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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020 No. 108 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was THE JOURNAL H.R. 1548 called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- pore (Mr. BROWN of Maryland). resentatives of the United States of America in ant to section 4(a) of House Resolution Congress assembled, 967, the Journal of the last day’s pro- f SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ceedings is approved. MARIA CARMEN CASTRO RAMIREZ AND J. REFUGIO CARRENO ROJAS. DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER f (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub- PRO TEMPORE sections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Im- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- migration and Nationality Act, Maria Car- men Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno fore the House the following commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Rojas shall each be eligible for issuance of an nication from the Speaker: immigrant visa or for adjustment of status BISHOP) come forward and lead the WASHINGTON, DC, to that of an alien lawfully admitted for per- June 11, 2020. House in the Pledge of Allegiance. manent residence upon filing an application I hereby appoint the Honorable ANTHONY Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina led for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec- G. BROWN to act as Speaker pro tempore on the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of sta- this day. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the tus to lawful permanent resident. (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Maria Car- NANCY PELOSI, United States of America, and to the Repub- men Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno Speaker of the House of Representatives. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Rojas enters the United States before the fil- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f ing deadline specified in subsection (d), he or f she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eli- PRAYER APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS gible, be eligible for adjustment of status The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick TO INDEPENDENT MEXICO under section 245 of the Immigration and Na- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: LABOR EXPERT BOARD tionality Act as of the date of the enactment Loving God, thank You for giving us of this Act. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR another day. Chair announces the Speaker’s ap- DENIAL OF ADMISSION.— Numbers of infections and hos- pointment, pursuant to section 732(a) (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections pitalizations are again spiking in var- of the United States-Mexico-Canada 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Na- ious sectors of our Nation as we con- tionality Act, Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. tinue to consider social concerns about and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas may not be re- 116–113), and the order of the House of peace and justice in our communities. moved from the United States, denied admis- January 3, 2019, of the following indi- As it is a time of high feeling and re- sion to the United States, or considered in- viduals on the part of the House to the eligible for lawful permanent residence in action, we ask Your blessing of peace, Independent Mexico Labor Expert the United States by reason of any ground patience, and good discernment in the Board for a term of 6 years: for removal or denial of admission that is re- days and weeks to come. Ms. Catherine Feingold, Takoma flected in the records of the Department of Opinions and positions of interested Park, Maryland Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the parties are heightened. Calm our pas- Department of State on the date of the en- Mr. Frederick Gibson Ross, Berkeley, sions, that those responsible for mold- actment of this Act. California ing a future in the wake of such monu- (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF mental shifts in our sense of what is f REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu- rity shall rescind any outstanding order of normal or usual are taking place. removal or deportation, or any finding of in- We thank You that we, as Americans, MARIA CARMEN CASTRO RAMIREZ AND J. REFUGIO CARRENO ROJAS admissibility or deportability, that has been have faced such challenges in the past. entered against Maria Carmen Castro Rami- Help us to have faith in You, and con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without rez or J. Refugio Carreno Rojas by reason of fidence in our constitutional way of objection, the Chair lays before the any ground described in paragraph (1). proceeding, that we have good cause to House the following bill (H.R. 1548) for (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAY- have hope in what is to come. the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ra- MENT OF FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of Bless us all this day, and every day, mirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas. an immigrant visa or the application for ad- and may all that we do be for Your The Clerk read the title of the bill. justment of status is filed with appropriate greater honor and glory. There was no objection. fees within 2 years after the date of the en- Amen. The text of the bill is as follows: actment of this Act. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H2379 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11JN7.000 H11JNPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H2380 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 11, 2020 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUM- level’’ refers to the amounts of spending and that comply with their allocations from the BER.—Upon the granting of an immigrant revenues estimated for each fiscal year based point of order under section 311(a). visa or permanent residence to Maria Car- on laws enacted or awaiting the President’s Table 4 displays the current level of ad- men Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno signature. vance appropriations in fiscal year 2020 ap- Table 1 compares the current levels of Rojas, the Secretary of State shall instruct propriations bills. This table is needed to en- total budget authority, outlays, and reve- the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the force a rule against appropriations bills con- nues to the overall limits filed in the Con- current or next following fiscal year, the taining advance appropriations that: (i) are gressional Record on May 3, 2019, as ad- total number of immigrant visas that are not identified in the statement of the Chair- justed, for fiscal year 2020. These compari- made available to natives of the country of man published in the Congressional Record sons are needed to implement section 311(a) the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the on May 3, 2019 or (ii) would cause the aggre- of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli- gate amount of such appropriations to ex- cable, the total number of immigrant visas which establishes a rule enforceable with a point of order against measures that would ceed the level specified in section 2 of H. Res. that are made available to natives of the 293. country of the aliens’ birth under section breach the budget resolution’s aggregate lev- 202(e) of such Act. els. In addition, a letter from the Congres- (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION Table 2 compares the current status of dis- sional Budget Office is attached that sum- TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The cretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2020 marizes and compares the budget impact natural parents, brothers, and sisters of with the section 302(b) suballocations of dis- oflegislation enacted after May 3, 2019 Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. cretionary budget authority and outlays against the budget aggregate in force. Refugio Carreno Rojas shall not, by virtue of among Appropriations subcommittees. The If you have any questions, please contact such relationship, be accorded any right, comparison is needed to enforce section Jennifer Wheelock or Raquel Spencer. 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 privilege, or status under the Immigration Sincerely, because the point of order under that section and Nationality Act. JOHN YARMUTH, equally applies to measures that would Chairman. The bill was ordered to be engrossed breach the applicable section 302(b) sub- and read a third time, was read the allocation. The table also provides supple- TABLE 1—REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COM- third time, and passed, and a motion to mentary information on spending authorized MITTEE ON THE BUDGET, STATUS OF THE FISCAL YEAR reconsider was laid on the table. in excess of the base discretionary spending limits under section 251(b) of the Balanced 2020 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET, REFLECTING ACTION f Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act COMPLETED AS OF JUNE 5, 2020 PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY of 1985. [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars] MATERIAL Table 3 compares the current levels of budget authority and outlays for legislative Fiscal year STATUS REPORT ON CURRENT LEVELS OF ON- action completed by each authorizing com- 2020 BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FY 2020 mittee with the limits filed in the Congres- Appropriate Level: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, sional Record on May 3, 2019, for fiscal year Budget Authority ..........................................................