. 4414) to clarify the treat- erage Clarification Act of 2014, address- The language specifically in 619 of ment under the Patient Protection and Af- es the problem caused by the Afford- Dodd-Frank—voted in favor of, by the fordable Care Act of health plans in which able Care Act, which could result in way, by the gentleman from Massachu- expatriates are the primary enrollees, and those Americans who live abroad for a for other purposes. All points of order setts—says: against consideration of the bill are waived. substantial portion of the year, those Nothing in this section shall be construed The amendment printed in the report of the individuals referred to as expatriates, to limit or restrict the ability of a banking Committee on Rules accompanying this res- that could cause them to lose their entity or nonbank financial company super- olution shall be considered as adopted. The health care coverage because of the vised by the Federal Reserve Board to sell or bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. one-size-fits-all approach to our health secure type loans in a manner otherwise per- All points of order against provisions in the care system, which was employed by mitted by law. bill, as amended, are waived. The previous the wizards who wrote the Affordable What does that sentence mean? That question shall be considered as ordered on Care Act. means that the sponsors of—and those the bill, as amended, and on any amendment Expatriate health care providers like the gentleman from Massachusetts thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally have traditionally offered tailored, spe- who supported Dodd-Frank—specifi- cialized insurance plans to meet the cally put into the Dodd-Frank law the divided and controlled by the chair and rank- ing minority member of the Committee on needs of Americans who spend their direction to the Fed and the other reg- Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to re- time overseas. These citizens simply ulators that they should not be doing commit with or without instructions. cannot rely on a local general practi- what they are doing right now. They The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- tioner or neighborhood clinic because, should not be putting, as it says, limi- tleman from Texas is recognized for 1 so often, they are far away from home. tations on this type of instrument. hour. However, the Affordable Care Act So for all of those reasons, if the gen- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, for the does not provide an avenue by which tleman from Massachusetts is still purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- these plans can continue to be offered. watching what we are doing on the tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman Instead, Senator REID, Kathleen floor, perhaps we have convinced him from Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), Sebelius, and Barack Obama decided it that he should join with the majority pending which I yield myself such time was up to them to decide how Ameri- on both sides of the House and not be as I may consume. During consider- cans’ health insurance plans should be part of the three or so who remain op- ation of this resolution, all time yield- structured. posed to this and support the legisla- ed is for the purpose of debate only. The legislation before us today is a tion, H.R. 4167. clear example of why a top-down Fed- With that, I yield back the balance of GENERAL LEAVE eral approach to health care does not my time. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I ask work. Consumers should be in the driv- Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speak- unanimous consent that all Members er’s seat deciding what works best for er, I would like to thank my colleagues may have 5 legislative days to revise them, what works best for themselves and the gentleman from New Jersey for and extend their remarks on the reso- and their families, not someone sitting their thoughtful debate on this com- lution. in Washington, D.C. monsense improvement to the Volcker The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Because of the regulations in the Af- Rule. objection to the request of the gen- I appreciate my colleagues on the tleman from Texas? fordable Care Act, insurers have an- Democratic side of the aisle always There was no objection. nounced that they will have to shift keeping the focus on preventing some Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, House their expatriate operations overseas in of the world’s largest banks from sub- Resolution 555 provides for the consid- order to be in compliance with the law, jecting the American people to another eration to fix yet another flaw that has and with those operations will go those financial crisis. to be corrected in the Affordable Care jobs. All Americans know that it was However, I believe this bill strikes Act due to the rushed process by which shown to be an empty promise when the right balance to protect the Amer- the bill was passed in March of 2010. someone said, if you like your health ican people and create jobs. It was re- As a direct result of the hasty legis- care plan, you can keep it. ported by the Financial Services Com- lation, experts have estimated that Well, Mr. Speaker, it is a darn good mittee with a strong bipartisan 53–3 over 1,000 Americans will lose their thing the President never promised, if vote, and I urge my colleagues to sup- jobs unless Congress takes immediate you like your job, you can keep it. port this bill. action to correct and clarify the Af- Over a thousand jobs tied to expatriate I yield back the balance of my time. fordable Care Act’s impact on expa- health care operations will now be The SPEAKER pro tempore. The triate health care plans. shipped overseas. Americans who rely question is on the motion offered by This bill before us today will do just on these health plans, which until now the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. that, putting Americans above partisan have worked well for them and their GARRETT) that the House suspend the politics and helping yet another subset families, are going to have to scramble rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4167, as of people in our country who currently and scramble fast to find alternative amended. are being harmed by the President’s coverage. The question was taken; and (two- takeover of our health care system. Some examples of those Americans thirds being in the affirmative) the The rule before us today provides for who will potentially lose their health rules were suspended and the bill, as one full hour of debate equally divided care coverage due to the unyielding amended, was passed. and controlled by the chair and the regulations of the Affordable Care Act A motion to reconsider was laid on ranking minority member on the Com- include businessmen and business- the table. mittee on Ways and Means. Further, women, pilots, foreign aid workers, f the rule provides for the adoption of an ship operators, and tour guides. amendment by the bill’s authors, Rep- The President has already acknowl- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION resentatives NUNES from California and edged that his law will hurt these OF H.R. 4414, EXPATRIATE CARNEY from Delaware, which address- Americans, announcing that the De- HEALTH COVERAGE CLARIFICA- es a number of concerns the minority partment of Health and Human Serv- TION ACT OF 2014 expressed during debate of this legisla- ices would, yet again, ignore the law Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, by di- tion several weeks ago. and provide a temporary waiver from rection of the Committee on Rules, I True to the Speaker’s commitment of complying with the law’s require- call up House Resolution 555 and ask letting the House work its will, Repub- ments; but this is not how you fix for its immediate consideration. licans listened to those concerns and flawed legislation.

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I think with the majority to fix this problem. in the law. when they get sick they ought to know I am concerned that this bill, the bill Now, the White House, where there is they will be taken care of and not have before us that we are talking about a so-called constitutional scholar, the to worry about whether they are going right now, creates other problems, President seems to have only read arti- to get covered or not because of pre- namely excluding green card holders cle II of the Constitution, skipping en- existing conditions or whether they are and nonimmigrant workers from most tirely over the first and longest article, going to meet some sort of lifetime cap of the coverage protections provided by article I, where the Founders make the and be excluded from coverage. the ACA. I am disappointed that this case that Congress is the body where That is what the Affordable Care Act process was closed down even though laws are passed, the body where laws is all about. That is what this big con- negotiations were still ongoing. are written, the body where laws are troversy that my friends on the other Quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, the gen- amended. As a result of the President side of the aisle have decided to make tleman from Texas literally took my making this change unilaterally, the on this issue is all about. So I am mak- breath away when he talked about that relief is only temporary. ing sure that everybody in this country this represents the Speaker’s pledge to The bill before us today provides the has health care. Boy, what a radical let the House work its will. This issue long-term security, the security that is idea, what a radical idea. first came up under a suspension, required to give these affected Ameri- I will also say that having supported which was totally closed, and it is com- cans and their families the certainty the Affordable Care Act, it is not a per- ing to the floor today under a closed they need to make decisions for their fect piece of legislation. I have never rule. Those of us who have some ideas futures. These expatriate plans are not seen a perfect piece of legislation ever on how we might be able to make this barebone plans that some in this body come out of Congress. Legislation, es- more palatable to address some of the have criticized. pecially legislation that covers a sub- concerns that we have will not have This is not lousy insurance. They ject as wide as this, at times will be that opportunity. They have closed the typically are robust plans. They are tweaked. There will be unintended con- process down. I hardly think that that comprehensive plans, which simply sequences that we will come and we can be described as an open process or cater to the special needs of Americans will try to fix. That is what legislation as a transparent process. This is yet who travel and are gone for a good por- is supposed to do: to try to fix the another closed rule, another closed tion of the year. problems. rule. Democrats have said that from the Mr. Speaker, this process was flawed b 1330 beginning, that we want to make this and this process could have been bet- The amendment by Representatives bill work, work as well as it possibly ter. There are many of us on my side of NUNES and CARNEY, which is adopted in can. We said we would be willing to the aisle who believe that we need to the rule before us, takes a thoughtful work with Republicans and the admin- fix this flaw that the gentleman from piece of legislation and improves it istration to address the problems that Delaware (Mr. CARNEY) has brought to even further. It clarifies that any fu- have come about as a result of the im- our attention, but we need to do it in ture plans offered to expatriates must plementation of this law. By no means the right way, and this is not the right still comply with the actuarial require- does that mean that we should repeal way to do it. ments in the Affordable Care Act, as the Affordable Care Act, which is some- I think what is going to happen here well as any pre-Affordable Care Act thing my Republican friends are ob- is—my friends on the other side of the laws, including the Employee Retire- sessed with. To the contrary, we need aisle control most of the votes here so ment Income and Security Act, known to do everything we can to fix any they will probably pass this bill—but as ERISA, and the Public Health Serv- challenges that this law may have to what will happen then is that the Sen- ice Act. Moreover, it narrowly tailors make sure that every American gets ate will then have negotiations with this relief to those Americans who the benefit of the Affordable Care Act. the White House and try to figure out spend more than 180 days outside the H.R. 4414, the Expatriate Health Cov- how to fix this problem. They will pass country. These were concerns that erage Clarification Act, is trying to fix it, then it will have to come back to Democrats expressed during the pre- one problem with the law. My friend the House again, and then we will have vious debate on this legislation, and from Delaware (Mr. CARNEY) and others to deal with it separately. they are fully addressed in the legisla- are attempting to try to fix a provision I regret very much that my friends tion before us today. in the law that causes some problems have decided to go this way. If they This is a carefully crafted fix. It was with the ways that expatriates are had waited a few more days we prob- necessary because the underlying law treated under the ACA. ably could have gotten a solution to was so poorly crafted. It is needed to This is one example of how we— this that could have received unani- help Americans who are being directly Democrats and Republicans—should be mous support. Instead, we are back at harmed by the President’s health care able to work together. This is one ex- the same old-same old, where it is at- law. ample of how we—supporters and oppo- tack the ACA, attack the ACA, and I encourage my colleagues to vote nents of the ACA—should be able to lay pretend to try to fix it by addressing a ‘‘yes’’ on the rule and ‘‘yes’’ on the un- those differences aside as we try to find legitimate concern, but adding to that derlying bill, and I reserve the balance solutions and move our country for- a whole bunch of extraneous stuff that of my time. ward. creates other problems. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want It is my understanding, Mr. Speaker, I would urge my colleagues to vote to thank the gentleman from Texas that House and Senate Democrats and ‘‘no’’ on the rule and to vote ‘‘no’’ on (Mr. BURGESS) for yielding me the cus- Republicans have been working with the bill. Let’s wait until the Senate tomary 30 minutes. the White House to come up with a so- gets it right with the White House and Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time lution that can pass both Houses of we can revisit this issue. as I may consume. Congress and be signed by the Presi- With that, I reserve the balance of (Mr. MCGOVERN asked and was dent. It is also my understanding that my time. given permission to revise and extend discussions were ongoing as late as yes- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield his remarks.) terday afternoon when the House ma- myself 1 minute. Mr. MCGOVERN. I voted for the Af- jority decided to go with the version This bill was brought to the floor fordable Care Act, I support the Afford- before us today instead of waiting to under suspension of the rules prior to able Care Act, and I believe in the Af- continue negotiations in a bipartisan, the Easter recess. So it has been avail- fordable Care Act. I believe every per- bicameral way so that we can get a bill able for consideration, for staff work to son in this country ought to have moved expeditiously through both occur, for some period of time. The fact health care. I don’t think that is a rad- Houses and signed into law by the of the matter is that it is an imminent ical idea, but my friends on the other President of the United States. problem facing people who are working

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My friends don’t know the answer to that. But I do were going to conduct proceedings here on the other side of the aisle have just know where we are today is that this is in the most open way possible—this spent countless hours, countless days, a problem that needs to be fixed, and will be the most open and transparent countless weeks, countless months just the Republican majority is seeing to it House ever. And it has become the trying to repeal it. It is just Johnny that it is fixed, bringing it to the floor most closed House ever. One Note: repeal, repeal, repeal. under a rule. The minority will have an Because the gentleman brought up This idea that everybody should have opportunity to amend during a motion the Affordable Care Act, I want to affordable health care is such a con- to recommit, and I certainly look for- make sure he understands the facts. troversy in the Republican Congress, I ward to a lively discussion during that While the bill we are talking about can’t quite understand why. Why is it time. right now received 20 minutes of debate such a bad idea that everybody in this I reserve the balance of my time. under suspension, let me read you the Congress has access to good quality Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield facts about the Affordable Care Act, in health care? Why is that an idea that myself such time as I may consume. case my friend forgot. causes such resentment on the other What we are considering right now The House held nearly 100 hours of side of the aisle? I don’t get it. before the full House is very clear. hearings and 83 hours of committee We ought to make sure that this law One, a closed rule. What a closed rule markups. The House heard from 181 gets implemented properly, and we means is that you can’t offer any witnesses, both Democrats and Repub- ought to do this the right way. My amendments. So some of the concerns licans. 239 amendments were consid- friends don’t want to do it the right that have been raised about the under- ered in the three committees of juris- way, so we are going to have to wait lying bill we can’t fix. For the life of diction, 121 of which were adopted. The for the Senate to work it out with the me, I don’t understand why, if the gen- bill was available for 72 hours before administration and then send it back tleman claims that the Republican ma- Members were asked to vote on it on to us. There really should be a better jority is committed to an open, trans- the floor. way to do this. parent process where the House can The process was just as open in the With that, I reserve the balance of work its will, I don’t understand why Senate. The Senate Finance Com- my time. you would approve a closed rule on mittee held more than 53 hearings. The Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I re- this. Finance Committee also spent 8 days serve the balance of my time. Let’s be honest about this. It is not marking up the legislation, the longest Mr. MCGOVERN. Does the gentleman like my friends on the other side of the markup in 22 years for the committee. have any other speakers? aisle are doing anything else. We have The Senate Health Committee held 47 Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield had multiple repeals of the Affordable bipartisan hearings, roundtables, and myself 30 seconds. Care Act before us. We have had lots of walk-throughs on health care reform. As much as I would like to continue message issues that their pollsters say The Patient Protection and Affordable this lively back-and-forth, we both poll well, but the Republican majority Care Act may have started out with a know each other’s positions on this ex- hasn’t really done very much to help different bill number, but the fact re- tremely well. the American people in any way, shape, mains hundreds of hours of hearings on No, I have no other speakers. or form. So it is not like the time the Affordable Care Act, hundreds of I reserve the balance of my time. doesn’t exist to maybe have a little bit witnesses, hundreds of amendments 1345 more debate on an issue like this and considered in the committee, and b be able to perfect this bill. This is a countless hours of townhall meetings. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself the closed rule. This is a closed rule, this is My friend on the other side of the balance of my time. a closed process, and this has become a aisle likes to say, well, there was a dif- Mr. Speaker, I am going to urge my closed House. ferent bill number when we voted here colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous Again, I urge my colleagues to vote on the floor, but as he knows, the proc- question. ‘‘no’’ on this closed rule, reject this ess of using a different bill number is If we defeat the previous question, I closed process, reject the underlying very common around here. In fact, the will offer an amendment to the rule bill, and I reserve the balance of my Republican majority has done it sev- that would allow the House to consider time. eral times in the past 3 years. But re- the Fair Minimum Wage Act. This Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield gardless of the bill number, the work week, the Senate will vote to raise the myself 1 minute. that went into forming this legislation minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Now This, this was brought to the House was one of the most open processes in is the time for the House to act and to floor as a closed rule in March of 2010. the history of Congress. honor our commitment to the middle This coercive, partisan piece of legisla- That is the facts on that. class by giving hard-working Ameri- tion which is going to affect health But let me also make one other cans fair pay. care in this country for every man, point. The problem my friends on the Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- woman, and child for the next three other side of the aisle have with the Af- sent to insert the text of the amend- generations, this was brought under a fordable Care Act is not with the proc- ment in the RECORD, along with extra- closed rule. ess. It is just they don’t believe that neous material, immediately prior to We are trying to fix one very narrow people ought to have affordable health the vote on the previous question. problem contained within these pages. care in this country. They have spent The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there It seems to me that there has been countless hours on this floor trying to objection to the request of the gen- ample discussion. A bill was debated repeal a bill that eliminates pre- tleman from Massachusetts? under suspension. It did not receive the existing conditions as a way to deny There was no objection. required two-thirds vote, so it is being people insurance. Mr. MCGOVERN. Again, I would urge brought back today under a rule, and They have been fighting against a my colleagues on the other side of the the minority will have an opportunity bill that helps senior citizens get free aisle, who like to talk about how the to offer an amendment during the mo- preventive care coverage, that helps Republican majority is committed to tion to recommit. This was a closed close that doughnut hole in the Medi- allowing the House to work its will and rule which was very damaging to the care prescription drug bill. They are is committed to an open and trans- country. Today’s closed rule is simply fighting against a bill that has brought parent process, to vote with us on this.

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I yield back the bal- opportunity so that we can have that 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of vote, a vote to help lift people out of the Whole for further consideration of the ance of my time, and I move the pre- poverty and to help give people an op- bill. vious question on the resolution. portunity to live better lives. SEC. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not The SPEAKER pro tempore. The There are millions of workers in this apply to the consideration of H.R. 1010. question is on ordering the previous country who are working full time— THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT question. who are working hard at minimum REALLY MEANS The question was taken; and the wage jobs—and they are still stuck in This vote, the vote on whether to order the Speaker pro tempore announced that previous question on a special rule, is not the ayes appeared to have it. poverty. There are millions and mil- merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on lions of people in this country who dering the previous question is a vote work hard full time at minimum wage against the Republican majority agenda and that I demand the yeas and nays. jobs, but who earn so little that they a vote to allow the Democratic minority to The yeas and nays were ordered. still qualify for SNAP, and they rely on offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- that program to put food on their ta- what the House should be debating. ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- bles because their paychecks don’t pro- Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the minute vote on ordering the previous House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- vide enough. question will be followed by a 5-minute scribes the vote on the previous question on vote on adopting House Resolution 555, This is an important issue, and I the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the hope that my colleagues will support consideration of the subject before the House if ordered. me on this. I urge all of my colleagues being made by the Member in charge.’’ To The vote was taken by electronic de- to vote ‘‘no’’ and defeat the previous defeat the previous question is to give the vice, and there were—yeas 226, nays question, and I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the opposition a chance to decide the subject be- 189, not voting 16, as follows: rule. fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s [Roll No. 180] I yield back the balance of my time. ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- YEAS—226 Mr. BURGESS. I yield myself the mand for the previous question passes the Aderholt Fortenberry Marino balance of my time. control of the resolution to the opposition’’ Amash Foxx Massie Mr. Speaker, today’s rule provides in order to offer an amendment. On March Amodei Franks (AZ) McAllister for the consideration of a critical bill 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- Bachmann Frelinghuysen McCarthy (CA) Bachus Gardner McCaul to ensure Americans who are being fered a rule resolution. The House defeated Barletta Garrett McClintock hurt by the Affordable Care Act can the previous question and a member of the Barr Gerlach McHenry have some relief. opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, Barton Gibbs McKinley Americans and their families who asking who was entitled to recognition. Benishek Gibson McMorris Bentivolio Gingrey (GA) Rodgers live abroad for part of the year face Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: ‘‘The previous question having been refused, Bilirakis Gohmert Meadows losing this specialized health insurance the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- Bishop (UT) Goodlatte Meehan coverage on which they have come to Black Gosar Messer gerald, who had asked the gentleman to Blackburn Gowdy Mica rely. In addition, the men and women yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to Boustany Granger Miller (FL) who operate on these health care plans the first recognition.’’ Brady (TX) Graves (GA) Miller (MI) face having their jobs outsourced over- The Republican majority may say ‘‘the Bridenstine Graves (MO) Mullin seas in order for companies to comply vote on the previous question is simply a Brooks (AL) Griffith (VA) Mulvaney vote on whether to proceed to an immediate Brooks (IN) Grimm Neugebauer with regulations from the Department vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] Broun (GA) Guthrie Noem of Health and Human Services. has no substantive legislative or policy im- Buchanan Hall Nugent I certainly want to thank Mr. NUNES plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Bucshon Hanna Nunes Burgess Harper Nunnelee and Mr. CARNEY for their thoughtful they have always said. Listen to the Repub- Byrne Harris Olson legislation. For that reason, I urge my lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Calvert Hartzler Palazzo colleagues to support both the rule and Process in the United States House of Rep- Camp Hastings (WA) Paulsen the underlying bill. resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s Cantor Heck (NV) Pearce The material previously referred to how the Republicans describe the previous Capito Hensarling Perry question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- Carter Herrera Beutler Petri by Mr. MCGOVERN is as follows: though it is generally not possible to amend Cassidy Holding Pittenger AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 555 OFFERED BY Chabot Hudson Pitts the rule because the majority Member con- Chaffetz Huelskamp Poe (TX) MR. MCGOVERN OF MASSACHUSETTS trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Coble Huizenga (MI) Pompeo At the end of the resolution, add the fol- pose of offering an amendment, the same re- Coffman Hultgren Posey lowing new sections: sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- Cole Hunter Price (GA) SEC. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this vious question on the rule . . . When the mo- Collins (GA) Hurt Reed resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to tion for the previous question is defeated, Collins (NY) Issa Reichert clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House control of the time passes to the Member Conaway Jenkins Renacci resolved into the Committee of the Whole Cook Johnson (OH) Ribble who led the opposition to ordering the pre- Cooper Johnson, Sam Rice (SC) House on the state of the Union for consider- vious question. That Member, because he Costa Jolly Rigell ation of the bill (H.R. 1010) to provide for an then controls the time, may offer an amend- Cotton Jones Roby increase in the Federal minimum wage. The ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of Cramer Jordan Roe (TN) first reading of the bill shall be dispensed amendment.’’ Crawford Joyce Rogers (AL) with. All points of order against consider- In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Rogers (KY) ation of the bill are waived. General debate of Representatives, the subchapter titled Culberson King (IA) Rogers (MI) shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex- ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal Daines King (NY) Rohrabacher Denham Kingston Rokita ceed one hour equally divided and controlled to order the previous question on such a rule Dent Kinzinger (IL) Rooney by the chair and ranking minority member [a special rule reported from the Committee DeSantis Kline Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Education and the on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- DesJarlais Labrador Roskam Workforce. After general debate the bill ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- Diaz-Balart LaMalfa Ross shall be considered for amendment under the tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Duffy Lamborn Rothfus five-minute rule. All points of order against jection of the motion for the previous ques- Duncan (SC) Lance Royce provisions in the bill are waived. At the con- tion on a resolution reported from the Com- Duncan (TN) Lankford Runyan Ellmers Latham Ryan (WI) clusion of consideration of the bill for mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- Farenthold Latta Salmon amendment the Committee shall rise and re- ber leading the opposition to the previous Fincher LoBiondo Sanford port the bill to the House with such amend- question, who may offer a proper amendment Fitzpatrick Long Scalise ments as may have been adopted. The pre- or motion and who controls the time for de- Fleischmann Lucas Schock vious question shall be considered as ordered bate thereon.’’ Fleming Luetkemeyer Schweikert on the bill and amendments thereto to final Clearly, the vote on the previous question Flores Lummis Scott, Austin passage without intervening motion except on a rule does have substantive policy impli- Forbes Marchant Sensenbrenner

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:35 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.030 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 29, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3265 Sessions Terry Webster (FL) Stated for: Perlmutter Rothfus Thompson (PA) Shimkus Thompson (PA) Wenstrup Perry Royce Thornberry Shuster Thornberry Westmoreland Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speak- Peters (CA) Runyan Tiberi Simpson Tiberi Williams er, on rollcall No. 180 I was unavoidably de- Petri Ryan (WI) Tipton Smith (MO) Tipton Wittman tained and did not finish meeting with Chan- Pittenger Salmon Turner Smith (NE) Turner Wolf cellor Phylis Wise in time to get to floor. Had Pitts Sanford Upton Smith (NJ) Upton Poe (TX) Scalise Womack I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Valadao Smith (TX) Valadao Woodall Pompeo Schneider Wagner Southerland Wagner Yoder PERSONAL EXPLANATION Posey Schock Walberg Stewart Walberg Yoho Price (GA) Schweikert Walden Stivers Walden Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to Young (AK) Reed Scott, Austin Walorski Stockman Walorski have my votes recorded on the House floor on Reichert Sensenbrenner Young (IN) Weber (TX) Stutzman Weber (TX) Renacci Sessions Monday, April 28, 2014 and Tuesday April 29, Webster (FL) Ribble Shimkus NAYS—189 2014. Severe weather in the Midwest can- Wenstrup Rice (SC) Shuster Westmoreland Barber Green, Gene Negrete McLeod celled my flight out of Minneapolis on Monday Rigell Simpson Barrow (GA) Grijalva Nolan afternoon, and again delayed me out of Chi- Roby Sinema Whitfield Bass Gutie´rrez O’Rourke cago on Tuesday morning. Had I been Roe (TN) Smith (MO) Williams Wilson (SC) Beatty Hahn Owens present, I would have voted in favor of H.R. Rogers (AL) Smith (NE) Becerra Hanabusa Pallone Rogers (KY) Smith (NJ) Wittman Bera (CA) Hastings (FL) Pascrell 4192 (roll No. 178) and in favor of H.R. 4120 Rogers (MI) Smith (TX) Wolf Bishop (GA) Heck (WA) Pastor (AZ) (roll No. 179) on Monday, April 28, and Rohrabacher Southerland Womack Bishop (NY) Higgins Payne against H. Res. 555 (roll No. 180) on Tues- Rokita Stewart Woodall Blumenauer Himes Pelosi day, April 29. Rooney Stivers Yoder Bonamici Hinojosa Perlmutter Ros-Lehtinen Stockman Yoho Brady (PA) Holt Peters (CA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Roskam Stutzman Young (AK) Braley (IA) Honda Peters (MI) question is on the resolution. Ross Terry Young (IN) Brownley (CA) Horsford Peterson Bustos Hoyer The question was taken; and the Pingree (ME) NOES—181 Butterfield Huffman Speaker pro tempore announced that Capps Israel Pocan the ayes appeared to have it. Barrow (GA) Grayson Nadler Capuano Jackson Lee Polis Bass Green, Al Napolitano Ca´ rdenas Jeffries Price (NC) RECORDED VOTE Beatty Green, Gene Neal Carney Johnson (GA) Quigley Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I de- Becerra Grijalva Negrete McLeod Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Rahall mand a recorded vote. Bera (CA) Gutie´rrez Nolan Cartwright Kaptur Rangel Bishop (GA) Hahn O’Rourke Castor (FL) Keating Roybal-Allard A recorded vote was ordered. Bishop (NY) Hanabusa Pallone Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Ruiz The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Pascrell Chu Kennedy Ruppersberger will be a 5-minute vote. Bonamici Heck (WA) Pastor (AZ) Ryan (OH) Brady (PA) Higgins Cicilline Kildee The vote was taken by electronic de- Payne Clark (MA) Kilmer Sa´ nchez, Linda Braley (IA) Himes Pelosi Clarke (NY) Kirkpatrick T. vice, and there were—ayes 238, noes 181, Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Peters (MI) Clay Kuster Sanchez, Loretta not voting 12, as follows: Bustos Holt Peterson Clyburn Langevin Sarbanes Butterfield Honda [Roll No. 181] Pingree (ME) Cohen Larsen (WA) Schakowsky Capps Horsford Pocan Connolly Larson (CT) Schiff AYES—238 Capuano Hoyer Polis Conyers Lee (CA) Schneider Ca´ rdenas Huffman Aderholt DesJarlais Jones Price (NC) Courtney Levin Schrader Carson (IN) Israel Amash Diaz-Balart Quigley Crowley Lewis Jordan Cartwright Jackson Lee Scott (VA) Amodei Duffy Rahall Cuellar Lipinski Joyce Castor (FL) Jeffries Scott, David Bachmann Duncan (SC) Rangel Cummings Loebsack Kelly (PA) Castro (TX) Johnson (GA) Serrano Bachus Duncan (TN) Roybal-Allard Davis (CA) Lofgren King (IA) Chu Johnson, E. B. Sewell (AL) Barber Ellmers Ruiz Davis, Danny Lowenthal King (NY) Cicilline Kaptur Shea-Porter Barletta Farenthold Ruppersberger DeFazio Lowey Kingston Clark (MA) Keating Sherman Barr Fincher Ryan (OH) DeGette Lujan Grisham Kinzinger (IL) Clarke (NY) Kelly (IL) Sinema Barton Fitzpatrick Sa´ nchez, Linda Delaney (NM) Kline Clay Kennedy Sires Benishek Fleischmann T. DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Labrador Cleaver Kildee Slaughter Bentivolio Fleming Sanchez, Loretta DelBene (NM) LaMalfa Clyburn Kilmer Smith (WA) Bilirakis Flores Sarbanes Deutch Lynch Lamborn Cohen Kind Speier Bishop (UT) Forbes Schakowsky Dingell Maffei Lance Connolly Kirkpatrick Swalwell (CA) Black Fortenberry Schiff Doggett Maloney, Lankford Conyers Kuster Takano Blackburn Foxx Schrader Doyle Carolyn Larson (CT) Courtney Langevin Thompson (CA) Boustany Franks (AZ) Scott (VA) Duckworth Maloney, Sean Latham Crowley Larsen (WA) Thompson (MS) Brady (TX) Frelinghuysen Scott, David Edwards Matheson Latta Cuellar Lee (CA) Bridenstine Gardner Serrano Ellison Matsui Tierney LoBiondo Cummings Levin Brooks (AL) Garrett Sewell (AL) Engel McCollum Titus Long Davis (CA) Lewis Brooks (IN) Gerlach Shea-Porter Enyart McDermott Tonko Lucas Davis, Danny Lipinski Broun (GA) Gibbs Sherman Eshoo McGovern Tsongas Luetkemeyer DeFazio Loebsack Buchanan Gibson Esty McIntyre Van Hollen Lummis DeGette Lofgren Sires Bucshon Gingrey (GA) Farr McNerney Vargas Marchant Delaney Lowenthal Slaughter Burgess Gohmert Fattah Meeks Veasey Marino DeLauro Lowey Smith (WA) Byrne Goodlatte Foster Meng Vela Massie DelBene Lujan Grisham Speier Calvert Gosar Frankel (FL) Michaud Vela´ zquez McAllister Deutch (NM) Swalwell (CA) Camp Gowdy Fudge Miller, George Visclosky McCarthy (CA) Dingell Luja´ n, Ben Ray Takano Cantor Granger Gabbard Moore Walz McCaul Doggett (NM) Thompson (CA) Capito Graves (GA) Gallego Moran Waters McClintock Doyle Lynch Thompson (MS) Carney Graves (MO) Garamendi Murphy (FL) Waxman McHenry Duckworth Maffei Tierney Carter Griffith (VA) Garcia Nadler Welch McIntyre Edwards Maloney, Titus Cassidy Grimm Grayson Napolitano Wilson (FL) McKinley Ellison Carolyn Tonko Chabot Guthrie McMorris Green, Al Neal Yarmuth Engel Maloney, Sean Tsongas Chaffetz Hall Rodgers Enyart Matheson Van Hollen NOT VOTING—16 Coble Hanna Meadows Eshoo Matsui Vargas Coffman Harper Meehan Brown (FL) McCarthy (NY) Schwartz Esty McCollum Veasey Cole Harris Messer Campbell McKeon Wasserman Farr McDermott Vela Collins (GA) Hartzler Mica ´ Cleaver Miller, Gary Fattah McGovern Velazquez Schultz Collins (NY) Hastings (WA) Miller (FL) Davis, Rodney Murphy (PA) Foster McNerney Visclosky Whitfield Conaway Heck (NV) Miller (MI) Griffin (AR) Richmond Frankel (FL) Meeks Walz Wilson (SC) Cook Herrera Beutler Mullin Kind Rush Fudge Meng Waters Cooper Holding Mulvaney Gabbard Michaud Waxman b 1418 Costa Hudson Murphy (FL) Gallego Miller, George Welch Cotton Huelskamp Neugebauer Garamendi Moore Wilson (FL) Messrs. CARSON of Indiana and CAS- Cramer Huizenga (MI) Noem Garcia Moran Yarmuth TRO of Texas, Ms. SINEMA, Messrs. Crawford Hultgren Nugent Crenshaw Hunter Nunes NOT VOTING—12 ISRAEL and CARNEY changed their Culberson Hurt Nunnelee vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Daines Issa Olson Brown (FL) McKeon Schwartz So the previous question was ordered. Davis, Rodney Jenkins Owens Campbell Miller, Gary Wasserman Denham Johnson (OH) Palazzo Griffin (AR) Murphy (PA) Schultz The result of the vote was announced Dent Johnson, Sam Paulsen Hensarling Richmond as above recorded. DeSantis Jolly Pearce McCarthy (NY) Rush

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29AP7.020 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 b 1425 such issuer for such year, less the amount of (II) call centers in more than one country premiums for expatriate health plans taken and accepts calls from customers in multiple So the resolution was agreed to. into account under such section with respect languages; and The result of the vote was announced to such issuer for such year, bears to (ii) offers reimbursements for items or as above recorded. (B) the amount of premiums taken into ac- services under such plan or coverage in more A motion to reconsider was laid on count under such section with respect to than two currencies. the table. such issuer for such year. (G) The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or expatriate health insurance issuer f (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) EXPATRIATE HEALTH INSURANCE with respect to such plan or coverage, satis- EXPATRIATE HEALTH COVERAGE ISSUER.—The term ‘‘expatriate health insur- fies the provisions of title XXVII of the Pub- CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2014 ance issuer’’ means a health insurance issuer lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et that issues expatriate health plans. seq.), chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, pursuant Code of 1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title (2) EXPATRIATE HEALTH PLAN.—The term to House Resolution 555, I call up the I of the Employee Retirement Income Secu- bill (H.R. 4414) to clarify the treatment ‘‘expatriate health plan’’ means a group health plan, health insurance coverage of- rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.), which under the Patient Protection and Af- fered in connection with a group health plan, would otherwise apply to such a plan or cov- erage, and sponsor or issuer, if not for the fordable Care Act of health plans in or health insurance coverage offered to a enactment of the Patient Protection and Af- which expatriates are the primary en- group of individuals described in paragraph fordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B rollees, and for other purposes, and ask (3)(B) (which may include dependents of such of title II of the Health Care and Education individuals) that meets each of the following for its immediate consideration. Reconciliation Act of 2010. standards: The Clerk read the title of the bill. (3) QUALIFIED EXPATRIATE.—The term (A) Substantially all of the primary enroll- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ‘‘qualified expatriate’’ means any of the fol- ees in such plan or coverage are qualified ex- HARRIS). Pursuant to House Resolution lowing individuals: patriates, with respect to such plan or cov- 555, the amendment printed in House (A) WORKERS.—An individual who is a par- erage. In applying the previous sentence, an ticipant in a group health plan, who is an Report 113–422 is considered adopted, individual shall not be taken into account as and the bill, as amended, is considered alien residing outside the United States, a a primary enrollee if the individual is not a national of the United States, lawful perma- read. national of the United States and resides in nent resident, or nonimmigrant for whom The text of the bill, as amended, is as the country of which the individual is a cit- there is a good faith expectation by the plan follows: izen. sponsor of the plan that, in connection with (B) Substantially all of the benefits pro- H.R. 4414 the individual’s employment, the individual vided under the plan or coverage are not ex- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- is abroad for a total of not less than 180 days cepted benefits described in section 9832(c) of during any period of 12 consecutive months. resentatives of the United States of America in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Congress assembled, (B) OTHER INDIVIDUALS ABROAD.—An indi- (C) The plan or coverage provides benefits vidual, such as a student or religious mis- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. for items and services, in excess of emer- sionary, who is abroad, and who is a member This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expatriate gency care, furnished by health care pro- of a group determined appropriate by the Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014’’. viders— Secretary of Health and Human Services, in SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF EXPATRIATE HEALTH (i) in the case of individuals described in consultation with the Secretary of the PLANS UNDER ACA. paragraph (3)(A), in the country or countries Treasury and the Secretary of Labor. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), in which the individual is present in connec- (4) QUALIFYING MINIMUM VALUE DOMESTIC the provisions of (including any amendment tion with the individual’s employment, and GROUP HEALTH PLAN.—The term ‘‘qualifying made by) the Patient Protection and Afford- such other country or countries as the Sec- minimum value domestic group health plan’’ able Care Act (Public Law 111–148) and of retary of Health and Human Services, in con- means a group health plan that is offered in title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury the United States that meets the following Care and Education Reconciliation Act of and the Secretary of Labor, may designate; requirements: 2010 (Public Law 111–152) shall not apply with or (A) Substantially all of the primary enroll- respect to— (ii) in the case of individuals described in ees in the plan are not qualified expatriates, (1) expatriate health plans; paragraph (3)(B), in the country or countries with respect to such plan. (2) employers with respect to any such as the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- (B) Substantially all of the benefits pro- plans for which such employers are acting as ices, in consultation with the Secretary of vided under the plan are not excepted bene- plan sponsors; or the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, fits described in section 9832(c) of the Inter- (3) expatriate health insurance issuers with may designate. nal Revenue Code of 1986. respect to coverage offered by such issuers (D) In the case of an expatriate health plan (C) The application of section under such plans. that is a group health plan offered by a plan 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of such Code to such plan (b) MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE AND ELI- sponsor that— would not prevent an employee eligible for GIBLE EMPLOYER-SPONSORED PLAN.—For pur- (i) also offers a qualifying minimum value coverage under such plan from being treated poses of section 5000A(f) of the Internal Rev- domestic group health plan, the plan sponsor as eligible for minimum essential coverage enue Code of 1986, and any other section of reasonably believes that the benefits pro- for purposes of section 36B(c)(2)(B) of such the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incor- vided by the expatriate health plan are actu- Code. porates the definition of minimum essential arially similar to, or better than, the bene- (5) ABROAD.— coverage provided under such section fits provided under a qualifying minimum (A) UNITED STATES NATIONALS.— 5000A(f) by reference, coverage under an ex- value domestic group health plan offered by (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in patriate health plan shall be deemed to be that plan sponsor; or clause (ii), for purposes of applying para- minimum essential coverage under an eligi- (ii) does not also offer a qualifying min- graph (3) to a national of the United States, ble employer-sponsored plan as defined in imum value domestic group health plan, the the term ‘‘abroad’’ means outside the 50 paragraph (2) of such section. plan sponsor reasonably believes that the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto (c) QUALIFIED EXPATRIATES AND DEPEND- benefits provided by the expatriate health Rico. ENTS NOT UNITED STATES HEALTH RISK.— plan are actuarially similar to, or better (ii) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of apply- (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section than, the benefits provided under a quali- ing paragraph (3) to a national of the United 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable fying minimum value domestic group health States who resides in the United States Vir- Care Act (26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.), for cal- plan. gin Islands, the Commonwealth of the North- endar years after 2014, a qualified expatriate (E) If the plan or coverage provides depend- ern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or (and any dependent of such individual) en- ent coverage of children, the plan or cov- Guam, the term ‘‘abroad’’ means outside of rolled in an expatriate health plan shall not erage makes such dependent coverage avail- the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puer- be considered a United States health risk. able for adult children until the adult child to Rico, and such territory or possession. (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR 2014.—The fee under turns 26 years of age, unless such individual (B) FOREIGN CITIZENS.—For purposes of ap- section 9010 of such Act for calendar year is the child of a child receiving dependent plying paragraph (3) to an individual who is 2014 with respect to any expatriate health in- coverage. not a national of the United States, the term surance issuer shall be the amount which (F) The plan or coverage— ‘‘abroad’’ means outside of the country of bears the same ratio to the fee amount de- (i) is issued by an expatriate health plan which that individual is a citizen. termined by the Secretary of the Treasury issuer, or administered by an administrator, (6) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United with respect to such issuer under such sec- that maintains, with respect to such plan or States’’ means the 50 States, the District of tion for such year (determined without re- coverage— Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States gard to this paragraph) as— (I) network provider agreements with Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the (A) the amount of premiums taken into ac- health care providers that are outside of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, count under such section with respect to United States; and and Guam.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.035 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 29, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3267 (7) MISCELLANEOUS TERMS.— the possible abuse of the expatriate ex- coverage due to a preexisting medical (A) GROUP HEALTH PLAN; HEALTH INSURANCE emption in the future. condition now have access to coverage, COVERAGE; HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER; PLAN Finally, Mr. Speaker, the bill now and that may well not continue. SPONSOR.—The terms ‘‘group health plan’’, makes explicit that the expatriate So the administration concludes it ‘‘health insurance coverage’’, ‘‘health insur- plans must continue to comply with ance issuer’’, and ‘‘plan sponsor’’ have the remains willing to work with Congress meanings given those terms in section 2791 of relevant laws enacted prior to ACA, to improve H.R. 4414 to address those the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. specifically ERISA and the Public issues and to maintain basic consumer 300gg–91), except that in applying such terms Health Service Act. protections for all workers. There are under this section the term ‘‘health insur- Mr. Speaker, this bill is a good bill. straightforward changes to the legisla- ance issuer’’ includes a foreign corporation It is a bipartisan bill, and I urge the tion, which we have shared with the which is predominantly engaged in an insur- support of the House. Congress, that would satisfy these ance business and which would be subject to I reserve the balance of my time. goals, and the Congress should pursue a tax under subchapter L of chapter 1 of the Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if it were a do- solution. self such time as I shall consume. Unfortunately, because of this rule, mestic corporation. There is no doubt about where Demo- we cannot propose an amendment (B) FOREIGN STATE; NATIONAL OF THE crats stand. We have taken the lead to which would essentially implement UNITED STATES; NONIMMIGRANT; RESIDE; LAW- make sure there is no offshoring, and FUL PERMANENT RESIDENT.—The terms ‘‘na- these proposals from the administra- there has been a good faith effort here, tional of the United States’’, and ‘‘non- tion that they have shared with the up to a point. Surely, that has been immigrant’’ have the meaning given such Congress. That is why I, unfortunately, true of Mr. CARNEY in all of his efforts, terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration have no choice but to suggest a ‘‘no’’ and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)), the working with Mr. NUNES. vote on the floor of this House. term ‘‘reside’’ means having a residence But the problem is that there remain Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of (within the meaning of such term in such some serious shortcomings in this bill, my time. section), and the term ‘‘lawful permanent and unfortunately, we cannot try to Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, at this resident’’ means an alien lawfully admitted remedy it through an amendment, so time, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- for permanent residence (as defined in such the notion there is an open process section). tleman from Ohio (Mr. RENACCI), a here isn’t correct. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- The definition of expatriate has been member of the Ways and Means Com- tleman from California (Mr. NUNES) tightened. I think there remain some mittee. and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. issues, at least one regarding it; but Mr. RENACCI. Mr. Speaker, I rise LEVIN) each will control 30 minutes. the major problem relates to the lan- today in support of H.R. 4414, the Expa- The Chair recognizes the gentleman guage and how it would impact, poten- triate Health Coverage Clarification from California (Mr. NUNES). tially, health insurance for an esti- Act, a bill introduced by my good GENERAL LEAVE mated 13 million legal permanent resi- friend, JOHN CARNEY. When Mr. CARNEY and I first came to Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- dents and others who are lawfully Congress, we looked around in search imous consent that all Members may present foreign workers in the U.S. have 5 legislative days in which to re- Let me just give you examples of of others who, like us, were interested vise and extend their remarks and to where the standards remain weak. For in finding common ground. Mr. CARNEY include extraneous material on H.R. example, under this legislation, expat and I now meet regularly for breakfast 4414. plans would have dispensation to be with a group of Members from both The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there weaker than other employer plans in sides of the aisle. objection to the request of the gen- this country. We come together to discuss com- tleman from California? They could, for example, impose cost monsense ways to solve our Nation’s There was no objection. sharing on preventive benefits. They problems that Members on both sides Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- could impose annual and lifetime lim- of the aisle can get behind. The bill self such time as I may consume. its on coverage. They could impose un- that is on the floor today is an example Mr. Speaker, the bill before the duly long waiting periods. of this type of commonsense approach House today comes down to one simple Indeed, the only ACA provision that to making policy. question: Will we allow American com- would clearly remain in effect would be The purpose of the bill is to fix a panies to offer expatriate plans or will that they would have to offer coverage problem created by the President’s we force the offshoring of these plans? to young adults under 26. health care law. If we don’t fix it, 1,200 Will we support employment in Amer- So the bottom line is, unfortunately, jobs will be lost across the country. ica or stimulate employment overseas? that the legislation, in its present Mr. CARNEY and I may not agree on Mr. CARNEY and I have worked care- form, could substantially undermine everything. In fact, the President’s fully and in good faith on a bipartisan health security for foreign workers, as health care law is one thing we dis- basis to craft a bill that is limited in well as American dependents who re- agree on; but we do agree this specific scope while at the same time remain- main in this country. provision is another example of one of ing true to our commitment to save Also, what it does is provide unprece- the law’s unintended consequences. American jobs. dented special treatment for these This bill before us today will keep There have been a few changes to the plans in terms of exempting them from America competitive and save Amer- bill since a bipartisan majority of the financing mechanisms. ican jobs. I encourage my colleagues on House supported it a few weeks ago. We Let me say further, as we found out both sides of the aisle to support this clarified that an expatriate plan must from the Joint Tax Committee and important legislation. be a comprehensive health care health CBO, they confirm this bill would Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 plan and not a mini-med or other sub- cause some employers who would offer minutes to the gentleman from Dela- standard plan. ACA-compliant plans under present ware (Mr. CARNEY), a colleague and law to offer less generous expatriate friend who is a sponsor of this legisla- 1430 b plans that are no longer subject to the tion. We tightened the definition of an ex- ACA. This is the reason the adminis- Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Speaker, last patriate. The bill says that an expa- tration issued, I think just today, a week, when I was back home in my dis- triate must be abroad for at least 6 Statement of Administration Policy, trict in Delaware getting a workout at months. This is a much tougher stand- and they say they do not support H.R. the YMCA in my hometown of Wil- ard, and it will guard against potential 4414. mington, a man came up to me as I was abuse. The ACA gives people, it continues, on the exercise bike and said: Excuse The bill now also requires an expa- greater control over their health care; me, do you mind if I interrupt? triate plan to offer reimbursements in and what they say is that this is not I said: Of course not, I work for you. more than two currencies. Plans meet true sufficiently in this case. He said: I wanted to see if you know this requirement today, but the addi- It says, because of the ACA, Ameri- about the status of H.R. 4414 because I tion of this provision protects against cans who have previously been denied write expatriate health insurance plans

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We heard concerns that the defini- broader context of the law. However, it I am a strong supporter of the Afford- tion of an expat was too broad, that it is also difficult to look at the state of able Care Act, so are a lot of people in could be taken advantage of. We our economy today and be nonchalant my State; but no law is perfect, and in changed that definition, tightened it about the fact that 1,200 of our fellow a law as important, as complicated, up, and it is identical to the HHS regu- Americans stand to lose their jobs if we and as technical as the Affordable Care lations today. don’t act and pass this legislation. Act, there are bound to be a few things We now make explicit that expat Many of those folks live in the State that needed to be fixed. plans must follow all ERISA and Pub- of Delaware. Many of them live in the The ACA was unintentionally writ- lic Health Service Act requirements State of Pennsylvania, just over the ten in a way that subjects U.S. expa- that were in place before the ACA. Delaware State line. So our constitu- triate health insurance plans to all the We have been working on this issue ents are hearing about it, just like the provisions of the ACA, which places a for 3 years. The crafting of this bill has story you heard from Mr. CARNEY and unique burden on these types of plans. been a more collaborative bipartisan he is stopped by his constituents. We Expatriate health insurance plans process than I think this Chamber has are hearing about this at home. offer a high-end, robust coverage to seen in quite a while, and I want to So that is really what this bill intro- people working outside their home thank my friends and colleagues on duced by Mr. CARNEY and Mr. NUNES country, giving them access to a global both sides of the aisle for that effort. does. It saves jobs, it is that simple, network of health care providers. Indi- This bill isn’t perfect. The Affordable and it does so without jeopardizing viduals on the plan could be foreign Care Act wasn’t perfect. No bill is per- anybody’s health care. employees working here in America, fect, but if there was ever a case where No one is going to be affected by this Americans working abroad, or, say, a the perfect was being made the enemy in a negative way. The bill on the floor German working in France. Expatriate plans ensure that these of the good, we are hearing it from my today simply allows American compa- employees have worldwide access to colleagues today. nies to continue selling insurance to quality health care while working out- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The people who live and work overseas, side their home country. time of the gentleman has expired. many of our neighbors and friends. Several U.S. health insurance compa- Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an That happens to them. additional minute. nies—Cigna, MetLife, Aetna, and b 1445 United Health—offer expatriate health Mr. CARNEY. So if we don’t pass this If we don’t pass this bill, the business insurance plans. These insurance com- legislation today, people who have ex- will go to foreign insurance companies panies compete with foreign insurance patriate plans and the companies that who will be selling these plans and pos- companies that also sell the same kind offer them will continue to do so. The sibly getting many of these jobs. Why of plan. The issue is these foreign plans question is whether they will do so would we want to do that? More impor- don’t have to comply with the ACA. here in the United States and keeping Forcing U.S. expatriate insurance those workers here or whether they tantly, why would we even allow that? plans to comply with the ACA thereby will move those operations overseas. So this bill represents a very narrow gives their foreign competitors a dis- I understand, as well as anyone, that change to the law and saves jobs. This tinct advantage. As a result, to stay the ACA is a political weapon in a larg- bill simply amends the law. It does not competitive, a U.S. expatriate insurer er political war on both sides of the end the law. This is not a partisan bill. will move their business overseas, tak- aisle. All I am asking today is that we This bill is a vote to keep jobs here in ing the jobs with them; and that is why take actions so that 500 hard-working America and Pennsylvania and Dela- I am here on the floor today. Americans in my district don’t become ware and California and other places The good news is that we have bipar- collateral damage in that partisan po- and would take sensible steps to fix a tisan legislation here today that will litical fight. Let’s call a temporary law that we all know needs to be fixed. level the playing field. In fact, the ad- truce in that battle today to protect Again, I know it is difficult, but we ministration has already provided tem- those jobs. need to focus on the trees here and porary relief for expatriate plans from Finally, I want to thank my col- look past the forest, so to speak, on nearly every Affordable Care Act provi- league, Congressman NUNES, and the this bill. We need to take action and sion that has gone into effect so far. Ways and Means staff on both sides of save jobs for American workers. And The problem is this relief is only par- the aisle for their hard work on this most important of all, we need to dem- tial and only temporary. The adminis- issue, and I want to thank leadership onstrate to the American people that tration can’t make this relief without on both sides of the aisle for recog- we can work together to solve very spe- this legislative fix. nizing this is a very serious problem cific problems that need to be fixed. Our legislation ensures that Amer- that needs fixing. That is what we are doing. That is why ican expatriate insurance carriers are I ask my colleagues on both sides of everybody, whether you are a Repub- on a level playing field with their for- the aisle to support us and vote ‘‘yes’’ lican or a Democrat, should stand up eign competitors, so that American on this legislation today. Vote ‘‘yes’’ and enthusiastically support this bill jobs stay here in America. on H.R. 4414. that will not harm anyone’s health Many of you know that this is our Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, at this care and will save American jobs. second go-round at this legislation. time, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- Mr. LEVIN. It is now my pleasure to Over the past few weeks, we have tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. DENT). yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from worked painstakingly to improve our Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today California (Mr. WAXMAN), the ranking bill, and we have. in strong support of H.R. 4414, the Ex- member of the Committee on Energy We are confident that our original patriate Health Care Coverage Clari- and Commerce. version of the bill wouldn’t have nega- fication Act. Mr. WAXMAN. I thank the gen- tively impacted green card holders or I do want to point out that the Amer- tleman for yielding to me. create loopholes in the ACA, but we ican people do expect us to work to- Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, this is a have worked hard over the past few gether in a responsible manner to solve bill that could have been worked out. weeks to address the concerns we real problems, and that is what this This is a bill that could have accom- heard. bill we are talking about today does. plished the purpose that I know that We heard concerns the bill would let I certainly want to thank my col- our colleague from Delaware wants to insurance companies create low-qual- leagues, Representative CARNEY of see put into place, and I applaud him

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So we are not getting cooperation is we are these two glaring problems that need have to make a decision: Do we wait told we must pass a bill right away. to be fixed; and without it, we will not and try to keep negotiating here or do Well, we were told that 2 weeks ago know if those expatriate plans really we move it on to the Senate? when we had the bill under suspension, are the high quality they claim to be, In my view, we move it on to the and we couldn’t consider any amend- and we will not know if legal residents Senate, partly because, as Mr. NUNES ments under suspension. Now we have of the United States will be able to get said, we have been grappling with this the bill under a rule. Oh, and the rule the kind of high-quality plan that ev- for 3 to 4 years. Second, we have got provides for no amendments either. erybody else in the United States will ACA supporters—and this gives me There is a bill to be crafted, but this have. comfort—on the Senate side, Senator bill before us does not accomplish the So I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote and suggest CARPER and Senator COONS from Dela- goal in a way that really doesn’t hurt that we get back to the negotiating ware, who are committed to making some people’s insurance coverage. table. certain that the fix doesn’t com- There are still two major problems Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- promise the health care bill. That is with the legislation before us today. self 14 seconds. important to folks like me who voted First, it does not have enough safe- Mr. Speaker, we have waited for 4 for the ACA. guards to guarantee that these expa- years. For 4 years, we have been trying So this is a practical step that we triate plans are high quality, and the to fix this problem. Four years, time is can take, working together in order to second issue is the bill creates prob- up. We have got to pass this bill and save jobs without compromising the lems for millions of other people who send it to the Senate so that it can be underlying legislation. are legal permanent residents here in signed into law. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- the United States and others working I will continue to reserve the balance self 21 seconds. in this country who are currently pro- of my time. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit tected by the Affordable Care Act. Mr. LEVIN. I now yield 2 minutes to for the RECORD three letters: one from On the first issue, the insurers tell us the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. the Council for Affordable Health Cov- that their expatriate plans are going to WELCH). erage in support of our bill, the other be extremely generous. They say they Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I support from the National Association of cover people in dozens of countries this bill. Health Underwriters in support of our around the world and they have com- There are really two issues at stake. bill, and the last one from the Business prehensive benefits, but we don’t see One is preserving the integrity of the Roundtable in support of our bill. any language to verify that claim. Sup- ACA, the Obama health care bill. There COUNCIL FOR AFFORDABLE porters of the bill claim to guarantee is huge division in this Congress as to HEALTH COVERAGE, the plans are as high quality as the in- whether that bill should have been April 29, 2014. surers say they are. But it is one thing passed. It was passed. But there is Hon. JOHN CARNEY, to say that their plans will be of high unity of purpose now that where there Longworth House Office Building, quality; it is another thing to actually is an identified problem, we should fix Washington, DC. Hon. DEVIN NUNES, require them to offer comprehensive it rather than just having the ideolog- Longworth House Office Building, benefits. As President Reagan used to ical battle about whether the law Washington, DC. say, ‘‘Trust, but verify.’’ should have been passed in the first DEAR CONGRESSMEN CARNEY AND NUNES: We The second issue has nothing to do place. That is actually progress be- write to endorse H.R. 4414, the Expatriate with the expatriate plans and the com- cause, as my friend from Pennsylvania Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014. We panies that are threatening to shut said, there is a legitimate expectation strongly support this modification of the Af- down their operations here in the on the part of the people we represent fordable Care Act (ACA) because it will pre- United States. It has to do with mil- to solve concrete, discrete problems vent Americans workers abroad and Amer- ican companies providing health coverage lions of other people who are legal per- when, in the solving of them, we are internationally from being disadvantaged manent residents and workers on visas going to keep 1,200 people working. And compared to their foreign counterparts. who currently benefit from the ACA’s that is the real goal of this. Employers are not alone in their concerns protections. But this bill creates a Is there a way where both sides— about the application of the ACA to expatri- loophole that could allow these people those who agree with the health care ates. The Department of Labor in a Fre- to be sold plans here in the United bill and those who disagree with it— quently Asked Questions document stated, States that do not meet ACA stand- can come together with a narrow fix ‘‘The Departments recognize that expatriate that allows 1,200 people—500 in Dela- health plans may face special challenges in ards. That is why a lot of people look- complying with certain provisions of the Af- ing at this legislation are saying—such ware and 700 in other parts of the coun- fordable Care Act. In particular, challenges as major labor unions, immigration ad- try—to keep doing their work? And, of in reconciling and coordinating the multiple vocacy organizations—that this bill is course, we can. regulatory regimes that apply to expatriate not one they can support, and they There is a second question that has health plans might make it impossible or urge that we vote against it. come up, and that is whether this bill impracticable to comply with all the rel- So I think we can fix both of those right now goes as far as it needs to go. evant rules at least in the near term.’’ The issues. We should have fixed both of Is this crafted as well as it needs to be Center Consumer Information and Insurance those issues before this bill was crafted? And that is debatable. The Oversight (CCIIO) concurred with the De- partment of Labor by posting the same docu- brought up on the House floor. But as points that the gentleman from Cali- ment on their website. it stands, we don’t know if the Senate fornia (Mr. WAXMAN) made were heart- It is clear that the ACA never envisioned can pass any bill, and I don’t believe felt, but there has been real progress the impact of the law on expatriate plans. the President can sign this bill. because there has been engagement. For example, CCIIO and the Department of My colleague from Delaware and my You have had Mr. CARNEY and Mr. Labor used the following example to illus- other colleagues have already helped NUNES working very closely with col- trate the impracticality of applying the ACA make important improvements for the leagues on both of their sides to deal to expatriate plans. ‘‘For example, inde- bill. Changing the definition of an ex- with practical issues that have come pendent review organizations may not exist abroad, and it may be difficult for certain patriate to someone who is outside of up. You have had the White House preventive services to be provided, or even be the country for 6 months is an impor- meeting with Cigna, and both sides un- identified as preventive, when such services tant step. We should continue to make derstood. Cigna understood that the are provided outside the United States by progress. White House had had some legitimate clinical providers that use different code sets

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.041 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3270 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 and medical terminology to identify serv- BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, BECERRA), a member of our committee ices.’’ Washington, DC, April 28, 2014. and also the chair of our Caucus. Because of the challenges and Hon. HARRY REID, Mr. BECERRA. I thank the gen- impracticalities associated with this aspect Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, of the Affordable Care Act, we urge you to tleman for yielding me the time. Washington, DC. Mr. Speaker, let me say in advance quickly pass this legislation to protect Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, American workers abroad and American in- Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, that I appreciate the work that has surers selling insurance on the international Washington, DC. been done by any number of Members market. Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, with regard to this legislation. Many Sincerely, Speaker, House of Representatives, people have engaged in a good faith ef- Communicating for America; Washington, DC. Council for Affordable Health Coverage; fort to try to find an acceptable solu- National Association of Health Under- Hon. NANCY PELOSI, tion that resolves issues which are le- writers; Minority Leader, House of Representatives, gitimate and have raised a concern for National Retail Federation; Washington, DC. a lot of us with regard to how we move DEAR LEADERS: The Business Roundtable Retail Industry Leaders Association; forward with the Affordable Care Act Small Business & Entrepreneurship Coun- encourages you to support legislation that cil; and does not apply Affordable Care Act (ACA) re- and make sure that not only Ameri- U.S Chamber of Commerce. quirements upon employer-sponsored health cans are covered, but that our compa- care coverage for those employees and their nies can continue to offer insurance NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF families who work outside of the United coverage for those Americans that are HEALTH UNDERWRITERS, States. Business Roundtable is an associa- not only affordable but have high qual- tion of chief executive officers of leading Washington, DC, April 28, 2014. ity. Congressman JOHN CARNEY, U.S. companies with $7.4 trillion in annual revenues and more than 16 million employ- And many of us have recognized that Longworth House Office Building, in the case of Americans who are out of Washington, DC. ees. DEAR CONGRESSMAN CARNEY: On behalf of Business Roundtable companies provide the country for more time than they the National Association of Health Under- health coverage to over 40 million Americans are in the country in a year, that we writers (NAHU), representing 100,000 licensed around the globe. We consider our employees may have to make some exceptions for agents and brokers who are engaged in the to be among our strongest competitive as- them so that the company that is offer- sale and service of health insurance and sets and are committed to a benefits strat- egy that enhances their health, well-being, ing them health insurance can offer a other ancillary products and serving employ- policy that is competitive. We don’t ers and consumers around the country, I and sense of security wherever they may be. want to commend you on your efforts to pass We have also advocated for reforms that will want to price out our American compa- the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification improve quality and make health care more nies that offer health insurance cov- Act as amended. affordable and more efficient. erage simply because they are trying NAHU members work to help millions of As companies expand operations inter- to meet domestic care standards for employers of all sizes finance administer and nationally, we face challenges in a global competitive environment, one of which is the health care that are required as a re- utilize their group health benefit plans on a sult of the Affordable Care Act but daily basis. Expatriate health insurance application of ACA requirements to our glob- plans offer high-end, robust coverage to ex- ally mobile employees and their families. As that may not work as well abroad. ecutives and others working outside their currently interpreted, the complex and pre- So you take a look at the name of home country, giving them access to a global scriptive requirements of the ACA apply to this bill, the Expatriate Health Cov- network of health care providers. U.S.-based expatriate plans, which means erage Clarification Act of 2014. You U.S. insurance companies compete with U.S.-based international plans must comply think, okay, that is what we are trying foreign insurance companies that also sell with the domestic law’s requirements in all to do. We are trying to help expatri- expatriate health insurance plans, but these parts of the world and for all employees out- foreign carriers are not required to comply side the United States covered on those ates, Americans who work abroad more with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This im- plans, regardless of their citizenship and time than they are here at home. But balance gives foreign competitors an unfair work location. Many of these requirements when you take a close look at the bill, advantage. The bill narrowly clarifies that are difficult to implement in other countries that is not what it does. the Affordable Care Act does not apply to ex- and may not be relevant in other locations. We are told by the Congressional Re- patriate health insurance plans. For example, the Summary of Benefit Cov- search Service that there are probably Since the legislation’s original introduc- erage notification uses terminology and data about 285,000 Americans who have ex- tion, it has been amended and now requires that is specifically tailored to types of bene- an expatriate plan to meet minimum value fits, costs, and care offered in the United patriate health care coverage. This bill requirements as defined under the ACA (60 States. This form is not relevant to those wouldn’t impact just those 285,000 percent actuarial value). This is the same who live outside the country. There are nu- Americans. This bill impacts millions standard all other employer-provided plans merous examples of these types of require- because it impacts U.S. citizens who must meet in order to comply with the laws ments in the law that are unique to our are here in the country, not abroad for employer shared responsibility provisions. health care system and should not be applied more than half of the time, and it Should an expatriate plan offered under this to benefits offered to employees who are re- could have an impact on every single bill fail to meet minimum value require- siding outside of the United States. ments, an employee would be eligible to seek Expatriate health care benefits are highly legal immigrant who is in this country. coverage on the exchange and could be eligi- valued by our employees and ensure they can So I think all of us agree. We want to ble for income-based subsidies. continue to benefit from an American health make sure that the Affordable Care Act Further, the amended bill tightens the def- care option. This, in turn, assures the com- and its patient protections work, and if inition of an expatriate. It says that an expa- petitiveness of U.S. jobs in the global mar- we could tweak things to make it work triate must be abroad for at least six ket. For these reasons, we urge Congress to months. The previous version of the bill said better, we should. But this is not a bill pass narrow, common sense relief that pro- for expatriates. This is a bill that goes that an expatriate only had to be abroad for vides certainty and clarity for multinational three months, or travel outside the country corporations and their ability to continue way beyond. 15 times in a year. This bill requires a much providing comprehensive health benefits for So let’s not fool ourselves. We have tougher standard that will guard against po- those employees outside the United States. to take care of trying to deal with the tential abuse. Finally, the amended bill ex- Sincerely, narrow exception that we are looking plicitly states that expatriate plans must GARY LOVEMAN, at for expatriates, not create a giant continue to comply with relevant laws en- Chairman, Chief Exec- loophole by which we can now remove acted prior to the ACA—specifically the Em- utive Officer and ployee Retirement Income Security Act and the protection against discrimination President, Caesars for preexisting conditions that right the Public Health Service Act. Entertainment Cor- We appreciate your leadership on this im- poration; Chair, now all Americans and legal immi- portant issue for businesses and their em- Health and Retire- grants can now know that they have. ployees so that the law can help all Ameri- ment Committee, We want to make sure that all of cans get quality health insurance. We look Business Round- those people who now have protection forward to working with you and your col- table. from the plans that don’t provide cov- leagues in enacting this bipartisan legisla- tion this year. Mr. NUNES. I will continue to re- erage after a certain amount of money, Best regards, serve the balance of my time. where all of a sudden, boom, you go JANET TRAUTWEIN, Mr. LEVIN. I now yield 4 minutes to bankrupt because you didn’t know that Executive Vice President and CEO. the gentleman from California (Mr. your insurance company would only

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It is too bad, though, that we cannot these Americans health insurance cov- So with that, I hope that sanity will work together in fixing other flaws in erage. prevail before this goes too far. the ACA instead of trying to repeal it The White House has said there is a b 1500 over 50 times over the last 2 years. fix here. And I know the White House I think, though, this bill will save has been trying to work with the pro- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, before I American jobs, including many in the ponents of this bill to come up with a yield to my friend from Pennsylvania San Joaquin Valley. There have been fix. But as they said the last time this again, I just want to say that as some- some concerns that this bill would neg- was up, this needs work, and it should one who used to work in the fields, I atively impact green card holders and not come up for a vote. would much prefer an expatriate plan other immigrants to our country. I But what are they saying now? The over ObamaCare. think this bill does provide safeguards administration issued this today: At this time, I will yield 2 minutes to to ensure that that will not happen. The administration does not support House the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. An expat plan, by its nature, offers passage of H.R. 4414 in its current form be- DENT). robust benefits across the globe. No cause it would reduce consumer protections Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, just in re- one should be concerned that this bill and create even more loopholes in the Tax sponse to some of the comments I will somehow erode coverage or quality Code. heard from my colleagues from Cali- for non-Americans living here in the There is a fix, but this is not it be- fornia, I think it is pretty clear, the U.S. or for Americans living abroad, for cause it goes way beyond. And what we Joint Committee on Taxation, JCT, that matter. also have to do is recognize that there has been quoted here, but under this With more than 1,000 jobs at stake, are other things involved. bill, the Joint Committee on Taxation passing this bill will signal to the This bill will cost the American tax- confirms that all plans are ACA com- American people that, yes, on occasion payers money. How much? We are told pliant. The JCT also confirms that Congress can work together and that by the Congressional Budget Office and more U.S. employers—American em- we do care about more than business as Joint Tax Committee, $1.4 billion. Is it ployers—will offer employer-sponsored usual. paid for? Are the $1.4 billion that we insurance as a result of this bill. I am pleased to join my colleagues, would take away from—or have to take Further, the Joint Committee on Mr. CARNEY and Mr. NUNES, in standing from other taxpayers covered so that Taxation confirms that the impacts of up for this effort to protect some we won’t have to have other Americans this legislation are under 1 million peo- American jobs. But let’s remind our- pay for this? No. This bill is unpaid for. ple, closer to 300,000 at best. That is selves that it is a work in progress and And so for any number of reasons, we what we are talking about here. the author knows that this legislation, should sit down and get this resolved Let’s be very clear. The Nunes I suspect, would not be signed into law the right way because the White House amendment that was offered to this in its current form. But it is a work in says there is a fix. Those of us who op- bill actually does help solve many of progress. We move it along, we work pose this bill say there is a fix. But to the problems I believe that have been with the Senate and get the concerns create more loopholes which allow raised here in the last few minutes. Mr. addressed the administration has American citizens and immigrants who WAXMAN from California also raised his raised. That is what it takes working are lawfully here, working hard, to all concerns. But I must say that if we together on a bipartisan basis to get of a sudden be deprived of their protec- don’t move on this bill, we are not legislation done. tions—— going to have to worry about any of I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The this, because Americans working over- on the bill when it comes up for a vote time of the gentleman has expired. seas as expats will be buying insurance today. Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman from German insurance companies or Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, at this from California an additional 1 minute. British or some other European con- time, I yield myself 15 seconds. Mr. BECERRA. To deprive American cern. These Americans may be working Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit a citizens who don’t know about this, to in places like Ghana, Ethiopia, or Po- letter from the American Benefits deprive those immigrants who came to land. Frankly, the ACA, the health Council, a letter from the U.S. Cham- this country legally and are working in care law, really has no standing in ber of Commerce, and also a letter this country and today have the same those countries. from CHCC, Corporate Health Care Co- protections to make sure they are not So, please, this is a very targeted alition. discriminated against for a preexisting piece of legislation. These Americans AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL, condition, who also have a chance to will have good, quality health care as Washington, DC, April 8, 2014. get offered a plan that has those pro- they are working overseas in countries Re Support for H.R. 4414—Expatriate Health tections against that fine print we used that really don’t recognize the health Coverage Clarification Act. to see in the health policies, to all of a care law. So it is a commonsense pro- Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, sudden tell them that they are going to posal. The JCT, the Joint Committee Speaker, House of Representatives, be denied that because we were trying on Taxation, confirms that this is Washington, DC. to fix a problem for Americans who going to affect fewer than 300,000 peo- Hon. NANCY PELOSI, work abroad for more than a half a ple. We know that all these plans are Minority Leader, House of Representatives, year, that is not what we should be ACA compliant, and we know that Washington, DC. doing. more U.S. employers are going to offer DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER AND LEADER There is a fix. This should not cost employer-sponsored health insurance PELOSI: I write on behalf of the American Benefits Council (‘‘Council’’) to express sup- the taxpayers more money. And I be- as a result of passing this bill. port for H.R. 4414, the Expatriate Health lieve we could do this pretty quickly I say vote for the bill, do the right Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 (‘‘Act’’). because it is a narrow issue. thing, get the bill to the Senate and ul- The Act provides important clarification re- If we really want to help expats, take timately to the President’s desk. garding application of the Affordable Care out the language in the bill that talks Mr. LEVIN. I now yield 2 minutes to Act (ACA) to health coverage that is pro- about legal immigrants who are in the the gentleman from California (Mr. vided to globally mobile employees. These country. It talks about workers who COSTA). are issues of significant concern to multi- come to this country to work under Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I thank the national employers, their employees and families. worker visa categories, like in the ranking member, Mr. LEVIN, for the 2 The Council is a public policy organization high-tech field or in agriculture. We minutes. representing principally Fortune 500 compa- can do this very simply. And I just ap- I rise today to speak in favor of H.R. nies and other organizations that assist em- peal to my colleagues and friends on 4414, the Expatriate Health Coverage ployers of all sizes in providing employee

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Such PPACA-compliant ex- I believe it is a perfect answer to a cludes globally mobile employees. Council patriate plans are not likely to be cost-com- problem that needs to be fixed but in members rely on expatriate health plans to petitive. In many instances, they may not order to make sure that the process provide benefits that meet the unique needs provide global coverage and would in fact moves forward. I want to commend my of this employee population and their fami- not comply with applicable local laws. Be- colleagues who have worked tirelessly lies. Multinational employers value expa- cause of conflicting requirements between over the ensuing weeks to try to ad- triate health plans for many reasons, includ- these new mandates and the laws of other dress the concerns—legitimate con- ing the role they play in recruiting and re- countries, an employer may also have to pur- taining a productive globally mobile work- chase multiple policies with overlapping cov- cerns, I view—of some of the short- force by ensuring coverage of their employ- erage or risk noncompliance with one or comings of the legislation before us, ees’ and families’ health care needs while more nations’ laws. Congress must protect Mr. NUNES and my good friend, Mr. abroad. the ability of American companies and their CARNEY from Delaware. The ACA was intended to reform the U.S. expatriates to purchase and offer appropriate This is, I think, emblematic of how health care system. Its application to expa- and valued plans that have long been part of we should be addressing reform within triate health plans and to the employer how our country operates in the global mar- the health care system, having the wis- sponsors and people covered by such plans, ketplace. has created compliance uncertainty with re- dom as a body to recognize what is U.S. jobs are at stake. If this legislation working with health care reform and spect to the law’s individual and employer does not get enacted, American jobs associ- mandates and certain other health plan re- ated with writing, servicing and admin- what isn’t working and then try to deal quirements. Although some of these matters istering these plans will be shipped overseas. with that with fixes and needed adjust- have been addressed in transition guidance The Chamber continues to champion ments along the way. issued by the agencies, the guidance is tem- health care reform that builds on and rein- This was an unintended consequence porary and does not fully address the out- forces the employer-sponsored system while affecting expat health insurance plans. standing concerns. improving access to affordable, quality cov- In my view, there are competitiveness H.R. 4414 provides needed statutory clari- erage. The Chamber urges you and your col- issues from those insurance plans offer- fication with respect to the application of leagues to support H.R. 2575, and may con- the ACA to expatriate health plans and the ing expat coverage compared to what sider including votes on, or in relation to, other foreign plans are offering, but employers, employees and family members this bill in our annual How They Voted that rely on such plans to meet the health scorecard. also the ability of people to be able to benefits needs of a globally mobile work- Sincerely, work and live effectively abroad. force. R. BRUCE JOSTEN. Even the administration has admit- We appreciate your consideration of these ted in their Statement of Administra- important issues. CORPORATE HEALTH CARE COALITION, tion Policy that there is a problem Sincerely, Washington, DC, April 28, 2014. that needs to be addressed. They have JAMES A. KLEIN, Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, President. identified certain shortcomings of this Speaker, House of Representatives, legislation, from consumer protections Washington, DC. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE to issues affecting the Tax Code, but I Hon. NANCY PELOSI, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, am sure that as we move forward Washington, DC, April 9, 2014. Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. today, hopefully with bipartisan sup- TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF port, the Senate will have an oppor- REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER AND LEADER Commerce, the world’s largest business fed- PELOSI: The Corporate Health Care Coalition tunity to address many of these con- eration representing the interests of more is writing to convey its support for H.R. 4414, cerns, and we will have to continue to than three million businesses of all sizes, ‘‘The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarifica- work with the administration with the sectors, and regions, as well as state and tion Act of 2014.’’ CHCC is a public policy or- legitimate concerns that they continue local chambers and industry associations, ganization comprised of leading companies to raise. and dedicated to promoting, protecting, and from varying industries that compete in the Again, this is, I think, an approach defending America’s free enterprise system, global marketplace and sponsor health plans for the benefit of eligible employees and de- that we should be taking as a nation strongly supports H.R. 4414, ‘‘The Expatriate right now, having the wisdom to under- Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014,’’ pendents located in every state in the nation to preserve the ability of our country’s busi- and across the globe. stand what is working and also dealing nesses to provide, and our citizens to obtain CHCC members are leaders in providing with the unintended consequences of appropriate health care coverage as they high quality health benefits in an efficient health care reform, which affects one- conduct business and live overseas. This im- and effective manner. A healthy workforce is fifth of the entire U.S. economy. You portant bill protects the ability of American critical to our competitiveness both domes- are not going to change that overnight. companies to provide and workers to obtain tically and globally. Expatriate health plans If you try, you are going to introduce coverage abroad that have historically been play a particularly vital role in recruiting and retaining a productive, globally mobile shocks to the system that aren’t going offered and valued. to work for people. The PPACA was designed to improve ac- workforce, by ensuring that the health care cess to coverage and health care services for needs of employees and their families are I think this is an honest approach people in the United States and to strength- met while overseas. done in a bipartisan fashion with a lot en this nation’s health care system. Whether The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarifica- of listening on both sides and a lot of it will accomplish these goals remains to be tion Act of 2014 would provide needed clari- vetting of issues that I think are legiti- seen. However, it was certainly not intended fication with respect to the Affordable Care mately being raised right now in order and must not be misconstrued to disadvan- Act’s application to expatriate health plans, to address one of those small, unin- tage American companies either operating thereby preserving these plans as a viable tended consequences of the health care or employing individuals in other countries means of providing health coverage to em- ployees who reside outside of the United reform. or selling products abroad. It is important to I think, clearly, everyone recognizes ensure that this unintended consequence States. Therefore, CHCC urges Congress to does not occur. This bill would protect the pass the Expatriate Health Coverage Clari- more work needs to go into this legis- coverage and opportunities of American fication Act of 2014. lative package in order to allay some workers, American employers, and American Sincerely, of the concerns. The Senate, again, will products abroad. Congress must pass this bill KATE HULL, have an opportunity to address and to explicitly exempt expatriate plans from Executive Director. will continue to engage the administra- the myriad of PPACA requirements. Mr. NUNES. I continue to reserve the tion in order to address some of the Applying these new mandates to inter- balance of my time. concerns that they are raising, as well. national plans would not only be extremely difficult and complex from an operations Mr. LEVIN. I now yield 3 minutes to But this is a good, I think, first honest standpoint due to the global nature of this the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. approach in order to find that solution type of coverage but would also be bad pol- KIND), another member of our com- so we don’t see the detrimental job im- icy. They would place American businesses mittee. pact occurring right here in the United

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Additional em- individuals. reach and the work that they have put ployer reporting and enforcement provisions H.R. 4414 would have an unintentional, dis- into this legislation. I encourage my would help ensure that employers would not astrous impact on LPRs and other low-wage colleagues to support this legislation stretch the definition of expatriate employ- immigrant workers. We urge you to oppose as it moves forward. ees to offer substandard coverage to workers. the bill, and we look forward to working Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I will con- We welcome the opportunity to help im- with members of Congress to close its loop- tinue to reserve the balance of my prove this legislation to address the concerns holes and find workable solutions. time. of the expatriate health plans without hav- Sincerely, Mr. LEVIN. Can I ask my colleague, ing a negative impact on workers who live MARIELENA HINCAPIE´ , are you ready to close? and work in the U.S. It is unlikely that H.R. Executive Director. Mr. NUNES. Yes, I am ready to close. 4414 will be amended to meet these goals be- Mr. LEVIN. Finally, I submit into fore the scheduled floor vote, however, and Mr. LEVIN. So I will do the same. the RECORD the Statement of Adminis- we urge you to vote against the bill. I would like to place in the RECORD a Sincerely, tration Policy from the Obama admin- letter of opposition to this bill as pres- AFL-CIO, istration. ently formulated from the AFL–CIO, American Federation of State, County and STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY the American Federation of State, Municipal Employees (AFSCME); H.R. 4414—EXPATRIATE HEALTH COVERAGE County and Municipal Employees, the American Federation of Teachers; CLARIFICATION ACT American Federation of Teachers, Farmworker Justice; (Rep. Carney, D-Delaware, and 24 cosponsors) International Union, United Automobile, Farmworker Justice, the UAW, the Na- The Administration does not support tional Council of La Raza, the National Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW); House passage of H.R. 4414, the Expatriate Education Association, the National National Council of La Raza (NCLR); Health Coverage Clarification Act, in its cur- Immigration Law Center, the Service National Education Association (NEA); rent form, because it would reduce consumer Employees International Union, the National Immigration Law Center; protections and create even more loopholes UNITE HERE, the United Farm Work- Service Employees International Union in the tax code. ers, and the United Food and Commer- (SEIU); The Affordable Care Act gives people greater control over their own health care. cial Workers International Union. UNITE HERE; United Farm Workers; Since October 1, eight million have signed up APRIL 28, 2014. United Food and Commercial Workers for private insurance and millions more have DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We write today re- International Union (UFCW). been enrolled in Medicaid. Because of the Af- garding the Expatriate Health Coverage Mr. LEVIN. Also, I submit for the fordable Care Act, Americans who have pre- Clarification Act (H.R. 4414), scheduled for viously been denied coverage due to a pre-ex- floor debate on Tuesday. Although negotia- RECORD a letter in opposition to this isting medical condition now have access to tions are apparently occurring behind closed bill as presently formed from the Na- coverage. Additionally, the law helps mil- doors on a final version of the bill, it is our tional Immigration Law Center. lions of Americans stay on their parents’ understanding that these discussions are un- NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER, plans until age 26, and helps provide access likely to address major shortcomings of the Los Angeles, CA, April 30, 2014. to free preventive care like cancer bill. Barring substantial revisions to the bill, DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER AND DEMOCRATIC screenings that catch illness early on. we urge you to oppose it. LEADER PELOSI: As the House of Representa- The Administration remains willing to As you know, the bill is intended to accom- work with the Congress to improve H.R. 4144 modate health plans providing coverage for tives considers the Expatriate Health Cov- to address these issues and to maintain basic workers that work in multiple countries, and erage Clarification Act (H.R. 4414) again consumer protections for all workers. There it is reasonable to grant these plans some today, we urge you to oppose it. Already de- are straightforward changes to the legisla- flexibility to pursue this role. We understand feated in the House on April 9, 2014, this bill, tion, which we have shared with the Con- that these ‘‘expatriate’’ health care plans absent key changes, will lead to an erosion gress, that would satisfy these goals, and the currently cover fewer than 300,000 workers. of Affordable Care Act (ACA) standards and Congress should pursue a solution. However, the current draft of the bill could lower quality health coverage for immi- impact a much wider population, resulting in grants who are unreasonably and mistakenly Mr. LEVIN. So let me close, and I a lower standard of health care coverage for classified as expatriates under the legisla- yield myself such time as I may con- 13 million lawful permanent residents (LPRs tion. sume. Supporters of the bill claim that the prob- or green card holders), as well as individuals I think it is regrettable that we are with visas for more highly skilled work and lems contained in the original bill have been adequately addressed. This is simply not here in this predicament when we don’t people in dozens of other nonimmigrant cat- need to be. I think we do need to fix egories. true. While some positive changes have been It is important that these workers, who made, the most egregious provisions remain the expat issue, but not by unfixing live and work beside other U.S. workers, firmly in place, including those with broad health care reform for millions of peo- enjoy the same coverage protections pro- implications for low-income immigrants liv- ple. This is more than about 300,000 vided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It ing and working in the U.S. These remaining people. We are talking about the health would simply be unfair to provide them a problems leave the bill vulnerable to legal care protections and provisions appli- challenges. lower level of protection, and it would exert cable to 13 million people in this coun- downward pressure on the benefits offered to H.R. 4414 would eliminate the ACA’s group all other workers. plan consumer protections for ‘‘expatriate try who are here legally. We do believe it is possible to accommo- health insurance plans,’’ including for U.S.- It has been said, and I very much re- date the needs of expatriate health plans regulated issuers, provided to individuals spect this, it has taken 3 years to try while avoiding this impact on millions of who travel ‘‘abroad.’’ This blanket exemp- to fix this problem, and Mr. CARNEY workers. First, the Department of Health tion alone should be cause for concern. How- and others have truly been working, and Human Services (HHS) can continue its ever, what is far more troubling is that the and Mr. NUNES, and there have been bi- work developing regulatory approaches to bill uses a broad definition for ‘‘expatriate’’ partisan discussions. easing the administrative burdens faced by that includes many immigrants who live in But here is the problem: If we are these plans. Second, more work can be done the U.S. permanently and do not travel on a legislative approach that appropriately abroad for work. This definition extends far really going to continue effectively to reduces the burden faced by legitimate expa- beyond the purported objectives of the legis- work together when there is an out- triate health plans, without creating a loop- lation and must be fixed. standing issue, when there has been hole that could be exploited by plans seeking Specifically, the definition of ‘‘expatriate’’ this aura of good faith, the majority to skirt the coverage standards of the ACA. in H.R. 4414 includes lawful permanent resi- should have let the minority place on The bill has been improved in some ways dents (LPRs or green card holders), most of the floor an amendment to the bill and since it was first considered on the House whom spend the vast majority of their time let us debate it. floor. U.S. citizens may only be included in in the United States. These individuals re- In fact, it only works against biparti- the plans if they travel out of the country side in the U.S., are on a path to citizenship, for more than 180 days a year, and a bench- and have built their lives in the U.S. Simply sanship in this kind of circumstance to mark has been added to encourage employers put, they should not be defined as ‘‘expatri- say it is essentially a closed rule. What to offer coverage with an actuarial value of ates’’ if they do not travel outside of the is there to fear? The only thing to fear 60 percent or higher. United States for work for extended periods. is that we would have discussion that

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Meadows Ribble Stivers tions in terms of the health of millions The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Meehan Rice (SC) Stockman Messer Rigell Stutzman and millions of Americans. STEWART). All time for debate has ex- Mica Roby Terry So that is where we are here and es- pired. Miller (FL) Rogers (AL) Thompson (CA) sentially so for so many of us placed in Pursuant to House Resolution 555, Miller (MI) Rogers (KY) Thompson (PA) a situation where we say we must do the previous question is ordered on the Moran Rogers (MI) Thornberry Mullin Rohrabacher Tiberi better, we shouldn’t simply leave it to bill, as amended. Mulvaney Rokita Tipton the other body, we have the abilities The question is on the engrossment Murphy (FL) Rooney Turner within this House with true bipartisan- and third reading of the bill. Neal Ros-Lehtinen Upton ship to continue working, and after 3 Neugebauer Roskam Valadao The bill was ordered to be engrossed Noem Ross Vargas years, it might take another week or 2, and read a third time, and was read the Nugent Rothfus Wagner that would be worth it in terms of try- third time. Nunes Royce Walberg ing to restore the reality of bipartisan- Nunnelee Runyan Walden The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Olson Ruppersberger Walorski ship that really works. question is on the passage of the bill. Owens Ryan (WI) Weber (TX) Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance The question was taken; and the Palazzo Scalise Webster (FL) of my time. Speaker pro tempore announced that Paulsen Schneider Welch Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I will Pearce Schock Wenstrup the ayes appeared to have it. Perlmutter Schrader Westmoreland close, and I yield myself such time as I Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, on that I Perry Schweikert Williams may consume. demand the yeas and nays. Peters (CA) Scott, Austin Wilson (SC) The need for this bill wasn’t con- Peters (MI) Scott, David Wittman The yeas and nays were ordered. ceived by opponents of the Affordable Peterson Sensenbrenner Wolf The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Petri Sessions Womack Care Act or ObamaCare. The Obama ant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- Pittenger Sewell (AL) Woodall administration and the army of regu- Pitts Shimkus Yoder minute vote on passage of the bill will lators acknowledged there is a problem Poe (TX) Shuster Young (AK) be followed by a 5-minute vote on the and have come to the Congress to fix Polis Simpson Young (IN) motion to suspend the rules and pass it. Treasury, HHS, and Labor have all H.R. 627. NAYS—150 accepted the fact that expat plans The vote was taken by electronic de- Amash Green, Gene Napolitano should not be regulated the same way Bass Grijalva Negrete McLeod vice, and there were—yeas 268, nays domestic plans are regulated. Beatty Hahn Nolan 150, not voting 13, as follows: Becerra Harris O’Rourke After 4 years of examining this issue, [Roll No. 182] Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) Pallone as I said earlier, the administration Blumenauer Heck (WA) Pascrell issued limited and temporary regu- YEAS—268 Bonamici Hensarling Pastor (AZ) latory relief for expat plans. This bill is Aderholt Cramer Hartzler Brady (PA) Hinojosa Payne Braley (IA) Holt Pelosi necessary because despite the adminis- Amodei Crawford Hastings (WA) Bachmann Crenshaw Heck (NV) Broun (GA) Honda Pingree (ME) tration’s limited and temporary fixes, Bachus Cuellar Herrera Beutler Brownley (CA) Horsford Pocan thousands of jobs are on the chopping Barber Culberson Higgins Butterfield Hoyer Price (NC) block. American businesses can’t com- Barletta Daines Himes Capps Huelskamp Rangel Barr Davis, Rodney Holding Capuano Huffman Roe (TN) pete based on the promise of limited ´ Barrow (GA) Delaney Hudson Cardenas Israel Roybal-Allard and temporary relief. Barton DelBene Huizenga (MI) Cartwright Jackson Lee Ruiz Mr. Speaker, I want to also remind Benishek Denham Hultgren Castor (FL) Jeffries Rush Castro (TX) Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) my colleagues that Mr. CARNEY and I Bentivolio Dent Hunter Bera (CA) DeSantis Hurt Chu Johnson, E. B. Salmon ´ have worked on this for many years, Bilirakis Diaz-Balart Issa Cicilline Jordan Sanchez, Linda and we have worked not only in a bi- Bishop (NY) Duckworth Jenkins Clark (MA) Kaptur T. partisan way in the House of Rep- Bishop (UT) Duffy Johnson (OH) Clarke (NY) Keating Sanchez, Loretta Clyburn Kelly (IL) Sanford resentatives, we have also worked with Black Duncan (TN) Johnson, Sam Blackburn Engel Jolly Cohen Kennedy Sarbanes our Senate counterparts where we have Boustany Enyart Jones Conyers Kildee Schakowsky bipartisan support in the United States Brady (TX) Esty Joyce Crowley Labrador Schiff Senate. Bridenstine Farenthold Kelly (PA) Cummings Langevin Scott (VA) Brooks (AL) Fattah Kilmer Davis (CA) Lee (CA) Serrano So, the Obama administration has Brooks (IN) Fincher Kind Davis, Danny Levin Shea-Porter said they have concerns, but we don’t Buchanan Fitzpatrick King (IA) DeFazio Loebsack Sherman know what the concerns are and they Bucshon Fleischmann King (NY) DeGette Lofgren Slaughter DeLauro Lowenthal Smith (WA) did not issue a veto threat. So I think Burgess Fleming Kingston Bustos Flores Kinzinger (IL) DesJarlais Lowey Speier that more level heads will prevail. This Byrne Forbes Kirkpatrick Deutch Lujan Grisham Swalwell (CA) bill will pass today. It will go to the Calvert Fortenberry Kline Dingell (NM) Takano ´ Senate, it will pass, and I would urge, Camp Foster Kuster Doggett Lujan, Ben Ray Thompson (MS) Cantor Foxx LaMalfa Doyle (NM) Tierney then, President Obama to sign it into Capito Franks (AZ) Lamborn Duncan (SC) Lynch Titus law so that we can save these jobs. Carney Frelinghuysen Lance Edwards Maffei Tonko With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back Carson (IN) Gabbard Lankford Ellison Massie Tsongas Ellmers Matsui Van Hollen the balance of my time. Carter Gardner Larsen (WA) Cassidy Garrett Larson (CT) Eshoo McCollum Veasey Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, the amended Chabot Gerlach Latham Frankel (FL) McDermott Vela ´ version of H.R. 4414 that was brought up Chaffetz Gibbs Latta Fudge McGovern Velazquez Clay Gibson Lipinski Gallego McNerney Visclosky today is a marked improvement over the pre- Garamendi Meeks Walz vious version of the bill that was brought up Cleaver Gingrey (GA) LoBiondo Coble Gowdy Long Garcia Meng Waters earlier this month. I again commend Rep- Coffman Granger Lucas Gohmert Michaud Waxman resentative CARNEY for proposing fixes to the Cole Graves (GA) Luetkemeyer Gosar Miller, George Wilson (FL) Grayson Moore Yarmuth Affordable Care Act. I also commend him for Collins (GA) Graves (MO) Lummis Collins (NY) Griffith (VA) Maloney, Green, Al Nadler Yoho trying to work with House leadership and the Conaway Grimm Carolyn Administration to come to an agreement on Connolly Guthrie Maloney, Sean NOT VOTING—13 how to properly treat expatriate plans under Cook Gutie´rrez Marchant Brown (FL) Lewis Schwartz the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately the bill Cooper Hall Marino Campbell McKeon Wasserman Costa Hanabusa Matheson Farr Miller, Gary Schultz on the House floor today does not have the Cotton Hanna McAllister Goodlatte Murphy (PA) Whitfield Administration’s support. The potential of law- Courtney Harper McCarthy (CA) Griffin (AR) Richmond

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Granger Carolyn Rush The result of the vote was announced Graves (GA) Maloney, Sean Ryan (OH) b 1553 as above recorded. Graves (MO) Marchant Ryan (WI) Mr. WEBER of Texas changed his Grayson Marino Sa´ nchez, Linda A motion to reconsider was laid on Green, Al Matheson T. vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ the table. Green, Gene Matsui Sanchez, Loretta So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Stated against: Griffith (VA) McAllister Sanford tive) the rules were suspended and the Grijalva McCarthy (CA) Sarbanes Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 182, Grimm McCarthy (NY) Scalise bill, as amended, was passed. I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ had the Speaker al- Guthrie McCaul Schakowsky The result of the vote was announced lowed me to vote at the well. Had I been Gutie´rrez McClintock Schiff as above recorded. Hahn McCollum Schneider A motion to reconsider was laid on present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Hall McDermott Schock Hanabusa McGovern Schrader the table. f Hanna McHenry Schweikert f Harper McIntyre Scott (VA) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 100TH Harris McKinley Scott, Austin REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE Hartzler McMorris Scott, David AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 2429 COIN ACT Hastings (FL) Rodgers Sensenbrenner Hastings (WA) McNerney Serrano Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Heck (NV) Meadows Sewell (AL) ask unanimous consent to remove Con- finished business is the vote on the mo- Heck (WA) Meehan Shea-Porter gressman DAVID PRICE of North Caro- Hensarling Meeks Sherman tion to suspend the rules and pass the Herrera Beutler Meng Shimkus lina as a cosponsor from H.R. 2429. His bill (H.R. 627) to provide for the Higgins Messer Shuster name was inadvertently added. issuance of coins to commemorate the Himes Mica Simpson The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. COT- Hinojosa Michaud Sinema TON). Is there objection to the request 100th anniversary of the establishment Holding Miller (FL) Sires of the National Park Service, and for Holt Miller (MI) Slaughter of the gentleman from Texas? other purposes, as amended, on which Honda Miller, George Smith (MO) There was no objection. the yeas and nays were ordered. Horsford Moore Smith (NE) Hoyer Mullin Smith (NJ) f The Clerk read the title of the bill. Hudson Mulvaney Smith (TX) HONORING FORMER U.S. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Huelskamp Murphy (FL) Smith (WA) REPRESENTATIVE MICK STATON question is on the motion offered by Huffman Nadler Southerland Huizenga (MI) Napolitano Speier (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Hultgren Neal Stewart GARRETT) that the House suspend the Hunter Negrete McLeod Stivers permission to address the House for 1 rules and pass the bill, as amended. Hurt Neugebauer Stockman minute and to revise and extend her re- This is a 5-minute vote. Israel Noem Stutzman marks.) Issa Nolan Swalwell (CA) Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise The vote was taken by electronic de- Jackson Lee Nugent Takano vice, and there were—yeas 403, nays 13, Jeffries Nunes Terry here with my fellow Members from not voting 15, as follows: Jenkins Nunnelee Thompson (CA) West Virginia to honor former U.S. Johnson (GA) O’Rourke Thompson (MS) Representative Mick Staton, who [Roll No. 183] Johnson (OH) Olson Thompson (PA) passed away on April 14, 2014. YEAS—403 Johnson, E. B. Owens Thornberry Johnson, Sam Palazzo Tiberi Mick was a lifelong West Virginian Aderholt Carney DeFazio Jolly Pallone Tierney who devoted himself to a life of service Amodei Carson (IN) DeGette Jordan Pascrell Tipton to our great State, including rep- Bachmann Carter Delaney Joyce Pastor (AZ) Titus Bachus Cartwright DeLauro Kaptur Paulsen Tonko resenting the Third District of West Barber Cassidy DelBene Keating Payne Tsongas Virginia. Mick’s public service began Barletta Castor (FL) Denham Kelly (IL) Pearce Turner Barr Castro (TX) Dent with 8 years in the National Guard, and Kelly (PA) Pelosi Upton his passion for serving others and his Barrow (GA) Chabot DeSantis Kennedy Perlmutter Valadao Barton Chaffetz DesJarlais Kildee Perry Van Hollen dedication to Republican principles in- Beatty Chu Deutch Kilmer Peters (CA) Vargas spired him to make a run for Congress. Becerra Cicilline Diaz-Balart Kind Peters (MI) Veasey A successful businessman, Congress- Benishek Clark (MA) Dingell King (IA) Peterson Vela Bera (CA) Clarke (NY) Doggett King (NY) Pingree (ME) Vela´ zquez man Staton also served as a Presi- Bilirakis Clay Doyle Kingston Pittenger Visclosky dential elector for West Virginia. Then, Bishop (GA) Cleaver Duckworth Kinzinger (IL) Pitts Wagner Bishop (NY) Clyburn Duffy just last month, he was named as one Kirkpatrick Pocan Walberg of only five emeritus members of the Bishop (UT) Coble Duncan (TN) Kline Polis Walden Black Coffman Edwards Kuster Pompeo Walorski West Virginia Republican Party. Blackburn Cohen Ellison Labrador Posey Walz More evident than Mick’s tremen- Blumenauer Cole Ellmers LaMalfa Price (GA) Waters dous dedication to West Virginia was Bonamici Collins (GA) Engel Lamborn Price (NC) Waxman Boustany Collins (NY) Enyart Lance Quigley Webster (FL) his devotion to his family. He and his Brady (PA) Conaway Eshoo Langevin Rahall Welch wife, Lynn, shared a true partnership Braley (IA) Connolly Esty Lankford Rangel Wenstrup in life, giving them faith and support Bridenstine Conyers Farenthold Larsen (WA) Reed Westmoreland to persevere through his difficult Brooks (AL) Cook Farr Larson (CT) Reichert Whitfield Brooks (IN) Cooper Fattah Latham Renacci Williams health challenges. Brownley (CA) Costa Fincher Latta Ribble Wilson (FL) As a friend of Mick’s for 30 years, I Buchanan Cotton Fitzpatrick Lee (CA) Rice (SC) Wilson (SC) will miss his bright smile, quick wit, Bucshon Courtney Fleischmann Levin Rigell Wittman Burgess Cramer Fleming Lipinski Roby Wolf and warm companionship. I offer my Bustos Crawford Flores LoBiondo Roe (TN) Womack deep condolences to Lynn, their two Butterfield Crenshaw Forbes Loebsack Rogers (AL) Woodall children, and their extended family. Byrne Crowley Fortenberry Lofgren Rogers (KY) Yarmuth Calvert Cuellar Foster Long Rogers (MI) Yoder f Camp Culberson Foxx Lowenthal Rohrabacher Young (IN) Cantor Cummings Frankel (FL) HONORING FORMER U.S. Capito Daines Franks (AZ) NAYS—13 REPRESENTATIVE MICK STATON Capps Davis (CA) Frelinghuysen Capuano Davis, Danny Fudge Amash Brady (TX) Duncan (SC) (Mr. RAHALL asked and was given Ca´ rdenas Davis, Rodney Gabbard Bentivolio Broun (GA) Gosar permission to address the House for 1

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.050 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3276 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 minute and to revise and extend his re- something new? What is happening? helped clear more than 300 wrongfully marks.) Because he cared passionately about convicted. Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I, like our country and the State of West Vir- Katie Sepich was a 22-year-old New my colleagues from West Virginia, ginia. Mexico State University graduate stu- Mrs. CAPITO and Mr. MCKINLEY, re- Afterwards, after leaving office, he dent. In August of 2003, she was bru- member Mick Staton as a dedicated served as the chief political adviser for tally raped, strangled to death, burned, public servant, a son of West Virginia. the United States Chamber of Com- and abandoned at a dumpsite. Katie I enjoyed serving in this body with merce. He continued his mission to try was a fighter with full DNA profiles Mick. He always knew where he stood to get the message across of how we under her nails. Through DNA, we were on a given issue. While he and I were can be a better Nation, stronger, more able to find her attacker. members of different political parties, vibrant, because he cared very much. Katie’s Law was signed into law last on principle, we often agreed. He As you heard, he has left behind his year, helping States with DNA collec- shared the most basic value of true wife, Lynn, and two adult kids: David tion. The discoveries and advance- West Virginians, loyalty—loyalty to ‘‘Mick’’ Staton, Jr., and his daughter, ments of DNA have done wonders for his faith, to his family, to his friends, Cynthia. our society. Closure has transformed to his Nation, and to our State. Mr. Speaker, again, we have lost a our justice system. Mick’s word was his bond. Of course, friend. I would ask that we have just a f he was a loyal Republican, and as a moment of silence on behalf of the THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION copper-riveted, rock-ribbed Republican family. COMPETITION through and through, Mick was always f (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was my friend. There is a good lesson in APPROVING THE KEYSTONE XL given permission to address the House that for our Members today. Our PIPELINE for 1 minute.) friendship continued to grow after his (Mr. BARROW of Georgia asked and Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, distinguished service ended in this last night it was my honor to be in the was given permission to address the body. audience as Lincoln High School from House for 1 minute and to revise and Mr. Speaker, Mick Staton’s service Portland, Oregon, won the national extend his remarks.) to our State of West Virginia never Constitution competition. This is a ter- Mr. BARROW of Georgia. Mr. Speak- ended, nor did his efforts to bring peo- rific program. The We the People com- er, almost 2 weeks ago, the administra- ple together to get things accomplished petition has been going on since 1987. It tion announced yet another delay in for West Virginians. has involved almost 28 million young- approving the Keystone XL pipeline. I He worked hard for that, and his de- sters, nearly 100,000 coaches and teach- think they have it all wrong. Further votion flowed as naturally as a pristine ers, where young people do a deep dive delays in constructing this pipeline mountain stream. This courteous, cor- into constitutional underpinnings. I means that the U.S. will miss out on dial fellow—with what could best be de- will tell you, these students were no tens of thousands of jobs and continue scribed as an award-winning, ever- different. present smile—had a good way with to depend on foreign oil from hostile I am pleased that this is the third people. It is no secret to anyone who countries. year in a row that Portland, Oregon, knew him that all of that warm person- The Keystone XL pipeline will bring has won: Lincoln 2 years ago, Grant ality—that sincere charm—stemmed in 840,000 barrels of oil a day from our High School, Lincoln again this year. from a good heart. friend and neighbor, Canada. That can These are outstanding young men Mick always made a point of deliv- essentially replace the 900,000 barrels and women. It has been my privilege to ering a birthday card to me, person- we have to get every day from Ven- have had an opportunity to work with ally, sometimes in my congressional ezuela, one country we cannot count them during their preparation. I am office. This May, as my birthday ap- on. Add to that the roughly 20,000 jobs continually impressed with their in- proaches, that good heart will be sorely that will be created and the findings sight and their commitment. missed. My thoughts and prayers re- that the pipeline will have no net nega- There is a lot of concern about the main with Lynn—his wife—and with tive environmental impacts, you can state of civic education in the United his family. see why there is broad, bipartisan sup- States today, and rightly so. But these port for the Keystone XL pipeline. f young trailblazers are showing the Mr. Speaker, this oil will be ex- ability of young people to master the b 1600 tracted, refined, and used by someone. subject, make a commitment, and they The only question is who will get the MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING are sowing the seeds for productive ca- jobs and who will be the first in line to PIONEER AND LIFELONG MOUN- reers for years to come. use it. America needs the Keystone XL TAINEER DAVID ‘‘MICK’’ STATON I hope some day this Congress will pipeline now, and I urge the adminis- see fit to once again support this civic (Mr. MCKINLEY asked and was given tration to end the holdup. education program, which we had done permission to address the House for 1 f until 2 years ago. It is time to recon- minute.) NATIONAL DNA DAY sider and see if we can be a partner as Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, on well. April 14, we lost a friend in West Vir- (Mr. PEARCE asked and was given f ginia. Mick Staton and I had known permission to address the House for 1 each other for some time. I considered minute and to revise and extend his re- CALLING UPON THE BELARUSIAN him a true friend, someone who had a marks.) OFFICIALS FOR THE IMMEDIATE passion for West Virginia. Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, April is AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE He was a trailblazer for numbers of National Sexual Assault Awareness OF ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS us, all through West Virginia, in trying and Prevention Month. April 25 was (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given different techniques, campaign styles, National DNA Day. It commemorates permission to address the House for 1 and work ethic. He made a difference the discovery of DNA’s double helix minute and to revise and extend his re- for numbers of his conservatives in and subsequent scientific advance- marks.) West Virginia. He was elected to the ments. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, every House of Representatives on behalf of DNA has revolutionized public safety individual has a right to live in a free the Second District. in the criminal justice system. Since society. This May, the Ice Hockey He brought with him a background of its inception in 1994, the national DNA World Championship 2014 will take work with the National Guard for 8 database system has solved more than place in Minsk, Belarus, challenging years. His role here in the House meant 200,000 previously unsolved crimes. It the Belarusian Government to dem- a lot to him, and after he left, when- provides closure to victims of violent onstrate that it lives up to the core ever I would run into him, Mr. Speak- crimes. It assists prosecutors in taking principles of good sportsmanship and er, he would always ask: What about violent offenders off the streets and has fair play.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K29AP7.053 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 29, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3277 This global sports competition pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there of the Export-Import Bank because all motes integrity and emphasizes the objection to the request of the gen- it does is create more jobs and more fair application of rules and regula- tleman from Washington? taxes in the coffers, and it doesn’t take tions. It is thus fitting that Belarus There was no objection. away anything from the taxes of the should do the same and show its citi- Mr. HECK of Washington. Mr. Speak- American public. zens and the international community er, I rise in support of reauthorization Mr. HECK of Washington. Mr. Speak- that it can play by the rules. of the Export-Import Bank that begins er, I yield to the gentleman from the I then call upon the Belarusian offi- this discussion. 18th Congressional District of Florida, cials for the immediate and uncondi- I yield to the gentleman and my Congressman PATRICK MURPHY, an- tional release of all political prisoners, friend and a passionate advocate on be- other passionate advocate on behalf of including Ales Bialiatski, Mikalai half of the Export-Import Bank, Con- reauthorization of the Export-Import Statkevich, and Eduard Lobau, whom gressman CA´ RDENAS from the 29th Dis- Bank. Amnesty International regards as pris- trict of California. Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speak- oners of conscience, imprisoned solely Mr. CA´ RDENAS. Mr. Speaker, we er, I want to thank the gentleman from for the peaceful exercise of their need to reauthorize the Export-Import Washington for his advocacy and pas- human rights. Bank. It is very rare that you will see, sion for this critical issue for our coun- quite frankly, any government on the try and for American jobs. f planet that actually has a program Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL that they support, that actually puts out on the urgent need for Congress to ISSUES AFFECTING OUR REGION money back to the taxpayers rather reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, boosting job growth at home and the (Mr. KILMER asked and was given than costing the taxpayers. I say that is rare anywhere in the export of American-made products permission to address the House for 1 abroad. minute.) world. It certainly is rare here. This Export-Import Bank in the United Coming from the private sector, one Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise of the first things I did after being today to highlight the challenges fac- States is in fact that kind of organiza- tion. For example, last year the bank elected was embark on a jobs tour, ing our coastal communities. which included over 70 meetings, Last week, I was honored to help or- supported 205,000 American jobs. I did not say ‘‘exported jobs.’’ I said ‘‘sup- roundtables, and company visits within ganize a conference in my district that the first year. I have taken ideas and brought increased attention to the eco- ported 205,000 American jobs.’’ That is what those loans did for American suggestions from all of these conversa- nomic, social, and environmental pri- tions and have put them into a plan to orities of tribal communities. companies. In addition to that, it should be grow jobs in the Palm Beach-Treasure With Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Coast district that I am so proud to tribal representatives, and other Fed- noted that the loans that are being given are actually filling the gap that represent. eral agency officials and stakeholders, This plan consists of commonsense, private banks will not or choose not to we were able to make significant pro-growth policies that allow new support; but our American companies progress in recognizing the need for ac- businesses to gain a solid foothold in a need that kind of support, especially tive and sustained engagement on eco- tough economy and for existing busi- when they are competing in our global nomic environmental issues affecting nesses to expand and prosper. One of our region. economy. The Export-Import Bank is the major focuses of this plan is on how Secretary Jewell rightly pointed out exactly that mechanism that should the government can provide stability that we have a moral obligation to act exist. and certainty and resources to keep What I would like to ask all Ameri- in the face of rising sea levels, ocean jobs at home by investing in our manu- cans is to go ahead and go online and acidification, and severe weather pat- facturing sector and promoting exports start tweeting Export-Import Bank and terns caused by climate change. In my of American-made goods abroad. Reau- find out what your Congressman or district alone, three tribes are cur- thorization of the Export-Import Bank Congresswoman thinks about the reau- rently in the process of relocation due with greater lending authority is one thorization of the Export-Import Bank. to the threats of floods. pillar for how we can do this. If you care about jobs, if you care Mr. Speaker, it is time to act. Let’s As my voting record shows, I have about the person who lives next to you help regions identify their infrastruc- strong feelings about government over- or down the street and they are unem- ture needs and work cooperatively to spending. As a former small business ployed, the Export-Import Bank is an help ensure that we are protecting owner myself, I know that government answer to solving some of the problems coastal communities and their heritage does not create jobs. But government in our economy in this country. Yes, sites, maintaining livelihoods, and liv- does have the responsibility to create there are too many Americans out of ing up to our treaty and trust obliga- an environment conducive to job work, but not reauthorizing the Ex- tions. growth, and that is exactly what the port-Import Bank will just contribute Let’s also work to develop new, Ex-Im does at zero cost to taxpayers. even more to companies in the United cleaner energy sources, cut carbon It is an unfortunate reality that the States not being able to compete, but emissions, and lead a global effort to United States buys much more than it also possibly closing their doors. tackle the real threat of climate sells. In 2013 alone, we imported over In addition to that, I would like to change. $400 billion, about 25 percent of GDP, point out that every developed country more than we exported. We need to re- f in the world actually has their version verse this trend by boosting U.S. man- REAUTHORIZE THE EXPORT- of an Export-Import Bank. And some of ufacturing and exports. IMPORT BANK those countries like China and India Now, the world knows we have the are actually tenfold, maybe 100 times best equipment and the most highly The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the support that we are giving to our trained workforce, and our products the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- domestic companies here they are giv- are sought after around the world for uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Wash- ing to their companies so they can their high quality and skilled work- ington (Mr. HECK) is recognized for 60 compete or perhaps overcompete manship. minutes as the designee of the minor- around the world. We must better leverage these ity leader. I think it is important for all of us as strengths and provide greater oppor- GENERAL LEAVE Americans to understand that there is tunity to export goods made in Amer- Mr. HECK of Washington. Mr. Speak- something good about the Export-Im- ica. One of the best ways to do this is er, I ask unanimous consent that all port Bank, and that is that it exists for by reauthorizing the Export-Import Members have 5 legislative days to re- creating American jobs. That is ex- Bank before its current charter expires vise and extend their remarks and in- actly what it is doing. If you are con- on September 30. clude extraneous material on the sub- cerned about the American tax dollar, Just a few months ago, we celebrated ject of my Special Order. you would support the reauthorization the 80th anniversary of the Ex-Im Bank

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Look up the busi- turing sector and its proximity to sev- rica to Turkey and in between are po- nesses in your area that have benefited eral major ports, export sales are a tential customers for well-crafted, from the Export-Import Bank. major economic issue for our commu- American-made products. As was mentioned earlier, lo and be- nity, contributing tens of millions of But in the modern-day globalized hold, we actually even make money off dollars to our local economy every economy, credit is necessary for com- the Export-Import Bank. Last year year. plex transactions. Buyers and sellers alone, over a billion dollars transferred The Ex-Im Bank is especially bene- need assurance that the deals are le- to the U.S. Treasury off the profits of ficial to small businesses, which are gitimate. Without that, they are forced the Export-Import Bank. As a matter the backbone of our economy, creating to imitate products, violate intellec- of fact, in the 80 years of its existence, two-thirds out of all new jobs nation- tual property rights and standards, and quite literally not one red penny of wide. American companies lose out on mar- American taxpayer dollars has ever b 1615 ket share. been used in support of the Ex-Im. Not For 80 years, our economy has ex- one red penny. It lowers the deficit and More than 85 percent of Ex-Im’s panded and grown beyond our borders does not use taxpayer dollars. transactions benefit U.S. small- and and into the developed and developing As I mentioned, it is small compa- medium-sized businesses, helping these world, in part because of the Export- nies. Take a company like Pexco, entrepreneurs compete globally. Import Bank of the United States. which is located in the 10th Congres- In my district, the majority of ex- sional District in Fife, Washington. porters are also small businesses. I re- Today, with U.S. trade deficits growing They produce traffic control products cently met with one such business dur- as exports fall, we need now more than you see on the road when repairs are ing my jobs tour, Locus Traxx World- ever to be able to support increases in being made, like traffic cones, raised wide. They were recognized with an Ex- exports. curbs, reflective signs, and barricades port Achievement Award by the U.S. Exports accelerate our economic indicating where the road is blocked Department of Commerce for their suc- growth, and the Export-Import Bank is off. They are used all over the world. cessful entry into the international a key part in encouraging just that ac- tivity. Increased exports translate into In fact, just recently, a distributor marketplace. from Denmark purchased $125,000 I also must commend our local Ex- more jobs in America. Studies have worth of Pexco products, which was fi- port Assistance Center for the great shown that export-related jobs pay, on nanced by the Export-Import Bank. No work they do with local businesses average, 15 to 18 percent more than the commercial bank would have touched such as Locus Traxx, helping them uti- overall average. They are better-pay- that transaction. But it guaranteed the lize the Ex-Im Bank to promote the ing jobs. products would reach Denmark. They selling of goods made in America to Finally, with 95 percent of the poten- were done reliably because of the Ex- buyers overseas. tial customers of U.S. goods and serv- You see, the Export-Import Bank ices living outside our borders, export- port-Import Bank. In fact, in this individual company’s makes a real difference to our economy ing provides vast potential for Amer- instance, which is not atypical of their at the local, State, and national level. ican businesses, large and small. sales—and they are a small company of It is a highly effective and completely Ninety-five percent of the world lives 200 employees—over half is sold inter- self-sustaining mechanism that busi- outside our borders, and the rest of the nationally. Ten percent of total sales nesses of all sizes use to finance ex- world is growing a middle class. So are financed by the Export-Import ports. think of it this way. If we want to keep Even in times of intense partisan- and grow our middle class, we better be Bank. So what is the result? The residents ship, we should all be able to agree on selling into the rest of the world’s of Fife, Washington, are put to work the value the Ex-Im Bank provides to growing middle class. producing their popular products in our economy. It would be shortsighted This is not, and has never been, about traffic safety all over the world. and detrimental to our economic re- picking winners and losers. The Ex- port-Import Bank simply serves to I mentioned it was FDR that actu- covery to allow its charter to expire. ally created the Export-Import Bank 80 We must work together to build a bridge the gap between those who want years ago, and although it was actually brighter future for our Nation, American goods and services and initiated and created by a Democratic strengthen our workforce, grow our Americans that have goods and serv- administration, the support of it has economy, and reduce our deficit. To do ices to sell. It is about leveling the playing field so that small operators always been strongly bipartisan. that, we must come together to con- Republican Presidents such as tinue to support successful programs have access to a global market of cus- tomers equal to that of large corpora- Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, like the Ex-Im Bank that help small George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush businesses prosper, support American tions. For example, the Bank’s export cred- supported the mission of the Ex-Im jobs, and boost our exports. Bank, as did Bill Clinton. All these Now, we can have our differences, but it insurance policy provides payment Presidents were staunch supporters of at the end of the day we have to do coverage for commercial risks such as buyer default and political risk from capitalism and the Ex-Im Bank. what is in the best interest of America. Listen to what President Reagan said war or unrest. The insurance also en- And to do that, we have to work to- when he signed the reauthorization, sures that businesses no longer have to gether. It shouldn’t matter who gets which was a bill that was reauthorized forego sales because they cannot match the credit, as long as America and almost unanimously, in 1986: Americans succeed. the credit terms offered by global com- For 80 years, the Ex-Im Bank has petitors. This is what we are talking This sends an important signal to both our exporting community and foreign suppliers been making sure that we succeed. I about when we say it levels the playing that American exporters will continue to strongly urge my colleagues to join in field. able to compete vigorously for business calling for the commonsense reauthor- There is no other private lender cur- throughout the world. ization of the Ex-Im Bank so that we rently offering what the Export-Import Perhaps an even more conservative may continue to support American Bank provides American businesses. voice, former Vice President Cheney, businesses’ access to global markets For example, 89 percent of the bank’s said in 1997: and increase our Nation’s international transactions directly benefit U.S. small Some of my fellow conservatives on the competitiveness. businesses. That doesn’t even include Hill may have a philosophical problem with I want to thank the gentleman from the small businesses that make up the the fact that the bank is a government agen- Washington for his leadership. supply chain of the larger companies cy, but if they consider the success of its

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This is support by ensuring that Federal pol- President Cheney said: about shoring up, strengthening, sup- icy encourages States to adopt expan- Ex-Im Bank is remarkably effective at porting the manufacturing sector of sive charter laws. helping create jobs, opportunities for trade, the American economy and creating Further, we need to ensure that stable democracies, and vibrant economies good-paying jobs. Washington does not put up bureau- throughout the world. The Bank has made a With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back cratic roadblocks that would keep tremendous contribution as a rapid response, the balance of my time. State, city, and county governments service-oriented agency designed to meet the export financing needs of American busi- f from experimenting with new ideas and nesses. CURRENT EVENTS AFFECTING establishing effective charter school Indeed, the Bank has been reauthor- AMERICA programs. ized a number of times throughout its Mr. Speaker, I cannot say enough The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under about how impressed I was to spend history—almost always unanimously, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- until of late—each time making it time with the educators of the North uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Texas Carolina Leadership Academy, individ- more effective for the economic cli- (Mr. GOHMERT) is recognized for 60 min- mate of the time. uals who seek daily to impress upon utes as the designee of the majority the students the values encapsulated in So let’s have a conversation about leader. how to make it better. Let’s have a the school motto of ‘‘Scholarship, Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, at this Leadership, Citizenship.’’ conversation on how to get the word time I yield to my dear friend, Dr. VIR- out to businesses that they have yet to I expect many good things from the GINIA FOXX. remarkable young scholar leaders cur- tap into their potential global mar- Ms. FOXX. Thank you, Congressman kets. Let’s talk about how to get our rently being educated by this wonder- GOHMERT, my classmate and friend. I ful school. The community will reap economy running and get ahead of our appreciate very much you yielding global competitors. the benefits of having this school in its time. midst for years to come. Let’s remember, as Congressman Mr. Speaker, last week, I had the op- CA´ RDENAS alluded to, every single de- Mr. GOHMERT. I appreciate so much portunity to visit a remarkable public my colleague from North Carolina. veloped entity in the world has an Ex- school in Kernersville, North Carolina. Im Bank-like entity, and if we do not Having been a president of a univer- In addition to preparing students aca- sity, she knows all about education. reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank, it is the demically for college, the North Caro- It is certainly one of the areas where equivalent of and tantamount to uni- lina Leadership Academy is publicly we are failing American youth these lateral disarmament in a global econ- committed to giving their 400 students days, and you would have thought that, omy—one in which global trade has in- ‘‘the opportunity to develop true lead- if the Federal Government were the an- creased fivefold just since 1980. ership qualities and become creative swer to everybody’s problems, then What is the Export-Import Bank thinkers and problem-solvers while re- when President Carter started the De- about? It is about jobs, jobs, jobs. Yes, taining a sense of responsibility for partment of Education, everything 200,000 last year, but over a million in their families, their community, and would have gotten instantly better; but the last 4 years. their country.’’ over 35 years later, it turns out the Every month we spend debating the NCLA has an ambitious mission, and Federal Government is not the answer merits of the Export-Import Bank in- they are executing it so well that last to better education. stead of encouraging companies to ex- year this charter school had over 700 I have talked with enough high plore the world market, the economy applicants for 95 openings. The wait school students who also say the Fed- loses billions of dollars in potential ex- list has over 600 names, and is growing. port opportunities. The jobs, especially eral Government is not the answer to in manufacturing, stagnate. People re- b 1630 their food problems. I have met with main unemployed when they want to It was a privilege to spend time with cafeteria workers and leaders who say work. the remarkable students and faculty of that kids are not eating the food. They As a member of the House Financial NCLA. I was truly impressed by their are required to choose from lists of Services Committee, I am encouraging, commitment to scholarship, by the foods to put on the plates that they I am urging, I am beseeching, I am leadership skills of the students, and had heretofore not heard of before that pleading with the chair to hold hear- by the remarkable academic progress students don’t want, don’t like. ings as soon as possible on reauthoriza- that was on display. The football players were saying last tion of the Export-Import Bank. We All NCLA students in grades 7–12 par- fall: How in the world can we go to have been waiting 15 months for some- ticipate in Civil Air Patrol, a program football practice and all we get is this thing to happen. And it is time to move established by Congress in 1946 that piddly little bit of meat and other stuff forward. uses military-style uniforms, customs, we can’t eat? Let us be clear-eyed and cold-blooded courtesies, ceremonies, and drill in So obviously, education, food has not about what the cost is of not doing order to improve student leadership been helped, certainly not according to anything. At a recent roundtable of skills, fitness, and character. This pro- my constituents in east Texas, the vast businesses who had been involved with gram is working. majority; and education itself does not the Export-Import Bank there was a NCLA places a strong emphasis on seem to have made all that great or re- gentleman present from a company in family involvement; and the level of markable progress since the Carter ad- California. I believe his name was commitment demonstrated by parents, ministration started the Department of Steve Wilburn and the company was families, and the Piedmont community Education and Congress began putting named FirmGreen. at large was impressive. strings on virtually everything they Literally, in the course of the con- Community engagement is a key to did in the way of educational support. versation he raise his hand and he said, success of any school, and the commu- The 10th Amendment had some real I just lost a multimillion-dollar order nity’s support for NCLA is a good re- meaning and was really visionary. It of sales, and I am told the reason I lost minder that decisions about the edu- was the last of those first 10 Bill of it is that our competitor manufacturer, cation of our youth should remain Rights and, in essence, said everything which was in another country, per- local. that is not specifically enumerated as a suaded the purchaser that the cloud I have been a strong supporter of power of the Federal Government is re- hanging over reauthorization of the charter schools for my entire legisla- served to the States and the people; Export-Import Bank may mean it will tive career. In the North Carolina that is because the genius of our

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I would have tray the Benghazi consulate terrorist must be stopped. thought that, if we really cared about attack as being ‘‘rooted in an Internet They spent tens of thousands of dol- education, the big bulk of employees video and not a failure of policy.’’ lars running this commercial in foreign would be teachers. Other documents show that State De- countries to help give cover to what So I did further investigation and partment officials initially described were the true facts, the true facts found out that before the national De- the incident as an attack, a possible being that this was nothing about a partment of Education was created kidnap attempt. video; it was all about a planned con- under Jimmy Carter, there was be- The documents were released Friday certed attack, which it turns out may tween 70 and 80 percent of the Texas as a result of a June 21, 2013, Freedom have even utilized weapons that the educational employees who were teach- of Information Act lawsuit filed United States provided to these rebels ers. against the Department of State to over many of our objections on this Naturally, when Washington gets in- gain access to documents about the House floor, and with the President volved, there are more requirements controversial talking points used by saying he really didn’t need congres- for the State agency—education agen- then-U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice for a sional support because he had Islamic cy in each State; then with more State series of appearances on television— countries and France wanting us to get education accountability and require- Sunday news programs—on September in there and provide weapons and air ments to Washington, there became 16, 2012. cover to the al Qaeda-backed rebels. more bureaucrats there, which meant Judicial Watch had been seeking 1645 there had to be more bureaucrats in b these documents since October 18, 2012. the local school districts. We knew there was al Qaeda in- If we want to ever get back to having The Rhodes email was sent on Friday, volved. As we said on the floor back the best education that we can get for September 14, at 8:09 p.m., with the during those days, we just don’t know our dollar, we need to get back to ob- subject line, ‘‘Re: Prep call with Susan: how extensive it is. We think we ought serving the 10th Amendment. The best Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.’’ to wait until we know how extensive educational accountability comes not The documents show that the prep the al Qaeda involvement is. But this from some bureaucrat on his buttocks was for Ambassador Rice’s Sunday administration wouldn’t have that. here in Washington, but from those news show appearances to discuss the They moved ahead. They furnished who are there locally that see what is Benghazi attack. The documents list as weapons. And it could very well turn happening in the school. a goal, ‘‘to underscore that these pro- out that there were people in our party We have done enough damage. One of tests are rooted in an Internet video that said, okay, all right, if that is the disagreements I had with former and not a broader failure of policy.’’ what you want to do, but it certainly President George W. Bush, who I like I might insert parenthetically here wasn’t this congressional body that did and admire—I think it unfortunate that, actually, this must be taken in that. that people do not appreciate either his context in 2012 because there was an The President got his will. They fur- intelligence or his very, very clever election only weeks following this inci- nished weapons to rebels that included wit. dent, and the big campaign line that al Qaeda. This administration refused Unlike Mr. Gore, who seemed to have Osama bin Laden is dead, GM is alive, to provide the security that was re- trouble being able to make good al Qaeda is on the run, didn’t look quested by more than one person, but enough grades to stay in graduate pro- nearly as tantalizing if it turns out al including Chris Stevens, himself. It re- grams, former President Bush didn’t Qaeda—al Qaeda may be on the run, fused to provide it. have any problem getting through and but if they are, they are running to- How bad would that look right before getting an MBA from Harvard; though ward American interests and killing an the election: A mere matter of weeks obviously, Harvard is not what it used American Ambassador and other State before early voting started, and it to be when it would embrace and allow Department personnel. turns out that not only did they not debate from all sectors. Now, it is the This article goes on to say: provide security as requested, when it liberal sector, or they don’t really ap- Rhodes returns to the ‘‘Internet video’’ was requested, heck, they may have preciate you. scenario later in the email, the first point in even provided the weapons to the So, anyway, No Child Left Behind a section labeled ‘‘Top-lines.’’ rebels who killed our Ambassador. It was a big mistake. When Governor And here is the quote: was the first time an Ambassador had been killed since the Jimmy Carter ad- George W. Bush pushed accountability We have made our views on this video crys- at the State level, he was acting within tal clear. The United States Government had ministration, and here it was hap- the bounds of the Constitution. nothing to do with it. We reject its message pening again. I had hopes that this administration and its contents. We find it disgusting and This administration knew exactly would actually keep the promise that reprehensible, but there is absolutely no jus- what would happen when America finds they would dismantle No Child Left Be- tification at all for responding to this movie out that an administration is tooth- hind. It has been eased, but not nearly with violence, and we are working to make less, is ineffectual, and has actually what should have happened. sure that people around the globe hear that brought assistance to radical Islamists It turns out that the administration message. becoming in charge of a country. Be- has been so busy with other aspects Mr. Speaker, it also should be noted cause, after all, it was the Carter ad- that, apparently, it has not had the here that it was not only sending ministration that did as this adminis- time to devote to dismantling No Child Susan Rice out to mislead the Amer- tration did with Mubarak and Qadhafi Left Behind, as they might have hoped. ican people before the election into be- in saying they have got to go, pushed We have this story from today, April lieving that this was not a failure of an ally out. It was not a very nice one 29, 2014, Washington, D.C., from Judi- policy by the Obama administration, by any stretch, but an ally. cial Watch, ‘‘Benghazi Documents which it clearly was, but actually, it And then President Carter welcomed Point to White House on Misleading was all about a video. the Ayatollah Khomeini as a man of Talking Points.’’ To perpetuate this misleading, some peace. So then for the first time in The article says that—as a release might argue, fraudulent presentation what was a long period, a radical from Judicial Watch, that they an- of anything but facts included pro- Islamist got control of a major coun- nounced today that, on April 18, 2014, it ducing a commercial with Secretary of try. That opened the door to many obtained 41 new Benghazi-related State State Hillary Clinton saying the thousands and thousands and thou- Department documents. United States had nothing to do with sands of Americans being killed in the

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According to one email: sonnel who received the Rhodes memo were fire in November 2013 for tweeting out the ‘‘The first draft apparently seemed unsuit- message that America is an ‘‘Islamic coun- White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, able because they seemed to encourage the Deputy Press Secretary Joshua Earnest, try with an Islamically compliant constitu- reader to infer incorrectly that the CIA had tion.’’ In its December 2013 ‘‘Special Report: then-White House Communications Director warned about a specific attack on our Em- Dan Pfeiffer, then-White House Deputy Com- U.S. Government Purges of Law Enforce- bassy. On the SVTS, Morell noted that these ment Training Material Deemed ‘Offensive’ munications Director Jennifer Palmieri, points were not good and he had taken a to Muslims,’’ Judicial Watch identified then-National Security Council Director of heavy hand to editing them. He noted that Elibiary as one of nearly a half dozen Communications Erin Pelton, Special Assist- he would be happy to work with then deputy ‘‘Islamist influence operators’’ within the ant to the Press Secretary Howli Ledbetter, chief of staff to Hillary Clinton, Jake Sul- Obama administration ‘‘seeking to advance and then-White House Senior Advisor and livan, and Rhodes to develop appropriate an ideological agenda completely at odds political strategist David Plouffe. talking points.’’ with our constitutional system.’’ The Rhodes communications strategy The documents obtained by Judicial Watch email also instructs recipients to portray also contain numerous emails sent during Of course, that was December of 2013 Obama as ‘‘steady and statesmanlike’’ the assault on the Benghazi diplomatic facil- when actually it was December of 2012 throughout the crisis. Another of the ity. The contemporaneous and dramatic when the Egyptian Muslim Brother- ‘‘goals’’ of the PR offensive, Rhodes says, is emails describe the assault as an ‘‘attack.’’ controlled government had a periodical ‘‘to reinforce the President and Administra- Just as State Department number that talked about, a year before this, tion’s strength and steadiness in dealing the six Muslim Brothers who had such with difficult challenges.’’ He later includes two person in Libya said Chris Stevens as a PR ‘‘top-line’’ talking point: described it: We are under attack. powerful influence and roles in this ad- ‘‘I think that people have come to trust There was nothing about a video. The ministration. that President Obama provides leadership American people were duped right be- This goes on to talk about Mr. that is steady and statesmanlike. There are fore the election, as was the intent. Elibiary and his role in the Homeland always going to be challenges that emerge Back to the article: Security Department. Personally, I had around the world, and time and again, he has September 11, 2012, 6:41 p.m., Senior Ad- an opportunity to question Janet shown that we can meet them.’’ viser Eric Pelofsky to Susan Rice: Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland The documents Judicial Watch obtained ‘‘As reported, the Benghazi compound Security more than once about Mr. also include a September 12, 2012, email from came under attack and it took a bit of time former deputy spokesman at U.S. Mission to Elibiary. for the ‘annex’ colleagues and Libyan Feb- the United Nations Payton Knopf to Susan And actually, on the night before one ruary 17 brigade to secure it. One of our col- Rice, noting that at a press briefing earlier of our hearings, I had talked to the leagues was killed—IMO Sean Smith. Am- that day, State Department spokesperson head of the Texas Department of Pub- bassador Chris Stevens, who was visiting Victoria Nuland explicitly stated that the lic Safety, Steve McCraw, a great man, Benghazi this week is missing. U.S. and Lib- attack on the consulate had been well yan colleagues are looking for him.’’ a great patriot, a former FBI agent. He planned. understands what is going on in this Further down, it notes how much ma- The email sent by Knopf to Rice at 5:42 country. And he was alerted that Mr. p.m. said: terial is blacked out in so many of the Elibiary had downloaded two docu- ‘‘Responding to a question about whether emails. Judicial Watch President Tom ments from a classified database that it was an organized terror attack, Toria said Fitton said: ‘‘Now we know the Obama Mr. Elibiary only got access to because that she couldn’t speak to the identity of the White House’s chief concern about the perpetrators but that it was clearly a com- Janet Napolitano, to the best we can Benghazi attack was making sure that plex attack.’’ find out, just unilaterally gave him a President Obama looked good.’’ ‘‘And In the days following the Knopf email, Rice security clearance so he could go into these documents undermine the Obama appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX News, and these Web sites. And he did it from his CNN still claiming the assaults occurred administration’s narrative that it own computer, and he did it at his ‘‘spontaneously’’ in response to the ‘‘hateful thought the Benghazi attack had some- home. They could tell all of this by the video.’’ thing to do with protests or an Internet intelligence they were able to gather, And it is worth noting, there were video. Given the explosive material in and it was clear he had downloaded two people that used those words, ‘‘steady’’ these documents, it is no surprise that and ‘‘statesmanlike.’’ And certainly documents. we had to go to Federal court to pry What was in an article and published this would have appeared to be a real them loose from the Obama State De- was that the article writer said that he problem for the administration that partment.’’ had talked to someone in the national someone speaking soon after the at- Well, that has led to this printing media who said that Elibiary had tack and the murder, the assassination that I did of another Judicial Watch shopped those two documents to this of Chris Stevens and three American FOIA request. This is an article from national media source, and they didn’t patriots, Ms. Nuland, not knowing that here in D.C.: accept it. They were concerned about she was supposed to use talking points Judicial Watch announced today that on accepting classified documents and and mislead the American public and March 25, 2014, it filed a Freedom of Informa- printing them, and so they didn’t. the world, spoke the truth because she tion Act lawsuit against the Federal Bureau hadn’t gotten the email, the talking of Investigation seeking agency records re- b 1700 points to mislead Americans and the lated to the awarding of the Louis E. Peters The next day at our hearing I world. So she spoke the truth. Award in 2011 to Mohamed Elibiary, a mem- ber of the Department of Homeland Security brought this up to Secretary Napoli- It was very clear, as it was to those Advisory Council. Elibiary is alleged to have tano. She said she didn’t know what I in Libya, that this was a complicated close ties to radical Islamist organizations, was talking about, basically, and she attack. It was well planned, well co- including the Muslim Brotherhood. would look into it. What she didn’t ordinated, and it had nothing to do And I will insert parenthetically here know is that I knew when she made with the video. that, actually, when a Muslim Brother, those false statements that her chief of This article goes on: Morsi, was President of Egypt, a peri- staff the night before, her chief of staff On Sunday, September 16, Rice told CBS’s odical there was bragging about six top had talked to Steve McCraw and had ″ ‘‘Face the Nation : Obama officials who were Muslim told him, look, I know you are con- ‘‘But based on the best information we cerned—basically that is what he said: have to date, what our assessment is as of Brothers, and one of them was Mr. the present is, in fact, what began spontane- Elibiary from Texas. I know you are concerned, but I have given ously in Benghazi as a reaction to what had This points out here: a full briefing of what happened to the Sec- transpired some hours earlier in Cairo where, Judicial Watch seeks the following docu- retary herself. She knows what is going on. of course, as you know, there was a violent ments in its June 24, 2013, FOIA request: She is fully briefed on the matter. protest outside of our Embassy sparked by Any and all records regarding, concerning, So either Secretary Napolitano lied this hateful video.’’ or related to the awarding of the Louis E. to me and the Congress in our hearing

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Muslim Brotherhood into our very They give insights to this administra- All they ask is let us elect our own tight inner circle and given him a se- tion. And CAIR, particularly, had com- governors, mayors, and pick our own cret security clearance without going plained about things that radical police chiefs, and that way the Taliban through the normal vetting that is sup- Islamists might find offensive in the just can’t knock off the president or posed to be required, and if that person FBI training material, so they were co-op the president and take back over that she unilaterally got that position purged. Afghanistan, which is what is about to had breached the protocol and A couple of us went through these happen the way this administration downloaded documents from a classi- documents that were purged, but we has so poorly handled our foreign pol- fied setting, that somebody, for Heav- were told the setting and the informa- icy. en’s sake, would have alerted the Sec- tion was classified so I can’t go into it. They said that if you could at least retary of Homeland Security. But she But, Mr. Speaker, I can tell you it was push through an amendment that let sat right there and told me that, no, shocking that some of that stuff was us elect our governors, mayors, and get she didn’t know anything about it. purged. Some of it was stupid. It didn’t our own police chiefs, then we could be The next time I asked her about it, have to be there. But when, as one of regionally strong. So maybe the however, she said she had looked into our intelligence officers told me, we Taliban gets one region, but the rest of it and there was nothing to it. Unfortu- blind ourselves to our ability to see our us could rise up and put him out of nately for her, and unfortunately for enemy, then when you go investigate business again. our country and its own security, no someone that you have been given a Mr. Speaker, why wouldn’t that be a one had bothered to properly look into heads up is radicalized and is a threat good strategy? We don’t even need Americans to carry that out. We don’t the matter because the reporter who to kill Americans, you don’t know need Americans sitting and hoping, as published the article that he had what to ask. Because if you knew what John Kerry once said about Vietnam, talked to, a national media source, said to ask, you would go to the mosque and that they are not the last one to die Elibiary tried to get him to publish the say, who knew Tsarnaev? Have you leaving Afghanistan. I have been to too classified documents. Nobody called ever heard him talk about ‘‘Qutb’s many funerals of people who gave the that reporter. Nobody talked to that Milestones,’’ that publication he wrote, last full measure for this country in reporter. He probably wouldn’t have you know, the one that Osama bin Afghanistan. We owe it to them not to disclosed his source, but nobody both- Laden said helped to radicalize him? let it fall immediately back into ered to even talk to the reporter that If you know about radical Islam, you Taliban hands, and we could prevent knew Mr. Elibiary had shopped those would know the questions to ask. But that without any more American blood documents. our FBI, our intelligence, they are not If homeland security could be so allowed to get that information any- being shed. We prop up financially the Afghan poorly run at the highest level, over its more because it might offend a radical Government to the point that if we put own security, is the rest of America Islamist. Thank God for the moderate enough pressure on—and I know this really very safe? The FBI in 2011 gave Muslims around the world who do not administration always puts pressure on their highest civilian award, or one of want radical Islamists in charge of the wrong people. Instead of the Pales- the highest awards, to this same person their country. And our friends that tinian terrorists, we put pressure on originally helped to defeat the Taliban, who was a featured speaker at the trib- Israel to keep giving away their secu- ute to the Ayatollah Khomeini. In fact, the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan, rity and safety. In Afghanistan, we the tribute was entitled, ‘‘A Tribute to are in trouble because we have aban- pressure the people of Afghanistan to the Great Islamic Visionary, Ayatollah doned them, and this administration give up their security and safety be- Khomeini.’’ Well, there were no cam- now won’t have anything to do with cause we want to cut a deal with the eras allowed in that big tribute, so we them. They fought the Taliban. They Taliban. The thing to do is to empower don’t know exactly what Mr. Elibiary defeated the Taliban, and the last great the enemy of our enemy, and they will had to say in tribute to this great Is- fight consisted of Northern Alliance keep our enemies at bay. That is what lamic visionary, the Ayatollah Kho- leader, General Dostum, a legend, needs to be done in Afghanistan. meini, who was responsible for kick- riding with about 2,000 Northern Alli- That is why it is so important lest starting this radical Islamic effort ance tribesmen on horseback. Dostum anyone is attempted to ask the ques- against the Great Satan, the United said they had to go on horseback be- tion about Benghazi, what difference, States, from their way of thinking. cause they knew soldiers on foot would at this point, does it make how our So he is entitled to the FBI’s great never make it up the hill, that moun- four Americans were killed? Well, it tribute to civilians? It kind of gives tain, to get to the Taliban stronghold. makes a difference because if we had you a little insight, Mr. Speaker, into Their only chance to get through the learned the specific breakdowns and how in the world the FBI, after the rocket-propelled grenades and the bul- causes during the Clinton years of two United States got two heads-ups from a lets was to ride on horseback. And they Embassies being attacked and Ameri- foreign government that was not nec- knew many of them wouldn’t make it, cans dying, then perhaps we would essarily our friend, that Mr. Tsarnaev but they really believed enough of have been better prepared at Benghazi. had been radicalized. They talked to them would that they could defeat the But since we didn’t learn the lesson Tsarnaev. The best we could get from Taliban. That is the kind of courage— under the Clinton administration be- the hearings that we had when we ques- and, yeah, they fight the Taliban the cause people in that administration ap- tioned Director Mueller, the FBI Direc- way the Taliban fights. They are pret- parently were wondering what dif- tor at the time—apparently they ty tough folks. But they are the enemy ference does it make how or why these talked to Mr. Tsarnaev, and he didn’t of our enemy, the Taliban. people died and let’s just move on, and confess to them that he had become So this administration doesn’t really so Americans died in the future. If we radical. They talked to his mother, and want to have anything to do with the are going to stop that in the future she didn’t confess that he had become Northern Alliance that were our allies. from here, we need to know at this radical. And when I said that you Instead, they keep wanting to cut some point what happened in Benghazi. didn’t even go out to the Muslim tem- kind of a deal with the Taliban. And all Now, not only is this administration ples there in Boston where the the Northern Alliance said was, Look, continuing to thwart efforts to get to Tsarnaevs attended to ask questions— you know, you helped force this con- the bottom of what happened at you can ask questions if you had prop- stitution upon Afghanistan that cen- Benghazi, it also sends our Secretary of er training. Oh, yes, that is right, be- tralizes the government when we are State to insult the Israelis yet again.

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There was a reason If there is no two-state solution to the vermin and other such references. Israeli-Palestinian conflict soon, Israel risks They elicit hatred from the little the majority of the United States said: becoming ’an apartheid state,’ Secretary of schoolchildren against Jews. They you know what, we are concerned State John Kerry told a room of influential name holidays and landmarks and about some aspect of John Kerry. We world leaders in a closed-door meeting Fri- monuments and streets after people don’t want him to be the spokesman day. who have been able to kill innocent around the world for the United States Senior American officials have rarely, if people in Israel. of America. So it could be credited to ever, used the term ’apartheid’ in reference President Obama, we will give him an- to Israel, and President Obama has pre- You know, that is one thing about viously rejected the idea that the word the United States, we don’t normally other chance. We will let him speak for should apply to the Jewish state. Kerry’s use name holidays and streets and land- America, I will appoint him Secretary of the loaded term is already rankling Jew- marks and monuments for people who of State. ish leaders in America—and it could attract kill innocent other people. We name And he has shown yet again, you unwanted attention in Israel, as well. holidays and streets for people like know what, there really was a reason It wasn’t the only controversial comment that the American people did not want on the Middle East that Kerry made during Martin Luther King, Jr., an ordained Christian minister who said, by his life, him to be the international spokesman his remarks to the Trilateral Commission, a for America. It is time, I believe, he recording of which was obtained by The you don’t use violence to kill innocent Daily Beast. Kerry also repeated his warning people. came home and ceased being Secretary that a failure of Middle East peace talks Those are the kind of people we re- of State. Here is an article from yesterday by could lead to a resumption of Palestinian vi- spect here in America. Those are the Ben Shapiro. He is a Jew. He is bril- olence against Israeli citizens. He suggested kind of people we name holidays and that a change in either the Israeli or Pales- liant. He is a friend. He wrote yester- streets for, but not in Palestine. Oh, tinian leadership could make achieving a day an article titled, ‘‘The Anti-Semi- no. Oh, no. And this Secretary of State peace deal more feasible. He lashed out tism of the Obama administration.’’ He against Israeli settlement building. And blames Israel. He does say there is talks about Kerry’s comment about the Kerry said that both Israeli and Palestinian some blame to share, but as the Prime apartheid state. Ben says in his article: leaders share blame for the current impasse Minister of Israel, Benjamin in the talks. This is pure anti-Semitism. Blaming Israel Netanyahu, said standing at that po- for its incapacity to make peace with people Yeah, let’s figure that out, Mr. dium right there: whose stated goal is to murder Jews cannot Speaker. Israel and Palestinians share If the Palestinians lay down their weapons, be construed as anything other than Jew ha- the blame for the breakdown of Pales- there will be peace; if the Israelis lay down tred. Likening the Jewish state to South Af- tinian peace talks because Israel says their weapons, there will be no Israel. rica, despite the fact that there are well over you just have to recognize we have a After World War II, when it was a million Arab citizens with full voting rights and despite the fact that the Pales- right to exist as a Jewish state so we learned the extent of the Holocaust, of don’t suffer another Holocaust. tinian territories are completely Judenrein, killing 6 million or so Jewish people is more of the same. b 1715 simply because of their race, simply Upon tape of his remarks hitting the press, Kerry immediately backtracked, stating, ‘‘I And the Palestinians say: you are the because of who they were, the world re- acted so strongly and appropriately, will not allow my commitment to Israel to little Satan, America is the great be questioned by anyone, particularly for Satan, we intend to wipe you off the they said: we can’t allow this to hap- pen again, we need to create the nation partisan, political purposes.’’ He then dis- map. At no time will we be willing to claimed that he ever said Israel was an recognize your right to exist. So no, we of Israel where Jews can go and be pro- apartheid state and said, ‘‘If I could rewind are not going to agree to allow you to tected in a Jewish state, the only Jew- the tape, I would have chosen a different exist, so the only agreement we will ish country in the world. word to describe my firm belief that the only Amazingly, people that had no con- way in the long term to have a Jewish state enter is if you agree that we have to and two nations and two people is through a still plan on wiping you off the map. cept of what the Bible were actually carried out prophesies from the Old two-state solution.’’ And this is the kind of agreement Sadly, Kerry is simply not believable at that Kerry thinks should be made. Testament, to the letter, by what they this point. The Obama administration has According to the 1998 Rome Statute, did. Maybe there is something to that demonstrated a consistent pattern of anti- the crime of apartheid is defined as: Old Testament and its prophesies. Semitic rhetoric—even aside from their Inhuman acts committed in the context of For those in this administration, per- practical undermining of any Israeli attempt an institutionalized regime of systematic op- haps they are hoping that is not the to stop the Iranian nuclear program with re- pression and domination by one racial group case because this Secretary of State peated national security leaks. It peppers over any other racial group or groups and has, in essence, cursed Israel more than the top ranks of the Obama White House. committed with the intention of maintain- once and that Old Testament that And then the article goes on to point ing that regime. The term is most often used prophesied Israel would be reborn, as it out some of the leaks that were done to in reference to the system of racial segrega- has been exactly, it says those who hurt Israel. tion and oppression that governed South Af- But Secretary Kerry should be en- rica from 1948 until 1994. curse Israel will be cursed and those who bless Israel will be blessed. couraged. Here is an article, ‘‘Far Left So let’s see, in Israel, Palestinians You only have to go back a year be- J-Street Defends Kerry’s Apartheid Ac- get the best jobs anywhere between fore or just last year, November 13, cusations Against Israel,’’ posted by their Palestinian area and Israeli area, 2013. Here is another article about our Jim Hoft on Tuesday, April 29: and they are allowed to hold those Secretary of State from Haifa, Israel: J-Street calls itself the organization that jobs, make the money, and go back ‘‘gives political voice to mainstream Amer- into the Palestinian area; and let’s see, America’s Ambassador to Israel has been ican Jews and other supporters of Israel,’’ in damage-control mode after his boss, Sec- why does Israel want to protect itself? but it is far from a pro-Israel group. In 2010, retary of State John Kerry, wondered rhe- it was revealed that radical far left billion- Oh, yes, before they put up a fence, it torically if Jewish opposition to peace nego- made it too easy for Palestinian sui- aire George Soros donated $245,000 to the tiations with Palestinians was driven by a leftist organization in 2008 and another cide bombers to just walk into a school desire for a third intifada. Intifada is an Ara- $500,000 in subsequent years. yard, walk into an area where innocent bic word for uprising and was the term given Cofounder Daniel Levy was caught on tape children, women, and men are occu- to intensified Israeli-Palestinian violence telling an audience that the creation of pying or having a good time and blow from 1987–1993 and from 2000–2005. Israel was ‘‘an act that was wrong.’’ them up. Our Secretary of State is saying out Wow. Finally, as a matter of their own self- loud in a foreign country that, gee, he Yesterday, this far left anti-Israel group security, they said: no, we are going to is wondering if the Israelis want an defended John Kerry. Pro-Israel groups

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John Kerry’s ‘‘apartheid’’ accusation against servance of the National Day of Prayer I just want to also read statements Israel. will be this Thursday, May 1. from President Obama from 2008 re- This is the administration that con- Our Nation has a rich prayerful her- garding the usage of the term ‘‘apart- demns, cajoles our friend Israel, sup- itage, a heritage that began with many heid’’: ports and coddles terrorists, radical of our first settlers to the New World There’s no doubt that Israel and the Pal- Islamists in Afghanistan and Palestine, and strengthened through the first na- estinians have tough issues to work out to that went rushing into Libya when tional call to prayer invoked by the get to the goal of two states living side by many of us were saying: look, this isn’t Second Continental Congress in 1775. side in peace and security, but injecting a As reflected in the writings and term like apartheid into the discussion a good idea. We know al Qaeda is sup- doesn’t advance that goal. It’s emotionally porting the rebels. Let’s wait and see speeches of our forefathers, prayer has had a profound influence not only on loaded, historically inaccurate, and it’s not how much of these rebels are al Qaeda. what I believe. But he helped them anyway, and the lives of these great leaders, but also on the content of the Declaration That is not what Americans believe now, we find out, here is an article either. from today from The Blaze titled, ‘‘The of Independence and other founding documents. I think for me and what I want to tell Massive Amount of Weapons Meant for anybody that is watching and anybody Libyan Rebels That Actually Ended Up In his farewell address, President George Washington warned about the that is listening is, this should be proof in Terrorists’ Hands.’’ positive; finally, the evidence of what It is a good article from Sara Carter. consequences that will descend on a Nation that excludes religion from the many conservatives and many people The trouble is these weapons were ac- who support Israel have been saying for tually intended for the terrorists be- public arena. He declared the ‘‘indis- pensable’’ importance of religion, and the last 6 years. Finally, what we are cause we knew—we had information seeing is—if this isn’t proof, I don’t there were al Qaeda terrorists that proclaimed that: ‘‘Reason and experi- ence both forbid us to expect that na- know what is—the thoughts and the were part of the rebels against Qadhafi. feeling and the mindset and what is in I know I just have a couple more tional morality can prevail in exclu- sion of religious principle.’’ the heart of this administration re- minutes, but let me mention, as some garding Israel. This is what they be- of the leadership in the Senate and Today, prayer remains very impor- tant in our daily lives, not only to our lieve. This is who they are. even some on the Republican side here If you support Israel as the only ally, in the House is being encouraged and society, but to each of us individually as well. It calls to mind our actions the only true ally for America in that encouraging others, let’s have some part of the world, if that is who you kind of legal status, amnesty-type bill and helps support us in our daily tasks. Today, I ask my colleagues to join support, then you must recognize this for certain people. for what this is, Mr. Speaker. It is an Or how about in the NDAA that we with me to continue this tradition of prayer and ensure that God remains in- abandoning. It is not only an aban- are going to take up, why don’t we put doning of our ally, our great ally and in there, if you are in this country ille- volved in the affairs of leaders of this great Nation. our true friend, but is a castigation of gally and you are willing to go into the who they are. f service, then we will claim you are When we think about what apartheid legal? ISRAEL’S MODERN HISTORY is, Israel doesn’t represent any of that. Recent veterans are struggling to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. It is an open democracy that lets peo- find jobs, and information indicates CRAMER). Under the Speaker’s an- ple live freely and participate within our military members are being re- nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the the confines of their security situation, leased from the military right and left Chair recognizes the gentleman from and as the representative before me because of the dramatic cuts to the Pennsylvania (Mr. PERRY) for 30 min- discussed, rockets being rained down military, far more than should ever utes. upon them, homicide bombers coming have been allowed by this body, and Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I stand be- into their children’s school and blow- they are having trouble finding jobs. fore you today to discuss the com- ing up their children, blowing up their The unemployment rate for our vet- ments made recently by Secretary buses on a busy street or a cafe where erans ought to be much lower than for Kerry regarding Israel and apartheid. people are just trying to have a meal. anybody, and it is much higher than I am not going to be one of the many That is their daily life. And we are sup- for the American population, and this people that are probably calling for posed to castigate them for defending administration now and some of our Secretary Kerry’s resignation in that their nation, for their leaders defend- own leadership wants to encourage peo- regard. I too work in the arena of pub- ing their nation against that, and that ple illegally here to go take those jobs lic policy, and I understand that some- is somehow apartheid? away from those being bounced out of times you make mistakes in the things The physical, racial, financial, I the military and let them compete and you say, you say things that you didn’t mean the spiritual and emotional op- bring down the level of wages for the necessarily intend to say. pression for the sake of race, that is middle class in America. It should not I think it is very instructive to talk apartheid. That is not what Israel is be allowed. about it for just a few moments here. I doing. That is not what Israel is about. With that, I yield back the balance of want to remind everybody that Israel That is not what Israel has done. Israel my time. first fought a War of Independence in has tried to live peaceably in that re- f 1948 and 1949, and then fought again in gion of the world among its neighbors. b 1730 1967 in the Six Day War and then again It has fought to exist. It fights every in 1973 with the Yom Kippur War. day to exist. RECOGNITION OF THE 63RD AN- During these periods of time, they For the Secretary of State to use NUAL OBSERVANCE OF THE NA- were attacked, unilaterally attacked that term in describing who Israel is, TIONAL DAY OF PRAYER by their neighbors. Some people say: what they are as a people, what they (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given Well, we need to go back to those pre- are as a government, it is not only rep- permission to address the House for 1 1967 borders. I ask anybody who was at- rehensible, it in my mind truly defines, minute and to revise and extend his re- tacked, who has been in a fight where it very clearly illustrates what this ad- marks.) somebody sucker-punched them, who ministration believes. So if you are a Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I am was the aggressor, why is it incumbent supporter of Israel, if you are a sup- honored to follow a gentleman like Mr. upon Israel to return the spoils of the porter of the only ally, the true ally of

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Peo- PATENT TRANSPARENCY ACT administration believes, then you be- ple work hard all over the world. All lieve that the only answer is for Israel The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under over the world you have people strug- to continue to give, to give of itself to the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- gling and working so hard, but they its neighbors who hate it, who are con- uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the don’t have freedom and they don’t have tinually trying to destroy it, who gentleman from California (Mr. ROHR- technology. It is the freedom to create refuse after all these years—1947—after ABACHER) for 30 minutes. technology and the utilization of that all these years, continue to refuse as a Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, technology by ordinary people that ex- matter of just negotiation to acknowl- today, I rise to warn the American peo- pands the creation of wealth so that or- edge Israel’s right to exist as a state. ple that fundamental changes are being dinary people can live well. How much longer will it take, Mr. proposed in our legal system here in Tonight, I would like to alert the Speaker? How many more years until Washington that could have a dramatic American people: one of the funda- these other organizations—you know, impact on their freedom, a dramatic mental elements laid down by our impact on the prosperity of this coun- the taxpayers, the United States tax- Founding Fathers that would help us try, and a dramatic impact on the se- payers, fund the Palestinian Authority create this wonderful country of free- and their effort to pay stipends to pris- curity of our country. These changes that I am talking dom and prosperity for ordinary peo- oners who blow up Israelis, who blow about are not so apparent to the aver- ple, it is now being threatened, it is them up. It is seen as their job. It is age person because they deal with a being threatened by a concerted attack like a paycheck. If you go to prison, very complicated issue of technology by large, huge corporations, multi- you get paid for doing it, and the more and technology ownership. I have been national corporations, who do not have heinous it is, the more you get paid. in Congress for about 25 years—actu- loyalty to the American people at their Yet, somehow Israel is supposed to ally 26 years at the end of this year. heart. turn the other cheek yet again and During that time period, there has Let me note that today, after fight- give of itself to people that blow it up. been an ongoing fight that has not ing this fight for 26 years, the first Even after they give, let’s face it, after been recognized by many American fight that we were in dealt with, they they give, because they have offered to people. were going to put an amendment on give time and time and time again, we It is the fight to maintain a very the gap implementation legislation, all know, Mr. Speaker, it is not going strong patent system in our country. It which is a treaty laying down the rules to be enough. Because the people that has been ongoing because major play- for trade around the world. The provi- call Jews and Israel descendants of ers around the world, especially multi- sions they were going to put in would apes and dogs and pigs, they are not national corporations, have not been have reversed the basic tenets of our going to stop thinking that just be- supportive of the idea that the Amer- patent system. cause Israel agrees to whatever conces- ican people have a right to own their That is, number one, they were going sion they demand. They won’t stop own creations. In fact, our Founding to say that if you apply for a patent, until there is no Israel. That is their Fathers felt that this was so important after 18 months, whether or not that goal. That has been their stated goal, that we have the patent rights and patent is issued to you, it is going to be and it hasn’t changed. copyrights for the average American published for the whole world to see. Mr. Speaker, I just want to again person that they wrote it into our Con- That is what they were trying to foist highlight to anybody that has sup- stitution. I just happen to have a copy on us. I called it the Steal American ported this administration because of of the Constitution here. Technologies Act. their support for Israel, see what it is, Article I, section 8 says one of the Today, if you apply for a patent, that look it in the face. It has shown itself powers of Congress is ‘‘to promote the is top secret. In fact, if somebody in finally for what it truly is. It is not progress of science and useful arts, by the Patent Office leaks that informa- support of Israel, it is support of a po- securing for limited times to authors tion they can be put in jail for a felony. litical agenda that makes Israel con- and inventors the exclusive right to But they wanted to change that be- tinue to bleed, and it is unacceptable their respective writings and discov- cause the rest of the world—Europe for the United States of America to eries.’’ This is what our Founding Fa- and Japan—has that system and they turn its back on this longstanding ally. thers wrote into the Constitution. This want to globalize our rights, especially Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance is the body of the Constitution. This is our patent rights. of my time. before the Declaration of Independ- b 1745 f ence. Our Founding Fathers were so much They said they were going to elimi- REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- in favor of this concept where people nate it so that, after 18 months, they VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF would own what they created, and that would just publish it. We fought that H.R. 4486, MILITARY CONSTRUC- would spur the creativity and the ge- back—MARCY KAPTUR, who is a Demo- TION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS nius of people and that would uplift all crat, and I. On both sides of the aisle, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- of humankind, they were so much en- we had people fighting this, and we PRIATIONS ACT, 2015; AND PRO- gaged in that concept they wrote it beat the big guys. VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF into our Constitution and put it on par Unfortunately, over the years, we H.R. 4487, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH thus above the Bill of Rights in terms have had three or four of these fights. APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 of speech, religion, and other rights. Sometimes, we have lost; and some- Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee People like Benjamin Franklin, who times, we have won. Once again, we are on Rules, submitted a privileged report is one of our great Founding Fathers, a talking about people who have come to (Rept. No. 113–426) on the resolution (H. technologist at heart, knew this is the the floor to reform the patent system. Res. 557) providing for consideration of way we would be the shining light of They always use the word ‘‘reform’’ the bill (H.R. 4486) making appropria- the world where ordinary people would when, in reality, they are trying to de- tions for military construction, the De- be able to live well. Jefferson—go to stroy the fundamentals of a strong partment of Veterans Affairs, and re- Monticello and see—he himself was an American patent system. lated agencies for the fiscal year end- inventor. Yes, he was the first adminis- The last patent reform bill was the ing September 30, 2015, and for other trator of the U.S. Patent Office. America Invents Act, which just went purposes; and providing for consider- The intellectual property rights that into effect last year. The patent law- ation of the bill (H.R. 4487) making ap- our people have enjoyed over the years yers and courts and innovators are still

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Interestingly enough, what we have the most sweeping in changes to the Right now, as I say, some huge cor- here are large corporate interests that American patent system in the history porate interests are on the verge of want to steal the inventions and inven- of our country. being given power—that is what this tiveness of our little guys by making it Now, even before we see how that is bill would do—to steal the creative ge- too expensive and complicated for going to impact America and the nius and innovation of American tech- them to protect their rights through American people, they are trying to nology entrepreneurs and inventors. our judicial process. shove another one through. It actually What will this do to the United Of course, they are not going to tell has gone through the House. Even be- States? This may help those big com- you that is their goal, but that is what fore we are able to judge the effects of panies for a little while, but in the long it is. They are trying to shackle the the last Congress’ America Invents run, it will undercut the well-being, little guy, so he can’t protect his own Act, another bill—that is H.R. 3309, the the standard of living, the prosperity rights. In the legislation making its Innovation Act—was rammed through that we have for average Americans way through Congress, the terms ‘‘pat- the House last December. here. ent troll’’ and ‘‘patent assertion enti- Its companion bill, S. 1720, the Pat- How could this be? How could this be ty’’ and ‘‘non-practicing entity’’ are all ent Transparency and Improvements happening? Why would we give up our lumped together. Act—all of these sound so good, don’t freedom and undercut our competitive- This is the evil. This is, obviously, a they—right now is being considered in ness? semblance of a wrongdoing by someone the United States Senate. The big boys have set out to scare us and is certainly not a legitimate prop- Prudence and good judgment suggest into giving up our freedom. They have erty right for these people to be bring- that Congress should move forward set out to create some horrible ing these suits. That is what we are slowly and see how at least the last bill threat—the sound of which is very sin- being told. that we put in place is working. If it is ister—that will let us put restrictions The legislation, however, doesn’t phase one, let’s wait for phase two, to on the ownership of intellectual prop- limit just frivolous lawsuits. In fact, it see how phase one is working. Perhaps erty, which we know is America’s doesn’t limit frivolous lawsuits at all. we should take time to see if there are greatest asset, yet we are going to go It limits lawsuits by every inventor. It unintended consequences. along with it because there is some weakens the position of every inventor By the way, there are unintended threat to that. in relationship to a large corporation consequences, but I am here to say to Twenty-five years ago, they called it that is involved with arrogantly trying the American people today that there the submarine patent. Oh, how horrible to steal that inventor’s patent rights are intended consequences to these that was going to be, in that it was without paying the little guy. changes. The intended consequences going to undercut our competitiveness. It is the little guy who created these are to diminish the patent protection Of course, it proved to be nothing, zero. things, and this law that we are put- that has been afforded the American Today, the patent battle is sup- ting through in the name of getting the people since the founding of our coun- posedly aimed at patent trolls. This patent troll basically cuts the ground try—to diminish your rights to own the sinister sounding classification refers out from the people who we have most technologies you have developed. It is a to scam artists who are using patent to be grateful for, the inventors of this great threat to our people. infringement claims to extort money country, who have come up with the This onslaught has been under the from innocent small business men and technology that has created the wealth guise of being pro-patent and pro-in- small business owners. Yes, some of and the freedom that we have here and ventor. They use those words over and that happens in our country. the security that we have here. over again when, in reality, this is cyn- Throughout our economy, you will This battle is the ultimate David ical, and it is being proposed by huge find lawyers who are threatening law- versus Goliath, and I am sorry to say corporations—multinational corpora- suits that are not substantive, but that that the Congress of the United States tions—that despise the little guy be- are aimed at forcing victims to pay and seems to be on the side of Goliath. cause he is demanding to be paid when face exorbitant legal fees in order to After all of these years of fighting this his technology discoveries are being get them off their backs. battle, MARCY KAPTUR and I—Demo- used. Of course, that is a frivolous lawsuit. crats and Republicans on both sides of Instead, of course, what we have is a It is throughout our system, and it is the aisle—now find with this legisla- globalist effort to neuter the patent something that, unfortunately, the av- tion on behalf of one huge, mammoth rights of the American people, the pat- erage businessman in America and company—the ‘‘Goliath Google gang’’ ent rights that we have had—the businesswoman in America has to put we can call them—that they have strongest patent system since our Con- up with. greased the skids. stitution was written. In the whole Frivolous lawsuits have plagued With the power play, of course, we world, we have the strongest patent every portion of our society. Every have to recognize they have greased system. This antipatent juggernaut has businessman, doctor, lawyer—you the skids. They have gotten a lot of been organized and financed by name it—throughout our society is af- them. They have gone way down the megacompanies, by mega-multi- fected by frivolous lawsuits, but this road on this, but they are not national companies. only focuses on, supposedly, frivolous unstoppable, and it is not irreversible The public and, yes, my colleagues lawsuits by inventors. yet, but if the Senate passes the bill, haven’t had time to fully understand How come they are being singled out? that is probably the point of no return. the implications of this power play How come they have to make sure that However, we do have a chance. They that has been ongoing, especially the we have to change the rules of the have overplayed their hand, and that is power play that we see now on the part game, so there won’t be frivolous law- often what happens when companies of the electronic industry giants like suits by inventors, as compared to all become too arrogant. In this case, the Google; yet a vote approaches in the of the other frivolous lawsuits? universities, which are not helpless and Senate which could take us down a That is because this legislation that without supporters as compared to the road which will be hostile to American is going through Congress treats all in- small inventors—the little guys in innovation, a road from which we will ventors as if they are scam artists. You their garages or the small inventors— never return. see, there aren’t any legitimate law- have been put at risk by this legisla- The vote in the Senate should be and suits by these guys against inventors. tion. must be postponed. The American peo- Every one of them is a scam artist. Science and research departments of ple need to speak to their Senators and In order to get those scam artists, educational institutions create new let them know that they expect the they have got to eliminate or dramati- things all the time. They have patents Senate patent bill to be postponed— cally reduce the ability of small inven- that they apply for and get all the time

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Our Found- electronic device, if there were a new counteract the frivolous lawsuits by ing Fathers knew this would be a great chip or something that needed to be in- these sinister people, the trolls that source of wealth for institutions that cluded, there would be a patent search are aimed at putting pressure on when invested in creating new ideas. to go and see if they were stepping on it really isn’t legitimate. We can do Yes, they have many patents that are somebody’s toes. That was part of what that. not practiced, which means the univer- they did. That was part of the process. The legislation that has passed here sities just develop the new technology, It was a costly part, but it made sure last year and the legislation in the but they don’t practice it. They don’t that everybody’s rights were protected. Senate does just the opposite. It only try to commercialize it. Guess what? They didn’t go forward in building focuses on all inventors, on regular That makes them patent trolls, by the something without notifying the pat- people who are doing things and cre- definition of the legislation. According ent owner and working out a deal with ating things themselves, not trolls. to the patent legislation, they are pat- him or her. What it is is the old theory of how we ent trolls. Our universities become pat- That is not the way it is anymore. are going to make America under dif- ent trolls. These big corporations that we are ferent countries better. This is way In fact, if this legislation passes in talking about instruct their engineers back when our country was being the Senate and if it is enacted into law, and their scientists: don’t do a patent founded we had to decide: Are we going much of the value of the patents held search because, if you don’t do a patent have a system in which the govern- by America’s universities will evapo- search, they can’t prove that we knew ment can control everybody in order to rate. It will be the most damaging hit that this was invented by somebody prevent the bad people from doing ever taken by university-based science else; thus, we don’t have triple dam- things or are we going to give every- in the history of our country. ages. body freedom and then really punish Google, however, will be doing just This is as cynical as it gets, but yet the bad people? fine. Our universities may take a big we have Members of the House who This legislation that we have now be- hit, but Google will be doing fine, along come to the floor and defend these cor- fore us and what has just passed the with these other multinational cor- porate scavengers, who defend these House and is now lingering in the Sen- porations. big guys who are trying to step on lit- ate is an attempt to supposedly control If this becomes law, small businesses tle Americans. They defend them be- the bad people in our country by con- will be forced to sue in order to defend cause—guess what—these are powerful trolling all of us, by making rules that their patents, and they will find that players; and, yes, Google has given will take away the rights of every in- the process is more costly, more risky, enormous amounts of money politi- ventor. No. No, that is not what you less certain. cally over the years in order to make do. That is inconsistent with American Investors will stop investing in small sure people listen to them. tradition, inconsistent with our Con- companies, by the way. They will stop I am not saying people are bought by stitution, inconsistent with what our investing and trying if someone comes them, but they have laid the founda- Founding Fathers had in mind. to them with a good idea, and they will tion, and now, Congress is listening to Let’s go down and say: What specifi- require a greater return for their in- them. That is why that bill passed. cally, if you have frivolous lawsuits vestments if someone is trying to help coming at large electronic corpora- 1800 an innovator or a technologist develop b tions, how can we handle that without his or her idea. The American people have to counter undermining the rights of those inven- Their risks will be increased, so that that. We counter that by making sure tors who are coming up with the apps any investor will demand more of a re- our voice is heard, by making sure that and the new creations, the three-di- turn. This will destroy the small and the voice of the little guy is heard, by mensional printers and the wonderful independent inventors, but these big making sure that the people who be- things that we are on the verge of companies don’t care. What they care lieve in the Constitution of the United today? about is taking anything they can get States, that their voices are heard over That is not going to happen unless their hands on and using it without some mega-multinational corporation the American people rise up. That is paying the inventor. board members who are out wining and not going to happen unless the voice of In the past, we have had an effort by dining people. these giants, these Goliaths of the in- the corporations to eliminate what you We can turn this around. America dustrial world, Google and the rest of call triple damages. Triple damages are has proven that freedom works if the them who are now rampaging and step- if someone comes to them and says—or American people are willing to work at ping on the rights of individual Amer- if one is informed or if it can be proven it. But we have had the fundamentals ican inventors, unless we speak up, un- that one is aware that they are using working for us. We have had a patent less our voice is heard at least as loud patented technology and not paying a system and a Constitution working for as theirs, we are going lose our free- royalty to the inventor of that tech- us. dom. We are going to lose our edge. nology, they can be sued for triple So what we need to do, and if indeed It has been the American technology damages. there is a problem with trolls, let’s and our inventiveness over the years They tried to take this away. The admit to these corporations, yes, there that has made us a secure country. It is reason the corporations wanted to take are some frivolous lawsuits in your the technology that we have developed it away was that you could never get a area of the economy. Just like in all for our Nation’s defense. You take lawyer to work for you on contingency the other areas of the economy, there away the patent rights of our Amer- if you were only going to get your are frivolous lawsuits by people who ican people, we will neuter that and we equal damages paid for, but if you have shouldn’t be filing them, who are try- will be vulnerable, you take away the got triple damages, a lawyer could be ing just to get paid off because the cost patent protections that we have had called in to help defend the little guy of the litigation will be so high. for our inventors that have come up against the big guy. They tried their Okay. We admit that to them. Let’s with newer ways to compete. best to get this taken out. say, Let’s fix that problem. Let’s go How can American workers compete Now, why are they doing that? Why and just fix the problem of frivolous with a world filled with cheap labor? I is a big corporation doing that? They lawsuits, and let’s make sure that if will tell you how we can do it. We can are doing it because they don’t want to there is a frivolous lawsuit, it is easier make sure they have the best tech- pay that little guy. What has happened for people to counteract a frivolous nology and the newest ideas and are

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ETARY LEVELS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 These are minor inconveniences to multi- Let me alert you, we have a bill in BUDGET RESOLUTION the Senate. If it passes the Senate, it national corporations, but will be of killer significant burden on the little guy. Mr. RYAN OF WISCONSIN. Mr. Speaker, sec- will totally undermine the little guys, tion 115 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, the independent inventors. It will un- CUSTOMER STAY PROVISIONS Public Law 113–67, requires the chairs of the dermine the universities. It will under- The Patent Transparency Act also enables House and Senate Budget Committees to mine everybody but the big multi- large multi-national corporations to create submit for printing in the Congressional national electronics corporations. That nested ‘‘shell companies’’ which have few as- Record committee allocations, aggregates, sets, but can infringe on patents while the and other budgetary levels for fiscal year needs to be thwarted. 2015. Something else is happening. Some- inventor is unable to sue their ‘‘customers’’ who are free to continue infringing the pat- Pursuant to section 115 of the Bipartisan thing again is being snuck through, Budget Act of 2013, I hereby submit for print- just like they tried to sneak through 25 ent while the first court case moves through the system. This process could keep an in- ing in the Congressional Record: (1) an allo- years ago in the gap implementation fringing process in place for a decade or cation for fiscal year 2015 for the House Com- legislation. The gap is, again, a trade more while an inventor, if he has the re- mittee on Appropriations, (2) allocations for treaty we are getting into to try to do sources, tries to stop it. fiscal years 2015 and 2015 through 2024 for this where we would publish all of committees other than the Committee on America’s patent applications even be- SMALL BUSINESS EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND Appropriations, (3) aggregate spending levels INFORMATION ACCESS PROVISIONS for fiscal year 2015, and (4) aggregate revenue fore they were issued to our inventors. levels for fiscal years 2015 and 2015 through The Patent Transparency Act authorizes They tried that. 2024. the patent office Director to create a ‘‘pat- The other thing they tried to do was In the case of allocations for committees ent troll’’ database, and to create a strategy what? Was if someone applies for a pat- other than the Committee on Appropriations program to teach small businesses how to de- and for the revenue aggregates, the Bipar- ent, that at that moment the clock fend themselves from ‘‘patent trolls.’’ starts ticking and 20 years later they tisan Budget Act of 2013 provides that the have no more patent protection. Of So we will be encouraging the Director of levels shall be consistent with the Congres- the patent office to create an ‘‘enemies list’’ course, until their patent is issued, sional Budget Office’s most recent baseline, and a strategy guide for infringers to under- adjusted to account for any legislation en- they have no patent protection any- mine patent rights. acted since the date the most recent baseline way. Quite often patents take 5 to 10 The ultimate results of this legislation will was issued. In other words, in these in- years. Plus, they are cutting in half be: increased patent infringement, reduced stances, the new allocations and levels are the time the inventor has for patent legal remedies for those being infringed, re- set equal to the most recent baseline. protection. They are trying to push duced investments in small business, and ir- The committee allocations, aggregates, that through. We stopped that. reparable damage to our research univer- and other budgetary levels included in this Well, guess what? We now have sev- sities, our inventors, our entrepreneurs, our submission are set pursuant to the Bipar- eral trade treaties that people are ne- economy, and our nation. tisan Budget Act of 2013. The provisions of H. gotiating for this Congress. Look real Con. Res. 25 (113th Congress), as deemed in Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, so force by section 113 of the Bipartisan Budget close at what is happening. These big I would suggest that the American peo- Act of 2013, Public Law 113–67, remain in multinational corporations, from what ple read this and take a look at what force to the extent its budgetary levels are I understand, are trying to put provi- the impact of these changes that they not superseded by the Bipartisan Budget Act sions into those trade treaties that will are proposing will be. They are going of 2013 or subsequent action of the House of change the fundamental law of intel- to claim it is a patent troll and there Representatives. lectual property rights here in this is a monitor behind the curtain, but Associated tables are attached. These com- country. mittee allocations, aggregates, and other who that person is behind the curtain budgetary levels are made for the purposes of Beware. Be aware and beware of what is the inventor, the person who is com- will happen if that comes about. You enforcing titles III and IV of the Congres- ing up with the invention, the Edisons, sional Budget Act of 1974, and other budg- put this into a treaty. It snuck the Teslas, and the other people who etary enforcement provisions. through. They tried to do that in gap, have improved our standard of living. If there are any questions on these com- and it took a Herculean effort on the The people who have come up—even mittee allocations, aggregates, and other part of a few of us to try to stop that this bill would have a serious impact budgetary levels please contact Paul 20 years ago. on the development of new medicines Restuccia, Chief Counsel of the Budget Com- With that said, I would like to put mittee, at 202–226–7270. and new health care technologies. Sincerely, into the RECORD, Mr. Speaker, at this These people need to be protected in point a list of those things that would PAUL D. RYAN OF WISCONSIN, their creation and encouraged, not con- Chairman, House Budget Committee. be very detrimental to the small inven- trolled and not have their rights for tor that are provisions of the bill that ownership of what they created be FISCAL YEAR 2015 BUDGET TOTALS is now in the Senate. trimmed. [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars] PATENT TRANSPARENCY PROVISIONS Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance It would create a new requirement that a Fiscal year Fiscal years 2015 2015–2024 patent holder must, once filing a claim for of my time. infringement, provide information about all Appropriate Level: parties with an interest in the patent to the f Budget Authority ...... 3,025,306 n.a. Outlays ...... 3,025,032 n.a. patent office, the court, and the accused in- Revenues ...... 2,533,388 31,202,135 fringer. LEAVE OF ABSENCE This means the elimination of privacy in n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations acts for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 will not be considered until future sessions of Congress. business dealings. The little guy is totally By unanimous consent, leave of ab- exposed as his friends and suppliers will be as sence was granted to: ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO THE HOUSE well. The patent holder will be forced to pro- vide a list of potential ‘‘bank accounts to Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (at the re- COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS raid’’ to the accused infringers. quest of Mr. CANTOR) for today on ac- [in millions of dollars] In addition, once this requirement has count of him assisting with the emer- Fiscal year been invoked, the patent holder must main- gency response to the tornadoes in Ar- 2015 tain a current record of the information on kansas. file at the patent office or forfeit their Base Discretionary Action: rights. That means a patent holder gains a Mr. RICHMOND (at the request of Ms. BA ...... 1,013,628 OT ...... 1,141,432 new bureaucratic reporting requirement, PELOSI) for April 28 and today on ac- Global War on Terrorism: dramatically increasing the vulnerability of count of attending to family matters. BA ...... 85,357

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Fiscal year Fiscal year Fiscal year 2015 2015 2015

OT ...... 39,981 OT ...... 1,181,413 OT ...... 861,637 Total Discretionary: Current Law Mandatory: BA ...... 1,098,985 BA ...... 868,410 SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR HOUSE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES [On-budget amounts in millions of dollars]

2015 2015–2024

Agriculture: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 8,077 541,347 OT ...... 8,223 536,794 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 8,077 541,347 OT ...... 8,223 536,794 Armed Services: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 150,603 1,756,626 OT ...... 150,416 1,754,958 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 150,603 1,756,626 OT ...... 150,416 1,754,958 Financial Services: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 14,978 111,205 OT ...... 5,407 ¥52,927 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 14,978 111,205 OT ...... 5,407 ¥52,927 Education & Workforce: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... ¥6,792 ¥148 OT ...... ¥7,187 4,922 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... ¥6,792 ¥148 OT ...... ¥7,187 4,922 Energy & Commerce: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 408,088 5,163,671 OT ...... 401,580 5,162,032 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 408,088 5,163,671 OT ...... 401,580 5,162,032 Foreign Affairs: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 27,208 235,490 OT ...... 26,621 231,546 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 27,208 235,490 OT ...... 26,621 231,546 Oversight & Government Reform: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 109,275 1,286,261 OT ...... 106,571 1,256,418 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 109,275 1,286,261 OT ...... 106,571 1,256,418 Homeland Security: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 1,913 23,584 OT ...... 1,887 23,767 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 1,913 23,584 OT ...... 1,887 23,767 House Administration: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 40 361 OT ...... 8 104 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 40 361 OT ...... 8 104 Natural Resources: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 5,755 61,218 OT ...... 6,829 66,125 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0

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2015 2015–2024

Total: BA ...... 5,755 61,218 OT ...... 6,829 66,125 Judiciary: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 19,237 104,848 OT ...... 10,931 109,421 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 19,237 104,848 OT ...... 10,931 109,421 Transportation & Infrastructure: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 71,391 722,343 OT ...... 17,102 187,125 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 71,391 722,343 OT ...... 17,102 187,125 Science, Space & Technology: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 100 1,016 OT ...... 100 1,016 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 100 1,016 OT ...... 100 1,016 Small Business: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Veterans Affairs: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 2,304 89,850 OT ...... 2,491 91,043 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 2,304 89,850 OT ...... 2,491 91,043 Ways & Means: May 2013 Baseline: BA ...... 987,320 15,009,326 OT ...... 985,919 15,007,958 Adjustment for Enacted Legislation: BA ...... 0 0 OT ...... 0 0 Total: BA ...... 987,320 15,009,326 OT ...... 985,919 15,007,958

ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 8] received April 23, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 ETC. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and [BUDGET AUTHORITY] Commerce. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 5462. A letter from the Director, Regu- ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE communications were taken from the latory Management Division, Environmental APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- (SUBJECT TO A GENERAL LIMIT OF $28,781,000,000) 5459. A letter from the FSA Regulatory Re- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Employment and Training Administration view Group Director, Department of Agri- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Idaho Education for the Disadvantaged culture, transmitting the Department’s Amalgamated Sugar Company Nampa BART School Improvement Programs ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Supplemental Agricul- Alternative [EPA-R10-OAR-2012-0581; A-1- Special Education tural Disaster Assistance Programs, Pay- FRL-9909-37-Region 10] received April 23, Career, Technical and Adult Education ment Limitations, and Payment Eligibility 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Tenant-based Rental Assistance (RIN: 0560-AI21) received April 21, 2014, pursu- Committee on Energy and Commerce. Project-based Rental Assistance ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 5463. A letter from the Director, Regu- on Agriculture. latory Management Division, Environmental VETERANS ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE 5460. A letter from the Deputy Director, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 Department of Health and Human Services, cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation (SUBJECT TO A SEPARATE LIMIT OF $58,662,202,000) transmitting the Department’s final rule — of State Implementation Plan Revisions; Re- VA Medical Services Medicaid Program; Preliminary Dispropor- visions to the Air Pollution Control Rules; VA Medical Support and Compliance tionate Share Hospital Allotments (DSH) for North Dakota [EPA-R08-OAR-2012-0761; FRL- VA Medical Facilities Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and the Preliminary 9909-86-Region 8] received April 23, 2014, pur- Institutions for Mental Diseases Dispropor- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- f tionate Share Hospital Limits for FY 2014 mittee on Energy and Commerce. ADJOURNMENT [CMS-2389-N] received April 22, 2014, pursu- 5464. A letter from the Director, Regu- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee latory Management Division, Environmental Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- move that the House do now adjourn. 5461. A letter from the Environmental Pro- cy’s final rule — Technical Amendments to The motion was agreed to; accord- tection Agency, Director, Regulatory Man- Inadvertent Errors in Air Quality Designa- ingly (at 6 o’clock and 8 minutes p.m.), agement Division, transmitting the Agency’s tions for Fine Particles, Ozone, Lead, Nitro- final rule — Approval and Promulgation of gen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide [EPA-HQ- under its previous order, the House ad- Air Quality Implementation Plans; Colorado; OAR-2013-0802; FRL-9909-24-OAR] (RIN: 2060- journed until tomorrow, Wednesday, Prevention of Significant Deterioration; AS15) received April 23, 2014, pursuant to 5 April 30, 2014, at 10 a.m. for morning- Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Revisions U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- hour debate. [EPA-R08-OAR-2013-0801; FRL-9907-58-Region ergy and Commerce.

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A letter from the Chief Administra- By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. 2060-AQ86) received April 23, 2013, pursuant to tive Officer, transmitting the quarterly re- LOBIONDO): 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on port of receipts and expenditures of appro- H.R. 4507. A bill to amend title 23, United Energy and Commerce. priations and other funds for the period Jan- States Code, to require a State with an in- 5466. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, uary 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 as com- crease in the number of fatalities or serious Legislative Affairs, Department of State, piled by the Chief Administrative Officer, injuries of pedestrians or users of non- transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-006, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a Public Law 88-454; motorized forms of transportation to include pursuant to the reporting requirements of (H. Doc. No. 113–104); to the Committee on strategies to address the increase in the Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control House Administration and ordered to be State’s subsequent State strategic highway Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. printed. safety plan, and for other purposes; to the 5481. A letter from the Chief, Publications 5467. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Committee on Transportation and Infra- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Legislative Affairs, Department of State, structure. Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-022, By Mr. DAINES: — Update for Weighted Average Interest pursuant to the reporting requirements of H.R. 4508. A bill to amend the East Bench Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [No- Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Irrigation District Water Contract Extension tice 2014-27] received April 11, 2014, pursuant Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 5468. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, to extend the contract for certain water Ways and Means. Legislative Affairs, Department of State, services; to the Committee on Natural Re- 5482. A letter from the Chief, Publications transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-180, sources. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue pursuant to the reporting requirements of By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for her- Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule self and Mr. RYAN of Ohio): — Application of the Windsor Decision and Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 4509. A bill to require training for 5469. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Rev. Rul. 2013-07 to Qualified Retirement teachers in social and emotional learning Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Plans [Notice 2014-19] received April 11, 2014, programming, and for other purposes; to the transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-029, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Committee on Education and the Workforce. pursuant to the reporting requirements of mittee on Ways and Means. By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control 5483. A letter from the Deputy Director, (for himself and Mrs. MCCARTHY of Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Department of Health and Human Services, New York): 5470. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, transmitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ H.R. 4510. A bill to clarify the application Legislative Affairs, Department of State, final rule — Medicare Program; Extension of of certain leverage and risk-based require- transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-036, the Payment Adjustment for Low-Volume ments under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re- pursuant to the reporting requirements of Hospitals and the Medicare-Dependent Hos- form and Consumer Protection Act; to the Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control pital (MDH) Program Under the Hospital In- Committee on Financial Services. Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. patient Prospective Payment Systems 5471. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, (IPPS) for Acute Care Hospitals for Fiscal By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for him- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Year 2014 [CMS-1599-IFC2] (RIN: 0938-AR12) self, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-193, received April 22, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. pursuant to the reporting requirements of 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on BONAMICI, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FATTAH, Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. BASS, Mr. MORAN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. LOEBSACK): Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. f 5472. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, H.R. 4511. A bill to amend the Truth in Legislative Affairs, Department of State, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Lending Act to establish requirements for transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-190, PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS the treatment of a private education loan pursuant to the reporting requirements of upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of of the loan; to the Committee on Financial Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control committees were delivered to the Clerk Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Services. 5473. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, for printing and reference to the proper By Mr. JOLLY: Legislative Affairs, Department of State, calendar, as follows: H.R. 4512. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-035, Mr. KLINE: Committee on Education and enue Code of 1986 to establish a maximum pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Workforce. H.R. 10. A bill to amend the rate of Federal, State, and local tax imposed Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control charter school program under the Elemen- on taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; Means. 5474. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, with an amendment (Rept. 113–423). Referred By Mr. KILDEE: Legislative Affairs, Department of State, to the Committee of the Whole House on the H.R. 4513. A bill to amend the Truth in transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-009, state of the Union. Lending Act to prohibit private educational pursuant to the reporting requirements of Mr. KLINE: Committee on Education and lenders from requiring accelerated repay- Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control the Workforce. H.R. 4366. A bill to strengthen ment of private education loans upon the Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. the Federal education research system to death or disability of a cosigner of the loan; 5475. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, make research and evaluations more timely to the Committee on Financial Services. Legislative Affairs, Department of State, and relevant to State and local needs in By Mr. MARINO: transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-008, order to increase student achievement; with H.R. 4514. A bill to amend the Dale Long pursuant to the reporting requirements of an amendment (Rept. 113–424). Referred to Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improve- Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control the Committee of the Whole House on the ments Act of 2012 to change the retroactive Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. state of the Union. application of the Act to cover injuries sus- 5476. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky: Committee on tained by rescue squad or ambulance crew Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Appropriations. Report on the Interim Sub- members on or after December 1, 2007, rather transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-002, allocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal than June 1, 2009; to the Committee on the pursuant to the reporting requirements of Year 2015 (Rept. 113–425). Referred to the Judiciary. Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Committee of the Whole House on the state By Mr. MCNERNEY: Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. of the Union. H.R. 4515. A bill to amend the Elementary 5477. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Mr. COLE: Committee on Rules. House and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to pro- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Resolution 557. Resolution providing for con- vide grants to eligible local educational transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-173, sideration of the bill (H.R. 4486) making ap- agencies to encourage female students to pursuant to the reporting requirements of propriations for military construction, the pursue studies and careers in science, mathe- Section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Department of Veterans Affairs, and related matics, engineering, and technology; to the Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. agencies for the fiscal year ending in Sep- Committee on Education and the Workforce. 5478. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; and By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. fornia: transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-018, 4487) making appropriations for the Legisla- H.R. 4516. A bill to expedite and oversee pursuant to the reporting requirements of tive Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep- the implementation of the women in service Section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes (Rept. implementation plan, and for other purposes; Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 113–426). Referred to the House Calendar. to the Committee on Armed Services.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L29AP7.000 H29APPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 29, 2014 By Mr. SCHRADER: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to Constitution in the Government of the H.R. 4517. A bill to authorize the provision the power to regulate interstate commerce). United States, or in any Department or Offi- of health care for certain individuals exposed By Mr. BISHOP of New York: cer thereof’’ to environmental hazards at Atsugi Naval H.R. 4511. By Mr. STOCKMAN: Air Facility, to establish an advisory board Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4519. to examine exposures to environmental haz- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- ards at such Air Facility, and for other pur- Article I, Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: poses; to the Committee on Armed Services, By Mr. JOLLY: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and in addition to the Committee on Vet- H.R. 4512. ‘‘To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- erans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tions, and among the several States, and quently determined by the Speaker, in each lation pursuant to the following: with the Indian Tribes.’’ case for consideration of such provisions as Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the By Mr. STOCKMAN: fall within the jurisdiction of the committee United States Constitution which reads: H.R. 4520. concerned. ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. STOCKMAN: collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4518. A bill to protect the constitu- to pay the Debts, and provide for the com- Article I, Section 8 tional rights of parents and children; to the mon Defense and General Welfare of the ‘‘To make all Laws which shall be nec- Committee on Energy and Commerce. United States; but all Duties and Imposts essary and proper for carrying into Execu- By Mr. STOCKMAN: and Excises shall be uniform throughout the tion the foregoing Powers and all other Pow- H.R. 4519. A bill to prohibit the United United States.’’ ers vested by this Constitution in the Gov- States from funding projects that discrimi- By Mr. KILDEE: ernment of the United States, or in any De- nate against Israeli organizations that oper- H.R. 4513. partment or Officer thereof.’’ ate beyond the 1949 armistice lines; to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Committee on Foreign Affairs. lation pursuant to the following: f By Mr. STOCKMAN: Article I, Section 8. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 4520. A bill to require passenger air- By Mr. MARINO: craft to transmit GPS location data; to the H.R. 4514. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Committee on Transportation and Infra- Congress has the power to enact this legis- were added to public bills and resolu- structure. lation pursuant to the following: tions, as follows: By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for 1) Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (General H.R. 6: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania and Mr. himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl- Welfare Clause)—The Congress shall have SCHWEIKERT. vania, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Im- H.R. 10: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. BORDALLO, Mr. HONDA, Ms. SPEIER, posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- BYRNE, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. vide for the common Defence and general HECK of Nevada, Mr. HUDSON, and Mr. WIL- BARBER, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, SON of South Carolina. Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. TONKO, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform H.R. 164: Mr. VEASEY and Mr. FITZPATRICK. and Mr. PERLMUTTER): throughout the United States. H. Res. 556. A resolution expressing support 2) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary H.R. 198: Mr. GRAYSON. for the designation of May 2014 as Mental and Proper Clause)—The Congress shall have H.R. 279: Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. SEWELL of Ala- Health Month; to the Committee on Energy Power . . . To Make all Laws which shall be bama, and Mr. NUNNELEE. and Commerce. necessary and proper for carrying into Exe- H.R. 303: Ms. WILSON of Florida. By Ms. DUCKWORTH: cution the foregoing Powers, and all other H.R. 460: Ms. MATSUI, Ms. BASS, and Mr. H. Res. 558. A resolution prohibiting the Powers vested by the Constitution in the HONDA. use of the Members’ Representational Allow- Government of the United States, or in any H.R. 485: Mr. POCAN. ance for the payment of the costs of first- Department or Officer thereof. H.R. 543: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia and Mr. NEUGEBAUER. class airline accommodations; to the Com- By Mr. MCNERNEY: mittee on House Administration. H.R. 4515. H.R. 630: Mr. LEWIS. By Mr. HINOJOSA: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 640: Mr. NUGENT. H. Res. 559. A resolution expressing support lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 690: Mr. STOCKMAN and Mr. ROSS. for designation of April 30, 2014, as ‘‘Dı´a de Article I, section 8 of the United States H.R. 715: Mrs. BEATTY and Mr. PASCRELL. los Nin˜ os: Celebrating Young Americans’’; to Constitution. H.R. 792: Mr. HULTGREN and Mr. ROYCE. the Committee on Oversight and Govern- By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 809: Mr. RAHALL, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and ment Reform. fornia: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 831: Ms. KUSTER. f H.R. 4516. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 855: Mr. CLAY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY lation pursuant to the following: and Ms. MOORE. STATEMENT ‘‘The constitutional authority of Congress H.R. 863: Ms. PINGREE of Maine and Ms. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- ESTY. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 920: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SCHNEIDER, and the Rules of the House of Representa- cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- tion (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which Mr. CLAY. tives, the following statements are sub- grants Congress the power to raise and sup- H.R. 921: Mr. PETERSON. mitted regarding the specific powers port an Army; to provide and maintain a H.R. 958: Ms. DELAURO. granted to Congress in the Constitu- Navy; to make rules for the government and H.R. 962: Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. REED, Mr. tion to enact the accompanying bill or regulation of the land and naval forces; to SCHIFF, and Mr. LOWENTHAL. joint resolution. provide for organizing, arming, and dis- H.R. 1015: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. ciplining the militia; and to make all laws MATSUI, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. By Mr. CROWLEY: H.R. 1020: Ms. KELLY of Illinois. H.R. 4507. necessary and proper for carrying out the H.R. 1098: Mr. JOYCE and Mr. MICHAUD. Congress has the power to enact this legis- foregoing powers.’’ H.R. 1125: Ms. DELAURO. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SCHRADER: H.R. 1127: Mr. LOEBSACK. Section 8, Clause 7: ‘‘The Congress shall H.R. 4517. H.R. 1130: Mr. NADLER. have Power [. . .] to establish Post Offices Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1136: Mr. MCDERMOTT. and post Roads.’’ lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1139: Ms. KUSTER. By Mr. DAINES: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 1141: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 4508. granted to Congress under: Congress has the power to enact this legis- U.S. Const. art. 1, § 1; H.R. 1148: Mr. MICHAUD. lation pursuant to the following: U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8, cl. 12; H.R. 1199: Mr. BECERRA and Mr. Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Con- U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8, cl. 13; FITZPATRICK. stitution of the United States U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8, cl. 14; and H.R. 1217: Mrs. ELLMERS and Mr. By Mrs. DAVIS of California: U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8, cl. 18. HORSFORD. H.R. 4509. By Mr. STOCKMAN: H.R. 1249: Mr. COTTON, Mr. LANCE, and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4518. TIPTON. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1286: Mrs. BUSTOS. Article I, Sec. 8 lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1317: Mr. TAKANO and Ms. LEE of Cali- By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali- Article I, Section 8 fornia. fornia: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power . . . To H.R. 1339: Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. H.R. 4510. make all Laws which shall be necessary and LANGEVIN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- proper for carrying into Execution the fore- VARGAS. lation pursuant to the following: going Powers, and all Powers vested by this H.R. 1466: Mr. WALZ.

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H.R. 1523: Mr. MASSIE. H.R. 3384: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida and Mr. COOK, Mr. MORAN, Mr. KIND, Mr. SHIMKUS, H.R. 1527: Mr. LOWENTHAL and Mr. MCGOV- GARAMENDI. Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. ERN. H.R. 3387: Ms. KUSTER. BENISHEK, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, H.R. 1528: Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. H.R. 3391: Mr. JONES. Mr. DENHAM, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. JOLLY, and Mr. SMITH of Texas. H.R. 3395: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. DAVIS of California, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. H.R. 1563: Mr. DEUTCH. H.R. 3423: Mr. MCDERMOTT. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. WATERS, Ms. CLARK of H.R. 1591: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 3449: Mr. HECK of Washington. Massachusetts, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. LOBIONDO, H.R. 1652: Mr. HORSFORD. H.R. 3485: Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. KING of New York, Mrs. BROOKS of Indi- H.R. 1699: Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. H.R. 3489: Mrs. NOEM. ana, Mr. HUNTER, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, and Mr. DOGGETT. H.R. 3508: Mr. LATTA. VARGAS, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. H.R. 1717: Mr. WALBERG. H.R. 3530: Mr. CULBERSON, Ms. JACKSON MILLER of Florida, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. H.R. 1728: Mr. ELLISON. LEE, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. PALAZZO, TAKANO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HECK of Wash- H.R. 1732: Ms. KUSTER. Ms. KUSTER, Mr. MCINTYRE, and Mr. KLINE. ington, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BARLETTA, H.R. 1750: Mr. HOLDING, Mr. LATTA, Mr. H.R. 3543: Mr. HIGGINS. Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. HULTGREN, and Mr. LAMBORN. H.R. 3610: Ms. KUSTER and Mr. VARGAS. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. H.R. 1761: Mr. BYRNE, Mr. YARMUTH, and H.R. 3635: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. DINGELL, Mr. TERRY, Ms. WASSERMAN Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 3658: Mr. ROSS. SCHULTZ, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. H.R. 1795: Ms. MATSUI. H.R. 3690: Mr. POCAN and Mr. BEN RAY RUIZ, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HOLT, Ms. BASS, Ms. ´ H.R. 1830: Mr. HONDA and Mr. SMITH of LUJAN of New Mexico. KAPTUR, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 3710: Mr. MCGOVERN. Washington. necticut, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 3712: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 1843: Ms. CLARKE of New York. WOLF, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- fornia. H.R. 1852: Mr. BOUSTANY and Mr. RUIZ. fornia, and Mrs. BUSTOS. H.R. 3717: Mr. MCDERMOTT and Mr. DOYLE. H.R. 1915: Mr. POCAN and Ms. EDDIE BER- H.R. 4169: Mr. MORAN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CON- H.R. 3722: Mrs. BLACK. NICE JOHNSON of Texas. YERS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. MCGOVERN, H.R. 3726: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 1918: Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 3728: Mr. NOLAN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mr. BARBER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mrs. BACHMANN, H.R. 4172: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas and Pennsylvania, Mr. MARINO, Mr. FORTEN- Mr. COSTA, and Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. REED. BERRY, Mr. THORNBERRY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. H.R. 1921: Mr. SWALWELL of California and H.R. 4183: Ms. TSONGAS. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. Mr. LOWENTHAL. H.R. 4217: Mr. CONNOLLY and Mr. SMITH of H.R. 1998: Mr. PALLONE. WEBER of Texas, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. COOK, Texas. H.R. 2012: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. PEARCE, Ms. HERRERA H.R. 4225: Ms. KUSTER, Mr. PALAZZO, Ms. H.R. 2118: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. BEUTLER, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LATHAM, and Mr. H.R. 2146: Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCINTYRE, NEUGEBAUER, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. ROE of Ten- JOYCE. Ms. ESTY, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. WALZ, Mr. nessee, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. COL- H.R. 4227: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. BISHOP of New York, Mr. MATHESON, and Mr. LINS of New York, and Mr. BENTIVOLIO. H.R. 4234: Mrs. BLACK. POCAN. H.R. 3740: Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. H.R. 4250: Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. LANKFORD, H.R. 2156: Ms. DUCKWORTH. ELLISON, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. DENT, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. BARROW of Geor- H.R. 2178: Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MORAN, Ms. H.R. 3747: Ms. DUCKWORTH and Mr. gia, Mr. KINGSTON, and Mrs. NOEM. SLAUGHTER, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 4285: Mr. HONDA. WALZ, and Ms. FUDGE. H.R. 3774: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 4299: Mr. LATTA. H.R. 2179: Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. GERLACH, Ms. H.R. 3833: Mr. CAPUANO. H.R. 4307: Mr. BENTIVOLIO. LOFGREN, and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 3852: Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 4308: Mr. BENTIVOLIO. H.R. 2183: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 3877: Mr. DEUTCH and Ms. DUCKWORTH. H.R. 4315: Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. H.R. 2203: Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. OLSON, Mr. H.R. 3905: Ms. KUSTER. COTTON, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ROGERS of Ken- H.R. 3929: Mr. FOSTER. H.R. 4317: Mr. MCCLINTOCK. tucky, Mr. MCALLISTER, and Mr. ROE of Ten- H.R. 3963: Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. DELBENE, and H.R. 4318: Mr. MCCLINTOCK. nessee. Mr. LEWIS. H.R. 4320: Mr. STIVERS. H.R. 2249: Mr. JOLLY. H.R. 3991: Mrs. WALORSKI and Mr. PETER- H.R. 4321: Mr. STIVERS. H.R. 2328: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN and Mr. SAM SON. H.R. 4333: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 4006: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. fornia. H.R. 2333: Ms. SINEMA. H.R. 4028: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. H.R. 4342: Mr. JOLLY and Mr. MEADOWS. H.R. 2338: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. H.R. 4031: Mr. LATTA, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. H.R. 4351: Mr. RIBBLE and Mr. LOBIONDO. H.R. 2452: Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ROGERS of Michi- H.R. 4365: Mr. MICHAUD and Mr. BOUSTANY. CAPPS, and Mr. HONDA. gan, Mr. LANCE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. H.R. 4366: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. H.R. 2502: Mr. PASCRELL. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. SMITH of Ne- BYRNE, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HECK of Nevada, H.R. 2536: Mr. CHABOT, Ms. KUSTER, and Mr. braska, Mr. CRAWFORD, and Mr. DAVID SCOTT Mr. MESSER, Mr. PETRI, Mr. THOMPSON of MILLER of Florida. of Georgia. Pennsylvania, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. WILSON H.R. 2548: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. H.R. 4058: Mr. LATTA, Ms. KUSTER, and Mr. of South Carolina. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. COOK, TIBERI. H.R. 4370: Mr. RUNYAN. Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. H.R. 4059: Ms. CHU. H.R. 4378: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. TITUS, and Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. H.R. 4060: Mr. ADERHOLT. H.R. 4383: Mr. LUETKEMEYER. H.R. 2553: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 4069: Mr. LATTA. H.R. 4385: Mr. ROE of Tennessee and Mr. H.R. 2676: Mr. OWENS. H.R. 4080: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. JOHNSON of DEFAZIO. H.R. 2697: Mr. TAKANO. Georgia, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, H.R. 4386: Mr. MCHENRY. H.R. 2744: Ms. KUSTER. Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. STOCKMAN, and Mr. H.R. 4387: Mr. MULVANEY and Mr. BACHUS. H.R. 2847: Mr. WHITFIELD and Mr. ENGEL. BILIRAKIS. H.R. 4395: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia and H.R. 2852: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 4084: Ms. LOFGREN and Mr. ELLISON. Mr. RUSH. H.R. 2888: Mr. DENT. H.R. 4122: Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 4425: Mr. VEASEY and Mr. HULTGREN. H.R. 2932: Mr. VALADAO, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. H.R. 4157: Mr. LATHAM. H.R. 4427: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. ROSS, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, H.R. 4166: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. COOPER, Mr. H.R. 4430: Mr. MASSIE, Mr. JONES, Mr. Mr. CHABOT, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, MEADOWS, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. ELLMERS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. DANNY K. HANNA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. YAR- BASS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. HAHN, Mr. MUTH, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. HOYER. PASCRELL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. TIPTON, and Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 2957: Mr. PETERSON, Mr. STIVERS, and GERLACH, Mr. BARBER, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. H.R. 4438: Mr. HONDA, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ar- Mr. RAHALL. TONKO, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. HIG- kansas, and Mr. KIND. H.R. 2989: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. GINS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. VELA, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. H.R. 4446: Mr. MARINO. H.R. 3086: Mr. WHITFIELD, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. WAXMAN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. BROUN of Geor- H.R. 4450: Mr. ROONEY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. TSONGAS, Mr. TERRY, Ms. BROWN of Florida, gia, Mr. JONES, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. JOHNSON GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. HORSFORD, and of Georgia, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. SES- YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. SHIMKUS. SIONS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. H.R. 4453: Mr. REED. H.R. 3113: Mr. TAKANO. NUNES, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. H.R. 4454: Mr. REED. H.R. 3116: Mr. RIBBLE. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. RAHALL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, H.R. 4457: Mr. CRAMER and Mr. SMITH of H.R. 3135: Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. COSTA, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. Missouri. H.R. 3306: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROGERS of PETERS of Michigan, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. MUR- H.R. 4462: Ms. KAPTUR and Ms. KELLY of Il- Michigan, and Mr. GUTHRIE. PHY of Florida, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. CHU, Mr. linois. H.R. 3322: Mr. HONDA. TIBERI, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. LATTA, H.R. 4465: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama and Mr. H.R. 3344: Ms. KUSTER and Mr. LATTA. Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. PALAZZO.

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