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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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