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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 No. 40 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was In the strength of Your divine name local officials and volunteers across called to order by the Speaker pro tem- we pray. the country—its limitations were laid pore (Mr. CUELLAR). Amen. bare, for us to fix. f f H.R. 1 would shore up our democracy and the people’s faith in its power. DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER THE JOURNAL I am pleased this bill incorporates PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- two of my bills. The first requires all The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ant to section 5(a)(1)(A) of House Reso- States to offer same-day registration. fore the House the following commu- lution 8, the Journal of the last day’s The second ends partisan gerry- nication from the Speaker: proceedings is approved. mandering by requiring States to adopt WASHINGTON, DC, f citizen redistricting commissions. March 3, 2021. I urge my colleagues to join me in I hereby appoint the Honorable HENRY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE voting ‘‘yes’’ for this transformational CUELLAR to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the bill that fights special interests, takes NANCY PELOSI, gentleman from Florida (Mr. GIMENEZ) money out of politics, and puts power Speaker of the House of Representatives. come forward and lead the House in the back in the hands of the American peo- f Pledge of Allegiance. ple. Mr. GIMENEZ led the Pledge of Alle- PRAYER giance as follows: f The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Grun Kibben, offered the following REMEMBERING ELEANOR ‘‘SANDY’’ United States of America, and to the Repub- TORREY WEST prayer: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Almighty God, You breathed life into indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and us at creation, making humanity a lit- f was given permission to address the tle lower than the angels, crowning us House for 1 minute and to revise and with glory and honor, putting every- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER extend his remarks.) thing under our feet. What a gift. PRO TEMPORE. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Keep us ever mindful of the responsi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The er, I rise today with a heavy heart to bility that comes with that endow- Chair will entertain up to 15 requests remember and honor Mrs. Eleanor ment: that You desire that each and all for 1-minute speeches on each side of ‘‘Sandy’’ Torrey West, who passed would flourish, that everyone would be the aisle. away on January 17 at the age of 108. able to live into the privilege of becom- f Mrs. West was known as a woman ing the people You designed us to be. who embodied the spirit of Ossabaw Is- As You did in the beginning, send SHORING UP DEMOCRACY land, which is the third largest of Geor- Your spirit and bring order over the (Ms. BROWNLEY asked and was gia’s barrier islands, just south of Sa- chaotic waters of disputes and debate that surround us. given permission to address the House vannah. Shed Your light on the darkness of for 1 minute.) She established the Ossabaw Island alienation and division and divide the Ms. BROWNLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Project in the 1960s and the Genesis tempestuous argument from the today in support of H.R. 1, the For the Project in the 1970s as ways to allow unique, meaningful, and constructive People Act. students, artists, writers, scientists, dialogue. The limits of our democracy have ecologists, philosophers, and other in- Remind us that You have created us been tested like never before, espe- tellectuals and creative thinkers to re- in Your image, and this is what we cially in the last election, where we connect with the natural world and should see reflected in the lives of the saw baseless lawsuits, misinformation, with each other. other. Whether we like them or not, attempts to suppress legal votes, a re- In the late 1970s, Mrs. West spear- whether we vote as they do or remain fusal by a sitting President to transfer headed her family’s effort to ensure adamantly opposed, they, too, are Your power peacefully that resulted in an at- that Ossabaw Island would remain pre- beloved children. tempted insurrection aimed solely to served and protected. And as we labor in this place, we block the will of the people. She was the champion of Ossabaw, pray that You look over our steward- While our system ultimately and her enthusiastic, joyful spirit ship of Your gifts and call it good. worked—thanks to patriotic State and shined in everything she did.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.000 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 Throughout Mrs. West’s long, pros- Every citizen should be confident H.R. 1, the so-called For the People perous life, she inspired countless indi- that every legal vote counts. Congress Act, weaponizes the FEC into a par- viduals. has a duty to deliver election reform tisan commission and throws out com- I am so thankful for her many con- that honors the will of the people and monsense voter I.D. laws, just to name tributions to Georgia’s First District, the Constitution. a few. As one of the only Members of and I know her legacy will continue for We need meaningful, bipartisan elec- Congress who has actually had to im- years to come. tion reform, and I urge my colleagues plement election protocols, I speak on My thoughts and prayers are with to oppose H.R. 1. authority when it comes to our elec- her family, friends, and all who knew f tions. This bill is a travesty for all her during this most difficult time. Americans. HONORING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN f DONALD LAMBERT, JR. f CONSTRUCTIVELY CHANGING THE (Ms. SPANBERGER asked and was REBUILDING OUR CREDIBILITY ON CULTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT given permission to address the House THE WORLD STAGE (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was for 1 minute and to revise and extend (Ms. JACOBS of California asked and given permission to address the House her remarks.) was given permission to address the for 1 minute and to revise and extend Ms. SPANBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I House for 1 minute.) his remarks.) stand here to honor the life of Captain Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Donald Lambert, Jr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. today in support of the George Floyd Last weekend, the Henrico County 1, the For the People Act. Justice in Policing Act, to help con- Police Department lost one of its own. Mr. Speaker, I was in this very structively change the culture of law Captain Lambert served in the Chamber on January 6 when our de- enforcement and strengthen the trust Henrico Police Department for nearly mocracy was attacked. between police and the communities 34 years, and his fellow officers remem- In the days following, I received texts they serve. and calls from friends and former col- ber him as a true friend, mentor, and Last summer, communities across leagues around the world, who were leader. the Nation convulsed with raw emotion working on improving democracy in I had the privilege of getting to know after George Floyd was brutally mur- places like Burma and Hungary, who Captain Lambert through his work as dered by a police officer. were devastated about what they were the head of the Henrico Special Oper- His death may have been the spark, seeing and how it would impact their ations Group. Captain Lambert’s secu- but the true force motivating these ability to make progress around the rity expertise helped keep me, as well protests was the systemic racism that world. harms Black Americans every day. as my predecessors, Congressmen Brat Passing H.R. 1, rebuilding trust in Last June, one month after his death, and Cantor, and our staffs, out of our democracy, is imperative for our this House passed the George Floyd harm’s way, and I am forever grateful national security. Justice in Policing Act, only to see it for his dedication to his work. Since January 6, countries have ques- stall in the Senate. Captain Lambert was a pillar of our tioned whether they need to listen to We will vote again on the bill this central Virginia community. He was a America’s calls to defend human rights week. dedicated member of the Henrico Po- or abide by the results of free and fair George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, lice Department, but he will be remem- elections. Ahmaud Arbery, these people and bered as a gifted musician, a beloved Our allies and partners have ques- countless others should still be alive Sunday school teacher, and a man who tioned if they should continue fol- today. demonstrated true compassion for oth- lowing our lead when it seems like We can’t bring them and the others ers. other countries’ autocratic systems are back, but we can honor their memory Captain Lambert’s decades of selfless more capable of addressing crises. and, in so doing, strengthen our com- service to the community of Henrico We need to rebuild our credibility on munities and our Nation. I urge my and the Commonwealth of Virginia will the world stage. colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this bill. never be forgotten. Countries needn’t be defined by their f Our hearts are with his family, darkest days, but rather by how they WE NEED MEANINGFUL, friends, and fellow men and women of overcome them. The world was watching on January BIPARTISAN ELECTION REFORM the Henrico County Police Department as they honor his life. 6, and it is watching again today. (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given f I urge my colleagues to support H.R. permission to address the House for 1 1. A TRAVESTY FOR AMERICANS minute and to revise and extend her re- f marks.) (Mr. GIMENEZ asked and was given RECKLESS SWAMP FUELS FRAUD Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in permission to address the House for 1 strong opposition to H.R. 1. minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Free, fair, and transparent elections marks.) asked and was given permission to ad- are the cornerstone of our democracy. Mr. GIMENEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Americans must be able to trust in the opposition to H.R. 1. vise and extend his remarks.) integrity of our election processes. Americans love election season. They Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. This bill, however, federalizes elec- absolutely love the endless political Speaker, in an era of fake news, it is tions and takes control of elections ads, having their phones blown up by refreshing to find editorialist Jerry from State and local governments. Bellune, editor of the Lexington Coun- It will grant the Federal Government political calls and texts, and having their email inboxes littered with solici- ty Chronicle, expose the tragic fraud unprecedented power over voting proc- being perpetrated on taxpayers: esses and pave the way for rampant tations from want-to-be politicians. My phone keeps ringing off the hook from The Washington Swamp set up criminals fraud, abuse, and litigation. to steal billions of dollars through fraud. This legislation nullifies voter I.D. all of my constituents just pleading for In attempts to shovel money to the rest of laws, allows convicted felons to vote, Congress to use their dollars to fund us, Congress has created an opportunity for legalizes ballot harvesting, and ex- more campaign ads. criminal fraud. pands mail-in voting. This is the fantasy world that gov- Their real victims are us, the American It even allows, for the first time ever, ernment bureaucrats and career politi- taxpayers, and our great-grandchildren who taxpayer funding of Federal cam- cians who want a Federal takeover of will be paying for this folly for generations our elections live in. They want to to come. paigns, with a 6-to-1 government, tax- The reality is that those who created the payer-funded match in most cases. take Americans’ money and give it to CARES Act set us up for up to $100 billion in H.R. 1 is a cynical and partisan meas- campaigns at a 6-to-1 ratio, effectively fraud. The Labor Department inspector gen- ure that will erode faith in our democ- forcing you to finance political cam- eral estimates $63 billion in tax dollars were racy and not restore it. paigns you don’t support. stolen.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.003 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1021 As the Chronicle Tech Talk columnist This backward agenda is sacrificing To honor this patriot, those who Katie Ritchie has warned, scammers wooed the energy independence achievements knew him will continue to carry on his victims to convince them to give personal made by President Trump and Repub- legacy of kindness, compassion, and information. licans these past 4 years. Sadly, the service to others. I join his law enforce- In conclusion, God bless our troops, Biden Democrat Party energy policy is ment colleagues in mourning his pass- and we will never forget September the putting America last. ing and extend my deepest condolences 11th in the global war on terrorism. f to his family. Our sympathy to the family of Cham- f ber of Commerce President Bill STOP TREATING MENTAL ILLNESS Mooneyhan. LIKE A CRIME DARK MONEY INTERESTS SQUEALING LOUDLY f (Ms. PORTER asked and was given (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was NEED FOR RENTAL RELIEF permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her re- given permission to address the House (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of marks.) for 1 minute.) New York asked and was given permis- Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, equality Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, this sion to address the House for 1 minute.) and justice are core values of this week we will be passing H.R. 1, the For Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New country, yet for Americans with men- the People Act, and the dark money in- York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on be- tal illness, the risk of being killed terests are squealing loudly about it half of New York’s renters and the far- when approached by law enforcement is right now. H.R. 1, the For the People Act, re- too-many families who are struggling 16 times higher. An estimated one in quires exposure of the identities of the as a result of the coronavirus pan- four fatal police encounters ends the people and companies that are the dark demic. life of an individual with mental ill- Hardworking New Yorkers who have money that contribute hundreds of ness. millions of dollars toward American lost their jobs and closed their busi- We are not fulfilling the promise of nesses, through no fault of their own, elections, including Federal elections, equality and justice for Americans in this country—people and companies now are struggling, too, to pay their with mental illnesses and disabilities. rent. that don’t have to reveal who they are, That is why I introduced the Mental what they are about, what profits they The American Rescue Plan would Health Justice Act, which would create provide more than $20 billion in total are trying to maximize, or even if they specialized mental health first re- are from the United States of America. for emergency rental and utility assist- sponder units. If someone is experi- ance. This is in addition to the $25 bil- They don’t have to reveal any of that. encing a mental health crisis, they are H.R. 1, the For the People Act, is to lion provided in the December package. better served by a trained mental restore democracy to this country, to The House took bold action last week health professional, not a police offi- restore pure democracy so that we by passing the American Rescue Plan, cer. know who is paying for these elections. and I call on the Senate to pass it im- Mental illness is not a crime, and we The dark money interests are squeal- mediately and get it to the President’s have to stop treating it like one. Get- ing about it. They are squealing like desk. ting the right help to individuals with stuck pigs. Let’s pass H.R. 1. This is the lifeline our families and mental illnesses prevents them from f businesses so desperately need. Hope getting tangled up in a system that and health are on the way. isn’t built to serve their needs. REMEMBERING PEGGY SADLER f The Mental Health Justice Act (Mr. GARCI´A of California asked and b 0915 makes our communities healthier and was given permission to address the safer, more equal, and more just. House for 1 minute.) SACRIFICING ENERGY Mr. GARCI´A of California. Mr. f INDEPENDENCE Speaker, I rise today to honor the life (Mr. HAGEDORN asked and was HONORING THE LIFE OF NICK and legacy of my dear friend, Peggy given permission to address the House WINUM Sadler, who is now with the Lord. for 1 minute and to revise and extend (Mr. CLINE asked and was given per- Peggy and her husband, David, met his remarks.) mission to address the House for 1 while attending the University of Cali- Mr. HAGEDORN. Mr. Speaker, just minute and to revise and extend his re- fornia-Santa Barbara. In the mid-1960s, weeks into this administration, and marks.) they moved to the beautiful Simi Val- after endless promises of unity, the Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ley. David passed away last year as President has issued over 40 radical ex- to honor the life of Stanley Police Offi- well, so they are now reunited in Heav- ecutive orders, ranging from rejoining cer Nick Winum, who was tragically en. Peggy was the mother of two chil- a failed climate pact to taking steps to killed in the line of duty this weekend. dren, Robert and Leslie. She was a tire- dismantle the Nation’s border security. Originally a successful tomato farm- less public servant for over 40 years, Governing via executive order, the er on the Eastern Shore, Officer Winum supporting local public leaders and vol- followed his calling to serve others and administration has unilaterally unteering throughout the community. launched a coordinated assault on joined the Virginia State Police. After Peggy spent her retirement helping American energy and a war on agri- working for more than a decade as a raise her grandchildren and great- culture. State trooper, Officer Winum grandchildren, serving as a docent at By revoking the Keystone XL pipe- transitioned into the Stanley Police the Ronald Reagan Presidential Li- line project, the administration sent Department in 2016, where he served brary and Museum, and serving her more than 10,000 skilled workers to the until his passing. community as a volunteer at her local unemployment line, disrupted our For the last 15 years of his life, he church. safest and most efficient form of en- put the well-being of his neighbors I am grateful for the friendship that ergy transportation, and increased the above his own, and our community is Peggy and I shared. The city of Simi cost of transporting grain for farmers forever grateful for the sacrifice he Valley is a better place because of and agribusinesses. made while keeping our streets safe. Peggy Sadler. May we all pray for her The President also issued extremist Officer Winum is survived by the love family, and may God bless Ms. Peggy moratoriums on new oil and gas leas- of his life, his wife, Cara; his children, Sadler. ing and drilling on Federal lands, Jedediah, Aubrey, Jackson, and Nicki; f which only serves to increase American his granddaughter, Willa; as well as his reliance on foreign energy, eliminate parents, siblings, and 24 nieces and MAKING OUR DEMOCRACY MORE good-paying jobs, further stifle eco- nephews. ACCESSIBLE nomic growth, and drive up the cost of He is remembered as a man of honor (Mr. ALLRED asked and was given fuel and electricity for every Amer- and principle who loved the Lord, his permission to address the House for 1 ican. family, and his country. minute.)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.005 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 Mr. ALLRED. Mr. Speaker, I rise verify citizenship and require picture USING TAX DOLLARS TO FUND today in support of H.R. 1, the For the identification. CAMPAIGNS IS WRONG People Act. I commend our Georgia lawmakers (Ms. MALLIOTAKIS asked and was As a former voting rights attorney, I for strengthening the integrity of our given permission to address the House Georgia elections, and I am proud to have seen firsthand the devastation on for 1 minute.) support those efforts by voting ‘‘no’’ on the faces of Americans when they are Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Mr. Speaker, the Federal takeover of elections. denied their ability to make their H.R. 1 shamefully allows candidates for voice heard in our elections because f Congress to use tax dollars to fund they missed an arbitrary deadline or PUTTING THE FIX IN FUTURE campaigns with a $6 match for every $1 have shown up to their old polling ELECTIONS raised. Any normal person would call place. It is heartbreaking, and it is not (Mrs. MILLER of Illinois asked and this a form of embezzlement. who we are as a nation. Tax dollars are supposed to be used With today’s vote on the For the was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) to maintain our transportation infra- People Act, we, as a Congress, have an structure, fund our schools, and keep opportunity to affirmatively expand Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Speak- er, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1, what the public safe, not to fund campaigns. access to voting. This bill would do so As a representative from New York by allowing for automatic and same- should be named the for the politicians act. There is nothing in this bill that is City, which has public financing of day voter registration and establishing for the people. campaigns, and as a former candidate a national early voting period, while I could spend hours highlighting the for mayor, I can tell you that it does also enacting key reforms that will damaging aspects of this bill, but let’s nothing to take big money out of poli- make our elections more secure and start with eliminating voter ID. Ameri- tics, and it does nothing to level the that will ensure Americans and only cans need an ID to drive, to get mar- playing field. Bill de Blasio still re- Americans take part in them. ried, to get on an airplane, even to buy ceived big donations bundled by lobby- I am proud that two bills that I in- cold medicine, but to take part in the ists and special interests, and I would troduced, the Know Your Polling Place foundational component of our Repub- have still been outspent 4 to 1 with or Act and the Shell Company Abuse Act, lic? Apparently, my colleagues on the without matching funds. which would make our democracy more other side of the aisle think elimi- Using taxpayer money to fund polit- accessible and more secure, are in- nating any proof of who you are is for ical campaigns is not only wrong; it is cluded in today’s bill. the people. It is not. It is for the politi- an abuse of taxpayers and has led to Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to cians. more corruption. Multiple candidates return political power to everyday Then we have taxpayer-funded cam- and elected officials in New York City Americans and to vote for this legisla- paigns. H.R. 1 would implement a 6-to- were convicted for exploiting the sys- tion. 1 match for small-donor contributions tem and developing schemes to ille- f up to $200 in a congressional or Presi- gally pad their campaigns with tax- REQUIRING VOTER ID STRENGTH- dential campaign. The people of Illi- payer money. ENS ELECTION INTEGRITY nois’ 15th District shouldn’t be forced Additionally, at a time when so to fund the campaigns of people they (Mr. CLYDE asked and was given per- many Americans question the integrity vehemently disagree with. of our election system and are looking mission to address the House for 1 The November election made it read- minute and to revise and extend his re- for safeguards to protect their vote, ily apparent that our election system this bill bans States from having voter marks.) needs fixing. This bill just puts the fix Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Speaker, I rise ID and implements same-day voter reg- in future elections. today to express my strong opposition istration, which does not give election to H.R. 1 because it violates the U.S. f boards the proper time to ensure indi- Constitution. It usurps the rights of HONORING THE MEMORY OF viduals’ eligibility and further erodes States to establish and administer JOSEPH CORR the public trust. their own elections. Instead of this ridiculous bill, we (Ms. TENNEY asked and was given should be adopting the Save Democ- As we speak, Georgia lawmakers are permission to address the House for 1 working to make smart and targeted racy Act and restoring the trust and minute and to revise and extend her re- integrity of our election system. reforms to Georgia’s election laws, like marks.) picture identification for absentee vot- Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, today, I f ing. Such reforms are critically impor- rise to honor the life and memory of b 0930 tant. New Hartford, New York Police Officer RADICAL PATH OF DEMOCRATS H.R. 1 would not only nullify Georgia Joseph Corr. Fifteen years ago last lawmakers’ efforts, but it would also month, Officer Corr was shot and killed (Mrs. GREENE of Georgia asked and mandate that all States provide no-ex- in the line of duty while in pursuit of was given permission to address the cuse absentee voting with absolutely a robbery suspect. House for 1 minute.) zero safeguards. Joe Corr, who was born and raised in Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speak- I read the bill to see what I needed to my hometown of New Hartford, New er, I rise today to inform Democrats do to obtain and cast an absentee bal- York, was a dedicated father to that the radical path you are taking lot under H.R. 1. I was shocked to learn Kaitlyn, a loving husband to Tracie, will cause you to lose in 2022. I needed nothing: no witness signature, and a hero who served and protected The American people are shocked at no picture identification. Nothing is re- our community with honor. what you are doing and running quired. Today, the Officer Joseph D. Corr through this House of Representatives. Just tell that to TSA the next time Foundation proudly honors Joe’s mem- Passing a bill of $1.9 trillion that you try to get on an airplane, or to ory and gives back to his fellow mem- spends less than 9 percent on COVID your local gun dealer when you try to bers in blue by supporting other fami- relief is shameful. Passing the inequal- buy a gun. In fact, if we are going to lies who have experienced similar trag- ity act, which destroys women’s rights, eliminate a valid government-issued edies. His parents, Dave and Kathleen, religious freedoms; puts men in our lit- photo ID for constitutional voting continue to provide their love and tle girls’ bathrooms, locker rooms, and rights, then let’s eliminate the need for counsel to those families as well. on sports teams is unforgivable. photo ID to exercise your Second Officer Corr’s death is a sad reminder Trying to pass what I call the Demo- Amendment too. of the dangers our brave men and crats’ hate police bill, H.R. 1280—which The hypocrisy by the liberal left to women face each day in the line of puts police on Biden’s hit list and al- eliminate voter ID is stunning. Trust duty. These heroes deserve our unwav- lows police to be targets, also gets rid starts by States taking steps to verify ering respect for the sacrifices that of qualified immunity, opening them that all votes are legal and cast by eli- they make each and every day to keep up to be sued every time a criminal is gible voters. That is why we must our communities safe. offended and gets their feelings hurt—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.007 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1023 is reckless and dangerous for our po- Turner Wagner Wenstrup Messrs. SCHNEIDER, SHERMAN, Upton Walorski Westerman lice. Valadao Waltz Williams (TX) GARAMENDI, O’HALLERAN, and Mr. Speaker, because of H.R. 1, which Van Drew Weber (TX) Wilson (SC) MORELLE changed their vote from is a federalization of our elections, I Van Duyne Webster (FL) Zeldin ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ also, today, will make a motion to ad- NAYS—222 Mrs. BOEBERT and Mr. LAMALFA journ so that Democrats can think a Adams Gottheimer O’Halleran changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to little bit harder. Aguilar Granger Ocasio-Cortez ‘‘yea.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Allred Green, Al (TX) Omar So the motion to adjourn was re- bers are reminded to address their re- Amodei Grijalva Pallone jected. Auchincloss Haaland Panetta The result of the vote was announced marks to the Chair. Axne Harder (CA) Pappas Bacon Hastings as above recorded. f Pascrell Banks Hayes Payne Stated against: Bass Higgins (NY) Perlmutter Mr. CRIST. Mr. Speaker, due to an unfore- MOTION TO ADJOURN Beatty Himes Peters seen recorded vote, I was unable to leave a Bera Horsford Phillips Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Beyer Houlahan previously scheduled engagement. Had I been er, I move that the House do now ad- Pingree Bishop (GA) Hoyer Pocan present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall journ. Blumenauer Huffman Porter No. 56. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Blunt Rochester Issa Pressley Bonamici Jackson Lee Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on Price (NC) question is on the motion to adjourn Bourdeaux Jacobs (CA) Wednesday, March 3, 2021, I was not able to Quigley offered by the gentlewoman from Geor- Bowman Jayapal Raskin make the recorded vote below. Had I been Brown Jeffries gia (Mrs. GREENE). Rice (NY) present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall Brownley Johnson (GA) Rice (SC) The question was taken; and the Bush Jones No. 56. Speaker announced that the noes ap- Bustos Joyce (OH) Ross Ms. BARRAGA´ N. Mr. Speaker, I regret to peared to have it. Butterfield Kahele Roybal-Allard Ruiz inform you that I was unable to be present for Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Carbajal Kaptur the vote for the motion to adjourn today. Had Ca´ rdenas Keating Rush er, on that I demand the yeas and nays. Carson Khanna Rutherford I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Cartwright Kildee Ryan rollcall No. 56. ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Case Kilmer Sa´ nchez Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I Casten Kim (NJ) Sarbanes 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Castor (FL) Kind Scanlon rise to clarify my position on the Motion to Ad- The vote was taken by electronic de- Castro (TX) Kinzinger Schakowsky journ considered on the floor this morning. vice, and there were—yeas 182, nays Cheney Kirkpatrick Schiff I support full consideration of the For the 222, not voting 27, as follows: Chu Krishnamoorthi Schneider People Act and the George Floyd Justice in Cicilline Kuster Schrader [Roll No. 56] Clark (MA) Lamb Schrier Policing Act. I was unable to vote this morn- YEAS—182 Clarke (NY) Langevin Scott (VA) ing. Had I been present, I would have voted: Cleaver Larson (CT) Scott, David nay, on rollcall No. 56. Aderholt Gaetz Malliotakis Clyburn Lawrence Sewell MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Allen Garbarino Mann Cohen Lawson (FL) Sherman RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Armstrong Garcia (CA) Massie Connolly Lee (CA) Sherrill Arrington Gibbs Mast Cooper Lee (NV) Simpson Buchanan Kirkpatrick Neguse Babin Gimenez McCarthy Correa Leger Fernandez Sires (LaHood) (Stanton) (Perlmutter) Baird Gohmert McClain Courtney Levin (CA) Slotkin Ca´ rdenas Langevin Palazzo Balderson Gonzales, Tony McClintock Craig Levin (MI) Smith (WA) (Gomez) (Lynch) (Fleischmann) Barr Gonzalez (OH) McHenry Crow Lieu Soto DeSaulnier Lawson (FL) Payne Bentz Good (VA) Meijer Cuellar Lofgren Spanberger (Matsui) (Evans) (Wasserman Bergman Gooden (TX) Meuser Davids (KS) Lowenthal Schultz) Bice (OK) Gosar Miller (WV) Speier Deutch (Rice Lieu (Beyer) Davis, Danny K. Luria Stanton (NY)) Lowenthal Pingree (Kuster) Biggs Graves (LA) Moolenaar Dean Malinowski Rodgers (WA) Stevens Frankel, Lois (Beyer) Bilirakis Graves (MO) Moore (AL) DeGette Maloney, (Joyce (PA)) Strickland (Clark (MA)) Meng (Clark Bishop (NC) Greene (GA) Mullin DeLauro Carolyn B. Roybal-Allard Suozzi (MA)) Boebert Griffith Nehls DelBene Maloney, Sean Gaetz (McHenry) (Escobar) Swalwell ´ Bost Grothman Newhouse Delgado Manning Grijalva (Garcıa Moore (WI) Ruiz (Aguilar) Takano Brooks Guest Norman Demings Matsui (IL)) (Beyer) Rush Thompson (CA) Buchanan Guthrie Nunes DeSaulnier McBath Hastings Moulton (Underwood) Thompson (MS) Budd Hagedorn Obernolte Deutch McCollum (Wasserman (McGovern) Speier (Scanlon) Tlaib Burchett Harris Owens Dingell McEachin Schultz) Nadler (Jeffries) Vargas (Correa) Tonko Burgess Harshbarger Palazzo Doggett McGovern Huffman Napolitano Watson Coleman Calvert Hartzler Palmer Doyle, Michael McKinley Torres (CA) (McNerney) (Correa) (Pallone) Cammack Hern Pence F. McNerney Torres (NY) Wilson (FL) Carl Herrell Perry Escobar Meeks Trahan (Hayes) Carter (GA) Herrera Beutler Pfluger Underwood Eshoo Meng f Carter (TX) Hice (GA) Posey Espaillat Miller-Meeks Vargas Chabot Higgins (LA) Reed Evans Moore (UT) Veasey FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 Cline Hill Reschenthaler Fletcher Moore (WI) Vela Cloud Hinson Rodgers (WA) Foster Morelle Vela´ zquez The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Clyde Hollingsworth Rogers (AL) Frankel, Lois Moulton Walberg ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Cole Hudson Rogers (KY) Gallagher Mrvan Wasserman consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to ex- Comer Huizenga Rose Gallego Murphy (FL) Schultz Crawford Jackson Rosendale Garamendi Murphy (NC) Watson Coleman pand Americans’ access to the ballot Crenshaw Jacobs (NY) Rouzer Garcı´a (IL) Nadler Welch box, reduce the influence of big money Curtis Johnson (LA) Roy Garcia (TX) Napolitano Wexton in politics, strengthen ethics rules for Davidson Johnson (OH) Salazar Golden Neal Wild Davis, Rodney Johnson (SD) Scalise Gomez Neguse Williams (GA) public servants, and implement other DesJarlais Jordan Schweikert Gonzalez, Newman Wilson (FL) anti-corruption measures for the pur- Diaz-Balart Joyce (PA) Scott, Austin Vicente Norcross Womack pose of fortifying our democracy, and Donalds Katko Sessions Duncan Keller Smith (MO) NOT VOTING—27 for other purposes, will now resume. Dunn Kelly (MS) Smith (NE) Barraga´ n Fudge Ruppersberger The Clerk read the title of the bill. Emmer Kelly (PA) Smucker Boyle, Brendan Green (TN) Smith (NJ) AMENDMENT NO. 28 OFFERED BY MRS. LESKO Estes Kim (CA) Spartz F. Johnson (TX) Titus Fallon Kustoff Stauber The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now Brady Kelly (IL) Trone Feenstra LaHood Steel in order to consider amendment No. 28 Buck Larsen (WA) Waters Ferguson LaMalfa Stefanik Bucshon Lynch Wittman printed in part B of House Report 117– Fischbach Lamborn Steil Cawthorn McCaul Fitzgerald Latta Steube Yarmuth 9. Costa Mfume Young Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Speaker, I have an Fitzpatrick LaTurner Stewart Crist Miller (IL) Fleischmann Lesko Stivers DeFazio Mooney amendment at the desk. Fortenberry Long Taylor The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Foxx Loudermilk Tenney b 1032 Clerk will designate the amendment. Franklin, C. Lucas Thompson (PA) ´ Scott Luetkemeyer Tiffany Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. GARCIA of The text of the amendment is as fol- Fulcher Mace Timmons Illinois, Mr. WOMACK, Mrs. AXNE, lows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:09 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.009 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1024 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 Strike section 4208. free speech, triggers universal mail-in of this bill to provide increased trans- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ballots, creates an election czar, strips parency in political advertising. Fun- ant to House Resolution 179, the gen- voter ID requirements, and so much damentally, Americans deserve to tlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. LESKO) more. know who is paying for online political and a Member opposed each will con- This bill jeopardizes the future of ads to ensure that they are informed trol 5 minutes. Americans’ freedom of speech with new voters. The Chair recognizes the gentle- requirements for public disclosure of Digital advertising can also have a woman from Arizona. support of political campaigns and can- far greater reach than broadcast adver- Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Speaker, I yield didates. tising. Online political ads are rel- myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we cannot claim to be atively inexpensive to produce and can Mr. Speaker, I am here today to offer protecting the rights and freedoms en- be disseminated instantly to vast audi- an amendment to remove section 4208 shrined in our Constitution when this, ences across great distances without from H.R. 1. the For the People Act—more aptly regard to geographic boundaries. It is Section 4208 is a dangerous provision named the for the politicians act—is time for our disclosure and disclaimer of this bill that will put people’s pri- under consideration. laws and regulations to be updated to vate information on display and put Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 reflect how campaigns are run in the their personal security at risk. minute to the gentlewoman from Texas 21st century and how to keep pace with This section aims to forbid anony- (Ms. VAN DUYNE). changing technology. mous speech. Throughout American Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, I ap- The online platform records require- history, anonymous speech about polit- preciate the gentlewoman’s amend- ments in this section are key to the ical matters has played a vital role. ment, and I will be supporting it. Honest Ads Act, which is a part of H.R. From the Federalist Papers, to those Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposi- 1, designed to improve transparency in who supported the civil rights move- tion to H.R. 1, the underlying bill, the political advertising. By requiring on- ment of the 1950s and 1960s, many in ‘‘destroy election integrity and cen- line platforms to retain copies of polit- history had very legitimate fears of tralize all power in Washington, D.C., ical ads, everyday Americans at home having their identities uncovered and act’’ that Democrats are, once again, will be able to see who is paying for relied on anonymous speech to show pushing because they never have and what. These requirements are narrowly their support for certain policies and never will believe in the rights of our drawn and only apply to online plat- initiatives. States and the limited power of Fed- forms with over 50 million monthly Section 4208 removes the protection eral Government. unique visitors and to advertisers who of anonymous speech forever. By re- Some of my colleagues who took run over $500 a year in political adver- quiring public reporting of the private every opportunity to emphasize that tisements. information of individuals, partner- democracy was on the ballot in this Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to ships, associations, and any group of past election have returned to Congress vote ‘‘no’’ on the measure and protect people who spend $500 or more on polit- eager to change election laws in their this important reform. ical advertising—which is a very broad favor. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the definition in this bill—we put individ- H.R. 1 is wholly about control—con- gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. uals at risk. trol of free speech and control of how CLARK). Furthermore, we drastically limit elections are conducted. And when Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. free speech and destroy the First they exercise this control, their pur- Speaker, the insurrection on January 6 Amendment. Notably, the courts have pose is to crush opposing views, be- had a specific purpose: to overturn our already begun to warn against the con- cause opposing views will not be toler- election and to violently disenfran- stitutionality of similar provisions in ated when there are Democrat majori- chise millions of voters. State law. We cannot allow this to ties at stake. The immediate threat to the Capitol stand. Not only will it cause a security America’s strength lies in its free has been quelled, but our democracy’s problem for these individuals but, as speech and decentralized elections, and future is still unclear. Across the coun- we have seen, people could lose their we must continue to make our election try there are ongoing efforts to sup- jobs, be shamed, or even worse. system more resilient to natural chal- press and limit votes. Dark money I urge my colleagues to support this lenges and foreign actors. H.R. 1 fails fuels campaigns without transparency amendment. to do this on all fronts. and accountability, and partisan gerry- Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the Mr. Speaker, I was elected by the mandering tilts the playing field. gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. people of the 24th District of Texas to A vote for H.R. 1 is a vote for equal- ity, for transparency, and for returning CAMMACK). stand up for freedom, the rule of law, Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Speaker, I and limited government. I urge my col- power to the people. Mr. Speaker, 56 years ago on March 7, thank the gentlewoman from Arizona leagues to vote against this vile new John Lewis almost lost his life on the for yielding, and I am proud to support form of tyranny in H.R. 1. Edmund Pettus Bridge for the right to her amendment. Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Speaker, I yield vote. He said: ‘‘Your vote is precious, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposi- back the balance of my time. tion to H.R. 1, the so-called For the Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I claim almost sacred. It is the most powerful, People Act a/k/a the for the politicians the time in opposition to the amend- nonviolent tool we have to create a act. Supporters of this bill claim that ment. more perfect union.’’ Let’s strive for that more perfect it is the fix needed for the problems The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- union. Let’s confirm our democracy within our Nation’s electoral system, tlewoman from California is recognized and vote ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 1. but in reality this bill is a power grab for 5 minutes. that will blur the lines between official Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I dis- b 1045 and campaign resources and leave tax- agree with this amendment. It would Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I would payers footing the bill. strike section 4208 of H.R. 1 which re- just note that the late Justice Scalia, It is shameful that this body is even quires online platforms to retain who was not exactly one of our liberal considering this legislation that forces records of certain online political ad- beacons on the Court, said this: ‘‘Re- hardworking Americans amid an un- vertisements. According to Forbes quiring people to stand up in public for precedented crisis to give politicians magazine, political advertisers spent their political acts fosters civic cour- money. H.R. 1 would funnel millions of $1.6 billion online in the 2020 election— age, without which democracy is taxpayer dollars into the campaign ac- almost 10 times what they spent in doomed.’’ counts of politicians through voucher 2012. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the and funding match programs. This bill At a time when Americans are in- gentleman from Maryland (Mr. will allow 16-year-olds to vote, give $25 creasingly bombarded with political RASKIN). vouchers to individuals to donate to ads online, striking this provision is Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, the the candidate of their choice, redefines not useful and would harm the efforts amendment proposes to knock out the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.004 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1025 heart of the Honest Ads Act, so the individual to register to vote or vote in an and SCHAKOWSKY, for their leadership public won’t know who is purchasing election for Federal office held in the State on this issue and for cosponsoring my ads online. That is the exact opposite on the grounds of the individual’s age if the amendment. of what we need to be doing. We need individual will be at least 16 years of age on Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the the date of the election. far greater transparency about who is (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. SCHA- polluting the airwaves and who is pol- apply with respect to elections held in 2022 KOWSKY). luting the internet with propaganda or any succeeding year. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, and fake news. We should know who is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- first, I want to thank my friend, paying for all of that. ant to House Resolution 179, the gen- AYANNA PRESSLEY, the wonderful con- This used to be a very solid bipar- tlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. gresswoman from Massachusetts. I tisan commitment between Democrats PRESSLEY) and a Member opposed each have had the pleasure of knowing and Republicans. Everybody agreed will control 5 minutes. AYANNA PRESSLEY well before she was there should at least be disclosure of The Chair recognizes the gentle- even 16, and she was ready to vote as campaign spending. woman from Massachusetts. soon as that. Now, they not only want to put out Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield I want to say that all over the coun- propaganda online, but they don’t even myself such time as I may consume. try, and especially in my district, I feel want anybody to know who is paying Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support we see young people, young activists, for it. That is the opposite direction of my amendment to H.R. 1, the For who are working tirelessly to make that we should be moving in America. the People Act. their voices heard, from battling cli- We should be defending everybody’s H.R. 1 is bold, transformative legisla- mate change, battling gun violence, to right to vote, everybody’s right to par- tion, which fights voter suppression, advocating for racial justice and eco- ticipate against all of the schemes to promotes access to the ballot, cracks nomic equality. undermine voting rights, and we should down on money in politics, and pro- This is their century, and our na- make sure that everybody knows who vides transparency to the American tional leadership should be accountable is putting money into the political sys- people. to them, to these young people in their tem. Passing this bill has never been more generation who will be most impacted I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on that amend- urgent. We must act to protect and by the existential threats that are ment. preserve our democracy. looming before us today. Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I yield My amendment gets to the heart of This is a serious proposal. Sixteen- to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. H.R. 1 and recognizes the contributions year-olds are doing the work of adults, WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) for the purpose that young people continue to make to and they should be treated with the re- of a colloquy. our democracy. spect that they deserve and the partici- By lowering the Federal voting age Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. pation that they should be able to from 18 to 16 years of age, my amend- Speaker, in Florida, we have strong re- have. ment would enfranchise young Ameri- districting standards that were passed So I heartily support this amend- cans to help shape and form the poli- by a large majority of Florida voters ment and urge my colleagues to con- cies that will set the course for our fu- and placed in our State constitution. sider it carefully and vote for it. ture. I also recognize that strong stand- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. From police violence, to immigration ards and criteria are provided for in Speaker, I rise in opposition to this reform, to climate change, to the fu- H.R. 1. amendment. Would the chairperson agree to work- ture of work and the minimum wage, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ing together with the State-adopted re- our young people are organizing, mobi- tleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 districting criteria to ensure H.R. 1 lizing, and calling us to action. They minutes. are at the forefront of social move- does not dilute the Florida require- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. ments and have more than earned in- ments? Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I am clusion in our democracy. tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. happy to work with the gentlewoman Mr. Speaker, 16- and 17-year-old con- MEUSER), my good friend. as this bill advances towards enact- stituents of mine are supporting their Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, our Na- ment. families. They are working, not for en- tion faces serious challenges, including Mr. Speaker, I have no additional richment or to build a resume, but be- an ongoing pandemic, vaccine distribu- speakers, and I would urge a ‘‘no’’ vote cause they have no choice. They are at- tion hurdles, continued lockdowns on the Lesko amendment. tending school full-time and taking from out-of-touch Governors, pro- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance care of loved ones in the midst of the longed closures of our schools, and one- of my time. COVID crisis. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Young people are contributing both in-four small businesses face the risk of ant to House Resolution 179, the pre- to the labor force and their local permanent closure. vious question is ordered on the economies by paying taxes, and yet At a time when the American people amendment offered by the gentle- they are deprived of the opportunity to are concerned with election integrity, woman from Arizona (Mrs. LESKO). exercise their right to vote. a top priority of our Democrat leader- The question is on the amendment. Some have questioned the maturity ship is to federalize election laws, re- The amendment was rejected. of our youth. I don’t. moving the authority of State legisla- A motion to reconsider was laid on Sixteen- and 17-year-olds today pos- tures expressed in Article I, Section 4 the table. sess wisdom and maturity defined by of the Constitution. AMENDMENT NO. 37 OFFERED BY MS. PRESSLEY today’s challenges, hardships, and op- H.R. 1, the bill before us today, would The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now portunities. allow for taxpayer-funded campaigns in order to consider amendment No. 37 They deserve and demand a govern- through a government match on polit- printed in part B of House Report 117– ment that is accountable to them, a ical contributions at a 6-to-1 ratio. So 9. government that values their voices, a $200 contribution would be matched Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I have and understands the depth and breadth by the taxpayer to the tune of $1,200. an amendment at the desk. of their lived experience. H.R. 1 would also hinder the rights of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The They are not a monolith. But they States to determine their registration Clerk will designate the amendment. are nation-builders, living through a voting practices, including mandating The text of the amendment is as fol- global pandemic, confronting racial in- automatic voter registration. lows: justice, and rebuilding our democracy. The suggestion being made by my Page 88, after line 8, insert the following: Now is the time for us to meet the Democrat friends and colleagues that SEC. 1055. LOWERING MANDATORY MINIMUM moment and enfranchise 16- and 17- opposition to this legislation is some- VOTING AGE IN FEDERAL ELEC- TIONS. year-olds. how a form of voter suppression is ri- (a) LOWERING VOTING AGE TO 16 YEARS OF I would like to thank my colleagues diculous. I and my colleagues would AGE.—A State may not refuse to permit an and dear friends, Representatives MENG never consider engaging in a course of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.014 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1026 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 action that suppresses a citizen’s le- In other words, California Democrats The bill would limit the free speech gitimate right to vote. think it is fine when their paid of my voters, use my voters’ tax dol- This is a partisan power grab that operatives collect ballots from strang- lars to fund candidates, and violate the threatens election integrity. ‘‘One cit- ers and throw them in a bag. But they Constitution by superseding the Com- izen, one vote’’ is my solemn resolve. I object when churches try to collect monwealth’s ability to determine their oppose this amendment and the under- them for members of their congrega- own laws on voter eligibility. lying bill. tion and put them in a box. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield Don’t be fooled. Democrats don’t join me in opposing this misguided and 1 minute to the gentlewoman from want to facilitate ballot collection for radical legislation. California (Ms. LEE). all Americans. They just want to make Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, we Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, it easier for their operatives to harvest must do right by the young organizers first of all, let me rise to support the ballots and will cry foul whenever Re- and activists who have fought for our Pressley-Meng-Schakowsky amend- publicans try to play by the same democracy. They have a stake in our ment. I thank Congresswoman rules. democracy, and they deserve to have a PRESSLEY for bringing this forward and Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield stake at the ballot box. to say that she is about the future and 1 minute to the gentleman from New Civil rights heroes like the late John really about making sure that civic York (Mr. JONES). Lewis taught us through example that participation is really enhanced and Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, I stand in no one is too young to fight for access moved forward by allowing for this this Chamber today thanks to the to the ballot. In fact, he supported this amendment to come into this bill, H.R. young people of Westchester and Rock- very amendment last Congress. 1, because this is what it is about. It is land Counties. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully request about our democracy, and she has been When I first ran for Congress, I was my colleagues to support this amend- consistent in terms of inclusion and joined by a small group of young, com- ment, and I yield back the balance of making sure our democracy works. mitted volunteers. Many of them were my time. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Elections are about the future, and not eligible to vote. Many of them were Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- no one has more at stake in that future 16 and 17 years old. And my goodness, tleman from Kentucky (Mr. BARR), a than our youth. By age 16, we trust our did they know more about policy and mediocre friend, not a great friend. young people with a host of important national politics than people who are four and five times their senior. Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, after a divi- decisions and responsibilities. It is the In this country, when you are 16 and sive election season, allegations of moment when lifelong habits are built 17 years old, we charge you as an adult election fraud, objections to the elec- and when ideas about the world become in the courtroom. You are able to drive toral college, and impeachment, a to be fixed. Evidence has shown that to the job we expect you to work in friend of mine on the other side of the when people start voting younger, they order to help support your family. So I aisle recently asked what it would take are more likely to exercise their right think that the least we can do is give to unify our country. My answer is to vote as they grow older. 16- and 17-year-olds a say in who gov- that it is certainly not this legislation Too many of the arguments against erns them. which, from my standpoint, is the most lowering the voting age to 16 crumble divisive, unconstitutional, and destruc- b 1100 when you really examine them clearly. tive piece of legislation in my time in Often the objection is simply that 16- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Congress. year-olds are too young to exercise Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- They call it the For the People Act, good judgment. This is really a patron- tleman from Virginia (Mr. CLINE), an- but it should be called the for the poli- izing thought. In fact, it is downright other great friend. ticians act because it would force tax- scary to think that we would have our Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, the Con- payers to fund political campaigns, in- government policies decide what con- stitution vests primary responsibility cluding the campaigns of politicians stitutes as wisdom for our young peo- in State legislatures to set the times, with whom those taxpayers disagree. ple. places, and manner of congressional Maybe a better name would be the It is past time for us to elevate vot- elections, allowing States and local- election power grab act because it ing as one of the central responsibil- ities to determine how best to conduct would normalize the chaos, uncer- ities of our democracy. I urge an ‘‘aye’’ elections that suit the needs of voters tainty, and irregularities surrounding vote. in their communities. mail-in voting in the 2020 election by Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. But the bill before us today, and this centralizing the administration of elec- Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- amendment also, reverses the long- tions in Washington, D.C., comman- tleman from California (Mr. CALVERT), standing history of State control over deering States to permanently expand my good friend. the electoral process, makes unconsti- mail-in voting without safeguards, le- Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tutional changes to our election laws galize ballot harvesting, disregard opposition to the amendment en bloc through a top-down Federal power voter ID laws, permit same-day voter No. 4 and the underlying bill. grab, and places unprecedented limita- registration without citizenship verifi- I have a long list of concerns with tions on political speech. cation, among other egregious meas- this bill, and at the top of this list is Rather than strengthening the elec- ures. nationwide ballot harvesting. tion process by working with Repub- Mr. Speaker, election laws should Democrats in California have already licans to find bipartisan solutions, H.R. make it easy to vote and hard to cheat. legalized ballot harvesting in our 1 was written without any input from This bill would not only make it easy State. Despite our concerns with the Republican Members. Some of the most to cheat, but it would also effectively practice, Republicans were determined egregious provisions include man- make it legal to cheat. to play by the rules and utilized legal dating that States allow ballot har- At a time when half of Americans ballot collection methods in the last vesting, mandating same-day registra- have lost confidence in the integrity of election. tion in all 50 States, abolishing the sig- our elections, this bill will only drive One amendment in this package, of- nature requirements for mail-in bal- distrust and division higher. fered by my California colleague, puts lots, mandating absentee ballots be ac- Mr. Speaker, for the sake of ending this hypocrisy on full display. Under cepted up to 10 days after election day, division in our country, I urge my col- current law, with my colleague’s mandating that States send ballots in leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on this power amendment, a foreign operative— the mail proactively, and, finally, forc- grab of our elections. maybe a Russian operative, maybe a ing taxpayers to pay politicians to Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chinese spy—could still handle ballots campaign for office. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gen- for untold numbers of people. My col- This bill is nothing more than an at- tleman from Texas (Mr. FALLON), an- league’s amendment is a blatant at- tempt by Democrats to cement their other mediocre friend. tempt to criticize ballot harvesting fragile and fleeting majorities at tax- Mr. FALLON. Mr. Speaker, I have only when the other guys do it. payer expense. only been here 2 months, and in that

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.016 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1027 time, I have seen some bad legislation. which are transmitted or caused to be trans- gins on the date of the enactment of this To date, this is one of the worst that I mitted by an agent of a foreign principal by Act. have seen. posting on an online platform, the agent (d) DEFINITION.—Section 1 of such Act (22 The age of consent has always coin- shall ensure that the conspicuous statement U.S.C. 611) is amended by inserting after sub- required to be placed in such materials under section (i) the following new subsection: cided with the franchise. For nearly 200 this subsection is placed directly with the ‘‘(j) The term ‘online platform’ means any years, it was 21. Then, in the 1970s, material posted on the platform and is not public-facing website, web application, or they changed it to 18. Our society has accessible only through a hyperlink or other digital application (including a social net- agreed since then, for 50 years, that 18 reference to another source. work, ad network, or search engine).’’. is when a child becomes an adult. I find ‘‘(3) If the Attorney General determines SEC. 7106. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF IN- it interesting that our friends across that the application of paragraph (2) to ma- DIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE WITH THE terials posted on an online platform is not UNITED STATES IN POLITICAL AC- the aisle don’t want to have 16- and 17- feasible because the length of the con- TIVITIES FOR A FOREIGN PRINCIPAL year-olds tried as adults when they spicuous statement required to be placed in IN ANY PLACE AS AGENTS OF FOR- commit violent adult crimes, yet they materials under this subsection makes the EIGN PRINCIPALS. want those 16- and 17-year-olds to have inclusion of the entire statement incompat- Section 1(c)(1)(i) of the Foreign Agents the franchise. Some even, believe it or ible with the posting of the materials on Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 not, want 16- and 17-year-olds who are that platform, an agent may meet the re- U.S.C. 611(c)(1)(i)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘United States’’ the following: convicted of murder to be able to vote quirements of paragraph (2) by ensuring that an abbreviated version of the statement, ‘‘(whether within or outside of the United while they are in prison after they stating that the materials are distributed by States)’’. have been convicted. a foreign agent on behalf of a clearly identi- SEC. 7107. ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON CHAL- Mr. Speaker, this is a horrible fied foreign principal, is placed directly with LENGES TO ENFORCEMENT OF FOR- amendment, and I respectfully request the material posted on the platform. EIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT that all of our Members join us in vot- ‘‘(4) An online platform on which informa- OF 1938. ing ‘‘no.’’ tional materials described in paragraph (2) (a) ANALYSIS.—The Attorney General shall Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. are posted shall ensure that the conspicuous conduct an analysis of the legal, policy, and procedural challenges to the effective en- Speaker, I yield back the balance of statement described in such paragraph (or, if applicable, the abbreviated statement de- forcement of the Foreign Agents Registra- my time. scribed in paragraph (3)) is maintained with tion Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- such materials at all times, including after seq.). ant to House Resolution 179, the pre- the material is shared in a social media post (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after vious question is ordered on the on the platform, but only if the platform has the date of the enactment of this Act, the amendment offered by the gentle- 50,000,000 or more unique monthly United Attorney General shall submit to Congress a woman from Massachusetts (Ms. States visitors or users for a majority of report on the analysis conducted under sub- section (a), and shall include in the report PRESSLEY). months during the 12 months preceding the such recommendations, including rec- The question is on the amendment. dissemination of the materials.’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments ommendations for revisions to the Foreign The question was taken; and the made by paragraph (1) shall apply with re- Agents Registration Act of 1938, as the At- Speaker pro tempore announced that spect to materials disseminated on or after torney General considers appropriate to pro- the noes appear to have it. the expiration of the 60-day period which be- mote the effective enforcement of such Act. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. gins on the date of the enactment of this AMENDMENT NO. 41 OFFERED BY MS. SPEIER OF Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Act, without regard to whether or not the CALIFORNIA and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Attorney General has promulgated regula- Page 476, strike lines 5 through 9 and insert Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Reso- tions to carry out such amendments prior to the following: lution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. the expiration of such period. ‘‘(B) a description of the audience targeted (b) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO PER- Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- by the advertisement, the number of views SONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.— generated from the advertisement, the num- ther proceedings on this question are (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(b)(1) of such Act postponed. ber of views by unique individuals generated (22 U.S.C. 614(b)(1)), as amended by sub- by the advertisement, the number of times AMENDMENTS EN BLOC NO. 4 OFFERED BY MS. section (a), is amended by striking ‘‘any per- the advertisement was shared, and the date LOFGREN OF CALIFORNIA. son within the United States’’ and inserting and time that the advertisement is first dis- Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, pursu- ‘‘any person’’. played and last displayed.’’. ant to House Resolution 179, I rise to (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with re- AMENDMENT NO. 42 OFFERED BY MS. SPEIER OF offer amendments en bloc. spect to materials disseminated on or after CALIFORNIA The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the expiration of the 60-day period which be- Page 50, line 14, strike ‘‘and’’ at then end. Clerk will designate the amendments gins on the date of the enactment of this Page 50, line 20, insert ‘‘and’’ at the end. en bloc. Act, without regard to whether or not the Page 50, after line 20, insert the following: Amendments en bloc No. 4 consisting Attorney General has promulgated regula- (G) an explanation of what information the of amendment Nos. 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, tions to carry out such amendments prior to State and local election officials maintain 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56, the expiration of such period. with respect to an individual voter registra- (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE PLATFORMS tion status for purposes of elections for Fed- printed in part B of House Report 117– DISSEMINATING INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS eral office in the State, how that informa- 9, offered by Ms. LOFGREN of California: TRANSMITTED BY AGENTS OF FOREIGN PRIN- tion is shared or sold and with whom, what AMENDMENT NO. 40 OFFERED BY MS. CIPALS.— information is automatically kept confiden- SPANBERGER OF VIRGINIA (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of such Act (22 tial, what information is needed to access Add at the end of subtitle B of title VII the U.S.C. 614) is amended by adding at the end voter information online, and what privacy following: the following new subsection: programs are available, such as those de- ‘‘(g) If the Attorney General determines SEC. 7105. DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS FOR MA- scribed in section 1055; TERIALS POSTED ON ONLINE PLAT- that an agent of a foreign principal trans- Page 88, after line 8 insert the following FORMS BY AGENTS OF FOREIGN mitted or caused to be transmitted informa- (and conform the table of contents accord- PRINCIPALS ON BEHALF OF CLI- tional materials on an online platform for or ingly): ENTS. in the interests of the foreign principal and SEC. 1055. REQUIRING STATES TO ESTABLISH (a) METHOD AND FORM OF DISCLAIMER; did not meet the requirements of subsection AND OPERATE VOTER PRIVACY PRO- PRESERVATION OF DISCLAIMERS BY CERTAIN (b)(2) (relating to the conspicuous statement GRAMS. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.— required to be placed in such materials)— (a) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall estab- (1) REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED.—Section 4(b) ‘‘(1) the Attorney General shall notify the lish and operate a privacy program to enable of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of online platform; and victims of domestic violence, dating vio- 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 614(b)) is amend- ‘‘(2) the online platform shall remove such lence, stalking, sexual assault, and traf- ed— materials and use reasonable efforts to in- ficking to have personally identifiable infor- (A) by striking ‘‘(b) It shall be unlawful’’ form recipients of such materials that the mation that the State or local election offi- and inserting ‘‘(b)(1) It shall be unlawful’’; materials were disseminated by a foreign cials maintain with respect to an individual and agent on behalf of a foreign principal.’’. voter registration status for purposes of elec- (B) by adding at the end the following new (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment tions for Federal office in the State, includ- paragraph: made by paragraph (1) shall apply with re- ing addresses, be kept confidential. ‘‘(2) In the case of informational materials spect to materials disseminated on or after (b) NOTICE.—Each State shall notify resi- for or in the interests of a foreign principal the expiration of the 60-day period which be- dents of that State of the information that

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.018 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1028 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 State and local election officials maintain tion’s website and boost awareness on the in- impact of ranked-choice voting in States and with respect to an individual voter registra- stitution’s social media platforms,’’. localities with a focus on how to best imple- tion status for purposes of elections for Fed- AMENDMENT NO. 48 OFFERED BY MS. TLAIB OF ment a model for Federal elections nation- eral office in the State, how that informa- MICHIGAN wide. The study shall include the impact on tion is shared or sold and with whom, what Page 94, insert after line 25 the following voter turnout, negative campaigning, and information is automatically kept confiden- (and redesignate the succeeding provisions who decides to run for office. tial, what information is needed to access accordingly): (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after voter information online, and the privacy (c) PRIORITY FOR SCHOOLS RECEIVING TITLE the date of enactment of this section, the programs that are available. I FUNDS.—In selecting among eligible local Comptroller General shall transmit to Con- (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each State shall educational agencies for receiving funds gress a report on the study conducted under make information about the program estab- under the pilot program under this part, the subsection (a), including any recommenda- lished under subsection (a) available on a Commission shall give priority to local edu- tions on how to best implement a ranked- publicly accessible website. cational agencies that receive funds under choice voting for Federal elections nation- (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec- wide. (1) The terms ‘‘domestic violence’’, ‘‘stalk- ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 AMENDMENT NO. 54 OFFERED BY MS. ing’’, ‘‘sexual assault’’, and ‘‘dating vio- et seq). UNDERWOOD OF ILLINOIS lence’’ have the meanings given such terms AMENDMENT NO. 49 OFFERED BY MS. TLAIB OF In section 542(a)(1) of the Federal Election in section 40002 of the Violence Against MICHIGAN Campaign Act of 1971, as added by section Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291). 5111 of the bill— (2) The term ‘‘trafficking’’ means an act or Page 79, insert after line 9 the following (and redesignate the succeeding provisions (1) strike ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph practice described in paragraph (11) or (12) of (D); section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Pro- accordingly): ‘‘(c) ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF FORMS.— (2) redesignate subparagraph (E) as sub- tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). The State shall ensure that each polling paragraph (F); and AMENDMENT NO. 43 OFFERED BY MS. SPEIER OF place has copies of any forms an individual (3) insert after subparagraph (D) the fol- CALIFORNIA may be required to complete in order to reg- lowing new subparagraph: Page 666, insert after line 2 the following ister to vote or revise the individual’s voter (E) the extent to which the program in- new section (and redesignate the succeeding registration information under this sec- creased opportunities for participation by section accordingly): tion.’’. candidates of diverse racial, gender, and SECTION 6010. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMI- AMENDMENT NO. 50 OFFERED BY MS. TLAIB OF socio-economic backgrounds; and TATIONS FOR OFFENSES UNDER MICHIGAN AMENDMENT NO. 55 OFFERED BY MS. WATERS OF FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT CALIFORNIA OF 1971. Page 248, line 15, strike the closing On page 124, line 1, strike ‘‘criminal pen- (a) CIVIL OFFENSES.—Section 309(a) of the quotation mark and the second period. alties’’ and insert ‘‘criminal, civil, or other Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 Page 248, insert after line 15 the following: ‘‘(c) MINIMUM HOURS OF OPERATION OUTSIDE legal penalties’’. U.S.C. 30109(a)) is amended by inserting after OF TYPICAL WORKING HOURS.—Each State On page 128, line 17, strike ‘‘criminal pen- paragraph (9) the following new paragraph: shall establish hours of operation for all poll- alties’’ and insert ‘‘criminal, civil, or other ‘‘(10) No person shall be subject to a civil ing places in the State on the date of any legal penalties’’. penalty under this subsection with respect to election for Federal office held in the State a violation of this Act unless a complaint is AMENDMENT NO. 56 OFFERED BY MS. WILLIAMS such that no polling place is open for less filed with the Commission with respect to OF GEORGIA than a total of 4 hours outside of the hours the violation under paragraph (1), or the Page 88, after line 8, insert the following: between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm in time zone in Commission responds to information with re- SEC. 1055. INCLUSION OF VOTER REGISTRATION which the polling place is located.’’. spect to the violation which is ascertained in INFORMATION WITH CERTAIN the normal course of carrying out its super- AMENDMENT NO. 51 OFFERED BY MR. TORRES OF LEASES AND VOUCHERS FOR FEDER- visory responsibilities under paragraph (2), NEW YORK ALLY ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING AND MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS. not later than 15 years after the date on Page 548, strike lines 3 through 12 and in- (a) DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFORM STATE- which the violation occurred.’’. sert the following: MENT.—The Director of the Bureau of Con- (b) CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—Section 406(a) of (c) STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPACT AND EF- sumer Financial Protection, in coordination such Act (52 U.S.C. 30145(a)) is amended by FECTIVENESS OF VOUCHER PROGRAMS.— with the Election Assistance Commission, striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. (1) STUDY.—The Federal Election Commis- shall develop a uniform statement designed (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments sion shall conduct a study on the efficacy of to provide recipients of such statement pur- made by this section shall apply with respect political voucher programs, including the suant to this section of how they can reg- to violations occurring on or after the date program under this part and other similar ister to vote and their voting rights under of the enactment of this Act. programs, in expanding and diversifying the pool of individuals who participate in the law. AMENDMENT NO. 44 OFFERED BY MS. SPEIER OF (b) LEASES AND VOUCHERS FOR FEDERALLY CALIFORNIA electoral process, including those who par- ticipate as donors and those who participate ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING.—The Secretary Page 154, beginning line 2, strike ‘‘at least as candidates. of Housing and Urban Development shall re- one voting system’’ and insert ‘‘a sufficient quire— (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after number, but at least one, of voting systems, the date of the enactment of this Act, the (1) each public housing agency to provide a as determined by the Commission in con- Commission shall publish and submit to Con- copy of the uniform statement developed sultation with the United States Access gress a report on the study conducted under pursuant to subsection (a) to each lessee of a Board and the National Institute of Stand- subsection (a), and shall include in the re- dwelling unit in public housing administered ards and Technology,’’. port such recommendations as the Commis- by such agency— Page 154, beginning line 3, strike ‘‘for indi- sion considers appropriate which would en- (A) together with the lease for such a viduals with disabilities’’ and insert ‘‘to able political voucher programs to be imple- dwelling unit, at the same time such lease is serve individuals with and without disabil- mented on a national scale. provided to the lessee; and ities’’. (B) together with any income verification Page 154, beginning line 7, strike ‘‘at each AMENDMENT NO. 52 OFFERED BY MR. TORRES OF form, at the same time such form is provided polling place’’ and insert ‘‘for all in person NEW YORK to the lessee; voting options’’. Page 255, after line 16, insert the following: (2) each public housing agency that admin- AMENDMENT NO. 45 OFFERED BY MR. SWALWELL SEC. 1909. GAO STUDY ON VOTER TURNOUT isters rental assistance under the Housing OF CALIFORNIA RATES. Choice Voucher program under section 8(o) The Comptroller General of the United Page 223, line 18 , insert ‘‘, without being of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 States shall conduct a study on voter turn- subjected to intimidation or deceptive prac- U.S.C. 1437f(o)), including the program under out rates delineated by age in States and lo- tices,’’ after ‘‘vote’’. paragraph (13) of such section 8(o), to provide calities that permit voters to participate in a copy of the uniform statement developed AMENDMENT NO. 46 OFFERED BY MR. SWALWELL elections before reaching the age of 18, with pursuant to subsection (a) to each assisted OF CALIFORNIA a focus on localities that permit voting upon family or individual— Page 129, line 8, insert ‘‘, including by oper- reaching the age of 16. (A) together with the voucher for such as- ating a polling place or ballot box that false- AMENDMENT NO. 53 OFFERED BY MR. TORRES OF sistance, at the time such voucher is issued ly purports to be an official location estab- NEW YORK for such family or individual; and lished for such an election by a unit of gov- Page 255, insert before line 17, the fol- (B) together with any income verification ernment’’ before the period. lowing new section (and conform the table of form, at the same time such form is provided AMENDMENT NO. 47 OFFERED BY MR. SWALWELL contents accordingly): to the applicant or assisted family or indi- OF CALIFORNIA SEC. 1909. STUDY ON RANKED-CHOICE VOTING. vidual; and Page 220, line 20, strike ‘‘clause’’ and insert (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall (3) each owner of a dwelling unit assisted ‘‘clause, and shall include on the institu- conduct a study on the implementation and with Federal project-based rental assistance

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.010 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1029 to provide a copy of the uniform statement The Chair recognizes the gentle- sense reform ensures that tenants and developed pursuant to subsection (a) to pro- woman from California. homeowners will have easy access to vide to the lessee of such dwelling unit— Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I yield voter registration and other voter-re- (A) together with the lease for such dwell- myself such time as I may consume. ing unit, at the same time such form is pro- lated information. vided to the lessee; and Mr. Speaker, this bloc of amend- Finally, there is an amendment from (B) together with any income verification ments provides important additions to the gentlewoman from California that form, at the same time such form is provided H.R. 1 that strengthen the bill and en- would ensure that the bill’s prohibi- to the applicant or tenant; hance voter access. tions against election disinformation except that the Secretary of Agriculture Among the amendments in the bloc cover false claims that voters will face shall administer the requirement under this is an amendment from the gentle- civil and other legal penalties for vot- paragraph with respect to Federal project- woman from Virginia that would re- ing. based rental assistance specified in sub- quire foreign agent disclaimers to be section (e)(1)(D), I support these amendments, and I (c) APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL MORT- included on social media content. This urge their adoption. GAGE LOANS.—The Director of the Bureau of increases transparency by requiring Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Consumer Financial Protection shall require disclaimers to be embedded on the face my time. each creditor that receives an application of a social media post itself, and those (within the meaning of such term as used in Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. disclaimers must remain whenever the Speaker, I rise in opposition to the en the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. post is subsequently shared. 1691)) for a residential mortgage loan to pro- bloc. I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- vide a copy of the uniform statement devel- There are four amendments from the tleman from New York (Mr. REED), a oped pursuant to subsection (a) in written gentlewoman from California, includ- good friend and a problem solver. form to the applicant for such residential ing one that addresses longstanding Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today mortgage loan, within 5 business days of the privacy concerns of survivors of domes- on an issue that is so important to so date of application. tic and sexual abuse who want to reg- many of the people from my district, (d) OPTIONAL COMPLETION OF APPLICA- ister to vote but do not want their per- TION.—Nothing in this section may be con- and that is election integrity. strued to require any individual to complete sonal information to be publicly acces- I am confident in the integrity of our an application for voter registration. sible; and a second that requires all in- democracy, but the fact remains that (e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: person voting locations to have a suffi- over 59 percent of Americans do not (1) FEDERAL PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSIST- cient number of accessible voting ma- ANCE.—The term ‘‘Federal project-based have confidence in the integrity of our chines for their voters. election process. rental assistance’’ means project-based rent- There is an amendment from the gen- Time and time again, I have worked al assistance provided under— tleman from California that clarifies (A) section 8 of the United States Housing across the aisle with my Democratic prohibitions on polling places or ballot Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); colleagues to try to come together on drop boxes that falsely purport to be an (B) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 commonsense reforms to address the official location established for an elec- (12 U.S.C. 1701q); issue of election integrity, and the (C) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez tion. National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. I would note that, in California, the issue that I am passionate about today 8013); Republican Party in southern Cali- is the question of voter ID. (D) title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 fornia established drop boxes that pur- Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), including voucher assist- North Carolina (Mr. BISHOP) and I had ance under section 542 of such title (42 U.S.C. ported to be from the registrar of vot- ers. That was deceptive. An agreement an amendment that we asked to be 1490r); considered and debated on this floor to (E) subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston- was reached with the secretary of state Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act that they could have the boxes, but say that funds under this bill would not (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.); they couldn’t hold themselves out to be go to States that did not have a voter (F) title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na- the registrar of voters. ID law in place. A simple reform to tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. H.R. 1 calls for all States to provide make sure that we have voter ID cards 12721 et seq.); same-day voter registration. The gen- issued across America is a simple, com- (G) the Housing Trust Fund program under monsense integrity measure for our section 1338 of the federal Housing Enter- tlewoman from Michigan’s amendment makes an important addition that will election systems to make sure that our prises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of votes count and the people casting the 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4588); or help ensure the successful carrying out (H) subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney- of this requirement: States must en- votes are those individuals who are Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. sure that they have adequate copies of registered to make that vote. 11381 et seq.). registration forms and other relevant We have IDs in America for simple (2) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ has the voter registration at polling places. things like buying alcohol, renting a meaning given such term in section 8(f) of car, and going into your grocery stores the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 There is an amendment from the gen- tleman from New York that requires to get food stamps. We issue govern- U.S.C. 1437f(f)). ment IDs for EBT cards. There are sim- (3) PUBLIC HOUSING; PUBLIC HOUSING AGEN- the GAO to conduct a study on voter CY.—The terms ‘‘public housing’’ and ‘‘public turnout rates, broken down by age in ple ways to make sure that people have housing agency’’ have the meanings given States and localities that permit vot- access to identification so that they such terms in section 3(b) of the United ers to participate in elections before could perform one of the most funda- States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. the age of 18. This is an issue that mer- mental civic duties and fundamental 1437a(b)). its examination, and this amendment rights that we have, and that is to (4) RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN.—The vote. term ‘‘residential mortgage loan’’ includes will ensure that Congress is fully any loan which is secured by a first or subor- equipped to debate the issue. To ask an individual to have an ID is dinate lien on residential real property (in- There is an amendment from the gen- a simple measure, and my Democratic cluding individual units of condominiums tlewoman from Illinois that would re- colleagues did not allow us to have and cooperatives) designed principally for quire the GAO to review small-donor that debate and have an open, honest the occupancy of from 1- to 4- families. campaign financing to study the extent conversation. (f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Hous- to which the program increases oppor- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to ing and Urban Development, the Secretary of vote ‘‘no’’ on these amendments and Agriculture, and the Director of the Con- tunities for candidates of diverse ra- sumer Financial Protection Bureau may cial, gender, and socioeconomic back- continue to work with us to ensure issue such regulations as may be necessary grounds. that the election integrity of our coun- to carry out this section. There is an amendment from the gen- try is safe and secure. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tlewoman from Georgia that would re- Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 ant to House Resolution 179, the gen- quire the Director of the CFPB to work minute to the gentlewoman from Illi- tlewoman from California (Ms. LOF- with the EAC to develop a statement nois (Ms. UNDERWOOD). GREN) and the gentleman from Illinois providing certain individuals with in- Ms. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS) each will control formation regarding voter registration rise in support of my amendment to 10 minutes. and their voting rights. This common- H.R. 1, the For the People Act.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.012 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1030 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 My amendment would require the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, rights restored and expands early voting and Comptroller General to analyze the im- I thank the gentlewoman from Cali- simplify absentee voting; and modernize the pact of the voluntary small-donor fi- fornia for her leadership and for adding U.S. voting system. nancing program on the racial, gender, to this legislation—my legislation—the I am particularly proud and appreciative to and socioeconomic diversity of can- For the People Act, adding the Coretta Chairwoman LOFGREN and Congressman SAR- didates for public office. Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting BANES that the For The People Act incor- As the first woman and first person Prohibition Act that I wrote as long porates in Section 2402 of the legislation the of color to represent Illinois’ 14th Con- ago as 2006. Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting gressional District, I know that Ameri- Madam Speaker, section 2402 pro- Prohibition Act that I first offered in 2006 dur- cans with diverse backgrounds and ex- hibits a State that has been redis- ing the Judiciary Committee markup of the periences are electable everywhere in tricted in accordance with this legisla- Voting Rights Act of 1965 reauthorization and this country, but too often, excellent tion from doing it in the mid-decen- as standalone legislation in the 114th Con- candidates without personal wealth or nial, waiting till the next time, the de- gress. corporate backing are outspent and cennial apportionment; so no mid-dec- This provision, section 2402, prohibits a overpowered long before the voters get ade kind of redistricting that has been State that has been redistricted in accordance a say. so unhelpful to all of us. with this legislation from engaging in redis- The Brennan Center found that Madam Speaker, I rise, as well, to tricting again until after the next decennial ap- small-donor financing cannot only support the Swalwell amendments re- portionment unless required by a court to do make running for public office an op- garding the college student voting, as so to comply with the Constitution of the portunity for more Americans, but also well as prohibiting false voting polling United States, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, increase the racial and gender diversity places and adding colleges and univer- the Constitution of the State, or the terms or of our elected officials by giving every sities’ responsibility to give civic infor- conditions of this subtitle. candidate a fighting chance. mation to our students. Madam Speaker, this legislation is particu- My amendment would make sure I also support the privacy informa- larly timely because more than 55 years after H.R. 1 fulfills its promise of letting the tion required by the Speier amendment the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to ensure that there is no domestic vio- people decide who represents them. I we are still discussing voter suppression— lence and dating violence because your urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. something which should be a bygone relic of voting information gets out. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. the past, but yet continues to disenfranchise And I also support the Waters amend- racial minorities, immigrants, women, and Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- ment that prohibits misinformation, tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. young people. which threatens potential voters with The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a water- FITZPATRICK), who can take you on a civil or legal penalties if they exercise tour of the best Philly cheesesteak shed moment for the Civil Rights Movement— their right to vote. I can assure you, it liberated communities of color from legal re- places in the world. this happens in the minority commu- Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, strictions barring them from exercising the fun- nity. damental right to civic engagement and polit- prior to my coming to Congress, I dedi- And I do support the 16-years-of-age cated my entire life as an FBI agent to ical representation. amendment, because if you can be on But uncaged by Supreme Court’s infamous fighting corruption and fighting for the front lines of civil rights and pro- 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, 570 electoral reform, having overseen that test for justice and democracy, you U.S. 529 (2013), which neutered the program for the entire Nation. H.R. 1 have the right to vote. preclearance provision of the Voting Rights sets us back. Madam Speaker, let’s educate our Act, 14 states, including my state of Texas, H.R. 1 should not be called For the young people so they can vote. I am took extreme measures to enforce new voting People. It should be called for the poli- very happy to support the en bloc. restrictions before the 2016 presidential elec- ticians. We know what we need to do to Madam Speaker, as an original cosponsor, tion. fix this system, Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of H.R. 1, the ‘‘For the If is not a coincidence that many of these Several of my colleagues and I have People Act of 2021,’’ which expands access to same states have experienced increasing introduced legislation that would actu- the ballot box, reduces the influence of big numbers of black and Hispanic voters in re- ally restore faith in this institution money in politics, and strengthens ethics rules cent elections. and in the electoral process: term lim- for public servants. If not for invidious, state-sponsored voter its, no budget-no pay, a balanced budg- Specifically, the For the People Act will: suppression policies like discriminatory voter et amendment, single-issue legislation, Make it easier, not harder, to vote by imple- ID laws, reduced early voting periods, and abolishing congressional pensions, end- menting automatic voter registration, requiring voter intimidation tactics that directly or indi- ing ballot harvesting, providing free early voting and vote by mail, committing Con- rectly target racial minorities, the 2016 presi- photo IDs to every registered voter, en- gress to reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act dential election might have had a drastically suring signature matching, and, with and ensuring the integrity of our elections by different outcome. the exception of military ballots, re- modernizing and strengthening our voting sys- Madam Speaker, let me list some of the sal- quiring that all ballots be received by 8 tems and ending partisan redistricting. utary features of the legislation that will make p.m. on election night. Reform the campaign finance system by re- it easier for Americans to exercise their right Mr. Speaker, this is common sense. quiring all political organizations to disclose to vote, the most precious right of all because What this body is doing today is the large donors, updating political advertisement as President Johnson said in securing pas- opposite. My colleagues are further laws for the digital age, establishing a public sage of the Voting Rights Act, the right to vote eroding trust in this system, and that matching system for citizen-owned elections, ‘‘is preservative of all other rights.’’ is a real shame because we have the op- and revamping the Federal Election Commis- H.R. 1 modernizes the voter registration portunity to fix this. sion to ensure there’s a cop on the campaign system by requiring each state to make avail- Mr. Speaker, I want to know why finance beat. able online voter registration, correction, can- House leadership refuses to put these Strengthen ethics laws to ensure that public cellation, and designation of party affiliation. issues on the floor that would un- officials work in the public interest by extend- In addition, H.R. 1: equivocally pass with overwhelming ing conflict of interest laws to the President Requires states to permit voters to register margins in the House and the Senate. and Vice President; requiring the release of on the day of a federal election, including dur- If it is going to pass overwhelmingly their tax returns; closing loopholes that allow ing early voting. here, that means the American people former members of Congress to avoid cooling- Limits the authority of states to remove reg- want it. Let’s put those on the floor. off periods for lobbying; closing the revolving istrants from the official list of eligible voters in door between industry and the federal govern- elections for federal office in the state based b 1115 ment; and establishing a code of conduct for on interstate voter registration crosschecks . Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I the Supreme Court. Requires states to provide annual reports on yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman H.R. 1 expands access to the ballot box by voter registration statistics to the Election As- from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE), my col- taking aim at institutional barriers to voting. sistance Commission. league on the Committee on the Judi- This bill ensures that individuals who have Provides HAVA funds to implement the ciary. completed felony sentences have their full voter registration modernization reforms .

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.020 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1031 Makes it unlawful to hinder, interfere or pre- Prohibiting states from restricting curbside support Trump’s hysterical and outrageous al- vent an individual from registering to vote. voting; legations of widespread voter fraud ‘‘rigging’’ Instructs the Election Assistance Commis- Imposing requirements for federal election the 2016 election. sion to develop best practices for states to contingency plans in response to natural dis- Just for the record, Madam Speaker, the deter and prevent such violations. asters and emergencies; and popular vote of the 2016 presidential election H.R. 1 explicitly prohibits ‘voter caging’, the Clarifying that failure to vote is not grounds was: pernicious practice of using returned non- for removing registered voters from the rolls. Hillary Clinton: 65,853,5160. forwardable mail as the basis for removing Of course, nothing in this legislation pro- Donald Trump: 62,884,8240. hibits or restricts the authority of states to pro- registered voters from the rolls, and it prohibits Trump’s deficit of 2.9 million was the largest vide greater opportunities for voting, and the challenges to eligibility from individuals who of any Electoral College winner in history by a bill makes that explicitly clear. are not election officials without an oath of massive margin, and despite the allegations of This litany of good measures demonstrates good faith factual basis. the current Administration, there have been Importantly, the legislation prohibits pro- all the many ways and means through which only 4 documented cases of voter fraud in the viding false information about elections to H.R. 1 expands voter participation and elec- 2016 election. tion integrity, and our experience of the pre- hinder or discourage voting and increases The same is true for the 2020 presidential vious four years counsels the urgency of penalties for voter intimidation. election, which again Donald Trump claimed I support the declaration in the legislation of adopting them. was fraudulent after losing the popular vote to the right of citizens to vote in federal elections I am much less confident of the ability of President Biden by more than 7 million votes, will not be denied because of a criminal con- one component of the bill—the title mandating and the Electoral College by 306–232, the viction unless a citizen is serving a felony sen- creation of ‘‘Independent Redistricting Com- exact margin that he claimed constituted a tence in a correctional facility and it requires missions’’—to strengthen our democracy; in landslide and epic blowout when he won the states and the federal government to notify in- fact I believe that title of the legislation should Electoral College vote in 2016. be stricken because of its potential to nega- dividuals convicted of a state or federal felony, Again, and just for the record, Madam tively effective marginalized communities and respectively, of their reenfranchisement Speaker, the popular vote of the 2020 presi- H.R. 1 promotes election accuracy, integrity, minority groups. dential election was: and security by requiring states to use indi- I am not contending that independent redis- vidual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots tricting commissions are an unconstitutional Joe Biden: 81,281,502. and that said ballots be counted by hand or an usurpation of authority belonging exclusively to Donald Trump: 74,222,593. optical character recognition device and that a state legislatures; that argument was pre- The Trump Campaign brought more than 63 voter be given the opportunity to correct his or sented and rejected by the U.S. Supreme legal challenges to the 2020 election, claiming her ballot should a mistake be made; and it Court in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona. the outcomes were tainted by wide-spread also requires that provisional ballots from eligi- Independent Redistricting Commission, 576 and massive fraud but every court, whether ble voters at incorrect polling places be count- U.S. 787 (2015). state or federal, and nearly 90 judges, includ- ed. Instead, the nation’s experience with inde- ing Trump appointees, summarily rejected The legitimacy and stability of democratic pendent redistricting commissions is still in its these baseless claims for failure of proof. governance is always enhanced by increased early stages, and I believe that instead of Of course, this did not deter the reckless voter participation in elections, so I am very mandating a one-size fits all approach, Con- 45th President who then went on to threaten pleased that H.R. 1 outlaws many practices gress should allow further experimentation to and coerce state election officials to corruptly resorted to by voting opponents to reduce occur in the states, the ‘‘laboratories of de- change vote counts and after that ploy failed, election participation. mocracy,’’ as they were described by Justice incited his loyalists to storm the U.S. Capitol In particular, H.R. 1 requires at least 15 Brandeis in New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, and use force and violence if necessary to consecutive days of early voting for federal 285 U.S. 262 (1932). prevent the Congress from conducting the elections and that early voting locations be In addition, it appears to me that the selec- constitutionally required Joint Meeting to count near public transportation, in rural areas, and tion process laid out in the bill for choosing the electoral votes cast and announce the win- open for at least 10 hours per day. members of the independent redistricting com- ner of the presidential election. Additionally, the legislation prohibits a state missions is too random and will not result in Madam Speaker, the Trump Voter Fraud from imposing restrictions on an individual’s a commission comprised of members reflec- Commission, like many of Trump’s business ability to vote by mail and requires a state to tive of the communities directly affected by the schemes, was a massive scam built on count- carry out a program to track and confirm the work of the commission, particularly members less lies that did not hold up to any level of receipt of absentee ballots and to make this of racial and language minorities. scrutiny. information available to the voter who cast the Madam Speaker, the issue of redistricting As Members of Congress, we should be de- ballot. and how to do it fairly is a never-ending one, voting our time, energy, and resources ad- Also, the bill requires the prepayment of and, as most political scientists agree, it is vir- dressing Russian infiltration of our election in- postage on return envelopes for voting mate- tually impossible to draw most congressional frastructure and campaigns, along with other rials, which includes any voter registration and legislative districts in ways that are com- pressing issues. form, any application for an absentee ballot, petitive; redistricting exacerbates geographical Instead of enjoying and strengthening the and any blank absentee ballot transmitted by polarization, but it does not create it. protections guaranteed in the Voting Rights mail. Madam Speaker, H.R. 1 must be passed Act—people of color, women, LGBTQ individ- Madam Speaker, another important feature because many of the civil rights that I fought uals, and immigrants—have been given the of H.R. 1 is that it promotes voter access by for as a student and young lawyer have been joyless, exhausting task of fending off the con- mandating several improvements to election undermined or been rolled back by reactionary stant barrage of attacks leveled at our commu- administration, including: forces in recent years. nities by Trump and other conspiracy theo- Treating universities as voter registration To add insult to injury, the immediately pre- rists. agencies; ceding Administration issued an Executive Not only are we tasked with reversing the Requiring states to notify an individual, not Order establishing a so-called ‘‘Election Integ- current dismal state of voter suppression later than 7 seven days before election, if the rity’’ Commission to investigate not voter sup- against minorities; we are forced to refute the individual’s polling place has changed; pression, but so-called ‘‘voter fraud’’ in the blatant, propagandist lie of voter fraud. Requiring states to allow voters to sign 2016 election. To this end, I have been persistent in my ef- sworn affidavits to vote in lieu of presenting The 45th President and his followers were forts to protect the rights of disenfranchised photo ID; unceasing in their efforts to perpetuate the communities in my district of inner-city Hous- Providing accommodations for voters resid- myth of voter fraud, but it remains just that: a ton and across the nation. ing in Indian lands; myth. Throughout my tenure in Congress, I have Ensuring equitable and efficient operation of Between 2000 and 2014, there were 35 cosponsored dozens of bills, amendments, polling places, reducing long lines and wait credible allegations of voter fraud out of more and resolutions seeking to improve voters’ times for voters; than 834 million ballots cast—that is less than rights at all stages and levels of the election Requiring states to provide secured drop 1 in 28 million votes. process. boxes for voted absentee ballots in elections An extensive study by social scientists at This includes legislation aimed at: for federal office; Dartmouth College uncovered no evidence to Increasing voter outreach and turnout;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.015 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1032 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 Ensuring both early and same-day registra- Eliminating Teenage Pre-Registration; Act, 14 states, including my state of Texas, tion; Shortened Poll Hours; took extreme measures to enforce new voting Standardizing physical and language acces- Lessening the standards governing voter restrictions before the 2016 presidential elec- sibility at polling places; challenges used by vigilantes, like the King tion. Expanding early voting periods; Street Patriots in my city of Houston, to cause It is not a coincidence that many of these Decreasing voter wait times; trouble at the polls; same states have experienced increasing Guaranteeing absentee ballots, especially ‘‘Voter Caging,’’ to suppress the turnout of numbers of black and Hispanic voters in re- for displaced citizens; minority voters by sending non-forwardable cent elections. Modernizing voting technologies and mail to targeted populations and, once the If not for invidious, state-sponsored voter strengthening our voter record systems; mail is returned, using the returned mail to suppression policies like discriminatory voter Establishing the federal Election Day as a compile lists of voters whose eligibility is then ID laws, reduced early voting periods, and national holiday; and challenged on the basis of residence under voter intimidation tactics that directly or indi- Condemning and criminalizing deceptive state law; and rectly target racial minorities, the 2016 presi- practices, voter intimidation, and other sup- Employing targeted redistricting techniques dential election might have had a drastically pression tactics. to dilute minority voting strength, notably different outcome. Along with many of my CBC colleagues, I ‘‘Cracking’’ (i.e., fragmenting and dispersing H.R. 1 expands access to the ballot box by was an original cosponsor of H.R. 9, the concentrations of minority populations); taking aim at institutional barriers to voting. Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta ‘‘Stacking’’ ( combining concentrations of mi- Let me list some of the salutary features of Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization nority voters with greater concentrations of the legislation that will make it easier for and Amendments Act, which became public white populations); and ‘‘Packing’’ (i.e., over- Americans to exercise their right to vote, the law on July 27, 2006. concentrating minority voters in as few districts most precious right of all because as Presi- I also authored H.R. 745 in the 110th Con- as possible). dent Johnson said in securing passage of the gress, which added the legendary Barbara Madam Speaker, we must not allow our de- Voting Rights Act, the right to vote ‘‘is preserv- Jordan to the list of civil rights trailblazers mocracy to slide back into the worst elements ative of all other rights.’’ whose memories are honored in the naming of of this country’s past, to stand idly by as our H.R. 1 modernizes the voter registration the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and treasured values of democracy, progress, and system by requiring each state to make avail- Amendments Act. equality are poisoned and dismantled. able online voter registration, correction, can- This bill strengthened the original Voting I urge all members to join me in voting to cellation, and designation of party affiliation. Rights Act by replacing federal voting exam- pass H.R. 1, the ‘‘For The People Act of In addition, H.R. 1: iners with federal voting observers—a signifi- 2021.’’ Requires states to permit voters to register cant enhancement that made it easier to safe- Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the on the day of a federal election, including dur- guard against racially biased voter suppres- rule governing debate of H.R. 1, the ‘‘For the ing early voting. sion tactics. People Act of 2021,’’ which expands access to Limits the authority of states to remove reg- As noted earlier, in the 114th Congress, I in- the ballot box, reduces the influence of big istrants from the official list of eligible voters in troduced H.R. 75, the Coretta Scott King Mid- money in politics, and strengthens ethics rules elections for federal office in the state based Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015, for public servants. on interstate voter registration crosschecks. which prohibits states whose congressional H.R. 1 is intended to increase public con- Requires states to provide annual reports on districts have been redistricted after a decen- fidence in our democracy by reducing the role voter registration statistics to the Election As- nial census from redrawing their district lines of money in politics, restoring ethical stand- sistance Commission. until the next census. ards and integrity to government, and Provides HAVA funds to implement the Prejudiced redistricting, or gerrymandering strengthening laws to protect voting. voter registration modernization reforms. as it is more commonly known, has been used I am particularly proud and appreciative to Makes it unlawful to hinder, interfere or pre- for decades to weaken the voting power of Af- Chairwoman LOFGREN and Congressman SAR- vent an individual from registering to vote. rican Americans, Latino Americans, and other BANES that the For The People Act incor- Instructs the Election Assistance Commis- minorities since the Civil Rights Era. porates in Section 2402 of the legislation the sion to develop best practices for states to Immediately after the Shelby County v. Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting deter and prevent such violations. Holder ruling, which lifted preclearance re- Prohibition Act that I first offered in 2006 dur- H.R. 1 explicitly prohibits ‘voter caging’, the quirements for states with histories of discrimi- ing the Judiciary Committee markup of the pernicious practice of using returned non- nation seeking to change their voting laws or Voting Rights Act of 1965 reauthorization and forwardable mail as the basis for removing practices, redistricting became a favorite tool as standalone legislation in the 114th Con- registered voters from the rolls and it prohibits for Republicans who connived to unfairly gain gress. challenges to eligibility from individuals who 3 congressional seats in Texas. This provision, section 2402, prohibits a are not election officials without an oath of In the 110th Congress, I was the original State that has been redistricted in accordance good faith factual basis. sponsor of H.R. 6778, the Ex Offenders Voting with this legislation from engaging in redis- Importantly, the legislation prohibits pro- Rights Act of 2008, which prohibited denial of tricting again until after the next decennial ap- viding false information about elections to the right to vote in a federal election on the portionment unless required by a court to do hinder or discourage voting and increases basts of an individual’s status as a formerly in- so to comply with the Constitution of the penalties for voter intimidation. carcerated person. United States, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, I support the declaration in the legislation of The Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act sought the Constitution of the State, or the terms or the right of citizens to vote in federal elections to reverse discriminatory voter restrictions that conditions of this subtitle. will not be denied because of a criminal con- disproportionately affect the African American Madam Speaker, this legislation is particu- viction unless a citizen is serving a felony sen- voting population, which continues to be tar- larly timely because more than 55 years after tence in a correctional facility and it requires geted by mass incarceration, police profiling, the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, states and the federal government to notify in- and a biased criminal justice system. we are still discussing voter suppression— dividuals convicted of a state or federal felony, Those of us who cherish the right to vote something which should be a bygone relic of respectively, of their reenfranchisement. justifiably are skeptical of Voter ID laws be- the past, but yet continues to disenfranchise H.R. 1 promotes election accuracy, integrity, cause we understand how these laws, like poll racial minorities, immigrants, women, and and security by requiring states to use indi- taxes and literacy tests, can be used to im- young people. vidual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots pede or negate the ability of seniors, racial The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a water- and that said ballots be counted by hand or an and language minorities, and young people to shed moment for the Civil Rights Movement— optical character recognition device and that a cast their votes. it liberated communities of color from legal re- voter be given the opportunity to correct his or Voter ID laws are just one of the means that strictions barring them from exercising the fun- her ballot should a mistake be made; and it can be used to abridge or suppress the right damental right to civic engagement and polit- also requires that provisional ballots from eligi- to vote but there are others, including: ical representation. ble voters at incorrect polling places be count- Curtailing or Eliminating Early Voting; But uncaged by Supreme Court’s infamous ed. Ending Same-Day Registration; 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, 570 The legitimacy and stability of democratic Not counting povisional ballots cast in the U.S. 529 (2013), which neutered the governance is always enhanced by increased wrong precinct on Election Day; preclearance provision of the Voting Rights voter participation in elections, so I am very

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.017 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1033 pleased that H.R. 1 outlaws many practices should allow further experimentation to occur laws. Many States have already taken resorted to by voting opponents to reduce in the states, the ‘‘laboratories of democracy,’’ care of these problems themselves. election participation. as they were described by Justice Brandeis in State legislatures should be changing In particular, H.R. 1 requires at least 15 New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, 285 U.S. 262 their laws. This Capitol should not. consecutive days of early voting for federal (1932). And the people of the State of Florida elections and that early voting locations be In addition, it appears to me that the selec- definitely do not want the things that near public transportation, in rural areas and tion process laid out in the bill for choosing are in this bill. Our system is the best. open for at least 10 hours per day. members of the independent redistricting com- Frankly, leave Florida alone. Additionally, the legislation prohibits a state missions is too random and will not result in PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY from imposing restrictions on an individual’s a commission comprised of members reflec- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. ability to vote by mail and requires a state to tive of the communities directly affected by the Madam Speaker, before I reserve, can I carry out a program to track and confirm the work of the commission, particularly members make a parliamentary inquiry? receipt of absentee ballots and to make this of racial and language minorities. When a mask falls down unintention- information available to the voter who cast the Madam Speaker, the issue of redistricting ally from a speaker, what is the rule? ballot. and how to do it fairly is a never-ending one The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Also, the bill requires the prepayment of and, as most political scientists agree, it is vir- bers must properly wear their masks at postage on return envelopes for voting mate- tually impossible to draw most congressional all times. rials, which includes any voter registration and legislative districts in ways that are com- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Is form, any application for an absentee ballot, petitive; redistricting exacerbates geographical this being enforced equally on the ma- and any blank absentee ballot transmitted by polarization, but it does not create it. jority and minority? mail. For this reason, unlike the other titles of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Madam Speaker, another important feature H.R. 1, I withhold my support for Title II, Sub- Chair will not answer a hypothetical of H.R. 1 is that it promotes voter access by title E, Part 2. question, but the Speaker’s announced mandating several improvements to election Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. policy applies to all Members. administration, including: Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. So I Treating universities as voter registration the gentleman from Naples, Florida, should ask the second-rate parliamen- agencies; (Mr. DONALDS), my good friend, who tarian off the floor? Requiring states to notify an individual, not represents many of my former con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- later than 7 seven days before election, if the stituents from Illinois who have left Il- tleman is not stating a proper par- individual’s polling place has changed; linois because of overtaxation. liamentary inquiry. Requiring states to allow voters to sign Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, may sworn affidavits to vote in lieu of presenting rise in opposition to H.R. 1, the For the I inquire how much time each side has photo ID; People Act. This is really just a take- remaining? Providing accommodations for voters resid- over of elections by Washington, D.C. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ing in Indian lands; Madam Speaker, I got a chance to go tlewoman from California has 41⁄2 min- Ensuring equitable and efficient operation of through some of this bill—790 pages. utes. The gentleman from Illinois has 6 polling places, reducing long lines and wait Most of these things would basically minutes. times for voters; eviscerate Florida’s election law. Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I Requiring states to provide secured drop You see, I served in Florida’s legisla- yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman boxes for voted absentee ballots in elections ture. We had the responsibility for ad- from Virginia (Ms. SPANBERGER). for federal office; justing legislation law from time to Ms. SPANBERGER. Madam Speaker, Prohibiting states from restricting curbside time. Our State was a State that went I rise today in support of my amend- voting; through hanging chads in 2000, and we ment to H.R. 1 to crack down on for- Imposing requirements for federal election have made the adjustment systemati- eign-backed disinformation and propa- contingency plans in response to natural dis- cally in the State legislature to make ganda on social media. This amend- asters and emergencies; and sure that Florida has the very best ment is the text of the Bipartisan For- Clarifying that failure to vote is not grounds election laws in these United States. eign Agent Disclaimer Enhancement— for removing registered voters from the rolls. You see, on election night, November FADE—Act. Of course, nothing in this legislation pro- 3, we were done counting around 9:30. Under the FADE Act, political ads, hibits or restricts the authority of states to pro- We knew the results by 10 o’clock. We issue campaigns, and content funded or vide greater opportunities for voting, and the have absentee ballots, we have voter directed by a foreign principal and in- bill makes that explicitly clear. ID, we have early voting, and we have tended to influence the American peo- This litany of good measures demonstrates a robust count system on election day. ple must be disclosed to the Depart- all the many ways and means through which The people of Florida have never ment of Justice. But too often, this H.R. 1 expands voter participation and elec- been disenfranchised when it comes to rule does not extend to the world of so- tion integrity and our experience of the pre- elections. The people of Florida have cial media. vious four years counsels the urgency of come accustomed to having a voter Additionally, foreign agents acting adopting them. system that works. And what this body from abroad too often evade current I am much less confident of the ability of is trying to do with H.R. 1 is com- disclaimer requirements. Amid the one component of the bill—the title mandating pletely destroy Florida’s election laws. pandemic and following the 2020 gen- creation of ‘‘Independent Redistricting Com- That is, to me, ridiculous. This Capitol eral election, foreign governments con- missions’’—to strengthen our democracy; in should never allow that. If we are going tinue to exploit existing vulnerabilities fact I believe that title of the legislation should to do anything, we should replicate in our national security, including in- be stricken because of its potential to nega- what Florida has actually done. fluencing Americans directly and infil- tively effective marginalized communities and The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. trating public discourse without their minority groups. UNDERWOOD). The gentleman needs to knowledge. Foreign adversaries, such I am not contending that independent redis- put his mask up. as Russia, China, and Iran, are among tricting commissions are an unconstitutional Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I the most active, and they are increas- usurpation of authority belonging exclusively to am sorry. It keeps falling down. ingly assertive in their efforts. state legislatures; that argument was pre- Madam Speaker, I was trying to Madam Speaker, this amendment sented and rejected by the U.S. Supreme make a point— will help protect against foreign influ- Court in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ence that seeks to sow political divi- Independent Redistricting Commission, 576 time of the gentleman is expired. sion and promote dangerous informa- U.S. 787 (2015). Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. tion contrary to the Foreign Agents Instead, the nation’s experience with inde- Madam Speaker, I yield an additional Registration Act. pendent redistricting commissions is still in its 15 seconds to the gentleman. My amendment would require dis- early stages and I believe that instead of man- Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, the claimers—clearly stating this content dating a one-size fits all approach, Congress point is clear: 33 States have voter ID is coming from a foreign principal.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.013 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1034 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. ple to cast their ballots and have their Few bills are more antithetical to the text Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to voices be heard. of and principles underlying the First the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Amendment than H.R. 1. The numerous, overlapping, and interrelated provisions in VAN DREW), my good friend and best- Madam Speaker, I include in the this legislation combine to impose and tight- dressed member of our conference. RECORD a summary of letters sub- en severe government controls on speech Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, I mitted yesterday by the Institute for about campaigns, judicial nominees, and pol- am not so sure about that, but I thank Free Speech and others opposing icy issues in truly shocking ways. Any the gentleman for yielding. H.R. 1. American lacking expertise in campaign fi- Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH, nance law would have little to no hope of un- to H.R. 1. March 3, 2021. derstanding this bill or the voluminous re- We were warned for years about the Re H.R. 1 Would Greatly Harm Free Speech. strictions it proposes on political speech and association. The sad result will be a political rise of socialism. Well, here it is, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: The Institute for Free Speech strongly opposes H.R. 1, the Or- discourse dominated by Washington, DC in- served on a platter, using your money siders. Far from being For the People, H.R. 1 to pay for politicians campaigns. wellian For the People Act. More appro- priately known as the For the Politicians is truly For the Politicians. Do you like those robocalls during The best way to give the American people Act, this radical bill would, in fact, greatly a voice and to safeguard democracy is to pro- campaign season? harm the ability of the people to freely tect and enhance the right to free speech How about the negative TV ads and speak, publish, organize into groups, and pe- guaranteed by the First Amendment. While the mailers? tition their elected representatives in pur- the Institute takes no position on the myr- Or how about all of the political stuff suit of a better government. iad provisions in H.R. 1 that deal with elec- that just comes out? In particular, H.R. 1 would impose onerous tion administration, voting rights, and redis- and unworkable standards on the ability of Well, your tax dollars are paying for tricting, the portions of H.R. 1 that trample Americans and groups of Americans to dis- them. And, yes, this is taxpayer dol- on free speech are sufficient to warrant our cuss the policy issues of the day with elected lars, no matter how they tell you oth- firm opposition to this measure. For the officials and the public. Certain sections of erwise. above reasons, the Institute for Free Speech the bill would violate the privacy of advo- strongly opposes passage of H.R. 1. Madam Speaker, this bill puts Wash- cacy groups and their supporters, limit polit- Sincerely, ington, D.C., in charge of our States’ ical speech on the internet, and compel DAVID KEATING, elections and how those elections are speakers to recite lengthy government-man- President. run. It would keep the status quo, like dated messages identifying some of their we saw this past November, with voter supporters by name in their communica- ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tions. rolls that are not up to date and live Springfield, IL, February 19, 2021. Importantly, these restrictions would ballots being mailed to voters who To: Illinois Federal Delegation reach far beyond campaign speech to regu- have died, moved, or even multiple bal- Fr: Illinois Representative Joe Sosnowski, late discussion of legislative issues and pub- 69th District, Illinois House of Rep- lots to the same voter. lic affairs. For advocacy groups, unions, and resentatives Madam Speaker, elections do have trade associations, several of the limits pro- TO THE ILLINOIS FEDERAL DELEGATION: As a consequences. And when leaders said posed in H.R. 1 would operate as a total ban the goal was to change America, they state legislator elected to be a voice for the on speech people of Illinois, I write to express my oppo- were telling the truth; and here we are. If signed into law, all of these provisions sition to H.R. 1/S. 1, an unconstitutional Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I would be interpreted and enforced by a newly takeover of citizens’ right to free speech and yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman partisan Federal Election Commission. association. from Georgia (Ms. WILLIAMS), who Under H.R. 1, the Commission would be radi- As elected officials, we both have a duty to serves in the seat of our late, beloved cally transformed from its historic and de- represent our constituents best interests and liberately bipartisan structure to one under a responsibility to defend the United States John Lewis. partisan control of the president. As nine Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam Constitution. Therefore, it is my obligation former members of the Federal Election to urge you to oppose the deceptively named Speaker, it is our duty to not only do Commission with a combined 60 plus years of For the People Act. The legislation is ill- the work of the people, but to ensure service warned in a recent letter to Congress, considered and deeply unconstitutional, and that people have a voice in our democ- the likely impact would be to shrink public I have seen firsthand the chilling effects of racy. confidence in the impartial enforcement of the donor disclosure provisions that it would H.R. 1 amplifies the voice of the peo- campaign finance laws, weaponize these reg- enact. ple, empowers individuals to shape our ulations for partisan gain, and silence much As a member of the American Legislative political speech through new rules on groups Exchange Council, a membership organiza- democracy, and breaks down barriers that speak about public affairs to voting. It is historymaking by de- tion of state legislators dedicated to prin- H.R. 1 would also force Americans to pay ciples of limited government, free markets sign, as a portion of H.R. 1 was written for speech they oppose. This new financing and federalism. In 2013, activists launched a by my predecessor, Congressman John system is a riverboat gamble on an untest- campaign to reveal, then harass and shame, Lewis. We must honor his legacy and ed—and costly—scheme that would have the ALEC donor base. Their goal was simple: take this necessary step forward be- many unforeseen effects. Existing research Harassing ALEC donors and corporate mem- cause Georgians and all people in this has proven that similar schemes elsewhere bers would chill their participation with and country deserve to retain their right to have failed to achieve proponents’ stated support for the organization, ultimately cut- goals. Instead, the program will likely accessible elections. ting off a funding source for ALEC. incentivize—and subsidize—candidates with Worse, public elected officials used their Madam Speaker, I have added provi- hateful messages, create new avenues for platform to heighten this threat of donor sions to this bill that underscore not corruption, increase polarization, give gov- disclosure in order to further intimidate only the importance of voting, but ernment greater control over campaigns, ALEC supporters. In 2013, every company making it easier for hardworking peo- waste tax dollars, and fail markedly at im- tangentially associated with ALEC received ple to do so. And making it easier, not proving the quality of governance or the di- an official letter from US Senator Richard harder to vote, should always be our versity of those who are elected to higher of- Durbin, demanding to know whether it had main concern. fice served as a member of ALEC or provided any Madam Speaker, this week, Georgia’s At its core, H.R. 1 would greatly increase funding to ALEC, with the intent of intimi- the already high legal and administrative dating them. Durbin wrote that he would legislators moved forward to further compliance costs, liability risk, and costs to read their responses into the official Con- restrict Black and Brown communities donor and associational privacy for civic gressional record, forever memorializing from voting by enacting new ID laws groups that speak about policy issues. Orga- their support and creating a public target for absentee ballot applications and nizations will be further deterred from list for activists opposed to the organization. limiting the use of ballot drop boxes— speaking or will have to divert additional re- Even the Chicago Tribune, the Senator’s old tactics, but the same tricks. We sources away from their advocacy activities hometown newspaper that had endorsed his cannot let self-serving politicians to pay for compliance staff and lawyers. candidacy, rebuked Durbin’s attempt at cre- stack the deck through voter suppres- Some groups will not be able to afford these ating an enemies list by using his high fed- costs or will violate the law unwittingly. eral office as a cudgel against his enemies. sion and discrimination. The effect will be less speech by Americans H.R. 1/S. 1 would institutionalize this har- Madam Speaker, I urge my col- and organizations, allowing politicians to assment and intimidation and extend it to leagues to support the passage of H.R. act with less accountability to public opin- all nonprofits, regardless of their issue area 1 so that we can make it easier for peo- ion and criticism. or political persuasion. Whatever issues you

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.023 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1035 support or oppose, this should be of serious porate dollars directly to us. This is, should be working with them and local- concern to you. If this legislation is enacted, and should be, prohibited, but H.R. 1 ities to address these issues. And I passionate activists on both sides of the aisle changes that and it puts more money stand ready and willing to work with would have access to a government-run data- my Democrat colleagues to do just base of donors who give to every organiza- into politics and not less. tion from ALEC and the Family Research How about the Crime Victims Fund that, but I will not vote for a Federal Council to the ACLU and Planned Parent- or victims of domestic violence get takeover of elections and I will not hood. Does anyone doubt that the blunt in- these dollars? vote to use the Federal Government to strument of donor disclosure in H.R. 1/S. 1 Let’s make sure that we address pro- put more money into my campaign. It would put millions of Americans’ peace and grams that deal with sexual assault, is bad policy and it is bad for the livelihoods at risk of significant, material child abuse, and other crimes. This American people. harm? money will not go into the Crime Vic- Madam Speaker, I urge support for These tactics are flimsy bureaucratic the motion to recommit at the appro- structures designed to harass nonprofits and tims Fund because it is going to all of chill speech, despite fundamental violations us. All 50 State attorneys general have priate time, and I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on of the First Amendment. In keeping with to- told us that this vital Crime Victims the underlying bill. day’s cancel culture, H.R. 1/S. 1 is a govern- Fund is nearly depleted. But instead of Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- ment-sanctioned attempt to chill speech and plussing it up, here we are today, fund- ance of my time. participation. Good governance watchdogs ing our own campaigns with a ‘‘yes’’ b 1130 argue this measure increases transparency. vote. Transparency is good when applied to gov- Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I Madam Speaker, this bill isn’t for the ernment, but when it strips away Constitu- am prepared to close if the gentleman tionally protected privacy for individuals, it people. It is for the politicians. This is is ready to yield back or use the rest of is exceedingly dangerous. For the federal why I am offering a motion to recom- his time. government to expose our constituents as mit so that we can put forward a bill Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- supporters of any nonprofit’s cause would be that works for the American people. ance of my time. an enormous overreach of centralized power. Madam Speaker, if we adopt this mo- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. If passed, the donor disclosure provisions tion to recommit, we will instruct the Madam Speaker, I yield myself the bal- in H.R. 1/S. 1 would bludgeon our democratic Committee on House Administration to institutions and threaten the safety and ance of my time. peace of our everyday constituents. It would consider an amendment to remove all Madam Speaker, I would like to re- further normalize the darkness of cancel cul- public financing from this legislation. quest a meeting with the Parliamen- ture and intimidation through overregula- Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous tarian. I personally witnessed one of tion in American society. Therefore, we call consent to include in the RECORD the my Democratic colleagues imme- on you to oppose H.R. 1/S. 1. text of the amendment immediately diately remove his mask and was never Sincerely, prior to the vote on the motion to re- told to put it back on from the Chair at Representative JOE commit. the time. So all we ask for is consist- SOSNOWSKI, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ency. 69th District, Illinois objection to the request of the gen- House of Represent- Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote atives, Illinois ALEC tleman from Illinois? on this bill. I urge support for the mo- State Chair. There was no objection. tion to recommit. I urge my Demo- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. cratic colleagues: Don’t vote to put Madam Speaker, I yield myself such Madam Speaker, it is one reason I am money into your own campaigns. time as I may consume. opposed to H.R. 1, and giving Demo- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Madam Speaker, over the last couple crats another chance to join me, stop- ance of my time. Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I in- of days, I have spoken a lot about my ping this charade, stopping enriching clude in the RECORD a letter from the opposition to this bill’s creation of a themselves in their own campaign. secretary of state of Colorado, with a public fund filled with dollars from cor- This is one last chance before you do it number of other secretary of states, porate fines to directly fund the cam- again. urging support for this bill; and a let- paign coffers of every Member of this Madam Speaker, another reason I op- ter from former leaders of the Amer- institution and candidates. pose H.R. 1 is because the election And my Democrat colleagues have mandates on States in this bill go ican Civil Liberties Union and con- continued to say this isn’t public fund- against what our Founding Fathers in- cerned first amendment scholars urg- ing support. ing or corporate donations because it is tended and essentially nationalizes our election system. JENA GRISWOLD, corporate fines. COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE, So what is the truth? If signed into law, H.R. 1 would be the greatest expansion of the Federal March 2, 2021. I think my chart here tells the story. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, So we have corporate fines. That is cor- Government’s role in our elections Speaker, House of Representatives, porate dollars, something that we, as than we have ever seen. By moving Washington, DC. Members of Congress in our campaigns, these decisions to D.C., we are further Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, cannot accept right now. Those cor- removing people from the laws that Minority Leader, House of Representatives, porate dollars that pay these corporate govern their elections. People should Washington, DC. fines that we set the levels of in this have more say in how their elections Hon. CHUCK SCHUMER, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, institution, they then go to the U.S. are run, not less. Our goal is to always ensure all eligible voters are able to Washington, DC. Government in this new—that H.R. 1 Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, creates—the Freedom From Influence vote and all lawful votes are counted. Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, Fund. That is not what H.R. 1 does. And the Washington, DC. It is really a laundering machine. So only witness who has run an election DEAR LEADER SCHUMER, SPEAKER PELOSI, they launder that corporate money before said during the single House Ad- LEADER MCCONNELL, AND LEADER MCCARTHY: that we cannot accept right now into ministration hearing held on this bill It’s no accident that the 2020 elections were the Treasury and it comes out clean as that H.R. 1 will undermine many of the the most secure in American history. A mon- umental effort by election administrators— public money. It is money that used to election laws States have put into from board of elections officials, to county be used for things like the Crime Vic- place to make it easier for people to clerks, to poll workers—ensured our coun- tims Fund. Instead, this new laundered vote and improve their election process try’s democratic process was stronger than money, this taxpayer money—because for their voters. ever, even with the unique challenge posed it is public, it is under the control of One-size-fits-all mandates from by the COVID–19 pandemic. us—then goes out exponentially to all Washington will not fix the problems While the 2020 elections proved that our de- we have seen in elections across the mocracy is resilient, the elections also of us, to our campaigns to pay for at- showed us that they cannot be taken for tack ads, fundraisers, mailers, phone country. They will just cause more granted. Our elections were safe, secure, and calls, whatever you want. chaos and confusion. These issues need successful because countless patriotic Amer- But either way, it is government to be solved at the local and State icans took action to protect them. The poli- spending—government sending cor- level. Instead of dictating to States, we cies that gave voters better options to safely

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It also most significant prodemocracy legislation I appreciate that the ranking mem- resulted in record turnout for both parties. since the Voting Rights Act of 1965. ber has shown us this chart because he Policies like vote-by mail for all and early Some have argued that despite the over- has proven that all of the Republican voting saw resounding success in states and whelmingly positive content of H.R.1, enact- Members claiming that there was tax municipalities across the country. Now, only ment should be delayed in the House pending money funding the pilot project for the Congress can ensure that every eligible voter legislative hearings and efforts to amend small matching donors were wrong. across America has access to these voting certain provisions in the 700-page legislation, This is a pilot project that is funded options in the future. That’s why we need to especially provisions requiring disclosure of the identities of large donors to tax-exempt by an additional fine on corporate immediately enact the For The People Act wrongdoing. It doesn’t take money (H.R. 1) into law. organizations operating on the margins of The For The People Act offers a comprehen- electoral politics We agree that, ordinarily, away from anything else. It is an addi- sive path to securing and modernizing Amer- best legislative practice would call for hear- tional fine that, if H.R. 1 doesn’t pass, ican democracy for generations to come. The ings designed to resolve First Amendment will not be imposed. bill provides clear guidance for all 50 states concerns over important legislation. But, I was interested to hear our colleague and the District of Columbia to implement given the importance of shoring up the from New Jersey say it is your money election processes that work for administra- democratic process, the limited window of that will be used. Well, it is only your tors and voters alike, and its adoption into opportunity for passage of H.R.1, the likely delay in Senate consideration, and the na- money if you are a corporate malfea- law is critical to the future of American sance individual, a corporate wrong- elections. Proven policies such as automatic ture of the First Amendment objections to and same-day voter registration will remove disclosure, we believe that immediate pas- doer that gets fined; and I don’t think administrative obstacles for eligible voters sage of H.R.1 in its present form is the pref- very many of us have sympathy for while maintaining up-to-date and accurate erable course of action. that crew. voter rolls. Voter-verified paper ballots will Objectors to immediate passage of HR 1 ap- I would like to just give some per- ensure every vote is accurately recorded and pear to us to: (1) underestimate the risks to spective here because all over the enacting HR 1 posed by substantial delay in allow administrators to run key audits to United States, because of the pan- verify election results. Other provisions, House passage; (2) understate the importance of closing loopholes in our campaign finance demic, efforts were made to allow for such as independent redistricting commis- people to vote and not have to endan- sions to combat gerrymandering and shining disclosure laws; and (3) overstate the risks to light on dark money, will further strengthen First Amendment freedom posed by the bill’s ger their health. So absentee voting be- the integrity of our elections. disclosure provisions. We live in a demo- came more of the norm. There were As the chief elections officials in our re- cratic culture saturated by great wealth. more early voting efforts, a lot of spective states, and as the administrators The Supreme Court has rendered it almost things of that nature, because of the who will be tasked with executing many of impossible to directly regulate the role of pandemic. the policies proposed in H.R. 1, we can con- money in determining electoral outcomes. And what happened? fidently state that this bill is designed to One of the few practical reform windows left open is public disclosure of the sources of There was a huge increase in turnout, make our democracy stronger and safer than both among Republicans and Demo- ever. We proudly and firmly support the For money-driven influence over electoral poli- The People Act, and we strongly recommend tics. Such disclosure is important, not only crats. It was a safe and secure election, its passage in the U.S. House of Representa- to prevent corruption, but to allow ordinary the most safe and secure election in tives and U.S. Senate. citizens to evaluate the truth of electoral modern history. There wasn’t a bunch Sincerely, speech by knowing who is paying for it. We of fraud. Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State; recognize the need to preserve anonymity for Some of my colleagues said that peo- Shirley Weber, California Secretary of State; persons whose speech or association might ple don’t trust our system. be deterred by fear of disclosure. That is why Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State; Why is that? Denise Merrill, Connecticut Secretary of the H.R.1 disclosure rules apply. only to large donations exceeding $10,000. Moreover, Because there are politicians in this State; Kimberly Bassett, Secretary of the country that are misleading the Amer- District of Columbia; Shenna Bellows, Maine current First Amendment doctrine already Secretary of State; Jocelyn Benson, Michi- provides an ‘‘as applied’’ exception to disclo- ican public about that election. And I gan Secretary of State; Steve Simon, Min- sure rules if a genuine fear of retaliatory ac- would say the former President is first nesota Secretary of State; Maggie Toulouse tion were to exist. among them, telling things that are Oliver, New Mexico Secretary of State; In short, we do not view First Amendment not true and convincing people of that. Shemia Fagan, Oregon Secretary of State; concerns over the precise scope of disclosure So now that we have had this huge Nellie Gorbea, Rhode Island Secretary of requirements affecting large donors to tax exempt organizations operating on the mar- turnout because of the pandemic, we State; Jim Condos, Vermont Secretary of are seeing States—Republicans, I must State. gins of electoral politics as outweighing the need for expeditious enactment of the clear- say, unfortunately, all over the United ly desirable aspects of H.R.1 into law. States trying to cut off access to the FORMER LEADERS OF THE AMERICAN We urge you to press for speedy enactment CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND CON- ballot. of H.R. 1 in its current form. In Georgia, they just passed a whole CERNED FIRST AMENDMENT SCHOL- Respectfully submitted, ARS, Aryeh Neier, President Emeritus of the slew of voter restriction measures to February 18, 2021. Open Society Foundations, ACLU Executive try and tamp down turnout, and we see Re H.R. 1, For the People Act. Director, 1970–78; Burt Neuborne, Norman hundreds of bills being introduced to do Hon. ZOE LOFGREN, Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties Emeritus that. Chair, House Administration Committee, at NYU School of Law, ACLU National Legal I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on this en bloc Washington, DC. Director, 1981–86; Helen Hershkoff, Herbert and on the underlying bill. Hon. JOHN SARBANES, Mand. Svetlana Wachtel/Professor of Con- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Washington, DC. stitutional Law and Civil Liberties at NYU ance of my time. Hon. JERROLD NADLER, School of Law, ACLU Associate Legal Direc- Chair, House Judiciary Committee, tor, 1987–95; John Shattuck, Senior Fellow at The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Washington, DC. the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, ant to House Resolution 179, the pre- DEAR CHAIR LOFGREN, CHAIR NADLER, AND Harvard Kennedy School, Professor of Prac- vious question is ordered on the REP. SARBANES: The undersigned are former tice in Diplomacy, Fletcher School of Law amendments en bloc offered by the leaders of the American Civil Liberties and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Director of gentlewoman from California (Ms. LOF- Union (ACLU) and concerned academics who the ACLU’s Washington office, 1976–84; Ju- GREN). have devoted much of their careers to the de- dith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law The question is on the amendments fense of the First Amendment and the pro- at Yale Law School; Erwin Chemerinsky, en bloc. tection of American democracy. We write in Dean and Jesse Choper Distinguished Pro- The question was taken; and the support of speedy House enactment of H.R.1, fessor of Law at Berkley Law School, Uni- the For the People Act. versity of California; Robert Post, Sterling Speaker pro tempore announced that American democracy is at a perilous cross- Professor of Law and former Dean of Yale the ayes appear to have it. roads. H.R.1 responds with sweeping reforms Law School; Geoffrey Stone, Edward H. Levi Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, on countering voter suppression and partisan Distinguished Service Professor of Law and that I demand the yeas and nays.

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DelBene Lamb Rush Taylor Delgado Langevin Ryan Meuser Rose Tenney Mfume Rosendale Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, DeSaulnier Lee (CA) Schakowsky Thompson (CA) Deutch Lee (NV) Miller (IL) Ross further consideration of H.R. 1 is post- Schiff Thompson (PA) Dingell Leger Fernandez Sewell Miller (WV) Rouzer poned. Miller-Meeks Roy Tiffany Doggett Levin (CA) Smith (WA) Escobar Levin (MI) Moolenaar Rutherford Timmons f Soto Eshoo Lieu Mooney Salazar Titus Speier Espaillat Lowenthal Moore (AL) Sa´ nchez Torres (CA) RECESS Stanton Evans Malinowski Moore (UT) Sarbanes Trone Strickland The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Foster Maloney, Sean Moore (WI) Scalise Turner Swalwell ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Frankel, Lois McGovern Morelle Scanlon Upton Gallego Meng Takano Mrvan Schneider Valadao declares the House in recess subject to Garcı´a (IL) Moulton Thompson (MS) Mullin Schrader Van Drew the call of the Chair. Golden Murphy (FL) Tlaib Murphy (NC) Schrier Van Duyne Tonko Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 34 Gomez Neal Nadler Schweikert Veasey Torres (NY) Gonzalez, Neguse Napolitano Scott (VA) Vela minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- Trahan Vicente Newman Nehls Scott, Austin Wagner cess. Underwood Green, Al (TX) Ocasio-Cortez Newhouse Scott, David Walberg Vargas f Grijalva Omar Norcross Sessions Walorski Vela´ zquez Norman Haaland Pallone Sherman Waltz Hastings Panetta Wasserman Nunes Sherrill b 1215 Weber (TX) Hayes Pascrell Schultz O’Halleran Simpson Webster (FL) Higgins (NY) Payne Waters Obernolte Sires AFTER RECESS Wenstrup Jackson Lee Phillips Watson Coleman Owens Slotkin The recess having expired, the House Jacobs (CA) Pingree Welch Palazzo Smith (MO) Westerman Wexton was called to order by the Speaker pro Jayapal Pocan Williams (GA) Palmer Smith (NE) Johnson (TX) Pressley Wilson (FL) Pappas Smith (NJ) Wild tempore (Ms. TITUS) at 12 o’clock and Jones Price (NC) Yarmuth Pence Smucker Williams (TX) 15 minutes p.m. Perlmutter Spanberger Wilson (SC) NAYS—302 Perry Spartz Wittman f Peters Stauber Womack Aderholt Davids (KS) Hinson Pfluger Steel Young MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Aguilar Davidson Hollingsworth Porter Stefanik Zeldin Allen Davis, Rodney Houlahan Messages in writing from the Presi- Allred Dean Hoyer NOT VOTING—4 dent of the United States were commu- Amodei DeGette Hudson Doyle, Michael Dunn Horsford nicated to the House by Ms. Mariel Armstrong DeLauro Huffman F. Foxx Arrington Demings Huizenga Ridgway, one of his secretaries. Axne DesJarlais Issa b 1304 f Babin Diaz-Balart Jackson Bacon Donalds Jacobs (NY) Messrs. THOMPSON of California and FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 Baird Duncan Jeffries BUTTERFIELD changed their vote Balderson Emmer Johnson (GA) from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Banks Estes Johnson (LA) Mrs. DINGELL, Messrs. GOLDEN and ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Barr Fallon Johnson (OH) Barraga´ n Feenstra Johnson (SD) KIM of New Jersey changed their vote consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to ex- Bentz Ferguson Jordan from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ pand Americans’ access to the ballot Bera Fischbach Joyce (OH) So the amendment was rejected. box, reduce the influence of big money Bergman Fitzgerald Joyce (PA) Bice (OK) Fitzpatrick Kaptur The result of the vote was announced in politics, strengthen ethics rules for Biggs Fleischmann Katko as above recorded. public servants, and implement other Bilirakis Fletcher Keating A motion to reconsider was laid on anti-corruption measures for the pur- Bishop (GA) Fortenberry Keller the table. pose of fortifying our democracy, and Bishop (NC) Franklin, C. Kelly (IL) Boebert Scott Kelly (MS) MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE for other purposes, will now resume. Bost Fudge Kelly (PA) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS The Clerk read the title of the bill. Bourdeaux Fulcher Kim (CA) Boyle, Brendan Kelly (IL) Neguse Brady Gaetz Kind AMENDMENT NO. 37 OFFERED BY MS. PRESSLEY F. (Jeffries) (Kuster) (Perlmutter) Brooks Gallagher Kinzinger Buchanan Kirkpatrick Palazzo The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Buchanan Garamendi Krishnamoorthi (LaHood) (Stanton) (Fleischmann) Buck Garbarino Kuster ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Ca´ rdenas Langevin Payne Bucshon Garcia (CA) Kustoff ished business is the question on (Gomez) (Lynch) (Wasserman Budd Garcia (TX) LaHood DeSaulnier Schultz) amendment No. 37, printed in part B of Burchett Gibbs LaMalfa Lawson (FL) (Matsui) (Evans) Pingree (Kuster) House Report 117–9, on which further Burgess Gimenez Lamborn Deutch (Rice Rodgers (WA) Lieu (Beyer) proceedings were postponed and on Bustos Gohmert Larsen (WA) (NY)) (Joyce (PA)) Lowenthal Butterfield Gonzales, Tony Larson (CT) Frankel, Lois Roybal-Allard which the yeas and nays were ordered. (Beyer) Calvert Gonzalez (OH) Latta (Clark (MA)) (Escobar) The Clerk will redesignate the Cammack Good (VA) LaTurner Gaetz Meng (Clark Ruiz (Aguilar) amendment. Ca´ rdenas Gooden (TX) Lawrence (McHenry) (MA)) Rush The Clerk redesignated the amend- Carl Gosar Lawson (FL) Grijalva (Garcı´a Moore (WI) (Underwood) Carter (GA) Gottheimer Lesko ment. (IL)) (Beyer) Speier (Scanlon) Carter (TX) Granger Lofgren Hastings Moulton Vargas (Correa) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Cartwright Graves (LA) Long (Wasserman (McGovern) Watson Coleman question is on the amendment offered Case Graves (MO) Loudermilk Schultz) Nadler (Jeffries) (Pallone) by the gentlewoman from Massachu- Cawthorn Green (TN) Lucas Huffman Napolitano Wilson (FL) Chabot Greene (GA) Luetkemeyer (McNerney) (Correa) (Hayes) setts (Ms. PRESSLEY). Cheney Griffith Luria The vote was taken by electronic de- Cline Grothman Lynch AMENDMENTS EN BLOC NO. 4 OFFERED BY MS. vice, and there were—yeas 125, nays Cloud Guest Mace LOFGREN OF CALIFORNIA Clyde Guthrie Malliotakis The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- 302, not voting 4, as follows: Cohen Hagedorn Maloney, [Roll No. 57] Cole Harder (CA) Carolyn B. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Comer Harris Mann YEAS—125 ished business is the question on the Connolly Harshbarger Manning adoption of amendments en bloc No. 4, Adams Bowman Casten Costa Hartzler Massie Auchincloss Boyle, Brendan Castor (FL) Courtney Hern Mast printed in part B of House Report 117– Bass F. Castro (TX) Craig Herrell Matsui 9, on which further proceedings were Beatty Brown Chu Crawford Herrera Beutler McBath postponed and on which the yeas and Beyer Brownley Cicilline Crenshaw Hice (GA) McCarthy nays were ordered. Blumenauer Bush Clark (MA) Crow Higgins (LA) McCaul Blunt Rochester Carbajal Clarke (NY) Cuellar Hill McClain The Clerk will redesignate the Bonamici Carson Cleaver Curtis Himes McClintock amendments en bloc.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:40 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.028 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1038 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bost Guest Newhouse The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Brady Guthrie Norman ments en bloc. LEVIN of Michigan). The previous ques- Brooks Hagedorn Nunes The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Buchanan Harris Obernolte tion is ordered on the bill, as amended. question is on the amendments en bloc Buck Harshbarger Owens The question is on the engrossment Bucshon Hartzler Palazzo and third reading of the bill. offered by the gentlewoman from Cali- Budd Hern Palmer The bill was ordered to be engrossed fornia (Ms. LOFGREN). Burchett Herrell Pence The vote was taken by electronic de- Burgess Herrera Beutler Perry and read a third time, and was read the vice, and there were—yeas 223, nays Calvert Hice (GA) Pfluger third time. Cammack Higgins (LA) Posey 208, not voting 0, as follows: Carl Hill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Reed ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further [Roll No. 58] Carter (GA) Hinson Reschenthaler Carter (TX) Hollingsworth Rice (SC) consideration of H.R. 1 is postponed. YEAS—223 Cawthorn Hudson Rodgers (WA) Chabot Huizenga Adams Gomez Norcross Rogers (AL) f Cheney Issa Aguilar Gonzalez, O’Halleran Rogers (KY) Cline Jackson Allred Vicente Ocasio-Cortez Rose Cloud Jacobs (NY) Auchincloss Gottheimer Omar Rosendale CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL Clyde Johnson (LA) Axne Green, Al (TX) Pallone Rouzer EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO Cole Johnson (OH) Barraga´ n Grijalva Panetta Roy Comer Johnson (SD) ZIMBABWE—MESSAGE FROM THE Bass Haaland Pappas Rutherford Crawford Jordan PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED Beatty Harder (CA) Pascrell Salazar Crenshaw Joyce (OH) Bera Hastings Payne Scalise STATES (H. DOC. NO. 117–20) Curtis Joyce (PA) Beyer Hayes Perlmutter Schweikert Davidson Keller The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Bishop (GA) Higgins (NY) Peters Scott, Austin Davis, Rodney Kelly (MS) Blumenauer Himes Phillips Sessions fore the House the following message DesJarlais Kelly (PA) Blunt Rochester Horsford Pingree Simpson from the President of the United Diaz-Balart Kim (CA) Bonamici Houlahan Pocan Smith (MO) Donalds Kinzinger States; which was read and, together Bourdeaux Hoyer Porter Smith (NE) Duncan Kustoff with the accompanying papers, referred Bowman Huffman Pressley Smith (NJ) Dunn LaHood Boyle, Brendan Jackson Lee Price (NC) Smucker to the Committee on Foreign Affairs Emmer LaMalfa F. Jacobs (CA) Quigley Estes Lamborn Spartz and ordered to be printed: Brown Jayapal Raskin Fallon Latta Stauber Brownley Jeffries Rice (NY) To the Congress of the United States: Feenstra LaTurner Steel Bush Johnson (GA) Ross Ferguson Lesko Stefanik Section 202(d) of the National Emer- Bustos Johnson (TX) Roybal-Allard Fischbach Long Steil Butterfield Jones Ruiz gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides Fitzgerald Loudermilk Steube Carbajal Kahele Ruppersberger for the automatic termination of a na- Fleischmann Lucas Stewart Ca´ rdenas Kaptur Rush Fortenberry Luetkemeyer Stivers tional emergency unless, within 90 Carson Katko Ryan Foxx Mace Taylor days prior to the anniversary date of Cartwright Keating Sa´ nchez Franklin, C. Malliotakis Tenney Case Kelly (IL) Sarbanes its declaration, the President publishes Scott Mann Thompson (PA) Casten Khanna Scanlon in the Federal Register and transmits to Fulcher Massie Tiffany Castor (FL) Kildee Schakowsky Gaetz Mast Timmons the Congress a notice stating that the Castro (TX) Kilmer Schiff Gallagher McCarthy Turner Chu Kim (NJ) Schneider emergency is to continue in effect be- Garbarino McCaul Valadao Cicilline Kind Schrader yond the anniversary date. In accord- Garcia (CA) McClain Van Drew Clark (MA) Kirkpatrick Schrier Gibbs McClintock Van Duyne ance with this provision, I have sent to Clarke (NY) Krishnamoorthi Scott (VA) Gimenez McHenry Wagner the Federal Register for publication the Cleaver Kuster Scott, David Gohmert McKinley Walberg Clyburn Lamb Sewell enclosed notice stating that the na- Gonzales, Tony Meijer Walorski Cohen Langevin Sherman tional emergency declared in Executive Gonzalez (OH) Meuser Waltz Connolly Larsen (WA) Sherrill Good (VA) Miller (IL) Weber (TX) Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, with re- Cooper Larson (CT) Sires Gooden (TX) Miller (WV) Webster (FL) Correa Lawrence Slotkin spect to the actions and policies of cer- Gosar Miller-Meeks Wenstrup Costa Lawson (FL) Smith (WA) tain members of the Government of Granger Moolenaar Westerman Courtney Lee (CA) Soto Graves (LA) Mooney Williams (TX) Zimbabwe and other persons to under- Craig Lee (NV) Spanberger Graves (MO) Moore (AL) Wilson (SC) mine Zimbabwe’s democratic proceses Crist Leger Fernandez Speier Green (TN) Moore (UT) Wittman Crow Levin (CA) Stanton or institutions is to continue in effect Greene (GA) Mullin Womack Cuellar Levin (MI) Stevens beyond March 6, 2021. Griffith Murphy (NC) Young Davids (KS) Lieu Strickland Grothman Nehls Zeldin President Emmerson Mnangagwa has Davis, Danny K. Lofgren Suozzi Dean Lowenthal Swalwell not made the necessary political and economic reforms that would warrant DeFazio Luria Takano b 1349 DeGette Lynch Thompson (CA) terminating the existing targeted sanc- DeLauro Malinowski Thompson (MS) So the en bloc amendments were tions program. Throughout the last DelBene Maloney, Titus Delgado Carolyn B. Tlaib agreed to. year, government security services Demings Maloney, Sean Tonko The result of the vote was announced routinely intimidated and violently re- DeSaulnier Manning Torres (CA) as above recorded. pressed citizens, including members of Deutch Matsui Torres (NY) Dingell McBath Trahan A motion to reconsider was laid on opposition political parties, union Doggett McCollum Trone the table. members, and journalists. The absence Doyle, Michael McEachin Underwood of progress on the most fundamental MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE F. McGovern Upton reforms needed to ensure the rule of Escobar McNerney Vargas RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS law, democratic governance, and the Eshoo Meeks Veasey Boyle, Brendan Kelly (IL) Neguse Espaillat Meng Vela F. (Jeffries) (Kuster) (Perlmutter) protection of human rights leaves ´ Evans Mfume Velazquez Buchanan Kirkpatrick Palazzo Zimbabweans vulnerable to ongoing re- Fitzpatrick Moore (WI) Wasserman (LaHood) (Stanton) (Fleischmann) Fletcher Morelle Schultz pression and presents a continuing Ca´ rdenas Langevin Payne Foster Moulton Waters threat to peace and security in the re- (Gomez) (Lynch) (Wasserman Frankel, Lois Mrvan Watson Coleman DeSaulnier Schultz) gion. Fudge Murphy (FL) Welch Lawson (FL) (Matsui) (Evans) Pingree (Kuster) The actions and policies of certain Gallego Nadler Wexton Deutch (Rice Rodgers (WA) Lieu (Beyer) members of the Government of Garamendi Napolitano Wild (NY)) (Joyce (PA)) Lowenthal Garcı´a (IL) Neal Williams (GA) Frankel, Lois Roybal-Allard Zimbabwe and other persons to under- (Beyer) Garcia (TX) Neguse Wilson (FL) (Clark (MA)) (Escobar) mine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes Meng (Clark Golden Newman Yarmuth Gaetz Ruiz (Aguilar) or institutions continue to pose an un- (McHenry) (MA)) Rush NAYS—208 Grijalva (Garcı´a Moore (WI) (Underwood) usual and extraordinary threat to the Aderholt Bacon Bergman (IL)) (Beyer) Speier (Scanlon) foreign policy of the United States. Allen Baird Bice (OK) Hastings Moulton Vargas (Correa) Therefore, I have determined that it is Amodei Balderson Biggs (Wasserman (McGovern) Watson Coleman necessary to continue the national Armstrong Banks Bilirakis Schultz) Nadler (Jeffries) (Pallone) Arrington Barr Bishop (NC) Huffman Napolitano Wilson (FL) emergency declared in Executive Order Babin Bentz Boebert (McNerney) (Correa) (Hayes) 13288, as amended, with respect to

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CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL enclosed notice stating that the na- Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO tional emergency declared in Executive ther proceedings on this question are UKRAINE—MESSAGE FROM THE Order 13692 of March 8, 2015, with re- postponed. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED spect to the situation in Venezuela is Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, STATES (H. DOC. NO. 117–21) to continue in effect beyond March 8, further consideration of H.R. 1 is post- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- 2021. poned. fore the House the following message The situation in Venezuela continues f from the President of the United to pose an unusual and extraordinary States; which was read and, together threat to the national security and for- GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN with the accompanying papers, referred eign policy of the United States. There- POLICING ACT OF 2021 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs fore, I have determined that it is nec- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant and ordered to be printed: essary to continue the national emer- to House Resolution 179, I call up the gency declared in Executive Order 13692 To the Congress of the United States: bill (H.R. 1280) to hold law enforcement with respect to the situation in Ven- accountable for misconduct in court, Section 202(d) of the National Emer- ezuela. gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides improve transparency through data JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr. collection, and reform police training for the automatic termination of a na- THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2021. tional emergency unless, within 90 and policies, and ask for its immediate f days prior to the anniversary date of consideration. its declaration, the President publishes RECESS The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- in the Federal Register and transmits to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to House Resolution 179, the bill is the Congress a notice stating that the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair considered read. emergency is to continue in effect be- declares the House in recess subject to The text of the bill is as follows: yond the anniversary date. In accord- the call of the Chair. ance with this provision, I have sent to Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 58 min- H.R. 1280 the Federal Register for publication the utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in enclosed notice stating that the na- f tional emergency declared in Executive Congress assembled, 1815 Order 13660 of March 6, 2014, with re- b SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. spect to Ukraine is to continue in ef- AFTER RECESS (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of fect beyond March 6, 2021. The recess having expired, the House 2021’’. The actions and policies of persons was called to order by the Speaker pro (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- that undermine democratic processes tempore (Mr. ESPAILLAT) at 6 o’clock tents for this Act is as follows: and institutions in Ukraine; threaten and 15 minutes p.m. Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. its peace, security, stability, sov- f Sec. 2. Definitions. ereignty, and territorial integrity; and FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 TITLE I—POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY contribute to the misappropriation of Subtitle A—Holding Police Accountable in its assets, and the actions and policies The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the Courts ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further of the Government of the Russian Fed- Sec. 101. Deprivation of rights under color of eration, including its purported annex- consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to ex- law. ation of Crimea and its use of force in pand Americans’ access to the ballot Sec. 102. Qualified immunity reform. Ukraine, continue to pose an unusual box, reduce the influence of big money Sec. 103. Pattern and practice investiga- and extraordinary threat to the na- in politics, strengthen ethics rules for tions. tional security and foreign policy of public servants, and implement other Sec. 104. Independent investigations. the United States. Therefore, I have de- anti-corruption measures for the pur- Subtitle B—Law Enforcement Trust and termined that it is necessary to con- pose of fortifying our democracy, and Integrity Act tinue the national emergency declared for other purposes, will now resume. Sec. 111. Short title. in Executive Order 13660 with respect The Clerk read the title of the bill. Sec. 112. Definitions. to Ukraine. MOTION TO RECOMMIT Sec. 113. Accreditation of law enforcement agencies. JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Sec. 114. Law enforcement grants. THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2021. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit Sec. 115. Attorney General to conduct study. f at the desk. Sec. 116. Authorization of appropriations. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Sec. 117. National task force on law enforce- CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL Clerk will report the motion to recom- EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ment oversight. mit. Sec. 118. Federal data collection on law en- VENEZUELA—MESSAGE FROM The Clerk read as follows: forcement practices. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois moves to re- TITLE II—POLICING TRANSPARENCY STATES (H. DOC. NO. 117–22) commit the bill H.R. 1 to the Committee on THROUGH DATA House Administration. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Subtitle A—National Police Misconduct fore the House the following message The material previously referred to Registry from the President of the United by Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois is as Sec. 201. Establishment of National Police States; which was read and, together follows: Misconduct Registry. with the accompanying papers, referred Strike subtitle B of title V. Sec. 202. Certification requirements for hir- Strike section 5218. ing of law enforcement officers. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Subtitle B—PRIDE Act and ordered to be printed: ant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the pre- To the Congress of the United States: vious question is ordered on the motion Sec. 221. Short title. Sec. 222. Definitions. Section 202(d) of the National Emer- to recommit. gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides Sec. 223. Use of force reporting. The question is on the motion to re- Sec. 224. Use of force data reporting. for the automatic termination of a na- commit. Sec. 225. Compliance with reporting require- tional emergency unless, within 90 The question was taken; and the ments. days prior to the anniversary date of Speaker pro tempore announced that Sec. 226. Federal law enforcement reporting. its declaration, the President publishes the noes appeared to have it. Sec. 227. Authorization of appropriations.

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Enforcement. ‘‘COPS grant program’’ means the grant pro- (1) by striking ‘‘willfully’’ and inserting PART II—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL gram authorized under section 1701 of title I ‘‘knowingly or recklessly’’; PROFILING BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe (2) by striking ‘‘, or may be sentenced to AGENCIES Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381). death’’; and Sec. 321. Policies to eliminate racial (3) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.— (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For profiling. The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement agency’’ purposes of this section, an act shall be con- PART III—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL means any agency of the United States au- sidered to have resulted in death if the act PROFILING BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN- thorized to engage in or supervise the pre- was a substantial factor contributing to the FORCEMENT AGENCIES vention, detection, investigation, or prosecu- death of the person.’’. tion of any violation of Federal criminal Sec. 331. Policies required for grants. SEC. 102. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY REFORM. law. Sec. 332. Involvement of Attorney General. Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the (4) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— Sec. 333. Data collection demonstration United States (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ project. adding at the end the following: ‘‘It shall not has the meaning given the term in section Sec. 334. Development of best practices. be a defense or immunity in any action 115 of title 18, United States Code. Sec. 335. Authorization of appropriations. brought under this section against a local (5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ law enforcement officer (as such term is de- PART IV—DATA COLLECTION has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian fined in section 2 of the George Floyd Justice Sec. 341. Attorney General to issue regula- tribe’’ in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus in Policing Act of 2021), or in any action tions. Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 under any source of law against a Federal in- Sec. 342. Publication of data. (34 U.S.C. 10251). vestigative or law enforcement officer (as Sec. 343. Limitations on publication of data. (6) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The such term is defined in section 2680(h) of title PART V—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REGULA- term ‘‘local law enforcement officer’’ means 28, United States Code), that— TIONS AND REPORTS ON RACIAL PROFILING IN any officer, agent, or employee of a State or ‘‘(1) the defendant was acting in good faith, THE UNITED STATES unit of local government authorized by law or that the defendant believed, reasonably or Sec. 351. Attorney General to issue regula- or by a government agency to engage in or otherwise, that his or her conduct was lawful tions and reports. supervise the prevention, detection, or inves- at the time when the conduct was com- tigation of any violation of criminal law. Subtitle B—Additional Reforms mitted; or (7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the ‘‘(2) the rights, privileges, or immunities Sec. 361. Training on racial bias and duty to meaning given the term in section 901 of secured by the Constitution and laws were intervene. title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and not clearly established at the time of their Sec. 362. Ban on no-knock warrants in drug Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). deprivation by the defendant, or that at such cases. (8) TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— time, the state of the law was otherwise such Sec. 363. Incentivizing banning of The term ‘‘tribal law enforcement officer’’ that the defendant could not reasonably chokeholds and carotid holds. means any officer, agent, or employee of an have been expected to know whether his or Sec. 364. PEACE Act. Indian tribe, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs, her conduct was lawful.’’. Sec. 365. Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement authorized by law or by a government agen- SEC. 103. PATTERN AND PRACTICE INVESTIGA- Act. cy to engage in or supervise the prevention, TIONS. Sec. 366. Public safety innovation grants. detection, or investigation of any violation (a) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—Section 210401 Subtitle C—Law Enforcement Body Cameras of criminal law. of the Violent Crime Control and Law En- PART 1—FEDERAL POLICE CAMERA AND (9) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term forcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601) is ACCOUNTABILITY ACT ‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning amended— given the term in section 901 of title I of the Sec. 371. Short title. (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, by Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Sec. 372. Requirements for Federal law en- prosecutors,’’ after ‘‘conduct by law enforce- of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). forcement officers regarding ment officers’’; (10) DEADLY FORCE.—The term ‘‘deadly the use of body cameras. (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘para- force’’ means that force which a reasonable Sec. 373. Patrol vehicles with in-car video graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; person would consider likely to cause death recording cameras. and or serious bodily harm, including— Sec. 374. Facial recognition technology. (3) by adding at the end the following: (A) the discharge of a firearm; Sec. 375. GAO study. ‘‘(c) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—In carrying (B) a maneuver that restricts blood or oxy- Sec. 376. Regulations. out the authority in subsection (b), the At- Sec. 377. Rule of construction. gen flow to the brain, including chokeholds, torney General may require by subpoena the strangleholds, neck restraints, neckholds, production of all information, documents, PART 2—POLICE CAMERA ACT and carotid artery restraints; and reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, Sec. 381. Short title. (C) multiple discharges of an electronic and other data in any medium (including Sec. 382. Law enforcement body-worn cam- control weapon. electronically stored information), as well as era requirements. (11) USE OF FORCE.—The term ‘‘use of any tangible thing and documentary evi- TITLE IV—CLOSING THE LAW force’’ includes— dence, and the attendance and testimony of ENFORCEMENT CONSENT LOOPHOLE (A) the use of a firearm, electronic control witnesses necessary in the performance of Sec. 401. Short title. weapon, explosive device, chemical agent the Attorney General under subsection (b). Sec. 402. Prohibition on engaging in sexual (such as pepper spray), baton, impact projec- Such a subpoena, in the case of contumacy acts while acting under color of tile, blunt instrument, hand, fist, foot, ca- or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by law. nine, or vehicle against an individual; order of any appropriate district court of the Sec. 403. Enactment of laws penalizing en- (B) the use of a weapon, including a per- United States. gaging in sexual acts while act- sonal body weapon, chemical agent, impact ‘‘(d) CIVIL ACTION BY STATE ATTORNEYS ing under color of law. weapon, extended range impact weapon, GENERAL.—Whenever it shall appear to the Sec. 404. Reports to Congress. sonic weapon, sensory weapon, conducted en- attorney general of any State, or such other Sec. 405. Definition. ergy device, or firearm, against an indi- official as a State may designate, that a vio- vidual; or lation of subsection (a) has occurred within TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (C) any intentional pointing of a firearm at their State, the State attorney general or of- Sec. 501. Severability. an individual. ficial, in the name of the State, may bring a Sec. 502. Savings clause. (12) LESS LETHAL FORCE.—The term ‘‘less civil action in the appropriate district court SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. lethal force’’ means any degree of force that of the United States to obtain appropriate In this Act: is not likely to cause death or serious bodily equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate (1) BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM.—The term injury. the pattern or practice. In carrying out the ‘‘Byrne grant program’’ means any grant (13) FACIAL RECOGNITION.—The term ‘‘facial authority in this subsection, the State attor- program under subpart 1 of part E of title I recognition’’ means an automated or semi- ney general or official shall have the same of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe automated process that analyzes biometric subpoena authority as is available to the At- Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), data of an individual from video footage to torney General under subsection (c).

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‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in SEC. 104. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS. (b) COPS GRANT PROGRAM USED FOR CIVIL- this section may be construed to limit the (a) IN GENERAL.— IAN REVIEW BOARDS.—Part Q of title I of the authority of the Attorney General under sub- (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe section (b) in any case in which a State at- (A) INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.—The term Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.) is torney general has brought a civil action ‘‘independent investigation’’ means a crimi- amended— under subsection (d). nal investigation or prosecution of a law en- (1) in section 1701(b) (34 U.S.C. 10381(b))— ‘‘(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—On the forcement officer’s use of deadly force, in- (A) by redesignating paragraphs (22) and date that is one year after the enactment of cluding one or more of the following: (23) as paragraphs (23) and (24), respectively; the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of (i) Using an agency or civilian review (B) in paragraph (23), as so redesignated, by 2021, and annually thereafter, the Civil board that investigates and independently striking ‘‘(21)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22)’’; and Rights Division of the Department of Justice reviews all allegations of use of deadly force (C) by inserting after paragraph (21) the shall make publicly available on an internet made against law enforcement officers in the following: website a report on, during the previous jurisdiction. ‘‘(22) to develop best practices for and to year— (ii) Assigning of the attorney general of create civilian review boards;’’; and ‘‘(1) the number of preliminary investiga- the State in which the alleged use of deadly (2) in section 1709 (34 U.S.C. 10389), by add- tions of violations of subsection (a) that force was committed to conduct the criminal ing at the end the following: were commenced; investigation and prosecution. ‘‘(8) ‘civilian review board’ means an ad- ‘‘(2) the number of preliminary investiga- (iii) Adopting a procedure under which an ministrative entity that investigates civil- tions of violations of subsection (a) that independent prosecutor is assigned to inves- ian complaints against law enforcement offi- were resolved; and tigate and prosecute the case, including a cers and— ‘‘(3) the status of any pending investiga- procedure under which an automatic referral ‘‘(A) is independent and adequately funded; tions of violations of subsection (a).’’. is made to an independent prosecutor ap- ‘‘(B) has investigatory authority and sub- (b) GRANT PROGRAM.— pointed and overseen by the attorney general poena power; (1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney of the State in which the alleged use of dead- ‘‘(C) has representative community diver- General may award a grant to a State to as- sity; sist the State in conducting pattern and ly force was committed. (iv) Adopting a procedure under which an ‘‘(D) has policy making authority; practice investigations under section ‘‘(E) provides advocates for civilian com- 210401(d) of the Violent Crime Control and independent prosecutor is assigned to inves- tigate and prosecute the case. plainants; Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. ‘‘(F) may conduct hearings; and 12601). (v) Having law enforcement agencies agree to and implement memoranda of under- ‘‘(G) conducts statistical studies on pre- (2) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant vailing complaint trends.’’. under paragraph (1) shall submit an applica- standing with other law enforcement agen- Subtitle B—Law Enforcement Trust and tion in such form, at such time, and con- cies under which the other law enforcement Integrity Act taining such information as the Attorney agencies— General may require. (I) shall conduct the criminal investigation SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. into the alleged use of deadly force; and This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Law En- (3) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be forcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2021’’. appropriated $100,000,000 to the Attorney (II) upon conclusion of the criminal inves- General for each of fiscal years 2022 through tigation, shall file a report with the attorney SEC. 112. DEFINITIONS. 2024 to carry out this subsection. general of the State containing a determina- In this subtitle: (c) DATA ON EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE.— tion regarding whether— (1) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The Section 210402 of the Violent Crime Control (aa) the use of deadly force was appro- term ‘‘community-based organization’’ and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. priate; and means a grassroots organization that mon- 12602) is amended— (bb) any action should be taken by the at- itors the issue of police misconduct and that (1) in subsection (a)— torney general of the State. has a local or national presence and member- (A) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ (vi) Any substantially similar procedure to ship, such as the National Association for and inserting the following: ensure impartiality in the investigation or the Advancement of Colored People ‘‘(1) FEDERAL COLLECTION OF DATA.—The prosecution. (NAACP), the American Civil Liberties Attorney General’’; and (B) INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF LAW EN- Union (ACLU), UnidosUS, the National (B) by adding at the end the following: FORCEMENT STATUTE.—The term ‘‘inde- Urban League, the National Congress of ‘‘(2) STATE COLLECTION OF DATA.—The at- pendent investigation of law enforcement American Indians, or the National Asian Pa- torney general of a State may, through ap- statute’’ means a statute requiring an inde- cific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC). propriate means, acquire data about the use pendent investigation in a criminal matter (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION ORGA- of excessive force by law enforcement offi- in which— NIZATION.—The term ‘‘law enforcement ac- cers and such data may be used by the attor- (i) one or more of the possible defendants is creditation organization’’ means a profes- ney general in conducting investigations a law enforcement officer; sional law enforcement organization in- under section 210401. This data may not con- (ii) one or more of the alleged offenses in- volved in the development of standards of ac- tain any information that may reveal the volves the law enforcement officer’s use of creditation for law enforcement agencies at identity of the victim or any law enforce- deadly force in the course of carrying out the national, State, regional, or Tribal level, ment officer.’’; and that officer’s duty; and such as the Commission on Accreditation for (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as (iii) the non-Federal law enforcement offi- Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). follows: cer’s use of deadly force resulted in a death (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF DATA ACQUIRED or injury. ‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a State, BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Data acquired (C) INDEPENDENT PROSECUTOR.—The term local, Indian tribal, or campus public agency under subsection (a)(1) shall be used only for ‘‘independent prosecutor’’ means, with re- engaged in the prevention, detection, inves- research or statistical purposes and may not spect to a criminal investigation or prosecu- tigation, prosecution, or adjudication of vio- contain any information that may reveal the tion of a law enforcement officer’s use of lations of criminal laws. identity of the victim or any law enforce- deadly force, a prosecutor who— (4) PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSO- ment officer.’’. (i) does not oversee or regularly rely on the CIATION.—The term ‘‘professional law en- (d) ENFORCEMENT OF PATTERN OR PRACTICE law enforcement agency by which the law forcement association’’ means a law enforce- RELIEF.—Beginning in the first fiscal year enforcement officer under investigation is ment membership association that works for that begins after the date that is one year employed; and the needs of Federal, State, local, or Indian after the date of enactment of this Act, a (ii) would not be involved in the prosecu- tribal law enforcement agencies and with the State or unit of local government that re- tion in the ordinary course of that prosecu- civilian community on matters of common ceives funds under the Byrne grant program tor’s duties. interest, such as the Hispanic American Po- or the COPS grant program during a fiscal (2) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Attorney Gen- lice Command Officers Association year may not make available any amount of eral may award grants to eligible States and (HAPCOA), the National Asian Pacific Offi- such funds to a local law enforcement agency Indian Tribes to assist in implementing an cers Association (NAPOA), the National if that local law enforcement agency enters independent investigation of law enforce- Black Police Association (NBPA), the Na- into or renews any contractual arrangement, ment statute. tional Latino Peace Officers Association including a collective bargaining agreement (3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant (NLPOA), the National Organization of with a labor organization, that— under this subsection, a State or Indian Black Law Enforcement Executives (1) would prevent the Attorney General Tribe shall have in effect an independent in- (NOBLE), Women in Law Enforcement, the from seeking or enforcing equitable or de- vestigation of law enforcement statute. Native American Law Enforcement Associa- claratory relief against a law enforcement (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— tion (NALEA), the International Association agency engaging in a pattern or practice of There are authorized to be appropriated to of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National unconstitutional misconduct; or the Attorney General $750,000,000 for fiscal Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), the Fraternal (2) conflicts with any terms or conditions years 2022 through 2024 to carry out this sub- Order of Police (FOP), or the National Asso- contained in a consent decree. section. ciation of School Resource Officers.

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(5) PROFESSIONAL CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT ORGA- (c) ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN GRANT (i) youth; NIZATION.—The term ‘‘professional civilian FUNDS.—The Attorney General shall, as ap- (ii) individuals with disabilities; oversight organization’’ means a member- propriate and consistent with applicable law, (iii) individuals with limited English pro- ship organization formed to address and ad- allocate Department of Justice discretionary ficiency; and vance civilian oversight of law enforcement grant funding only to States or units of local (iv) multi-cultural communities; and whose members are from Federal, State, government that require law enforcement (H) proper traffic, pedestrian, and other en- regional, local, or Tribal organizations that agencies of that State or unit of local gov- forcement stops; and review issues or complaints against law en- ernment to gain and maintain accreditation (I) community relations and bias aware- forcement agencies or officers, such as the from certified law enforcement accreditation ness. National Association for Civilian Oversight organizations in accordance with this sec- (2) RECRUITMENT, HIRING, RETENTION, AND of Law Enforcement (NACOLE). tion. PROMOTION OF DIVERSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OF- SEC. 113. ACCREDITATION OF LAW ENFORCE- SEC. 114. LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS. FICERS.—Policies, procedures, and practices MENT AGENCIES. for— (a) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—Section (a) STANDARDS.— 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control (A) the hiring and recruitment of diverse (1) INITIAL ANALYSIS.—The Attorney Gen- and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. law enforcement officers who are representa- eral shall perform an initial analysis of ex- 10153(a)), as amended by section 113, is tive of the communities they serve; isting accreditation standards and method- amended by adding at the end the following: (B) the development of selection, pro- ology developed by law enforcement accredi- ‘‘(8) An assurance that, for each fiscal year motion, educational, background, and psy- tation organizations nationwide, including covered by an application, the applicant will chological standards that comport with title national, State, regional, and Tribal accredi- use not less than 5 percent of the total VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. tation organizations. Such an analysis shall amount of the grant award for the fiscal year 2000e et seq.); and include a review of the recommendations of (C) initiatives to encourage residency in the Final Report of the President’s to study and implement effective manage- ment, training, recruiting, hiring, and over- the jurisdiction served by the law enforce- Taskforce on 21st Century Policing, issued ment agency and continuing education. by the Department of Justice, in May 2015. sight standards and programs to promote ef- fective community and problem solving (3) OVERSIGHT.—Complaint procedures, in- (2) DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFORM STANDARDS.— strategies for law enforcement agencies in cluding the establishment of civilian review After completion of the initial review and boards or analogous procedures for jurisdic- analysis under paragraph (1), the Attorney accordance with section 114 of the Law En- forcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2021.’’. tions across a range of sizes and agency con- General shall— figurations, complaint procedures by com- (b) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY ORGA- (A) recommend, in consultation with law munity-based organizations, early warning enforcement accreditation organizations and NIZATIONS.—The Attorney General may make grants to community-based organizations to systems and related intervention programs, community-based organizations, the adop- video monitoring technology, data collection tion of additional standards that will result study and implement— (1) effective management, training, re- and transparency, and administrative due in greater community accountability of law process requirements inherent to complaint enforcement agencies and an increased focus cruiting, hiring, and oversight standards and programs to promote effective community procedures for members of the public and law on policing with a guardian mentality, in- enforcement. cluding standards relating to— and problem solving strategies for law en- forcement agencies; or (4) YOUTH JUSTICE AND SCHOOL SAFETY.— (i) early warning systems and related Uniform standards on youth justice and intervention programs; (2) effective strategies and solutions to public safety, including strategies that do school safety that include best practices for (ii) use of force procedures; law enforcement interaction and commu- (iii) civilian review procedures; not rely on Federal and local law enforce- ment agency responses. nication with children and youth, taking (iv) traffic and pedestrian stop and search into consideration adolescent development procedures; (c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant amounts de- scribed in paragraph (8) of section 502(a) of and any disability, including— (v) data collection and transparency; (A) the right to effective and timely notifi- (vi) administrative due process require- title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153(a)), cation of a parent or legal guardian of any ments; law enforcement interaction, regardless of (vii) video monitoring technology; as added by subsection (a) of this section, and grant amounts awarded under subsection the immigration status of the individuals in- (viii) youth justice and school safety; and volved; and (ix) recruitment, hiring, and training; and (b) shall be used to— (1) study management and operations (B) the creation of positive school climates (B) recommend additional areas for the de- by improving school conditions for learning velopment of national standards for the ac- standards for law enforcement agencies, in- cluding standards relating to administrative by— creditation of law enforcement agencies in (i) eliminating school-based arrests and re- consultation with existing law enforcement due process, residency requirements, com- pensation and benefits, use of force, racial ferrals to law enforcement; accreditation organizations, professional law (ii) using evidence-based preventative enforcement associations, labor organiza- profiling, early warning and intervention systems, youth justice, school safety, civil- measures and alternatives to school-based tions, community-based organizations, and arrests and referrals to law enforcement, professional civilian oversight organizations. ian review boards or analogous procedures, or research into the effectiveness of existing such as restorative justice and healing prac- (3) CONTINUING ACCREDITATION PROCESS.— tices; and The Attorney General shall adopt policies programs, projects, or other activities de- signed to address misconduct; and (iii) using school-wide positive behavioral and procedures to partner with law enforce- interventions and supports. ment accreditation organizations, profes- (2) develop pilot programs and implement (5) VICTIM SERVICES.—Counseling services, sional law enforcement associations, labor effective standards and programs in the areas of training, hiring and recruitment, including psychological counseling, for indi- organizations, community-based organiza- viduals and communities impacted by law tions, and professional civilian oversight or- and oversight that are designed to improve management and address misconduct by law enforcement misconduct. ganizations to— (e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— enforcement officers. (A) continue the development of further (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General (d) COMPONENTS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—A accreditation standards consistent with may provide technical assistance to States pilot program developed under subsection paragraph (2); and and community-based organizations in fur- (c)(2) shall include implementation of the (B) encourage the pursuit of accreditation therance of the purposes of this section. following: of Federal, State, local, and Tribal law en- (2) MODELS FOR REDUCTION OF LAW ENFORCE- (1) TRAINING.—The implementation of poli- forcement agencies by certified law enforce- MENT MISCONDUCT.—The technical assistance cies, practices, and procedures addressing ment accreditation organizations. provided by the Attorney General may in- training and instruction to comply with ac- (b) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.—Section clude the development of models for States creditation standards in the areas of— 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and community-based organizations to re- (A) the use of deadly force, less lethal and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. duce law enforcement officer misconduct. 10153(a)) is amended by adding at the end the force, and de-escalation tactics and tech- Any development of such models shall be in following: niques; consultation with community-based organi- ‘‘(7) An assurance that, for each fiscal year (B) investigation of officer misconduct and zations. covered by an application, the applicant will practices and procedures for referring to (f) USE OF COMPONENTS.—The Attorney use not less than 5 percent of the total prosecuting authorities allegations of officer General may use any component or compo- amount of the grant award for the fiscal year use of excessive force or racial profiling; nents of the Department of Justice in car- to assist law enforcement agencies of the ap- (C) disproportionate contact by law en- rying out this section. plicant, including campus public safety de- forcement with minority communities; (g) APPLICATIONS.—An application for a partments, gain or maintain accreditation (D) tactical and defensive strategy; grant under subsection (b) shall be submitted from certified law enforcement accreditation (E) arrests, searches, and restraint; in such form, and contain such information, organizations in accordance with section 113 (F) professional verbal communications as the Attorney General may prescribe by of the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity with civilians; rule. Act of 2021.’’. (G) interactions with— (h) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.—

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(1) MONITORING COMPONENTS.— (3) DATA COLLECTION.—After completion of SEC. 118. FEDERAL DATA COLLECTION ON LAW (A) IN GENERAL.—Each program, project, or the initial analysis under paragraph (2), and ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES. activity funded under this section shall con- considering material investigatory issues, (a) AGENCIES TO REPORT.—Each Federal, tain a monitoring component, which shall be the Attorney General shall gather additional State, Tribal, and local law enforcement developed pursuant to rules made by the At- data nationwide on similar laws, rules, and agency shall report data of the practices torney General. procedures from a representative and statis- enumerated in subsection (c) of that agency (B) REQUIREMENT.—Each monitoring com- tically significant sample of jurisdictions, to to the Attorney General. ponent required under subparagraph (A) determine whether such laws, rules, and pro- (b) BREAKDOWN OF INFORMATION BY RACE, shall include systematic identification and cedures raise such material investigatory ETHNICITY, AND GENDER.—For each practice collection of data about activities, accom- issues. enumerated in subsection (c), the reporting plishments, and programs throughout the (b) REPORTING.— law enforcement agency shall provide a duration of the program, project, or activity (1) INITIAL ANALYSIS.—Not later than 120 breakdown of the numbers of incidents of and presentation of such data in a usable days after the date of the enactment of this that practice by race, ethnicity, age, and form. Act, the Attorney General shall— gender of the officers of the agency and of (2) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.— (A) submit to Congress a report containing members of the public involved in the prac- (A) IN GENERAL.—Selected grant recipients the results of the initial analysis conducted tice. shall be evaluated on the local level or as under subsection (a)(2); (c) PRACTICES TO BE REPORTED ON.—The part of a national evaluation, pursuant to (B) make the report submitted under sub- practices to be reported on are the following: rules made by the Attorney General. paragraph (A) available to the public; and (1) Traffic violation stops. (B) REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation con- (C) identify the jurisdictions for which the (2) Pedestrian stops. ducted under subparagraph (A) may include study described in subsection (a)(3) is to be (3) Frisk and body searches. independent audits of police behavior and conducted. (4) Instances where law enforcement offi- other assessments of individual program im- (2) DATA COLLECTED.—Not later than 2 cers used deadly force, including— plementations. For community-based orga- years after the date of the enactment of this (A) a description of when and where deadly nizations in selected jurisdictions that are Act, the Attorney General shall submit to force was used, and whether it resulted in able to support outcome evaluations, the ef- Congress a report containing the results of death; fectiveness of funded programs, projects, and the data collected under this section and (B) a description of deadly force directed activities may be required. publish the report in the Federal Register. against an officer and whether it resulted in (3) PERIODIC REVIEW AND REPORTS.—The At- SEC. 116. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. injury or death; and torney General may require a grant recipient There are authorized to be appropriated for (C) the law enforcement agency’s justifica- to submit biannually to the Attorney Gen- fiscal year 2022, in addition to any other tion for use of deadly force, if the agency de- eral the results of the monitoring and eval- sums authorized to be appropriated— termines it was justified. (d) RETENTION OF DATA.—Each law enforce- uations required under paragraphs (1) and (2) (1) $25,000,000 for additional expenses relat- ment agency required to report data under and such other data and information as the ing to the enforcement of section 210401 of this section shall maintain records relating Attorney General determines to be nec- the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce- to any matter reported for not less than 4 essary. ment Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal years after those records are created. (i) REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF FUND- enforcement under sections 241 and 242 of (e) PENALTY FOR STATES FAILING TO RE- ING.—If the Attorney General determines, as title 18, United States Code, and administra- PORT AS REQUIRED.— a result of monitoring under subsection (h) tive enforcement by the Department of Jus- (1) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year, a or otherwise, that a grant recipient under tice of such sections, including compliance State shall not receive any amount that the Byrne grant program or under subsection with consent decrees or judgments entered would otherwise be allocated to that State (b) is not in substantial compliance with the into under such section 210401; and requirements of this section, the Attorney under section 505(a) of title I of the Omnibus (2) $3,300,000 for additional expenses related General may revoke or suspend funding of Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to conflict resolution by the Department of that grant, in whole or in part. (34 U.S.C. 10156(a)), or any amount from any Justice’s Community Relations Service. (j) CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD DEFINED.—In other law enforcement assistance program of this section, the term ‘‘civilian review SEC. 117. NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON LAW EN- the Department of Justice, unless the State board’’ means an administrative entity that FORCEMENT OVERSIGHT. has ensured, to the satisfaction of the Attor- investigates civilian complaints against law (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established ney General, that the State and each local enforcement officers and— within the Department of Justice a task law enforcement agency of the State is in (1) is independent and adequately funded; force to be known as the Task Force on Law substantial compliance with the require- (2) has investigatory authority and sub- Enforcement Oversight (hereinafter in this ments of this section. section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). poena power; (2) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated (3) has representative community diver- (b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be by reason of this subsection shall be reallo- sity; composed of individuals appointed by the At- cated to States not disqualified by failure to (4) has policy making authority; torney General, who shall appoint not less comply with this section. than 1 individual from each of the following: (5) provides advocates for civilian com- (f) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General plainants; (1) The Special Litigation Section of the shall prescribe regulations to carry out this (6) may conduct hearings; and Civil Rights Division. section. (7) conducts statistical studies on pre- (2) The Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division. TITLE II—POLICING TRANSPARENCY vailing complaint trends. THROUGH DATA (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (3) The Federal Coordination and Compli- There are authorized to be appropriated to ance Section of the Civil Rights Division. Subtitle A—National Police Misconduct the Attorney General $25,000,000 for fiscal (4) The Employment Litigation Section of Registry year 2022 to carry out the grant program au- the Civil Rights Division. SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL POLICE thorized under subsection (b). (5) The Disability Rights Section of the MISCONDUCT REGISTRY. SEC. 115. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONDUCT Civil Rights Division. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days STUDY. (6) The Office of Justice Programs. after the date of enactment of this Act, the (a) STUDY.— (7) The Office of Community Oriented Po- Attorney General shall establish a National (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General licing Services (COPS). Police Misconduct Registry to be compiled shall conduct a nationwide study of the prev- (8) The Corruption/Civil Rights Section of and maintained by the Department of Jus- alence and effect of any law, rule, or proce- the Federal Bureau of Investigation. tice. dure that allows a law enforcement officer to (9) The Community Relations Service. (b) CONTENTS OF REGISTRY.—The Registry delay the response to questions posed by a (10) The Office of Tribal Justice. required to be established under subsection local internal affairs officer, or review board (11) The unit within the Department of (a) shall contain the following data with re- on the investigative integrity and prosecu- Justice assigned as a liaison for civilian re- spect to all Federal and local law enforce- tion of law enforcement misconduct, includ- view boards. ment officers: ing pre-interview warnings and termination (c) POWERS AND DUTIES.—The Task Force (1) Each complaint filed against a law en- policies. shall consult with professional law enforce- forcement officer, aggregated by— (2) INITIAL ANALYSIS.—The Attorney Gen- ment associations, labor organizations, and (A) complaints that were found to be cred- eral shall perform an initial analysis of ex- community-based organizations to coordi- ible or that resulted in disciplinary action isting State laws, rules, and procedures to nate the process of the detection and referral against the law enforcement officer, determine whether, at a threshold level, the of complaints regarding incidents of alleged disaggregated by whether the complaint in- effect of the type of law, rule, or procedure law enforcement misconduct. volved a use of force or racial profiling (as that raises material investigatory issues (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— such term is defined in section 302); that could impair or hinder a prompt and There are authorized to be appropriated (B) complaints that are pending review, thorough investigation of possible mis- $5,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out disaggregated by whether the complaint in- conduct, including criminal conduct. this section. volved a use of force or racial profiling; and

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(C) complaints for which the law enforce- (c) RULES.—The Attorney General shall (ii) the date, time, and location, including ment officer was exonerated or that were de- make rules to carry out this section and sec- whether it was on school grounds, and the termined to be unfounded or not sustained, tion 201, including uniform reporting stand- zip code, of the incident and whether the ju- disaggregated by whether the complaint in- ards. risdiction in which the incident occurred al- volved a use of force or racial profiling. Subtitle B—PRIDE Act lows for the open-carry or concealed-carry of (2) Discipline records, disaggregated by SEC. 221. SHORT TITLE. a firearm; whether the complaint involved a use of This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Police (iii) whether the civilian was armed, and, if force or racial profiling. Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence so, the type of weapon the civilian had; (3) Termination records, the reason for Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘PRIDE Act of 2021’’. (iv) the type of force used against the offi- each termination, disaggregated by whether SEC. 222. DEFINITIONS. cer, the civilian, or both, including the types the complaint involved a use of force or ra- In this subtitle: of weapons used; (v) the reason force was used; cial profiling. (1) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term (4) Records of certification in accordance ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning (vi) a description of any injuries sustained with section 202. given the term in section 8101 of the Elemen- as a result of the incident; (5) Records of lawsuits against law enforce- tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 (vii) the number of officers involved in the ment officers and settlements of such law- U.S.C. 7801). incident; (viii) the number of civilians involved in suits. (2) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The (6) Instances where a law enforcement offi- term ‘‘local law enforcement officer’’ has the the incident; and cer resigns or retires while under active in- meaning given the term in section 2, and in- (ix) a brief description regarding the cir- vestigation related to the use of force. cludes a school resource officer. cumstances surrounding the incident, which shall include information on— (c) FEDERAL AGENCY REPORTING REQUIRE- (3) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ means an (I) the type of force used by all involved MENTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date elementary school or secondary school (as persons; of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months those terms are defined in section 8101 of the (II) the legitimate police objective necessi- thereafter, the head of each Federal law en- Elementary and Secondary Education Act of tating the use of force; forcement agency shall submit to the Attor- 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)). (III) the resistance encountered by each ney General the information described in (4) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.—The term local law enforcement officer or tribal law subsection (b). ‘‘school resource officer’’ means a sworn law (d) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT enforcement officer involved in the incident; enforcement officer who is— AGENCY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Begin- (IV) the efforts by local law enforcement (A) assigned by the employing law enforce- ning in the first fiscal year that begins after officers or tribal law enforcement officers ment agency to a local educational agency the date that is one year after the date of en- to— or school; actment of this Act and each fiscal year (aa) de-escalate the situation in order to (B) contracting with a local educational thereafter in which a State receives funds avoid the use of force; or agency or school; or under the Byrne grant program, the State (bb) minimize the level of force used; and (C) employed by a local educational agency shall, once every 180 days, submit to the At- (V) if applicable, the reason why efforts de- or school. torney General the information described in scribed in subclause (IV) were not attempted. subsection (b) for the State and each local SEC. 223. USE OF FORCE REPORTING. (B) INCIDENTS REPORTED UNDER DEATH IN law enforcement agency within the State. (a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— CUSTODY REPORTING ACT.—A State or Indian (e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REGISTRY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in the first fis- Tribe is not required to include in a report (1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the Reg- cal year that begins after the date that is under subsection (a)(1) an incident reported istry required under subsection (a), the At- one year after the date of enactment of this by the State or Indian Tribe in accordance torney General shall make the Registry Act and each fiscal year thereafter in which with section 20104(a)(2) of the Violent Crime available to the public on an internet a State or Indian Tribe receives funds under Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 website of the Attorney General in a manner a Byrne grant program, the State or Indian U.S.C. 12104(a)(2)). that allows members of the public to search Tribe shall— (C) RETENTION OF DATA.—Each law enforce- for an individual law enforcement officer’s (A) report to the Attorney General, on a ment agency required to report data under records of misconduct, as described in sub- quarterly basis and pursuant to guidelines this section shall maintain records relating section (b), involving a use of force or racial established by the Attorney General, infor- to any matter so reportable for not less than profiling. mation regarding— 4 years after those records are created. (2) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—Nothing in this (i) any incident involving the use of deadly (3) AUDIT OF USE-OF-FORCE REPORTING.—Not subsection shall be construed to supersede force against a civilian by— later than 1 year after the date of enactment the requirements or limitations under sec- (I) a local law enforcement officer who is of this Act, and each year thereafter, each tion 552a of title 5, United States Code (com- employed by the State or by a unit of local State or Indian Tribe described in paragraph monly known as the ‘‘Privacy Act of 1974’’). government in the State; or (1) shall— SEC. 202. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR (II) a tribal law enforcement officer who is (A) conduct an audit of the use of force in- HIRING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OF- employed by the Indian Tribe; cident reporting system required to be estab- FICERS. (ii) any incident involving the shooting of lished under paragraph (1)(B); and (a) IN GENERAL.— Beginning in the first fis- a local law enforcement officer or tribal law (B) submit a report to the Attorney Gen- cal year that begins after the date that is enforcement officer described in clause (i) by eral on the audit conducted under subpara- one year after the date of the enactment of a civilian; graph (A). this Act, a State or unit of local govern- (iii) any incident involving the death or ar- (4) COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE.—Prior to sub- ment, other than an Indian Tribe, may not rest of a local law enforcement officer or mitting a report under paragraph (1)(A), the receive funds under the Byrne grant program tribal law enforcement officer; State or Indian Tribe submitting such report for that fiscal year if, on the day before the (iv) any incident during which use of force shall compare the information compiled to first day of the fiscal year, the State or unit by or against a local law enforcement officer be reported pursuant to clause (i) of para- of local government has not— or tribal law enforcement officer described in graph (1)(A) to publicly available sources, (1) submitted to the Attorney General evi- clause (i) occurs, which is not reported under and shall revise such report to include any dence that the State or unit of local govern- clause (i), (ii), or (iii); incident determined to be missing from the ment has a certification and decertification (v) deaths in custody; and report based on such comparison. Failure to program for purposes of employment as a (vi) uses of force in arrests and booking; comply with the procedures described in the law enforcement officer in that State or unit (B) establish a system and a set of policies previous sentence shall be considered a fail- of local government that is consistent with to ensure that all use of force incidents are ure to comply with the requirements of this the rules made under subsection (c); and reported by local law enforcement officers or section. (2) submitted to the National Police Mis- tribal law enforcement officers; and (b) INELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.— conduct Registry established under section (C) submit to the Attorney General a plan (1) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year in 201 records demonstrating that all law en- for the collection of data required to be re- which a State or Indian Tribe fails to comply forcement officers of the State or unit of ported under this section, including any with this section, the State or Indian Tribe, local government have completed all State modifications to a previously submitted data at the discretion of the Attorney General, certification requirements during the 1-year collection plan. shall be subject to not more than a 10-per- period preceding the fiscal year. (2) REPORT INFORMATION REQUIRED.— cent reduction of the funds that would other- (b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The At- (A) IN GENERAL.—The report required under wise be allocated for that fiscal year to the torney General shall make available to law paragraph (1)(A) shall contain information State or Indian Tribe under a Byrne grant enforcement agencies all information in the that includes, at a minimum— program. registry under section 201 for purposes of (i) the national origin, sex, race, ethnicity, (2) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated compliance with the certification and decer- age, disability, English language proficiency, under a Byrne grant program in accordance tification programs described in subsection and housing status of each civilian against with paragraph (1) to a State for failure to (a)(1) and considering applications for em- whom a local law enforcement officer or comply with this section shall be reallocated ployment. tribal law enforcement officer used force; under the Byrne grant program to States

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(A) in a manner consistent with existing trustworthy information, relevant to the lo- (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DATA.— programs of the Department of Justice that cality and timeframe, that links a person (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after collect data on local law enforcement officer with a particular characteristic described in the date of enactment of this Act, and each encounters with civilians; and this paragraph to an identified criminal inci- year thereafter, the Attorney General shall (B) in a manner consistent with civil rights dent or scheme. publish, and make available to the public, a laws for distribution of information to the (B) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of subpara- report containing the data reported to the public. graph (A), a tribal law enforcement officer Attorney General under this section. (2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 1 year after exercising law enforcement authority within (2) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—Nothing in this the date of enactment of this Act, the Attor- Indian country, as that term is defined in subsection shall be construed to supersede ney General shall— section 1151 of title 18, United States Code, is the requirements or limitations under sec- (A) issue guidelines on the reporting re- not considered to be racial profiling with re- tion 552a of title 5, United States Code (com- quirement under section 223; and spect to making key jurisdictional deter- monly known as the ‘‘Privacy Act of 1974’’). (B) seek public comment before finalizing minations that are necessarily tied to reli- (d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days the guidelines required under subparagraph ance on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, after the date of enactment of this Act, the (A). or tribal affiliation. Attorney General, in coordination with the SEC. 226. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT- (7) ROUTINE OR SPONTANEOUS INVESTIGA- Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- ING. TORY ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘routine or tion, shall issue guidance on best practices The head of each Federal law enforcement spontaneous investigatory activities’’ means relating to establishing standard data collec- agency shall submit to the Attorney Gen- the following activities by a law enforce- tion systems that capture the information eral, on a quarterly basis and pursuant to ment agent: required to be reported under subsection guidelines established by the Attorney Gen- (A) Interviews. (a)(2), which shall include standard and con- eral, the information required to be reported (B) Traffic stops. sistent definitions for terms. by a State or Indian Tribe under section 223. (C) Pedestrian stops. SEC. 224. USE OF FORCE DATA REPORTING. SEC. 227. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (D) Frisks and other types of body There are authorized to be appropriated to (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS AUTHOR- searches. the Attorney General such sums as are nec- IZED.—The Attorney General may make (E) Consensual or nonconsensual searches grants to eligible law enforcement agencies essary to carry out this subtitle. of the persons, property, or possessions (in- to be used for the activities described in sub- TITLE III—IMPROVING POLICE TRAINING cluding vehicles) of individuals using any section (c). AND POLICIES form of public or private transportation, in- (b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to Subtitle A—End Racial and Religious cluding motorists and pedestrians. receive a grant under this section a law en- Profiling Act (F) Data collection and analysis, assess- forcement agency shall— SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. ments, and predicated investigations. (1) be a tribal law enforcement agency or This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘End Ra- (G) Inspections and interviews of entrants be located in a State that receives funds cial and Religious Profiling Act of 2021’’ or into the United States that are more exten- under a Byrne grant program; ‘‘ERRPA’’. sive than those customarily carried out. (2) employ not more that 100 local or tribal SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. (H) Immigration-related workplace inves- law enforcement officers; In this subtitle: tigations. (3) demonstrate that the use of force policy (1) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered (I) Such other types of law enforcement en- for local law enforcement officers or tribal program’’ means any program or activity counters compiled for or by the Federal Bu- law enforcement officers employed by the funded in whole or in part with funds made reau of Investigation or the Department of law enforcement agency is publicly avail- available under— Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics. able; and (A) a Byrne grant program; and (8) REASONABLE REQUEST.—The term ‘‘rea- (4) establish and maintain a complaint sys- (B) the COPS grant program, except that sonable request’’ means all requests for in- tem that— no program, project, or other activity speci- formation, except for those that— (A) may be used by members of the public fied in section 1701(b)(13) of part Q of title I (A) are immaterial to the investigation; to report incidents of use of force to the law of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe (B) would result in the unnecessary disclo- enforcement agency; Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.) sure of personal information; or (B) makes all information collected pub- shall be a covered program under this para- (C) would place a severe burden on the re- licly searchable and available; and graph. sources of the law enforcement agency given (C) provides information on the status of (2) GOVERNMENTAL BODY.—The term ‘‘gov- its size. an investigation related to a use of force ernmental body’’ means any department, PART I—PROHIBITION OF RACIAL complaint. agency, special purpose district, or other in- PROFILING (c) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A grant made strumentality of Federal, State, local, or In- SEC. 311. PROHIBITION. under this section may be used by a law en- dian Tribal government. No law enforcement agent or law enforce- forcement agency for— (3) HIT RATE.—The term ‘‘hit rate’’ means ment agency shall engage in racial profiling. (1) the cost of assisting the State or Indian the percentage of stops and searches in SEC. 312. ENFORCEMENT. Tribe in which the law enforcement agency which a law enforcement agent finds drugs, a (a) REMEDY.—The United States, or an in- is located in complying with the reporting gun, or something else that leads to an ar- dividual injured by racial profiling, may en- requirements described in section 223; rest. The hit rate is calculated by dividing force this part in a civil action for declara- (2) the cost of establishing necessary sys- the total number of searches by the number tory or injunctive relief, filed either in a tems required to investigate and report inci- of searches that yield contraband. The hit State court of general jurisdiction or in a dents as required under subsection (b)(4); rate is complementary to the rate of false district court of the United States. (3) public awareness campaigns designed to stops. (b) PARTIES.—In any action brought under gain information from the public on use of (4) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The term this part, relief may be obtained against— force by or against local and tribal law en- ‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means any Fed- (1) any governmental body that employed forcement officers, including shootings, eral, State, or local public agency engaged in any law enforcement agent who engaged in which may include tip lines, hotlines, and the prevention, detection, or investigation of racial profiling; public service announcements; and violations of criminal, immigration, or cus- (2) any agent of such body who engaged in (4) use of force training for law enforce- toms laws. racial profiling; and ment agencies and personnel, including (5) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT.—The term (3) any person with supervisory authority training on de-escalation, implicit bias, cri- ‘‘law enforcement agent’’ means any Fed- over such agent. sis intervention techniques, and adolescent eral, State, or local official responsible for (c) NATURE OF PROOF.—Proof that the rou- development. enforcing criminal, immigration, or customs tine or spontaneous investigatory activities SEC. 225. COMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING RE- laws, including police officers and other of law enforcement agents in a jurisdiction QUIREMENTS. agents of a law enforcement agency. have had a disparate impact on individuals (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year (6) RACIAL PROFILING.— with a particular characteristic described in after the date of enactment of this Act, and (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘racial section 302(6) shall constitute prima facie each year thereafter, the Attorney General profiling’’ means the practice of a law en- evidence of a violation of this part.

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(d) ATTORNEY’S FEES.—In any action or that ensure the fairness, effectiveness, and Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 proceeding to enforce this part against any independence of the administrative com- U.S.C. 10153(a)), as added by subsection (a) of governmental body, the court may allow a plaint procedures and independent auditor this section, shall be for programs that in- prevailing plaintiff, other than the United programs. clude the following: States, reasonable attorney’s fees as part of (b) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Attorney Gen- (1) The development and implementation the costs, and may include expert fees as eral determines that the recipient of a grant of training to prevent racial profiling and to part of the attorney’s fee. The term ‘‘pre- from any covered program is not in compli- encourage more respectful interaction with vailing plaintiff’’ means a plaintiff that sub- ance with the requirements of section 331 or the public. stantially prevails pursuant to a judicial or the regulations issued under subsection (a), (2) The acquisition and use of technology administrative judgment or order, or an en- the Attorney General shall withhold, in to facilitate the accurate collection and forceable written agreement. whole or in part (at the discretion of the At- analysis of data. PART II—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RA- torney General), funds for one or more (3) The development and acquisition of CIAL PROFILING BY FEDERAL LAW EN- grants to the recipient under the covered feedback systems and technologies that FORCEMENT AGENCIES program, until the recipient establishes com- identify law enforcement agents or units of SEC. 321. POLICIES TO ELIMINATE RACIAL pliance. agents engaged in, or at risk of engaging in, PROFILING. (c) PRIVATE PARTIES.—The Attorney Gen- racial profiling or other misconduct. (a) IN GENERAL.—Federal law enforcement eral shall provide notice and an opportunity (4) The establishment and maintenance of agencies shall— for private parties to present evidence to the an administrative complaint procedure or (1) maintain adequate policies and proce- Attorney General that a recipient of a grant independent auditor program. dures designed to eliminate racial profiling; from any covered program is not in compli- SEC. 335. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. and ance with the requirements of this part. There are authorized to be appropriated to (2) cease existing practices that permit ra- SEC. 333. DATA COLLECTION DEMONSTRATION the Attorney General such sums as are nec- cial profiling. PROJECT. essary to carry out this part. (b) POLICIES.—The policies and procedures (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR PART IV—DATA COLLECTION described in subsection (a)(1) shall include— DATA COLLECTION.— SEC. 341. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE REGU- (1) a prohibition on racial profiling; (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General LATIONS. (2) training on racial profiling issues as may, through competitive grants or con- (a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months part of Federal law enforcement training; tracts, carry out a 2-year demonstration after the date of enactment of this Act, the (3) the collection of data in accordance project for the purpose of developing and im- Attorney General, in consultation with with the regulations issued by the Attorney plementing data collection programs on the stakeholders, including Federal, State, and General under section 341; hit rates for stops and searches by law en- local law enforcement agencies and commu- (4) procedures for receiving, investigating, forcement agencies. The data collected shall nity, professional, research, and civil rights and responding meaningfully to complaints be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, national organizations, shall issue regulations for the alleging racial profiling by law enforcement origin, gender, and religion. collection and compilation of data under sec- agents; and (2) NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The Attorney Gen- tions 321 and 331. (5) any other policies and procedures the eral shall provide not more than 5 grants or (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations issued Attorney General determines to be necessary contracts under this section. under subsection (a) shall— to eliminate racial profiling by Federal law (3) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—Grants or con- (1) provide for the collection of data on all enforcement agencies. tracts under this section shall be awarded to routine and spontaneous investigatory ac- PART III—PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RA- law enforcement agencies that serve commu- tivities; CIAL PROFILING BY STATE AND LOCAL nities where there is a significant concentra- (2) provide that the data collected shall— LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES tion of racial or ethnic minorities and that (A) be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, na- are not already collecting data voluntarily. SEC. 331. POLICIES REQUIRED FOR GRANTS. tional origin, gender, disability, and reli- (b) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Activities car- (a) IN GENERAL.—An application by a State gion; or a unit of local government for funding ried out with a grant under this section shall (B) include the date, time, and location of under a covered program shall include a cer- include— such investigatory activities; tification that such State, unit of local gov- (1) developing a data collection tool and re- (C) include detail sufficient to permit an ernment, and any law enforcement agency to porting the compiled data to the Attorney analysis of whether a law enforcement agen- which it will distribute funds— General; and cy is engaging in racial profiling; and (1) maintains adequate policies and proce- (2) training of law enforcement personnel (D) not include personally identifiable in- dures designed to eliminate racial profiling; on data collection, particularly for data col- formation; and lection on hit rates for stops and searches. (3) provide that a standardized form shall (2) has eliminated any existing practices (c) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years be made available to law enforcement agen- that permit or encourage racial profiling. after the date of enactment of this Act, the cies for the submission of collected data to (b) POLICIES.—The policies and procedures Attorney General shall enter into a contract the Department of Justice; described in subsection (a)(1) shall include— with an institution of higher education (as (4) provide that law enforcement agencies (1) a prohibition on racial profiling; defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu- shall compile data on the standardized form (2) training on racial profiling issues as cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to analyze made available under paragraph (3), and sub- part of law enforcement training; the data collected by each of the grantees mit the form to the Civil Rights Division and (3) the collection of data in accordance funded under this section. the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice with the regulations issued by the Attorney (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— Statistics; General under section 341; and There are authorized to be appropriated to (5) provide that law enforcement agencies (4) participation in an administrative com- carry out activities under this section— shall maintain all data collected under this plaint procedure or independent audit pro- (1) $5,000,000, over a 2-year period, to carry subtitle for not less than 4 years; gram that meets the requirements of section out the demonstration program under sub- (6) include guidelines for setting compara- 332. section (a); and tive benchmarks, consistent with best prac- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall (2) $500,000 to carry out the evaluation tices, against which collected data shall be take effect 12 months after the date of enact- under subsection (c). measured; ment of this Act. SEC. 334. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES. (7) provide that the Department of Justice SEC. 332. INVOLVEMENT OF ATTORNEY GEN- (a) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—Section Bureau of Justice Statistics shall— ERAL. 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control (A) analyze the data for any statistically (a) REGULATIONS.— and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. significant disparities, including— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 10153(a)), as amended by sections 113 and 114, (i) disparities in the percentage of drivers after the date of enactment of this Act and is amended by adding at the end the fol- or pedestrians stopped relative to the propor- in consultation with stakeholders, including lowing: tion of the population passing through the Federal, State, and local law enforcement ‘‘(9) An assurance that, for each fiscal year neighborhood; agencies and community, professional, re- covered by an application, the applicant will (ii) disparities in the hit rate; and search, and civil rights organizations, the use not less than 10 percent of the total (iii) disparities in the frequency of Attorney General shall issue regulations for amount of the grant award for the fiscal year searches performed on racial or ethnic mi- the operation of administrative complaint to develop and implement best practice de- nority drivers and the frequency of searches procedures and independent audit programs vices and systems to eliminate racial performed on nonminority drivers; and to ensure that such procedures and programs profiling in accordance with section 334 of (B) not later than 3 years after the date of provide an appropriate response to allega- the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act enactment of this Act, and annually there- tions of racial profiling by law enforcement of 2021.’’. after— agents or agencies. (b) DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES.— (i) prepare a report regarding the findings (2) GUIDELINES.—The regulations issued Grant amounts described in paragraph (9) of of the analysis conducted under subpara- under paragraph (1) shall contain guidelines section 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime graph (A);

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State or unit of local government does not (8) protect the privacy of individuals whose have in effect a law that prohibits law en- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General data is collected by— shall establish— forcement officers in the State or unit of (A) limiting the use of the data collected (1) a training program for law enforcement local government from using a chokehold or under this subtitle to the purposes set forth officers to cover racial profiling, implicit carotid hold. in this subtitle; bias, and procedural justice; and (c) CHOKEHOLDS AS CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLA- (B) except as otherwise provided in this (2) a clear duty for Federal law enforce- TIONS.— subtitle, limiting access to the data col- ment officers to intervene in cases where an- (1) SHORT TITLE.—This subsection may be lected under this subtitle to those Federal, other law enforcement officer is using exces- cited as the ‘‘Eric Garner Excessive Use of State, or local employees or agents who re- Force Prevention Act’’. quire such access in order to fulfill the pur- sive force against a civilian, and establish a (2) CHOKEHOLDS AS CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLA- poses for the data set forth in this subtitle; training program that covers the duty to in- TIONS.—Section 242 of title 18, United States (C) requiring contractors or other non- tervene. Code, as amended by section 101, is amended governmental agents who are permitted ac- (b) MANDATORY TRAINING FOR FEDERAL LAW by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For the cess to the data collected under this subtitle ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—The head of each purposes of this section, the application of to sign use agreements incorporating the use Federal law enforcement agency shall re- any pressure to the throat or windpipe, use and disclosure restrictions set forth in sub- quire each Federal law enforcement officer of maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen paragraph (A); and employed by the agency to complete the flow to the brain, or carotid artery re- (D) requiring the maintenance of adequate training programs established under sub- straints which prevent or hinder breathing security measures to prevent unauthorized section (a). access to the data collected under this sub- (c) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.— or reduce intake of air is a punishment, pain, title. Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins or penalty.’’. after the date that is one year after the date SEC. 342. PUBLICATION OF DATA. SEC. 364. PEACE ACT. The Director of the Bureau of Justice Sta- of enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government may not receive funds (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be tistics of the Department of Justice shall cited as the ‘‘Police Exercising Absolute provide to Congress and make available to under the Byrne grant program for a fiscal year if, on the day before the first day of the Care With Everyone Act of 2021’’ or the the public, together with each annual report ‘‘PEACE Act of 2021’’. described in section 341, the data collected fiscal year, the State or unit of local govern- pursuant to this subtitle, excluding any per- ment does not require each law enforcement (b) USE OF FORCE BY FEDERAL LAW EN- sonally identifiable information described in officer in the State or unit of local govern- FORCEMENT OFFICERS.— section 343. ment to complete the training programs es- (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: SEC. 343. LIMITATIONS ON PUBLICATION OF tablished under subsection (a). (A) DEESCALATION TACTICS AND TECH- DATA. (d) GRANTS TO TRAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT NIQUES.—The term ‘‘deescalation tactics and The name or identifying information of a OFFICERS ON USE OF FORCE.—Section 501(a)(1) techniques’’ means proactive actions and ap- law enforcement agent, complainant, or any of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and proaches used by a Federal law enforcement other individual involved in any activity for Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) officer to stabilize the situation so that more which data is collected and compiled under is amended by adding at the end the fol- time, options, and resources are available to this subtitle shall not be— lowing: gain a person’s voluntary compliance and re- (1) released to the public; ‘‘(I) Training programs for law enforce- duce or eliminate the need to use force, in- (2) disclosed to any person, except for— ment officers, including training programs cluding verbal persuasion, warnings, tactical (A) such disclosures as are necessary to on use of force and a duty to intervene.’’. techniques, slowing down the pace of an inci- comply with this subtitle; SEC. 362. BAN ON NO-KNOCK WARRANTS IN DRUG dent, waiting out a subject, creating dis- (B) disclosures of information regarding a CASES. tance between the officer and the threat, and particular person to that person; or (a) BAN ON FEDERAL WARRANTS IN DRUG requesting additional resources to resolve (C) disclosures pursuant to litigation; or CASES.—Section 509 of the Controlled Sub- the incident. (3) subject to disclosure under section 552 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 879) is amended by (B) NECESSARY.—The term ‘‘necessary’’ of title 5, United States Code (commonly adding at the end the following: ‘‘A search means that another reasonable Federal law known as the Freedom of Information Act), warrant authorized under this section shall enforcement officer would objectively con- except for disclosures of information regard- require that a law enforcement officer exe- clude, under the totality of the cir- ing a particular person to that person. cute the search warrant only after providing cumstances, that there was no reasonable al- PART V—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REG- notice of his or her authority and purpose.’’. ternative to the use of force. ULATIONS AND REPORTS ON RACIAL (b) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.— (C) REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES.— PROFILING IN THE UNITED STATES Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins (i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘reasonable al- SEC. 351. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE REGU- after the date that is one year after the date ternatives’’ means tactics and methods used LATIONS AND REPORTS. of enactment of this Act, a State or unit of by a Federal law enforcement officer to ef- (a) REGULATIONS.—In addition to the regu- local government may not receive funds fectuate an arrest that do not unreasonably lations required under sections 333 and 341, under the COPS grant program for a fiscal increase the risk posed to the law enforce- the Attorney General shall issue such other year if, on the day before the first day of the ment officer or another person, including regulations as the Attorney General deter- fiscal year, the State or unit of local govern- verbal communication, distance, warnings, mines are necessary to implement this sub- ment does not have in effect a law that pro- deescalation tactics and techniques, tactical title. hibits the issuance of a no-knock warrant in repositioning, and other tactics and tech- (b) REPORTS.— a drug case. niques intended to stabilize the situation (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term and reduce the immediacy of the risk so that after the date of enactment of this Act, and ‘‘no-knock warrant’’ means a warrant that more time, options, and resources can be annually thereafter, the Attorney General allows a law enforcement officer to enter a called upon to resolve the situation without shall submit to Congress a report on racial property without requiring the law enforce- the use of force. profiling by law enforcement agencies. ment officer to announce the presence of the (ii) DEADLY FORCE.—With respect to the (2) SCOPE.—Each report submitted under law enforcement officer or the intention of use of deadly force, the term ‘‘reasonable al- paragraph (1) shall include— the law enforcement officer to enter the ternatives’’ includes the use of less lethal (A) a summary of data collected under sec- property. force. tions 321(b)(3) and 331(b)(3) and from any SEC. 363. INCENTIVIZING BANNING OF (D) TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.—The other reliable source of information regard- CHOKEHOLDS AND CAROTID HOLDS. term ‘‘totality of the circumstances’’ means ing racial profiling in the United States; (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term all credible facts known to the Federal law (B) a discussion of the findings in the most ‘‘chokehold or carotid hold’’ means the ap- enforcement officer leading up to and at the recent report prepared by the Department of plication of any pressure to the throat or time of the use of force, including the ac- Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics under windpipe, the use of maneuvers that restrict tions of the person against whom the Federal section 341(b)(7); blood or oxygen flow to the brain, or carotid law enforcement officer uses such force and (C) the status of the adoption and imple- artery restraints that prevent or hinder the actions of the Federal law enforcement mentation of policies and procedures by Fed- breathing or reduce intake of air of an indi- officer. eral law enforcement agencies under section vidual. (2) PROHIBITION ON LESS LETHAL FORCE.—A 321 and by the State and local law enforce- (b) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.— Federal law enforcement officer may not use ment agencies under sections 331 and 332; and Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins any less lethal force unless—

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Office program. tuate an arrest of a person who the officer ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— (2) New and used material, including mine- has probable cause to believe has committed ‘‘(1) the terms ‘deadly force’ and ‘less le- resistant ambush-protected vehicles and a criminal offense; and thal force’ have the meanings given such weapons determined by the Department of (B) reasonable alternatives to the use of terms in section 2 and section 364 of the Defense to be ‘‘military grade’’ are trans- the form of less lethal force have been ex- George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021; ferred to Federal, Tribal, State, and local hausted. and law enforcement agencies through the pro- (3) PROHIBITION ON DEADLY USE OF FORCE.— ‘‘(2) the term ‘Federal law enforcement of- gram. A Federal law enforcement officer may not ficer’ has the meaning given such term in (3) As a result local law enforcement agen- use deadly force against a person unless— section 115.’’. cies, including police and sheriff’s depart- (A) the form of deadly force used is nec- (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of ments, are acquiring this material for use in essary, as a last resort, to prevent imminent sections for chapter 51 of title 18, United their normal operations. and serious bodily injury or death to the offi- States Code, is amended by inserting after (4) As a result of the wars in Iraq and Af- cer or another person; the item relating to section 1122 the fol- ghanistan, military equipment purchased (B) the use of the form of deadly force cre- lowing: for, and used in, those wars has become ex- ates no substantial risk of injury to a third ‘‘1123. Limitation on justification defense for cess property and has been made available person; and Federal law enforcement offi- for transfer to local and Federal law enforce- (C) reasonable alternatives to the use of cers.’’. ment agencies. the form of deadly force have been ex- (c) LIMITATION ON THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS (5) In Fiscal Year 2017, $504,000,000 worth of hausted. UNDER THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUS- property was transferred to law enforcement (4) REQUIREMENT TO GIVE VERBAL WARN- TICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.— agencies. ING.—When feasible, prior to using force (1) LIMITATION.—A State or unit of local (6) More than $6,800,000,000 worth of weap- against a person, a Federal law enforcement government, other than an Indian Tribe, ons and equipment have been transferred to officer shall identify himself or herself as a may not receive funds that the State or unit police organizations in all 50 States and four Federal law enforcement officer, and issue a of local government would otherwise receive territories through the program. verbal warning to the person that the Fed- under a Byrne grant program for a fiscal (7) In May 2012, the Defense Logistics eral law enforcement officer seeks to appre- year if, on the day before the first day of the Agency instituted a moratorium on weapons hend, which shall— fiscal year, the State or unit of local govern- transfers through the program after reports (A) include a request that the person sur- ment does not have in effect a law that is of missing equipment and inappropriate render to the law enforcement officer; and weapons transfers. (B) notify the person that the law enforce- consistent with subsection (b) of this section and section 1123 of title 18, United States (8) Though the moratorium was widely ment officer will use force against the person publicized, it was lifted in October 2013 with- if the person resists arrest or flees. Code, as determined by the Attorney Gen- eral. out adequate safeguards. (5) GUIDANCE ON USE OF FORCE.—Not later (9) On January 16, 2015, President Barack than 120 days after the date of enactment of (2) SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENT.— Obama issued Executive Order 13688 to better this Act, the Attorney General, in consulta- (A) IN GENERAL.—If funds described in para- coordinate and regulate the federal transfer tion with impacted persons, communities, graph (1) are withheld from a State or unit of of military weapons and equipment to State, and organizations, including representatives local government pursuant to paragraph (1) local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies. of civil and human rights organizations, vic- for 1 or more fiscal years, and the State or (10) In July, 2017, the Government Account- tims of police use of force, and representa- unit of local government enacts or puts in ability Office reported that the program’s in- tives of law enforcement associations, shall place a law described in paragraph (1), and ternal controls were inadequate to prevent provide guidance to Federal law enforcement demonstrates substantial efforts to enforce fraudulent applicants’ access to the program. agencies on— such law, subject to subparagraph (B), the (11) On August, 28, 2017, President Donald (A) the types of less lethal force and deadly State or unit of local government shall be el- force that are prohibited under paragraphs igible, in the fiscal year after the fiscal year Trump rescinded Executive Order 13688 de- (2) and (3); and during which the State or unit of local gov- spite a July 2017 Government Accountability (B) how a Federal law enforcement officer ernment demonstrates such substantial ef- Office report finding deficiencies with the can— forts, to receive the total amount that the administration of the 1033 program. (i) assess whether the use of force is appro- State or unit of local government would (12) As a result, Federal, State, and local priate and necessary; and have received during each fiscal year for law enforcement departments across the (ii) use the least amount of force when which funds were withheld. country are eligible again to acquire free interacting with— (B) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PRIOR YEAR ‘‘military-grade’’ weapons and equipment (I) pregnant individuals; FUNDS.—A State or unit of local government that could be used inappropriately during po- (II) children and youth under 21 years of may not receive funds under subparagraph licing efforts in which people and taxpayers age; (A) in an amount that is more than the could be harmed. (III) elderly persons; amount withheld from the State or unit of (13) The Department of Defense categorizes (IV) persons with mental, behavioral, or local government during the 5-fiscal-year pe- equipment eligible for transfer under the 1033 physical disabilities or impairments; riod before the fiscal year during which program as ‘‘controlled’’ and ‘‘un-con- (V) persons experiencing perceptual or cog- funds are received under subparagraph (A). trolled’’ equipment. ‘‘Controlled equipment’’ nitive impairments due to use of alcohol, (3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days includes weapons, explosives such as flash- narcotics, hallucinogens, or other drugs; after the date of enactment of this Act, the bang grenades, mine-resistant ambush-pro- (VI) persons suffering from a serious med- Attorney General, in consultation with im- tected vehicles, long-range acoustic devices, ical condition; and pacted persons, communities, and organiza- aircraft capable of being modified to carry (VII) persons with limited English pro- tions, including representatives of civil and armament that are combat coded, and si- ficiency. human rights organizations, individuals lencers, among other military grade items. (6) TRAINING.—The Attorney General shall against whom a law enforcement officer used (b) LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE provide training to Federal law enforcement force, and representatives of law enforce- TRANSFER OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TO LOCAL officers on interacting people described in ment associations, shall make guidance LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.— subclauses (I) through (VII) of paragraph available to States and units of local govern- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2576a of title 10, (5)(B)(ii). ment on the criteria that the Attorney Gen- United States Code, is amended— (7) LIMITATION ON JUSTIFICATION DEFENSE.— eral will use in determining whether the (A) in subsection (a)— (A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 18, State or unit of local government has in (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking United States Code, is amended by adding at place a law described in paragraph (1). ‘‘counterdrug, counterterrorism, and border the end the following: (4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall security activities’’ and inserting ‘‘counter- ‘‘§ 1123. Limitation on justification defense apply to the first fiscal year that begins terrorism’’; and for Federal law enforcement officers after the date that is 1 year after the date of (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, the Di- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is not a defense to an the enactment of this Act, and each fiscal rector of National Drug Control Policy,’’; offense under section 1111 or 1112 that the use year thereafter. (B) in subsection (b)— of less lethal force or deadly force by a Fed- SEC. 365. STOP MILITARIZING LAW ENFORCE- (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at eral law enforcement officer was justified MENT ACT. the end; if— (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the period ‘‘(1) that officer’s use of use of such force lowing findings: and inserting a semicolon; and was inconsistent with section 364(b) of the (1) Under section 2576a of title 10, United (iii) by adding at the end the following new George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021; States Code, the Department of Defense is paragraphs: or authorized to provide excess property to ‘‘(7) the recipient submits to the Depart- ‘‘(2) that officer’s gross negligence, leading local law enforcement agencies. The Defense ment of Defense a description of how the re- up to and at the time of the use of force, con- Logistics Agency, administers such section cipient expects to use the property;

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or the Department of Defense that the recipient risk, as demonstrated by the proposed recipi- ‘‘(B) the eligibility of the agency to receive notified the local community of the request ent of the vehicle. property transferred under this section has for personal property under this section by— ‘‘(B) If the Secretary issues a waiver under been suspended. ‘‘(A) publishing a notice of such request on subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— ‘‘(h) PROHIBITION ON OWNERSHIP OF CON- a publicly accessible Internet website; ‘‘(i) submit to Congress notice of the waiv- TROLLED PROPERTY.—A Federal or State ‘‘(B) posting such notice at several promi- er, and post such notice on a public Internet agency that receives controlled property nent locations in the jurisdiction of the re- website of the Department, by not later than under this section may not take ownership cipient; and 30 days after the date on which the waiver is of the property. issued; and ‘‘(C) ensuring that such notices were avail- ‘‘(i) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF PROPERTY ‘‘(ii) require, as a condition of the waiver, able to the local community for a period of DOWNGRADES.—Not later than 30 days before not less than 30 days; and that the recipient of the vehicle for which downgrading the classification of any item the waiver is issued provides public notice of ‘‘(10) the recipient has received the ap- of personal property from controlled or Fed- the waiver and the transfer, including the proval of the city council or other local gov- eral Supply Class, the Secretary shall submit type of vehicle and the purpose for which it erning body to acquire the personal property to Congress notice of the proposed down- is transferred, in the jurisdiction where the sought under this section.’’; grade. recipient is located by not later than 30 days (C) by striking subsection (d); ‘‘(j) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF PROPERTY CAN- (D) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) after the date on which the waiver is issued. ‘‘(5) The Secretary may provide for an ex- NIBALIZATION.—Before the Defense Logistics as subsections (o) and (p), respectively; and Agency authorizes the recipient of property (E) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- emption to the limitation under subpara- graph (D) of paragraph (1) in the case of transferred under this section to cannibalize lowing new subsections: the property, the Secretary shall submit to NNUAL CERTIFICATION ACCOUNTING parts for aircraft described in such subpara- ‘‘(d) A Congress notice of such authorization, in- FOR TRANSFERRED PROPERTY.—(1) For each graph that are transferred as part of regular cluding the name of the recipient requesting fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to maintenance of aircraft in an existing fleet. the authorization, the purpose of the pro- Congress certification in writing that each ‘‘(6) The Secretary shall require, as a con- posed cannibalization, and the type of prop- Federal or State agency to which the Sec- dition of any transfer of property under this retary has transferred property under this section, that the Federal or State agency erty proposed to be cannibalized. section— that receives the property shall return the ‘‘(k) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON USE OF CON- ‘‘(A) has provided to the Secretary docu- property to the Secretary if the agency— TROLLED EQUIPMENT.—Not later than 30 days mentation accounting for all controlled ‘‘(A) is investigated by the Department of after the last day of a fiscal quarter, the Sec- property, including arms and ammunition, Justice for any violation of civil liberties; or retary shall submit to Congress a report on that the Secretary has transferred to the ‘‘(B) is otherwise found to have engaged in any uses of controlled property transferred agency, including any item described in sub- widespread abuses of civil liberties. under this section during that fiscal quarter. section (f) so transferred before the date of ‘‘(g) CONDITIONS FOR EXTENSION OF PRO- ‘‘(l) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than GRAM.—Notwithstanding any other provision the enactment of the George Floyd Justice 30 days after the last day of a fiscal year, the of law, amounts authorized to be appro- in Policing Act of 2021; and Secretary shall submit to Congress a report priated or otherwise made available for any ‘‘(B) with respect to a non-Federal agency, on the following for the preceding fiscal fiscal year may not be obligated or expended carried out each of paragraphs (5) through (8) year: to carry out this section unless the Sec- of subsection (b). ‘‘(1) The percentage of equipment lost by ‘‘(2) If the Secretary does not provide a cer- retary submits to Congress certification that recipients of property transferred under this tification under paragraph (1) for a Federal for the preceding fiscal year that— section, including specific information about or State agency, the Secretary may not ‘‘(1) each Federal or State agency that has the type of property lost, the monetary transfer additional property to that agency received controlled property transferred value of such property, and the recipient under this section. under this section has— that lost the property. ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT ON EXCESS PROP- ‘‘(A) demonstrated 100 percent account- ‘‘(2) The transfer of any new (condition ERTY.—Before making any property avail- ability for all such property, in accordance code A) property transferred under this sec- able for transfer under this section, the Sec- with paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable; or tion, including specific information about retary shall annually submit to Congress a ‘‘(B) been suspended from the program pur- the type of property, the recipient of the description of the property to be transferred suant to paragraph (4); property, the monetary value of each item of together with a certification that the trans- ‘‘(2) with respect to each non-Federal agen- the property, and the total monetary value fer of the property would not violate this cy that has received controlled property of all such property transferred during the section or any other provision of law. under this section, the State coordinator re- fiscal year.’’. sponsible for each such agency has verified ‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFERS.—(1) The (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments Secretary may not transfer to Federal, Trib- that the coordinator or an agent of the coor- made by paragraph (1) shall apply with re- al, State, or local law enforcement agencies dinator has conducted an in-person inven- spect to any transfer of property made after tory of the property transferred to the agen- the following under this section: the date of the enactment of this Act. ‘‘(A) Firearms, ammunition, bayonets, gre- cy and that 100 percent of such property was nade launchers, grenades (including stun and accounted for during the inventory or that SEC. 366. PUBLIC SAFETY INNOVATION GRANTS. flash-bang), and explosives. the agency has been suspended from the pro- (a) BYRNE GRANTS USED FOR LOCAL TASK ‘‘(B) Vehicles, except for passenger auto- gram pursuant to paragraph (4); FORCES ON PUBLIC SAFETY INNOVATION.—Sec- mobiles (as such term is defined in section ‘‘(3) with respect to each Federal agency tion 501(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 32901(a)(18) of title 49, United States Code) that has received controlled property under Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151(a)), and bucket trucks. this section, the Secretary of Defense or an as amended by this Act, is further amended ‘‘(C) Drones. agent of the Secretary has conducted an in- by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(D) Controlled aircraft that— person inventory of the property transferred ‘‘(3) LOCAL TASK FORCES ON PUBLIC SAFETY ‘‘(i) are combat configured or combat to the agency and that 100 percent of such INNOVATION.— coded; or property was accounted for during the inven- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A law enforcement pro- ‘‘(ii) have no established commercial flight tory or that the agency has been suspended gram under paragraph (1)(A) may include the application. from the program pursuant to paragraph (4); development of best practices for and the ‘‘(E) Silencers. ‘‘(4) the eligibility of any agency that has creation of local task forces on public safety ‘‘(F) Long-range acoustic devices. received controlled property under this sec- innovation, charged with exploring and de- ‘‘(G) Items in the Federal Supply Class of tion for which 100 percent of the property veloping new strategies for public safety, in- banned items. was not accounted for during an inventory cluding non-law enforcement strategies. ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not require, as a described in paragraph (1) or (2), as applica- ‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—The term ‘local task condition of a transfer under this section, ble, to receive any property transferred force on public safety innovation’ means an that a Federal or State agency demonstrate under this section has been suspended; and administrative entity, created from partner- the use of any small arms or ammunition. ‘‘(5) each State coordinator has certified, ships between community-based organiza- ‘‘(3) The limitations under this subsection for each non-Federal agency located in the tions and other local stakeholders, that may shall also apply with respect to the transfer State for which the State coordinator is re- develop innovative law enforcement and non- of previously transferred property of the De- sponsible that— law enforcement strategies to enhance just partment of Defense from one Federal or ‘‘(A) the agency has complied with all re- and equitable public safety, repair breaches State agency to another such agency. quirements under this section; or of trust between law enforcement agencies

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and the community they pledge to serve, and (1) IN GENERAL.—Both the video and audio detail assigned to a Federal or foreign offi- enhance accountability of law enforcement recording functions of the body camera shall cial while performing his or her duties; and officers.’’. be activated whenever a Federal law enforce- (2) shall not activate a body camera while (b) CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS.—Section ment officer is responding to a call for serv- on the grounds of any public, private or pa- 501(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control ice or at the initiation of any other law en- rochial elementary or secondary school, ex- and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. forcement or investigative stop (as such cept when responding to an imminent threat 10152(c)) is amended by adding at the end the term is defined in section 373) between a Fed- to life or health. following: eral law enforcement officer and a member (i) RETENTION OF FOOTAGE.— ‘‘(3) In the case of crisis intervention of the public, except that when an immediate (1) IN GENERAL.—Body camera video foot- teams funded under subsection (a)(1)(H), a threat to the officer’s life or safety makes age shall be retained by the law enforcement program assessment under this subsection activating the camera impossible or dan- agency that employs the officer whose cam- shall contain a report on best practices for gerous, the officer shall activate the camera era captured the footage, or an authorized crisis intervention.’’. at the first reasonable opportunity to do so. agent thereof, for 6 months after the date it (c) USE OF COPS GRANT PROGRAM TO HIRE (2) ALLOWABLE DEACTIVATION.—The body was recorded, after which time such footage LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE RESI- camera shall not be deactivated until the shall be permanently deleted. DENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.— stop has fully concluded and the Federal law (2) RIGHT TO INSPECT.—During the 6-month Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus enforcement officer leaves the scene. retention period described in paragraph (1), Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (d) NOTIFICATION OF SUBJECT OF RECORD- the following persons shall have the right to (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)), as amended by this Act, ING.—A Federal law enforcement officer who is further amended— is wearing a body camera shall notify any inspect the body camera footage: (1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) and subject of the recording that he or she is (A) Any person who is a subject of body (24) as paragraphs (26) and (27), respectively; being recorded by a body camera as close to camera video footage, and their designated (2) in paragraph (26), as so redesignated, by the inception of the stop as is reasonably legal counsel. striking ‘‘(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25)’’; and possible. (B) A parent or legal guardian of a minor (3) by inserting after paragraph (22) the fol- (e) REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding sub- subject of body camera video footage, and lowing: section (c), the following shall apply to the their designated legal counsel. ‘‘(23) to recruit, hire, incentivize, retain, use of a body camera: (C) The spouse, next of kin, or legally au- develop, and train new, additional career law (1) Prior to entering a private residence thorized designee of a deceased subject of enforcement officers or current law enforce- without a warrant or in non-exigent cir- body camera video footage, and their des- ment officers who are willing to relocate to cumstances, a Federal law enforcement offi- ignated legal counsel. communities— cer shall ask the occupant if the occupant (D) A Federal law enforcement officer ‘‘(A) where there are poor or fragmented wants the officer to discontinue use of the whose body camera recorded the video foot- relationships between police and residents of officer’s body camera. If the occupant re- age, and their designated legal counsel, sub- the community, or where there are high inci- sponds affirmatively, the Federal law en- ject to the limitations and restrictions in dents of crime; and forcement officer shall immediately dis- this part. ‘‘(B) that are the communities that the law continue use of the body camera. (E) The superior officer of a Federal law enforcement officers serve, or that are in (2) When interacting with an apparent enforcement officer whose body camera re- close proximity to the communities that the crime victim, a Federal law enforcement of- corded the video footage, subject to the limi- law enforcement officers serve; ficer shall, as soon as practicable, ask the tations and restrictions in this part. ‘‘(24) to collect data on the number of law apparent crime victim if the apparent crime (F) Any defense counsel who claims, pursu- enforcement officers who are willing to relo- victim wants the officer to discontinue use ant to a written affidavit, to have a reason- cate to the communities where they serve, of the officer’s body camera. If the apparent able basis for believing a video may contain and whether such law enforcement officer re- crime victim responds affirmatively, the evidence that exculpates a client. locations have impacted crime in such com- Federal law enforcement officer shall imme- (3) LIMITATION.—The right to inspect sub- munities; diately discontinue use of the body camera. ject to subsection (j)(1) shall not include the ‘‘(25) to develop and publicly report strate- (3) When interacting with a person seeking right to possess a copy of the body camera gies and timelines to recruit, hire, promote, to anonymously report a crime or assist in video footage, unless the release of the body retain, develop, and train a diverse and in- an ongoing law enforcement investigation, a camera footage is otherwise authorized by clusive law enforcement workforce, con- Federal law enforcement officer shall, as this part or by another applicable law. When sistent with merit system principles and ap- soon as practicable, ask the person seeking a body camera fails to capture some or all of plicable law;’’. to remain anonymous, if the person seeking the audio or video of an incident due to mal- function, displacement of camera, or any Subtitle C—Law Enforcement Body Cameras to remain anonymous wants the officer to discontinue use of the officer’s body camera. other cause, any audio or video footage that PART 1—FEDERAL POLICE CAMERA AND If the person seeking to remain anonymous is captured shall be treated the same as any ACCOUNTABILITY ACT responds affirmatively, the Federal law en- other body camera audio or video footage SEC. 371. SHORT TITLE. forcement officer shall immediately dis- under this part. This part may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Po- continue use of the body camera. (j) ADDITIONAL RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.— lice Camera and Accountability Act’’. (f) RECORDING OF OFFERS TO DISCONTINUE Notwithstanding the retention and deletion SEC. 372. REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL LAW EN- USE OF BODY CAMERA.—Each offer of a Fed- requirements in subsection (i), the following FORCEMENT OFFICERS REGARDING eral law enforcement officer to discontinue THE USE OF BODY CAMERAS. the use of a body camera made pursuant to shall apply to body camera video footage (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: subsection (e), and the responses thereto, under this part: (1) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means any shall be recorded by the body camera prior (1) Body camera video footage shall be individual under 18 years of age. to discontinuing use of the body camera. automatically retained for not less than 3 (2) SUBJECT OF THE VIDEO FOOTAGE.—The (g) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF BODY CAMERA.— years if the video footage captures an inter- term ‘‘subject of the video footage’’— Body cameras shall not be used to gather in- action or event involving— (A) means any identifiable Federal law en- telligence information based on First (A) any use of force; or forcement officer or any identifiable suspect, Amendment protected speech, associations, (B) an stop about which a complaint has victim, detainee, conversant, injured party, or religion, or to record activity that is un- been registered by a subject of the video or other similarly situated person who ap- related to a response to a call for service or footage. pears on the body camera recording; and a law enforcement or investigative stop be- (2) Body camera video footage shall be re- (B) does not include people who only inci- tween a law enforcement officer and a mem- tained for not less than 3 years if a longer re- dentally appear on the recording. ber of the public, and shall not be equipped tention period is voluntarily requested by— (3) VIDEO FOOTAGE.—The term ‘‘video foot- with or employ any facial recognition tech- (A) the Federal law enforcement officer age’’ means any images or audio recorded by nologies. whose body camera recorded the video foot- a body camera. (h) EXCEPTIONS.—Federal law enforcement age, if that officer reasonably asserts the (b) REQUIREMENT TO WEAR BODY CAMERA.— officers— video footage has evidentiary or exculpatory (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal law enforcement (1) shall not be required to use body cam- value in an ongoing investigation; officers shall wear a body camera. eras during investigative or enforcement (B) any Federal law enforcement officer (2) REQUIREMENT FOR BODY CAMERA.—A stops with the public in the case that— who is a subject of the video footage, if that body camera required under paragraph (1) (A) recording would risk the safety of a officer reasonably asserts the video footage shall— confidential informant, citizen informant, or has evidentiary or exculpatory value; (A) have a field of view at least as broad as undercover officer; (C) any superior officer of a Federal law the officer’s vision; and (B) recording would pose a serious risk to enforcement officer whose body camera re- (B) be worn in a manner that maximizes national security; or corded the video footage or who is a subject the camera’s ability to capture video footage (C) the officer is a military police officer, of the video footage, if that superior officer of the officer’s activities. a member of the United States Army Crimi- reasonably asserts the video footage has evi- (c) REQUIREMENT TO ACTIVATE.— nal Investigation Command, or a protective dentiary or exculpatory value;

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(D) any Federal law enforcement officer, if (m) PROHIBITED WITHHOLDING OF FOOT- dence or proof of exigent circumstances that the video footage is being retained solely and AGE.—Body camera video footage may not be made compliance impossible. exclusively for police training purposes; withheld from the public on the basis that it (t) USE OF FORCE INVESTIGATIONS.—In the (E) any member of the public who is a sub- is an investigatory record or was compiled case that a Federal law enforcement officer ject of the video footage; for law enforcement purposes where any per- equipped with a body camera is involved in, (F) any parent or legal guardian of a minor son under investigation or whose conduct is a witness to, or within viewable sight range who is a subject of the video footage; or under review is a police officer or other law of either the use of force by another law en- (G) a deceased subject’s spouse, next of enforcement employee and the video footage forcement officer that results in a death, the kin, or legally authorized designee. relates to that person’s conduct in their offi- use of force by another law enforcement offi- (k) PUBLIC REVIEW.—For purposes of sub- cial capacity. cer, during which the discharge of a firearm paragraphs (E), (F), and (G) of subsection (n) ADMISSIBILITY.—Any video footage re- results in an injury, or the conduct of an- (j)(2), any member of the public who is a sub- tained beyond 6 months solely and exclu- other law enforcement officer that becomes ject of video footage, the parent or legal sively pursuant to subsection (j)(2)(D) shall the subject of a criminal investigation— guardian of a minor who is a subject of the not be admissible as evidence in any crimi- (1) the law enforcement agency that em- video footage, or a deceased subject’s next of nal or civil legal or administrative pro- ploys the law enforcement officer, or the kin or legally authorized designee, shall be ceeding. agency or department conducting the related permitted to review the specific video foot- (o) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No government criminal investigation, as appropriate, shall age in question in order to make a deter- agency or official, or law enforcement agen- promptly take possession of the body cam- mination as to whether they will voluntarily cy, officer, or official may publicly disclose, era, and shall maintain such camera, and request it be subjected to a minimum 3-year release, or share body camera video footage any data on such camera, in accordance with retention period. unless— the applicable rules governing the preserva- (l) DISCLOSURE.— (1) doing so is expressly authorized pursu- tion of evidence; (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in ant to this part or another applicable law; or (2) a copy of the data on such body camera paragraph (2), all video footage of an inter- (2) the video footage is subject to public re- shall be made in accordance with prevailing action or event captured by a body camera, lease pursuant to subsection (l), and not ex- forensic standards for data collection and re- if that interaction or event is identified with empted from public release pursuant to sub- production; and reasonable specificity and requested by a section (l)(1). (3) such copied data shall be made avail- member of the public, shall be provided to (p) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE- able to the public in accordance with sub- the person or entity making the request in MENT OFFICER VIEWING OF BODY CAMERA section (l). accordance with the procedures for request- FOOTAGE.—No Federal law enforcement offi- (u) LIMITATION ON USE OF FOOTAGE AS EVI- ing and providing government records set cer shall review or receive an accounting of DENCE.—Any body camera video footage re- forth in the section 552a of title 5, United any body camera video footage that is sub- corded by a Federal law enforcement officer States Code. ject to a minimum 3-year retention period that violates this part or any other applica- (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The following categories pursuant to subsection (j)(1) prior to com- ble law may not be offered as evidence by of video footage shall not be released to the pleting any required initial reports, state- any government entity, agency, department, public in the absence of express written per- ments, and interviews regarding the recorded prosecutorial office, or any other subdivision mission from the non-law enforcement sub- event, unless doing so is necessary, while in thereof in any criminal or civil action or jects of the video footage: the field, to address an immediate threat to proceeding against any member of the pub- (A) Video footage not subject to a min- life or safety. lic. imum 3-year retention period pursuant to (q) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS.—Video foot- (v) PUBLICATION OF AGENCY POLICIES.—Any subsection (j). age may not be— Federal law enforcement agency policy or (B) Video footage that is subject to a min- (1) in the case of footage that is not subject other guidance regarding body cameras, imum 3-year retention period solely and ex- to a minimum 3-year retention period, their use, or the video footage therefrom clusively pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) or (2) viewed by any superior officer of a Federal that is adopted by a Federal agency or de- of subsection (j). law enforcement officer whose body camera partment, shall be made publicly available (3) PRIORITY OF REQUESTS.—Notwith- recorded the footage absent a specific allega- on that agency’s website. standing any time periods established for ac- tion of misconduct; or (w) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in knowledging and responding to records re- (2) divulged or used by any law enforce- this part shall be construed to preempt any quests in section 552a of title 5, United ment agency for any commercial or other laws governing the maintenance, production, States Code, responses to requests for video non-law enforcement purpose. and destruction of evidence in criminal in- footage that is subject to a minimum 3-year (r) THIRD PARTY MAINTENANCE OF FOOT- vestigations and prosecutions. retention period pursuant to subsection AGE.—Where a law enforcement agency au- SEC. 373. PATROL VEHICLES WITH IN-CAR VIDEO (j)(1)(A), where a subject of the video footage thorizes a third party to act as its agent in RECORDING CAMERAS. is recorded being killed, shot by a firearm, or maintaining body camera footage, the agent (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: grievously injured, shall be prioritized and, if shall not be permitted to independently ac- (1) AUDIO RECORDING.—The term ‘‘audio re- approved, the requested video footage shall cess, view, or alter any video footage, except cording’’ means the recorded conversation be provided as expeditiously as possible, but to delete videos as required by law or agency between a Federal law enforcement officer in no circumstances later than 5 days fol- retention policies. and a second party. lowing receipt of the request. (s) ENFORCEMENT.— (2) EMERGENCY LIGHTS.—The term ‘‘emer- (4) USE OF REDACTION TECHNOLOGY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—If any Federal law en- gency lights’’ means oscillating, rotating, or (A) IN GENERAL.—Whenever doing so is nec- forcement officer, or any employee or agent flashing lights on patrol vehicles. essary to protect personal privacy, the right of a Federal law enforcement agency fails to (3) ENFORCEMENT OR INVESTIGATIVE STOP.— to a fair trial, the identity of a confidential adhere to the recording or retention require- The term ‘‘enforcement or investigative source or crime victim, or the life or phys- ments contained in this part, intentionally stop’’ means an action by a Federal law en- ical safety of any person appearing in video interferes with a body camera’s ability to ac- forcement officer in relation to enforcement footage, redaction technology may be used curately capture video footage, or otherwise and investigation duties, including traffic to obscure the face and other personally manipulates the video footage captured by a stops, pedestrian stops, abandoned vehicle identifying characteristics of that person, in- body camera during or after its operation— contacts, motorist assists, commercial cluding the tone of the person’s voice, pro- (A) appropriate disciplinary action shall be motor vehicle stops, roadside safety checks, vided the redaction does not interfere with a taken against the individual officer, em- requests for identification, or responses to viewer’s ability to fully, completely, and ac- ployee, or agent; requests for emergency assistance. curately comprehend the events captured on (B) a rebuttable evidentiary presumption (4) IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERA.—The term ‘‘in- the video footage. shall be adopted in favor of a criminal de- car video camera’’ means a video camera lo- (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The following require- fendant who reasonably asserts that excul- cated in a patrol vehicle. ments shall apply to redactions under sub- patory evidence was destroyed or not cap- (5) IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERA RECORDING EQUIP- paragraph (A): tured; and MENT.—The term ‘‘in-car video camera re- (i) When redaction is performed on video (C) a rebuttable evidentiary presumption cording equipment’’ means a video camera footage pursuant to this paragraph, an uned- shall be adopted on behalf of a civil plaintiff recording system located in a patrol vehicle ited, original version of the video footage suing the Government, a Federal law en- consisting of a camera assembly, recording shall be retained pursuant to the require- forcement agency, or a Federal law enforce- mechanism, and an in-car video recording ments of subsections (i) and (j). ment officer for damages based on mis- medium. (ii) Except pursuant to the rules for the re- conduct who reasonably asserts that evi- (6) RECORDING.—The term ‘‘recording’’ daction of video footage set forth in this sub- dence supporting their claim was destroyed means the process of capturing data or infor- section or where it is otherwise expressly au- or not captured. mation stored on a recording medium as re- thorized by this Act, no other editing or al- (2) PROOF COMPLIANCE WAS IMPOSSIBLE.— quired under this section. teration of video footage, including a reduc- The disciplinary action requirement and re- (7) RECORDING MEDIUM.—The term ‘‘record- tion of the video footage’s resolution, shall buttable presumptions described in para- ing medium’’ means any recording medium be permitted. graph (1) may be overcome by contrary evi- for the retention and playback of recorded

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An officer operating a pa- comply with the requirements described in tions between the officer and a second party trol vehicle must immediately document and subsection (b); and and transmitted to the recording equipment. notify the appropriate person of any tech- ‘‘(2) may not be used for expenses related (b) REQUIREMENTS.— nical difficulties, failures, or problems with to facial recognition technology. (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal law enforce- the in-car video camera recording equipment ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A recipient of a grant ment agency shall install in-car video cam- or recording medium. Upon receiving notice, under subpart 1 of part E of this title shall— era recording equipment in all patrol vehi- every reasonable effort shall be made to cor- ‘‘(1) establish policies and procedures in ac- cles with a recording medium capable of re- rect and repair any of the in-car video cam- cordance with the requirements described in cording for a period of 10 hours or more and era recording equipment or recording me- subsection (c) before law enforcement offi- capable of making audio recordings with the dium and determine if it is in the public in- cers use of body-worn cameras; assistance of a wireless microphone. terest to permit the use of the patrol vehicle. ‘‘(2) adopt recorded data collection and re- (2) RECORDING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.— SEC. 374. FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. tention protocols as described in subsection In-car video camera recording equipment No camera or recording device authorized (d) before law enforcement officers use of with a recording medium capable of record- or required to be used under this part may be body-worn cameras; ing for a period of 10 hours or more shall equipped with or employ facial recognition ‘‘(3) make the policies and protocols de- record activities— technology, and footage from such a camera scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) available to (A) whenever a patrol vehicle is assigned to or recording device may not be subjected to the public; and patrol duty; facial recognition technology. ‘‘(4) comply with the requirements for use (B) outside a patrol vehicle whenever— of recorded data under subsection (f). (i) a Federal law enforcement officer as- SEC. 375. GAO STUDY. Not later than 1 year after the date of en- ‘‘(c) REQUIRED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.— signed that patrol vehicle is conducting an A recipient of a grant under subpart 1 of part enforcement or investigative stop; actment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on E of this title shall— (ii) patrol vehicle emergency lights are ac- ‘‘(1) develop with community input and tivated or would otherwise be activated if Federal law enforcement officer training, ve- hicle pursuits, use of force, and interaction publish for public view policies and protocols not for the need to conceal the presence of for— law enforcement; or with citizens, and submit a report on such study to— ‘‘(A) the safe and effective use of body- (iii) an officer reasonably believes record- worn cameras; ing may assist with prosecution, enhance (1) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate; ‘‘(B) the secure storage, handling, and de- safety, or for any other lawful purpose; and struction of recorded data collected by body- (C) inside the vehicle when transporting an (2) the Committee on Oversight and Re- form of the House of Representatives; and worn cameras; arrestee or when an officer reasonably be- ‘‘(C) protecting the privacy rights of any lieves recording may assist with prosecution, (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. individual who may be recorded by a body- enhance safety, or for any other lawful pur- worn camera; SEC. 376. REGULATIONS. pose. ‘‘(D) the release of any recorded data col- Not later than 6 months after the date of (3) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING.— lected by a body-worn camera in accordance the enactment of this Act, the Attorney (A) IN GENERAL.—A Federal law enforce- with the open records laws, if any, of the General shall issue such final regulations as ment officer shall begin recording for an en- State; and are necessary to carry out this part. forcement or investigative stop when the of- ‘‘(E) making recorded data available to ficer determines an enforcement stop is nec- SEC. 377. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other of- essary and shall continue until the enforce- Nothing in this part shall be construed to ficers of the court in accordance with sub- ment action has been completed and the sub- impose any requirement on a Federal law en- paragraph (E); and ject of the enforcement or investigative stop forcement officer outside of the course of ‘‘(2) conduct periodic evaluations of the se- or the officer has left the scene. carrying out that officer’s duty. curity of the storage and handling of the (B) ACTIVATION WITH LIGHTS.—A Federal PART 2—POLICE CAMERA ACT body-worn camera data. law enforcement officer shall begin recording ‘‘(d) RECORDED DATA COLLECTION AND RE- when patrol vehicle emergency lights are ac- SEC. 381. SHORT TITLE. TENTION PROTOCOL.—The recorded data col- tivated or when they would otherwise be ac- This part may be cited as the ‘‘Police Cre- ating Accountability by Making Effective lection and retention protocol described in tivated if not for the need to conceal the this paragraph is a protocol that— presence of law enforcement, and shall con- Recording Available Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘Po- lice CAMERA Act of 2021’’. ‘‘(1) requires— tinue until the reason for the activation ‘‘(A) a law enforcement officer who is wear- ceases to exist, regardless of whether the SEC. 382. LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY-WORN CAM- ERA REQUIREMENTS. ing a body-worn camera to provide an expla- emergency lights are no longer activated. nation if an activity that is required to be (a) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—Section (C) PERMISSIBLE RECORDING.—A Federal recorded by the body-worn camera is not re- law enforcement officer may begin recording 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. corded; if the officer reasonably believes recording ‘‘(B) a law enforcement officer who is wear- may assist with prosecution, enhance safety, 10153(a)), as amended by section 334, is amended by adding at the end the following: ing a body-worn camera to obtain consent to or for any other lawful purpose; and shall be recorded from a crime victim or witness continue until the reason for recording ‘‘(10) An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant before interviewing the victim or witness; ceases to exist. ‘‘(C) the collection of recorded data unre- (4) ENFORCEMENT OR INVESTIGATIVE will use not less than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award for the fiscal year lated to a legitimate law enforcement pur- STOPS.—A Federal law enforcement officer pose be minimized to the greatest extent shall record any enforcement or investiga- to develop policies and protocols in compli- ance with part OO.’’. practicable; tive stop. Audio recording shall terminate ‘‘(D) the system used to store recorded upon release of the violator and prior to ini- (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 data collected by body-worn cameras to log tiating a separate criminal investigation. all viewing, modification, or deletion of (c) RETENTION OF RECORDINGS.—Recordings (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding stored recorded data and to prevent, to the made on in-car video camera recording me- at the end the following: dium shall be retained for a storage period of greatest extent practicable, the unauthor- ‘‘PART OO—LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY- ized access or disclosure of stored recorded at least 90 days. Under no circumstances WORN CAMERAS AND RECORDED DATA shall any recording made on in-car video data; camera recording medium be altered or ‘‘SEC. 3051. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. ‘‘(E) any law enforcement officer be pro- erased prior to the expiration of the des- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant amounts de- hibited from accessing the stored data with- ignated storage period. Upon completion of scribed in paragraph (10) of section 502(a) of out an authorized purpose; and the storage period, the recording medium this title— ‘‘(F) the law enforcement agency to collect may be erased and reissued for operational ‘‘(1) shall be used— and report statistical data on— use unless otherwise ordered or if designated ‘‘(A) to purchase or lease body-worn cam- ‘‘(i) incidences of use of force, for evidentiary or training purposes. eras for use by State, local, and tribal law disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and (d) ACCESSIBILITY OF RECORDINGS.—Audio enforcement officers (as defined in section age of the victim; or video recordings made pursuant to this 2503); ‘‘(ii) the number of complaints filed section shall be available under the applica- ‘‘(B) for expenses related to the implemen- against law enforcement officers; ble provisions of section 552a of title 5, tation of a body-worn camera program in ‘‘(iii) the disposition of complaints filed United States Code. Only recorded portions order to deter excessive force, improve ac- against law enforcement officers;

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BODY-WORN CAMERA TRAINING (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- ‘‘(v) any other additional statistical data TOOLKIT. lowing: that the Director determines should be col- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es- ‘‘(c) OFANINDIVIDUAL BY ANY PERSON ACT- lected and reported; tablish and maintain a body-worn camera ING UNDER COLOR OF LAW.— ‘‘(2) allows an individual to file a com- training toolkit for law enforcement agen- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, acting under plaint with a law enforcement agency relat- cies, academia, and other relevant entities to color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual ing to the improper use of body-worn cam- provide training and technical assistance, in- act with an individual, including an indi- eras; and cluding best practices for implementation, vidual who is under arrest, in detention, or ‘‘(3) complies with any other requirements model policies and procedures, and research otherwise in the actual custody of any Fed- established by the Director. materials. eral law enforcement officer, shall be fined ‘‘(e) REPORTING.—Statistical data required ‘‘(b) MECHANISM.—In establishing the tool- under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 to be collected under subsection (d)(1)(D) kit required to under subsection (a), the Di- years, or both. shall be reported to the Director, who shall— rector may consolidate research, practices, ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the ‘‘(1) establish a standardized reporting sys- templates, and tools that been developed by term ‘sexual act’ has the meaning given the tem for statistical data collected under this expert and law enforcement agencies across term in section 2246.’’; and program; and the country. (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by ‘‘(2) establish a national database of statis- ‘‘SEC. 3053. STUDY. adding at the end the following: tical data recorded under this program. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years ‘‘(3) In a prosecution under subsection (c), ‘‘(f) USE OR TRANSFER OF RECORDED after the date of enactment of the Police it is not a defense that the other individual DATA.— CAMERA Act of 2021, the Director shall con- consented to the sexual act.’’. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Recorded data collected duct a study on— (b) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, by an entity receiving a grant under a grant ‘‘(1) the efficacy of body-worn cameras in United States Code, is amended— under subpart 1 of part E of this title from a deterring excessive force by law enforcement (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at body-worn camera shall be used only in in- officers; the end; ternal and external investigations of mis- ‘‘(2) the impact of body-worn cameras on (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period conduct by a law enforcement agency or offi- the accountability and transparency of the at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and cer, if there is reasonable suspicion that a re- use of force by law enforcement officers; (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol- cording contains evidence of a crime, or for ‘‘(3) the impact of body-worn cameras on lowing: limited training purposes. The Director shall responses to and adjudications of complaints ‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal law enforcement of- establish rules to ensure that the recorded of excessive force; ficer’ has the meaning given the term in sec- data is used only for the purposes described ‘‘(4) the effect of the use of body-worn cam- tion 115.’’. in this paragraph. eras on the safety of law enforcement offi- (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER.—Except as cers on patrol; sections for chapter 109A of title 18, United provided in paragraph (3), an entity receiving ‘‘(5) the effect of the use of body-worn cam- States Code, is amended by amending the a grant under subpart 1 of part E of this title eras on public safety; item related to section 2243 to read as fol- may not transfer any recorded data collected ‘‘(6) the impact of body-worn cameras on lows: by the entity from a body-worn camera to evidence collection for criminal investiga- ‘‘2243. Sexual abuse of a minor or ward or by another law enforcement or intelligence tions; any person acting under color agency. ‘‘(7) issues relating to the secure storage of law.’’. and handling of recorded data from the body- ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— SEC. 403. ENACTMENT OF LAWS PENALIZING EN- ‘‘(A) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.—An entity worn cameras; GAGING IN SEXUAL ACTS WHILE receiving a grant under subpart 1 of part E of ‘‘(8) issues relating to the privacy of indi- ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW. this title may transfer recorded data col- viduals and officers recorded on body-worn (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in the first fis- lected by the entity from a body-worn cam- cameras; cal year that begins after the date that is era to another law enforcement agency or in- ‘‘(9) issues relating to the constitutional one year after the date of enactment of this telligence agency for use in a criminal inves- rights of individuals on whom facial recogni- Act, in the case of a State or unit of local tigation if the requesting law enforcement or tion technology is used; government that does not have in effect a intelligence agency has reasonable suspicion ‘‘(10) issues relating to limitations on the law described in subsection (b), if that State that the requested data contains evidence re- use of facial recognition technology; or unit of local government that would oth- lating to the crime being investigated. ‘‘(11) issues relating to the public’s access erwise receive funds under the COPS grant ‘‘(B) CIVIL RIGHTS CLAIMS.—An entity re- to body-worn camera footage; program, that State or unit of local govern- ceiving a grant under subpart 1 of part E of ‘‘(12) the need for proper training of law en- ment shall not be eligible to receive such this title may transfer recorded data col- forcement officers that use body-worn cam- funds. In the case of a multi-jurisdictional or lected by the law enforcement agency from a eras; regional consortium, if any member of that body-worn camera to another law enforce- ‘‘(13) best practices in the development of consortium is a State or unit of local govern- ment agency for use in an investigation of protocols for the safe and effective use of ment that does not have in effect a law de- the violation of any right, privilege, or im- body-worn cameras; scribed in subsection (b), if that consortium munity secured or protected by the Constitu- ‘‘(14) a review of law enforcement agencies would otherwise receive funds under the tion or laws of the United States. that found body-worn cameras to be COPS grant program, that consortium shall ‘‘(g) AUDIT AND ASSESSMENT.— unhelpful in the operations of the agencies; not be eligible to receive such funds. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years and (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAW.—A law described after the date of enactment of this part, the ‘‘(15) any other factors that the Director in this subsection is a law that— Director of the Office of Audit, Assessment, determines are relevant in evaluating the ef- (1) makes it a criminal offense for any per- and Management shall perform an assess- ficacy of body-worn cameras. son acting under color of law of the State or ment of the use of funds under this section ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after unit of local government to engage in a sex- and the policies and protocols of the grant- the date on which the study required under ual act with an individual, including an indi- ees. subsection (a) is completed, the Director vidual who is under arrest, in detention, or ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than September 1 shall submit to Congress a report on the otherwise in the actual custody of any law of each year, beginning 2 years after the date study, which shall include any policy rec- enforcement officer; and of enactment of this part, each recipient of a ommendations that the Director considers (2) prohibits a person charged with an of- grant under subpart 1 of part E of this title appropriate.’’. fense described in paragraph (1) from assert- shall submit to the Director of the Office of TITLE IV—CLOSING THE LAW ing the consent of the other individual as a Audit, Assessment, and Management a re- ENFORCEMENT CONSENT LOOPHOLE defense. port that— SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State or ‘‘(A) describes the progress of the body- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the unit of local government that receives a worn camera program; and Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of grant under the COPS grant program shall ‘‘(B) contains recommendations on ways in 2021’’. submit to the Attorney General, on an an- which the Federal Government, States, and SEC. 402. PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SEXUAL nual basis, information on— units of local government can further sup- ACTS WHILE ACTING UNDER COLOR (1) the number of reports made to law en- port the implementation of the program. OF LAW. forcement agencies in that State or unit of ‘‘(3) REVIEW.—The Director of the Office of (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, local government regarding persons engag- Audit, Assessment, and Management shall United States Code, is amended— ing in a sexual act while acting under color evaluate the policies and protocols of the (1) in the section heading, by adding at the of law during the previous year; and grantees and take such steps as the Director end the following: ‘‘or by any person acting (2) the disposition of each case in which of the Office of Audit, Assessment, and Man- under color of law’’; sexual misconduct by a person acting under

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:07 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.030 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1054 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 color of law was reported during the previous took to the streets to demand funda- have been killed by law enforcement year. mental change in the culture of law en- officers. SEC. 404. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. forcement and to call for meaningful The time for action is now. (a) REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not accountability for officers who commit I thank the gentlewoman from Cali- later than 1 year after the date of enactment misconduct. fornia (Ms. BASS) for crafting this bold, of this Act, and each year thereafter, the At- yet responsible, legislation. torney General shall submit to Congress a The catalyst for these protests was the tragic and brutal death of George Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of report containing— my time. (1) the information required to be reported Floyd. None of us can forget the image Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 to the Attorney General under section 403(b); of that officer’s knee pinned to his and neck for nearly 8 agonizing minutes, or minutes to the gentleman from Min- (2) information on— the sound of his anguished pleas of ‘‘I nesota (Mr. STAUBER), a retired police (A) the number of reports made, during the can’t breathe’’ that were ignored until officer. Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise previous year, to Federal law enforcement his final breath was taken from him. agencies regarding persons engaging in a sex- today in opposition to H.R. 1280, the After his death, the world awoke to ual act while acting under color of law; and George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. daily indignities, and sometimes the (B) the disposition of each case in which With something as important as po- sexual misconduct by a person acting under brutality, that too many people—dis- lice reform, it is important to garner color of law was reported. proportionately Black, Latinx, and in- many perspectives. The JUSTICE Act, (b) REPORT BY GAO.—Not later than 1 year digenous people, people living in pov- legislation Senator SCOTT and I intro- after the date of enactment of this Act, and erty, and people with disabilities—face each year thereafter, the Comptroller Gen- duced, is a product of my perspective in their interactions with law enforce- as a law enforcement officer from Min- eral of the United States shall submit to ment throughout the country. nesota and Senator SCOTT’s perspective Congress a report on any violations of sec- We value and respect the many brave tion 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, as as a Black man from South Carolina. amended by section 402, committed during and honorable police officers who put The JUSTICE Act increases body the 1-year period covered by the report. their lives on the line every day to pro- cameras and implements duty to inter- SEC. 405. DEFINITION. tect us and our communities. We know vene and deescalation training. It im- In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the that most law enforcement officers do proves hiring and recruitment prac- meaning given the term in section 2246 of their jobs with dignity, selflessness, tices. It reinvigorates the principles of title 18, United States Code. and honor, and they are deserving of community policing to rebuild the re- TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS our respect and gratitude for all they lationships between law enforcement SEC. 501. SEVERABILITY. do to keep us safe. But we must also officers and the communities that they If any provision of this Act, or the applica- acknowledge that there are too many serve. tion of such a provision to any person or cir- exceptions. The JUSTICE Act, which received bi- cumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, The reality for too many Americans, partisan support last Congress, in- the remainder of this Act and the applica- especially many Black Americans, is cludes several critical provisions that tion of the remaining provisions of this Act that police officers are perceived as a to any person or circumstance shall not be are supported by Democrats: the Wal- affected thereby. threat to their liberties; to their dig- ter Scott Notification Act, the Na- nity; and, too often, to their safety. SEC. 502. SAVINGS CLAUSE. tional Criminal Justice Commission Nothing in this Act shall be construed— Sadly, our country’s history of racism Act, and the Closing the Law Enforce- (1) to limit legal or administrative rem- and racially motivated violence con- ment Consent Loophole Act. It even in- edies under section 1979 of the Revised Stat- tinues to haunt our Nation. cludes legislation that Vice President utes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1983), We see it in the rates of COVID HARRIS introduced, the Justice for Vic- section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control deaths, in our system of mass incarcer- tims of Lynching Act. and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. ation, and in the vast chasm of eco- Unfortunately, we are not consid- 12601), title I of the Omnibus Crime Control nomic inequality, all of which fall dis- ering the JUSTICE Act today. We are, and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 proportionately on the backs of Afri- et seq.), or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of instead, once again, exploring political 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); can Americans. And we see it in the gamesmanship through H.R. 1280. (2) to affect any Federal, State, or Tribal harassment and excessive force that Now, when we voted on this legisla- law that applies to an Indian Tribe because many people of color routinely experi- tion last year, the Democrats knew it of the political status of the Tribe; or ence by law enforcement. was dead upon passage, but my good (3) to waive the sovereign immunity of an That is why we must act today. The friends and I in the Problem Solvers Indian Tribe without the consent of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Caucus decided that this conversation Tribe. would allow for meaningful account- was too important to let go. So we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill ability in cases of police misconduct. It worked for months with Representa- shall be debatable for 1 hour equally di- also effectively bans choke holds, ends tives from both sides of the aisle, with vided and controlled by the chair and racial and religious profiling, ends no- Representatives from the Congres- ranking minority member of the Com- knock warrants in drug cases, and lim- sional Black Caucus, with Representa- mittee on the Judiciary. its the militarization of local policing. tives from law enforcement and legal The gentleman from New York (Mr. It encourages departments to meet a backgrounds, on areas where we could NADLER) and the gentleman from Ohio gold standard in training and other find compromise between the Justice (Mr. JORDAN) each will control 30 min- best practices to reduce police bias and in Policing Act and my bill, the JUS- utes. violence. It requires significant data TICE Act. The Chair recognizes the gentleman collection, including the first-ever na- We discussed no-knock warrants, the from New York. tional database on police-misconduct 1033 program, use of force, record re- GENERAL LEAVE incidents to prevent the movement of tention, and so much more. We were Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask dangerous officers from department to making such great headway. I truly be- unanimous consent that all Members department. lieved that we could have put together have 5 legislative days in which to re- In addition, this legislation creates a a bipartisan package of reforms for our vise and extend their remarks and to process to reimagine how public safety American communities that have been insert extraneous material on H.R. could work in a truly equitable and calling for change. 1280. just way in each community. Unfortunately, the other side walked The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Last summer, within weeks of the away. As the election drew near, the objection to the request of the gen- protests that galvanized the Nation, priorities of my Democratic colleagues tleman from New York? the House passed the legislation before shifted. Their fight to retain power be- There was no objection. us today. Unfortunately, the pleas for came more important than providing Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield justice that rang out in the streets fell police reform for the American people. myself 3 minutes. on deaf ears in the Senate. So now we are here again, Mr. Speak- Mr. Speaker, last summer, millions Since then, over 600 more people— er, to vote on the exact same bill with- of Americans all across the country disproportionately people of color— out a single change; a bill that has zero

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Mr. Speaker, I yield an in policing. have to spend their time reporting data additional 15 seconds to the gentleman To support officers, this legislation to Washington, D.C., from behind a from Minnesota. will create the first-ever national ac- desk. Make no mistake. This bill Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, this is a creditation standards for the operation defunds the police. bill that will, no doubt, make our com- of police departments, set national Additionally, any Member who is op- munities less safe. We all want police standards for officers, and establish posed to defunding the police should be reform and we all want change, but best practices in training, hiring, dees- opposing this bill. This legislation will until such time as we work together, calation strategies, and bystander also lower the mens rea standard when this legislation is just another mes- duty. charging an officer with criminal mis- saging bill from my Democrat col- For example, if officers had better conduct. It removes qualified immu- leagues. training, maybe they would understand nity, which will result in an ineffectual Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 that just because someone can verbally police force and leave our communities minutes to the gentlewoman from Cali- express ‘‘I can’t breathe,’’ does not vulnerable to crime, and it also se- fornia (Ms. BASS), the chief sponsor of mean they are faking and the officer verely limits the Department of De- this legislation. can continue to press on the person’s fense’s 1033 program. Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago chest, back, or neck. And despite our Mr. Speaker, but make no mistake, today, Rodney King was viciously beat- best intentions, there will be some offi- regardless of whatever else you may en by police officers in Los Angeles. It cers who cross over the line. feel about this bill, this bill defunds po- would be the first time the world would Mr. Speaker, that is why this bill lice. We can never forget that. If you witness what African Americans had also includes strong accountability oppose defunding the police, you should been organizing, marching, and trying measures, both as a matter of simple be opposing this bill, like I am. to change for over 100 years. justice, and to keep unfit officers off Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 Personally, I was hopeful that once the street. A profession where you have minute to the distinguished gentle- everyone saw what happens in Black the power to kill should be a profession woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). communities, policing in America that requires highly trained officers Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, the would change. I was certain no one who are accountable to the public. tragic death of George Floyd has awak- would deny what they saw with their That is what this bill accomplishes. ened the Nation, the world. own eyes and that the officers would be Police officers are the first to say it Last summer, in response to a call convicted. But they were acquitted. is unfair that they are not trained to for action from righteous protestors Some were even hired by other police be social workers or healthcare pro- across the Nation, we had to stand up. departments. viders. And we know that 8 minutes and 46 sec- The sad truth was, when people told The SPEAKER pro tempore. The onds are printed and imprinted in the their stories of abuse or even murder at time of the gentlewoman has expired. brains of those around the world. There the hands of police officers, they were Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield an is no defunding of the police. It is simply not believed. The story was al- additional 15 seconds to the gentle- standing up the police and the commu- ways the same: I was in fear of my life. woman. nity. I thought they had a gun. The person Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, the Justice Today, we are honored that the was resisting arrest. The individual at- in Policing Act reinvests in our com- George Floyd family did not turn to tempted to assault me. munities. bitterness, but they turned to justice. That is all that was needed for the If this legislation had been the law of Their parents, Larcenia and George; beating or murder to be discounted, the land several years ago, Eric Garner his daughter, Gianna; his siblings, dismissed. The individuals’ lives had and George Floyd would be alive today, Philonise, Zsa Zsa Williams, LaTonya little value. because the bill bans choke holds. Floyd, Rodney Floyd, Bridgett Floyd, Even children. These are children If the bill had been law last year, Terrence Floyd, and a nephew, Brandon here. This is an 8-year-old, a 10-year- Breonna Taylor would not have been Williams. old, a mother, and another child placed shot to death in her sleep, because no- We know that we will be ending ra- on the ground because the mother was knock warrants for drug offenses would cial profiling now. We know that we suspected of stealing a car. have been illegal. will have qualified immunity for jus- Several years after Rodney King’s And if a national registry had been in tice in the courts. We know that there beating, cell phone cameras were in- effect, it would have been revealed that will be training on racial bias. We will vented. It has taken technology and ac- the officer who killed 12-year-old ban no-knock. We will ban choke holds. tive citizen involvement to document Tamir Rice— We will make sure that we end the ra- and expose this reality. And now there Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col- cial profiling that caused George to are many tapes, many examples of in- leagues to support the George Floyd come out of a grocery store and have dividuals being shot and killed by offi- Justice in Policing Act. someone’s knee on his neck for 8 min- cers, yet transformation of policing in Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 utes and 46 seconds. America has still not happened. minutes to the gentleman from Ari- Mr. Speaker, the world has stood up Passing the George Floyd Justice in zona (Mr. BIGGS), the ranking member and justice is about to be rained on us. Policing Act will be a critical first of the Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of the step—just a first step—to transform Security Subcommittee. Committee on the Judiciary, as an original co- policing in America. The bill raises the Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the sponsor of the legislation, and the author of standards for policing and holds those gentleman for yielding. several of its key legislative provisions, I rise officers accountable who fail to uphold Mr. Speaker, the Congressional Budg- in strong and enthusiastic support of H.R. the ethic of protecting and serving et Office confirmed earlier this week 1280, the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act their communities. that the Justice in Policing Act con- of 2021, which marks a defining turning point tains an unfunded mandate by requir- in our country. b 1830 ing onerous data collection reporting Let me say at the outset, Mr. Speaker, that Now, I know that change is difficult, from State and local law enforcement. any questions that there continues to exist but I am certain that police officers This includes granular data collection today racial double-standards, disparities, and who risk their lives every day are con- on such basic law enforcement activi- system racism in policing and the administra- cerned about their profession, and they ties, like traffic stops. CBO estimates tion of justice were conclusively laid to rest by

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Central Park Five, past Emmitt Till, past the policing practices across the country and has The civil disobedience witnessed nightly in racist abuse of law enforcement power during angered and terrified communities of color the streets of America were also in memory of the struggle for civil rights and equal treat- who are overwhelmingly and disproportion- countless acts of the inequality and cruelty vis- ment. ately its innocent victims. ited upon young African American men and Mr. Speaker, the times we are in demand Within days of the demonstrations, U.S. At- women no longer with us in body but forever that action be taken and that is precisely what torney General Bill Barr announced that mul- with us in memory. my colleagues in the Congressional Black tiple law enforcement agencies, including the Beloved souls like Breanna Taylor in Louis- Caucus, on this committee, and Congressional National Guard, Secret Service and Federal ville, Kentucky; Eric Garner and Sean Bell in Democrats did in introducing H.R. 1280, the Bureau of Investigation, would ‘‘flood the New York City; 12-year old Tamir Rice in George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. zone’’ in D.C. Cleveland; and Michael Brown in Ferguson, And we are taking the next bold action Thousands of law enforcement officials, Missouri. today in voting to pass this legislation and armed with tear gas, rubber bullets and fire- They remember the senseless killings as send it to the Senate and on to the White arms were deployed to protect the city. well of Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin by House for presidential signature and enact- Hundreds of people were arrested, D.C. po- self-appointed vigilantes. ment. lice records show. Stephon Clark, was an unarmed 22-year-old I support this bold legislation not just as a More than 300 were arrested on June 1, African American male from Sacramento, Cali- senior member of the House Judiciary Com- 2020, the day Attorney General Barr ordered fornia, who was shot 23 times and killed by mittee, who also served on the House Work- law enforcement to forcefully clear peaceful two uniformed members of the Sacramento ing Group on Police Strategies, but also a protesters from a perimeter near the White Police Department on Sunday afternoon, mother of a young African American male who House, making room for President Trump to March 18, 2018, in his grandmother’s back- knows the anxiety that African American moth- pose for cameras while waving a Bible in front yard, leaving behind two small children be- ers feel until they can hug their sons and of St. John’s Episcopal Church. cause police officers claim that he had a gun daughters who return home safely, and on be- It was the largest number of arrests re- but no weapon was found at the scene, only half of all those relatives and friends who corded for any day during the summer of a cell phone. grieve over the loss a loved one whose life events. In August 2019, Elijah McClain, a 23-year- and future was wrongly and cruelly interrupted Across the nation, law enforcement made old African American man, was simply listen- or ended by mistreatment at the hands of the an estimated 14,000 arrests in 49 U.S. cities ing to music while walking home from a con- police. during anti-racism protests in the summer of venience store when he was stopped without The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, according to the Washington Post. basis by officers of the Aurora, Colorado Po- 2021 is designed to destroy the pillars of sys- Following the November 3, 2020, election of lice Department, put into a carotid hold and temic racism in policing practices that has vic- Joe Eiden and running mate KAMALA HARRIS, given multiple doses of ketamine, which timized communities of color, and especially large groups of Trump supporters held rallies caused cardiac arrest from which he fell into African Americans for decades, is overdue, in the city, where they clashed with counter- a coma and died three days later. too long overdue. protesters. And the continuing need for their activism This legislation puts the Congress of the Police made 20 arrests during the so-called was reflected in the recent outrage, which United States on record against racial profiling Million MAGA March on November 14, 2020, began on June 12, 2020, and ended in the in policing and against the excessive, unjusti- an event in which Trump-supporters, including senseless slaughter of Rayshard Brooks, who fied, and discriminatory use of lethal and force White nationalists, far-right extremist groups, was simply sleeping in his car at a local by law enforcement officers against persons of and conservative politicians gathered in D.C. Wendy’s restaurant, by a uniformed officer of color. to protest the election results. the Atlanta Police Department. The legislation means no longer will employ- And, incredibly, only 61 arrests were made It was reflected again on August 23, 2020, ment of practices that encourage systemic of rioters, who were overwhelming white and when a Kenosha Police Department officer mistreatment of persons because of their race who used violence, that stormed the Capitol shot Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old black man, be ignored or tolerated. on January 6, an attack that claimed the lives in the back seven times—yes seven—as he With our vote today to pass the George of at least six persons, injured hundreds of attempted to enter his SUV where three of his Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, the gov- others, caused horrific damage to property young sons were in the back seat. ernment of the United States is declaring firm- and national treasures, and inflicted emotional We know the pain and heartbreak in my ly, forcefully, and unequivocally that Black scars that will not heal for generations. home state of Texas and the City of Houston Lives Matter. But most of these arrests are related to where Robbie Tolan’s promising Major League It is true all lives matter, they always have. charges involving curfew violations—D.C. Baseball was career was cut short after being But that Black lives matter too, and in so mayor Muriel Bowser announced a 6 p.m. cur- shot by Bellaire Police Department officer in many other areas of civic life, this nation has few, though mobs had broken into the Capitol the front yard of his parents’ home. not always lived up to its promise but that the hours earlier, around 1:30 p.m. And Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old African promise is worthy of fulfilling. There were only four non-curfew-related ar- American female who was arrested after a Every African American parent, and every rests, compared to 40 non-curfew-related ar- traffic stop just outside of Houston, Texas, and African America child, knows all too well ‘The rests during Black Lives Matter protests on found dead in a Waller County jail cell three Talk’ and the importance of abiding by the June 1, 2020. days later. rules for surviving interactions with the police. Mr. Speaker, the horrifying killing of George Or Pamela Turner, an unarmed 44-year old While many police officers take this respon- Floyd on May 25, 2020 by a Minneapolis po- African American mother of three who suffered sibility seriously and strive to treat all persons

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Daddy changed the world. tices left in place can corrupt even the most Effective enforcement of the law and admin- Thank you, George Floyd for what you have virtuous police officers. istration of justice requires the confidence of done for us, for helping us find our voice and So, the most important criminal justice re- the community that the law will be enforced our resolve. forms needed to improve the criminal justice impartially and that all persons are treated We will not let you down; we will finish the system are those that will increase public con- equally without regard to race or ethnicity or job. fidence and build trust and mutual respect be- religion or national origin. Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield tween law enforcement and the communities As the great jurist Judge Learned Hand myself such time as I may consume. they swear an oath and are willing to risk their said: ‘‘If we are to keep our democracy, there The gentlewoman just said that there lives to protect and serve. must be one commandment: thou shalt not ra- was no defunding of the police. I would That is the overriding purpose and aim of tion justice.’’ just point out Democrat-controlled cit- the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of Equal justice is the proud promise America ies around the country: 2021, which contains numerous provisions to makes to all persons; the George Floyd Jus- Austin, Texas, $150 million cut; weed out and eliminate systemic racism in po- tice in Policing Act of 2021 will help make that Baltimore, Maryland, $22 million; lice practices. promise a lived reality for African Americans, Boston, $12 million; Specifically, this legislation holds police ac- who have not ever known it to be true in the Burlington, $1 million; countable in our courts by: area of community-police relations. Columbus, $23 million; Amending the mens rea requirement in fed- And when Black Lives Matter, then and only Denver, $55 million; eral law (18 U.S.C. Section 242) to prosecute then can it truthfully be said that all lives mat- Eureka, California, $1.2 million; police misconduct from ‘‘willfulness’’ to a ter. Hartford, $2 million; ‘‘recklessness’’ standard; Finally, let me say a few words in memory Los Angeles, $175 million; Reforming qualified immunity so that individ- of the man whose sacrifice of his inalienable Madison, Wisconsin, $2 million; uals are not barred from recovering damages right to life has galvanized the world and Minneapolis, $8 million; when police violate their constitutional rights; awakened the sleeping giant of moral de- New York, $1 billion; Incentivizing state attorneys general to con- cency. Norman, $865,000; duct pattern and practice investigations and Mr. Speaker, let me pay tribute to the per- Oakland, $14.6 million; improving the use of pattern and practice in- son for whom this legislation is named and to Oklahoma City, $5.5 million; vestigations at the federal level by granting the his family. Philadelphia, $33 million; Department of Justice Civil Rights Division George Floyd, also known lovingly as ‘‘Big Portland, Oregon, $15 million; subpoena power; Floyd,’’ ‘‘Perry,’’ or ‘‘The Gentle Giant,’’ loved Salt Lake City, $5.3 million; Incentivizing states to create independent life, his family, friends, and community and San Francisco, $120 million; investigative structures for police involved throughout his life used his love of sports and Seattle, $69 million; deaths; and music to leave a positive impact on this world. Washington, D.C., $15 million cut. Creating best practices recommendations Mr. Speaker, rather than giving in to bitter- That is what Democrats have done based on the Obama 21st Century Policing ness and hate, the family of George Floyd has over the last year. Task force. channeled the pain and heartbreak of the trag- Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the As recognized by scholars at Cato—the ic loss of their beloved George into the cre- gentleman from Utah (Mr. OWENS). conservative think tank Cato—the time has ation of a force for good: The George Floyd Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in come to abolish qualified immunity. Memorial Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non- opposition to H.R. 1280. According to Cato, ‘‘qualified immunity is a profit, to promote global awareness about ra- legally baseless judicial invention’’ that has I spent the last week talking to law cial injustice and provide opportunities for oth- enforcement officers in Utah. These ‘‘proven unworkable as a matter of judicial ers to contribute to the unification of our com- doctrine,’’ and ‘‘routinely denies justice to the men and women are heroes. They are munities and touch the world. good, honest officers who risk their victims of egregious misconduct and under- Let me thank each member of the Floyd mines public accountability across the board, lives every day to keep us safe. family and list them by name: his parents, I asked them about H.R. 1280, and especially for members of law enforcement.’’ Larcenia Jones-Floyd and George Perry I am particularly pleased that the George this is what they said: Floyd, Sr.; his daughter, Gianna Floyd; his sib- ‘‘This will destroy public safety.’’ Floyd Justice in Policing Act includes the End lings Philonise Floyd, Zsa Zsa Williams, Racial Profiling Now Act, which I introduced to ‘‘We haven’t done anything to earn LaTonya Floyd, Rodney Floyd, Bridget Floyd, this type of distrust.’’ ban the pernicious practice of racial profiling. Terrence Floyd; and nephew, Brandon ‘‘WOO’’ In addition, I am proud that this legislation ‘‘This will push good law enforce- Williams. ment out of the business.’’ includes as Title I, Subtitle B, the bipartisan Mr. Speaker, in Acts 2:23 of the Scriptures ‘‘Utah is an amazing place. We have and bicameral George Floyd Law Enforcement it is written that ‘‘This man was handed over the right people protecting us. Let’s Trust and Integrity Act, which I introduced with to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowl- keep them here.’’ Congressman JASON CROW of Colorado in the edge; and you with the help of wicked men, Mr. Speaker, police reform is nec- 116th Congress as H.R. 7100. put him to death by nailing him to the cross.’’ essary. We need to give officers the This legislation provides incentives for local Duty calls us to do improve the quality of tools they need to fairly enforce the police organizations to voluntarily adopt per- policing in America. formance-based standards to ensure that inci- We cannot agitate for change one day and law. But this legislation paints a tar- dents of deadly force or misconduct will be then allow things to remain the same, to allow get on the back of every police officer minimized through appropriate management wicked men to keep committing this crime in America. and training protocols and properly inves- against humanity. In Salt Lake City, we saw a 38 per- tigated, should they occur. This behavior did not begin with George cent increase in homicides. At the The legislation directs the Department of Floyd; there is a 400-year history here, from same time, Salt Lake cut $5.3 million Justice to work cooperatively with independent slave patrols, to Jim Crow to Bull Connor to from the police department’s budget. It accreditation, law enforcement and commu- the modern-day lynching of George Floyd by should be no surprise that voluntary nity-based organizations to further develop Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. resignations doubled. This bill will and refine the accreditation standards and But the good news is that right is on our make good officers flee the profession grants conditional authority to the Department side; God has stepped in. when we need them most. of Justice to make grants to law enforcement In John 1:46 it is said, ‘‘can anything good Mr. Speaker, Democrats won’t say agencies for the purpose of obtaining accredi- come out of Nazareth?’’ this, but this bill simply defunds the tation from certified law enforcement accredi- When he was growing up, I am sure there police. Not in Utah’s Fourth District; tation organizations. were people who saw George Floyd and not now; not ever. As I have stated many times, direct action asked can anything good come out of the Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I would is vitally important but to be effective it must Third Ward of Houston? simply point out that this bill does

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.034 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1058 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 not—all the cities that we talked cause, yes, what this bill does is take publicans and Democrats to discuss about, it does not mention any cities. this kind of equipment off the backs of ways to push needed police reforms. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the our men and women in uniform. But in this dysfunctional Congress, we distinguished gentleman from Ten- Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my col- got a bill that strips our frontline po- nessee (Mr. COHEN). leagues who are considering voting for lice officers from qualified immunity, Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in this bill: that will weaken and possibly destroy strong support of the George Floyd Are you waking up at 2 a.m. to re- our communities’ police forces. Justice in Policing Act. spond to a gruesome murder? Mr. Speaker, as mayor and sheriff of I started my career as the legal ad- Are you missing your children’s Miami-Dade County, and a former viser to the Memphis Police Depart- birthday parties to respond to gang SWAT medic myself, I was actually re- ment. There were many fine policemen, shootings? sponsible for ensuring my community and most of them never used a choke There is absolutely room for us to was kept safe from lawlessness. I un- hold, never used their gun, and oper- improve. There is absolutely room and derstand firsthand the importance of ated admirably. Some did not. a necessity for us to do better. But the qualified immunity for police officers The disproportionate share that Afri- answer is not to defund the police. It is to carry out their jobs. can Americans have suffered from not the answer. What this bill ulti- Officers perform vital tasks requiring killings by police shows we need to act. mately does is defund the police. split-second decisions under intense You can’t think about George Floyd You want a better trained, more re- circumstances. Taking away qualified being choked with a knee and killed for sponsive police force in your home- immunity will lead to police officers 8 minutes. You can’t think of Eric Gar- town? Fully fund the police. You say not taking the decisive actions and ner being wrestled down like a prize this is a reform bill, and I say that is rendering it impossible for them to do trophy animal and killed in Staten Is- BS. their job. Without this security, offi- Mr. Speaker, your own conference land, or young Tamir Rice, shot with- cers will resign and deplete our police members have been advocating for the out an officer taking a second to think force, leaving our communities—the defunding of our local police officers, about it. very ones who need a strong police calling them names that I cannot and Mr. Speaker, these deaths require us force the most—less safe and costing will not repeat here today. In fact, to act. This is not defund the police. the lives of countless Americans. many of your members have made it a This is reform the police and save Mr. Speaker, I encourage all my col- human lives. We need to pass this bill top priority of their platforms. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 leagues to vote against this dangerous today. We should have passed it 40 minute to the distinguished gentleman bill. years ago when I was a police attorney. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 from Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE). Pass it now. Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, George minute to the distinguished gentle- Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Floyd died under the knee of a police woman from Washington (Ms. minutes to the gentlewoman from officer 302 days ago. In the time since JAYAPAL). Florida (Mrs. CAMMACK). Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. Speaker, I rise then, 797 people—more than 21⁄2 every Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise day—have died during encounters with today to strongly support the George today to speak in strong opposition to law enforcement. Floyd Justice in Policing Act and to the efforts by you and your colleagues Black Americans are 21⁄2 times as say Black Lives Matter. to defund our police. likely as White Americans to be killed I rise for Charleena Lyles, Che Tay- This week we will be voting on H.R. by the police. Police use of force is now lor, Manuel Ellis, Tommy Le, Tony 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Polic- the sixth-leading cause of death for McDade, George Floyd, Breonna Tay- ing Act. This bill is named after a man young Black men in this country. This lor, Eric Garner, Atatiana Jefferson, who was murdered by a police officer. cannot continue. It is time to address Ezell Ford, Tanisha Anderson, Tamir The officer responsible should have systemic racism in policing. Rice, Walter Scott, Philando Castile, never been allowed to don a badge and Mr. Speaker, this bill will begin to do Gabriella Nevarez, Botham Jean. act on behalf of the agency sworn to that. It ends choke holds. It will hold I rise for all of our Black siblings protect its citizens. He should and is bad officers accountable, combat racial who have been killed by law enforce- being held accountable. profiling, and demilitarize police de- ment, because there are far too many Now, as a member of a first responder partments. This bill is about ensuring to say all of their names. family, I can say definitively on behalf accountability and restoring trust be- I rise for the Black Lives Matter of our officers that there is absolutely tween law enforcement and their com- protestors who were met with aggres- nothing, nothing that a good cop hates munities. Both the police and the com- sion, tear gas, and force while White more than a bad cop. And as the wife of munity deserve that and will benefit domestic terrorists were met with none a first responder, this issue could not from it. of these things. be more personal to me. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be a co- I rise to answer the call of millions of Mr. Speaker, my husband serves our sponsor, and I urge my colleagues to people led by Black voices who have local community as a firefighter and a support it. taken to the streets demanding trans- SWAT medic for our local sheriff’s de- And I would say, there has been a lot formative change. partment. And next to me here today, of discussion about defunding the po- I rise because that change begins you see one of his SWAT vests. lice. The only party in this Chamber today by once again passing the George This is the same vest that he wore defunding the police are the Repub- Floyd Justice in Policing Act. for 14 hours while on a massive man- licans, who just voted against billions b 1845 hunt for a man who had just been re- of dollars to support local and State leased from prison, who promptly raped government, first responders, police of- Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 and killed his girlfriend. ficers. We supported that. We are fund- minute to the gentleman from Florida It is the same vest that he wore while ing the police. They voted to defund it. (Mr. STEUBE). responding to a man who had barri- Mr. Speaker, this bill restores rela- Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Speaker, I rise caded himself with weapons, threat- tionships between the police and the today in support of our Nation’s law ening to kill his own children. community, and I urge its passage. enforcement. Blessed are the peace- These are just some of the scenes Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 makers for they will be called children that this vest and my husband have minute to the gentleman from Florida of God. seen, like so many of our LEOs. But (Mr. GIMENEZ). Mr. Speaker, since last summer, the real threat here is not the dan- Mr. GIMENEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise members of law enforcement have gerous situations that my husband has today in opposition to this egregious, faced attacks and dangerous rhetoric, seen in protecting his community, it is so-called police reform bill. The proc- even from Members of this body. As of- the fact that this bill—and by exten- ess used to craft this bill is nonsense. ficers put their lives on the line to pro- sion, you, Mr. Speaker—want to take In a normal functioning Congress, tect all of us, our communities, and this vest off my husband’s back be- the Speaker would bring together Re- our families, we have seen nothing but

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Mr. Speaker, this bill would end would not be my first choice to micro- Mr. Speaker, peaceful demonstra- qualified immunity. Qualified immu- manage every police department across tions, Martin Luther King was locked nity is only applicable when they fol- our country as this bill does; just say- up. Rosa Parks was locked up. For a low their training and protocol and ing. crime? Of course, Parks sat in the front protects officers from being personally The ultimate target of the left is not of the bus. That was illegal. As King sued for official actions. If we repeal isolated abuses by law enforcement of- said, an illegal law ought not to be qualified immunity, we will not find ficers but, rather, law enforcement obeyed. anyone willing to serve as police offi- itself. As we can now see, without law Mr. Speaker, they paid the con- cers because they can be sued out of ev- enforcement, there is no law. sequences. They had the courage and erything they own for doing their jobs. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, no mat- fortitude to do that. Mr. Speaker, if that is not enough, ter how many times the other side says That is why we took action last year, this bill would threaten our officers’ that this bill will defund the police, it passing the George Floyd Justice in physical safety by denying them pro- does not make it true. Policing Act. This legislation addresses tective gear and equipment. The Demo- Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the police choke holds like the kind that crats and radical left are going to distinguished gentleman from Mary- took George Floyd’s life. Stand if you defund and dismantle departments and land (Mr. HOYER). can justify that action. take away officers’ liability protection Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, it would be Mr. Speaker, it addresses no-knock for doing their job. Then they are going an irresponsible policy to defund the warrants like the one that led to the to take away their physical protection police. We are not for that. tragic and preventable death of from harm. We will be lucky to have a Hear me. You can say it over and Breonna Taylor. It would condition police force in America in 10 years. over and over again. It will be a lie. No Federal funding and resources to police Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 matter how well it serves your polit- departments on ending racial profiling. minute to the distinguished gentle- ical purposes, it will be a lie. Content of character, did we not learn woman from Georgia (Mrs. MCBATH). Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support that lesson? It is not the color of your Mrs. MCBATH. Mr. Speaker, I am so of this legislation. I want to thank skin, the cut of the cloth you wear, or proud of our many officers in Georgia’s Representative BASS and members of the part in your hair. Sixth Congressional District, here in the Congressional Black Caucus for Mr. Speaker, we ask them to follow the Capitol, and those nationwide who their leadership last year and now. I best practices with that power and au- do all that they can to keep our fami- also want to thank my friend, Chair- thority we have given them, best prac- lies safe. man NADLER, and the Judiciary Com- tices in police training that help en- They have the trust of their commu- mittee for their hard work. sure the rights of those who encounter nities and, as a result, are better at en- I am proud to be an original sponsor. police, as well as the safety of all of us. suring everyone’s safety. These officers If I thought this defunded the police, I Mr. Speaker, this bill also brings jus- know the people that they serve. They would not be for it. Now, that won’t af- tice to victims and their families by fa- see them as brothers, sisters, and fect you and your debate, I understand cilitating, under appropriate cir- neighbors. They serve with honor and that, any more than it affected you in cumstances, their ability to seek re- respect the dignity of every citizen. recognizing the legitimacy of the Pres- dress of grievances. This bill is about making sure that idential election. This bill is not only intended to pro- every officer and every department is I am proud to be an original sponsor. tect people who encounter the police, held to the same standard as has been Mr. Speaker, in June of last year, the but it is meant to help keep police safe set by the officers in my own district. House passed this bill because we rec- as well, to help them do the difficult Mr. Speaker, by passing the George ognized that something had to change. job of keeping their communities safe. Floyd Justice in Policing Act, we in- Change could not wait. Change waited Mr. Speaker, there is not a Member vest in our departments, end harmful too long in the Jim Crow South. of this body, I think I can safely say, profiling, and provide grants to com- Change has waited too long throughout who has attended more frequently the munities finding new and innovative this country—North, East, West, and annual National Law Enforcement Offi- ways to improve safety. South. cers Memorial Fund ceremony. I am This bill ensures all of our police offi- Mr. Speaker, when we mournfully local, but I dare say that no Member in cers have the resources to become our say the names of George Floyd, this body has attended that more fre- very best police officers, and that they Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Michael quently, been more supportive of law are all working to make sure that Brown, Philando Castile, Freddie Gray, enforcement, or been more supportive every single one of us is safer. with a list that goes on and on and on of my local sheriffs and police depart- Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 and on, enough, my colleagues, enough. ments. They are critically important. minute to the gentleman from Cali- We must change the psychology of Of course, we don’t want to defund fornia (Mr. MCCLINTOCK). how we treat people. I don’t mean po- them. We have to have a safe society if Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, lice alone. I mean all of us, but all of us democracy is going to prevail. That is whenever the left takes control of local don’t carry guns. All of us have not why we have law enforcement. law enforcement, the result is predict- been given extraordinary authority by Mr. Speaker, I have heard from so able and catastrophic. They act to the public we serve. Because we give many law enforcement officials who defund the police, deliberately with- certain people in this country extraor- are deeply concerned about misconduct hold police protection from law-abiding dinary authority to take our freedom and racial bias in policing, just as each shopkeepers and citizens, declare sanc- away and, yes, to take our lives away, one of us ought to be concerned about tuaries for criminal illegal aliens, de- we must ensure accountability for the a politician who commits a crime. cline to charge criminals, and prevent use of that power, just as the voters Why? It reflects on all of us. All of law-abiding citizens from protecting ought to ensure accountability for the those politicians are crooks. Somebody themselves. power that they give to us. out there is saying amen. Mr. Speaker, we are now suffering When we hear about African Amer- That is why this is important, be- the result: skyrocketing homicides, ican parents having to teach their sons cause there are so many hundreds of shootings, and other violent crimes, how to act during encounters with po- thousands of honest, hardworking, cou- preying most of all upon the decent lice so that they, too, don’t become rageous, dedicated police officers, sher- citizens of our inner cities. Now, after victims, it is time for change. When we iffs, and constables in this country.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.046 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 Mr. Speaker, most police officers are And when you fail to condemn vio- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, no mat- good and decent men and women, serv- lence—all violence, whether it happens ter how many times Republicans may ing with honor. They want to know on January 6 or last summer—you get say the contrary, Democrats have that their ranks are free from those more violence. never called for defunding the police. who would apply bias and sow mistrust Everyone understands that. Everyone Mr. Speaker, I now yield 1 minute to that endangers their and their col- should understand that, but it seems the distinguished gentleman from New leagues’ safety. This is just the begin- Democrats don’t. York (Mr. JEFFRIES). ning of a larger effort to reform polic- We had a bill in the House, just like Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Speaker, we re- ing, which will require the Senate and Senator SCOTT’s bill, and Representa- spect every single officer who has died White House to work with us to ensure tive STAUBER was the sponsor. Last in the line of duty. that victims of misconduct and their year, when we had a markup, we of- The question is: Why don’t you re- families get the justice they deserve, fered 12 amendments in committee. spect those Black and Latino individ- while police departments have the sup- They wouldn’t take any of them. Some uals who were shot in the back, choked port, the funding, if you will, they need of the amendments, the Democrats ac- to death, beaten nearly unconscious, or to keep our communities safe. tually supported them. But nope, nope, have a knee to the neck, strangling the Mr. Speaker, sadly, when we passed got to be this bill. life out of them for 8 minutes and 46 this bill last year, the Republican-con- They didn’t want to work with us to seconds? Why don’t you respect them? trolled Senate refused even to consider deal with the real concern, because we That is what the George Floyd Jus- it. They were in charge. They put no all know what happened to Mr. Floyd tice in Policing Act is all about. bill of their own on the floor. I apolo- was as wrong as wrong could be. We We respect police officers, those who gize. I retract that. Mr. JORDAN is cor- were willing to work, but, no, they protect and serve; but we have a chal- rect. wouldn’t take any of our amendments lenge with police violence, police bru- Now, however, with this Democratic and said the things they said last sum- tality. The police abuse of force cannot Senate majority, I hope I can see ac- mer. We should work together on this, be denied, video after video after video. tion, work with Senator SCOTT, and but they don’t want to. They don’t Don’t believe us, believe your own come to a resolution, because this want to do it. eyes. problem will not go away if we don’t They want their own bill. They don’t Thirty years ago, Rodney King was help it. We will not save lives if we want Republicans to vote for it. They beaten on this very day, and we don’t act. want to play politics. We would actu- thought it would be different. But 30 Mr. Speaker, I know that this is a top ally like to solve the problem. We years later, nothing has changed in priority for Senate Democrats, as well would actually like to solve the prob- terms of accountability and reining in as for President Biden and Vice Presi- lem. those officers who cross the line. dent Harris. So, I hope that we will not You know what else happens when It is time to pass the George Floyd only see the George Floyd Justice in you call for defunding the police? Justice in Policing Act, and do it now. Policing Act pass the House today but The police retire. There is a 72 per- Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 also be signed into law this Congress. cent increase in retirement of police minute to the gentleman from Wis- Mr. Speaker, this is a necessary bill officers in New York City alone. Think consin (Mr. TIFFANY). to respond to a crisis throughout our of what it is like around the country. Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, this bill country, certainly not by every mem- That is what happens when you send ignores the harm that anti-law enforce- ber of law enforcement, but by the mi- the message that Democrats sent all ment rhetoric and unchecked violence nority of law enforcement officers, just last summer. It is wrong. We shouldn’t have inflicted on our communities and as my colleagues on both sides of the stand for it. our police. aisle are a credit to the service in this Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the Since last year, we have seen busi- House, not all, but the overwhelming gentleman from Texas (Mr. ROY). nesses and communities terrorized, majority. Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, Officer Tif- burned, and looted by criminal gangs Mr. Speaker, let’s pass this bill. Let’s fany-Victoria Enriquez, Officer Kaulike and thugs, while some elected officials act for justice. Kalama, Sheriff Sheldon Gordon justified the violence, called for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Whiteman, Officer Katherine Mary defunding the police, and moved to tie bers are reminded to direct their re- Thyne, I could go on and on 113 times the hands of law enforcement. In es- marks to the Chair and not to each with the names of law enforcement of- sence, lawlessness prevailed and ac- other. ficers who died in the line of duty, who countability failed. This legislation were killed last year in 2020—113. doubles down on that failed policy. b 1900 And we are on the floor of the House In my home State of Wisconsin, we Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield of Representatives with a bill gutting watched city officials in Madison, Ke- myself such time as I may consume. the qualified immunity that helps pro- nosha, and Milwaukee stand by as vio- Mr. Speaker, the majority leader just tect our law enforcement officers with- lent rioters destroyed property, monu- said: Enough, my colleagues, enough. out so much as a hearing, without so ments, shops, and livelihoods. Sheriffs I couldn’t agree more. much as coming back to talk to us and in my home State tell me they are hav- Last summer, Democrats called for work with us since last June. ing significant retention and recruiting unrest in the streets. They raised bail Why? issues. This will only exacerbate that. money for rioters. They called antifa a Because this is all political. This is It is a back door to the misguided myth. They voted and pushed for all political. defund the police efforts. Defunding the defunding the police all across this We talk about defunding. I am from police does not make the police safer. country. Austin, Texas; $150 million cut from Mr. Speaker, this bill empowers Guess what? When you call for unrest the police budget there. criminals, while stripping cops of the in the streets while there is unrest in And what did my Democrat col- tools they need to do their jobs and due the streets, guess what happens? leagues do last Friday? process guaranteed to them by the You get more unrest in the streets. Jammed through $500 billion for Constitution. It exposes law enforce- When you raise money to bail out ri- State and local governments, funding ment officers and their families to po- oters, guess what happens? the very Democratic cities that are tential retribution by criminals. You get more rioters. gutting our law enforcement officers, Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 45 When you call antifa a myth, guess taking away what they need to be able seconds to the distinguished gentle- what happens? to exist. woman from Minnesota (Ms. OMAR). You get more attacks on property And with what happened in Austin, a Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I, like so and on people. 50 percent increase in murder rate. We many in my community of Min- Guess what also happens when you lost the greatest cadet class we had. neapolis, are still traumatized. I call for defunding the police? This bill is a sham. We should oppose watched horrified for 8 minutes and 46 You get more crime. it. seconds as George Floyd’s life was

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Americans with disabilities—are being rather, an example of the inequalities Any man’s death diminishes me. targeted and sometimes killed. our country has struggled with for cen- Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I That is why today the House will turies. Brutality against unarmed yield 1 minute to the gentleman from again pass the George Floyd Justice in Black men and women is not a new Wisconsin (Mr. FITZGERALD). Policing Act and send it to the Senate phenomenon. Mr. FITZGERALD. Madam Speaker, and the President’s desk, so that it can Today, we find ourselves at a cross- I rise today in opposition to H.R. 1280 finally become the law of the land. road. Will we have the moral courage and defunding the police. b 1915 When vandalism and violence to pursue justice and secure meaning- I salute Congresswoman KAREN BASS, ful change? Or will we succumb to this plagued cities across the country last who has been relentless, persistent, and moment? summer, our law enforcement officers absolutely courageous in her leadership Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 were the thin blue line protecting us. on this legislation. I thank the Con- minute to the gentlewoman from Min- The violence reached communities gressional Black Caucus and its chair- nesota (Mrs. FISCHBACH). from New York City to Portland. It person, JOYCE BEATTY; and Judiciary Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, I even hit places in my district, and we chair, JERRY NADLER. thank my colleague from Ohio for saw our local law enforcement act he- The George Floyd Justice in Policing yielding. roically. Act fundamentally transforms the cul- Mr. Speaker, here we go again: about Unfortunately, as both the son and ture of policing with strong, unprece- to vote on a divisive bill being pushed father of law enforcement officials, dented reform. This legislation will not through by the majority without any this bill is a step in the wrong direc- erase centuries of systemic racism and Republican input. Disguised as ac- tion. The bill substantially reduces due excessive policing in America. It will countability, this bill hinders law en- process for police officers, restricts ac- not bring back George Floyd, Breonna forcement’s ability to do their jobs, cess to needed equipment, and makes it Taylor—say her name, Breonna Tay- limits the readiness of law enforce- more difficult to get critical funding. lor—Ahmaud Arbery, or the countless ment, and demonizes an entire profes- Our law enforcement officers need other men and women who died or were sion for the actions of a few. more funding, not less. More funding senselessly injured. But it will take a A bill from my Minnesota colleague, will help our officers get additional tremendous step forward to stop the vi- Mr. STAUBER, a former police officer training to deescalate conflicts and get olence, stem the suffering, and start to himself, accomplishes many of the more equipment to keep all parties build a healthier and better relation- aims of this bill before us today, and safe. Instead of focusing on how we can ship between law enforcement and has bipartisan support from the stake- help the police build trust in the com- communities that they protect. holders involved; but Democrats re- munities, this bill focuses on how we All of us here salute and are pro- jected it, picking partisanship over can take from the police. foundly grateful for our law enforce- real reform to help and improve law en- Clearly, the bill is designed to satisfy ment heroes. I grew up in a public serv- forcement. those that seek to defund and dis- ice family. My father, my whole life at We do not deny there is work to be mantle the police. None of this bill home, was the mayor of Baltimore. My done, but the path to getting it done is serves to build trust between law en- brother was mayor later, Thomas working together to ensure that law forcement and their communities. Like D’Alesandro, in Baltimore. They had a enforcement developed the necessary every occupation, law enforcement has motto about the police: Be true to the tools to keep our communities safe and bad apples that must be held account- men in blue. protect the rights of people they serve. able. Of course, this was a long time ago. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Be true to the men in blue. I was raised vote ‘‘no’’ and to work on a bill that yield 1 minute to the distinguished with that respect. But then, prayerfully, these people, will really help law enforcement and gentlewoman from California (Ms. our men and women—now men and the citizens. PELOSI), the Speaker of the House of women—in uniform, whether they are Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Representatives. police or fire, but addressing police yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I here, our first responders left home from Pennsylvania (Ms. DEAN). thank the gentleman from New York, when they left to go to work, not Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, any the distinguished chair of the Judici- knowing, and their families not know- man’s death diminishes me. We will ary Committee, for yielding and for his ing, if they would return home because never forget, the world will never for- leadership in bringing this important they were risking their lives to save get, as we watched as a police officer legislation to the floor. lives and to protect all of us. So it was knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more I commend Congresswoman KAREN with great prayerful gratitude to most BASS for her great leadership in this than 8 minutes. of the men and women in blue that we, George Floyd cried out for his moth- important legislation. sadly, have to say that our apprecia- er, saying ‘‘Mama, mama, mama, Madam Speaker, nearly 1 year ago, tion for them cannot lapse into apathy George Floyd gasped his last words, ‘‘I mama, mama, mama, mama, I can’t or acceptance of actions that are fun- can’t breathe,’’ and ignited a nation- breathe. I love you. Tell my kids I love damentally incompatible with the pur- them. I am dead.’’ wide reckoning on the racial injustice pose of policing. As he was murdered by an officer and police brutality in America. Of course, there is not anyone on our sworn to protect and serve, Americans Americans from every corner of the side of the aisle who has advocated any of all races and backgrounds flooded country took to the streets to peace- policy in this body to defund the po- the streets all across this Nation, de- fully protest violence against Black lice, contrary to misrepresentations manding long overdue accountability Americans: waving Black Lives Matter that are coming forth. All of us here, so that no one has to live in fear of the flags, chanting the names of the mur- again, salute and are profoundly grate- police. dered, repeating George Floyd’s dying ful for our law enforcement heroes. They demanded that we recognize words, ‘‘I can’t breathe.’’ They turned As the National Organization of George Floyd’s death and the deaths of their agony into action. Black Law Enforcement Executives so many others at the hands of the po- But, tragically, despite these mass writes: lice. These killings have left the Black protests, the injustice, the killing, con- The passage of this act is paramount in community and, much more impor- tinues. Those protests were global. achieving the fundamental principle of a po- tantly, our entire community trauma- They were all over the world. lice force that ‘‘protects and serves’’ every

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The Democratic Congress, together vulnerable and historically marginalized com- Do you know what is terrifying to with the Biden-Harris administration, munities—people of color, those living in pov- the American people? is committed to not only ensuring that erty, Americans with disabilities—are being Watching Democrats try to pass a this legislation becomes law, but to targeted and killed. defund the police bill; the same Demo- take further action to end violence and That is why, today, the House will again crats who cheered on and supported advance justice in America. Let us en- pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing riots that burned American cities, and sure that the passage of the George Act—and send it to the Senate and the Presi- the same Democrats who shared Min- Floyd Justice in Policing Act is the dent’s desk, so that it can finally become law. nesota Freedom Fund bail bond links first of many steps in this direction. I salute Congresswoman KAREN BASS, who supporting criminals and helping them The family of George Floyd, who has been relentless, persistent and absolutely get out of jail. came here when the bill was being re- courageous in her leadership on this legisla- This bill is atrocious. Shame on all of viewed by Chairman NADLER’s com- tion. Thank you to the CBC and Chair JOYCE you. This hurts our police officers. mittee, asked me: Madam Speaker, will BEATTY, and Judiciary Chair JERRY NADLER. April 29, 2010, my friend, Jonathan you name this bill for our brother? The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Edwards, was shot in the line of duty. His brother asked that question. The fundamentally transforms the culture of polic- If that happened today and this bill is gentleman remembers that day. We ing with strong, unprecedented reforms, in- passed, getting rid of qualified immu- couldn’t be in the committee room be- cluding: banning chokeholds; stopping no- nity allows the criminal who shot him cause of COVID. knock warrants; ending the court-created to be able to sue him simply because I said: Only if you think it is worthy qualified immunity doctrine; combating racial they are upset that they were arrested. of your brother. This same bill will also allow that I think of George Floyd at least once profiling; and establishing strong new stand- criminal who shot him to be able to a day and sometimes more. ards and protections to prevent and combat Do you know why? police misconduct. put his name on a national hit list that Not just because of the sadness of it This legislation will not erase centuries of will be made public, whether police of- all, but I think of him because they tell systemic racism and excessive policing in ficers are found to have done wrong or us that, in order to be safe from America. not. COVID, we must wash our hands for 20 It will not bring back George Floyd, Breonna This is shameful. seconds. So as I’m washing my hands Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery or the countless other The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. for 20 seconds, after about 8 or 9 sec- men and women who died or were sense- OMAR). Members are reminded to direct onds, I am thinking that this is taking lessly injured. remarks to the Chair and not each forever; I can’t do this for 20 seconds; it But it will take a tremendous step forward to other. takes too long. Then I think of George stop the violence, stem the suffering and start Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Floyd—8 minutes and 46 seconds. It is a to build a healthier, better relationship be- yield 1 minute to the distinguished long time. It is a long time, as Con- tween law enforcement and the communities gentleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHN- SON). gresswoman DEAN said, calling out for that they protect. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam his mother and extending love to his All of us here salute and are profoundly Speaker, I thank the chairman for family. grateful for our law enforcement heroes. But Let us ensure that George’s brother, our appreciation cannot lapse into apathy or yielding. Philonise, when he said that George’s acceptance of actions that are fundamentally Madam Speaker, the George Floyd name means something; and that as his incompatible with the purpose of policing. Justice in Policing Act is a critical daughter, Gianna, said, ‘‘Daddy As the National Organization of Black Law step towards ensuring a country where changed the world,’’ with this legisla- Enforcement Executives writes, ‘‘The passage Black people are treated as equal citi- tion, let us take an important step in of this act is paramount in achieving the fun- zens, not just in theory, but in real life. changing the world for George’s family, damental principle of a police force that ‘pro- This bill weaves into our laws the tru- for all communities of color, for all tects and serves’ every citizen of their commu- ism that Black Lives Matter. This bill Americans, and for the whole world. nity, with fairness, accountability and trans- will help build trust between law en- Madam Speaker, I urge a strong bi- parency in their actions.’’ forcement and the communities that partisan vote in the George Floyd Jus- The Democratic Congress, together with the they are sworn to protect and serve. tice in Policing Act, and I thank Biden-Harris Administration, is committed to ‘‘Equal Justice Under the Law’’ may KAREN BASS, again, for her leadership. not only ensuring that this legislation becomes be etched atop the entrance to this Na- Madam Speaker, nearly one year ago, law—but to taking further action to end vio- tion’s highest court, but it is not a George Floyd gasped his last words—‘‘I can’t lence and advance justice in America. privilege enjoyed by each of us. We breathe’’—and ignited a nationwide reckoning Let us ensure that the passage of the must act now to ensure that we protect on the racial injustice and police brutality in George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is the first the humanity of every person. Stand America. of many steps in this mission. up for the principle of equal justice for Americans from every corner of the country And let us ensure that, as George’s brother all. took to the streets to peacefully protest vio- said, ‘‘George’s name means something’’; and Madam Speaker, I urge my col- lence against Black Americans: waving Black that, as his daughter Gianna said, ‘‘Daddy leagues on the other side of the aisle to Lives Matter flags, chanting the names of the changed the world.’’ vote ‘‘yes’’ for the George Floyd Jus- murdered, repeating George Floyd’s dying With this legislation, let us take a small step tice in Policing Act. words. to ‘‘changing the world’’—for George’s family, Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I They turned their agony into action, but for all communities of color, and for all Ameri- yield 1 minute to the gentleman from tragically, despite these mass protests, the in- cans. Virginia (Mr. CLINE). justice—the killing—continues. With that, I urge a strong, bipartisan vote for Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, the Last year, 1,127 people were killed by po- the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. death of George Floyd last year led to lice, far more than in the year before. In the Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I will communities across the Nation to months following George Floyd’s murder, 645 just point out that the Speaker of the come together to speak out against in- people were killed—and hundreds more were House said we should respect the po- justices, call for additional account- attacked and assaulted, including Jacob lice, but the Speaker of the House ability and transparency in policing, Blake: shot seven times in the back in front of named an individual to conduct a re- and advocate for solutions that could his three children. view of the breach of the Capitol on move us forward together as a nation. As George Floyd’s brother Philonise re- January 6, and that individual has in- But instead of working with Repub- cently said, ‘‘As a Black man in the United sulted the very police who protect us. licans to find a bipartisan solution, the States, I want to be able to go outside and Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to Democrat majority has, once again, protest, because at this time, I don’t know who the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. written a partisan bill to ram through is going to survive or not.’’ GREENE). the House with no committee markup,

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Richard Price serve our communities work tirelessly That rhetoric is killing people. 21. Hakim Littleton to ensure that lawlessness does not Please stop the political games. Stop 22. Vincent Truitt prevail in our streets and neighbor- slandering law enforcement, and stop 23. Aaron Hudson 24. Darius Washington hoods. endangering our communities. Back 25. Vincent Harris The effect of this bill on law enforce- the blue. 26. Jeremy Southern ment is to levy unfunded mandates on Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, no 27. David Brooks Jr. local governments, force law enforce- matter how many times Republicans 28. Darrien Walker ment to leave the profession, and, yes, say that this bill defunds the police, it 29. Ashton Broussard defund the police. doesn’t change the fact that it does not 30. Amir Johnson Madam Speaker, as you said, defund defund the police. 31. Julian Lewis the police is not a slogan, but a policy Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to 32. Rafael Minniefield 33. Kendrell Watkins demand. the distinguished gentlewoman from 34. Anthony McClain Madam Speaker, I will vote ‘‘no’’ on Missouri (Ms. BUSH). 35. Adrian Roberts this, and I urge my colleagues to vote Ms. BUSH. Madam Speaker, first of 36. Trayford Pellerin ‘‘no.’’ all, we shouldn’t be talking about good 37. Damian Daniels Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I police and bad police. There should just 38. Michael Harris yield 1 minute to the distinguished be police who are doing their job to 39. Name withheld by police 40. Robert Jackson gentleman from New York (Mr. JONES). serve and protect the people. So let’s Mr. JONES. Madam Speaker, I thank 41. Dijon Kizzee make that clear. 42. Deon Kay the distinguished gentlewoman from There is no such thing as good police. 43. Steven D. Smith California, KAREN BASS, for her leader- There is no good nursing. When you go 44. Major Carvel Baldwin ship; as well as the Congressional get food, you don’t go look for: This 45. Steve Gilbert Black Caucus for always speaking place has a good chef; this one has the 46. Jonathan Darsaw truth to power. bad chef; I am going to go where the 47. Robert Coleman Madam Speaker, today we take a bad chef is. 48. Caine Van Pelt stride towards ending racism in polic- We don’t need this good police/bad 49. Darrell Zemault Sr. 50. Aloysius Keaton ing. But this is just the beginning. We police. We need police if we are going 51. Charles Eric Moses Jr. must recognize that systemic racism to have police. But I will move on. 52. Dearian Bell extends well beyond law enforcement. Madam Speaker, St. Louis and I rise 53. Kurt Reinhold Systemic racism is the way govern- on behalf of the more than 788 people 54. Salaythis Melvin ments have deliberately impoverished who have been killed by law enforce- 55. Willie Shropshire Jr. Black families, then condition nec- ment over the last year. We rise 30 56. DeMarco Riley essary medical care on our ability to years to the day after the ruthless 57. Jonathan Price 58. Tyran Dent pay. beating of Rodney King. We rise in 59. Momodou Lamin Sisay It is the way we fund our public honor of Breonna Taylor, who was bru- 60. Stanley Cochran schools, a property tax-based system tally gunned down by police in her 61. Anthony Jones that concentrates tens of billions more home last March. We rise for George 62. Kevin Carr dollars in White communities than in Floyd and all those who have been 63. Brandon Gardner Black and Brown communities. killed by police since his torture and 64. Donald Ward In America, it is the way we run our murder. 65. Terron Jammal Boone elections, purging Black voters, espe- 66. Skyleur Young Those names: William Burgess, Mark 67. Dana Mitchell Young Jr. cially in Southern States, from the Brewer, Dion Johnson, Tony McDade, 68. Fred Williams III rolls and closing the polls in Black Rayshard Brooks, Modesto Reyes, 69. Akbar Muhammad Eaddy neighborhoods. We can’t stop until we Ruben Smith, David McAtee, Kamal 70. Dominique Mulkey have eradicated systemic racism in all Flowers, Robert Harris, Joseph Denton, 71. Marcellis Stinnette of its forms. Vincent Truitt, Sincere Pierce, Jeremy 72. Rodney Arnez Barnes Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I Southern, Angelo Crooms, and Amir 73. Gregory Jackson yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 74. Mark Matthew Bender Johnson. 75. Ennice ‘‘Lil Rocc’’ Ross Jr. North Carolina (Mr. BISHOP). Madam Speaker, St. Louis and I rise on be- 76. Jakerion Shmond Jackson Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina. half of the more than 788 people who have 77. Walter Wallace Jr. Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- been killed by law enforcement over the last 78. Maurice Parker tleman for yielding. year. We rise 30 years to the day after the 79. Kevin Peterson Jr. Madam Speaker, the insidious and ruthless beating of Rodney King. We rise in 80. Name withheld by police false pretext for this legislation endan- honor of Breonna Taylor who was brutally 81. Justin Reed gers and ends lives. The bill rests on a gunned down by police in her home last 82. Reginald Alexander Jr. 83. Tutuila Pine Koonwaiyou false premise and promotes a false nar- March. rative that police are racists and use 84. Fredrick Cox Jr. We rise for George Floyd and all those 85. Rodney Eubanks their power to advance racist ends. who’ve been killed by police since his torture 86. Brandon Milburn This narrative is a false and despicable and murder: 87. Sincere Pierce slander. 1. William Burgess III 88. Angelo ‘‘AJ’’ Crooms Police officers do not leave their 2. Mark Brewer 89. Tracey Leon McKinney loved ones and risk their own lives 3. Dion Johnson 90. Name withheld by police every shift to oppress or discriminate. 4. Tony McDade 91. Shane K. Jones They do it to serve. They do it without 5. Rayshard Brooks 92. Shawn Lequin Braddy fanfare and for little pay, and they 6. Modesto Reyes 93. Javon Brice have come to anticipate abuse in place 7. Ruben Smith III 94. Kenneth Jones 8. Jarvis Sullivan 95. Rodney Applewhite of the respect that they deserve. They 9. David McAtee 96. Rondell Goppy do it to save lives. 10. Kamal Flowers 97. Ellis Frye Jr. But the reckless ‘‘defund the police’’ 11. Michael Thomas 98. Terrell Mitchell rhetoric behind this legislation is forc- 12. Robert Harris 99. Mickee McArthur

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Isaiah Pama 287. Julie Colon 112. Larry Taylor 200. Name withheld by police 288. Louis Lane 113. Andre Maurice Hill 201. Jason Rodriguez 289. Lance Bowman 114. Sheikh Mustafa Davis 202. Diego Eguino-Alcala 290. Kevin Lee Catlett 115. Shamar Ogman 203. Juan Adrian Garcia 291. Name withheld by police 116. Marquavious Rashod Parks 204. Nick Burgos 292. Doug Diamond 117. Larry Hamm 205. Douglas Sanchez 293. Rodney Liveringhouse 118. Jaquan Haynes 206. Cesar Vargas 294. Name withheld by police 119. Jason Cooper 207. Matthew Montoya 295. Name withheld by police 120. Dolal ldd 208. Jose Marcos Ramirez 296. Taylor Christian Warner aka Tylor 121. Carl Dorsey III 209. Miguel A. Nevarez Jr. Warner 122. Tre-Kedrian Tyquan White 210. Yoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel 297. Joey Hoffman 123. La Garion Smith 211. Edwin Morales 298. Eduardo Martinez 124. Vincent Belmonte 212. Alberto Rivas 299. Kanavis Dujuan Glass 125. Robert ‘‘Lil Rob’’ Howard 213. Jose Alfredo Castro-Gutierrez 300. Daniel Matheson 126. Matthew Oxendine 214. Emmett Cocreham 301. Michael Joseph Culbertson 127. Jason Nightengale 215. George Cocreham 302. Marcos Reyes 128. Patrick Warren Sr. 216. Francisco Danny Flores 303. Rodney Morrison 129. Heba Momtaz Alazhari 217. Daniel Angel Villalobos-Baldovinos 304. Arlan Kaleb Schultz 130. Lymond Maurice Moses 218. Marc Nevarez 305. Glynn Farse Young 131. Kershawn Geiger 219. Name withheld by police 306. Antwane Burrise 132. Zonterious Johnson 220. Charles Robert Arviso 307. Name withheld by police 133. Christopher Harris 221. Justin Esqueda 308. Malcolm Comeaux 134. Eusi Malik Kater Jr. 222. Rodolfo ‘‘Rudy’’ Martinez-Cortez 309. Grant King 135. Tyree Kajawn Rogers 223. Luis Robert Zaragoza Barbosa 310. David Angulo 136. Roger D. Hipskind 224. Augustine Morales 311. Deborah White 137. Karl Walker 225. Pedro Martinez 312. Name withheld by police 138. Marvon Payton Jr. 226. Anthony Arias 313. Name withheld by police 139. Chazz Hailey 227. Stavian Rodriguez 314. Dane Norris 140. Patches Vojon Holmes Jr. 228. Nicolas Segura 315. Samuel Solomon Cochran Jr. 141. Treyh Webster 229. Michael Anthony Pena 316. Jacob Wilbur Wright 142. Dontae Green 230. Adam Lee Mendez 317. Jason Matthew Henke 143. Andrew Hogan 231. Dolores Hernandez 318. Winston Joseph Latour Ill 144. Dustin Demaurean Powell 232. Christian Juarez 319. Giovanni Cedano-Amaro 145. Gregory Taylor 233. Evelia Rivera 320. Juan Rene Hummel Jr. 146. Joe Louis Castillanos 234. Luis Manuel Vasquez Gomez 321. Gary Hardy Jr. 147. Robert Avitia 235. Reno E. Casanova 322. Colin E. Davis 148. John Alvarado 236. Andrew Mansilla 323. William Sears 149. Name withheld by police 237. Leonel Salinas 324. Ronald Pope 150. Rommel Mendoza 238. Paul Peraza 325. Cryus D. Carpenter 151. Jorge Gomez 239. Christopher Cuevas 326. Name withheld by police 152. Sean Monterrosa 240. Name withheld by police 327. Melissa Halda 153. Eric Anthony Galvan 241. Jesus Perez 328. Christopher Lawings 154. Erik Salgado 242. Bryan Cruz-Soto 329. Andrew S. Gwynn 155. Juan Carlos Alvarez 243. Rodolfo Caraballo Moreno 330. Name withheld by police 156. Anthony Angel Armenta 244. Frank Gonzales 331. Name withheld by police 157. Andres Guardado 245. David Tovar Jr. 332. Anthony Budduke 158. Michael Kristopher Torres 246. Felix Santos 333. Name withheld by police 159. Kevin Pulido 247. Omar Felix Cueva 334. Donald Anderson 160. Martin Humberto Sanchez Fregoso 248. Josue Drumond-Cruz 335. Robert Land 161. Leonardo Hurtado Ibarra 249. Edwin Adan Velasquez 336. Lyana Gilmore 162. Nick Costales 250. Juan Carlos Pena-Noda 337. Name withheld by police 163. James ‘‘Jay’’ Porter Garcia 251. Erick Mejia 338. Name withheld by police 164. Axel Perez 252. Henry Barnes Jr. 339. Donald Timothy Miller 165. Carlos Baires 253. Brandon R. Laducer 340. Name withheld by police 166. Name withheld by police 254. Antonio Black Bear 341. Fred John Henry Arcera 167. Antonio Mancinone 255. Nicholas Morales-Bessannia 342. Name withheld by police 168. Julio Jaramillo 256. Cole F. Stump 343. Trevor Edwards 169. Cristhian Eliud Ramos-Murillo 257. Trifton Stacy Wacoche 344. Ronald Stuart Chipman 170. Julio Cesar Virula 258. Ernie Teddy Serrano 345. Name withheld by police 171. Ray Adrian Lara 259. Caillen Paoakea Gentzler 346. Hasani Best 172. Gabriel Salinas 260. Peter K. England 347. Christopher Walker 173. Ramon Timothy Lopez 261. Christian Hall 348. Mark Dawson Jr. 174. Roberto Hernandez Jr. 262. Reymar Gagarin 349. Gearil Leonard Williams 175. Name withheld by police 263. John A. Vik 350. Corey Lee Cutler 176. Ryan Shane Hinojo 264. Gary P. Dorton 351. Name withheld by police 177. Americo C. Reyes Jr. 265. Justin Mink 352. Charles Garland 178. Jose Vallejos 266. Name withheld by police 353. Casper Brown 179. Name withheld by police 267. Kenneth Bennett 354. Kurt Phelps 180. Daniel Rivera 268. Alexander Scott 355. Arthur Zalman Ferrel 181. Ronnie Kong 269. Name withheld by police 356. Fernando Napoles 182. Jose Manuel Castro 270. James Pharr 357. Shaon Jermy Ochea Walker 183. Santos Anthony Villegas 271. Gerard John 358. Verlon Billy Stiles 184. Everardo Gonzalez Santana 272. Ray Lee Jim 359. Refugio Reynaldo Olivo 185. Marco Antonio Sigala Jr. 273. Gregory Lee Turnure 360. Matthew Patton 186. Samuel Mata 274. Donald L. Hunter 361. Samuel Herrera Jr. 187. Cesar Sanchez Ruiz 275. Jeffrey McClure 362. Robert Samuel Craig Lusk

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Earl Robert Caperton 549. Richard Councilman 374. John Aycoth 462. Name withheld by police 550. Tracy Drowne 375. Austin Manzano 463. Name withheld by police 551. John Allen Dunaway III 376. Christopher Ulmer 464. Name withheld by police 552. Jason Jesse Gallegos 377. Andrew A. Williams 465. Joseph Evans 553. Channing Lamar Spivey 378. Chester McDonald 466. Name withheld by police 554. Joshua Blessed aka Sergei Jourev 379. Justin Caldwell 467. Johnny Bolton 555. Steven Edward Ferguson 380. Ariel Esau Lujan 468. Tyquarn Graves 556. Sarah Grossman 381. Shawn Campbell 469. Nicholas Ellingson 557. Robert Anthony ‘‘Jordan’’ Whitehead 382. Name withheld by police 470. Name withheld by police 558. John Benedict Coleman 383. Name withheld by police 471. Name withheld by police 559. Name withheld by police 384. Jason Edward Galliart 472. Daniel Russell 560. Caleb Rule 385. Name withheld by police 473. Name withheld by police 561. Israel Berry 386. Name withheld by police 474. Mark Clermont 562. Thomas Jeffery Sutherlin 387. Name withheld by police 475. Michael Brandon Joyner 563. Ryan Emblem Moore 388. Ethan Freeman 476. Name withheld by police 564. Robert James Lyon 389. Paul Sulkowski 477. Helen Jones 565. Scott Hutton 390. Joey Hoffman 478. Name withheld by police 566. Mary Lawrence 391. Name withheld by police 479. Name withheld by police 567. Gregory W. Hallback 392. Name withheld by police 480. Alaina Burns 568. Benjamin Ballard 393. Steven Belville 481. Shyheed Robert Boyd 569. Jarrid Hurst 394. Keith Beecroft 482. Samuel Lorenzo 570. Morgan James Davis 395. Name withheld by police 483. Jeffrey Marvin 571. Marcus James Uribe 396. Michael Nichols 484. Name withheld by police 572. Mason James Lira 397. Name withheld by police 485. Isaac Matheney 573. Gregorio Cruz Vanloo 398. Name withheld by police 486. Name withheld by police 574. William Slyter 399. John Lipski 487. Micahel Romo 575. Hannah R. Fizer 400. Name withheld by police 488. Name withheld by police 576. Nicholas Hirsch 401. Bruce Allan Shumaker 489. Jose Guzman 577. Troy Willey 402. Michael K. Nelson 490. Alexander Gonzales 578. Keith Willliam Brunelle 403. Clifton Gorman Spencer 491. Benicio Vasquez 579. Jack Harry 404. Brandon Keith Davis 492. Jacob Ryan McDuff 580. David Lee Jacobs 405. Matthew Daniel Johnston 493. Kwamena Ocran 581. Kellen Fortune 406. Jason S. Cline 494. Charles Edward Williams 582. Buddy Edward Weeks 407. Thomas Celona 495. Paul Bolden 583. Cody W. Cook 408. Caleb Slay 496. Xzavier D. Hill 584. Sabastian S. Noel 409. Name withheld by police 497. Mark Bivins 585. Benjamin Paul Brooks 410. Jason Neo Bourne 498. Allen Mirzayan 586. Aaron Wesley Keller 411. Name withheld by police 499. Joseph W. Howell 587. Bonnie Jo Figueroa-Ortiz 412. John Wesley Seymour 500. Name withheld by police 588. Michael Pelley 413. Name withheld by police 501. Antonio Carbajal 589. James Tober Sr. 414. Name withheld by police 502. Gary Rodriguez Jr. 590. John Parks 415. Name withheld by police 503. Name withheld by police 591. Wade Russell Meisberger 416. Javier Magana 504. Reginald Johnson 592. Brittany S. Teichroeb 417. David Viveros 505. Name withheld by police 593. Jason Noble Snow 418. Steven Campos 506. Name withheld by police 594. Wade Protus Phillips 419. Rodriguez Duandre Pam 507. Daniel Young 595. Constantin Filan 420. Terry David Fox 508. Daniel Canales Jr. 596. Erick Gilmore 421. Name withheld by police 509. Robert Laudell Bull 597. Paul Eugene Armstrong 422. Ronny Dunning 510. Bradley Alexander Lewis 598. Adam Lucas Carroll 423. Daniel David Reyes 511. Name withheld by police 599. Kevin Michael Norton 424. Vusumuzi Kunene 512. Name withheld by police 600. Terena Nicole Thurman 425. Daron Jones 513. Harmony Wolfgram 601. Sean Ernest Ruis 426. Chris Mellon 514. Name withheld by police 602. Tim O’Shea 427. Eric Lyn Clark 515. Javier Magdaleno 603. Tyler Blevens 428. Henry Frankowski 516. Kenneth Michael Dallas 604. Name withheld by police 429. Name withheld by police 517. Name withheld by police 605. Chase Rountree 430. Name withheld by police 518. Ezekiel Meza 606. Name withheld by police 431. Name withheld by police 519. Franklin Gray 607. Kyle Elrod 432. Christina Markwell 520. Kevin Hayes 608. Scott M. Kontowicz 433. Name withheld by police 521. Andrew Scott Kislek 609. John Karl Sieger 434. Terrell Smith 522. Name withheld by police 610. Christopher Poor 435. Duane Scott Murray 523. Joshua Crites 611. Andrew Jacob Preece 436. Peter Russell 524. Name withheld by police 612. Howard Owens 437. Jordan D. Patterson 525. Anthony Andrew Reunart 613. James Justin Munro Jr. 438. Name withheld by police 526. Name withheld by police 614. Russell Van Liddell 439. Douglas Hatfield 527. Name withheld by police 615. Adrean Stephenson 440. Name withheld by police 528. Name withheld by police 616. Christopher Kimmons Craven 441. Nicholas Cory Kausshen 529. Kevin Costlow 617. David Lee Rigg 442. Name withheld by police 530. Dennis Denham 618. David James Pruitte 443. Lorenzo Aguilar 531. Anthony Greco 619. Nicholas Kocolis 444. Name withheld by police 532. Keenan Sailer 620. Jeffrey Scott Haarsrma 445. Alonzo Leroy Landy 533. Brooke Leann Blair 621. Johnathan Randell 446. Cory Donell Truxillo 534. Brian Gregory Scott 622. Aaron Michael Griffin 447. Name withheld by police 535. Demarko Montez Henderson 623. Matthew Hilbelink 448. Maurice Jackson 536. Cortez Lee Bogan 624. Earl Barton Jr. 449. Larry Eugene Boyd 537. Name withheld by police 625. Chris Minor 450. Nancy King 538. Jacob Aaron Thomas 626. Joshua Squires

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.050 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1066 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 627. Kenneth Reiss 715. Matthew Thomas Madam Speaker, the Justice in Polic- 628. Joshua Gay 716. Brittany Nicole Yoder ing Act was crafted in response to 629. Rick Lee Miller 717. Brian Allen Thurman George Floyd’s murder. Almost no one 630. Jeffrey Hubbard 718. Joshua Lee LaPlace 631. Thomas Moles 719. Duane W. Rich believes that that was justifiable. Par- 632. Jimmy Ferrer 720. Ethan Tyler Calton tisans have snatched this moment of 633. Keith Allen Fileger 721. Craig Steven Wright unity to further divide our Nation. 634. Erik Jon Perez 722. Leonard Francis Kieren How have they done that? 635. Jack Lamar Harris 723. Dylan Ray Scott Look at this debate. Speaker after 636. Jeffrey Wratten 724. Kenneth Dale Miller speaker has hurled insults falsely 637. Shiloh D. Smith 725. Eric Drake Feenstra claiming that no Republican supports 726. David John Donelli 638. Nathan Harrington reform. Now, it is true that we don’t 639. Scott Huffman 727. Name withheld by police 640. Joey Middleton 728. Adam Robertson support this reform, but the majority 641. Damien Evans 729. Benjamin Marley Manley aka Chris- has refused to even consider amend- 642. Nikolas Frazier topher Reeves ments or alternatives to this partisan 643. Albert Wheeler 730. Joshua Hoffpauir bill. 644. Timothy Clevenger 731. Jacob E. McClure An essential component of any jus- 645. Michael Forest Reinoehl 732. William A. Riley-Jennings tice in policing bill would correct cur- 733. Joseph Tanner Casten 646. Joshua Beedie rent injustices. I only have time to 647. Andrew Blowers 734. Tara Rae Liubakka 648. Seth Holliday 735. Cole Blevins mention one: warrantless surveillance 649. Jeffrey Meyer 736. Jordan Crawford of American citizens is wrong. 650. Chad Busby 737. Trevor Seever Get a warrant. 651. Robert Ray Doss Jr. 738. Jason Williams Last year, conservatives and progres- 652. Glenn ‘‘G’’ Alvin Eldridge 739. Henry Martinez Jr. sives united around this point, and the 653. Clay A. Reynolds 740. James Reising 741. Amanda Faulkner Speaker blocked debate or amendment 654. Name withheld by police to FISA reauthorization. Now the same 655. Matthew Lyvon Paul 742. Michael Conlon 656. Scott Heisler 743. Ashli Babbitt tactics are being employed. Every sin- 657. Rickey Wayne Riney 744. John R. Neitling gle Member of Congress is here to rep- 658. Matthew C. Knowlden 745. Brian Andren resent American citizens, and denying 659. Joshua Sarrett 746. Betty Francois us amendments denies all Americans a 660. Andrea Chuma 747. Brian Williams voice. 748. Junius Thomas 661. Jeffery Ryan Blunk Don’t politicize something that can 662. Christopher Michael Straub 749. Daryl Dye 750. Ty Walvatne-Donahey heal and unite us. Vote ‘‘no’’ on this 663. Matthew Nocerino bill. Insist on regular order. 664. Erik ‘‘Ace’’ Mahoney 751. Joshua Van Machado 665. Jarred Kemp 752. Jeffrey D. Kite b 1930 666. James Edward Baker 753. Justin Pegues 667. Eric Marc-Matthew Allport 754. Robert Stephen Calderon Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I 668. Justin Lee Tofte 755. Kevin Darion Wells yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman 669. Crystal Renee Starling Mcclinton 756. Christopher Austin Dockery from Ohio (Mrs. BEATTY). 670. John Hare 757. Ryan Daniel Stallings Mrs. BEATTY. Madam Speaker, 8 671. Shayne Allen Sutherland 758. Brian Richard Abbott 759. Steven Verdone minutes, 46 seconds on George Floyd’s 672. William Sendelbach neck. ‘‘I can’t breathe.’’ 673. Kalun Purucker 760. Caleb McCree 761. John Eric Ostbye Say their names, Madam Speaker. 674. Anthony Michael Legato Breonna Taylor, Casey Goodson, Jr., 675. Sylvia Kirchner 762. Edward Bittner 676. Julie Fandino 763. Mark Meza Andre Hill, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, 677. Rodney Ross 764. Chase Coats and so many more. 678. Jason Arpad Peters 765. Keith Scales While we can never bring them back 679. Steven Vest 766. Chad William Songer and we cannot undo the pain their fam- 767. Richard Fenton Thomas 680. Christopher Allen Kanouff ilies, friends, and communities have 681. William Earl Lane 768. Tracy Hope Walter-Hensley 769. Nicholas Pingel felt, we can do everything in our power 682. Justin Dawley if we unite and pass this bill. 683. Bradley Pugh 770. Tilford ‘‘TJ’’ Barton 684. Darren W. Randolph 771. Ariella Sage Eloise Crawford As the chair of the Congressional 685. Paul Bailey 772. Clay Tatum Black Caucus, I urge all of my col- 686. Gregory Putnik 773. Shae Estelle Jones leagues, Democrats and Republicans, 687. Chistopher John Kitts 774. Joseph Johnson to join us. 688. Bryan Selmer 775. Trey Bartholomew 776. Clifford E. Wilbur Jr. Our power, our message, is to pass 689. James Collins 777. Eric J. Porter the George Floyd Justice in Policing 690. Brandon Evans 778. Brian D. Ellis Act. 691. Richard ‘‘RJ’’ James Jones 779. Gregory Chandler Metz The right should read the bill. The 692. Paul Sarver 780. Royce Robertston 693. Ryan Fallo right should quote from the bill. Show 781. Lewis Ruffin Jr. 694. Isaac Lemoine Christensen me those words in the bill to defund 782. Derrick Thompson 695. Bennie Biby the police. 783. Name withheld by police 696. Frank Murphy 784. Name withheld by police I will show you accountability. I will 697. John Pacheaco Jr. 785. Name withheld by police show you transparency. I will show you 698. Quincy Ivan Bishop 786. Name withheld by police justice. 699. John Mellone 787. Name withheld by police The American people are calling on 700. Guy Bradly Able Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, the Congress to act. Yes, Black Lives Mat- 701. Justin Hammack 702. Michael Moza chairman of the committee has said ter. 703. Jacob Rucker several times that Democrats are not Let’s meet the moment and turn 704. Wendy Jones for defunding the police, but I would agony into action. Let’s pass the 705. Jesse James Kale Brown just point out the individual presiding George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. 706. Douglas E. Rash over this session said that defunding Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I 707. Charles Craig Meeks the police is not a slogan, it is a policy yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman 708. Cody William Amman demand. from Florida (Mr. RUTHERFORD), a 709. Jake Settle Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to former sheriff. 710. David Donovan 711. Joshua D. Evans the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. DAVID- Mr. RUTHERFORD. Madam Speaker, 712. Dustin James Acosta SON). I rise today in opposition to this bill. 713. James Horton Mr. DAVIDSON. Madam Speaker, I This bill should be a balefire, a warn- 714. Michael Dansby thank the gentleman for yielding. ing to America that there are those

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Madam Speaker, I enough reason to vote against this bill. prove law enforcement transparency, yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from There is a myth, a lie, perpetrated by require more detailed records on the Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY). those who want to do away with quali- use of force, provide funds for body Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, fied immunity, that qualified immu- cameras, ban choke holds, and improve this bill isn’t about what we just heard. nity gives officers free rein on the job. training to intervene in situations and This bill is a moment of potential re- This is not true. This is not sovereign deescalate. These are all things we demption for a country riven by racial immunity; it is qualified immunity. agree upon. division, riven by a history of racism The way that an officer qualifies for Yet, instead of equipping our law en- going back to slavery, the Reconstruc- that immunity and for it to apply in an forcement for success, we are consid- tion era, post-Reconstruction, Jim action that he has taken, he must fol- ering this bill that would make it hard- Crow, the violent oppression of people low the law, he must follow his agen- er for our police officers to keep our because of the color of their skin. cy’s policies, and he has to act as he communities safe. We, in this body, have an opportunity has been appropriately trained. If he Every community is different and to redeem our country and its history. violates any one of those three, he is dictating policy from Washington will Let us unite behind that cause and that on his own; qualified immunity does only constrain our law enforcement he- opportunity at redemption. not apply. roes who put their lives on the line. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. Madam Speaker, law enforcement is I urge my colleagues to oppose this 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act a dangerous profession that deals in bill. of 2021. split-second decisions. Most people in Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I The peaceful protests for racial justice last this room have no idea what it is like yield 1 minute to the gentleman from summer compelled a long overdue reckoning to determine, in a high-stress, life- Texas (Mr. GREEN). for our country to take action to fulfill Amer- threatening—— Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speak- ica’s promise of equality no matter the color of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The er, and still I rise. your skin. time of the gentleman has expired. My dear friends, you say you have a That is why I am proud to cosponsor this Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, may I bill. Where was your bill when you had proposal to end police brutality and address inquire as to how much time is remain- the House, the Senate, and the Presi- the systemic racism that has marred American ing? dency, and you could have passed it? law enforcement for generations. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- You say you have a bill. The same With this legislation, we finally say enough tleman from New York has 9 minutes bill that you had to replace the Afford- is enough: We’ve had enough of racial and re- remaining. The gentleman from Ohio able Care Act that you never passed? ligious profiling; Enough of no-knock warrants has 7 minutes remaining. The same bill that you had to rebuild and chokeholds; and Enough of police using Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I the infrastructure across the length military-grade equipment on our American yield 1 minute to the gentleman from and breadth of this country that you streets. New York (Mr. BOWMAN). Mr. BOWMAN. Madam Speaker, I was never passed? We are a country crying out for an end to 11 years old when the police beat the Where is the invisible bill? the centuries-long scourge of racist brutality I rise to support this bill that will crap out of me. Eleven years old, sixth that has stolen so many black lives from our deal with elimination of deadly force grade; what threat did I pose, other communities. racism that can take the lives of Black than that of a child who was horse- The Justice in Policing Act will help erode people with impunity. playing in the street? the culture of impunity within too many of our My mother and I did not feel empow- I rise against your invisible bill. police forces by bringing much-needed ac- ered to take any recourse, because in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- countability and transparency to our law en- our community, the police, unfortu- bers are reminded again to direct their forcement institutions. nately, operate as an occupying force. remarks to the Chair and not to each I urge my colleagues to support it. I thank God that I am alive to tell other. Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I this story. Unfortunately, George Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, Sen- yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Floyd is not alive. Philando Castile is ator SCOTT had legislation, good legis- Georgia (Mr. CLYDE). not alive. Tamir Rice is not alive. lation, but the Democrats wouldn’t Mr. CLYDE. Madam Speaker, I rise Aiyana Jones slept in her apartment take it up; they filibustered. today in opposition to H.R. 1280, a on her couch. She was 7 years old. Po- Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to purely partisan bill, developed with lice came in with a no-knock warrant the gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOH- zero Republican input, that would and murdered her. MERT). defund the police and hamstring the This is about transparency and ac- Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, ability of our law enforcement agencies countability, and we should pass the what happened to George Floyd is atro- to keep our communities safe. George Floyd Justice in Policing Act cious, it is criminal, and the policeman This bill would lower the legal in a bipartisan way. will be held accountable; he has got to threshold to criminally prosecute a po- Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I be. lice officer for deprivation of rights, yield 1 minute to the gentleman from But that has nothing to do with which would, at best, lead to a torrent Georgia (Mr. CARTER). eliminating immunity for countless po- of frivolous cases against officers and, Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam licemen across the country. This bill at worst, discourage them from doing Speaker, I rise today in opposition to does not properly address or prevent their jobs. this bill, and that is a shame, because what happened in poor George Floyd’s Our officers are already forced to this is an area that is ripe for bipar- case. work in difficult environments. Count- tisan compromise. Why would we have a bill that elimi- less officers have already simply quit But the House continues to spend its nates immunity for anybody charging or retired early, while morale has time forcing through another Demo- the Capitol, breaking in illegally? They plummeted for those who stay. It will cratic package that had zero Repub- would be able to sue the police in the continue if this bill passes. lican input. We considered this very future, tie them up in court. Why I encourage all of my colleagues to same bill last Congress, but it only would we do that? Because if we do vote ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 1280, a bill that passed the House with three Repub- this—follow the money—then the defunds the police. lican votes in support. unions will be selling a lot of liability Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, may I Meanwhile, my colleagues, Rep- insurance; it will be the biggest fund- inquire as to how much time is remain- resentative PETE STAUBER and Senator raiser they have ever had. ing?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.055 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1068 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Washington-knows-best regulations, long overdue. It is important to note tleman from New York has 61⁄4 minutes and puts a target on the backs of ev- this bill is a start, not the end, of our remaining. The gentleman from Ohio eryday officers by creating a national movement to transform what it means has 4 minutes remaining. database of complaints that have not to feel safe in our country. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I been adjudicated. We must demand true accountability, yield 45 seconds to the gentlewoman Madam Speaker, I oppose the bill. I justice, and reparations for the genera- from New York (Mrs. CAROLYN B. stand with law enforcement, and I am tions of police brutality against our MALONEY). grateful for those who serve on the Black communities. We must invest in Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New thin blue line. the social programs that we know will York. Madam Speaker, Eric Garner, Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I give our communities the opportunity George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, all yield 45 seconds to the distinguished to thrive. Black men and women who were killed gentleman from New York (Mr. This is the justice that Aiyana Jones by police. TORRES). and George Floyd and many other lives It is in their memory that I rise Mr. TORRES of New York. Madam lost to police violence deserve. today in support of the George Floyd Speaker, as a person of color who has Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I re- Justice in Policing Act, because we seen in my own life the dehumanizing serve the balance of my time. cannot live up to our ideals of justice effect of stop-and-frisk policing in New Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, how for all while BIPOC Americans are dis- York City, I know firsthand that the much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- proportionately killed by police. Achilles’ heel of American policing is tleman from New York has 21⁄2 minutes We need to pass this bill to save the absence of accountability. lives, to reform qualified immunity, to We, as a country, have a choice. We remaining. The gentleman from Ohio 1 ban no-knock warrants like the one can either choose police accountability has 3 ⁄4 minutes remaining. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I that contributed to the death of or choose qualified immunity, but we yield 45 seconds to the distinguished Breonna Taylor, to end the use of cannot choose both. gentleman from Maryland (Mr. choke holds that killed Eric Garner The purpose of the George Floyd Jus- MFUME). and George Floyd. tice in Policing Act is not to second- I urge all my colleagues to join me in Mr. MFUME. Madam Speaker, there guess officers who act in good faith. is an old African proverb that says: voting to pass this long overdue bill, to The objective is to hold liable officers join me in this work to make this Until the lions tell their own story, the who repeatedly abuse their power and tales of the hunt will always glorify country a safer, more just place for all who rarely, if ever, face consequences Americans. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. the hunter. for their repeat abuses. Who are the lions? They are the vic- Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I re- If you are a good officer, you have serve the balance of my time. tims. They are Black and Brown and nothing to fear. But if you are a bad of- indigenous. They have suffered, en- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I ficer, you have accountability to fear, yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from dured, and survived 200 years of bru- and fear accountability, you should. tality, slavery, racism, Jim Crow, op- Texas (Mr. DOGGETT). Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I re- Mr. DOGGETT. Madam Speaker, pression, deprivation, degradation, de- serve the balance of my time. death and destruction at this Capitol nial, and disprivilege. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I from recent Trump-instigated violence We have learned in this country one yield 45 seconds to the gentlewoman shows the result of insufficient polic- thing, that justice comes in small from Georgia (Ms. WILLIAMS). steps. And when we consider the en- ing. The deaths of George Floyd and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Madam Breonna Taylor, and in my area, Mike slavement of the Negro, the extermi- Speaker, what we saw happen to nation of the Indian, the annexation of Ramos and Javier Ambler, and too George Floyd was not an isolated inci- many more, from misconduct, show the the Hispanic, our Nation that we love dent. It was a modern-day lynching had an iniquitous conception. result of insufficient justice. As the caught on camera, and it must stop. name of this bill, ‘‘Justice in Polic- So these small steps, no matter how Black men, women, and children are painful they are, must be taken. This ing,’’ indicates this bill is not about re- done dying. We are done dying at the moving the police; it is about removing bill helps move us toward a more per- hands of police. fect Union. I urge passage of the the injustice. It seeks accountability. Law enforcement should protect and It seeks equal justice under the law George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. serve. But in communities of color, we by our law enforcers, particularly for Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I don’t have the luxury of making that 1 people of color, who have too often yield 2 ⁄2 minutes to the gentlewoman assumption. Many Black people get the been victimized by systemic racism. from New York (Ms. MALLIOTAKIS). talk, instructions on how to act when Instead of working with us to make it Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Madam Speaker, encountering police to increase the better and secure our communities and as a representative of more than a likelihood of returning home alive. more justice for all, many of today’s quarter of NYPD’s 36,000 active offi- These are survival tactics that my hus- Republican opponents are only spout- cers, and thousands more retirees and band and I don’t want to have to pass ing the poisonous slogans of Trumpism. first responders, I rise today in opposi- on to my young Black son, but we Because Black and Brown lives do mat- tion to H.R. 1280 and every piece of leg- must. ter, let’s approve this bill to achieve islation that aims to cripple or degrade For Black and Brown people every- greater justice for all in an America our law enforcement. where, I urge my colleagues to vote Instead of working with Republicans, that is safer for all. ‘‘yes’’ on the George Floyd Justice in my colleagues on the other side of the b 1945 Policing Act. Let’s affirm our commit- aisle have chosen to push forth yet an- Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I ment to root out police brutality and other partisan bill that will diminish yield 1 minute to the gentleman from ensure accountability in policing. public safety and prevent our law en- Virginia (Mr. GOOD). Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I re- forcement officers from serving and Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Madam Speak- serve the balance of my time. protecting our communities, all while er, I rise in strong opposition to this Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I trying to hold them personally liable. bill, which represents the worst of yield 45 seconds to the gentlewoman The brave men and women who put on Washington: defunding police in a sur- from Michigan (Ms. TLAIB). the uniform every day deserve better. prise vote in the middle of the night. Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise We have offered real solutions to in- This bill advances the far-left Demo- today in loving memory of Aiyana crease transparency, accountability, crat platform, and would defund the Jones, who was only 7 years old when and performance so our Nation’s law police through unfunded mandates that she was killed by Detroit police. enforcement officers can better serve cost State and local departments mil- The fact that the George Floyd Jus- and protect all. lions of dollars. tice in Policing Act could have been But make no mistake, this bill you If this weren’t bad enough, the bill named after countless other people are about to pass today defunds the po- advances an antipolice agenda with murdered by police shows that this is lice. The Congressional Budget Office

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.057 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1069 has confirmed that the unfunded man- men and women who protect us all. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, dates contained in this bill will drain That is our concern. I rise today to affirm my support as an original the resources of State and local law en- We would have loved to have worked cosponsor for H.R. 1280, the George Floyd forcement to the tune of several hun- with the other side. We had a bill. Sen- Justice in Policing Act of 2021. dred million dollars. This is negligence. ator SCOTT worked tirelessly on it. This is not a new issue. But one that we As a resident of New York City who Representative STAUBER, former police continue to revisit over. And over. And over. has seen our police department’s budg- officer STAUBER, on our side worked Madam Speaker, how many times will my et slashed by a billion dollars by politi- night and day on it. But Democrats Republican colleagues affirm that Black Lives cians who think they know more than wouldn’t work with us, wouldn’t take Matter as the blood of Black Lives cry out the officers doing the job on the street, any of our amendments. from American cities and streets? I can tell you that there are serious This is a partisan, political bill, un- Despite what my Republican colleagues are ramifications. fortunately. That is why I urge a ‘‘no’’ purporting, the George Floyd Justice in Polic- Crime has skyrocketed. Last year, vote. ing Act will not defund the police. shootings increased by 97 percent, and Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- But what it will do is bring us one step clos- murders increased by 44 percent. We ance of my time. er to justice by: banning chokeholds; prohib- have seen livelihoods and properties Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I iting no-knock warrants; ending the qualified destroyed by rioters and looters in cit- yield the balance of my time to the immunity doctrine that is a barrier to holding ies across America. gentlewoman from California (Ms. police officers accountable for wrongful con- Government’s number one responsi- WATERS). duct; Combatting racial profiling; Mandating Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, I rise bility to its citizenry is to keep them there be data collection of these incidences for in support of the George Floyd Justice safe. Defunding law enforcement is an tracking, including body cameras and dash- in Policing Act, which bans police abdication of that responsibility. board cameras; and; establishing new stand- choke holds, creates a national police Tonight, I call on every Member of ards for policing. misconduct registry, and eliminates George Floyd’s death should not be in vain. this body to cosponsor my Right to Re- qualified immunity, among other need- And as a mother of a black son. Grandmother main Safe Act, which holds local gov- ed provisions. to three black grandsons, I do not want to ernments responsible should someone I grieved when first watching George have to worry about their safety when they en- become a victim of a crime due to gov- Floyd’s murder by a cop, and I grieve counter the police who are sworn to protect ernment’s negligence. still over the continued loss of so many and serve. Not be the judge, jury, and onsite Madam Speaker, if we adopt the mo- Blacks killed by cops. There have been executioner. tion to recommit today, we will in- 149 Black men killed at the hands of Black lives matter, Madam Speaker, and it struct the Judiciary Committee to con- police since George Floyd’s murder. I is past time that the laws of our nation reflect sider my amendment to H.R. 1280 to in- have been fighting against this police it. That is why I am urging my colleagues on clude a simple, straightforward sense brutality since my first days as a mem- both sides of the aisle to support this bill. It of Congress strongly rejecting efforts ber of the California State Assembly. goes without saying that I strongly encourage to defund the police. But here we are, mourning the vic- its immediate consideration and passage in Madam Speaker, my colleagues say tims of police choke holds, Blacks the Senate. they don’t support defunding the po- being shot in the back, fathers being The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time lice. Well, here is their chance to show killed in front of their children and for debate has expired. it. their families. We Blacks are under Pursuant to House Resolution 179, Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous siege by rogue cops, who we pay to pro- the previous question is ordered on the consent to insert the text of the tect and serve us, and White suprema- bill. amendment in the RECORD imme- cists and domestic terrorists. The question is on engrossment and diately prior to the vote on the motion We have to resist this. We have to third reading of the bill. to recommit. say to bad cops in blue that we are The bill was ordered to be engrossed The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there going to fight you. Or proud boys in and read a third time, and was read the objection to the request of the gentle- yellow gear, we are going to fight you. third time. woman from New York? We are going to resist you. MOTION TO RECOMMIT There was no objection. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Madam Speaker, Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. I have a motion to recommit at the yield 45 seconds to the distinguished Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise in desk. gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. SCHA- strong support of the George Floyd Justice in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The KOWSKY). Policing Act, a comprehensive bill to address Clerk will report the motion to recom- Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, systemic racism in law enforcement. mit. I rise today to say thank you to the Today’s legislation is named for George The Clerk read as follows: millions of Americans who peacefully Floyd, whose senseless death at the hands of Ms. Malliotakis moves to recommit the put this bill on the agenda. a police officer shocked the conscience of mil- bill H.R. 1280 to the Committee on the Judi- ciary. It was nowhere last year until we saw lions of Americans and sparked a long-over- 8 minutes and 46 seconds of a man due reckoning on race in America and a The material previously referred to being murdered, a Black man, George movement demanding racial justice. Congress by Ms. MALLIOTAKIS is as follows: Add, at the end of the bill, the following Floyd. People—White, Black, all dif- has heard this call for justice, and in response, (and conform the table of contents): ferent colors—took to the streets, and Congresswoman KAREN BASS and the Con- SEC. 503. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- they said, ‘‘No more.’’ I want to thank gressional Black Caucus have written this crit- TIVES. those activists and ordinary people ical legislation to hold police accountable, It is the sense of the House of Representa- who said we don’t have to tolerate this. change the culture of law enforcement, and tives that the House— The bill passed last year, and it is build trust between law enforcement and the (1) recognizes and appreciates the dedica- going to pass again because the Amer- communities they serve. tion and devotion demonstrated by the men ican people are tired of this racism and The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and women of law enforcement who keep our communities and our nation safe; and the killing and killing and killing of takes these challenges head on by banning (2) condemns calls to ‘‘defund’’, ‘‘disband’’, Black people. chokeholds, mandating racial bias training, ‘‘dismantle’’, or ‘‘abolish’’ the police. Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I ending qualified immunity, restricting the sale The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- yield myself such time as I may con- of military-grade weapons to local police de- ant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the pre- sume. partments, and establishing a National Police vious question is ordered on the motion Madam Speaker, you said: Defunding Misconduct Registry. While the inequities in to recommit. the police is not a slogan; it is a policy our criminal justice system are immense, this The question is on the motion to re- demand. legislation is a bold step to address systemic commit. Over 20 cities in this great country racism in law enforcement, and the time has The question was taken; and the enacted that. They did that to the tune come to make these reforms the law of the Speaker pro tempore announced that of $1.7 billion taken from the brave land. the noes appeared to have it.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:02 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.059 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1070 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Madam Speaker, Courtney Kilmer Pressley Larson (CT) Moore (WI) Roybal-Allard on that I demand the yeas and nays. Craig Kim (NJ) Price (NC) (Courtney) (Beyer) (Escobar) Crist Kind Quigley Lawson (FL) Moulton Ruiz (Aguilar) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Crow Kirkpatrick Raskin (Evans) (McGovern) Rush ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Cuellar Krishnamoorthi Rice (NY) Lee (NV) Napolitano (Underwood) 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Davids (KS) Kuster Ross (Kuster) (Correa) Speier (Scanlon) Davis, Danny K. Lamb Palazzo The vote was taken by electronic de- Roybal-Allard Lieu (Beyer) Vargas (Correa) Dean Langevin Ruiz Lowenthal (Fleischmann) Watson Coleman DeFazio Larsen (WA) Payne vice, and there were—yeas 208, nays Ruppersberger (Beyer) (Pallone) DeGette Larson (CT) (Wasserman 219, not voting 4, as follows: Rush Meng (Clark Wilson (FL) DeLauro Lawrence Schultz) [Roll No. 59] Ryan (MA)) (Hayes) DelBene Lawson (FL) Sa´ nchez Pingree (Kuster) YEAS—208 Delgado Lee (CA) Sarbanes Demings Lee (NV) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Aderholt Gonzalez (OH) Scanlon Moore (AL) DeSaulnier Leger Fernandez CARSON). The question is on passage of Allen Good (VA) Schakowsky Moore (UT) Deutch Levin (CA) Amodei Gooden (TX) Schiff the bill. Mullin Dingell Levin (MI) Armstrong Gosar Schneider Murphy (NC) Doggett Lieu The question was taken; and the Arrington Granger Schrader Nehls Doyle, Michael Lofgren Speaker pro tempore announced that Babin Graves (MO) Schrier Newhouse F. Lowenthal Bacon Green (TN) Scott (VA) the ayes appeared to have it. Norman Escobar Luria Baird Greene (GA) Scott, David Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, on that I Nunes Eshoo Lynch Balderson Griffith Sewell Obernolte Espaillat Malinowski demand the yeas and nays. Banks Grothman Sherman Owens Evans Maloney, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Barr Guest Sherrill Palazzo Fletcher Carolyn B. Bentz Guthrie Sires ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Palmer Foster Maloney, Sean Bergman Hagedorn Slotkin Pence Frankel, Lois Manning 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bice (OK) Harris Smith (WA) Perry Fudge Matsui The vote was taken by electronic de- Biggs Harshbarger Soto Pfluger Gallego McBath Bilirakis Hartzler vice, and there were—yeas 220, nays Posey Garamendi McCollum Spanberger Bishop (NC) Hern 212, not voting 0, as follows: Reed Garcı´a (IL) McEachin Speier Boebert Herrell Reschenthaler Garcia (TX) McGovern Stanton [Roll No. 60] Bost Herrera Beutler Rice (SC) Golden McNerney Stevens Brooks Hice (GA) YEAS—220 Rodgers (WA) Gomez Meeks Strickland Buchanan Higgins (LA) Rogers (AL) Gonzalez, Meng Suozzi Adams Fletcher McCollum Bucshon Hill Rogers (KY) Vicente Mfume Swalwell Aguilar Foster McEachin Budd Hinson Rose Gottheimer Moore (WI) Takano Allred Frankel, Lois McGovern Burchett Hollingsworth Rosendale Green, Al (TX) Morelle Thompson (CA) Auchincloss Fudge McNerney Burgess Hudson Rouzer Grijalva Moulton Thompson (MS) Axne Gallego Meeks Calvert Huizenga Roy Haaland Mrvan Titus Barraga´ n Garamendi Meng Cammack Issa Rutherford Harder (CA) Murphy (FL) Tlaib Bass Garcı´a (IL) Mfume Carl Jackson Salazar Hastings Nadler Tonko Beatty Garcia (TX) Moore (WI) Carter (GA) Jacobs (NY) Scalise Hayes Napolitano Torres (CA) Bera Gomez Morelle Carter (TX) Johnson (LA) Schweikert Higgins (NY) Neal Torres (NY) Beyer Gonzalez, Moulton Cawthorn Johnson (OH) Scott, Austin Himes Neguse Trahan Bishop (GA) Vicente Mrvan Chabot Johnson (SD) Sessions Horsford Newman Trone Blumenauer Gooden (TX) Murphy (FL) Cheney Jordan Simpson Houlahan Norcross Underwood Blunt Rochester Gottheimer Nadler Cline Joyce (OH) Smith (MO) Hoyer O’Halleran Vargas Bonamici Green, Al (TX) Napolitano Cloud Joyce (PA) Smith (NE) Huffman Ocasio-Cortez Veasey Bourdeaux Grijalva Neal Clyde Katko Smith (NJ) Jackson Lee Omar Vela Bowman Haaland Neguse Cole Keller Smucker Jacobs (CA) Pallone Vela´ zquez Boyle, Brendan Harder (CA) Newman Comer Kelly (MS) Spartz Jayapal Panetta Wasserman F. Hastings Norcross Crawford Kelly (PA) Brown Hayes Stauber Jeffries Pappas Schultz O’Halleran Crenshaw Kim (CA) Brownley Higgins (NY) Ocasio-Cortez Steel Johnson (GA) Pascrell Waters Curtis Kinzinger Bush Himes Omar Stefanik Johnson (TX) Payne Watson Coleman Davidson Kustoff Bustos Horsford Pallone Steil Kahele Perlmutter Welch Davis, Rodney LaHood Butterfield Houlahan Panetta Steube Kaptur Peters Wexton DesJarlais LaMalfa Carbajal Hoyer Pappas Stewart Keating Phillips Wild Diaz-Balart Lamborn Ca´ rdenas Huffman Pascrell Stivers Kelly (IL) Pingree Williams (GA) Donalds Latta Carson Jackson Lee Payne Taylor Khanna Pocan Wilson (FL) Duncan LaTurner Cartwright Jacobs (CA) Pelosi Tenney Kildee Porter Yarmuth Dunn Lesko Case Jayapal Perlmutter Thompson (PA) Emmer Long NOT VOTING—4 Casten Jeffries Peters Tiffany Estes Loudermilk Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Phillips Brady Graves (LA) Fallon Lucas Timmons Castro (TX) Johnson (TX) Pingree Buck Jones Feenstra Luetkemeyer Turner Chu Jones Pocan Ferguson Mace Upton Cicilline Kahele Porter Valadao Fischbach Malliotakis b 2043 Clark (MA) Kaptur Pressley Fitzgerald Mann Van Drew Clarke (NY) Keating Price (NC) Fitzpatrick Massie Van Duyne Mr. CASTEN and Ms. TITUS changed Cleaver Kelly (IL) Quigley Wagner Fleischmann Mast their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Clyburn Khanna Raskin Fortenberry McCarthy Walberg Cohen Kildee Rice (NY) Foxx McCaul Walorski Messrs. SIMPSON, ROSE, and BUDD Connolly Kilmer Ross Franklin, C. McClain Waltz changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Cooper Kim (NJ) Roybal-Allard Scott McClintock Weber (TX) ‘‘yea.’’ Correa Kirkpatrick Ruiz Fulcher McHenry Webster (FL) Costa Krishnamoorthi Ruppersberger Gaetz McKinley Wenstrup So the motion to recommit was re- Courtney Kuster Rush Gallagher Meijer Westerman jected. Craig Lamb Ryan Garbarino Meuser Williams (TX) The result of the vote was announced Crist Langevin Sa´ nchez Wilson (SC) Garcia (CA) Miller (IL) as above recorded. Crow Larsen (WA) Sarbanes Gibbs Miller (WV) Wittman Cuellar Larson (CT) Scanlon Gimenez Miller-Meeks Womack Stated for: Davids (KS) Lawrence Schakowsky Gohmert Moolenaar Young Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I Davis, Danny K. Lawson (FL) Schiff Gonzales, Tony Mooney Zeldin was unavoidably detained. Had I been Dean Lee (CA) Schneider DeFazio Lee (NV) Schrader NAYS—219 present, I would have voted ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall DeGette Leger Fernandez Schrier Adams Bourdeaux Casten No. 59. DeLauro Levin (CA) Scott (VA) Aguilar Bowman Castor (FL) DelBene Levin (MI) Scott, David MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Allred Boyle, Brendan Castro (TX) Delgado Lieu Sewell Auchincloss F. Chu RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Demings Lofgren Sherman Axne Brown Cicilline Amodei (Kelly Deutch (Rice Huffman DeSaulnier Lowenthal Sherrill Barraga´ n Brownley Clark (MA) (PA)) (NY)) (McNerney) Deutch Luria Sires Bass Bush Clarke (NY) Boyle, Brendan Frankel, Lois Kelly (IL) Dingell Lynch Slotkin Beatty Bustos Cleaver F. (Jeffries) (Clark (MA)) (Kuster) Doggett Malinowski Smith (WA) Bera Butterfield Clyburn Buchanan Gaetz (McHenry) Kirkpatrick Doyle, Michael Maloney, Soto Beyer Carbajal Cohen (LaHood) Grijalva (Garcı´a (Stanton) F. Carolyn B. Spanberger Bishop (GA) Ca´ rdenas Connolly Ca´ rdenas (IL)) Krishnamoorthi Escobar Maloney, Sean Speier Blumenauer Carson Cooper (Gomez) Hastings (Brown) Eshoo Manning Stanton Blunt Rochester Cartwright Correa DeSaulnier (Wasserman Langevin Espaillat Matsui Stevens Bonamici Case Costa (Matsui) Schultz) (Lynch) Evans McBath Strickland

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.062 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1071 Suozzi Trahan Watson Coleman Mr. GOODEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I was Hagedorn Massie Scalise Swalwell Trone Welch shown voting aye on rollcall No. 60. I intended Harris Mast Schweikert Takano Underwood Wexton Harshbarger McCarthy Scott, Austin Thompson (CA) Vargas Wild to vote no. Hartzler McCaul Sessions Thompson (MS) Veasey Williams (GA) MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Hern McClain Simpson Titus Vela Wilson (FL) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Herrell McClintock Smith (MO) ´ Tlaib Velazquez Yarmuth Herrera Beutler McHenry Smith (NE) Amodei (Kelly Kelly (IL) Moulton Tonko Wasserman Hice (GA) McKinley Smith (NJ) Torres (CA) Schultz (PA)) (Kuster) (McGovern) Higgins (LA) Meijer Smucker Torres (NY) Waters Boyle, Brendan Kirkpatrick Napolitano Hill Meuser Spartz F. (Jeffries) (Stanton) (Correa) Hinson Miller (IL) Stauber NAYS—212 Buchanan Krishnamoorthi Palazzo Hollingsworth Miller (WV) Steel Aderholt Golden Moolenaar (LaHood) (Brown) (Fleischmann) Hudson Miller-Meeks Stefanik Allen Gonzales, Tony Mooney Ca´ rdenas Langevin Payne Huizenga Moolenaar Steil Amodei Gonzalez (OH) Moore (AL) (Gomez) (Lynch) (Wasserman Issa Mooney Steube Armstrong Good (VA) Moore (UT) DeSaulnier Larson (CT) Schultz) Jackson Moore (AL) (Matsui) Stewart Arrington Gosar Mullin (Courtney) Pingree (Kuster) Jacobs (NY) Moore (UT) Deutch (Rice Stivers Babin Granger Murphy (NC) Lawson (FL) Roybal-Allard Johnson (LA) Mullin (NY)) Bacon Graves (LA) Nehls (Evans) (Escobar) Johnson (OH) Murphy (NC) Taylor Frankel, Lois Baird Graves (MO) Newhouse Lee (NV) Ruiz (Aguilar) Johnson (SD) Nehls Tenney (Clark (MA)) Jordan Newhouse Balderson Green (TN) Norman (Kuster) Rush Thompson (PA) Gaetz (McHenry) Joyce (OH) Norman Banks Greene (GA) Nunes Lieu (Beyer) (Underwood) Tiffany Barr Griffith Obernolte Grijalva (Garcı´a Joyce (PA) Nunes Lowenthal Speier (Scanlon) Timmons Bentz Grothman Owens (IL)) Katko Obernolte Turner Hastings (Beyer) Vargas (Correa) Bergman Guest Palazzo Keller Owens Upton (Wasserman Meng (Clark Watson Coleman Bice (OK) Guthrie Palmer Kelly (MS) Palazzo Valadao Schultz) (MA)) (Pallone) Biggs Hagedorn Pence Kelly (PA) Palmer Van Drew Huffman Moore (WI) Wilson (FL) Bilirakis Harris Perry Kim (CA) Pence Van Duyne (McNerney) (Beyer) (Hayes) Kinzinger Perry Bishop (NC) Harshbarger Pfluger Wagner Kustoff Pfluger Boebert Hartzler Posey Walberg Bost Hern Reed f LaHood Posey Walorski Brady Herrell Reschenthaler LaMalfa Reed Waltz Brooks Herrera Beutler Rice (SC) FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 Lamborn Reschenthaler Weber (TX) Buchanan Hice (GA) Rodgers (WA) Latta Rice (SC) Webster (FL) Buck Higgins (LA) Rogers (AL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- LaTurner Rodgers (WA) Bucshon Hill Rogers (KY) ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Lesko Rogers (AL) Wenstrup Budd Hinson Rose consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to ex- Long Rogers (KY) Westerman Williams (TX) Burchett Hollingsworth Rosendale pand Americans’ access to the ballot Loudermilk Rose Burgess Hudson Rouzer Lucas Rosendale Wilson (SC) Calvert Huizenga Roy box, reduce the influence of big money Luetkemeyer Rouzer Wittman Cammack Issa Rutherford in politics, strengthen ethics rules for Mace Roy Womack Carl Jackson Salazar public servants, and implement other Malliotakis Rutherford Young Carter (GA) Jacobs (NY) Scalise Mann Salazar Zeldin Carter (TX) Johnson (LA) Schweikert anti-corruption measures for the pur- Cawthorn Johnson (OH) Scott, Austin pose of fortifying our democracy, and NAYS—219 Chabot Johnson (SD) Sessions for other purposes, will now resume. Adams Demings Kuster Cheney Jordan Simpson The Clerk read the title of the bill. Aguilar DeSaulnier Lamb Cline Joyce (OH) Smith (MO) Allred Deutch Langevin Cloud Joyce (PA) Smith (NE) MOTION TO RECOMMIT Auchincloss Dingell Larsen (WA) Clyde Katko Smith (NJ) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Axne Doggett Larson (CT) Cole Keller Smucker Barraga´ n Doyle, Michael Lawrence Comer Kelly (MS) Spartz ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Bass F. Lawson (FL) Crawford Kelly (PA) Stauber ished business is the question on agree- Beatty Escobar Lee (CA) Crenshaw Kim (CA) Steel ing to the motion to recommit offered Bera Eshoo Lee (NV) Curtis Kind Stefanik by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Beyer Espaillat Leger Fernandez Davidson Kinzinger Steil Bishop (GA) Evans Levin (CA) Davis, Rodney Kustoff Steube RODNEY DAVIS) on which the yeas and Blumenauer Fletcher Levin (MI) DesJarlais LaHood Stewart nays were ordered. Blunt Rochester Foster Lieu Diaz-Balart LaMalfa Stivers The Clerk will redesignate the mo- Bonamici Frankel, Lois Lofgren Donalds Lamborn Taylor Bourdeaux Fudge Lowenthal Duncan Latta Tenney tion. Boyle, Brendan Gallego Luria Dunn LaTurner Thompson (PA) The Clerk redesignated the motion. F. Garamendi Lynch Emmer Lesko Tiffany The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Brown Garcı´a (IL) Malinowski Estes Long Timmons question is on the motion to recommit. Brownley Garcia (TX) Maloney, Fallon Loudermilk Turner Bush Golden Carolyn B. Feenstra Lucas Upton The vote was taken by electronic de- Bustos Gomez Maloney, Sean Ferguson Luetkemeyer Valadao vice, and there were—yeas 210, nays Butterfield Gonzalez, Manning Fischbach Mace Van Drew 219, not voting 2, as follows: Carbajal Vicente Matsui Fitzgerald Malliotakis Van Duyne Ca´ rdenas Gottheimer McBath Fitzpatrick Mann Wagner [Roll No. 61] Carson Green, Al (TX) McCollum Fleischmann Massie Walberg YEAS—210 Cartwright Grijalva McEachin Fortenberry Mast Walorski Aderholt Carl Fitzpatrick Case Haaland McGovern Foxx McCarthy Waltz Allen Carter (GA) Fleischmann Casten Harder (CA) McNerney Franklin, C. McCaul Weber (TX) Amodei Carter (TX) Fortenberry Castor (FL) Hastings Meeks Scott McClain Webster (FL) Armstrong Cawthorn Foxx Castro (TX) Hayes Meng Fulcher McClintock Wenstrup Arrington Chabot Franklin, C. Chu Higgins (NY) Mfume Gaetz McHenry Westerman Babin Cheney Scott Cicilline Himes Moore (WI) Gallagher McKinley Williams (TX) Bacon Cline Fulcher Clark (MA) Horsford Morelle Garbarino Meijer Wilson (SC) Baird Cloud Gaetz Clarke (NY) Houlahan Moulton Garcia (CA) Meuser Wittman Balderson Clyde Gallagher Cleaver Hoyer Mrvan Gibbs Miller (IL) Womack Banks Cole Garbarino Clyburn Huffman Murphy (FL) Gimenez Miller (WV) Young Barr Comer Garcia (CA) Cohen Jackson Lee Nadler Gohmert Miller-Meeks Zeldin Bentz Crawford Gibbs Connolly Jacobs (CA) Napolitano b 2127 Bice (OK) Crenshaw Gimenez Cooper Jayapal Neal Biggs Curtis Gohmert Correa Jeffries Neguse Mr. ARMSTRONG changed his vote Bilirakis Davidson Gonzales, Tony Costa Johnson (GA) Newman from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Bishop (NC) Davis, Rodney Gonzalez (OH) Courtney Johnson (TX) Norcross Boebert DesJarlais Good (VA) Craig Jones O’Halleran Mrs. KIRKPATRICK and Mr. KIL- Bost Diaz-Balart Gooden (TX) Crist Kahele Ocasio-Cortez MER changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Brady Donalds Gosar Crow Kaptur Omar ‘‘yea.’’ Brooks Duncan Granger Cuellar Keating Pallone Buchanan Dunn Graves (LA) Davids (KS) Kelly (IL) Panetta So the bill was passed. Buck Emmer Graves (MO) Davis, Danny K. Khanna Pappas The result of the vote was announced Bucshon Estes Green (TN) Dean Kildee Pascrell as above recorded. Budd Fallon Greene (GA) DeFazio Kilmer Payne A motion to reconsider was laid on Burchett Feenstra Griffith DeGette Kim (NJ) Perlmutter Burgess Ferguson Grothman DeLauro Kind Peters the table. Calvert Fischbach Guest DelBene Kirkpatrick Phillips Stated against: Cammack Fitzgerald Guthrie Delgado Krishnamoorthi Pingree

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.056 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1072 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 Pocan Scott (VA) Tonko Clyburn Kaptur Phillips Johnson (OH) Moolenaar Smith (NJ) Porter Scott, David Torres (CA) Cohen Keating Pingree Johnson (SD) Mooney Smucker Pressley Sewell Torres (NY) Connolly Kelly (IL) Pocan Jordan Moore (AL) Spartz Price (NC) Sherman Trahan Cooper Khanna Porter Joyce (OH) Moore (UT) Stauber Quigley Sherrill Trone Correa Kildee Pressley Joyce (PA) Mullin Steel Raskin Sires Underwood Costa Kilmer Price (NC) Katko Murphy (NC) Stefanik Rice (NY) Slotkin Vargas Courtney Kim (NJ) Quigley Keller Nehls Steil Ross Smith (WA) Veasey Craig Kind Raskin Kelly (MS) Newhouse Steube Roybal-Allard Soto Kelly (PA) Norman Vela Crist Kirkpatrick Rice (NY) Stewart Ruiz Spanberger Crow Krishnamoorthi Ross Kim (CA) Nunes Vela´ zquez Stivers Ruppersberger Speier Cuellar Kuster Roybal-Allard Kinzinger Obernolte Wasserman Taylor Rush Stanton Davids (KS) Lamb Ruiz Kustoff Owens Schultz Ryan Stevens Davis, Danny K. Langevin Ruppersberger LaHood Palazzo Tenney Waters Sa´ nchez Strickland Dean Larsen (WA) Rush LaMalfa Palmer Thompson (MS) Sarbanes Suozzi Watson Coleman DeFazio Larson (CT) Ryan Lamborn Pence Thompson (PA) Scanlon Swalwell Welch DeGette Lawrence Sa´ nchez Latta Perry Tiffany Schakowsky Takano Wexton DeLauro Lawson (FL) Sarbanes LaTurner Pfluger Timmons Schiff Thompson (CA) Wild DelBene Lee (CA) Scanlon Lesko Posey Turner Schneider Thompson (MS) Williams (GA) Delgado Lee (NV) Schakowsky Long Reed Upton Schrader Titus Wilson (FL) Demings Leger Fernandez Schiff Loudermilk Reschenthaler Valadao Schrier Tlaib Yarmuth DeSaulnier Levin (CA) Schneider Lucas Rice (SC) Van Drew Deutch Levin (MI) Schrader Luetkemeyer Rodgers (WA) Van Duyne NOT VOTING—2 Dingell Lieu Schrier Mace Rogers (AL) Wagner Bergman Bowman Doggett Lofgren Scott (VA) Malliotakis Rogers (KY) Walberg Doyle, Michael Lowenthal Scott, David Mann Rose Walorski b 2218 F. Luria Sewell Massie Rosendale Waltz Mast Escobar Lynch Sherman Rouzer Weber (TX) Eshoo Malinowski McCarthy Roy Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Sherrill Webster (FL) Espaillat Maloney, Sires McCaul Rutherford Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mrs. Wenstrup Evans Carolyn B. Slotkin McClain Salazar Westerman TRAHAN changed their vote from Fletcher Maloney, Sean Smith (WA) McClintock Scalise ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Foster Manning Soto McHenry Schweikert Williams (TX) Mr. FORTENBERRY changed his Frankel, Lois Matsui Spanberger McKinley Scott, Austin Wilson (SC) Wittman vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Fudge McBath Speier Meijer Sessions Gallego McCollum Stanton Meuser Simpson Womack So the motion to recommit was re- Garamendi McEachin Stevens Miller (WV) Smith (MO) Young jected. Garcı´a (IL) McGovern Strickland Miller-Meeks Smith (NE) Zeldin The result of the vote was announced Garcia (TX) McNerney Suozzi Golden Meeks Swalwell NOT VOTING—2 as above recorded. Gomez Meng Takano Bergman Miller (IL) MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Gonzalez, Mfume Thompson (CA) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Vicente Moore (WI) Titus Gottheimer Morelle Tlaib b 2302 Amodei (Kelly Kelly (IL) Moulton Green, Al (TX) Moulton Tonko (PA)) (Kuster) (McGovern) Grijalva Mrvan Torres (CA) So the bill was passed. Boyle, Brendan Kirkpatrick Napolitano Haaland Murphy (FL) Torres (NY) The result of the vote was announced F. (Jeffries) (Stanton) (Correa) Harder (CA) Nadler Trahan as above recorded. Buchanan Krishnamoorthi Palazzo Hastings Napolitano Trone A motion to reconsider was laid on (LaHood) (Brown) (Fleischmann) Hayes Neal Underwood ´ Cardenas Langevin Payne Higgins (NY) Neguse Vargas the table. (Gomez) (Lynch) (Wasserman Himes Newman Veasey MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE DeSaulnier Larson (CT) Schultz) Horsford Norcross Vela (Matsui) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS (Courtney) Pingree (Kuster) Houlahan O’Halleran Vela´ zquez Deutch (Rice Amodei (Kelly Kelly (IL) Moulton Lawson (FL) Roybal-Allard Hoyer Ocasio-Cortez Wasserman (NY)) (PA)) (Kuster) (McGovern) (Evans) (Escobar) Huffman Omar Schultz Frankel, Lois Boyle, Brendan Kirkpatrick Napolitano Lee (NV) Ruiz (Aguilar) Jackson Lee Pallone Waters (Clark (MA)) F. (Jeffries) (Stanton) (Correa) (Kuster) Rush Jacobs (CA) Panetta Watson Coleman Gaetz (McHenry) Buchanan Krishnamoorthi Palazzo Lieu (Beyer) (Underwood) Jayapal Pappas Welch Grijalva (Garcı´a (LaHood) (Brown) (Fleischmann) Lowenthal Speier (Scanlon) Jeffries Pascrell Wexton (IL)) Johnson (GA) Payne Wild Ca´ rdenas Langevin Payne (Beyer) Vargas (Correa) Hastings Johnson (TX) Pelosi Williams (GA) (Gomez) (Lynch) (Wasserman (Wasserman Meng (Clark Watson Coleman Jones Perlmutter Wilson (FL) DeSaulnier Larson (CT) Schultz) Schultz) (MA)) (Pallone) (Matsui) Kahele Peters Yarmuth (Courtney) Pingree (Kuster) Huffman Moore (WI) Wilson (FL) Deutch (Rice Lawson (FL) Roybal-Allard (McNerney) (Beyer) (Hayes) (NY)) NAYS—210 (Evans) (Escobar) Frankel, Lois The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Aderholt Cline Gimenez (Clark (MA)) Lee (NV) Ruiz (Aguilar) COURTNEY). The question is on the pas- Allen Cloud Gohmert Gaetz (McHenry) (Kuster) Rush sage of the bill. Amodei Clyde Gonzales, Tony Grijalva (Garcı´a Lieu (Beyer) (Underwood) Lowenthal Speier (Scanlon) The question was taken; and the Armstrong Cole Gonzalez (OH) (IL)) Arrington Comer Good (VA) Hastings (Beyer) Vargas (Correa) Speaker pro tempore announced that Babin Crawford Gooden (TX) (Wasserman Meng (Clark Watson Coleman the ayes appeared to have it. Bacon Crenshaw Gosar Schultz) (MA)) (Pallone) Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Baird Curtis Granger Huffman Moore (WI) Wilson (FL) Balderson Davidson Graves (LA) (McNerney) (Beyer) (Hayes) Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Banks Davis, Rodney Graves (MO) and nays. Barr DesJarlais Green (TN) f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bentz Diaz-Balart Greene (GA) ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Bice (OK) Donalds Griffith Biggs Duncan Grothman AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bilirakis Dunn Guest MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- The vote was taken by electronic de- Bishop (NC) Emmer Guthrie GROSSMENT OF H.R. 1, FOR THE vice, and there were—yeas 220, nays Boebert Estes Hagedorn Bost Fallon Harris PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 210, not voting 2, as follows: Brady Feenstra Harshbarger [Roll No. 62] Brooks Ferguson Hartzler Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I ask Buchanan Fischbach Hern YEAS—220 unanimous consent that in the engross- Buck Fitzgerald Herrell ment of H.R. 1, the Clerk be authorized Adams Blunt Rochester Ca´ rdenas Bucshon Fitzpatrick Herrera Beutler Aguilar Bonamici Carson Budd Fleischmann Hice (GA) to correct section numbers, punctua- Allred Bourdeaux Cartwright Burchett Fortenberry Higgins (LA) tion, spelling, and cross-references and Auchincloss Bowman Case Burgess Foxx Hill to make such other technical and con- Axne Boyle, Brendan Casten Calvert Franklin, C. Hinson Barraga´ n F. Castor (FL) Cammack Scott Hollingsworth forming changes as may be necessary Bass Brown Castro (TX) Carl Fulcher Hudson to reflect the actions of the House. Beatty Brownley Chu Carter (GA) Gaetz Huizenga The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Bera Bush Cicilline Carter (TX) Gallagher Issa objection to the request of the gentle- Beyer Bustos Clark (MA) Cawthorn Garbarino Jackson Bishop (GA) Butterfield Clarke (NY) Chabot Garcia (CA) Jacobs (NY) woman from California? Blumenauer Carbajal Cleaver Cheney Gibbs Johnson (LA) There was no objection.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.057 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1073 CONTRACT FOR USPS FLEET was a member of the American Expedi- the country. Its official National Park VEHICLES tionary Forces who served in Europe, designation on March 4, 1921, led to the (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given who lost his life during the World War park quickly becoming a source of na- permission to address the House for 1 and whose identity has not been estab- tional intrigue. Bathhouse Row drew minute.) lished, for burial in the Memorial Am- millions of people seeking health rem- Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise phitheater of the National Cemetery at edies in the thermal spring waters. with great concern regarding the re- Arlington, Virginia. Many of these bathhouses still stand cently announced contract between the ‘‘Such sum as may be necessary to today, offering visitors a glimpse into United States Post Office and Oshkosh carry out the provisions of the joint local history, art, and culture. Defense for the construction of 165,000 resolution is hereby authorized to be I take this time to honor the Na- postal vehicles over the next decade, expended by the Secretary of War.’’ tional Park Service’s century of care- all new. Madam Speaker, they will not be for- taking of one of Arkansas’ most valu- There is no doubt our postal fleet is gotten. able natural treasures. I look forward aging. The Grumman LLV, in service f to the next 100 years, and I invite the world to come to experience my home, since 1994, is gas powered and lacks DELIVERING RELIEF TO COMMU- beautiful Hot Springs National Park, basic safety equipment like airbags or NITIES AND ESSENTIAL WORK- Arkansas. air conditioning. ERS Unfortunately, this contract lacks (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given any commitment to make these vehi- f permission to address the House for 1 cles new age, either electric, hybrid, or minute.) advanced biofuels. FIXING AN ALREADY SECURE Mr. MRVAN. Madam Speaker, I am While new vehicles are said to be ca- ELECTION honored to have been able to vote pable of incorporating an electric (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given ‘‘yes’’ last week for the American Res- drivetrain, Postmaster General Louis permission to address the House for 1 cue Plan Act and join my House col- DeJoy, who has been a disaster for the minute and to revise and extend his re- leagues in sending this critically im- Postal Service, recently indicated only marks.) portant legislation to the Senate. 10 percent of the new fleet will be elec- Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, It is past time that we enact bold re- tric. Ten percent? That makes no sense my Democrat colleagues say that the lief that delivers critical resources to and flies in the face of the Biden ad- 2020 election was the least corrupt and individuals, families, and communities ministration’s recent order to electrify most secure in our Nation’s history. throughout our Nation so that we can the Federal fleet. But if that is true, Madam Speaker, get back to work and past this health DeJoy’s failed tenure calls into ques- then why are they pushing an 800-page crisis. bill to fix it? tion the awarding of this contract. I am pleased that this legislation in- As such, the administration and the cludes vital health care provisions to f Postal Service must delay the contract support community vaccination sites, until a review is conducted to deter- scale up testing and tracing, and ad- ONE DOSE OF THE PFIZER mine that there was not inappropriate dress care disparities. VACCINE political influence in the process and Further, this legislation includes sig- that the proposed contract is con- nificant resources to assist schools in (Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina sistent with Biden’s Executive Order reopening. We must continue to do all asked and was given permission to ad- on tackling the climate crisis. we can to support our intrepid teachers dress the House for 1 minute.) This contract is a multi-billion-dol- and the critical work that they are Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. lar opportunity to reimagine the Fed- doing in this challenging time to en- Madam Speaker, thanks to Operation eral fleet and develop this critical do- gage students and prepare them with Warp Speed, we now have a pathway mestic supply chain. We can’t fumble the life skills they need for their career out of the pandemic using anti-COVID this opportunity. endeavors. vaccines, but I want to share some f Madam Speaker, the momentum is more good news. b 2310 on our side to defeat this virus. I en- A new study published in the New courage my Senate colleagues to take England Journal of Medicine shows HONORING CENTENNIAL OF THE the next step in approving this legisla- that just one dose of the Pfizer vaccine TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER tion as soon as possible so that we can has an efficacy of close to 93 percent. (Mr. MAST asked and was given per- provide all of our communities and our The clinical difference between 92 per- mission to address the House for 1 valiant essential workers with the re- cent and 95 percent of the two-dose reg- minute and to revise and extend his re- sources they need. imen is minuscule. marks.) f If we gave everyone, except possibly Mr. MAST. Madam Speaker, I rise in the most vulnerable, just the first dose, honor of the centennial of the Tomb of CELEBRATING HOT SPRINGS we could possibly double our supply the Unknown Soldier. NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL immediately and thus inoculate our The following is the resolution this (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was citizens much faster. Using this strat- body passed 100 years ago tomorrow, given permission to address the House egy, we could possibly prevent the H.J. Res. 426. for 1 minute and to revise and extend spread of new variants and mutants ‘‘Providing for the bringing to the his remarks.) and effect a quicker end to this tragic United States of the body of an un- Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, pandemic, which has already cost hun- known American, who was a member of I rise today to celebrate the 100th anni- dreds of thousands of lives in this coun- the American Expeditionary Forces, versary of Hot Springs National Park. try. who served in Europe and lost his life Nearly 5,500 acres of forested hills Yesterday, I joined some of my fellow during the World War, and for the bur- settle just above historic downtown physician colleagues, asking the ial of the remains with appropriate Hot Springs, Arkansas, protecting 47 Health and Human Services Depart- ceremonies. thermal water springs. Hot Springs Na- ment to consider adopting this strat- ‘‘Resolved by the Senate and House tional Park attracts millions of tour- egy. of Representatives of the United States ists each year with its rich multigener- Acting now could prevent the spread of America in Congress assembled, ational legacy of preserving history of new variants and the further spread That the Secretary of War be, and he is and conserving natural resources for of this tragedy, the kind of tragedy al- hereby, authorized and directed, under public health, wellness, and enjoyment. ready felt and continuing to be felt by regulations to be prescribed by him, to First named Hot Springs Reservation thousands across this country. cause to be brought to the United in 1832, the land was one of the first Madam Speaker, I strongly urge the States the body of an American, who federally protected parcels of land in Health Secretary to follow the science.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03MR7.070 H03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE H1074 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2021 her. Children grow up dreaming about EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, RECOGNIZING VENANGO MUSEUM ‘‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’’ a Dr. Seuss ETC. OF ART, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY book with the lessons we find through- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania out our life’s journey. communications were taken from the asked and was given permission to ad- Madam Speaker, we should all re- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: dress the House for 1 minute and to re- spect and honor Dr. Seuss and forget EC-515. A letter from the Deputy Director, vise and extend his remarks.) this cancel culture nonsense. Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. transmitting the Bureau’s final rule — Civil Madam Speaker, I rise today to recog- f Penalty Inflation Adjustments received Feb- nize the Venango Museum of Art, ruary 2, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Science and Industry in Oil City, Penn- b 2320 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial sylvania. TRANSFORMING SCHEDULE The museum plays a big role in main- Services. (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given EC-516. A letter from the Director, Office taining the culture and history of the of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- region with educational programming permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- and rotating exhibits. tion’s final rule — Removal of Transferred Recently, the executive director of marks.) OTS Regulations Regarding Certain Subordi- the museum, Betsy Kellner, reached Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, nate Organizations of State Savings Associa- out to my office to let us know of an there needs to be comment about the tions (RIN: 3064-AF37) received February 16, exciting project the museum was able way the schedule was totally trans- 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public to complete thanks to funding provided formed, once again. Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. by the Pennsylvania Humanities Coun- What drove this change? We were supposed to be debating the EC-517. A letter from the Director, Office cil and the National Endowment for of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- the Humanities through the CARES George Floyd bill tomorrow. George ance Corporation, transmitting the Depart- Act. Floyd deserves a better bill than he ment’s final rule — Removal of Transferred The museum is the proud owner of a got, a bipartisan bill that we would OTS Regulations Regarding Application 1928 Wurlitzer pipe organ, which was certainly be willing to work with the Processing Procedures of State Savings As- previously held in the historic Latonia Democrats on, but they didn’t want our sociations and Conforming Amendments to Theater in Oil City. The museum was help. We rushed through and did it to- Other Regulations (RIN: 3064-AF36) received February 16, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. able to refurbish the organ, a feat that night. We asked: What was the reason for 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 took thousands of volunteer hours and Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial more than 600 different pipes. the dramatic change? Is somebody Services. After the organ was successfully re- ashamed of what we are bringing and EC-518. A letter from the Director, Office furbished, the Venango Museum of Art, they want to do it late at night? of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- Science and Industry hosted a virtual We were told: No. There is concern ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- concert for residents to enjoy. The con- from somebody that the QAnon-an- tion’s final rule — Removal of Transferred Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) Regula- cert can also be viewed online at nounced inauguration will be tomor- row, so we need to get out of town. tions Regarding Nondiscrimination Require- venangomuseum.org. ments (RIN: 3064-AF35) received February 16, I would like to thank Betsy and the Apparently, there is somebody that 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public museum team for providing this en- believes it. I don’t know anybody on Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the riching cultural experience for the resi- our side, but perhaps the Speaker and Committee on Financial Services. dents of Venango County during the the majority leader are the believers in EC-519. A letter from the Associate Legal pandemic. QAnon. Nobody else here that I know Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Oppor- of. tunity Commission, transmitting the Com- f mission’s final rule — Update of Commis- RESPECT DR. SEUSS BY f sion’s Conciliation Procedures (RIN: 3046- FORGETTING CANCEL CULTURE AB19) received February 17, 2021, pursuant to RECESS 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. (Mr. MOONEY asked and was given 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Edu- permission to address the House for 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. cation and Labor. minute and to revise and extend his re- MANNING). Pursuant to clause 12(a) of EC-520. A letter from the Legal Counsel, marks.) rule I, the Chair declares the House in U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com- Mr. MOONEY. Madam Speaker, let’s recess subject to the call of the Chair. mission, transmitting the Commission’s sig- Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 20 nificant subregulatory guidance — Compli- not attempt to steal knowledge of our ance Manual on Religious Discrimination Nation’s history from our children, minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- cess. (RIN: 3046-ZA01) received February 26, 2021, like the Grinch attempted to steal pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Christmas. f 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- I rise to honor the legendary Dr. mittee on Education and Labor. Seuss for Read Across America Day. b 0000 EC-521. A letter from the Managing Direc- Yesterday would also have been his tor, Federal Communications Commission, AFTER RECESS transmitting the Commission’s final rule — 117th birthday. Amendment of the Schedule of Application Before he became a world-famous The recess having expired, the House Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through writer, Seuss attended Dartmouth Col- was called to order by the Speaker pro 1.1109 of the Commission’s Rules [MD Docket lege, my alma mater. He was also a tempore (Ms. MANNING) at 12 a.m. No.: 20-270] received February 4, 2021, pursu- member of the New Hampshire Alpha ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- Chapter of the fraternity Sigma Phi f 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee Epsilon, of which I was also a member. on Energy and Commerce. We used to love showing Theodore ADJOURNMENT EC-522. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Geisel’s class photo on the wall to visi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Commission, transmitting the Commission’s tors. ant to section 5(a)(1)(B) of House Reso- final rule—Rules Governing the Use of Dis- But in the spirit of cancel culture, lution 8, the House stands adjourned tributed Transmission System Technologies publishers have discontinued six of his until noon on Monday next for morn- [MB Docket No.: 20-74]; Authorizing Permis- books. Dr. Seuss was known as a pro- ing-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legisla- sive Use of the ‘‘Next Generation’’ Broadcast gressive for his time. His famous story tive business. Television Standard [GN Docket No.: 16-142] ‘‘The Lorax’’ was about protecting the Thereupon (at 12 o’clock and 1 received February 4, 2021, pursuant to 5 environment. minute a.m.), under its previous order, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- My favorite, ‘‘Marvin K. Mooney Will the House adjourned until Monday, ergy and Commerce. You Please Go Now!’’ my 6-year-old March 8, 2021, at noon for morning-hour EC-523. A letter from the Director, Office daughter thinks was written just for debate. of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory

VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:30 Jun 03, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD21\MARCH\H03MR1.REC H03MR1 sradovich on DSKJLST7X2PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1075 Commission, transmitting the Commission’s Transportation, transmitting the Depart- No.: FAA-2020-0778; Product Identifier 2020- final evaluation of vendor submittal — En- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- NM-097-AD; Amendment 39-21362; AD 2020-26- dorsement of Electric Power Research Insti- tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: 07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 16, tute (EPRI) Technical Report (TR) 3002019436 FAA-2020-1121; Project Identifier MCAI-2020- 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public ‘‘Remote Source Verification During a Pan- 01546-T; Amendment 39-21356; AD 2020-26-01] Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the demic or Similar State of Emergency: (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 16, 2021, Committee on Transportation and Infra- Screening Criteria and Process Guidance’’ pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law structure. received February 22, 2021, pursuant to 5 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- EC-538. A letter from the Management and U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- ture. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ergy and Commerce. EC-531. A letter from the Management and ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- EC-524. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of tives; CFM International, S.A. Turbofan En- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Depart- gines [Docket No.: FAA-2020-0729; Project Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Identifier AD-2020-00620-E; Amendment 39- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- tives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 21355; AD 2020-25-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received tives; Embraer S.A. Airplanes [Docket No.: Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2020-0572; February 16, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. FAA-2020-0584; Product Identifier 2020-NM- Product Identifier 2017-SW-056-AD; Amend- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 069-AD; Amendment 39-21349; AD 2020-25-07] ment 39-21358; AD 2020-26-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 16, 2021, received February 16, 2021, pursuant to 5 tation and Infrastructure. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. EC-539. A letter from the Management and 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Program Analyst, FAA, Department of mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Transportation and Infrastructure. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ture. EC-532. A letter from the Management and ment’s final rule — Amendment of Class E EC-525. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Airspace; Mineola and Kenedy, TX [Docket Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Depart- No.: FAA-2020-0877; Airspace Docket No.: 20- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- ASW-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- tives; Aerostar Aircraft Corporation Air- 16, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); tives; Airbus Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA- planes [Docket No.: FAA-2020-0574; Product Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to 2016-3343; Product Identifier 2015-SW-078-AD; Identifier 2019-CE-015-AD; Amendment 39- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Amendment 39-21353; AD 2020-25-11] (RIN: 21340; AD 2020-24-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received structure. 2120-AA64) received February 16, 2021, pursu- February 16, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. EC-540. A letter from the Management and ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- on Transportation and Infrastructure. tation and Infrastructure. ment’s final rule — Amendment of Class D EC-526. A letter from the Management and EC-533. A letter from the Management and and Class E Airspace and Establishment of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Class E Airspace; Marquette, MI [Docket Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- No.: FAA-2020-0880; Airspace Docket No.: 20- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- AGL-37] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February ´ tives; Yabora˜ Indu´ stria Aeronautica S.A. tives; The Boeing Company Airplanes [Dock- 16, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); (Type Certificate Previously Held by et No.: FAA-2020-0689; Product Identifier Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Embraer S.A.) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA- 2020-NM-060-AD; Amendment 39-21359; AD the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 2020-1122; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-00972- 2020-26-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received Feb- structure. T; Amendment 39-21357; AD 2020-26-02] (RIN: ruary 16, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. EC-541. A letter from the Management and 2120-AA64) received February 16, 2021, pursu- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Program Analyst, FAA, Department of ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee tation and Infrastructure. ment’s final rule — Amendment of Class E EC-534. A letter from the Management and on Transportation and Infrastructure. Airspace; Warroad, MN [Docket No.: FAA- EC-527. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 2020-0878; Airspace Docket No.: 20-AGL-35] Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Depart- (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 16, 2021, Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- tives; General Electric Company Turbofan 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- tives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certifi- Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2020-0592; Project mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- cate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Identifier AD-2020-00251-E; Amendment 39- ture. Company) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2020- 21352; AD 2020-25-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received EC-542. A letter from the Management and 1108; Project Identifier AD-2020-01397-T; February 16, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Amendment 39-21360; AD 2020-26-05] (RIN: 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2120-AA64) received February 16, 2021, pursu- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- ment’s final rule — IFR Altitudes; Miscella- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- tation and Infrastructure. neous Amendments [Docket No.: 31345; 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee EC-535. A letter from the Management and Amdt. No.: 556] received February 16, 2021, on Transportation and Infrastructure. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law EC-528. A letter from the Management and Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- mittee on Transportation and Transportation, transmitting the Depart- tives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Infrastructure. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls- tives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Royce plc) Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: f Re´gional Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2020- FAA-2019-0425; Project Identifier 2016-NE-13- 1133; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-01515-T; AD; Amendment 39-21346; AD 2020-25-04] (RIN: PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Amendment 39-21372; AD 2020-26-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 16, 2021, pursu- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public 2120-AA64) received February 16, 2021, pursu- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- bills and resolutions of the following ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee titles were introduced and severally re- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-536. A letter from the Management and ferred, as follows: EC-529. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Ms. CLARKE of New Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- York, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- tives; The Boeing Company Airplanes [Dock- PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. tives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG et No.: FAA-2020-1031; Project Identifier AD- JEFFRIES, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls- 2020-00846-T; Amendment 39-21334; AD 2020-24- BARRAGA´ N, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. Royce plc) Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: 04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 16, CA´ RDENAS, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. FAA-2020-1032; Project Identifier MCAI-2020- 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public CORREA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 00856-E; Amendment 39-21338; AD 2020-24-08] Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the DELGADO, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 16, 2021, Committee on Transportation and Infra- ESPAILLAT, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. GARCIA pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law structure. of Texas, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- EC-537. A letter from the Management and Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. LEVIN of mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ture. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- SABLAN, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. SAN NICO- EC-530. A letter from the Management and ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- LAS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of tives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes [Docket TORRES of California, Mr. TORRES of

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New York, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. VARGAS, control; to the Committee on Transportation Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. Mr. VELA, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. and Infrastructure, and in addition to the VARGAS, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BLUNT BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a ROCHESTER, Mr. KILMER, Mr. RYAN, BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. period to be subsequently determined by the Mr. CARSON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. LEVIN BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Speaker, in each case for consideration of of California, Mr. KAHELE, and Ms. Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN, Ms. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- MENG): BROWNLEY, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CASTEN, tion of the committee concerned. H.R. 1539. A bill to amend the Homeland Ms. CHU, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for Security Act of 2002 to develop and make setts, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. available guidance relating to domestic pre- CRIST, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. GIBBS, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. paredness for and collective response to ter- DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, BABIN, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. TURNER, rorism regarding active shooter and mass Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. casualty incident response assistance, and DEMINGS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. for other purposes; to the Committee on DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, DESJARLAIS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. Homeland Security. Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. FLETCH- TIMMONS, Mr. GUEST, Mr. RICE of By Mr. AGUILAR (for himself, Ms. ER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HARDER of South Carolina, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. CLARKE of New York, Mr. PAYNE, California, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. MAST, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Miss RICE of New York, Mrs. LURIA, HAYES, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. Mr. CORREA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. HIMES, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JACOBS of HUIZENGA, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. LIEU, Mr. PANETTA, California, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JONES, WEBER of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. Mr. KAHELE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, ISSA, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. DUNN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BLUNT Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, BROOKS, and Mr. FITZGERALD): ROCHESTER, Mr. KILMER, Mr. RYAN, Mr. KIND, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. H.R. 1535. A bill to amend the Foreign Mr. CARSON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. LEVIN LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. LAW- Agents Registration Act of 1938 to limit the of California, Mr. KAHELE, Ms. MENG, RENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. exemption from the registration require- Mr. LANGEVIN, and Ms. SCANLON): LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LOWENTHAL, ments of such Act for persons engaging in H.R. 1540. A bill to provide for joint reports Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New activities in furtherance of bona fide reli- by relevant Federal agencies to Congress re- York, Ms. MANNING, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. gious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pur- garding incidents of terrorism, and for other MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. suits or the fine arts to activities which do purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se- MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, not promote the political agenda of a foreign curity. Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. MUR- government, to amend the Higher Education By Mr. AGUILAR (for himself, Ms. PHY of Florida, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NEW- Act of 1965 to clarify the disclosures of for- CLARKE of New York, Mr. PAYNE, MAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, eign gifts by institutions, and for other pur- Miss RICE of New York, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, Mr. CORREA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. PAPPAS, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. and in addition to the Committee on Edu- FLETCHER, Mr. LIEU, Mr. PANETTA, PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PLASKETT, cation and Labor, for a period to be subse- Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. quently determined by the Speaker, in each VARGAS, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BLUNT QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ROSS, Mr. case for consideration of such provisions as ROCHESTER, Mr. KILMER, Mr. RYAN, fall within the jurisdiction of the committee RUSH, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. Mr. CARSON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. LEVIN concerned. SCHRIER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHRADER, of California, Mr. KAHELE, and Ms. By Mr. RESCHENTHALER (for him- Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. STAN- MENG): self, Mr. RYAN, Mr. THOMPSON of H.R. 1541. A bill to amend the Homeland TON, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. Pennsylvania, and Mr. TRONE): Security Act of 2002 to provide support to TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, H.R. 1536. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- State and local governments in their efforts Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, cation Act of 1965 to include all members of to counter violent extremist threats, and for Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILD, Ms. the Armed Forces in the definition of ‘‘inde- other purposes; to the Committee on Home- WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of pendent student’’ for purposes of deter- land Security. Florida, and Mr. YARMUTH): H.R. 6. A bill to authorize the cancellation mining the eligibility of such members for By Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Mr. RODNEY of removal and adjustment of status of cer- Federal financial assistance, and for other DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. tain aliens, and for other purposes; to the purposes; to the Committee on Education JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. SMITH Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition and Labor. of Nebraska, Mr. POCAN, Mr. to the Committee on Education and Labor, By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. BOST, for a period to be subsequently determined NEWHOUSE, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. PA- Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. EMMER, by the Speaker, in each case for consider- NETTA): Mr. BACON, Mrs. HINSON, and Mrs. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- H.R. 1537. A bill to amend the Immigration FISCHBACH): risdiction of the committee concerned. and Nationality Act to provide for terms and H.R. 1542. A bill to amend the Farm Secu- By Ms. TLAIB: conditions for nonimmigrant workers per- rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to pro- H.R. 1532. A bill to require a review of the forming agricultural labor or services, and vide grants for deployment of renewable fuel effects of FHA mortgage insurance policies, for other purposes; to the Committee on the infrastructure, to finalize proposed rules re- practices, and products on small-dollar Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees lating to requirements for E15 fuel dispenser mortgage lending, and for other purposes; to on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, labeling and underground storage tank com- the Committee on Financial Services. and Financial Services, for a period to be patibility, and for other purposes; to the By Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Ms. DA- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in VIDS of Kansas, Mr. MEUSER, Ms. each case for consideration of such provi- addition to the Committee on Agriculture, CRAIG, and Mr. DIAZ-BALART): sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the for a period to be subsequently determined H.R. 1533. A bill to extend the deferment of committee concerned. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- EIDL loans made in response to COVID-19 By Ms. ESCOBAR (for herself, Mr. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- from 1 year to 2 years; to the Committee on CUELLAR, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. GRI- risdiction of the committee concerned. Small Business. JALVA, Mr. VELA, Mr. VICENTE GON- By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. BANKS, By Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. BUDD, ZALEZ of Texas, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. Mr. PERRY, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. DUNCAN, KIRKPATRICK, Mr. TONY GONZALES of WALTZ, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HICE of Texas, and Mr. CARBAJAL): RESCHENTHALER, Mr. POSEY, Mr. Georgia, Mr. GUEST, Mr. CRAWFORD, H.R. 1538. A bill to amend the United STEUBE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. MUR- Mr. ROY, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. GOSAR, States-Mexico Border Health Commission PHY of North Carolina, Mr. KELLY of Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. WOMACK, Ms. Act, with respect to preparedness for COVID- Mississippi, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LAMBORN, HERRELL, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. GIBBS, 19 and other infectious diseases in the border Mr. TURNER, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. KEL- Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Ms. region, and for other purposes; to the Com- LER, Mr. CARL, Mr. ROSE, Mr. TIF- STEFANIK, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- FANY, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CLINE, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. PALMER, dition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, STEIL, Mr. BOST, Mr. JOHNSON of Lou- Mr. MASSIE, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. for a period to be subsequently determined isiana, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. JACOBS of OWENS, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- New York, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. BUCK, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. KUSTOFF, ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- LOUDERMILK, Mr. DUNN, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, risdiction of the committee concerned. Mr. CLYDE, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. Mr. CLYDE, and Mr. HAGEDORN): By Mr. AGUILAR (for himself, Ms. ROUZER, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. TENNEY, H.R. 1534. A bill to prohibit the President CLARKE of New York, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. MANN, Mr. and the Secretary of Health and Human Miss RICE of New York, Mrs. LURIA, STAUBER, Mr. BUDD, Mrs. CAMMACK, Services from declaring certain emergencies Mr. CORREA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. Mr. ROY, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, and or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun FLETCHER, Mr. LIEU, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. LAMALFA):

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H.R. 1543. A bill to provide authorities to Ms. MENG, Mr. PRICE of North Caro- facilitating efficient, timely environmental prohibit the provision of services by social lina, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. NAPOLI- reviews of nuclear reactors through ex- media platforms to certain individuals and TANO, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. RUSH, Mr. panded use of categorical exclusions, envi- entities on the Specially Designated Nation- DEUTCH, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. ronmental assessments, and generic environ- als List and senior officials of governments HOULAHAN, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. MICHAEL mental impact statements, and for other of a state sponsor of terrorism; to the Com- F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. MAT- purposes; to the Committee on Energy and mittee on Foreign Affairs. SUI, and Mr. FITZPATRICK): Commerce. By Mr. CA´ RDENAS (for himself and H.R. 1551. A bill to amend title XVIII of the By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Mr. TONKO): Social Security Act to provide coverage of AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, Ms. H.R. 1544. A bill to authorize the Secretary medical nutrition therapy services for indi- BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. of Health and Human Services, acting viduals with eating disorders under the BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, through the Director of the Center for Men- Medicare program; to the Committee on En- Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mrs. tal Health Services of the Substance Abuse ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the BUSTOS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. and Mental Health Services Administration, Committee on Ways and Means, for a period CLARKE of New York, Mr. COOPER, to award grants to facilitate the funding of to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Mr. COSTA, Ms. DEAN, Ms. DEGETTE, community-based mental health and sub- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. MICHAEL F. stance use disorder services and peer support visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. ESCOBAR, programs, and for other purposes; to the committee concerned. Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GARCI´A of Illi- Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. nois, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRI- By Mr. CA´ RDENAS (for himself, Mr. LANGEVIN): JALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, TONKO, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, and H.R. 1552. A bill to designate the facility of Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. HIMES, Mr. TRONE): the United States Postal Service located at Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. H.R. 1545. A bill to ensure that after a dec- 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. JONES, Ms. laration of a major disaster affected States, as the ‘‘Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. local governments, and Indian tribal govern- Office’’; to the Committee on Oversight and KILDEE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mrs. LAW- ments receive immediate approval for serv- Reform. RENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. ices and assistance provided under section By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for her- LYNCH, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief self, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. and Emergency Assistance Act; to the Com- and Mr. STIVERS): MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- H.R. 1553. A bill to provide for further com- MOULTON, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, ture. prehensive research at the National Institute Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. By Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for him- of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on RASKIN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. self and Mr. GARAMENDI): unruptured intracranial aneurysms; to the SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SE- H.R. 1546. A bill to amend the Eliminate, Committee on Energy and Commerce. WELL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Wash- Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. ington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. Act of 2016 to direct the Presidential Task MCGOVERN, Ms. LEE of California, THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TLAIB, Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop rec- Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. ommendations to address wildlife trafficking GARAMENDI, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GALLEGO, VEASEY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, on the internet and on social media, and to and Mr. KHANNA): Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. direct the Secretary of State and the Admin- H.R. 1554. A bill to prohibit the use of funds WILD): istrator of the United States Agency for for the research and development, produc- H.R. 1560. A bill to establish a Federal Ad- International Development to develop a tion, or deployment of the nuclear-armed visory Council to Support Victims of Gun Vi- strategy to address wildlife trafficking on sea-launched cruise missile and its associ- olence; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the internet and on social media, and for ated nuclear warhead; to the Committee on By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Ms. other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Armed Services. KAPTUR, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. DINGELL, Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on By Ms. CRAIG: Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. Natural Resources, for a period to be subse- H.R. 1555. A bill to require the Federal MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. HUIZENGA, quently determined by the Speaker, in each Communications Commission to issue final Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, and Mr. STAUBER): case for consideration of such provisions as rules to promote and incentivize the wide- H.R. 1561. A bill to amend title 14, United fall within the jurisdiction of the committee spread adoption of broadband consumer la- States Code, to require the Coast Guard to concerned. bels, and for other purposes; to the Com- conduct icebreaking operations in the Great By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. mittee on Energy and Commerce. Lakes to minimize commercial disruption in KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. EVANS, Mr. By Mr. CRENSHAW: the winter months, and for other purposes; VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. H.R. 1556. A bill to require State and local to the Committee on Transportation and In- SCANLON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LANGEVIN, governments to establish reopening plans as frastructure. Mr. RYAN, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. a condition of receiving funding under title By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO- VI of the Social Security Act, and for other CHENEY, and Mr. STEWART): NEY of New York, Ms. DEAN, and Mr. purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and H.R. 1562. A bill to prohibit the trading of BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania): Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the securities of certain Communist Chinese H.R. 1547. A bill to improve the financial Energy and Commerce, for a period to be military companies on a national securities literacy of secondary school students; to the subsequently determined by the Speaker, in exchange, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor. each case for consideration of such provi- Committee on Financial Services, and in ad- By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the dition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, STEFANIK, Mr. HILL, Ms. HOULAHAN, committee concerned. Ways and Means, Armed Services, Education Mr. CASE, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. By Mr. CRIST: and Labor, Intelligence (Permanent Select), FITZPATRICK, and Mr. THOMPSON of H.R. 1557. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be Mississippi): enue Code of 1986 to extend certain credits subsequently determined by the Speaker, in H.R. 1548. A bill to establish a pilot pro- related to solar energy; to the Committee on each case for consideration of such provi- gram for native plant species, and for other Ways and Means. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois committee concerned. sources. (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, By Mr. GARCIA of California (for him- By Mr. CASTEN (for himself, Ms. CAS- Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CONNOLLY, self, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. CALVERT, TOR of Florida, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. Mr. RUSH, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. Mr. ISSA, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, and JACOBS of California, Ms. MOORE of LAMALFA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. Ms. NORTON): Wisconsin, Ms. BASS, Ms. WILLIAMS of NUNES, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mrs. STEEL, H.R. 1549. A bill to establish the Advisory Georgia, and Mr. POCAN): and Mr. VALADAO): Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial H.R. 1558. A bill to reduce child poverty in H.R. 1563. A bill to extend the authorities Stability Oversight Council; to the Com- the United States, and for other purposes; to under the Water Infrastructure Improve- mittee on Financial Services. the Committee on Oversight and Reform, ments for the Nation Act of 2016 providing By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself and in addition to the Committee on Ways operational flexibility, drought relief, and and Ms. SCHRIER): and Means, for a period to be subsequently other benefits to the State of California; to H.R. 1550. A bill to amend the Public determined by the Speaker, in each case for the Committee on Natural Resources, and in Health Service Act to provide for a public consideration of such provisions as fall with- addition to the Committee on Science, awareness campaign with respect to human in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Space, and Technology, for a period to be papillomavirus, and for other purposes; to cerned. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in the Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. DUNCAN: each case for consideration of such provi- By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mrs. H.R. 1559. A bill to direct the Nuclear Reg- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the WALORSKI, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, ulatory Commission to submit a report on committee concerned.

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By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself and Mr. NETTA, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, by the Speaker, in each case for consider- PASCRELL): Mrs. HAYES, and Mr. PHILLIPS): ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- H.R. 1564. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 1570. A bill to encourage greater com- risdiction of the committee concerned. enue Code of 1986 to exclude from taxable in- munity accountability of law enforcement By Mr. KINZINGER: come any student loan forgiveness or dis- agencies, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 1578. A bill to streamline nuclear charge; to the Committee on Ways and mittee on the Judiciary. technology regulatory permitting and licens- Means. By Mr. JACOBS of New York: ing, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. H.R. 1571. A bill to amend the Immigration mittee on Energy and Commerce. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. VICENTE GON- and Nationality Act to provide non- By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for him- ZALEZ of Texas, Mr. CASTEN, and Mr. immigrant status for dairy workers; to the self, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. NEGUSE, FITZPATRICK): Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. GAETZ, Mr. CLOUD, Ms. SCANLON, H.R. 1565. A bill to create an interdivi- By Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself and Ms. Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. sional taskforce at the Securities and Ex- DELBENE): NORTON, Mr. JONES, Mr. BLUMENAUER, change Commission for senior investors; to H.R. 1572. A bill to direct the Federal Elec- Ms. TLAIB, Mr. POCAN, Ms. SPEIER, the Committee on Financial Services. tion Commission to carry out a voucher pilot and Mr. DEUTCH): By Mr. GRIJALVA: program under which individuals may use H.R. 1579. A bill to prohibit Members of H.R. 1566. A bill to amend the Child Abuse vouchers to make small dollar contributions Congress from purchasing or selling certain Prevention and Treatment Act to require to qualified candidates for election for the investments, and for other purposes; to the that equitable distribution of assistance in- office of Representative in, or Delegate or Committee on Financial Services, and in ad- clude equitable distribution to Indian tribes Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, and dition to the Committees on Agriculture, and tribal organizations and to increase for other purposes; to the Committee on and House Administration, for a period to be amounts reserved for allotment to Indian House Administration. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in tribes and tribal organizations under certain By Ms. JAYAPAL: each case for consideration of such provi- circumstances, and to provide for a Govern- H.R. 1573. A bill to clarify the rights of all sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the ment Accountability Office report on child persons who are held or detained at a port of committee concerned. abuse and neglect in American Indian tribal entry or at any detention facility overseen By Mr. LATTA: communities; to the Committee on Edu- by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or H.R. 1580. A bill to amend title XVIII of the cation and Labor, and in addition to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Social Security Act to permit the use of cer- Committee on Natural Resources, for a pe- to the Committee on the Judiciary. tain psychological evaluation via telehealth riod to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for him- for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation Speaker, in each case for consideration of self, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. KAPTUR, services for the treatment of chronic pain; to such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Ms. OMAR, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. the Committee on Energy and Commerce, tion of the committee concerned. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. BEYER, Mr. and in addition to the Committee on Ways By Mrs. HARTZLER: BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. and Means, for a period to be subsequently H.R. 1567. A bill to allow certain qualified CICILLINE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DANNY determined by the Speaker, in each case for law enforcement officers and retired law en- K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. consideration of such provisions as fall with- forcement officers to carry a concealed fire- ESPAILLAT, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. GARCIA of in the jurisdiction of the committee con- arm to protect children in a school zone; to Texas, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. GRIJALVA, cerned. the Committee on the Judiciary. Ms. NORTON, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for him- By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KIND, Mr. self, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Mr. COO- HUIZENGA, and Mr. BARR): KILMER, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. PER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BISHOP of Geor- H.R. 1568. A bill to amend the Special LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MCGOV- gia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. Drawing Rights Act in order strengthen con- ERN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. gressional oversight with respect to alloca- MOULTON, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. VARGAS, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. tions of Special Drawing Rights by the Inter- OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. YOUNG, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MORELLE, national Monetary Fund, and to prohibit PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. DEAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. TITUS, such allocations for perpetrators of genocide Mr. RASKIN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and state sponsors of terrorism without con- Mr. RUSH, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Ms. Mr. KILMER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. gressional authorization, and for other pur- VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, WELCH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MCNER- poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- Mr. VARGAS, and Mr. WELCH): NEY, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. ices. H.R. 1574. A bill to suspend United States VELA´ ZQUEZ, Ms. WILD, Mr. PANETTA, By Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. security assistance with Honduras until such Mr. POCAN, Mr. RYAN, Mr. CASTEN, BUCHANAN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. BLU- time as human rights violations by Hon- Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. MENG, Ms. MENAUER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. HAS- duran security forces cease and their per- CHU, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. TINGS, Mr. JONES, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. petrators are brought to justice; to the Com- KUSTER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. BEATTY, LOWENTHAL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. NOR- mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to Mr. KILDEE, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. COURT- TON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. the Committee on Financial Services, for a NEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. ´ VAN DREW, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. period to be subsequently determined by the CICILLINE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. BEYER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CASE, Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of GALLEGO, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. JONES, SCHIFF, and Mr. FITZPATRICK): such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. H.R. 1569. A bill to assist in the conserva- tion of the committee concerned. O’HALLERAN, Mrs. HAYES, and Mr. tion of critically endangered species in for- By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: CROW): eign countries, and for other purposes; to the H.R. 1575. A bill to repeal restrictions on H.R. 1581. A bill to support library infra- Committee on Natural Resources. the export and import of natural gas; to the structure; to the Committee on Education By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Committee on Education and Labor. and Labor. CROW, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. DEGETTE, By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. LEE H.R. 1576. A bill to provide for a coordi- New York: of California, Ms. WILLIAMS of Geor- nated national research program to examine H.R. 1582. A bill to clarify and increase the gia, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. THOMPSON of the nature, causes, consequences, and pre- restrictions on political activities that are California, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, vention of violence and unintended injury applicable to the members of the Postal Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. EVANS, Ms. and death relating to gun ownership, use, Service Board of Governors, including the DELBENE, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. MCCOL- and trafficking, and for other purposes; to Postmaster General and the Deputy Post- LUM, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. STANTON, the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi- master General, and for other purposes; to Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. MFUME, Ms. FUDGE, tion to the Committees on Science, Space, the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Ms. MATSUI, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ADAMS, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Ms. NORTON, Mr. JONES, Mr. BLU- for a period to be subsequently determined WELCH, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, MENAUER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- and Mr. TONKO): LAWSON of Florida, Mr. KILMER, Mr. risdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 1583. A bill to fully fund the Preven- PALLONE, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. PAYNE, By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. REED, tion and Public Health Fund and reaffirm Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. Mr. RUIZ, and Mr. WENSTRUP): the importance of prevention in the United COSTA, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. MCNERNEY, H.R. 1577. A bill to amend title XVIII of the States health care system; to the Committee Ms. PINGREE, Mr. SOTO, Ms. DEAN, Social Security Act to provide for the co- on Energy and Commerce. Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. CARSON, Ms. ordination of programs to prevent and treat By Mr. MCHENRY (for himself and Mr. LOFGREN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, obesity, and for other purposes; to the Com- HUIZENGA): Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- H.R. 1584. A bill to impose a limitation on GARCIA of Texas, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, dition to the Committee on Ways and Means, taxation and fees on transactions by certain Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. PA- for a period to be subsequently determined securities industry participants, and for

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Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- sion to Study the Stigmatization, Criminal- By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mrs. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- ization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity BEATTY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. sideration of such provisions as fall within for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans; to FITZPATRICK, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SAN the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. the Committee on Armed Services, and in NICOLAS, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- SWALWELL, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. herself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. DUNCAN, fairs, for a period to be subsequently deter- MOULTON, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MCGOV- Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. CURTIS): mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- ERN, Mr. GALLAGHER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. H.R. 1588. A bill to modernize the hydro- sideration of such provisions as fall within THOMPSON of California, Mr. GRI- power licensing process and to promote next the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. JALVA, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. generation hydropower projects, and for By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. COHEN, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Energy HORSFORD, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, and TAKANO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- Mr. AMODEI): PALLONE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, mittee on Oversight and Reform, for a period H.R. 1597. A bill to provide for conservation Mr. KILMER, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- and economic development in the State of DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. RYAN, er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Com- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the mittee on Natural Resources. Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- committee concerned. By Mr. TRONE (for himself and Ms. vania, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. POCAN, Ms. By Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself and WATERS): NORTON, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DONALDS): H.R. 1598. A bill to amend the Omnibus Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. MOORE of Wis- H.R. 1589. A bill to amend the Small Busi- Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to consin, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. DEUTCH, ness Act to modify the exemption for re- condition eligibility for grants under the Ed- Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. hires for loan forgiveness under the pay- ward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. PA- check protection program, and for other pur- Grant Program, and for other purposes; to NETTA, Mr. LIEU, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. poses; to the Committee on Small Business. the Committee on the Judiciary. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, By Mr. RUIZ: By Mr. UPTON: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. H.R. 1590. A bill to amend the Communica- H.R. 1599. A bill to amend the Department RASKIN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. tions Act of 1934 to add access to tele- of Energy Organization Act to secure the NADLER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. communications and information services in supply of critical energy resources, including BURGESS, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. Indian country and areas with high popu- critical minerals and other materials, and VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. lations of Indian people to the universal for other purposes; to the Committee on En- SCHRADER, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. SHERRILL, service principle relating to access to such ergy and Commerce. Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- services in rural, insular, and high cost By Mr. UPTON: ington, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. CHU, Mr. areas; to the Committee on Energy and Com- H.R. 1600. A bill to reduce methane emis- BEYER, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, merce. sions from flaring and venting natural gas Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. PERLMUTTER, By Mr. RYAN (for himself and Mr. during oil and natural gas production activi- Mr. CASE, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. DEFA- REED): ties, and for other purposes; to the Com- ZIO, Mr. ZELDIN, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. H.R. 1591. A bill to establish the United mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- BAIRD, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. PETERS, States Chief Manufacturing Officer in the dition to the Committee on Science, Space, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SABLAN, Executive Office of the President with the and Technology, for a period to be subse- Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. KUSTER, Miss responsibility of developing a National Man- quently determined by the Speaker, in each RICE of New York, Mr. HIGGINS of ufacturing Strategy to revitalize the manu- case for consideration of such provisions as New York, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. facturing sector, spur economic growth, and fall within the jurisdiction of the committee QUIGLEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. EVANS, Ms. expand United States competitiveness, and concerned. ESCOBAR, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mrs. for other purposes; to the Committee on En- By Mrs. WALORSKI: BUSTOS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. SIRES, ergy and Commerce. H.R. 1601. A bill to increase the exempt Mr. COSTA, Mr. CARSON, Ms. BLUNT By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for him- amount applicable for the retirement earn- ROCHESTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. self, Mr. SUOZZI, and Mrs. HARTZLER): ings test for months in 2020 and 2021, and for VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. H.R. 1592. A bill to combat forced organ other purposes; to the Committee on Ways AGUILAR, Mr. BROWN, Mr. HASTINGS, harvesting and trafficking in persons for pur- and Means. Mr. LAMB, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mrs. LURIA, poses of the removal of organs, and for other By Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr. Mr. HIMES, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Af- MASSIE, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. Illinois): fairs, and in addition to the Committees on BIGGS, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. H.R. 1585. A bill to amend title 38, United Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, PERRY, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BISHOP of States Code, to provide for the treatment of for a period to be subsequently determined North Carolina, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. veterans who participated in the cleanup of by the Speaker, in each case for consider- BROOKS, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed vet- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- ROUZER, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. HARRIS, erans for purposes of the presumption of risdiction of the committee concerned. Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. GOSAR, service-connection of certain disabilities by By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for him- Mr. CARL, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the self and Mr. CURTIS): RUTHERFORD, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. ROY, Mr. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. H.R. 1593. A bill to provide for automatic SCHWEIKERT, Mr. HICE of Georgia, and By Mr. PERRY (for himself and Mr. acquisition of United States citizenship for Mr. LOUDERMILK): SAN NICOLAS): certain internationally adopted individuals, H. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution ex- H.R. 1586. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- and for other purposes; to the Committee on pressing the sense of Congress that retired cation Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of the Judiciary. Lieutenant General Russel Honore´, United Education to carry out a program under By Mr. STANTON (for himself, Ms. States Army, should immediately be relieved which an institution of higher education SCANLON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. THOMPSON of of his interim investigative role into the may elect to cosign Federal student loans Mississippi, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MCCOL- events of January 6, 2021; to the Committee made to students attending the institution, LUM, Mr. CARSON, Ms. MOORE of Wis- on House Administration. and for other purposes; to the Committee on consin, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. By Mr. MORELLE: Education and Labor. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, H. Res. 185. A resolution expressing support By Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for and Mrs. HAYES): for designation of March 3, 2021, as National himself, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. KELLY H.R. 1594. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day; to the of Pennsylvania, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. Reporting Act to exclude certain evictions Committee on Oversight and Reform. COLE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. RODNEY and information relating to such evictions By Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. UNDERWOOD, from consumer reports, and for other pur- MCCAUL, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. Mr. NORMAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCKIN- poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- CUELLAR, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BABIN, LEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. WILD, Ms. ices. Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. WILLIAMS of MCCOLLUM, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. By Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. Texas, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. VAN RESCHENTHALER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CRAWFORD, DUYNE, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. FALLON, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. YAR- Mr. GAETZ, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. ROY, MUTH, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. JACKSON): Mr. KAHELE, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. SES- O’HALLERAN, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. H.R. 1595. A bill to require the continu- SIONS, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. GOODEN of NEGUSE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. ation in effect of export controls with re- Texas, Mr. BRADY, Mr. TONY FOSTER): spect to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., and GONZALES of Texas, Mr. GREEN of H.R. 1587. A bill to provide certain cov- for other purposes; to the Committee on For- Texas, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. CASTRO of erage of audiologist services under the Medi- eign Affairs. Texas, and Mr. TAYLOR): care program, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 186. A resolution calling for the im- Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in BROWN): mediate release of Trevor Reed, a United

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- for the goals and ideals of ‘‘World Hearing Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Day’’; to the Committee on Energy and Com- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 merce. Article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the United By Mr. CRENSHAW: States Constitution. f H.R. 1556. By Mrs. AXNE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY H.R. 1542. lation pursuant to the following: STATEMENT Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: which gives lation pursuant to the following: Congress the authority, ‘‘ . . . to regulate Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the Rules of the House of Representa- granted to Congress under Article I, Section the several States, and with the Indian tives, the following statements are sub- 8 of the United States Constitution. Tribes’’ mitted regarding the specific powers By Mr. BARR: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ‘‘ . . . to granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 1543. make all laws which shall be necessary and tion to enact the accompanying bill or Congress has the power to enact this legis- proper for carrying into Execution the fore- lation pursuant to the following: joint resolution. going Powers . . . ’’ Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. By Mr. CRIST: By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: Constitution H.R. 1557. ´ H.R. 6. By Mr. CARDENAS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1544. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: of the United States Constitution. Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution H.R. 1558. By Ms. TLAIB: ´ By Mr. CARDENAS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1532. H.R. 1545. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I of the Constitution and its subse- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: quent amendments and further clarified and Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution. Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution interpreted by the Supreme Court of the By Ms. SALAZAR: By Mr. CARTER of Georgia: United States. H.R. 1533. H.R. 1546. By Mr. DUNCAN: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1559. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution The constitutional authority on which this lation pursuant to the following: to ‘‘make all laws which shall be necessary bill rests is the power of Congress to make Article I, Section 8 and proper for carrying into execution the rules for the government and regulation of By Mr. EVANS: foregoing powers and all other powers vested the land and naval forces, as enumerated in H.R. 1560. by this constitution’’ Article I, Section 8 of the United States Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CLOUD: stitution. H.R. 1534. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of U.S. Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1547. stitution: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- The Congress shall have Power To lay and The Second Amendment to the Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, tion Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to to pay the Debts and provide for the common By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina: the power of Congress to regulate Commerce Defence and general Welfare of the United H.R. 1535. with foreign Nations, and among the several States; Congress has the power to enact this legis- States, and with the Indian Tribes.) By Mr. GALLAGHER: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: H.R. 1561. Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 1548. Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. RESCHENTHALER: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1536. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to Article 1 Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- the power of Congress to regulate Commerce By Mr. GALLAGHER: lation pursuant to the following: with foreign Nations, and among the several H.R. 1562. Article One Section Eight States, and with the Indian Tribes.) Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. LOFGREN: By Mr. CASTEN: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1537. H.R. 1549. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GARCIA of California: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1563. Article I, Section 8, clause 4 provides Con- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Congress has the power to enact this legis- gress with the power to establish a ‘‘uniform By Ms. CASTOR of Florida: lation pursuant to the following: rule of Naturalization.’’ H.R. 1550. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United By Ms. ESCOBAR: Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution: ‘‘To regulate Commerce H.R. 1538. lation pursuant to the following: with foreign Nations, and among the several Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8 of the United States States, and with the Indian Tribes.’’ lation pursuant to the following: Constitution By Mr. GOMEZ: Constitutional Authority—Necessary and By Ms. CHU: H.R. 1564. Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE H.R. 1551. Congress has the power to enact this legis- U.S. CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE I, SECTION Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS, CLAUSE 18 lation pursuant to the following: The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to The Congress shall have power . . . To Clause 1 Article 1, Section 8 of the US Con- Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the make all laws which shall be necessary and stitution United States Constitution and Amendment proper for carrying into execution the fore- By Mr. CICILLINE: XVI of the United States Constitution. going powers, and all other powers vested by H.R. 1552. By Mr. GOTTHEIMER: this Constitution in the government of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1565. United States, or in any department or offi- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- cer thereof. Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution of lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. AGUILAR: the United States. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 & Clause 18 H.R. 1539. By Ms. CLARKE of New York: By Mr. GRIJALVA: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1553. H.R. 1566. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the United lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: States Constitution. Article I, Section 8 U.S. Const. art. I, §§ 1 and 8. By Mr. AGUILAR: By Mr. COURTNEY: By Mrs. HARTZLER: H.R. 1540. H.R. 1554. H.R. 1567.

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Article I, lation pursuant to the following: and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- Section 8, clause 3, the Interstate Commerce Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 tion in the Government of the United States, Clause, gives Congress the power to regulate The Congress shall have Power to . . . pro- or in any Department or Officer thereof.’’ commerce with foreign nations, and among vide for the . . . general Welfare of the By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: the several states, and with the Indian United States; . . . H.R. 1592. tribes. Article I, Section 8, clause 18, the By Mr. LATTA: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Necessary and Proper Clause, gives Congress H.R. 1580. lation pursuant to the following: the power to make all Laws which shall be Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article l Section 8 of the US Constitution necessary and proper for carrying into Exe- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SMITH of Washington: cution the foregoing Powers, and all other Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United H.R. 1593. Powers vested by this Constitution in the States Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- Government of the United States, or in any By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan: lation pursuant to the following: Department or Officer thereof. H.R. 1581. Article 1, Section 8 By Mr. HILL: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. STANTON: H.R. 1568. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1594. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 New York: U.S.C. Article I, Section 8 By Mr. HUFFMAN: H.R. 1582. By Mr. STEUBE: H.R. 1569. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1595. 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 I, Section I, Clause 18 (Necessary lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 and Proper Clause) To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: By Ms. MATSUI: tions, and among the several States, and H.R. 1570. H.R. 1583. with the Indian Tribes; To establish an uniform Rule of Natu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ralization, and uniform Laws on the subject lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Amendment 4 and Amendment 14, Section Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. of Bankruptcies throughout the United 5 of the United States Constitution. Constitution States; To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, By Mr. JACOBS of New York: By Mr. MCHENRY: and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of H.R. 1571. H.R. 1584. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Weights and Measures; To provide for the Punishment of counter- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: feiting the Securities and current Coln of the Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: ‘‘The Con- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate United States; gress shall have the power . . . To establish Commerce with foreign Nations, and among To establish Post Offices and Post Roads; an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uni- the several States, and with the Indian form Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies To promote the Progress of Science and Tribes. useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to throughout the United States;’’ Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to By Ms. JAYAPAL: Laws which shall be necessary and proper for H.R. 1572. their respective Writings and Discoveries; carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- To constitute Tribunals inferior to the su- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- lation pursuant to the following: preme Court; stitution in the Government of the United To define and punish Piracies and Felonies This bill is enacted pursuant to the power States, or in any Department or Officer granted to Congress under Article I of the committed on the high Seas, and Offenses thereof. against the Law of Nations; United States Constitution and its subse- By Ms. MENG: quent amendments, and further clarified and To declare War, grant Letters of Marque H.R. 1585. and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States. Captures on Land and Water; lation pursuant to the following: To raise and support Armies, but no Appro- By Ms. JAYAPAL: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- H.R. 1573. priation of Money to that Use shall be for a stitution longer Term than two Years; Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. PERRY: lation pursuant to the following: To provide and maintain a Navy; H.R. 1586. To make Rules for the Government and This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress under Article I of the Regulation of the land and naval Forces; lation pursuant to the following: To provide for calling forth the Militia to United States Constitution and its subse- Article I, Section VIII of the United States execute the Laws of the Union, suppress In- quent amendments, and further clarified and Constitution surrections and repel Invasions; interpreted by the Supreme Court of the By Mr. RICE of South Carolina: To provide for organizing, arming, and dis- United States. H.R. 1587. ciplining, the Militia, and for governing such By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Part of them as may be employed in the H.R. 1574. lation pursuant to the following: Service of the United States, reserving to Congress has the power to enact this legis- Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution the States respectively, the Appointment of lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington: U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8 the Officers, and the Authority of training H.R. 1588. By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: the Militia according to the discipline pre- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1575. scribed by Congress; Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. Cases whatsoever, over such District (not ex- Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution By Mr. ROSENDALE: ceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: H.R. 1589. of particular States, and the acceptance of H.R. 1576. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress, become the Seat of the Govern- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: ment of the United States, and to exercise lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States like Authority over all Places purchased by Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of Constitution. the Consent of the Legislature of the State the United States. By Mr. RUIZ: in which the Same shall be, for the Erection By Mr. KIND: H.R. 1590. of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, H.R. 1577. Congress has the power to enact this legis- and other needful Buildings; And Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: To make all Laws which shall be necessary lation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the and proper for carrying into Execution the Article I, Section 8 United States Constitution, to provide for foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- By Mr. KINZINGER: the general welfare and make all laws nec- ed by this Constitution in the Government of H.R. 1578. essary and proper to carry out the powers of the United States, or in any Department or Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress. Officer thereof. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. RYAN: By Mr. TAKANO: Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3 (Commerce H.R. 1591. H.R. 1596. Clause); and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- (Necessary and Proper Clause). lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following:

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Article 1, Section 8. H.R. 305: Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. PLASKETT, H.R. 1226: Mr. PETERS. By Ms. TITUS: and Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. H.R. 1272: Mr. TRONE and Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 1597. H.R. 347: Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 1275: Mr. JACKSON, Mr. SMUCKER, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 403: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. Mr. BILIRAKIS. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 410: Mr. CARSON. H.R. 1276: Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. PANETTA, ´ The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to H.R. 457: Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. CLEAVER. Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the H.R. 463: Mr. GARAMENDI and Mr. H.R. 1283: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. CARBAJAL. United States Constitution. H.R. 1307: Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 471: Mr. LAMALFA. By Mr. TRONE: H.R. 1308: Ms. KELLY of Illinois and Ms. H.R. 475: Mr. STEWART. H.R. 1598. PRESSLEY. H.R. 485: Ms. WEXTON. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1344: Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. H.R. 492: Mr. DELGADO and Mr. WELCH. lation pursuant to the following: GALLEGO, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Article I, Section 8, clause 18 H.R. 498: Mr. FEENSTRA and Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. RASKIN, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. NORTON, and To make all Laws which shall be necessary Mr. COHEN. and proper for carrying into Execution the H.R. 508: Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, H.R. 1346: Mrs. WALORSKI. foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- and Ms. LEE of California. H.R. 1347: Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. ed by this Constitution in the Government of H.R. 525: Mr. SUOZZI. H.R. 1355: Mrs. LESKO, Mr. GIMENEZ, and the United States, or in any Department or H.R. 554: Mr. MOORE of Utah. Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Officer thereof. H.R. 564: Mrs. LURIA. H.R. 1361: Mrs. AXNE and Mr. FOSTER. By Mr. UPTON: H.R. 586: Ms. WILD, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. KIL- H.R. 1599. MER, and Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 1362: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 622: Mr. MALINOWSKI and Mr. GRI- H.R. 1378: Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. CHU, lation pursuant to the following: JALVA. and Ms. PORTER. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3—To regulate H.R. 677: Mr. BENTZ, Mr. FALLON, Mr. JOHN- H.R. 1379: Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. SIRES, Mr. Commerce with foreign Nations, and among SON of Louisiana, Mr. MURPHY of North Caro- KILDEE, and Ms. MENG. the several States, and with the Indian lina, Mr. COMER, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. KELLY H.R. 1381: Mr. ALLEN, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. Tribes of Pennsylvania, Mr. LATTA, and Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. PALAZZO, and Mr. MOORE of By Mr. UPTON: DONALDS. Alabama. H.R. 1600. H.R. 682: Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. ROSE, H.R. 1384: Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. LEE of Cali- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. JACKSON, Mr. BAIRD, and Mrs. RODGERS fornia, Ms. ROSS, Ms. CHU, Mr. DOGGETT, and lation pursuant to the following: of Washington. Mr. FOSTER. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3—To regulate H.R. 695: Ms. JACKSON LEE. H.R. 1393: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia and Ms. Commerce with foreign Nations, and among H.R. 707: Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. TLAIB. ´ the several States, and with the Indian BARRAGAN, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. H.R. 1397: Mr. GRIFFITH. Tribes COOPER, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 1406: Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 708: Mr. LONG. By Mrs. WALORSKI: H.R. 1446: Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. H.R. 729: Mr. DESAULNIER. H.R. 1601. ESHOO, Mr. JONES, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. H.R. 746: Mr. MCKINLEY and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- NEWMAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. O’HALLERAN. lation pursuant to the following: SHERRILL, and Ms.WEXTON. H.R. 812: Ms. HERRELL and Ms. VAN DUYNE. Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Con- H.R. 1453: Mrs. LURIA. H.R. 814: Mr. WEBER of Texas. stitution, to ‘‘provide for the common de- H.R. 1454: Ms. KELLY of Illinois and Mr. H.R. 824: Mr. JACOBS of New York. fense and general welfare of the United JONES. H.R. 835: Ms. JACOBS of California. States.’’ ELCH ILMER H.R. 852: Mr. KELLER. H.R. 1457: Mr. W , Mr. K , and Mr. COOPER. f H.R. 869: Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. TORRES of California, and Ms. H.R. 1459: Ms. TLAIB, Ms. WILD, Mr. DEFA- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS CRAIG. ZIO, and Mr. WELCH. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 890: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 1467: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H.R. 1470: Mr. GRIJALVA. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 909: Mr. JONES. H.R. 1475: Mr. TONKO, Mr. RUSH, Mr. PAYNE, tions, as follows: H.R. 959: Ms. BONAMICI. H.R. 995: Mr. VAN DREW. Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. HIGGINS of New York. H.R. 8: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. GAR- H.R. 1013: Mr. KUSTOFF and Mrs. HINSON. H.R. 1479: Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. FITZ- CIA of Texas, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. H.R. 1017: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina GERALD, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and JEFFRIES, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. and Mr. VELA. Mr. MEUSER. CRAIG, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. LIEU, Mr. LEVIN H.R. 1022: Mr. DELGADO and Mrs. RODGERS H.R. 1483: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. of Michigan, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. LOIS of Washington. H.R. 1486: Mr. MOONEY. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. H.R. 1026: Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 1498: Mr. OWENS and Mr. KELLER. PLASKETT, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. H.R. 1035: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania and H.R. 1503: Mr. BLUMENAUER. A´ RDENAS EMINGS ATERS C , Mrs. D , Ms. W , Mr. Mr. GARBARINO. H.R. 1506: Mr. HUFFMAN. CORREA, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. PETERS, H.R. 1068: Ms. CHU and Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS H.R. 1511: Ms. TLAIB, Ms. NORTON, Ms. Mr. CARSON, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, of Illinois. PRESSLEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. JONES, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. H.R. 1113: Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. BOST, and Ms. BUSH. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. LAN- Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. H.R. 1520: Mr. GIBBS. GEVIN, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. H.R. 1115: Mr. LYNCH, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, H.J. Res. 11: Mr. MCHENRY. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, and Mr. FOSTER. H.J. Res. 17: Mr. COHEN. Georgia, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. H.R. 1140: Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. H.J. Res. 28: Ms. PINGREE. STEVENS, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. PAS- GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. H. Res. 108: Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CRELL, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, CONNOLLY, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. CRIST, Mr. SOTO, ESPAILLAT, and Mr. JONES. Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. and Ms. MCCOLLUM. H. Res. 116: Mr. CARBAJAL. TLAIB, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ALLRED, and Ms. BASS. H.R. 1145: Mr. PAYNE and Mr. MOULTON. H. Res. 118: Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Ms. H.R. 18: Mr. MASSIE. H.R. 1159: Mrs. HAYES. TENNEY, Mr. TIFFANY, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. H.R. 38: Mr. LATURNER. H.R. 1179: Ms. NORTON and Mr. MOULTON. LUCAS, Mr. FEENSTRA, and Mr. C. SCOTT H.R. 55: Mr. MFUME, Ms. JACOBS of Cali- H.R. 1193: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. FRANKLIN of Florida. fornia, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KUSTER, and Mr. Barraga´ n, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. PANETTA, Mrs. KIM of New Jersey. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. H. Res. 130: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. SUOZZI, and H.R. 160: Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. CRIST, and Mr. MOONEY, and Mr. BACON. Mr. MEIJER. SAN NICOLAS. H.R. 1195: Mr. CARSON, Ms. LEE of Cali- H. Res. 137: Mr. SUOZZI. H.R. 164: Mr. MAST. fornia, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, H. Res. 151: Mr. SOTO, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Mr. H.R. 174: Mrs. HAYES. Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LEVIN of California. H.R. 255: Mr. GAETZ. JONES, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. HIMES, Mr. KILDEE, H. Res. 153: Mr. MOOLENAAR. H.R. 256: Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. HIMES, and Mr. O’HALLERAN. H. Res. 157: Mr. WENSTRUP. Ms. BUSH, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. DANNY H.R. 1210: Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. H. Res. 161: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. TITUS, Mr. YAR- HAGEDORN, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. H. Res. 162: Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. MUTH, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Ms. PORTER. LAMBORN, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. CARTER of Texas, STEWART, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. WEBSTER of H.R. 288: Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. Mr. ALLEN, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. Florida, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. POSEY, WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. FITZGERALD, C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. Mr. MEUSER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Mr. MOONEY, Mr. BRADY, and Mr. SMUCKER. H. Res. 173: Mr. ROSENDALE. Louisiana, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. MULLIN. H.R. 1219: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H. Res. 183: Mr. RYAN.

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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 No. 40 Senate The Senate met at 12 noon and was Senator from the State of New Mexico, to Fado will serve as Deputy Sergeant at called to order by the Honorable BEN perform the duties of the Chair. Arms, and Jennifer Hemingway will RAY LUJA´ N, a Senator from the State PATRICK J. LEAHY, serve as Chief of Staff. of New Mexico. President pro tempore. The Senate Sergeant at Arms was es- Mr. LUJA´ N thereupon assumed the Chair f tablished 223 years ago as an outgrowth as Acting President pro tempore. of the Office of the Senate Doorkeeper, PRAYER f back when one of the biggest problems was making sure the Senate had a The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY quorum. Today, the Sergeant at Arms fered the following prayer: LEADER Let us pray. is the Senate’s chief administrative of- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- God of all nations, author of liberty, ficer and chief law enforcement officer, pore. The majority leader is recog- thank You for the gift of freedom. so very important at this time. These nized. Today, empower our lawmakers to offices have the enormous responsi- protect and guard the foundations of f bility of keeping the trains running on time, while at the same time keeping our liberty so that America may be a LEGISLATIVE SESSION blessing to the world. When our Sen- everyone in the Capitol safe. As we ators are weary, replenish their spirits have seen in recent weeks, the security with the inspiration of Your presence. component of the role is immensely PROVIDING FOR AN EXCEPTION TO important. Lord, make them aware that You will A LIMITATION AGAINST AP- never forsake them in their hour of LTG Karen Gibson is the perfect per- POINTMENT OF PERSONS AS son for this job, the job of Sergeant at need. Bellow the flickering embers of SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITH- their hearts until our legislators feel Arms. She has spent 33 years in Active IN SEVEN YEARS OF RELIEF Duty in the military, much of it in the the fires of patriotism, service, and FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS A REG- hope. Office of the Director of National Intel- ULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICER ligence as a senior intelligence officer, We pray in Your marvelous Name. OF THE ARMED FORCES—MOTION Amen. where she supported U.S. national se- TO PROCEED curity objectives in Iraq, Afghanistan, f Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I East Africa, Korea, the Pacific, and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE move to proceed to Calendar No. 1, S. across the Middle East. 11. She is ready to hit the ground run- The Presiding Officer led the Pledge The senior assistant legislative clerk ning because since January 6, she has of Allegiance, as follows: read as follows: been part of a weekslong review to I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 1, S. 11, identify actions that can be taken im- United States of America, and to the Repub- a bill to provide for an exception to a limita- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, mediately—immediately—to improve tion against appointment of persons as Sec- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the security of the Capitol and its retary of Defense within seven years of relief Members. She is 100 percent committed f from active duty as a regular commissioned to ensuring a safe and secure working officer of the Armed Forces. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING environment for Senators, visitors, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Capitol employees, Senate staff, press, pore. The majority leader. and paying particular attention to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The staffers of color. clerk will please read a communication f Lieutenant General Gibson has a big to the Senate from the President pro SENATE SERGEANT AT ARMS job ahead of her, but I have every con- tempore (Mr. LEAHY). STAFF fidence she will perform her duties at The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I the same exemplary standard she set read the following letter: begin this morning with a very excit- over the course of her heralded three- U.S. SENATE, ing announcement about critical lead- decade military career. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, ership roles in the Senate Chamber. Kelly Fado and Jennifer Hemingway, Washington, DC, March 3, 2021. To the Senate: Three outstanding individuals are set meanwhile, are two of the most rec- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, to resume new responsibilities. LTG ognizable faces in the Capitol, Jennifer of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Karen Gibson will serve as the next having recently filled in as the Acting appoint the Honorable BEN RAY LUJA´ N, a Senate Sergeant at Arms, while Kelly Sergeant at Arms. Kelly has been part

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She has been an indispensable to get us back on track. So these things are ‘‘the liberal wish resource to me and to my entire staff. We have come a long way, but we list’’ that Republicans are talking I am very glad that Kelly is taking on have a long way to go. The American about—support for schools and jobs and this challenge. Rescue Plan is designed to build on our families and workers and the vaccine? One other note that I am very proud early progress and finish the job, to No way. of—I think we all as Senators can be help our country get through the final Ironically, the ‘‘liberal wish list’’ in- proud of—this will be the first time in months of the crisis and then, equally cludes a whole bunch of bipartisan the Senate’s history that the Sergeant important, bring our economy roaring amendments that were accepted, in- at Arms’ leadership will be comprised back. cluding provisions to help restaurants, entirely of women. I cannot think of a We cannot go through the situation sponsored by Senators SINEMA and team better prepared than LTG Karen we did back in 2009, where the stimulus WICKER; a vaccine public awareness Gibson, Kelly Fado, and Jennifer Hem- wasn’t strong enough and we stayed in program, sponsored by Senators ingway. recession for years. So just because the CARDIN and PORTMAN; and a provision To all three of them: Congratulations numbers are not as bad as they were to better target direct payments, spon- on your new roles, and thank you for doesn’t mean we don’t need a contin- sored by Senators MANCHIN and COL- your many years of service to the Sen- ued strong push to get us out of this LINS. ate and to our country. ditch and go upward and forward. Make no mistake, the American Res- Now, we had always hoped that this cue Plan is a very, very strong bill that f very important work would be bipar- will move our country forward in CORONAVIRUS tisan. Regrettably, it seems that too amazing ways. It should come as no Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, now many of our Republican colleagues are surprise that support of the American on the American Rescue Plan, as early resorting to the same predictable ob- Rescue Plan is coming from all over as tonight, the Senate will move to jections they raise about nearly every the country. take up the American Rescue Plan, a proposal supported by a Democrat. It Hundreds of business leaders—not the bill designed to immediately deliver doesn’t matter what is in the bill; ev- most liberal bunch—have urged Con- help to American families, workers, erything my colleagues oppose is ‘‘a gress to pass this bill. More than 435 and businesses struggling under the liberal wish list’’. That is what many mayors and State leaders, Democrats weight of the pandemic and to lay the of them call it. and Republicans, have said the same: foundation for our Nation’s recovery, Let me tell you, this bill is not a lib- They want the bill. As one Republican eral wish list; this is an American wish so needed. mayor from Michigan put it, ‘‘The need Every day, we see signs of hope and list. When people want checks to help is real, and not just in Democratic signs of caution in our fight against them get out of the morass, that is not communities.’’ He went on to tell his the COVID pandemic. As of today, in a liberal wish list; that is what the fellow Republicans in Washington who American people want. It is an Amer- good part because the Biden adminis- oppose the bill to ‘‘talk to some of the ican wish list. When people want re- tration is really doing a good job, over Republican mayors.’’ sources to open schools quickly and But if my Republican colleagues here 78 million doses of the COVID vaccine safely, that is not a liberal wish list; in the Senate don’t want to listen to have been administered in the country that is an American wish list. When the words of their fellow Republican and over 100 million have been people want assistance for the hardest- mayors and Governors, they can look shipped—well ahead of the rosiest ex- hit small businesses, that is not a lib- at the polls, which show the vast ma- pectations at the start of the year. eral wish list; that is an American wish jority of Americans, including a major- Just yesterday, President Biden an- list. Funding to keep teachers, fire- ity of Republicans, support this bill. nounced that there will be enough vac- fighters, transit workers, first respond- It seems like the only people who are cines for every adult in the United ers in Red States and Blue on the job, dead set against this bill are Repub- States by the end of May—by the end it is not a liberal wish list; it is an lican Senators—not Republicans out in of May—far sooner than most had American wish list. the country, not Republican mayors, thought. Again, President Biden and So many of the people affected by not Republican businesspeople, not Re- his team are doing a great job in mov- this bill are not liberals or Democrats. publican small businesses. ing the vaccine out quickly but fairly. They may be Republicans, they may be I guess all of this should be expected. Still, the United States averages Independents, they may be conserv- COVID–19 is not a Red State or a Blue 66,000 cases of COVID per week. That atives, but they are Americans who State crisis. Our Republican friends exceeds anything we saw last summer want some help to get out of this mo- should know that. It is not a Demo- during the worst months of the spread. rass. cratic or Republican concern. They So we cannot relax, and the need for Money to expand the testing and should know that too. COVID–19 is a the legislation that is before us is speed of the distribution of vaccines, menace to all of us, and we should be stronger than ever before. the cornerstone of ending this crisis banding together to fight. It is a similar story with the econ- once and for all—that is not a liberal The economic crisis has affected all omy. There are green shoots, but un- wish list; that is an American wish list. of us, and the plan that we are going to employment is still over 6 percent and Everyone wants the vaccine out there. vote on this week is going to provide 9 percent for African Americans. The Direct checks, as I mentioned, as prom- real, robust relief for all of us. economy has lost 10 million jobs com- ised to Americans struggling to keep Whatever our Republican colleagues pared to a year ago. Tens of millions of up with expenses, to buy their gro- decide to do, the Senate majority is in- Americans report being thousands of ceries, medicine, to pay the rent and tent on going forward and helping the dollars behind in rent and utilities. As utilities—that is not a liberal wish list; American people with bold action Treasury Secretary Yellen and Federal that is an American wish list. quickly. Reserve Chair Powell have repeatedly I would ask my Republican col- I yield the floor. warned us, our economy and its recov- leagues to go ask their constituents f ery remain deeply uncertain. which of these things their constitu- There are bumps but mainly because ents oppose. None. That is what the RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME of the stimulus bills we have done. We data shows. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- did a bill in March, and the May and The American Rescue Plan will be pore. Under the previous order, the June numbers looked pretty good but the single largest anti-poverty bill in leadership time is reserved.

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There are provisions to let help America weather the storm. gest the absence of a quorum. abortion providers drain money from This time around, on the substance, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- rescue programs that were built to the Senate has been largely missing in pore. The clerk will call the roll. save Main Street small businesses. action. House Democrats are bristling The senior assistant legislative clerk There is a strange new Acela corridor and publicly pushing back if our Sen- proceeded to call the roll. kickback where they will make Medi- ate Democratic colleagues even try to make their mark on this partisan bill Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I care send more money to just New Jer- ask unanimous consent that the order sey, Rhode Island, and Delaware. in small ways. for the quorum call be rescinded. Just looking at the timeframe for all So these two radically different proc- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- of their spending belies any notion that esses have generated two radically dif- pore. Without objection, it is so or- this is an urgent rescue plan. ferent pieces of legislation. Take the K–12 funding which, con- The Democrats had a choice. They dered. trary to science, Democrats say is a chose to go it alone, tack to the left, f prerequisite for opening schools. Nine- leave families’ top priorities on the RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY ty-five percent of that supposedly ur- cutting-room floor. LEADER gent money would not be spent this fis- f cal year but, instead, over the next 7 IMMIGRATION The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- years. Let me say that again. Ninety- pore. The Republican leader is recog- five percent of the money for K–12 is Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, on nized. not going to be spent this year, but a completely different matter, just 6 f over the next 7 years. That is not my weeks into unified Democratic govern- ment, we already have another crisis CORONAVIRUS definition of an emergency. Grants for rural healthcare would be brewing on our southern border. In Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, last on a slow drip out through fiscal 2024. January, Customs and Border Protec- year, Congress rallied five times Agriculture-related funds would trickle tion logged more than 78,000 encoun- around historic bipartisan legislation out over the next—listen to this—over ters on our southwest border, more to meet urgent and unprecedented the next decade. It doesn’t sound very than double the figure from January of needs. Our COVID–19 packages rein- urgent to me. 2020. forced the healthcare frontlines, fueled What the American people need are Last week, HHS sources told report- the sprint for vaccines, and cast life- fast-acting plans to get schools re- ers we just logged the busiest February lines for the workers and small busi- opened now, get laid-off workers back in the history of the Unaccompanied nesses hit hardest by shutdowns. into jobs, and finish the fight against Alien Children Program. The number Together, those bills cost about $4 this virus right now. The Democrats of kids turning up on our border with trillion, but none of those measures have, instead, drawn up a liberal omni- no parents is soaring, and everyone ex- passed the House of Representatives bus to fund miscellaneous government pects the numbers to keep climbing. with less than a bipartisan super- spending over the next decade. Now the Biden administration is re- majority of about 80 percent—com- We are adding all this money to the portedly planning to reopen the same pletely overwhelming support. national debt, and they have a rescue kinds of emergency shelters over which Then, last week, House Democrats package with most of the money being Democrats vilified the Trump adminis- rammed through the American Rescue spent out far in the future. That is why tration a couple of years back. Both Plan Act on a razor-thin margin of 50.7 there was bipartisan opposition over in President Biden and his Secretary of percent. The only thing bipartisan the House. That is why aspects of the Homeland Security have said this week about their bill was the opposition to House bill are already dropping like they don’t think this is a crisis. Not a it. Their bill costs about $2 trillion. flies before this thing even hits the crisis, they say? Well, if this isn’t a cri- That is roughly the same size as the Senate floor. sis, with unaccompanied kids pouring entire CARES Act that saved our A pet project for the San Francisco in and exceeding the capacity in a pan- health system and economy through Bay area is gone. Special upgrades for demic, I would hate to see what one months of shutdowns last year. Even a bridge connecting New York to Can- looks like. liberal experts admit this is far out of ada, gone. Even CNN had to admit The cause of this emergency is not proportion to what is needed now, with these were ‘‘controversial.’’ Senator some mystery. It is not mysterious at vaccines going into arms and the econ- SANDERS’ far-left minimum wage pol- all. Everybody knows exactly what omy already primed to literally roar icy that would have killed 1.4 million happened. The new administration ex- back. jobs just as we try to recover appears plicitly campaigned on weakening bor- Amazingly, Democrats managed to to be gone, too—at least for now. der security, and 6 weeks in, they have allocate less than 9 percent—9 per- According to public reports, right reversed the ‘‘Remain in Mexico’’ pol- cent—of their massive bill to the entire now, as we speak, several of our Demo- icy, begun letting more people in in a healthcare response; 9 percent of the cratic colleagues are frantically trying haphazard way, and broadcast con- $1.9 trillion related to the healthcare to trim back other crazy provisions: fusing mixed messages. response, and—listen to this—even less the runaway government bailouts, the The L.A. Times says: ‘‘Biden immi- than 1 percent of the $1.9 trillion to the policies that will keep workers at gration policy stirs confusion at Mex- vaccines that will actually finish the home when we should be focusing on ico border.’’ They interviewed one fight. rehiring. woman who crossed the Rio Grande They needed to save the other 91 per- Just a few days ago, President ‘‘on a smuggler’s raft’’ and was only cent of the borrowed money for a vast Biden’s Chief of Staff bragged that this briefly detained before being released catalog of liberal spending with basi- smorgasbord of borrowed money will into our country. She explained she cally no relationship whatsoever to add up to ‘‘the most progressive domes- had specifically come because of the beating COVID–19. For example, they tic legislation in a generation.’’ new Biden administration: ‘‘That gave want to send wheelbarrows of cash to So that is what you get when the us the opportunity to come.’’ State and local bureaucrats to bail out Democratic leader persuades all of my Another reporter put it this way: mismanagement from before the pan- distinguished friends across the aisle ‘‘The message received in Tijuana and demic. They are changing the previous that their first undertaking as Senate other Mexican border cities was

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The Attorney General is need- backdrop behind this whole discussion He is uniquely qualified at this mo- ed to fight the threat of domestic ter- is the sweeping leftwing amnesty plan ment in history to lead the Depart- rorism, which the FBI Director spoke that the Biden administration unveiled ment and to investigate and prosecute, to yesterday in the Senate Judiciary before they were even sworn in. They for example, the January 6 insurrec- Committee, to reorganize this Depart- want to fast-track 11 million illegal tion—the mob that invaded this Cap- ment and get it moving in the right di- immigrants into temporary legal sta- itol Building. The reason he is quali- rection, and to face the many chal- tus, then green cards, and then full fied is that he led the investigation and lenges when it comes to national secu- citizenship. prosecution of the Oklahoma City rity and the administration of justice. The far left loves this approach, but bombing. We remember that very well. We should confirm Merrick Garland so does a certain cross section of Big That was clearly a case of domestic immediately. I sincerely hope that Business. There is a whole lot of cul- terrorism. His work on that project whoever is holding his nomination on tural power and economic power push- won praise from across the political the other side can be persuaded to give ing the liberal vision. As for the best spectrum. him his chance. interest of American workers, well, He also personally understands the f that is not as trendy a cause in certain Department’s role in protecting civil CORONAVIRUS circles. rights. I believe he is the person to re- The truth is that it is not helpful or store honor and dignity to this Depart- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, on a dif- compassionate to just open up our bor- ment. He has support from every major ferent subject, I listened to the speech- ders. It is not fair to American citizens law enforcement organization in the es of Senator SCHUMER and Senator and workers, but neither is it fair to country, from 150 former Justice De- MCCONNELL about the American Res- the people who are being lured into a partment officials of both parties, from cue Plan—Joe Biden’s proposal, his ini- humanitarian crisis in the middle of a the Nation’s leading civil rights orga- tial proposal as President—to deal with pandemic because they believe this nizations, and from many others—left, the pandemic, the state of the econ- Democratic administration just con- right, and center. His credentials are omy, and many other aspects of Amer- spicuously turned on a neon ‘‘Vacan- second to none, and his character—in ican culture and life that need to be ad- cies’’ sign. particular, his selflessness—is a model dressed. Clearly, there is a difference of Republicans just spent 4 years mak- to us all. opinion. ing major headway on the security and When we held the markup on his I couldn’t help but think, as Senator humanitarian crisis at our border. It nomination in the committee, the most MCCONNELL was recounting our experi- took serious policy changes. It took significant witness may have been a ence last year, that when it came to international diplomacy with multiple lady by the name of Mrs. Tucker. She the CARES Act a year ago—the $2 tril- countries, and it took border enforce- testified on the second panel. She is lion plan to respond to the state of the ment. the mother of two DC public school pandemic and the economy, the plan The American people would be better students who were tutored and that was engineered by Treasury Sec- served if the Biden administration had mentored by Judge Garland. After the retary Mnuchin, a member of the chosen to build on this progress instead first child had received his helping Trump administration, who argued and of rapidly trying to tear it down. hand for several years, the second child negotiated with Republicans and I suggest the absence of a quorum. asked if she could be included in the Democrats alike—that, when they fi- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- next round, and then they both won the nally agreed, the vote was 96 to noth- pore. The clerk will call the roll. help of Judge Garland. Doesn’t it speak ing in this Chamber. Every Democrat The senior assistant legislative clerk volumes of a man who has reached that voted for the proposed CARES Act that proceeded to call the roll. station in life that he would be so hum- was engineered by the Trump adminis- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask ble as to sit down and help children tration. Party was pushed aside be- unanimous consent that the order for whom he had never met before find cause the priority was our Nation. It the quorum call be rescinded. their way through life? It was a touch- happened again in December of last The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ing moment when she testified. It real- year. In President Trump’s administra- HICKENLOOPER). Without objection, it is ly was an insight into his character. tion, with Treasury Secretary Mnuchin so ordered. So you would think, with a 15-to-7 at the table and with Democrats and f vote, you would think with all of these Republicans bargaining, the final vote endorsements, and you would think was 92 to 6 in the Senate—not bad—and NOMINATION OF MERRICK BRIAN that the fact of there being four mem- the 6 noes were all Republicans. Again, GARLAND bers on the Republican Senate side of the Democrats stepped up and said: We Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, history the Senate Judiciary Committee be- will support this bipartisan effort be- was made on Monday. Judge Merrick hind him that this would be a nomina- cause that is why we are here. The Garland finally got a vote before the tion of an Attorney General so impor- American people sent us here to do a Senate Judiciary Committee. It was a tant to this Nation that it would be job. long time in coming. His nomination given expedited treatment on the floor Now comes the new President, Joe was approved by a bipartisan vote of 15 of the Senate. No. Unfortunately, there Biden, who says: Good work last De- to 7. I am not surprised. He is superbly was an objection to expediting his cember, but that was temporary, and qualified to be the next Attorney Gen- nomination so he could get to work for that was supposed to be a special ef- eral of the United States. the Department of Justice, and, as a fort. Now we have to finish the year. With experience, judgment, and in- consequence, we face the Senate proce- We have some deadlines coming. Just 2 tegrity, he checks all the boxes. He dure, which means that it could be weeks from now—or in less than 2 served with distinction on the DC Cir- days, maybe even into next week, be- weeks—the unemployment insurance cuit Court for 23 years and, in that fore he can take the job. That is unfor- programs will be running out for mil- time, developed a reputation for fidel- tunate. We need him now more than lions of Americans, and the rental as- ity to the rule of law, a strict adher- ever. Even Republican Leader MITCH sistance program as well. Some will ence to judicial independence, and a MCCONNELL has said he would support face eviction, and some will not have commitment to treat people with fair- him. CHUCK GRASSLEY, my friend and enough money to feed their families. ness, dignity, and respect. It is no sur- the ranking member of the Senate Ju- So get to work. Pass the American prise that he has been endorsed by 60 diciary Committee, voted for him. Rescue Plan on a bipartisan basis. former Federal judges and by judges, of There is just no reason the Senate We have yet to hear from one Repub- course, who have been appointed by should not immediately hold a vote for lican Senator who will support Presi- Presidents of both political parties. In Merrick Garland’s nomination. He is dent Biden’s plan. Some of them have

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Unfortunately, be- We got good news over the weekend the money is desperately needed and cause of that, in a 50–50 Senate, we will with the arrival of another safe and ef- that the money that has been appro- need every Democratic Senator to sup- fective vaccine. This is the third one, priated before will be spent in an or- port the President’s plan and to pass a the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, in our derly way and not shoveled out the version of what the House is sending arsenal—perhaps more to follow. It window. over to us. We will go through an exer- holds the promise of finally getting We are looking ahead to the entire cise called ‘‘reconciliation’’ in just a America inoculated, vaccinated, and year and making certain that we have few days. It is not a pretty scene if you breaking the back of this pandemic. a real school year—perhaps the remain- follow legislative history, but it is long This new vaccine prevents hos- der of this year but certainly for next overdue. pitalizations and deaths, stored at nor- year. Illinois needs these funds and Do you know the one thing that mal temperatures, a single shot—all America does. should drive us on? It is not only the good news. When it comes to State and local obvious need for this but the fact that But we need more than a promise of support, I have to tell you, we have the American people overwhelmingly a vaccine. We need a plan. These vac- paid a heavy price in our State of Illi- support what President Biden has pro- cines are of no good to us sitting on a nois and our major cities. We have seen posed. The American people believe, as shelf or not being produced in volumes expenses go up and we have seen rev- he does, that we should be investing necessary. enue go down and we need help, not un- billions into more vaccines and more President Biden’s rescue plan, which people to administer them. The Amer- reasonable. not a single Republican supports, This helping hand will save jobs that ican people believe that a cash pay- would provide 100 and—I think I have ment to families is essential in some are necessary for us—some of them got the number right—$160 billion in healthcare jobs, some of them security parts of this country. They would like resources for the production of vac- to see the $600 in last December’s bill and safety jobs, but they will save jobs, cines and the distribution. If we ever and that is why the State and the local complemented with the $1,400 in this needed it, this was the moment. proposal. They would like for us to put resources included in this bill are so Thankfully, President Biden’s leader- important and timely. money on the table for people who are ship has led to allocations to Illinois of Over the past year, States and local- unemployed so they can put food on vaccines that have increased by 70 per- ities have lost 1.3 million jobs of their that same table, and they would like cent since he took over as President. payrolls, far more than the 750,000 lost for us to get the schools ready to deal We still have our challenges at the in the great recession. There is needed with reopening and classes that are local level. help from the Federal Government, and safe for the kids and the teachers. I want to salute the Governor, JB it is needed now. There is no argument about that. Pritzker; the mayor of the city of Chi- While 20 percent of the people may cago, Lori Lightfoot; the Cook County We have recovered just 12 million of oppose it, 80 percent support it. Yet we Board President Preckwinkle; and all the 22 million jobs we have lost since can’t find one Republican Senator to the others who are doing their best. the start of the pandemic. support President Biden’s plan. They I announced with Senator According to the Consumer Financial say it costs too much. Well, the Chair- DUCKWORTH just last Friday that we Protection Bureau, more than 8 million man of the Federal Reserve, Mr. Pow- are going to put a new facility in the rental households and 2 million home- ell, a conservative Republican econo- parking lot of the United Center, where owners were behind on housing pay- mist, has told us to be careful that you the amazing Chicago Bulls play basket- ments at the end of last year. The bur- do too little. This economy is fragile. ball from time to time, and it is going den is tough, and for those of us lucky It needs to be strengthened. We need to to be able to vaccinate thousands of enough to have escaped it, we may not inject into this economy enough of our people every single day. know the feeling, the empty feeling of resources so that people are back, pur- It is Federal assistance that is mak- eviction or the loss of a home that you chasing again, and businesses are re- ing it happen, and it happens to be in a have paid a mortgage on for years. opened. He has warned us, if you do too neighborhood where African Americans I am going to close. I see one of my little and if you cut it off too soon, you and Latinos are nearby, and we need to colleagues on the floor preparing to are going to pay for it for years to protect them with even more effective- speak, but I would like to close with come with unemployment and prob- ness than we have to date. They ac- the story of Galen Hensen from lems with the sluggish economy. Midlothian, IL. My Republican colleagues say it is count for 33 percent of the population of that area, and only 16 percent have For 34 years, Galen has supported just too much money. Well, I think touring artists through his work in live they are wrong, and at this moment in been vaccinated. The American Rescue Plan provides concert production for some of Amer- history, I am prepared to err on the ica’s most iconic musicians. When the side of investing in the American peo- $20 billion to expand our vaccine dis- American economy was upended by the ple and American businesses and mak- tribution capacity. You would think pandemic, his industry froze to save ing certain that we have a fighting that that would maybe attract one Re- other lives and to avoid crowds. chance to put this behind us. publican supporter. It should. There Our constituents know about the cost are certainly some who argue against Like so many others, Galen went on of this situation. They want us to pro- all vaccines and spending any money unemployment. Yet, even with the vide the solutions. They want results for it and all the rest, but they are Federal $600 supplement to State un- from Congress. If we were to delay this such a small minority. The vast major- employment, he had only half of his payment, people would see their unem- ity of Americans of both political par- regular income replaced. He struggles— ployment insurance lapse and hard- ties understand that we have got to go still struggles to make ends meet. He ships continue. to vaccinations as quickly as possible. wrote to me urging that we put aside We shouldn’t play politics with it ei- The Biden rescue plan does that. I wish our partisan differences and pass the ther. In the two big bills last year, the they would join us in supporting it. American Rescue Plan. Let’s listen to Democrats were on board for plans en- There is also a need for money for Galen, and let’s listen to many others gineered by the Trump administration. education. There is $128 billion in this like him. They are counting on us. Economists believe that we need to bill for additional education funding K– I hope when all is said and done after move and move decisively. 12, and there have been arguments all the speeches, that just as we came According to an analysis by the made on the floor here by the Repub- together on a bipartisan basis to pass Brookings Institution, passing a com- licans that we just don’t need it. They the rescue plan twice last year—96 to

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The Re- amendments to target funding to over- might have had to reject the measure publican whip. looked rural communities and an to give labor unions and Planned Par- f amendment to protect healthcare pro- enthood access to loans designed to viders from frivolous lawsuits. help small businesses—again, hardly BUDGET RECONCILIATION The one thing that can be said for something that we ought to be doing in Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, less than the House is at least it gave Members a coronavirus relief bill that is de- 2 months ago, President Biden empha- in the House a chance to review the bill signed to make sure that small busi- sized a theme of unity at his inaugura- in committee. Here in the Senate, nesses stay viable, but it does satisfy a tion. Democrats’ COVID package will come lot of Democrat special interest ‘‘Today, on this January day, my to the floor without any committee groups. whole soul is in this,’’ he said. ‘‘Bring- consideration. Senators are just sup- They might have had to tie funding ing America together. Uniting our peo- posed to accept whatever the House for schools to school reopening—seems ple. And uniting our nation.’’ sent over or whatever changes the Sen- like a fair consideration. There was an Admirable words, but so far they ate Democratic leader makes, minus amendment offered during the budget haven’t been met with much action. On those items that are excluded from a resolution when it was being consid- the first big legislative test of his Pres- reconciliation package by Senate budg- ered on the floor of the Senate that idency, coronavirus legislation, Presi- et rules. would have required schools where dent Biden and Democrats in Congress Democrats’ partisan course on every teacher had the vaccination to have pursued a resolutely partisan COVID legislation is particularly dis- reopen in order to qualify for Federal course. appointing because up until now, assistance under this legislation, but They have not only failed to invite COVID relief has been a bipartisan there is nothing about that in this bill. Republican input in any meaningful process. There is nothing that, of all the way, they deliberately excluded it by That is right. To date, Congress has money, the $128 billion that will go out passing their coronavirus package passed five COVID relief bills, and to schools—by the way, we put $68 bil- using budget reconciliation. every single one of those bills was over- lion out there already, much of which This allows them to pass the bill in whelmingly bipartisan. hasn’t been spent. But with all this the Senate by a simple majority vote, The Republican-led Senate took up money that would go out to schools, instead of requiring the concurrence of and passed COVID relief legislation by there is no stipulation anywhere in 60 Senators to move to a vote on the margins of 96 to 1, 90 to 8, 96 to 0, 92 to this legislation that would attempt to bill, which is typically how legislation 6, and one even went by voice vote here tie funding for schools to their reopen- is passed here in the Senate, including in the Senate. ing so that we can get our kids back to the five coronavirus bills that we Back then, of course, Democrats school and learning again in that envi- passed last year, when the Republicans thought that the minority party should ronment. In fact, it would be arguable, I think, had the majority here in the Senate. have a voice in the process. In fact, the Now, Democrats’ decision to use rec- that the schools, if the teachers can Democratic leader filibustered the get vaccinated—and that was the very onciliation might be understandable if original CARES Act, our largest language of the amendment that was Republicans had declared our opposi- COVID bill to date, multiple times offered in the budget resolution by Re- tion to any further coronavirus legisla- until he got a version that he was sat- publicans. It was defeated here in the tion, but, of course, that is not the isfied with. Senate on a 50–50 vote. All Republicans case. Now that the Democrats are in the voted for it, all Democrats against it. Republicans made it clear that we majority, however, they have decided But again, all it simply said was that if were willing to work with Democrats minority representation can be dis- you are going to get Federal funding on additional coronavirus legislation. pensed with. It is Democrats’ way or under this bill and all of the teachers In fact, 10 Republican Senators put to- the highway on COVID legislation. Re- in your school are vaccinated against gether a plan and met with President publicans and the Americans that they the coronavirus, then you have to re- Biden for 2 hours to discuss a bipar- represent will not be allowed to con- open. If you don’t reopen after all the tisan agreement. But while the Presi- tribute. teachers have been vaccinated, then dent listened to them graciously, I guess it is not surprising. After all, you don’t get funding under this bill. Democrats and the President quickly if the Democrats had pursued a bipar- That seems like a fairly straight- made it clear that they intended to tisan process, they would probably forward request, given the fact that so move forward without Republican have had to eliminate some of the non- many schools across this country and input. COVID-related provisions in this legis- so many of our kids continue to have Two days after Republicans met with lation, like the $86 billion bailout of to learn virtually at a time when we President Biden, the House passed its multiemployer pension plans, hardly a need to have them in the classroom. partisan budget resolution to pave the coronavirus emergency. This is obviously something that way for reconciliation here in the Sen- They might have been forced to trim wasn’t included in this legislation. ate. Two days later, the Senate fol- their slush fund for States and ensure I would argue that all the changes lowed suit. that the distribution formula wasn’t that I have just mentioned would have Clearly, there were no plans to let weighted heavily in favor of blue made the bill better, but they might negotiations with Republicans slow States. not have made the Democrat allies as down the partisan juggernaut. In fact, The Senator from Illinois was just happy. This whole process could have Democrats have been pretty deter- down here talking about the impor- been different. We could be here today mined to make sure Republicans don’t tance of helping out the States. Well, with another bipartisan COVID bill have a voice in this legislation at all. under the formula that they have de- that would speed up vaccination and During markups of the COVID relief signed for this relief package, the dol- help our country through the rest of package in House committees, Repub- lars skew heavily, surprisingly, to the pandemic. In fact, as I said, there licans offered a number of amend- States like New York, where the Demo- were lots of Republicans who were in- ments: 245 amendments, to be exact. cratic leader is from, or California, terested in negotiating, sitting down Out of those 245 amendments, Demo- where the House Speaker is from, or Il- with Democrats to do just that. crats accepted exactly one for the final linois, where the Senate Democratic The Democrat whip, the Senator bill—one. whip is from. from Illinois, was down here saying: Among the amendments House It seems like a lot of States around Wouldn’t it be great if this could be bi- Democrats rejected were commonsense the country sort of got left out when it partisan like the other bills we have

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We did them under tion when it comes to shaping or in tion, typically what happens is interest the 60-vote threshold that is required any way producing this legislation. rates follow because those who are buy- to move legislation through the Sen- So to suggest, as the Democrat whip, ing that debt, if it is being lost to infla- ate. Senator DURBIN, did earlier, that he tion, want to make sure that they are What the Democrat leadership has really hopes that this will be bipar- getting a return on their investments, opted to do is to use a rarely used leg- tisan, I just—it is hard to take that so interest rates start to go up. islative vehicle here—budget reconcili- even seriously, given how this is pro- When interest rates go up, the ation—to do a bunch of things that ceeding and how the Democrats opted amount of money we borrow becomes they could do simply with 51 votes, and to do this relative to how the other five even more expensive because we have it was pretty clear to me that they had coronavirus relief bills were passed last to pay interest. We have to finance no intention ever of including Repub- year under the Republican majority. that debt. So the amount of interest— lican ideas or involving Republicans in We are looking instead at a partisan the amount of Federal tax dollars that developing this legislation or, ulti- bill that directs billions of taxpayer we will be using to pay for interest on mately, having Republican support for dollars to projects and policies that the debt will explode and will swamp— at the end. In fact, that was probably have nothing to do with overcoming it will swamp, literally—the amount of made most clear by a statement made COVID. And just as one observation— tax revenue coming into this country. by the Chief of Staff to President Biden again, I made this point on the floor We know that because the debt is so in the White House when he described yesterday. But one thing that we need large already, and we know that be- this as ‘‘the most progressive domestic to remember here is that we are talk- cause interest rates have been low for a legislation in a generation,’’ sug- ing about real money here, and we are long time, which has lulled everybody gesting, of course, that this is filled talking about it all being borrowed into a sense of complacency that this is with all kinds of liberal priorities, money. This is all money that goes on not going to have any impact, that most of which have very little to do the debt. Every dollar that we are there is no downside. We can just keep with the coronavirus. going to provide of the $1.9 trillion that borrowing because interest rates are In fact, if you look at where the fund- is proposed in this Democrat bill is a low. ing goes in this, the $1.9 trillion, less borrowed dollar. These are all dollars Well, if you keep putting as much than 10 percent—less than 10 percent— that go on the debt, the debt which has money out there as we are—another $2 deals with funding for public grown dramatically in this last year, in trillion out into the economy—I would healthcare; in other words, funding for some cases because we had to move ag- argue that you are not only going to vaccines, either for production or dis- gressively, as we did last year at this unleash inflation, which has a dra- tribution; funding for providers; fund- time in March with a bill that would matic consequence for our fiscal situa- ing more mental health; funding for get immediate assistance out there to tion as a country, but it also has a dra- anything related to healthcare. If you people who desperately needed it. We matic consequence for the personal fi- look at the $1.9 trillion, it is less than were fighting at that time a major nancial situation of the American fam- 10 percent. Less than 10 percent of it is emergency, a major crisis. Well, here ily because when inflation takes off, actually directed at addressing the ac- we are, a year later. We have a very everything that people have to buy, tual healthcare crisis that we are fac- different perspective on the world from food to gasoline to clothing—all ing as a nation. today than we did 12 months ago. But those things go up. Inflation pushes the I would simply say that it is pretty that $1.9 trillion, when added to the prices of things higher, which means clear to me that if Democrats had other coronavirus relief bills, ends up they are more expensive to the average wanted to, they could have had—easily being about $6 trillion—$6 trillion. family in this country. could have had—a bipartisan bill. That amount of money is absolutely Then the other effect, long-term, is There are 10 Republicans I know of hard to comprehend and hard to fath- when inflation starts to go up, as I today who would have voted for a bill om. And we are talking about said, interest rates start to follow. We that would include funding for vac- compounding the $4 trillion or so al- are already starting to see some evi- cines, that would include funding for ready out there with another $2 trillion dence of that. When interest rates go the Paycheck Protection Program, with this bill, and as I pointed out yes- up, not only does the Federal Govern- that would include funding for unem- terday, at some point—at some point— ment fiscal picture get much, much ployment checks, that actually would the chickens come home to roost. You worse because the amount of tax dol- have included funding for direct checks cannot continue down this path with- lars that we have to spend to finance to go out, which I know is a very pop- out consequence on the economy. our debt grows dramatically, but the ular thing. But that consultation never Now, the argument in support of this American consumer is also faced with occurred. That desire to get input legislation made by Democrats is that higher interest rates. So mortgage pay- never happened—that offer to allow the we need to do more; we have got to get ments go up if somebody is trying to fi- committees of jurisdiction to even this out there; we have got to stimu- nance a home. Interest rates on cars, have a voice or any input into this. late the economy. My fear in a lot of automobiles, will go up. Interest rates Frankly, if I am a Democrat here in respects right now is that the economy on student loans go up. That also has a the Senate, I would be outraged that could be overstimulated. The Congres- direct impact on the pocketbooks of my committees were bypassed com- sional Budget Office said just recently people in this country. pletely. There was no consideration at that without any additional assistance, Mr. President, I am going to con- any committee—any committee—here the economy is going to grow in 2021 at clude, but I think it is really important in the Senate about what the contents 3.7 percent, and we are flooding the to point out—and I know that my of this legislation should be or what zone with so much money that the State is not indicative of every State the substance of it should look like in money supply numbers have been ex- around the country. There are States the end. It was literally ramrodded, ploding. that have legitimate, different finan- coming from the House of Representa- The 2020 money supply was up—the cial situations. But in South Dakota tives, taken up by the Democratic lead- M2 as they measure it—was up 26 per- right now, we have 3-percent unem- ership with no input from the commit- cent. Year over year, from 2000 to 2019, ployment. We have a growing economy. tees—Republicans, for sure, but also it averaged about 6 percent. This year We have a State that has already bene- Democrats, of all people, who you it is going to be up another 12 percent. fited significantly from earlier think would want to be heard. I mean, There is a lot of money out there in the coronavirus relief legislation to the they got these chairmanships of these economy. What does that mean long- point where there are dollars that they

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It are poised to push through the Senate of the National Economic Council, should be very specific. here an untargeted and unfocused $1.9 have raised concerns about enacting We know now—we have a lot more in- trillion tax and spending package, and nearly a $2 trillion stimulus package at sight into where the needs are in the it is all being done under the guise of this point when we are already in re- economy than we did at this point last COVID relief. Some of it is very essen- covery. As former Secretary of Treas- year, in March, when we did the first tial for COVID relief but a small part ury Summers—I also referred to him as CARES package. We are at a time now of it. Director of the National Economic when it is very clear where those needs This whole act is very unfortunate Council—this is what he says: ‘‘The are, and we could come up with a much because it didn’t have to be this way. proposed Biden stimulus is three times more targeted bill. Those 10 Repub- In the past year, Republicans and as large as’’ the gap between actual licans that I have mentioned have Democrats were able to work together and potential output as estimated by come up with a bill that is in the $600 to pass more than $4 trillion in COVID the CBO. billion to $700 billion range, which ad- relief, and it was all done with strong Enacting a stimulus unmoored from dresses the healthcare issues, addresses bipartisan support. economic reality poses real risks to our the unemployment insurance issues, From the start of this year, my Re- economy, including inflation and slow- addresses the PPP program. It deals publican colleagues and I have stood er economic growth moving forward. In with direct checks, as I mentioned. It ready to engage in good-faith, bipar- fact, a Penn Wharton Budget Model has got funding for education. I think tisan negotiations to provide further analysis of the President’s proposal some funding is in there for State and targeted relief. However, despite all projects the proposed stimulus would local governments, which, frankly, as I the talk of unity and bipartisanship by result in a decrease in both GDP and said, I am not for. I would rather see us President Biden, the new Senate ma- wages in 2022 and over the next 2 dec- take those dollars, if we are going to jority hasn’t even attempted to reach ades. put them somewhere, put them toward across the aisle. Bipartisanship worked While inflation has been subdued in something that is more targeted, at 5 times over the last 12 months, start- recent years, we shouldn’t let that lull least a formula that makes more sense. ing about 1 year ago right now. in inflation lull us into a false sense of But let me just say that in my view The majority, demonstrating their confidence that we can spend with im- it is really important right now that unwillingness to compromise, has re- punity with no consequences. We are in we be circumspect. We are talking sorted to using special budget proce- unchartered waters with debt held by about borrowed money. This is now— dures so that they may pass a partisan the public exceeding the size of our this is the house of dollars. This is bill strictly along party lines. The re- economy and trillion-dollar annual not—this isn’t just magic money that sult is going to be an unwieldy, nearly deficits. Moreover, as economist John Green- appears out of nowhere. Every single $2 trillion package that isn’t shaped ac- wood and Steve Hanke, professor of ec- dollar that we are using is borrowed, cording to current economic realities onomics at Johns Hopkins, recently will be added to the debt, will be a li- but strictly by a partisan liberal agen- warned: ability for somebody to have to pay da. back—for our kids and our grandkids. In February, the nonpartisan Con- The money supply will grow by nearly 12 And if the potential economic impacts percent this year. That’s twice as fast as its gressional Budget Office, CBO, pro- average growth rate from 2000–19. It’s a rate that I mentioned actually occur and in- jected that even without any further terest rates start to tick up, it is going that spells trouble—inflation trouble. stimulus, gross domestic product will And that is without another round of to be a lot more expensive money to fi- return to its prepandemic levels by nance in the future, and I think that is stimulus that we are going to be debat- mid-2021, and, for the year, the econ- ing in the next few days here on the a very real consideration. It is some- omy will grow at 4.6 percent. thing we ought to be thinking long and floor of the U.S. Senate and probably If those two points aren’t strong passing before the end of the week. hard about, not just because of the fis- enough, it was recently reported that cal situation that the country faces Concerns of inflation have been dis- retail sales jumped 5.6 percent during missed by the White House and by the right now but because of the financial January, and the National Retail Fed- situation every American family, as Federal Reserve. This sounds too famil- eration is projecting retail sales for the iar to those of us who witnessed the they sit around the kitchen table and year to grow at the fastest rate in two talk about these pocketbook issues, stagflation of the 1970s. We were told decades. by President Nixon and his advisers will be looking at. If we see higher in- If those four points aren’t enough, at flation, if we see higher interest rates, that they could spend their way to the same time, personal income is re- lower unemployment and economic it is going to affect their jobs; it is ported to have risen by 10 percent, and going to affect their cost of living; and growth without inflation. They were the personal savings rate has surged it is going to make it that much harder wrong. The Nixon administration’s from a historically high 13.4 percent to for them to make ends meet. mistakes ushered in a decade of disas- Less than 2 months after the Presi- over 20 percent. trous inflation. I have said for decades, The American economy will soon be dent committed himself to unity at his if Nixon did something, we ought to roaring without a $2 trillion further inauguration, the first major bill of his learn from it, not repeat it. Presidency will be a resolutely par- stimulus. It is no longer March of 2020 It was with this background of stag- tisan piece of legislation. I hope—I when the economy was in free fall and flation that I first ran for Congress on hope—that this is not a sign of things businesses and places of employment a platform of fighting inflation. Infla- to come. were shut down. And how were they tion is a regressive stealth tax on every I yield the floor. shut down? By those of us right here in single American. It is particularly un- I suggest the absence of a quorum. the Congress of the United States, the fair to those who have very little The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Federal Government doing it by gov- money to begin with, and those who clerk will call the roll. ernment edict. have lived beneath their incomes to The legislative clerk proceeded to While many individuals and certain save for the future only to see their call the roll. sectors of our economy continue to hard work wiped out as the value of the Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I struggle and, of course, deserve a help- dollars that they put away plunges. ask unanimous consent that the order ing hand, others have largely recovered Hopefully, Nixon inflation is only his- for the quorum call be rescinded. and are no longer in need of assistance. tory never to return.

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Without those timely, they should be temporary, and ulus of those multiemployer pension 37 electoral votes, President Biden they should be targeted. By this stand- plans. It is simply an $86 billion bail- would have failed to achieve a majority ard, the Democrats’ stimulus is well out. in the electoral college. This was a wide of the mark. In the case of COVID, there are some close election. The reason it is a close More than one-third, or about $700 things that no amount of money can election is it is a closely divided coun- billion, of the funding in the bill address. Until the widespread immu- try. wouldn’t even be spent until 2022 or be- nity is achieved, many people will not I am home every weekend in Wyo- yond, according to the CBO. How does feel comfortable eating out, going to a ming and the two things I hear about anybody know that we need a stimulus movie, taking in a concert, or traveling is, one, this massive bill in front of the in 2022 and beyond? By what standard on a vacation. Spending trillions of Senate right now—a $1.9 trillion does the Biden administration say that dollars will not change the attitude of amount of money that is all going to we are going to need that? And doesn’t those people who are going to still be be added to the debt—and the concern that have something to do with the very cautious. for that spending. And the other issue failure of this bill to accomplish what So here is what I would spend the is the integrity of our elections. it wants to accomplish, or even the money on—and a lot less money than So we have a close election. We have need for it, if some of this money won’t $1.9 trillion. Yes, let’s prioritize fund- a closely divided country. If you would be spent until the outer years? ing for vaccine distribution, assistance think anything, that should be a man- I don’t know about you, but I don’t for the unemployed, and aid for small date to move to the middle, to find see how spending hundreds of billions businesses in the struggling sectors. common ground, and to work for solu- of dollars years from now is either And, by all means, let’s open our tions. It is the kind of things that the timely or targeted. As these econo- schools. Doing this doesn’t require $2 President talked about in his inaugural mists talk about a stimulus, if it is trillion. Let’s remove the pork in this address on January 20. At a time like this, Americans want going to be any good, it needs to be bill. Let’s set aside the long-term left- to make sure that our own elections timely and targeted. wing wish list and work together as we What does all this have to do with did before in those five bipartisan bills are safe and secure and fair. I think fighting the pandemic right now, with over the last 12 months. And they have voters, no matter what their political the people hurting right now? Are passed both bodies overwhelmingly. party or predisposition is—I think all voters deserve that, and they want it. these same people going to be hurting Several of my Republican colleagues But when Republicans raise ques- in these out years when some of this approached the White House a few weeks ago with a long list of what I tions about the integrity of the elec- money is going to be spent? If that is tion, well, we are attacked, and we the case, this brand-new administra- just said—maybe a longer list of items proposed by President Biden that could have seen that now. In fact, earlier this tion is already admitting that their very week, the majority leader of the policies of the future are a failure and get Republican support with minimal tweaks. A bipartisan package along U.S. Senate spoke of ‘‘the pernicious a failure today. and nasty guise of election integrity.’’ Nearly a quarter of the package, or those lines could well have passed a few ‘‘Pernicious and nasty guise of election $422 billion, is dedicated to direct pay- days ago. It is still not too late. I hope we can make a bipartisan effort happen integrity’’—the majority leader of the ments to households with incomes up U.S. Senate. He attacked the motives to $200,000, all regardless of whether again. I yield the floor. of millions of Americans who want to they have lost a job or experienced any The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- be confident in our elections. Every loss of income. Such untargeted pay- ator from Wyoming. American ought to want to be con- ments make little sense when just this Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, fident in our elections. past week it was reported that personal first, I would like to associate myself But it looks like though some Demo- income was up 10 percent and personal with the outstanding remarks from the crats may accuse us of this, many savings rates soared to over 20 percent. senior Senator from Iowa, whose long Democrats share our concerns. I hear We clearly shouldn’t be using taxpayer experience in this body is one that we that from both sides of the aisle. dollars to pad the bank accounts of all look to with great admiration and Democrats in Iowa, right now, are those with six-figure incomes when we respect. contesting a congressional race, and as ought to be targeting this toward those When he speaks on this, he is well I stand here, Democrats in the House who are unemployed and those who are known for his fundamental focus on are considering the most sweeping low income. taxpayer dollars and making sure changes—and this is reason I am here— Then we have another $350 billion of money isn’t wasted, making sure to election laws in decades. this package that is going to be allo- money is directed to the areas where it Their bill is nearly 800 pages long. It cated to bail out fiscally irresponsible is supposed to go, where it is needed is called H.R. 1, No. 1. To me, that States at the expense of States that the most. When he points out how this means it is their No. 1 priority. Other- have managed their State budgets is a bill basically piled on with pork— wise, why would they introduce it as wisely, like my home State of Iowa. and he is from Iowa; he knows about their first bill and label it as H.R. 1? This spending is hard to justify given pork—he points out how misguided this H.R. 1, for Democrats in the House, is recent reports indicating most States effort is, how expensive it is, and how not the coronavirus. It is not jobs. It is saw little to no drop in revenue be- misdirected it is. not schools. It is a change in the elec- tween 2019 and 2020. And many States I just want to associate myself with tion process for the American people that were previously projecting short- these wonderful remarks of the senior and is a big mandate coming out of falls are now projecting budget sur- Senator from Iowa, and it is a pleasure Washington. So the No. 1 priority of pluses. and a privilege to serve with him. House Democrats is not those key The package also includes hundreds f issues. Their No. 1 issue is elections of billions of dollars in liberal wish-list and changing elections in our country. priorities that have very little to do ELECTIONS The bill, interestingly, didn’t go with the current pandemic. This in- Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I through a normal committee process as cludes enhancements to refundable tax also come to the floor today to talk bills are supposed to do in the House or credits, an expansion of ObamaCare about the need for integrity in our in the Senate. It went straight to the subsidies, and an $86 billion taxpayer elections. floor—from NANCY PELOSI’s desk to the bailout of poorly managed pension In 2020, the American people voted floor of the U.S. House of Representa- plans. for a 50–50 Senate. We are in that body tives. Hundreds of pages are in there of

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The out ballots in the mail based on old in- State of Wyoming view as scary and Democrats know that they would still formation, and that happened all say would make the elections less se- get their big corporate donations in around the country this year. You can cure. This bill is so radical that an ear- New York and in San Francisco, but still vote by mail. You just need to re- lier version of it was felt to be too lib- now they would get an added bonus—a quest a ballot so your information is eral even for the ACLU, and the latest 6-to-1 match—from taxpayers. up to date. It is the way we have done version is even more liberal than that. H.R. 1 would also give government- it in Wyoming. We send out requests to I am just going to mention a few of the funded vouchers for people to donate to say, if you would like a ballot, apply mandates in this bill. political campaigns. Political cam- for your absentee ballot, and people do. H.R. 1 would force every State—force paigns do not need taxpayer subsidies. There is no question about the integ- every State—to give the vote to con- People can decide how they want to rity of that system. It was in a number victed felons. This would not be a State spend their own money. The govern- of States in which ballots were mailed choice but a Federal mandate. One ment shouldn’t be redirecting it toward out based on old information and with- group of Democrats even tried to give the party in power. The Democrats out a request by a voter for that ballot the vote to felons who are still in pris- complain about money in politics all of that led to so many concerns about the on right now, but that amendment the time. The solution, in seeing H.R. abuse and fraud. failed. 1, apparently, is for there to be more Our bill bans vote harvesting. It H.R. 1 would force every State to money in politics as long as it is the means you can’t drop off somebody allow same-day voter registration, on- taxpayers’ money. else’s ballot. line voter registration, and even auto- H.R. 1 ends the equal balance be- The collection boxes they have need matic voter registration. Automatic tween the Republicans and Democrats to be monitored. When you turn in voter registration? Voter registration on the Federal Election Commission. It your ballot to a ballot box, that ought is something somebody should have to ends it. The Democrats want to politi- to be monitored. do, register to vote. If the bill were to cize the Commission that enforces our When votes are being counted, our become law, you would be registered to election laws. They want to make it a bill makes sure that both sides are vote automatically, without even partisan organization. That is just an- watching. knowing it, and when the States auto- other idea that would make it easier to Our bill prohibits delays or pauses in matically register you, you are not al- commit fraud. ballot counting. lowed to find out how they got your in- H.R. 1 doesn’t just politicize the Fed- We require an audit of ballot count- formation. They can’t tell you. In ef- eral Election Commission; it politicizes ing systems within 30 days after the fect, voter registration would be a the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS. election. thing of the past. A thing that we all The Democrats want to break down the Now, these are basic, commonsense did as young people, register to vote, guardrails that currently keep the IRS measures to protect against fraud and would be a thing of the past. out of politics. H.R. 1 gets rid of any of error. You want it to be accurate. You H.R. 1 forces States to count provi- the limits on the IRS when giving tax want it to be fair. sional ballots statewide. So, if you vote exemptions to nonprofits. Now, think The differences between our bill and Democrat in one district and are from about this. Remember the scandal at the House’s 800-page bill could not be another district, they will count it as a the IRS under the Obama-Biden admin- more clear. The Republican bill makes vote for the Democrat in your district. istration—a scandal, headlines. People it harder to commit fraud. The Demo- Mistakes like this shouldn’t happen, are well aware. Well, H.R. 1 enshrines cratic bill makes it easier to commit let alone should your vote be able to be that into law. H.R. 1 gives a big stamp fraud. The Republican bill costs almost changed from the vote you actually of approval to Lois Lerner and her be- nothing. The Democratic bill costs bil- cast. havior in the way she worked the IRS. lions. The Republican bill strengthens The bill also doubles down on mail-in Every Democrat who votes for the bill the protections of our elections. The voting. The problems with that, I think is saying that he or she will endorse Democratic bill weakens those protec- people would agree, are obvious. Ama- what happened at the IRS under Presi- tions and even gets rid of some of zon—and many of us shop on Amazon, dent Obama. them. if not everyone—recently tried to re- There is more, a lot more. The bill This shouldn’t be a partisan issue. strict mail-in voting for a union elec- goes on and on. It is 800 pages. It is We should all be against voter fraud. tion at one of its facilities. That is not hard to believe too many Democrats We should make it as hard to commit because Amazon has conservative lead- have actually read it. fraud as we possibly can. So I urge my ership; it is because they say it is hard- The bottom line is this: H.R. 1 would colleagues to join me with Senators er to secure mail-in voting than it is to not reform our elections; it would de- SCOTT and LUMMIS and HYDE-SMITH. secure in-person voting. If you want an form our elections, change them dra- Let us stand for integrity in our elec- accurate vote, in-person voting is more matically. H.R. 1 makes our elections tions. Let us give every American cit- accurate. The reason mail-in voting harder to secure, easier to defraud, and izen confidence and the peace of mind was expanded last year was because of will cast doubt on every election into that our system works. the pandemic, but now the Democrats the future. That is the last thing we I yield the floor. want to carve it into stone forever. need in this country. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- H.R. 1 would also take government This is no time to sow doubt about ator from Texas. funding and give it to political cam- our elections. People want confidence f paigns. The American people have in the elections. That is why I am some thoughts on that. The bill actu- joined with Senator SCOTT of Florida, CORONAVIRUS ally has a 6-to-1 match for campaign Senator HYDE-SMITH, and Senator LUM- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, this donations under $200. So, if you were to MIS to introduce a better proposal. Our Saturday will mark 1 year since Con- donate $100 to your favorite candidate, bill would make our elections safe and gress passed our first response to the the Federal Government would take secure and fair. It would give people COVID–19 virus. taxpayer dollars and give an additional more confidence in our elections. That legislation, you will recall, re- $600 of taxpayer money to that can- Our bill says: no automatic registra- ceived overwhelming support. It passed didate who just got a $100 check. Hard- tion. The House bill repeals all voter by a vote of 96 to 1 here in the Senate working people would pay their taxes ID laws. Our bill says, if you want to and 415 to 2 in the House, and we know knowing that their hard-earned dollars register to vote, let’s make sure you that it was not just a one-off. Each of would go to fund political activity, are a citizen. We need to make sure of the five pandemic relief bills that were

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Now, that is a personal has absolutely nothing to do with the aisle understood the most pressing choice for people to make, but asking pandemic and would serve only the challenges facing our country and the taxpayers to fund Planned Parenthood people of one of the wealthiest areas in types of support that were needed to so it can perform more abortions is the country, our Democratic friends sustain that fight both when it came to simply irrelevant to COVID–19 relief. It provided more than $100 million for public health and when it came to the is exploiting another emergency for this project in their so-called COVID–19 economic fallout and recession that re- special interest purposes. relief bill. Well, fortunately, not any sulted: resources for hospitals and This bill expands the criteria for the thanks to our Democratic friends who healthcare workers, support for the Paycheck Protection Program, one of wrote the bill, this completely unre- hardest hit families, assistance for the most successful parts of the lated project has now been removed small businesses, and, of course, the de- CARES Act that we passed last March. from the bill because it violates Senate velopment, manufacturing, and dis- It was designed specifically to keep rules. You are not supposed to be able tribution of vaccines. Not only did we small businesses afloat, but now to appropriate money and authorize agree on what should be in the bills, Planned Parenthood can take advan- transportation projects in a budget rec- but we, actually, also agreed on what tage of the funding—something they onciliation bill. That is why it is gone, should not be in the bills. were precluding from doing under bi- not because our Democratic friends We were all guided, I believe, by an partisan agreement previously. were embarrassed or had second understanding that the focus should re- There is another big political ally for thoughts after it was pointed out to main on COVID–19 and that pandemic our Democratic friends that would be them the hypocrisy of including that in relief bills were no place to inject unre- newly eligible for these small business the bill but because it violates the Sen- lated or partisan preferences, but now loans—the labor unions. So now labor ate rules. that our Democratic friends control unions can apply for and receive money Another portion of the bill would the House and the Senate and the that was otherwise previously directed have provided money for a bridge from White House, they have tossed that toward mom-and-pop businesses so New York to Canada. Let me think for principle in the trash. they could keep their doors open, so a minute which Senator would have The Democrats have drafted their so- they could keep their employees on the stuck money for a bridge from New called COVID–19 relief bill without the payroll. But now it includes labor York to Canada in the bill. Well, there input, the ideas, or the support of a unions. are two Senators, one of whom is the Many of the labor unions’ pension single Republican. Now, that is not be- majority leader from the State of New plans in particular have been in dire fi- cause folks on this side of the aisle York. Well, that has now been struck nancial straits for years, long before were unwilling. As I remember, there by our colleagues because it received COVID–19 even existed. Up until now, were 10 Republican Senators who met our Democratic colleagues have not so much blowback. It was such an em- with President Biden at the White been able to find a way to bail out barrassing, irresponsible money grab House and offered a $600 billion alter- these mismanaged pension funds. As that it is no longer in the bill. native that would enjoy broad bipar- Well, we will see if this trend con- you can imagine, using taxpayer dol- tisan support. This partisan legislation tinues and more of the completely un- lars to cover the mistakes of union was a choice, not a necessity—a choice, related partisan projects are elimi- bosses is incredibly unpopular, and a conscious choice. nated because the long list of unneces- that is because it is wrong. But the au- Last year, the House majority whip sary spending does not end there. thors of this bill have found a couple of referred to this crisis as a ‘‘tremendous This legislation also establishes a bu- workarounds which they have tucked opportunity to restructure things to fit reaucrat bailout, an exclusive paid into this so-called pandemic relief bill. our vision.’’ That was Mr. CLYBURN. In addition to making labor unions leave fund just for Federal employees. The Democrats knew that a bipartisan eligible for the paycheck protection If their kids aren’t in school full time bill would limit the scope of discus- loans, the COVID–19 relief bill also cre- because of the pandemic, these employ- sions of policies that were actually rel- ates a taxpayer fund to bail out under- ees could take home up to $1,400 a week evant to the pandemic. So, rather than funded union pension funds. That is not in paid leave. That is roughly equiva- maintain that relevance to the pan- to help the public generally; that is to lent to $70,000 a year, all to stay home demic, they chose to go it alone. This help labor union members, which is and not work. And these benefits would opportunity to restructure, as Mr. CLY- certainly their issue. I understand why last for months. Federal employees BURN said, has been months in the it is important, but I don’t understand could take home up to 600 hours of paid making, and now that the Democrats why my taxpayers in Texas should leave until September 30 even though have the numbers they need to make have to bail out underfunded labor pen- President Biden said every adult who the law without having the support of sion funds in other States. Union wants to get vaccinated will be vac- anybody but their own party, they bosses who have mismanaged these cinated by the end of May. This ben- have tacked on an entire liberal wish funds and made bad choices will be re- efit, this ridiculous money grab, would list and tried to call it COVID–19 relief, warded with a taxpayer-funded check. last until the end of September, long but nobody believes it or should believe While there is a range of provisions after people had gained antibodies and it. to line the pockets of our friends on immunity from COVID–19 as a result of You see, these are some of the things the other side of the aisle across the having been vaccinated. that are in the so-called COVID–19 re- country, the authors of this bill also Across the country, only about 35 lief bill of $1.9 trillion when hundreds tried to sneak in more localized fixes, percent of school districts have re- of billions of dollars of money that we two of which have already been turned to fully in-person instruction. If appropriated just in December haven’t dropped from this bill. the parents of children at the other 65 even been spent yet. Here is what is in In one of the most audacious exam- percent of school districts happen to the Trojan horse, otherwise known as ples of tone-deaf Washington politics, work for the Federal Government, they the Democrats’ COVID–19 relief bill: one of these was an underground rail can claim these benefits. Even if a funding for climate justice. At a time system in the Speaker’s home State of school offers in-person instruction but when many Americans are asking California—an underground rail sys- maintains the option to learn vir- ‘‘When can I get the vaccine?’’ and tem. That has nothing to do with tually, the parent can still get paid to ‘‘How long until my children can safely COVID–19. stay home and not perform any work. return to school?’’ our Democratic col- The Bay Area Rapid Transit expan- Well, parents in my State who don’t leagues are pushing funding to support sion has been in the works for years, work for the Federal Government

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We are vaccinating roughly 3 contact with their families, reducing them preferential treatment in the million people a day in America. More the loneliness and social isolation that midst of this pandemic by paying them than 70 million people have had shots can be damaging to their mental not to work and using tax dollars from in arms, and we are doing our best to health. So this American Rescue Plan other States and other places that try to get it in people’s arms as fast as includes temporary Federal funding to don’t enjoy that benefit is simply we safely can. President Biden said we States to increase Medicaid home- and grossly unfair. will get that job done by the end of community-based services. Over the last year, countless num- May. That is wonderful news. If the bill were to pass, an additional bers of parents have balanced the im- The other wonderful news is that un- $9.3 billion would be made available to possible: work and remote learning for employment rates are going down and States to ensure that workers who pro- their children. It has been hard. I un- State revenue is going back up. School vide these services have the protection derstand that. Many parents turned districts across the country have safely and resources they need to provide the their kitchen tables into makeshift of- resumed in-person learning. One in five care and to provide the services. fices and classroom spaces until their adults in America has now received a More than 200 organizations from children were able to physically return dose of the vaccine, and a third vaccine around the country wrote to Congress to school. Today, less than 7 percent of has now been approved, so that number in support of these new dollars. For the school districts in Texas are fully will climb faster and faster and faster. months, SEIU, one of the great unions remote. Seven percent are fully re- Every day we are moving closer to in America representing workers— mote, and two-thirds are fully in-per- the light at the end of the tunnel, and healthcare workers; the disability com- son in my State. They have found a now is not the time to squander the munity, as well; advocates for older way to safely return to the classroom. good will and trust that the American adults like AARP and others—have ral- There is no reason why the Texans who people have had in us to be good stew- lied around the need for this funding. have made that tough juggling act, ards of the public health and our econ- This funding can be used to increase working and learning remotely, should omy by engaging in this sort of embar- wages for direct-service providers, the now have to pay Federal employees rassing partisan exercise. workers. It can be used to secure addi- who have not had to make that tough I yield the floor. tional personal protective equipment choice. I suggest the absence of a quorum. and testing supplies for workers and It is simply false advertising to call The PRESIDING OFFICER. The those that they support. Home- and this a COVID–19 relief bill. It is decep- clerk will call the roll. community-based funds can also be tive and outrageously so. Only $160 bil- The senior assistant legislative clerk used to help people transition from lion dollars—8 percent of the total proceeded to call the roll. congregate settings back to their cost—is directly related to combating Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I ask homes. It can also be used to provide COVID–19. Eight percent. The rest of unanimous consent that the order for services for the 800,000 Americans wait- the bill, as I have tried to point out, is the quorum call be rescinded. ing for this kind of help. a variety of—it is a grab bag, really, of The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. For example, Ira Hall from West- partisan priorities, wasteful spending, BALDWIN). Without objection, it is so moreland County, PA, just right in the and counterproductive policy. ordered. southwestern corner of our State, next What is worse, this restructuring, ac- The senior Senator from Pennsyl- to Pittsburgh, in that county, Ira will cording to Mr. CLYBURN’s language, to vania. continue to receive services, and he fit the vision of the Democratic Party f will receive that service from his direct will cost taxpayers nearly $2 trillion. service worker, Ray Williams. I was That is on top of the $4 trillion we al- CORONAVIRUS able to visit both of these individuals ready spent last year. Two trillion Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I last May during a virtual home visit. more. wanted to speak in particular terms Home- and community-based services Well, somebody is going to have to about the American Rescue Plan and in make it possible for Ira, who has a de- pay that money back, and I fear it will particular about the provision of home- velopmental disability, to live in his not be us because we will be long gone. and community-based services. We own apartment. Ray, who is his direct It will be our children and grand- know that when we speak of these service worker, helps Ira plan his day children, and at this rate of reckless kinds of services, we are talking about and helps him throughout his workday spending, our great-grandchildren will services that benefit seniors across the and helps him find the resources he have to be the ones to pay the money country as well as Americans with dis- needs to meet his goals. back. abilities. We are also concerned as well During the pandemic, Ray’s support This bill is not the answer to the real for the heroic frontline workers who made it possible for Ira to remain in challenges that face our country posed provide those services, most of whom— his home and to be safe from con- by the pandemic. We have shown our virtually all of whom have been under- tracting the virus. The services Ray willingness to work together in a bi- paid and, frankly, underappreciated for provides also helps Ira maintain his partisan way to enthusiastically sup- far too long. physical and mental health. We know port the need to provide real relief both Let me start with the provision of that the American Rescue Plan makes from the public health consequences these home- and community-based it possible for services like those Ira and the economic fallout associated services in terms of the people who are receives and Ray provides. It will also with the virus, but this bill doesn’t benefiting from these services. Right mean the agencies providing these even attempt to do that. now, about 4 million Americans receive services will continue to operate and Fortunately, as a result of the work home care and home health services in provide essential home- and commu- we did last year, including last Decem- their own homes or apartments. Re- nity-based services throughout the ber—and by the way, only about 20 per- ceiving these services at home reduces public health crisis. cent of the money that we appropriated the likelihood that that older Amer- Passage of the bill would be a down just a few weeks ago—actually, a cou- ican will be infected by the virus. payment on securing strong and com- ple of months ago in December—has ac- Serving and supporting older adults prehensive home- and community- tually been spent. Only about 20 per- and people with disabilities reduces based services infrastructure, but it is cent has been spent, and here we are pressure on nursing homes and other only a down payment. This pandemic being asked to appropriate $1.9 trillion congregate settings. We know that has revealed a fragile home care and more. these kind of services, the home- and home health system. These funds

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:29 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03MR6.021 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1011 should be the first step in creating I was one of the 10 Republicans who that. And, by the way, the alternative home- and community-based services went down to the White House to meet I mentioned that we offered to Presi- infrastructure that can serve seniors with President Biden about this a few dent Biden—$160 billion. We totally be- and all people with disabilities who weeks ago, and we offered our own pro- lieve in that part of the bill, and that want to live in their own homes and re- posal and said we would like to work we should put all of that in there, par- main in their communities with their with you and negotiate with you. And, ticularly with regard to the vaccines. families, friends, and neighbors. you know, there has been no interest, So it is frustrating because not only With the passage of this American to be honest, and I wish it weren’t the is the process not what we have done in Rescue Plan, we will be able to address case. the past and is best for this country, the immediate pandemic needs of older And $4 trillion has already been allo- but also the substance of this bill is adults, as well as people with disabil- cated to the COVID–19 issue, and it was just not targeted on COVID–19. How do ities. Let’s work to ensure this first needed. It is a crisis. It still is. It is not I tell hard-working families in my step starts to create the path to a ro- over yet, although things are getting a State of Ohio that there is a provision bust, comprehensive home care and lot better, both in terms of the in the bill that asks Medicare to spend home health network in every State healthcare crisis and in terms of the more money in New Jersey, Delaware, for every senior and every American economy. But we did that, again, five and Rhode Island but not in Ohio and with a disability. different times—over $4 trillion, five other States? How do I explain that we I yield the floor. different times in a bipartisan way. need to set aside hundreds of millions The PRESIDING OFFICER. The jun- So we know we can do it. It is hard of dollars that are in this bill in addi- ior Senator from Ohio. for us to do it on other issues—let’s tional Federal funds for the arts? We f face it—like taxes or even healthcare, can have that debate on the arts, but it has nothing to do with COVID–19. We CORONAVIRUS but it is not with regard to COVID–19. At least it hasn’t been until now. have the highest deficit, as a share of Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I The most recent $900 billion COVID GDP, since World War II—the highest worked with my colleague from Penn- relief package passed at the end of De- debt as a share of GDP. You know, I sylvania on some of these home care cember by a 92 to 6 vote—92 to 6. I don’t think we should be spending that options, and I think it is a very posi- came out to the floor to give speeches kind of money on things that don’t re- tive thing. In fact, it saves a lot of cost on this Senate floor over 20 times in late to COVID–19. for the system, but the question is, the months prior to that legislation fi- Beyond these kinds of unrelated pro- What is it doing in a COVID relief bill? visions, there are also proposals in this You know, I just have to say, having nally being passed, urging Congress to come out of our partisan corners, stimulus that are directed at impor- been involved in a bipartisan way on tant issues, but, based on what is need- five different COVID relief packages Democrats and Republicans alike, and to come up with a COVID relief pack- ed to respond to the current chal- over the last year, I am just so discour- lenges, are simply unnecessary and add aged that we can’t sit down, Repub- age, because I saw so much middle ground. And we found it by the end of up to more wasteful spending. licans and Democrats alike, and work For example, we reached a point in December. I was part of a group of five out a targeted, focused bill on COVID, this pandemic where the CDC, or the Democrats and five Republicans who and, by the way, then move on to other Centers for Disease Control, has said sat down over a month-long period or things, including healthcare reform, in- that schools can start to open safely so. We actually wrote a bill. The ‘‘908 cluding issues that traditionally have with the right measures in place— also been bipartisan, like infrastruc- Coalition,’’ we called ourselves because thank goodness. We want to get our ture and broadband expansion, like re- we wrote a bill for $900 billion that was kids back to school. That should be a tirement security or dealing with the basis for that $900 billion legisla- cause for celebration. But the plan China and supply chain issues. tion that eventually passed. So I have here, the $1.9 trillion, doesn’t reflect But this is not the way to start. We been there. I have done it. We have those findings. Last year, we appro- are looking at a $1.9 trillion package, done it. We can do it. Yet we are look- priated $113 billion for schools to help the second largest ever written by Con- ing here at an entirely different proc- navigate the pandemic, but, as of now, gress. The first one went through last ess and, unfortunately, a product that of that $113 billion, only $15 billion has year. And there was no input—vir- is not targeted, not focused. been spent. So, roughly, $100 billion is tually no input—from anybody on our It is interesting to note that of the left over from last year with regard to side of the aisle because the adminis- $900 billion that we appropriated just a schools. tration decided they didn’t want it. couple of months ago, at the end of the If we are already opening classes They wanted to jam this thing through year, more than half of that, we are safely with that amount, why does this without our participation. And it is too told, has not been spent yet. So while $1.9 trillion plan instead call for an ad- bad, because they will end up with a we are starting a $1.9 trillion new ditional investment of $130 billion in product that is not going to be as fo- spending project, about half of what we our schools, but especially when we are cused and targeted, but, also, it is just just did has yet to be spent. So how do told that most of that $130 billion will getting off on the wrong foot and mak- we know how much is needed? It is not be spent in this calendar year? No- ing it more difficult for us to figure out very hard to know. body thinks that next year, at this how to come together on other issues. I will say that it is troubling to me time, we are going to have the crisis we It is really the opposite. This process that this bill is loaded up with provi- have now, and yet the $130 billion of is really the opposite of what President sions that don’t relate to addressing new money will not be spent until the Biden talked about. He talked about it the COVID–19 pandemic, because we end of 2028. in his campaign. I mean, he won a cam- should be targeted and focused like a By the way, the nonpartisan Congres- paign, including in his primary, saying laser on that issue and not on other sional Budget Office estimates that he wanted to work across the aisle; he things. In fact, when you look at the about half of the funds in the entire wanted to change the tone in Wash- healthcare part of this, most people proposal won’t even be spent in this ington. That was pretty brave of him would think: OK, what would you do calendar year. That is their analysis— to say, really. with a COVID–19 bill? You would focus objective, nonpartisan. No one expects, And, then, in his inaugural address, on the coronavirus. You would focus on again, that we will be in this crisis at he did the same thing; didn’t he? He the testing and the tracing. You would that time. So it just doesn’t seem to talked about the need for unity. He focus on the vaccine development and make sense to me. talked about wanting to get people to- distribution. You would focus on the There are other provisions in this bill gether and to work with Democrats healthcare side, including healthcare that seem to actually take solutions and Republicans alike and kind of get providers. we have come up with in the past back to that. This is exactly the oppo- Unfortunately, that is a very small COVID–19 package and make them site of that. I just don’t get it. I have part of the funding of this bill. It is worse. Unemployment insurance is a to tell you, I am mystified why they $160 billion out of $1.9 trillion, so less good example. Republicans and Demo- want to start off this way. than 10 percent of the bill is focused on crats alike believe there needs to be

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Why should taxpayers pay for dozens of my colleagues on both sides finally reaching an agreement on ex- Federal employees to get 600 hours of of the aisle are being shut out of pro- panded unemployment insurance, one leave when private sector employees viding their input on this bill, and we that got people the help they need are suffering more job losses than the are going to be left with a partisan bill without creating a disincentive to public sector? It hardly seems like a that fails to meet the most urgent and work, Democrats want to jam through good use of taxpayer dollars. It is also pressing needs. another UI proposal that increases the disappointing in this bill, which all of In fact, because all of these unrelated $300 per week that we just agreed to in us are expected to vote on here in the spending measures we talked about and December to $400 a week. Now, again, coming days, because the end result is others are directed toward traditional that is in the context of the healthcare so different than the last five. As I Democratic constituencies, I would crisis getting better and the economy said, the last five times, we put it to- argue that this bill has not just been getting better and the unemployment gether in a bipartisan basis. my way or the highway, but it has been numbers going down that we are going The process has been frustrating, and my way and the highway. to put more into unemployment insur- I know many colleagues who were part The bottom line is, at the end of the ance. of the group of five Republicans and road of this reconciliation process, we That creates a problem because it five Democrats agree with that. We will have a bill that underdelivers in will mean if you go up to $400 a week, are, in effect, for the sake of expedi- many respects and is overpriced, and then more than half of the workers on ency and partisan victory, forgetting that is sad to me. It didn’t have to be unemployment insurance will be earn- about thoughtful policy and bipartisan- this way. Again, we have done it before ing more on unemployment than they ship. five times together, made it inclusive, would staying employed. We want to We have to show that we have enough listened to each other to come up with get people back to work. That is what Republicans to work with Democrats a bipartisan result. Let’s put a stop to we all should want, at least. So why to get this done. I understand that. this runaway train that is going to add would you do that? We shouldn’t want That is why 10 of us went down to the to the deficit unnecessarily and put a that. It is going to result in fewer peo- White House, because along with 50 damper on the prospects for the bipar- ple getting to work as unemployment Democrats, that would be 60, which is tisanship promised by this new admin- continues to go down, as the vaccines the magic number needed. But there is istration. are more widely available. That is the more than 10 Republicans who want to Wanting to heal the wounds is some- opposite of what we should want. work with Democrats. There have been thing all of us should want. Wanting to At the same time, a new provision in every time we have taken this up over work together is something all of us this bill would allow employees who the past year. should want. Getting back to an era are Federal employees to take 600 We proposed the $618 billion counter- where we actually sit down, debate hours of taxpayer-funded emergency proposal that shares a lot of common things, work them out, and help bring leave this fiscal year. To put that in ground with the Biden plan—not $1.9 the country together is something all perspective, 600 hours is about half of trillion but $618 billion. Again, we take of us should want. the total number of working hours re- care of all the healthcare response to I agree with what President Biden maining in this fiscal year. the virus. This is in the Biden plan. We said in his campaign and the inaugural There are plenty of problems with have a similar approach on stimulus address about the need for unity. Let’s the way this plan is written. To give checks: Make it a little more targeted, do it. Let’s not have rhetoric; let’s you one example, a Federal employee which everyone, I think, agrees is a have action. with children in school would be eligi- good idea. We can work together to get this ble for this leave program as long as Again, with regard to schools, we done. We won’t get there if we continue the school is offering a remote learning don’t waste the money, which we to operate like this. It hurts not just option, even if the kids are going to the talked about earlier, but we would be our new President and his hopes for classroom every day for in-person focused on getting kids back to school. getting things done; it hurts the coun- learning. Federal employees would also The main difference in our bill is we try and the ability for us to continue be eligible for this leave if they are take a more targeted approach to ad- to work together to deal with this cri- feeling unwell, even if they don’t have dress the most urgent healthcare and sis and get back to a more normal life. COVID–19, and with no oversight, no economic needs. I yield back my time. doctor’s note, and no supervisory ap- We heed the advice of prominent The PRESIDING OFFICER. The jun- proval. Democratic economist Larry Summers ior Senator from Florida. This is far beyond the responsible bi- and so many others who have now said f partisan family leave proposal we did that the $1.9 trillion Biden stimulus is include, because we should have, in the not just wasting taxpayer money; it UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST— Family First Coronavirus Response risks overheating an already recov- S. RES. 88 Act, which offered 80 hours of sick ering economy, leading to higher infla- Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Madam Presi- leave, about one-seventh of the time tion, hurting middle-class families, and dent, America is in crisis. Today, the off in this new proposal, and which ap- threatening long-term growth. Federal debt sits at a staggering $27 plies to millions of private and public But rather than the counterproposal trillion, and it has grown by more than sector employees, in addition to the leading to this productive type of bi- $4 trillion in just the last year. Now, Federal employees who are only cov- partisan negotiations we had last year, Congress is debating whether to spend ered by this new proposal. this time we have been told Democrats another $1.9 trillion, raising our debt When none of us knew exactly how want to go it alone. to nearly $30 trillion. long we would be faced with the We will keep talking to the Presi- Less than 10 percent of this massive COVID–19 crisis, we decided, on a bipar- dent’s people. We will keep talking to $1.9 trillion package actually goes di- tisan basis, that 80 hours was suffi- Democrats in Congress, hoping they rectly to COVID relief, and just 1 per- cient. But now that we have this new will follow through on the campaign cent is dedicated to vaccine-related proposal, at seven times that leave message and the inaugural promise be- programs. The rest is filled with waste- with no test necessary, it is at a time cause that is what we should be doing ful liberal priorities. when we are actually turning the tide as a Congress, not just on this issue but Speaker PELOSI and Leader SCHUMER, on this virus, and we all acknowledge so many other issues as well. We bridges and tunnels have no business that. When more of us are being tested shouldn’t be going it alone. being included in a COVID relief bill. It and vaccinated, our numbers are going Reconciliation has allowed Demo- is shameful. Only in Washington can down—thank goodness—and we have a crats to take what is essentially a ‘‘my people throw these numbers and ideas

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:29 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03MR6.026 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1013 around without a care for what it Ms. ERNST. Thank you to the Sen- partisan agreement as we walked means for our future. It is dangerous, ator from Florida as well and for shar- through the process to determine that and it is time to get serious. ing his personal story and why it is so this is an emergency; this is a global Congress has the responsibility to important that we have transparency pandemic. To help stabilize our econ- thoroughly review how every single tax on bills like this COVID package. omy from going into free fall, we have dollar is spent by the Federal Govern- Over the course of the pandemic, to do some very difficult things. But in ment and make sure we are spending Congress has worked together—Repub- the middle of all of that, we also said wisely. Sadly, this is rare behavior in licans and Democrats—to pass five we don’t need to borrow a dollar more Washington. Congress spends with overwhelmingly bipartisan bills pro- than what we need to borrow. Let’s reckless abandon and rarely considers viding COVID–19 relief to the American borrow what we need to but not more how today’s foolishness will impact our people, and I think we would all agree than we need to. children and grandchildren, and we are that that relief was much needed. Interestingly enough, of the five bills seeing President Biden and Senate Now, in March, we passed the largest and $4 trillion that was allocated for Democrats continue this dangerous be- stimulus package in American history. COVID last year, only $3 trillion of havior. For them, the Obama-era And just a few months ago, we passed that $4 trillion has actually been spent thinking of ‘‘Never let a crisis go to the second largest. But what the Demo- yet. We still have over $1 trillion waste’’ is alive and well. crats aren’t telling you is that much of unspent of the money from last year. Estimates show that there is roughly the $900 billion we passed in the most But before that last trillion dollars, $1 trillion in enacted but unspent recent relief package, and even some of which imagine just how big that really COVID–19 stimulus funding. Last the CARES Act money, has yet to be is—to give you an example, every sin- month, I wrote to President Biden’s spent. And, frankly, folks, we don’t gle Agency in the Federal Government, Acting Director for the Office of Man- even know exactly who has spent what the total budget for a year, is $1 tril- agement and Budget requesting any money Congress has doled out over the lion. So this ‘‘little $1 trillion’’ that is documents related to enacted but cur- last year. left would cover the total budget for rently unspent COVID–19 stimulus I have long said, the American tax- every Agency in the Federal Govern- funding. The response: None. Total si- payer deserves to know where and how ment for all of next year. With this $1 trillion that is still lence. their money is being spent. Bottom unspent, the Biden administration and Here is what that means: The Senate line, we need transparency and to know my Democratic colleagues are saying: has no idea how States are spending what has and has not been spent so far. We want an additional $2 trillion. Basi- their allocated funds, and we don’t This commonsense effort will help us cally, near the end of the pandemic, know what the actual needs are. It get this information. Until we have they want a bill as large as what we would be completely irresponsible and those details, we should not continue had the very first month of the pan- an abdication of our duty as stewards throwing money to Washington bu- demic a year ago, when we knew we reaucrats, and we certainly should not of American tax dollars if the Senate were in economic free fall. continues to approve further spending support this partisan $1.9 trillion pack- All we are asking are a couple of without more information. age that includes many items that are things: One is, hey, can we read the That is why my colleagues and I are completely unrelated to COVID–19. bill? No. 2, can we get real numbers of introducing a resolution calling on I agree with my colleagues that there what is unspent and anything that is President Biden to inform the Senate is more that we can do to help expedite unspent that we can reallocate for of how much unspent funds are left the vaccine distribution and promote something in the future? Let me give over from the previous COVID spending access to childcare so our parents can you an example. The best I can tell, we bills. We want to be very clear. This return to work. But, folks, this is not have about $6 billion still left in the resolution only asks for information Monopoly money. This is real money. vaccine line item left over from last from the President that will help the We have a moral obligation to our fu- year—$6 billion just for vaccine, and Senate make an informed decision. ture generations to spend responsibly. that is vaccine purchases. There is an- I am proud to be joined today by Sen- Iowans and all Americans deserve other $17 billion left over just for all ator LANKFORD and Senator ERNST to transparency before we add trillions of the distribution process for vaccines. ask for transparency. dollars to their tab. That is a lot of money. It is pretty simple. Ever since the With that, I will yield to the Senator Just yesterday, President Biden an- pandemic started, I have wanted the from Oklahoma. nounced we will have all the vaccines Federal Government to step in and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The jun- available for every adult in America by help those who are hurting and have ior Senator from Oklahoma. the end of May. It is paid for, set aside, lost their jobs. I will completely agree Mr. LANKFORD. Madam President, ready to go. Yet this bill that I under- that we need to do more to help fami- Senator SCOTT, Senator ERNST, and I stand is coming tomorrow—maybe lies and small businesses that continue are not trying to ask for something later today—has tens of billions of dol- to suffer from the impacts of the that the American people aren’t al- lars more in vaccine money. Why are coronavirus pandemic. Relief is needed, ready asking for as well and, quite there tens of billions of dollars more in but it has to be targeted. We have to frankly, the Senate and this White vaccine money, when just yesterday consider our debt and do only what is House haven’t already said that they the President announced we have all necessary for those in need. wanted to be able to do: basic trans- the purchases done all the way through I grew up in public housing and parency, efficient spending. toward the end of May to vaccinate watched my parents struggle to find It is Wednesday afternoon right now. every adult in America? And there are work and make ends meet. I saw my We are about to take up a bill for, we billions of dollars still left over in the dad’s car get repossessed twice. I never think, $1.9 trillion. And I say ‘‘we two vaccine accounts even after that. want a family to go through what mine think’’ because none of us has seen the Why are we asking for tens of billions did growing up. But before another dol- text of this bill yet, not one of us on ei- of dollars more? Where is that money lar is spent, especially dollars going to ther side of the aisle. And the debate going? That shouldn’t be an unreason- liberal initiatives that have nothing to was supposed to begin on it today, but able question. That should be a ques- do with COVID relief, there needs to be none of us has seen the text for this. tion everybody should ask. Why are we a full and clear accounting of all en- Supposedly, we are supposed to start asking for tens of billions of dollars acted but unspent funding. The deci- voting on it tomorrow night, though no more in vaccine money when we have sions we make today have serious im- one has seen the text of the bill yet. In already purchased everything related pacts on our children and grand- addition to that, last year, this Con- to vaccines? Is this foreign aid vac- children. gress, on a bipartisan basis, passed five cines? We don’t know. But before I continue, I yield to my COVID relief bills totaling over $4 tril- There is $170 billion being requested colleagues from Iowa and Oklahoma lion. Every dollar of that $4 trillion for education expenses. All of us want and thank them for their effort. was borrowed, every dollar. None of to take care of education, but $170 bil- I now yield to Senator ERNST. that was budgeted. But there was bi- lion is twice as much as what the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:29 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03MR6.028 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S1014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 3, 2021 American people spend on education in Mr. PETERS. Madam President, I the red. We know how badly Americans a year. The total education budget is certainly appreciate the Senator from are hurting, and they are hurting right $67 billion for the entire year for all of Florida’s interest in oversight of the now. the Federal education budget—$67 bil- coronavirus emergency relief funds. We are a full year into this pandemic lion. This is now very close to three This funding has been and continues to that has taken the lives of over 515,000 times what the annual budget is for all be critical to the American people Americans. And this pandemic is not of spending just for COVID. And, by the throughout the pandemic. over. It is continuing to ravage com- way, still unspent in the education I also appreciate the Senator’s sup- munities all across our Nation. amount from last year’s budget, we un- port for the creation of the Pandemic Let’s look at where we are right now. derstand, is about $68 billion. So there Response Accountability Committee Upwards of 2,000 Americans are dying is still $68 billion unallocated in edu- when he voted for the CARES Act. This each and every day. Daily cases are at cation entities that hasn’t even been was a provision that I authored to en- the same levels we saw during the last touched yet. sure that we would have strong over- surge in July, with over 50,000 Ameri- Hey, listen, before everybody jumps sight of coronavirus relief dollars. cans testing positive for COVID–19 up and says, you Republicans are just I agree wholeheartedly that we must every day. We are also facing the new being a blockade, can we just ask a be faithful stewards of taxpayer threat of emerging variants like the question? How much money is unspent, money. That is why the CARES Act di- UK and South African strains, which and what is the money going toward rected the Government Accountability unfortunately could lead to even more that we are asking for? That shouldn’t Office, our congressional watchdog, to cases. be an unreasonable question. That oversee coronavirus spending. We are The economic toll continues to go on. should be a reasonable question. We are fortunate to receive consistent, de- Millions of Americans remain out of not trying to be obstructionists; we are tailed reporting and recommendations work. In January, the unemployment just trying to get information. on these issues. The Senator’s resolu- rate was nearly double that of And, quite frankly, when our team tion, however, will not strengthen prepandemic levels, and unemployment calls over to the White House and says: these oversight mechanisms, nor will it claims are still more than double Can you give us the details of what is deliver any form of relief to families prepandemic levels. We all have unspent in this amount—I know it is who are hurting and small businesses friends, family members, and neighbors who are hurting right now. Small busi- early in their Presidency, and they are that are struggling. nesses have had to slash their hours, still getting organized, but most of the If the Senator from Florida wants an cutting into their own bottom line and time their answer is: We will get back update on the current status of funding from previous coronavirus relief bills, I employees’ paychecks. to you, and they never do. We need to help struggling families We need to know what is still left am happy to provide one to him. by providing rental assistance, stim- over of this $1 trillion that has already Let’s first look at the first ulus checks, and unemployment bene- coronavirus relief measures, all of been allocated before we allocate an- fits. We need to help kids by supporting which were passed in March and April other $2 trillion, knowing every single our schools so we can get back to in- of last year. To date, approximately 93 dollar of that is borrowed from China person learning. We need to invest in percent of those funds have been obli- or somewhere else. the public health infrastructure nec- gated and 88 percent have been outlaid. This is a real issue. We should resolve essary to combat this virus by increas- After accounting for benefits that are, this before we move to spending an- ing testing capacity, implementing by design, continuing to be paid out other $2 trillion. And I thank very vaccine education campaigns, and over time, there is less than $100 billion much Senator SCOTT for his leadership tracking and containing the new of uncommitted funds left, and ap- in this area and asking some very basic COVID variants that we see springing proximately half of that is in the Pro- questions. up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The jun- vider Relief Fund for struggling med- We are starting to see a glimpse of ior Senator from Florida. ical providers, whose needs continue to light at the end of this very long—far Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Madam Presi- be extremely high. too long—tunnel, but we must keep For the legislation signed into law on dent, I thank Senator LANKFORD and moving forward. The American Rescue December 27, 2020, more than half of Senator ERNST. Plan will finally allow us to control Passing this resolution will show the this funding has already been com- the virus, improve the lives of all American people that Congress can be mitted, but if we set aside expanded Americans, and get us out of this cri- both responsive to the needs of Amer- unemployment benefits, which expire sis. ican families and small businesses hurt next month; small business relief; and We should not be wasting time on by this pandemic while also remaining the tax credit portion of the economic partisan resolutions that will neither fully accountable for the proper stew- impact payments, which will be dis- deliver relief nor meaningfully improve ardship of tax dollars. bursed over time, less than 12 percent oversight of COVID relief efforts. We This is about basic transparency and of the funding from December remains must come together and provide the re- getting the facts. If this resolution unobligated. lief that families and small businesses passes and the administration shares We know the status of funds from all across our country so desperately the information I have been requesting, past COVID relief bills. This informa- need. it will go a long way in helping Con- tion is not being kept secret in any Madam President, I object. gress craft a targeted bill that directly way. In addition to reports from the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- addresses the real needs in our Nation Pandemic Response Accountability tion is heard. today. Committee and the Government Ac- The junior Senator from Florida. I ask unanimous consent that the countability Office, we have a monthly Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Madam Presi- Senate proceed to the consideration of SF 133 report from the Office of Man- dent, I am extremely disappointed in S. Res. 88, submitted earlier today. I agement and Budget. my colleague’s decision to block this further ask that the resolution be Coronavirus-related spending is also resolution. My colleagues and I agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, publicly tracked—publicly tracked—on wouldn’t be doing this resolution if we and that the motions to reconsider be both USASpending.gov and on the were receiving the information that considered made and laid upon the website of the Pandemic Response Ac- my colleague said we were receiving. table with no intervening action or de- countability Committee. This has nothing to do with whether bate. We don’t need more reports right Senate Republicans want to provide re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there now; we need action. We have been lief. We want to provide relief. We want objection? fighting a public health and economic to do it in a targeted manner, and we Mr. PETERS. Madam President, I re- crisis, neither of which will magically want to make sure that we don’t waste serve the right to object. disappear without additional Federal taxpayer dollars. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- action. We can’t wait until more small This objection just blocked the Sen- ator from Michigan. businesses close or hospitals run into ate from requesting basic information

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They are told that colleague is choosing to prevent the spending this much and acquiring this what they have spent and the time Senate from receiving information much of a debt-to-GDP ratio, we find they have allotted—weeks or months that is pertinent to our ongoing nego- ourselves in dire circumstances—cir- out of every year just to pay their Fed- tiations. cumstances in which it is even more eral tax alone—still somehow isn’t Senate Republicans believe in relief difficult to raise the same revenue enough, isn’t nearly enough because, in of those hurt by COVID–19. We want to based on the same tax structure or addition to the money that they have help our small businesses. We want to even while tweaking that tax struc- worked so hard to earn and give to the help those who have lost their jobs. We ture, it can be very difficult to pull out Federal Government, there is so much want to make sure families are able to of the tailspin that could be produced more that has to be spent, like $1.5 bil- survive this crisis and come out on the when we start spending in sums this lion going to Amtrak, even though it is other side with their health and liveli- large and perpetuating a debt-to-GDP already sitting on $1 billion of unspent hood. ratio that is, frankly, unsustainable. bailout relief. My colleague’s objection shows that This $1.9 trillion package has very, These same moms and dads through- Senate Democrats are not actually in- very little to do with COVID–19. In out Utah are not pleased when they are terested in finding a bipartisan solu- fact, only 1 percent of the spending in made to understand that, in addition tion to our Nation’s problems. Instead, this bill will go toward accelerating to bailing out Amtrak again when Am- they want to blindly spend money on vaccine distribution; just 5 percent is trak is already sitting on this $1 billion provisions completely unrelated to focused on public health. Instead, ac- in unspent bailout relief money, they COVID, as if there are no consequences cording to the Committee for a Respon- are also going to have to bail out other to racking up more debt and spending sible Federal Budget, three times as States; they are going to have to bail beyond our means. much money will go toward partisan out State and local governments that I am thinking about the kids who are priorities that are ‘‘not directly related haven’t been managed well, as Utah’s just like me, growing up in public to the current crisis.’’ government has. This isn’t fair to housing, with parents who are barely What are some of the examples of them. This is a matter of fundamental scraping by. We need to help those fam- this type of spending? Well, we have fairness to them and to countless ilies. In order to do that, we need to $1.5 billion more set aside for Amtrak, Americans, not only in Utah but in better understand where the need is. which is itself already sitting on $1 bil- every State. lion of unspent bailout money. What I am disappointed in my colleague’s Some States still have unspent fund- this has to do with the virus and why decision, and I hope he reconsiders. ing that they have gotten from pre- the virus somehow justifies giving I yield the floor. vious COVID relief packages. Cali- them an additional $1.5 billion when The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. fornia alone has $8 billion in unspent they are already sitting on $1 billion of SMITH). The Senator from Utah. funding, and New York has up to $5 bil- still unspent bailout money is beyond f lion. In this bill, we are acting like my comprehension. There is $50 million States are facing a fiscal catastrophe CORONAVIRUS in funding for environmental justice that is specifically from COVID when Mr. LEE. Madam President, the bill projects, also difficult to connect that they are not. before the Senate this week is not real- up to COVID; $200 million for the Insti- ly about COVID relief; it is about poli- tute of Museum and Library Services; At the same time, we are acting like tics. Before this, COVID relief has not $135 million for the National Endow- the unprecedented magnitude of Fed- been a terribly partisan issue. In fact, ment for the Arts; $135 million for the eral debt is a nonissue. It is not. We we have passed 5 relief bills, each with National Endowment for the Human- have got this situation exactly back- at least 90 votes. That means they are ities; $86 billion in a pension bailout for ward. overwhelmingly broad-based and bipar- private sector workers. Look, any new relief funding just tisan efforts. So if this one were to The list goes on and on, but you get needs to be targeted, and it needs to be pass, it would be the first of those to the idea. You get money that goes to temporary, and it needs to be directly have passed that has been highly con- projects, as well as a significant tied to COVID relief. This package is, troversial. Why? Because, in the first amount to State and local govern- instead, about fulfilling the political place, it borrows and spends another ments. We will get back to that in a wish list of one political party over an- $1.9 trillion when there are still hun- moment. When there is as much as $63 other and has very little, if anything, dreds of billions of dollars of unspent billion leftover in unspent funds, this to do with the pandemic. It is offen- relief money from past COVID–19 relief money will not necessarily even help sive, and, yes, it is inappropriate for packages. The new spending authorizes schools to reopen. one political party—the political party money to go to projects in States and And $350 billion in aid goes to State that clings to the narrowest of margins local governments, including many and local governments, even though of a majority in this body—to push its that may not even need it. total losses to date have mostly been own political wish list onto an oppor- The fight against the pandemic has, covered by the $360 billion that Con- tunity to provide COVID relief for the of course, fundamentally changed in gress has already provided in aid for American people, and it would be the months since this plan was first de- State and local governments over the equally inappropriate for Republicans vised and proposed. It is already out- last year. While there is some disparity to use it as an opportunity to push dated. Now, as we are here, into the among and between the States and how their own wish list. month of March, the circumstances they have responded to the COVID pan- Look, we haven’t seen this before. We have changed, yet the plan remains demic and how they fared as far as haven’t seen anything like this before. largely the same as it was. So it feels their revenues, State and local revenue We didn’t, in the past, see any of the a little bit, to me, like we are fighting has mostly recovered, and while 26 previous COVID relief packages pushed the last war using the last war’s battle States saw general revenue decline, 21 through reconciliation. There are a plan, leaving us unprepared for the bat- States actually saw revenue gains. In number of reasons for that, one of tle actually in front of us. fact, my home State of Utah, as well as which was it is wrong. It is not an ap- This is a bill that will worsen our na- some other States, is running sur- propriate use of reconciliation. An- tional debt and weaken our economy in pluses. Utah’s sacrifice and good gov- other was, it wasn’t necessary because the long run without even doing much ernance should not go to bail out other we made it bipartisan, not just mildly to help small businesses and American profligate States to the tune of $350 bil- bipartisan with a few straggler votes families in the short term. lion. here or there but overwhelmingly so.

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In of them, which just so happens to be 185,000, and yesterday was about 60,000. fact, that is a question that I think exactly the minimum number needed So we are less than a quarter of the merits its own debate. This bill is not of Republican Senators to join with the number of new cases on a daily basis about that, not anything close to that. Democrats to pass anything they want that we were experiencing at the peak, It is riddled with poor economic rea- on a bipartisan basis. So there, handed and it continues to drop. It is going to soning and rank political favoritism. It to him on a silver platter, to the Presi- continue to decline probably very rap- will only worsen our debt and our eco- dent, was the opportunity to do a bi- idly as we continue to roll out these nomic health in the long run. It doesn’t partisan bill to figure out where that vaccines. That is terrific. help America’s small businesses and common ground was. The Republicans There is a sort of parallel recovery of families in the short run. It doesn’t do were offering to negotiate from there. the economy underway. If you go back anything to materially advance the This probably could have ended easily to April of 2020, when it was at its cause of getting our children back to at $1 trillion or so after just weeks be- worst, the unemployment rate was al- school at a time when they have suf- fore passing a $1 trillion bill. The most 15 percent, 14.8 percent. That is a fered so greatly, not only academically President could have gotten so much of terrible, terrible unemployment rate. but socially and in so many other what he wanted, but President Biden As of January of this year, just a few ways. That is where we ought to be fo- didn’t want any part of that. You have months ago, the unemployment rate cused. to ask yourself, why is that when he was 6.3 percent, less than half of where This bill comes nowhere close to ad- campaigned as the guy who is going to we were. We are not back to the fan- dressing that issue, and, instead, it di- unify America, and he had every Re- tastic economy we had a year ago just rects itself in other directions that are publican vote he needed sitting in his before this pandemic broke, but we are not only helpful, but in many cases office, asking him to work this out? He getting there. Eighteen States across they are the opposite of that. said: No, not interested. Effectively, the country have unemployment rates It is sad. It is disappointing. And on that is what he said. below 5 percent, so we are going to get that basis, I can’t support this bill but Well, when you look at the bill, it is there. would urge my colleagues to figure out clear why President Biden chose this The economy is growing. After a col- ways to make it better. We don’t have path, because there is no justification lapse in the second quarter of last year, to do it this way. It doesn’t have to be for this bill. There is no medical jus- the third quarter came roaring back, a deeply partisan vote. We can still tification. There is no pandemic jus- and the fourth quarter grew. The Con- choose a different path. I, for one, hope tification. There is no economic jus- gressional Budget Office thinks that in we will. tification. This isn’t about coming to- this whole calendar year of 2021, our The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- gether and doing something about a economy will grow almost 5 percent. ator from Pennsylvania. crisis; this is about a partisan leftwing Most private economists think it will f wish list. And, of course, Republicans be more than that. There is a lively de- aren’t interested in that kind of polit- bate about whether we will even reach CORONAVIRUS ical gesturing that is going to do eco- 6 or 7 or more percent growth. We were Mr. TOOMEY. Madam President, the nomic damage. told never again to expect to see 3 per- circumstances that we face today in I am reminded of the words of Rahm cent. But that is how strong this eco- the Senate are so disturbing. This is Emanuel, who famously said: ‘‘You nomic recovery is because of the resil- really, really unbelievable. I mean, never want a serious crisis to go to iency of the American people, the tre- there is so much good news out there waste.’’ Rahm Emanuel must be very mendous ingenuity of the private sec- on the healthcare front, on the pan- proud of our Democratic colleagues and tor to come up with vaccines that are demic front, on the economic front. President Biden because what they incredibly effective—several of them— But what we are going to do in this have done is they have taken a crisis and do it in a record time, I mean a Chamber is absolutely, absolutely ap- that is rapidly receding—let’s be hon- fraction of what was the previous palling. est—and they decided this is their record time. It is amazing. The Members of this Chamber came chance to make one last mad dash to And yes, you know what, we played a together five times last year and the door with a staggering amount of role in this too. I think we did. The bi- passed overwhelmingly bipartisan bills money and presumably claim credit for partisan cooperation of Congress to to deal with this pandemic, to deal the recovery that is already well un- pass one bill after another on a huge with the economic crisis that came derway. scale—like I said, five bills. The big- from the lockdown that we experi- The good news is—there is a lot of gest was without a single dissenting— enced—five times, about $4 trillion, good news, right? We went through one actually, I am not sure any of them completely unprecedented in scope and of the most trying times we have been had a dissenting vote in the Senate. scale, the nature of it. Never imagined through in a very long time in this And there was almost a trillion dollars before, but we did it. We did it because country. This pandemic was dev- in December, leaving tens of billions of we needed to, and we came together. I astating. It was deadly, it was scary, dollars that we approved that haven’t think it was the biggest of the bills and the economic crisis was very, very even been spent yet. The intended passed—the biggest by far—without a real. But now we have over 100 million beneficiaries haven’t gotten the money single ‘‘no’’ vote in this whole Cham- doses of vaccines that have gone into yet. It takes a little while to get the ber, completely bipartisan. people’s arms. You figure that we money out the door. So President Biden gets elected, might very well have 100 million Amer- Given this context, given this his- gives a great speech, a great inaugural icans who have had the disease and re- tory, this is why it is so dispiriting to speech, about uniting the country, covered. We have to have well over half see our Democratic colleagues insist- coming together: We don’t have to be of the American population who has ei- ing on a bill that has almost nothing to divided the way we have been. We can ther recovered or been vaccinated and do with COVID. That is the truth. It is work together and find common is therefore no longer at risk to this not about reopening the economy; it is ground. disease—not a significant risk. That is a partisan leftwing spending binge. So 10 Republican Senators go down fantastic news. That is what it is. Let’s take a look at to the White House and say: Well, Mr. By the way, the vaccine administra- some of the individual items. President, I know you would like to do tion is accelerating. Following that, we We have these so-called stimulus $1.9 trillion, whatever it is, but we are unsurprisingly seeing this terrific checks—I never heard anything more think there is a good case for $600 bil- collapse in the number of new cases. inaptly named—$414 billion. The fact lion. The daily count of new cases of the is, real, personal income in the country

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There are no reforms passed. What about that data suggests these new subsidies will go to people here. None. Nothing. Just a big pile of we need another round of universal who already have health insurance cash. It is a clear message that you payments to people? It is not going to through ObamaCare. By the way, it in- don’t have to fix anything. You don’t stimulate the economy. Even the last cludes huge numbers of people who have to reform the flaws of these pro- check—60 percent of that money went make over $100,000 a year. Never miss a grams that got us here. And by the to savings accounts or paying down chance to make more people dependent way, it is the same message to the in- debt. According to a Penn Wharton on government. solvent public pension plans of most of study, about 75 percent of these checks It has policies, big policies, that will the major cities in many States: Don’t are going to go into savings. absolutely slow the economic recovery. worry. Look what Congress will do if Why in the world are we sending so Let me be clear. This bill will slow the Democrats have their way. They many checks to tens of millions of peo- down the economic recovery underway. will just send you so much cash, you ple who never had any lost income? Why do I say that? Well, the bill insists don’t have to worry about the insol- Under this bill, the Federal Govern- on adding $400 a week on top of what- vency you are dealing with. ment is going to send out $5,600 to a ever States are paying in unemploy- What a terrible message. family of four—$5,600 to a family of ment benefits. Well, what does that There is $270 million for the National four who makes $160,000 a year and mean? It means that more than half of Endowment for the Arts and Human- never had a dime of income loss, no everyone who is unemployed is going ities. That is COVID-related. Thank interruption of income, no loss of in- to get paid more not to work than they goodness that is there. come. They are going to get $5,600. By get paid working. Who could even There is $91 million for ‘‘outreach’’ to the way, that is on top of the $5,800 think this up? student loan borrowers. I don’t even they already got last year, with no We have had unemployment insur- know what that means. need, no demonstrated problem here. ance for decades in this country. We There is $50 million for environ- So $11,400 of money that we don’t have, have never said: Let’s systematically mental justice grants. I have no idea we are going to send to people who make sure that people can make more what that means. never had a dime of lost income. That money not working than they can But this one is really rich. There is is a big chunk of this bill. make if they go to work. about $4 billion for ‘‘socially disadvan- It may not be the worst. It may be I hear some of my colleagues talk taged farmers and ranchers.’’ I say that the worst is the $350 billion we are about the dignity of work. I think ‘‘about $4 billion’’ because it says going to send to State and local gov- there is a lot of dignity in work. What ‘‘such sums as may be necessary.’’ Here ernments to bail out the mismanaged is our message to people about the dig- is what the money is for. It is going to blue States and cities. The amazing nity of work when we say: You are pay off 120 percent of the debt of these thing is, you can’t possibly make the worth more to us sitting on the couch farmers and ranchers, 120 percent of case that they need the bailout. They than you are at your job. That is what the borrowings. don’t even need it. Why do I say that? this is. It is a terrible idea. So what in the world are the require- Well, if you look in 2020—the books are How do you know for sure that no- ments to have 120 percent of your debt closed now. We know what we didn’t body on the other side is even pre- paid off? Well, you actually have to know early in the year of 2020. We are tending that this is really about the have debt. OK, so you have to have bor- in 2021 now. We know what happened in economic recovery? Well, you know for rowed money from the USDA farm 2020. sure because the Congressional Budget loan. There are tens of billions of dol- What happened was States and mu- Office has told us that only a fraction— lars out there. They lend a lot of nicipalities in the aggregate brought in a small fraction—of this money is even money. And you have to be a member more revenue in 2020 than they did in going to be spent this year. How long of one of the following groups: African 2019, which was a record year. So they do we think the pandemic is going to American, American Indian, Alaskan set an alltime new record for tax rev- be with us as a pandemic? How long do Native, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Island- enue collected—alltime new record. we think we are going to have these ers, refugees, or immigrants. And that does not include the $500 bil- lockdowns? We are going to be out of As long as you are in one of those lion we sent them anyway. I mean, the woods pretty soon here. categories of mostly racial and ethnic these States are loaded with cash. I As I said, half of all Americans have groups, then the taxpayers are going to don’t know what they are going to do already been either vaccinated or re- pay off 120 percent. It is not the whole with it. covered from this. But the school num- loan but more than the whole loan—120 There is $60 billion in rainy day bers are a good illustration, the ele- percent. funds. We heard: Oh my goodness, these mentary and secondary education. This The thing that is so disturbing about States are going to have to cut essen- bill has $128 billion—$128 billion—and this is that the essential criterion is tial services. All the teachers are going $6.5 billion is going to be spent in 2021. your skin color. The essential criterion to be laid off. The firemen and the po- The rest gets dribbled out for years and is your race. This is unbelievable to lice officers are all done. years. How long do they think before me. By the way, there is no income How is that when they have taken in schools can reopen? Oh, by the way, test and no asset test for the under- more revenue than they ever have be- this bill doesn’t require schools to re- lying loans. There is no requirement fore in their history and then we sent open. You don’t even have to reopen. whatsoever that COVID caused any them another $500 billion? Now we are Just throw billions and billions of dol- problem—caused any lost income or going to send them yet another $350 on lars at schools whether or not they are any other problem. It is not mentioned. top of this? How does this make any actually having kids in the school. So what is the effect of this? sense at all? We are going to borrow or Some of these provisions are so bla- This means that, if you have a print this money so we can send it to a tantly unrelated to COVID or the econ- wealthy Hispanic rancher who has a $1 bunch of States, many of which are sit- omy that it is really just hard to even million loan from the USDA, he is ting on so much cash, they are going to read them with a straight face. going to get $1.2 million and pay off the probably cut taxes. It is just unbeliev- There is $86 billion to bail out multi- loan—200,000 bucks with which to do able. employer pension plans without any re- whatever he likes. Meanwhile, if you Then there is the ObamaCare expan- form whatsoever. Look, we all know we are a poor White farmer in rural Penn- sion. What does that have to do with have a multiemployer pension problem sylvania and you have a $100,000 loan, COVID? This is just a decade-long goal in this country, and there has been a you get nothing, exactly nothing. How

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It would have allowed the pro- he is being honest in his description of Again, when you do the math, you gram, which I object to, but it would it. find out it would take 31.7 years. That have allowed this repayment of debt So my suggestion, my plea, to my was back when the Chinese had their but only for debt incurred during the Democratic colleagues and to the new protests in Tiananmen Square. COVID crisis. The Democrats all voted President is to listen to some of the The next question: What about $1 that down. That failed. This is unbe- things you have said. Try an approach trillion? lievable stuff. that is actually informed by the facts This is what becomes mind-boggling. Even the provisions that purport to on the ground—the health facts, the If I gave you $1 every second and I be about public health are completely economic facts, the reality. Look at wanted to give you $1 trillion, it would divorced from any reality. As I think I what the science is currently telling us take 31,688 years to give you $1 trillion. mentioned earlier, we are admin- about the course that this virus has That takes us back to beyond the last istering almost 2 million doses of vac- been taking. What about actually at- glaciation period, a period in time cines every day now. That is terrific. It tempting to bring people together—the when Wisconsin was under a mile-thick is actually the highest daily rate of path of unity—after we demonstrated glacier. doses administered anywhere in the five times last year that we can work By the way, as a quick aside for my world. The government has already together and do something on a bipar- colleague, the Senator from Rhode Is- purchased 700 million doses. Now, we tisan basis? land, since that point in time, about have fewer than 350 million Americans, I urge my colleagues: Don’t push 20,000 years ago, the water level in the and not all Americans are going to through this radically partisan bill San Francisco Bay has increased 390 need two doses. You can do the math: that will probably, in the end, do more feet. Now, that is global warming—that We have bought more vaccine doses harm than good. is a rise in sea level—but that is what than we need to administer, and that is I yield the floor. happened through natural causes. That fine. Yet how many more do you need The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- was an aside. to buy when you have already bought ator from Wisconsin. How long would it take to accumu- more than enough for every single f late $1.9 trillion? Over 60,000 years. Again, put that in context. The human American? CORONAVIRUS That is not all we paid for. Through race began to develop language about the previous bills that we passed, we Mr. JOHNSON. Madam President, let 50,000 years ago. So that is the time paid for the research and development. me first say that I wish this Chamber analogy. We paid for the production. We paid for were full of our colleagues who had lis- Another way of looking at this is the transportation. We paid for all of tened to my Republican colleague’s de- through distance and volume. So here the accompanying supplies, like the sy- scription—the Senator from Pennsyl- is the calculation. I should have ringes, the vials, and the dry ice. We vania—of what this bill is and what brought a $1 bill to just demonstrate paid for all of that, and we should have. this bill isn’t. It is not a COVID relief its thickness, but the thickness of a $1 That was the right thing to do. Insur- bill. Senator TOOMEY did an excellent bill is 4.3-thousandths-of-an-inch thick. ance covers the cost of the admin- job. I am hoping that people are watch- To illustrate how much $1 trillion is, istering of the vaccines. Between Medi- ing it on their TV screens. They really let’s start with $1 million. If you care and Medicaid and private insur- can’t be reading the bill yet because it stacked a million dollar bills on top of ance, it is free. What is left to spend is not constructed. I don’t want to re- each other, they would stack up to be money on? I am all ears, but I haven’t peat all of the excellent points the Sen- 358 feet high. You can see the calcula- heard what we need to spend money on. ator from Pennsylvania made, but I tion here. That is about a 30- to 35-foot- So what do we have in this bill? wanted to come down because I think story building. We have no justification for it in we have grown immune to these vast How big would a stack of a billion terms of public health. We certainly amounts of money. dollar bills be? It would be 67.86 miles. have no justification for it in terms of I always knew we were going to be in Now, there is something called the the economy. We certainly have no jus- big trouble when we stopped talking Karman line. I think I am pronouncing tification for it in terms of basic fair- about hundreds of billions of dollars that right. That is the point at which ness. Frankly, it is going to do more and switched to talking about trillions the atmosphere ends and outer space harm than good, but you don’t have to of dollars. When we talk about $1 tril- begins. That is 62 miles. So a stack of take my word for it. We could take the lion or $2 trillion, it just doesn’t sound a billion dollar bills would actually ex- word of prominent liberal Democrat like as much as $200 billion or $800 bil- ceed the atmosphere and extend into economist Larry Summers. He was the lion, which was in the stimulus pack- outer space—62 miles. Treasury Secretary under President age under the Obama administration. Then, the next question is: How big Clinton, and he was the Director of the The fact of the matter is we have al- would a stack be of a trillion dollar National Economic Council under ready authorized $4 trillion in COVID bills? Well, it would be 1,000 times that. President Obama. relief. That is 18 percent of last year’s So it would be 67,866 miles high. That He said about this bill: GDP, and, roughly, $1 trillion is yet to is an astonishingly large stack of dol- [M]acroeconomic stimulus on a scale clos- be spent. Some of that isn’t even obli- lar bills that equals $1 trillion. er to World War II levels than normal reces- gated, and we are going to be debating, Again, we are not just talking about sion levels will set off inflationary pressures over the next couple of days, $1.9 tril- $1 trillion. We are not talking just of a kind we have not seen in a generation. lion. So I just wanted to come down about 67,000 miles worth. We are talk- Or consider the words of Steve here to the floor and try to illustrate ing about $1.9 trillion, which would Rattner, who is a liberal economist. what a massive amount of money $1.9 stack up to be 135,732 miles high. The President Obama named him the ‘‘car trillion is. You have to use analogies. distance to the Moon is 238,900 miles. czar.’’ You may recall him admin- Again, the human mind really can’t So that stack of $1.9 trillion worth of $1 istering that program. contemplate what ‘‘a trillion’’ is. bills would be more than halfway to He said of the American Rescue Plan, I found this first analogy—my wife the Moon. That is what we are debat- which is, apparently, what they call talked to me about it—in terms of ing spending—a stack of dollar bills this: time. This one is simply talking about, that extends more than halfway the The American Rescue Plan is also partly a if I would give the Presiding Officer $1 distance to the Moon. This is at a point legislative Trojan horse—an enormous aid per second, how long would it take me in time when we are about $28 trillion package aimed at addressing needs that, in to give her $1 million? You see the in debt. That single stack would be

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This will devastate this promise. It comes back to the dig- party here wants to jam this through small communities across the indus- nity of work. When work has dignity, using the reconciliation process—no trial heartland. Small businesses in we honor the retirement security peo- consultation with our side. They want these communities are already hurting ple earned. When work has dignity, we to just blow it through here with 20 because of the virus. That is why we honor their retirement security that hours of debate, a vote-arama, pass $1.9 have to get this done. they gave up at the bargaining table in trillion in spending, and go home, hav- After a lifetime of hard work and collective bargaining. ing no consideration whatsoever about service to our country, these workers I urge my Republican colleagues in the fact that we are mortgaging our and retirees have already waited far this body—colleagues with healthcare children’s futures. At some point in too long for Congress to do the job we and retirement plans paid for by tax- time, there will be a day of reckoning— should have done. We have been trying payers, including these taxpayers that a debt crisis—and it won’t be pretty. to solve this for years. Unions, the have been paying into their own pen- My suggestion, at least as we con- Chamber of Commerce, small busi- sion funds for years. I urge my Repub- sider this, is to actually have a debate. nesses pretty much agree we need to lican colleagues to think about these Let’s have a discussion. Let’s consider get this done. retired workers and think about the the amendments. Let’s not do this in The House has done its part. They small business owners. Companies like 20, 24, 30 hours. Let’s take the time to have passed a solution multiple times. Smucker’s—there is a baker in seriously consider what we are doing to Every time it stopped because of MITCH Navarre, OH. Think of the candy com- our children in contemplating spending MCCONNELL and the U.S. Senate. He pany, Spangler, in Bryan, OH—compa- a stack of dollar bills over 135 miles has deliberately blocked it. We have nies like that. Think about these re- high, extending more than halfway to continued to try. The House does it tired workers. Think about these small the Moon. year after year. People like the Pre- business owners and think about the I yield the floor. siding Officer and others have fought stress they are facing. Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I ask for this in the Finance Committee, I have listened to my colleagues’ unanimous consent that the order for have fought for this on the Senate speeches for years, extolling the values the quorum call be rescinded. floor, and we simply haven’t been able of hard work and the virtue of small The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. HAS- to move it. businesses. This is your chance to live SAN). Without objection, it is so or- Now that Senator MCCONNELL is out up to your own words, to show Ameri- dered. of the way, we can finally keep the cans if you work hard all your life, The Senator from Ohio. promise to these workers and their your government will, in fact, be there f families. They spent years working on for you. Join us, and let’s pass a solution that MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION assembly lines, bagging groceries, driv- really indeed does honor the dignity of SYSTEM ing trucks, working to keep our econ- omy going, and money came out of work. Mr. BROWN. Thank you, Madam every single one of their paychecks to I suggest the absence of a quorum. President. This week, we have an op- earn these pensions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The portunity to finally deliver for millions People in this town don’t always un- clerk will call the roll. of retirees and workers and small busi- derstand the collective bargaining The senior assistant legislative clerk nesses by saving America’s pensions. process. People give up dollars at the proceeded to call the roll. The multiemployer pension system is bargaining table today for the promise Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam President, I on the verge of collapse, threatening of a secure retirement with healthcare ask unanimous consent that the order the livelihoods of more than a million and a pension. That is what collective for the quorum call be rescinded. Americans and thousands of small bargaining is. Union workers sit down The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without businesses from New Hampshire to with each other and their employer, objection, it is so ordered. Ohio, across the country. This affects talk about giving up wages. They are f more than 100,000 workers and retirees willing to give up wages today to have in my State alone and millions more TRIBUTE TO DR. ELLEN HODGES a more secure future. What is more AND ELIZABETH BATES around the country. These pension American than that? plans were in danger before. Now the For years now, they have lived in Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam President, it economic emergency we are in has ac- fear of drastic cuts. One retiree from is that time of the week that our celerated the crisis even further. Michigan told us he would lose two- pages—when we had them—used to al- Multiemployer pension plans receive thirds of his income and that ‘‘at 71 ways look forward to. It is the time of contributions based on the hours years old, there’s no jobs out there that the week that I come down on the floor worked. As workers have been laid off we could get to recover what we’d and talk about someone in Alaska who during the pandemic, their employers lose.’’ is making a huge impact on my State, no longer contribute to the pension He said: a lot of times for the country. These plans, while current retirees continue Pass the Butch Lewis Act so . . . we can two Alaskans I am going to talk about receiving their earned benefits, making take this weight off of us, and retire with the actually have gotten national news for the plan even more likely to fail. And dignity that we earned for 30, 40, 50 years of the great work they are doing, some- if that happens, it won’t just be retir- hard working labor. body we call our Alaskan of the Week. ees feeling the pain. It is always the same story. When It is usually about a group of individ- Current workers will be stuck paying Wall Street is in trouble, there is a uals, one, two, maybe a group of people into pension funds for benefits they bailout. When corporations need some- who are helping make Alaska what, in will never receive. Small businesses thing, the stock market is in trouble, my view, is the greatest State in the will be left drowning in pension liabil- the Washington elite drop everything country—resilient, tough, generous, ity they can’t afford to pay. Small to help. But these workers, they are kind, unique. businesses that have been in the family not asking for a bailout; they are not Like so many States, this pandemic for generations could face bankruptcy, asking for a handout; they are just has really hit Alaska hard—tourism for and workers will lose jobs in businesses asking for what they earned. sure. The oil and gas sector last year which have been forced to close up These workers have been in the fight was really hit hard with low prices. Un- shop. The effect will ripple across the for years. Their activism has gotten us fortunately, this year, with the Biden

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03MR6.038 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S1020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 3, 2021 administration’s attacks on this sector the country, in a very far-flung place rible. It was terrifying, particularly for of the United States and Alaska’s econ- in terms of the dispersal of the popu- an area that is still dealing with the omy, it is tough; commercial fishing, lation. It is the efforts of two women multigenerational trauma of previous tough. It has been a tough year eco- there in the YK Delta, Drs. Ellen pandemics, particularly the Spanish flu nomically. But an area of good news Hodges and Elizabeth Bates, who are of 1918, which in several Alaskan Na- during the pandemic, one that I am our Alaskans of the Week, who have tive communities wiped out entire very proud of for all of my constitu- been in charge of getting the vaccine to communities; 60, 70 percent mortally ents, involves how we in Alaska have roughly 50 remote villages in South- rates from that flu. So we needed to responded on the health side. Vaccines, western Alaska. Spread out over a ter- get to work fast, particularly in this testing, death rates—we have consist- ritory, as I said, about the size of Or- region. ently been the top State rated in all of egon, the village populations in the YK Enter another intrepid doctor and these categories throughout the pan- Delta range from about 1,200 people to our Alaskan of the Week, Dr. Elizabeth demic, which is kind of amazing given as small as 10 in terms of population. Bates. Dr. Bates arrived in Bethel in that we are a very, very big State with Let’s start with Dr. Hodges. She is December of 2018—just a little over 2 a very small population. the chief of staff at YKHC. She grew up years ago—and she found a community I know that so many Americans in rural Minnesota. After graduating that she loved. She had experience watching right now want to get back from the University of Minnesota Med- working in women’s health and infec- out, visit Alaska. Our Governor, Mike ical School, Dr. Hodges came to An- tion control and emergency care and Dunleavy, recently tweeted: chorage as a resident in 2002, eventu- disaster relief. She has great experi- With the best vaccination efforts [in the ally making her way to Bethel, which ence across the country—really, across country] & some of the lowest COVID num- is the hub village. It is a big commu- the world. As a doctor, she worked with bers in the country, Alaska is open for busi- nity, the biggest in the YK Delta. She patients during 9/11, Hurricane ness . . . safe for travelers! absolutely fell in love with the area. Katrina, and has spent time even in So come on, America, get back up to She said it has everything—very refugee camps in Rwanda. Alaska. Love to have you. friendly people, authentic. It is beau- In Bethel, she was in charge of set- So this is all very true. Our vaccina- tiful. Soon enough, her patients turned ting up testing centers for the region. tion efforts are viewed as the best in into her family. Also soon enough, she Working hand in glove with Dr. the United States of America, and the was—according to Tricia Franklin, Hodges, she started one of the first great lengths that so many in Alaska Alaska’s director of the State Office of drive-through and airport testing sites have gone through to make it so have Rural Health Division—‘‘the go-to per- in rural Alaska, much of it outside in captured the country’s imagination. son for how things are working in rural the cold weather under tarps. These efforts just in the last couple of communities’’ and how to get things But we all know that testing alone, weeks have been featured all across the done. particularly, as I said, when people are country—USA TODAY, ‘‘Good Morning She worked in the emergency room living so closely together and don’t live America,’’ the Washington Post, the tending cuts, bruises, broken bones. in places where you can wash your New York Times, a great piece by She delivered babies. She worked tire- hands frequently, wasn’t nearly Bloomberg News, and so many others. lessly to contain a number of tuber- enough. They tried everything—public So big thanks to the press corps, the culosis outbreaks in the region. And service announcements, reaching out national press corps, for featuring my then the virus hit, and as I mentioned, to villagers, helping them use bleach to State’s efforts and importantly the he- it hit the YK Delta region very hard sanitize. It was a 24/7 effort, but, as I roic work being done to distribute life- with some of the highest COVID rates said, it wasn’t enough. The virus was saving vaccines to a State that is more in America. spreading rapidly. They were losing. than 21⁄2 times the size of Texas. Sorry There are reasons for that: the People were dying. there, Senator CORNYN, Senator CRUZ. multigenerational housing, very crowd- Then on December 18, a few days be- It is true. ed housing in this region; communal fore winter solstice—the darkest day of Most of the geography of Alaska is lifestyle; and also—here is a big one, the year—hope came to Bethel, AK, be- dotted with small villages without and it should be a shock for every cause the first vaccines arrived. roads in freezing-cold temperatures. I American listening—about 50 percent Thanks to the great work of so many was in Fairbanks last weekend—just a of the households in this region of scientists, government workers, pri- couple of weeks ago in Fairbanks. It al- America lack running water. Let me vate sector workers, Operation Warp most hit 40 below. That is cold. say that again. Some of the most patri- Speed, the vaccine arrived on Decem- All across Alaska, our healthcare otic communities in the country, as ber 18 to the YK Delta. These two in- workers are jumping on boats, single- Alaska Natives serve at higher rates in trepid doctors I have been talking prop airplanes, snow machines, and, the military than any other ethnic about cried. They had seen a lot of yes, in a couple of cases, dog sleds to group in the country, live in commu- death and struggles in the region, and bring the vaccine and hope to their fel- nities that don’t have running water or like a Christmas miracle, this vaccine low Alaskans. And it shows. flushed toilets—American citizens. arrived. They hugged each other, and As of a few days ago, close to 160,000 It is wrong. It is wrong. And we then they got to work. Alaskans had received at least their need—we the U.S. Senate, Congress—to As I said, there are roughly 50 remote first vaccine dose. That is about 21 per- continue to work on this issue. How do villages in the YK Delta spread out cent of our State’s population. you wash your hands five times a day, over a territory about the size of many Now, in Southwest Alaska, what we as the CDC wants you to do during the States in our country—as a matter of called the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, or pandemic, when you don’t have run- fact, bigger than most States in our the YK Delta—those are two giant riv- ning water or flushed toilets? We need country—so they traveled on small ers that come together—these efforts to keep working on this. It is a dis- planes, trucks, on ice roads, snow ma- have been particularly impressive. grace, to be honest. chines, dog sleds. That is largely thanks to the amazing So what happened when COVID hit in Their operation, Project Togo, is people at the YK Health Corporation, this region? Because of a lack of sani- named in reference to one of the fa- or YKHC, which is the YK Delta’s Trib- tation and many other problems, pre- mous sled dogs that helped carry the al health provider. The whole organiza- cious lives were being lost. Elders, who diphtheria serum to Nome, which, of tion, consisting of just about 90 are vital to pass on the traditional wis- course, is the original inspiration for healthcare professionals, serves around dom of the Native Alaskan culture and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Sometimes 28,000 people in the YK region, which is heritage, were being lost. Because of a it was so cold that they had to keep the about the size of Oregon, so a huge lack of functioning sanitation, even syringes filled with COVID serum area, not a lot of people. young people, whom this virus doesn’t under their clothes, lest the serum Prior to the vaccine, the YK Delta really impact, were starting to have froze. had been stricken by COVID–19 with respiratory illnesses and getting sick, The operation that they initiated and one of the highest infection rates in and some were even dying. That is hor- organized has hit every single village,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03MR6.040 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1021 all 50 in the YK Delta, bringing the S. 164 ations with respect to, biological products, vaccine to pretty much anyone who Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- including biosimilar biological products and wants it. In some villages, they have resentatives of the United States of America in interchangeable biosimilar biological prod- ucts.’’. been able to vaccinate as much as half Congress assembled, the population. As a result, the num- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. f bers of COVID infections and deaths This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing FOOD ALLERGY SAFETY, TREAT- Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021’’. are plummeting in this region, and MENT, EDUCATION, AND RE- SEC. 2. EDUCATION ON BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS. hope is spreading. Subpart 1 of part F of title III of the Public SEARCH ACT OF 2021 This great team, Drs. Hodges and Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262 et seq.) is Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask Bates, as well as all in the community amended by adding at the end the following: unanimous consent that the Senate and all working at YKHC, have made a ‘‘SEC. 352A. EDUCATION ON BIOLOGICAL PROD- proceed to the immediate consider- huge difference, and this team has cre- UCTS. ation of S. 578, which was introduced ated a special bond that nobody will ‘‘(a) INTERNET WEBSITE.— earlier today. forget. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may The PRESIDING OFFICER. The maintain and operate an internet website to Dr. Bates, a relative newcomer to clerk will report the bill by title. Alaska, says that the experience has provide educational materials for health care providers, patients, and caregivers, re- The legislative clerk read as follows: made her fall in love with the YK Delta garding the meaning of the terms, and the A bill (S. 578) to improve the health and region even more. She bought a home. standards for review and licensing of, bio- safety of Americans living with food aller- She intends on staying. She describes logical products, including biosimilar bio- gies and related disorders, including poten- the beauty of the region, something logical products and interchangeable bio- tially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food pro- that she appreciates even more now, as similar biological products. tein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—Educational materials pro- eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and ‘‘Our sky is huge. . . . We have a front- for other purposes. row seat to the entire universe.’’ vided under paragraph (1) may include— These two doctors also have a front- ‘‘(A) explanations of key statutory and There being no objection, the Senate row seat in providing a front-row seat regulatory terms, including ‘biosimilar’ and proceeded to consider the bill. ‘interchangeable’, and clarification regard- Mr. DURBIN. I further ask that the to hope during this pandemic. ing the use of interchangeable biosimilar bi- bill be read a third time and passed and So I want to thank both of them ological products; the motion to reconsider be considered again, Dr. Hodges and Dr. Bates, and ‘‘(B) information related to development made and laid upon the table with no all those across Alaska who are helping programs for biological products, including intervening action or debate. distribute the vaccine. biosimilar biological products and inter- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without As I mentioned, right now, Alaska is changeable biosimilar biological products objection, it is so ordered. the No. 1 State in the country per cap- and relevant clinical considerations for pre- scribers, which may include, as appropriate The bill (S. 578) was ordered to be en- ita in terms of vaccine distribution and grossed for a third reading, was read the No. 1 State per capita in terms of and applicable, information related to the comparability of such biological products; the third time, and passed, as follows: testing and has one of the lowest death ‘‘(C) an explanation of the process for re- S. 578 rates. This is really amazing, really, porting adverse events for biological prod- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- when you see how big and widespread ucts, including biosimilar biological prod- resentatives of the United States of America in and harsh the weather conditions can ucts and interchangeable biosimilar biologi- Congress assembled, be in the great State of Alaska. cal products; and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Our fellow Alaskans are tough, resil- ‘‘(D) an explanation of the relationship be- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Al- ient, and innovative, and Dr. Hodges tween biosimilar biological products and lergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Re- and Dr. Bates are a huge and essential interchangeable biosimilar biological prod- search Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘FASTER Act of part of this effort. That is why I want ucts licensed under section 351(k) and ref- 2021’’. erence products (as defined in section 351(i)), SEC. 2. FOOD ALLERGY SAFETY. to congratulate them and thank them including the standards for review and li- again for being our Alaskans of the (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(qq)(1) of the censing of each such type of biological prod- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 Week. uct. U.S.C. 321(qq)(1)) is amended by striking I yield the floor. ‘‘(3) FORMAT.—The educational materials ‘‘and soybeans’’ and inserting ‘‘soybeans, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- provided under paragraph (1) may be— sesame’’. sistant majority leader. ‘‘(A) in formats such as webinars, con- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment f tinuing education modules, videos, fact made by subsection (a) shall apply to any sheets, infographics, stakeholder toolkits, or food that is introduced or delivered for intro- ADVANCING EDUCATION ON other formats as appropriate and applicable; duction into interstate commerce on or after BIOSIMILARS ACT OF 2021 and January 1, 2023. Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask ‘‘(B) tailored for the unique needs of health SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. unanimous consent that the Com- care providers, patients, caregivers, and (a) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months other audiences, as the Secretary determines after the date of enactment of this Act, the mittee on Health, Education, Labor, appropriate. Secretary of Health and Human Services (re- and Pensions be discharged from fur- ‘‘(4) OTHER INFORMATION.—In addition to ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) ther consideration of S. 164 and the the information described in paragraph (2), shall submit to the Committee on Health, Senate proceed to its immediate con- the Secretary shall continue to publish— Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen- sideration. ‘‘(A) the action package of each biological ate and the Committee on Energy and Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The product licensed under subsection (a) or (k) merce of the House of Representatives a re- clerk will report the bill by title. of section 351; or port that includes— The legislative clerk read as follows: ‘‘(B) the summary review of each biologi- (1) descriptions of ongoing Federal activi- cal product licensed under subsection (a) or ties related to— A bill (S. 164) to educate health care pro- (k) of section 351. (A) the surveillance and collection of data viders and the public on biosimilar biological ‘‘(5) CONFIDENTIAL AND TRADE SECRET IN- on the prevalence of food allergies and sever- products, and for other purposes. FORMATION.—This subsection does not au- ity of allergic reactions for specific food or There being no objection, the com- thorize the disclosure of any trade secret, food ingredients, including the identification mittee was discharged and the Senate confidential commercial or financial infor- of any gaps in such activities; proceeded to consider the bill. mation, or other matter described in section (B) the development of effective food al- Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous con- 552(b) of title 5. lergy diagnostics; sent that the bill be considered read a ‘‘(b) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Sec- (C) the prevention of the onset of food al- third time and passed and the motion retary shall advance education and aware- lergies; to reconsider be considered made and ness among health care providers regarding (D) the reduction of risks related to living biological products, including biosimilar bio- with food allergies; and laid upon the table. logical products and interchangeable bio- (E) the development of new therapeutics to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without similar biological products, as appropriate, prevent, treat, cure, and manage food aller- objection, it is so ordered. including by developing or improving con- gies; and The bill (S. 164) was ordered to be en- tinuing education programs that advance the (2) specific recommendations and strate- grossed for a third reading, was read education of such providers on the pre- gies to expand, enhance, or improve activi- the third time, and passed, as follows: scribing of, and relevant clinical consider- ties described in paragraph (1), including—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03MR6.041 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S1022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 3, 2021 (A) strategies to improve the accuracy of (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment monwealth. Today, I would like to rec- food allergy prevalence data by expanding made by this section shall take effect as if ognize his lifetime of contributions to and intensifying current collection methods, included in the enactment of the ALS Dis- Kentucky. including support for research that includes ability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public As the Gateway to the Cumberlands, the identification of biomarkers and tests to Law 116–250). the city of Williamsburg holds a spe- validate survey data and the investigation of f the use of identified biomarkers and tests in cial significance not just in South- national surveys; RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY eastern Kentucky but for the entire Commonwealth. Bill worked several (B) strategies to overcome gaps in surveil- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask lance and data collection activities related jobs for the city he loved before being to food allergies and specific food allergens; unanimous consent that the Senate elected mayor in 1993. For the next dec- and now proceed to the en bloc consider- ade, the people of Williamsburg put (C) recommendations for the development ation of the following Senate resolu- their trust in him. In return, Bill and implementation of a regulatory process tions, which were submitted earlier worked around the clock to deliver for and framework that would allow for the today: S. Res. 90, S. Res. 91, S. Res. 92, his community. Even in the city’s top timely, transparent, and evidence-based and S. Res. 93. modification of the definition of ‘‘major food job, Bill could still be found helping There being no objection, the Senate plow snow, deliver goods, or any other allergen’’ included in section 201(qq) of the proceeded to consider the resolutions Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 job that needed doing. A beloved local U.S.C. 321(qq)), including with respect to— en bloc. splash park is just one tangible exam- (i) the scientific criteria for defining a food Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous con- ple of Bill’s leadership and vision for or food ingredient as a ‘‘major food allergen’’ sent that the resolutions be agreed to, his city. pursuant to such process, including rec- the preambles be agreed to, and the As a successful mayor, Bill’s reputa- ommendations pertaining to evidence of the motions to reconsider be considered tion grew across the Commonwealth. prevalence and severity of allergic reactions made and laid upon the table, all en He was elected president of the Ken- to a food or food ingredient that would be re- bloc. tucky League of Cities in 2002, using quired in order to establish that such food or The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without food ingredient is an allergen of public his talents to improve communities health concern appropriate for such process; objection, it is so ordered. throughout the Bluegrass. Bill left city and The resolutions were agreed to. hall when Governor Ernie Fletcher (ii) opportunities for stakeholder engage- The preambles were agreed to. tapped him to be deputy commissioner ment and comment, as appropriate, in con- (The resolutions, with their pre- of the Department of Local Govern- sidering any such modification to such defi- ambles, are printed in today’s RECORD ment and later the secretary of the nition. under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) Transportation Cabinet. Even as Bill (b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make the report under subsection (a) avail- f served the entire Commonwealth in Frankfort, he still took care of Whitley able on the internet website of the Depart- NATIONAL TRIBAL COLLEGES AND County. For instance, he was a driving ment of Health and Human Services. UNIVERSITIES WEEK force in the construction of a new f Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask interchange over I–75 near Williams- MAKING A TECHNICAL CORREC- unanimous consent that the Senate burg. TION TO THE ALS DISABILITY proceed to the consideration of S. Res. Apart from his professional work, INSURANCE ACCESS ACT OF 2019 94, submitted earlier today. Bill was legendary for his ability to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask make a friend in any situation. I guess clerk will report the resolution by unanimous consent that the Senate you don’t become the president of the title. proceed to the immediate consider- Optimists Club without a sunny dis- The legislative clerk read as follows: ation of S. 579, which was introduced position. He was a role model and a lit- earlier today. A resolution (S. Res. 94) designating the tle league coach, lending whatever free week beginning February 28, 2021, as ‘‘Na- time he could find to a variety of local The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tional Tribal Colleges and Universities clerk will report the bill by title. organizations. Week’’. Of course, Bill’s greatest achieve- The legislative clerk read as follows: There being no objection, the Senate ment was the love he shared with his A bill (S. 579) to make a technical correc- proceeded to consider the resolution. wife of 34 years, Susan, as well as his tion to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. Mr. DURBIN. I know of no further de- children and their spouses, Brad and bate on the resolution. Monica, Renee and Chris, and Benton. There being no objection, the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there Anyone who was lucky enough to know proceeded to consider the bill. is no further debate, the question is on Bill could see the immense pride he Mr. DURBIN. I further ask that the agreeing to the resolution. had in his children and grandchildren. bill be read a third time and passed and The resolution (S. Res. 94) was agreed He said they were the reasons he dedi- the motion to reconsider be considered to. cated so much of his life to public serv- made and laid upon the table with no Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous con- ice. On behalf of the Senate, I send sin- intervening action or debate. sent that the preamble be agreed to cere condolences to Bill’s friends and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and the motions to reconsider be con- loved ones. We are grateful they shared objection, it is so ordered. sidered made and laid upon the table him with us for so many years. Ken- The bill (S. 579) was ordered to be en- with no intervening action or debate. tucky was made better as a result. grossed for a third reading, was read The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f the third time, and passed, as follows objection, it is so ordered. NOTICE OF A TIE VOTE UNDER S. S. 579 The preamble was agreed to. RES. 27 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (The resolution, with its preamble, is resentatives of the United States of America in printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- Mr. WYDEN. Madam President, I ask Congress assembled, mitted Resolutions.’’ unanimous consent to print the fol- SECTION 1. RETROACTIVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SE- lowing letter in the CONGRESSIONAL f CURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS INDI- RECORD. VIDUALS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LAT- ERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS). REMEMBERING BILL NIGHBERT There being no objection, the mate- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(b) of the ALS Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, rial was ordered to be printed in the Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Pub- earlier this year, my home State of RECORD, as follows: lic Law 116–250) is amended by striking ‘‘ap- Kentucky said goodbye to Bill To the Secretary of the Senate: plications for disability insurance benefits Nighbert, a longtime public servant PN78–2, the nomination of Xavier Becerra, filed after the date of enactment of this Act’’ of California, to be Secretary of Health and and inserting ‘‘applications for disability in- and a kindhearted friend. Both as a Human Services having been referred to the surance benefits approved after the date that local mayor and a statewide official, Committee on Finance, the Committee, with is 5 months before the date of enactment of Bill was instrumental to the achieve- a quorum present, has voted on the nomina- this Act’’. ments of communities across our Com- tion as follows—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:26 Jun 03, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD21\MARCH\S03MR1.REC S03MR1 sradovich on DSKJLST7X2PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1023 (1) on the question of reporting the nomi- TRIBUTE TO CHRISTOPHER health problems like PTSD, depression, and nation favorably with the recommendation PICKENS severe anxiety. Veterans account for 13.8% of that the nomination be confirmed, 14 ayes to the suicides in America, and for over a dec- 14 noes; and Mr. WICKER. Madam President, ade 17–18 veterans have died daily from sui- In accordance with section 3, paragraph today I wish to recognize Mr. Chris- cide. We cannot take away their experiences, (1)(A) of S. Res. 27 of the 117th Congress, I topher Pickens, a Knauss Sea Grant but offering more support in their recovery hereby give notice that the Committee has fellow on the U.S. Senate Committee is the least we can do. Many veterans with not reported the nomination because of a tie on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- mental health problems are not aware of vote, and ask that this notice be printed in tation. their condition, or are too embarrassed to the RECORD pursuant to the resolution.’’ Mr. Pickens has had a significant im- ask for help. Educating veterans (especially RON WYDEN. while serving) about signs and effects of pact during his time as a fellow. His ex- f mental health problems, and the care and pertise on fisheries management and treatment available to them, could save RECOGNIZING THE 90TH ANNIVER- ocean sciences has meaningfully con- lives. Additionally, implementing a mental SARY OF THE NATIONAL LI- tributed to the committee’s efforts. He health scan for veterans every few years BRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND has worked on several pieces of legisla- could be very effective in identifying these AND PRINT DISABLED tion that have passed the Senate or issues early on, and opening thousands of veterans’ eyes to the care available to them. Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, I rise have become law, such as the FLOODS Act and the National Oceanic and At- Enforcing quality-of-care standards for today to recognize the National Li- treatment in all mental health care facilities brary Service for the Blind and Print mospheric Administration Commis- would also benefit the nation. Disabled on its 90th anniversary. The sioned Officer Corps Amendments Act. American veterans receive very effective National Library Service, or NLS, is an His contributions will help improve military training and preparation, but are important part of the Library of Con- ocean and flood monitoring to keep rarely prepared for post-service employment. gress, an institution that has long been Americans safe, promote deep sea Studies suggest the unemployment rate for ocean exploration, and inform the veterans is considerably higher than their ci- committed to serving readers with dis- vilian counterparts. This can be attributed abilities. The concept of a national li- stewardship of our Nation’s marine re- sources. to the rarity of higher education and the nu- brary for the blind was introduced in merous mental health issues among vet- 1897 by the seventh Librarian of Con- I would like to extend my sincere erans. Increasing accessibility and lowering gress, John Russell Young, who estab- thanks and appreciation to Mr. Pick- costs for college education would broaden lished a reading room for the blind that ens for all of the fine work he has done the post-service career opportunities for included more than 500 books and and wish him luck in the years to countless veterans. Lower tuition rates for music items in raised characters. come. veterans could be paid for by the VA, with f the extra money resulting from having to In 1913, Congress began to require offer less veterans unemployment benefits. that one copy of each book be made in ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Our nation cannot forget the selfless sac- raised characters and deposited in the rifices our soldiers and military families Library of Congress for educational make. Brave women and men have been tak- use; however, as impressive as this col- VERMONT STATE OF THE UNION ing care of this nation for almost 250 years. lection was, it was only available to ESSAY CONTEST FINALISTS It’s time we start taking care of them. people who were able to visit in person. ∑ Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, I LING BUSHEY, BELLOWS FREE ACADEMY, FAIRFAX, SENIOR In 1930, legislation was introduced in ask to have printed in the RECORD both the House and the Senate to fund some of the finalists’ essays written by The sexual health education and cur- riculum in America is not adequate to our a Library of Congress program to pro- Vermont High School students as part vide service to blind readers on a na- current society, and should be focused on im- of the 11th annual ‘‘State of the Union’’ mensely to ensure better health in our youth tional scale. This led to passage of the essay contest conducted by my office. population. Kids are not educated on the top- Pratt-Smoot Act which, on March 3, The material follows: ics revolving around sexual health, and this 1931, established what we now know as FINALISTS leads to struggling mental health effects and the National Library Service for the potentially life changing decisions that EMILY BORRAZZO, SOUTH BURLINGTON HIGH teens should be informed on. Blind and Print Disabled. The act has SCHOOL, SOPHOMORE been amended several times, not only Ignorance on sexual orientation, contra- Supporting Our Veterans increasing funding for the program, but ceptives, and diseases leads to a dangerous also expanding service to children and Every day, men and women in the military society, where teens are unaware of con- risk their lives for the protection of their fel- sequences and ignorant to possible solutions people with physical and reading dis- low citizens. The ideology of our nation de- of preventions. According to the USC De- abilities and adding what is now the pends on their service. Yet every day, vet- partment of Nursing, nearly 750,000 teenagers world’s largest accessible music mate- erans across the country face issues regard- in the United States will become pregnant rials collection. ing claim approvals, mental health, and this year; and half of the 20 million new Missouri has wonderful local libraries post-service employment. cases of sexually transmitted diseases will be that play a key role in connecting the The lengthy claim approval process and diagnosed in young people ages 15 to 24. NLS program to my constituents 36% claim granting rate is something that Being informed about the physical, mental, across the State. NLS and the Wolfner many veterans encounter. The issue is not and emotional changes in a teenagers’ life the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ and environment will benefit not only the Talking Book and Braille Library serve generous budget, but how the money is person learning, but relationships sur- nearly 6,500 individuals and more than spent, and the efficiency/availability of the rounding them for years to come. By start- 600 intuitions in Missouri, providing benefits being offered. The VA should hire ing to educate kids in middle school will nor- daily access to all the incredible re- more people to process claims in order to malize these discussions to be had later on, sources NLS has to offer. shorten the processing time, which is cur- and create a more open and unjudged envi- NLS is continuing its innovative and rently four months or longer on average. ronment. According to the United Nations, adaptive approach to serving Ameri- Hiring veterans in these positions would also understanding one’s own body is a human cans with disabilities. NLS has a vi- address unemployment issues. Additionally, right, and the US needs to address a human’s more guidance should be given on how to file right to learn about their body and have leg- brant history that spans phonograph a claim. This includes identifying the islature and youth service providers fund and records, cassette tapes, flash memory quickest claim type and specifying what educate a coherent and inclusive sexual edu- cartridges, and the internet, all while medical information should be given. Lastly, cation across the nation. continuing to supply hardcopy and dig- the VA only approves claims for illnesses A guaranteed cohesive program or set cur- ital braille materials. With its mod- and injuries which they deem to be a direct riculum addressing sexual health, will also ernization efforts underway, NLS no cause of service. Extending this to all serious allow for schools to help inform kids in the doubt has a very exciting future ahead. illnesses and injuries throughout life, or at LGBTQ community, what the subject is and Today, it is my pleasure to congratu- least partial financial and medical support, how to respect and support members that are would be extremely beneficial to veterans a part. The importance of educating a posi- late NLS on its 90th anniversary. I and could even improve their mental health. tive outlook sexual orientation, and safe wish the wonderful staff at NLS con- Studies have shown that veterans have a hetero and homosexual activities is crucial. tinued success as they work to ensure higher risk for alcohol/drug abuse, and sui- Only 24 states mandate sex education, which the NLS mission ‘‘that all may read.’’ cide. One in five veterans suffer from mental is unacceptable. America needs to educate

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By altering this doctrine, we termined that it is necessary to con- other inaccurate sources which leads to false can ensure that nobody is above the law. In- tinue the national emergency declared information and mis-interpretations. creasing the consequences of misconduct, in Executive Order 13660 with respect While this might be a tedious and drawn will weed out the bad apples in our police de- to Ukraine. out process, our legislature should mandate partments. JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr. sexual education across the nation by mak- By critically reforming our police depart- THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2021. ing a federal law. This law would teach an all ments, we can ensure a more equitable fu- f inclusive comprehensive curriculum across ture for all Americans.∑ all states. Overall this would positively af- PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE f fect teens all across America and would take a step towards a brighter and better future. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Along with this federal mandate we need to REPORT RELATIVE TO THE CON- Messages from the President of the make teens and young adults have access to TINUATION OF THE NATIONAL United States were communicated to a planned parenthood or a trusted medically EMERGENCY THAT WAS DE- accurate source to trust and rely on for in- the Senate by Ms. Ridgway, one of his CLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER formation. Especially during these strenuous secretaries. times during this pandemic, the availability 13692 OF MARCH 8, 2015, WITH RE- of these sources are more crucial than ever. f SPECT TO THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA—PM 5 FATIMA KHAN, ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED July 17, 2014: ‘‘I Can’t Breathe.’’ These As in executive session the Presiding The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- were the last words of Eric Garner. A 43- Officer laid before the Senate messages fore the Senate the following message year-old father of six children. A man who from the President of the United was known as the ‘‘neighborhood peace- from the President of the United States submitting sundry nominations States, together with an accompanying maker.’’ Eric Garner was an unarmed black report; which was referred to the Com- man, who was choked to death by Daniel which were referred to the appropriate Pantaleo, a New York City police officer, as committees. mittee on Banking, Housing, and he repeatedly pleaded for him to stop. (The messages received today are Urban Affairs: May 25, 2020: ‘‘I Can’t Breathe.’’ These were printed at the end of the Senate pro- To the Congress of the United States: the last words of George Floyd. A 46-year-old ceedings.) Section 202(d) of the National Emer- father of one daughter. A man who wanted to ‘‘touch the world.’’ George Floyd was an un- f gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides armed black man, who died when Min- for the automatic termination of a na- neapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE tional emergency unless, within 90 pressed his knee into his neck, for 8 minutes days prior to the anniversary date of and 46 seconds, as he repeatedly pleaded for its declaration, the President publishes him to stop. REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION in the Federal Register and transmits to The murder of Eric Garner, in 2014, ignited OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY the Congress a notice stating that the fierce emotions and propelled people into ac- ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EX- emergency is to continue in effect be- tion, all over the country. A developing ECUTIVE ORDER 13660 OF MARCH project which began as a response to the yond the anniversary date. In accord- murder of Trayvon Martin, was beginning to 6, 2014, WITH RESPECT TO ance with this provision, I have sent to receive national attention. It was known as UKRAINE—PM 4 the Federal Register for publication the Black Lives Matter. Today, BLM is one of The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- enclosed notice stating that the na- the most influential social movements fore the Senate the following message tional emergency declared in Executive today, and among many human rights issues, from the President of the United Order 13692 of March 8, 2015, with re- it has awakened the eyes of the nation to the spect to the situation in Venezuela is issue of police brutality. States, together with an accompanying Although we have come a long way in our report; which was referred to the Com- to continue in effect beyond March 8, work against police brutality since 2014, mittee on Banking, Housing, and 2021. there is still plenty of work to do. Black Urban Affairs: The situation in Venezuela continues Americans are disproportionately affected to pose an unusual and extraordinary To the Congress of the United States: by police violence across the US. According threat to the national security and for- to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Section 202(d) of the National Emer- eign policy of the United States. There- Health, black Americans are 3.23 times more gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides fore, I have determined that it is nec- likely than white Americans to be killed by for the automatic termination of a na- essary to continue the national emer- police. In order to truly combat this issue, tional emergency unless, within 90 gency declared in Executive Order 13692 there needs to be a reformation of our police days prior to the anniversary date of departments. with respect to the situation in Ven- its declaration, the President publishes ezuela. To do so, the responsibilities of police offi- in the Federal Register and transmits to cers relating to mental health, homelessness, JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr. and drug abuse, needs to be pared back. Ac- the Congress a notice stating that the THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2021. emergency is to continue in effect be- cording to the US Department of Justice, f there are over 10 million arrests, annually. yond the anniversary date. In accord- Only a small fraction of those are violent ance with this provision, I have sent to PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE crimes. This makes the US the world’s larg- the Federal Register for publication the est jailer, housing about 25 percent of the enclosed notice stating that the na- world’s prisoners. Police departments are tional emergency declared in Executive REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION overworked and our jails are overcrowded. Order 13660 of March 6, 2014, with re- OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY Overcriminalization has led to mass incar- ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EX- ceration in our criminal justice system. To spect to Ukraine is to continue in ef- fect beyond March 6, 2021. ECUTIVE ORDER 13288 OF MARCH address overcriminalization, policymakers 6, 2003, WITH RESPECT TO THE should consider what offenses result in con- The actions and policies of persons viction and prison time, and reduce that undermine democratic processes ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF CER- arrestable offenses. More resources should be and institutions in Ukraine; threaten TAIN MEMBERS OF THE GOV- put into education and training for officers, its peace, security, stability, sov- ERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE AND not arrests. Additionally, more mental ereignty, and territorial integrity; and OTHER PERSONS TO UNDERMINE health professionals should be deployed as contribute to the misappropriation of ZIMBABWE’S DEMOCRATIC PROC- first responders. ESSES OR INSTITUTIONS—PM 6 We also have to hold every police officer its assets, and the actions and policies accountable to the law. Too many times, po- of the Government of the Russian Fed- The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- lice officers who have broken the law, eration, including its purported annex- fore the Senate the following message haven’t faced adequate consequences for ation of Crimea and its use of force in from the President of the United

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A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit certain financial service pro- gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides By Mr. LEE: viders who deny fair access to financial serv- for the automatic termination of a na- S. 553. A bill to require the National Tele- ices from using taxpayer funded discount communications and Information Adminis- tional emergency unless, within 90 window lending programs, and for other pur- days prior to the anniversary date of tration to estimate the value of electro- poses; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- its declaration, the President publishes magnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise al- ing, and Urban Affairs. in the Federal Register and transmits to located to Federal entities; to the Com- By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- the Congress a notice stating that the WARNOCK, and Mr. BROWN): tation. S. 564. A bill to prohibit Members of Con- emergency is to continue in effect be- By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. yond the anniversary date. In accord- gress from purchasing or selling certain in- SCHATZ): vestments, and for other purposes; to the ance with this provision, I have sent to S. 554. A bill to require the Secretary of Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- the Federal Register for publication the Agriculture to conduct a study on the estab- ernmental Affairs. enclosed notice stating that the na- lishment of, and the potential land that By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. TILLIS, tional emergency declared in Executive could be included in, a unit of the National Mr. LEAHY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KLO- Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, with re- Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and BUCHAR, Mr. KING, Ms. WARREN, Mr. spect to the actions and policies of cer- for other purposes; to the Committee on En- WYDEN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. COONS, ergy and Natural Resources. Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. tain members of the Government of By Mr. HAWLEY: Zimbabwe and other persons to under- SINEMA, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. COL- S. 555. A bill to amend the Fair Labor LINS, and Ms. BALDWIN): mine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal S. 565. A bill to amend title 38, United or institutions is to continue in effect minimum wage for employers with at least States Code, to provide for the treatment of beyond March 6, 2021. $1,000,000,000 in annual revenue, and for other veterans who participated in the cleanup of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Enewetak Atoll as radiation-exposed vet- not made the necessary political and cation, Labor, and Pensions. erans for purposes of the presumption of economic reforms that would warrant By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. MAR- service-connection of certain disabilities by terminating the existing targeted sanc- KEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. DUCKWORTH, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- tions program. erans’ Affairs. Throughout the last year, govern- WYDEN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. DURBIN, By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. ment security services routinely in- Mr. BROWN, Ms. WARREN, Mrs. SHA- WHITEHOUSE): timidated and violently repressed citi- HEEN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, S. 566. A bill to designate the facility of zens, including members of opposition and Mr. BOOKER): the United States Postal Service located at political parties, union members, and S. 556. A bill to establish a Federal Advi- 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, journalists. The absence of progress on sory Council to Support Victims of Gun Vio- as the ‘‘Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post the most fundamental reforms needed lence; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Office’’ ; to the Committee on Homeland Se- By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. curity and Governmental Affairs. to ensure the rule of law, democratic By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself governance, and the protection of CANTWELL): S. 557. A bill to establish a pilot program and Ms. ROSEN): human rights leaves Zimbabweans vul- for native plant species, and for other pur- S. 567. A bill to provide for conservation nerable to ongoing repression and pre- poses; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- and economic development in the State of sents a continuing threat to peace and ural Resources. Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Com- security in the region. By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, The actions and policies of certain PETERS): members of the Government of S. 558. A bill to establish a national inte- Mr. COTTON, Mr. HAWLEY, and Mr. grated flood information system within the RUBIO): Zimbabwe and other persons to under- S. 568. A bill to require the Secretary of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- mine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes Commerce to certify, before removing an en- tration, and for other purposes; to the Com- or institutions continue to pose an un- tity from the entity list, that the entity is mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- usual and extraordinary threat to the no longer involved in activities contrary to tation. the national security or foreign policy inter- foreign policy of the United States. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. ests of the United States and that removing Therefore, I have determined that it is WYDEN): the entity from the list does not pose a necessary to continue the national S. 559. A bill to amend the Grand Ronde threat to allies of the United States; to the emergency declared in Executive Order Reservation Act, and for other purposes; to Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 13288, as amended, with respect to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Affairs. Zimbabwe and to maintain in force the By Ms. STABENOW: By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. S. 560. A bill to improve coverage of mater- sanctions to respond to this threat. ROUNDS): nal oral health care, and for other purposes; S. 569. A bill to direct the Secretary of Ag- JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr. to the Committee on Finance. THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2021. riculture to transfer certain National Forest By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. System land to the State of South Dakota, f BLUMENTHAL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on CARDIN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. WARNER, Mr. EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF Energy and Natural Resources. BROWN, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. BALDWIN, COMMITTEE By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. SANDERS): of Florida, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. COTTON, The following executive reports of S. 561. A bill to increase the rates of pay Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. SASSE): nominations were submitted: under the statutory pay systems and for pre- S. 570. A bill to prohibit the trading of the By Mr. WYDEN for the Committee on Fi- vailing rate employees by 3.2 percent, and for securities of certain Communist Chinese nance. other purposes; to the Committee on Home- military companies on a national securities *Katherine C. Tai, of the District of Co- land Security and Governmental Affairs. exchange, and for other purposes; to the lumbia, to be United States Trade Rep- By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Committee on Finance. resentative, with the rank of Ambassador CASSIDY, Mr. BENNET, and Mr. RUBIO): By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. S. 562. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. *Adewale O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to cit- BROWN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. CASEY, Ms. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. izen petitions; to the Committee on Health, KLOBUCHAR, and Ms. ROSEN): *Nomination was reported with rec- Education, Labor, and Pensions. S. 571. A bill to fully fund the Prevention ommendation that it be confirmed sub- By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mrs. and Public Health Fund and reaffirm the im- BLACKBURN, Mr. DAINES, Mr. KEN- portance of prevention in the United States ject to the nominee’s commitment to NEDY, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. SCOTT of Flor- healthcare system; to the Committee on respond to requests to appear and tes- ida, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. tify before any duly constituted com- HOEVEN, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. BAR- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and mittee of the Senate. RASSO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. Mr. PADILLA):

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A bill to promote innovative acqui- Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MAN, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. LANKFORD, sition techniques and procurement strate- MASTO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. and Mr. LEE): gies, and for other purposes; to the Com- DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, S. 573. A bill to require a full audit of the mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. Board of Governors of the Federal Reverse mental Affairs. FISCHER, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. HIRONO, System and the Federal reserve banks by the By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Ms. MUR- Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. Comptroller General of the United States, KOWSKI, and Mrs. CAPITO): INHOFE, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and for other purposes; to the Committee on S. 584. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Social Security Act to provide coverage of MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. PETERS, By Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mr. GRASS- medical nutrition therapy services for indi- Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, LEY, and Mr. CORNYN): viduals with eating disorders under the Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, S. 574. A bill to amend title 11, United Medicare program; to the Committee on Fi- Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABE- States Code, to promote the investigation of nance. NOW, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. VAN fraudulent claims against certain trusts, to By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WICKER, amend title 18, United States Code, to pro- BLUMENTHAL): Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. SCOTT of South vide penalties against fraudulent claims S. 585. A bill to reauthorize the United Carolina): against certain trusts, and for other pur- States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other S. Res. 91. A resolution supporting the poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, goals and ideals of ‘‘Career and Technical By Mr. PAUL: Science, and Transportation. Education Month’’; considered and agreed to. S. 575. A bill to provide Federal criminal By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. penalties for lynching; to the Committee on Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. LEE, Mr. COONS, COONS, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BRAUN, the Judiciary. Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARPER, Mr. By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. DURBIN): CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. YOUNG, and Mr. PETERS): S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution to repeal ERNST, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. KING, S. 576. A bill to amend title 14, United the authorizations for use of military force Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Ms. WARREN): States Code, to require the Coast Guard to against Iraq, and for other purposes; to the S. Res. 92. A resolution designating March conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Committee on Foreign Relations. 5, 2021, as ‘‘National Speech and Debate Edu- Lakes to minimize commercial disruption in cation Day’’; considered and agreed to. f the winter months, and for other purposes; By Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. to the Committee on Commerce, Science, SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND TUBERVILLE): and Transportation. SENATE RESOLUTIONS S. Res. 93. A resolution congratulating the By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. University of Alabama Crimson Tide football PORTMAN, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. The following concurrent resolutions team for winning the 2021 National Colle- HAGERTY): and Senate resolutions were read, and giate Athletic Association College Football S. 577. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Playoff National Championship; considered Registration Act of 1938 to limit the exemp- and agreed to. tion from the registration requirements of By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. such Act for persons engaging in activities in DUCKWORTH, Ms. SMITH, Ms. ROSEN, DAINES, Ms. SMITH, Ms. WARREN, Mrs. furtherance of bona fide religious, scholastic, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. FISCHER, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. SINEMA, academic, or scientific pursuits or the fine MERKLEY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. Mr. CRAMER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. arts to activities which do not promote the BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. BALDWIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. political agenda of a foreign government, to DURBIN): SCHATZ, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. INHOFE, Ms. amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to S. Res. 87. A resolution recognizing that STABENOW, Mr. THUNE, Mr. HEINRICH, clarify the disclosures of foreign gifts by in- the United States needs a Marshall Plan for Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. KELLY, Mr. JOHN- stitutions, and for other purposes; to the Moms in order to revitalize and restore SON, Mr. ROUNDS, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and mothers in the workforce; to the Committee LANKFORD, and Mr. HOEVEN): Pensions. on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, S. Res. 94. A resolution designating the By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for week beginning February 28, 2021, as ‘‘Na- URPHY, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. ERNST, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. himself, Mr. M tional Tribal Colleges and Universities Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. CRAMER, Week’’; considered and agreed to. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MAR- Mr. CRUZ, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. ROUNDS, SHALL, and Mr. WARNOCK): and Mr. HOEVEN): f S. 578. A bill to improve the health and S. Res. 88. A resolution requesting that the safety of Americans living with food aller- President transmit to the Senate not later ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS than 14 days after the date of the adoption of gies and related disorders, including poten- S. 243 tially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food pro- this resolution documents in the possession At the request of Mr. CRAMER, the tein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and of the President relating to the amount of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and funding previously enacted under certain name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. for other purposes; considered and passed. public laws and currently unspent; to the MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. COONS, Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- of S. 243, a bill to amend the Internal Mr. COTTON, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): ernmental Affairs. Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free S. 579. A bill to make a technical correc- By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. distributions from individual retire- tion to the ALS Disability Insurance Access MURPHY): ment accounts to include rollovers for S. Res. 89. A resolution honoring the hu- Act of 2019; considered and passed. charitable life-income plans for chari- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: manitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa S. 580. A bill to reauthorize the Neighbor- Mendes do Amaral e Abranches to save the table purposes. hood Stabilization Program, and for other lives of French Jews and other persons dur- S. 253 purposes; to the Committee on Banking, ing the Holocaust; to the Committee on the At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the Housing, and Urban Affairs. Judiciary. name of the Senator from North Da- By Mr. BROWN: By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. COL- kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- S. 581. A bill to amend title XIX of the So- LINS, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. CORTEZ cial Security Act to improve access to adult MASTO, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. sponsor of S. 253, a bill to expand re- vaccines under Medicaid; to the Committee BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. STA- search on the cannabidiol and mari- on Finance. BENOW, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. huana. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. KING, Mrs. FEIN- S. 319 LEAHY, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. STEIN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. At the request of Mr. WICKER, the MURPHY, Ms. WARREN, Mr. VAN HOL- BROWN, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. KLO- name of the Senator from Mississippi LEN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. KAINE, Ms. BUCHAR, Mr. PETERS, and Ms. ROSEN): YDE MITH SMITH, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. SANDERS, S. Res. 90. A resolution designating the (Mrs. H -S ) was added as a co- Mr. BROWN, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. KLO- week of February 1 through 5 , 2021, as ‘‘Na- sponsor of S. 319, a bill to amend the BUCHAR, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. tional School Counseling Week’’; considered Foreign Agents Registration Act of OSSOFF, and Ms. BALDWIN): and agreed to. 1938, as amended, to strengthen the

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If warranted, a National Forest Controlled Substances Act to list S. 548, a bill to convey land in Anchor- designation in Hawaii could provide ad- fentanyl-related substances as schedule age, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Trib- ditional Federal research and manage- I controlled substances, and for other al Health Consortium, and for other ment resources. purposes. purposes. This bill directs the U.S. Department S. 401 S. 549 of Agriculture Secretary, acting At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the through the Chief of the U.S. Forest name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Service, to conduct a study in coordi- RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. SULLIVAN) was added as a cosponsor of nation with the Hawaii Department of 401, a bill to amend the Public Health S. 549, a bill to provide for the convey- Land and Natural Resources, and in Service Act to prohibit governmental ance of certain property to the Tanana consultation with the Hawaii Depart- discrimination against health care pro- Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alas- ment of Agriculture as well as other viders that do not participate in abor- ka, and for other purposes. State and local stakeholders, on the is- lands of Hawaii, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, tion. S. 550 Lanai, and Maui. S. 450 At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the This study would, among other name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. At the request of Ms. SMITH, her things, assess unique vegetation types, SULLIVAN) was added as a cosponsor of name was added as a cosponsor of S. opportunities to improve and protect S. 550, a bill to provide for the convey- 450, a bill to award posthumously the forest resources, secure favorable water ance of certain property to the South- Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett flows, and opportunities for visitor use. Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. east Alaska Regional Health Consor- The Secretary of Agriculture is given At the request of Mr. WARNER, his tium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for three years to conduct the study and name was added as a cosponsor of S. other purposes. report the results to Congress. Infor- 450, supra. S. RES. 34 mation from that report will then in- S. 454 At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the form which lands in Hawaii, if any, At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, names of the Senator from New York would be suitable for inclusion in a Na- the name of the Senator from New (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Senator from tional Forest. This bill is supported by Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added Texas (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator from the Hawaii Department of Land and as a cosponsor of S. 454, a bill to pro- Tennessee (Mr. HAGERTY) and the Sen- Natural Resources. vide health care and benefits to vet- ator from Indiana (Mr. BRAUN) were erans who were exposed to toxic sub- added as cosponsors of S. Res. 34, a res- By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and stances while serving as members of olution recognizing the 200th anniver- Ms. CANTWELL): the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad sary of the independence of Greece and S. 557. A bill to establish a pilot pro- Air Base, Uzbekistan, and for other celebrating democracy in Greece and gram for native plant species, and for purposes. the United States. other purposes; to the Committee on S. 460 S. RES. 81 Energy and Natural Resources. At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. today to introduce the Native Plant CRAPO) and the Senator from Idaho CRUZ), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Species Pilot Program Act. I am (Mr. RISCH) were added as cosponsors of SCOTT) and the Senator from Maryland pleased to be partnering with Senator S. 460, a bill to extend the authority for (Mr. CARDIN) were added as cosponsors CANTWELL on this initiative. Our bipar- Federal contractors to reimburse em- of S. Res. 81, a resolution honoring Las tisan bill would create a new pilot pro- ployees unable to perform work due to Damas de Blanco, a women-led non- gram at the National Park Service to the COVID–19 pandemic from March 31, violent movement in support of free- support the use of native plants, and 2021, to September 30, 2021. dom and human rights in Cuba, and would direct the Park Service to re- S. 488 calling for the release of all political view existing data and study the cost- effectiveness of using native plants. At the request of Mr. HAGERTY, the prisoners in Cuba. name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. f Native plants are species found natu- rally in regions and can add beauty and MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED value to our National Park System. 488, a bill to provide for congressional BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS review of actions to terminate or waive Benefits range from using less water sanctions imposed with respect to Iran. By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and and pesticides, purifying the air, and Mr. SCHATZ): recharging groundwater in wetlands. S. 495 S. 554. A bill to require the Secretary By using native species, the Park Serv- At the request of Mr. THUNE, the of Agriculture to conduct a study on ice can also improve habitat for wild- name of the Senator from South Da- the establishment of, and the potential life and restore important species of kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- land that could be included in, a unit of birds and butterflies to their natural sponsor of S. 495, a bill to prioritize the the National Forest System in the environment. allocation of H–2B visas for States with State of Hawaii, and for other pur- In Acadia National Park, native low unemployment rates. poses; to the Committee on Energy and plants are an important part of the on- S. 496 Natural Resources. going conservation efforts undertaken At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I rise by Superintendent Kevin Schneider name of the Senator from Washington today to introduce a bill that requires and all those who work to encourage (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- the Secretary of Agriculture to con- the use of native plants. Acadia Na- sor of S. 496, a bill to amend the Inter- duct a study on the establishment of, tional Park protects more than 900 nal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude and the potential land that could be in- plant species, including some that are from taxable income any student loan cluded in, a unit of the National Forest globally, nationally, and locally rare. forgiveness or discharge. System in the State of Hawaii. Acadia is home to the vibrant S. 547 The U.S. Forest Service currently rhodoras that flower along wetland At the request of Mr. BROWN, the oversees more than 150 National forests edges in the spring and stunning wood name of the Senator from Maryland that receive Federal funding for water- lilies that bloom on the mountain tops

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Although we have made a collection of more than 400 native (c), the Secretary shall convey the Federal recent strides in cleaning up this pollu- plants maintained almost exclusively land to the State. tion, there is much work remaining. by park volunteers and represent the (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The convey- That’s why I am proud to introduce natural plant communities found with- ance under subsection (a) shall be— this important legislation, once again, in Acadia National Park. This partner- (1) subject to valid existing rights; to help address this decades-long issue. ship project with Friends of Acadia al- (2) made by quitclaim deed; and I am very pleased Senator PADILLA has (3) subject to any other terms and condi- joined me as an original cosponsor and lows visitors to easily step through the tions as the Secretary considers appropriate park’s myriad habitats and learn about to protect the interests of the United States. I look forward to working with him on the splendor of Acadia’s native plant (c) APPRAISAL.— this important issue. species. The Wild Gardens celebrates (1) IN GENERAL.—Before submitting an offer Polluted water from the Tijuana and its 60th anniversary in 2021. under subsection (a), the State shall com- New Rivers flows north across the bor- Native plants, however, face many plete an appraisal to determine the market der into the United States causing un- threats, such as non-native pests, non- value of the Federal land. sanitary water conditions, pollution native plants, diseases, and a changing (2) STANDARDS.—The appraisal under para- and beach closures across Southern graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance California. It also jeopardizes military climate. Today, almost one quarter of with— Acadia National Park’s species are (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for training exercises for Navy Seals in non-native to the park. The red spruce, Federal Land Acquisitions; and Camp Pendleton. iconic to Acadia, is projected to lose a (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Three-quarters of the 1,700-square- substantial amount of its habitat in Appraisal Practice. mile Tijuana River watershed lies in coming decades because of climate (d) MAP.— Mexico. However, the watershed, along change. In addition, invasive pests, (1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall with all its pollutants, drains into San such as the Emerald Ash Borer and the be kept on file and available for public in- Diego County and the Tijuana River spection in the appropriate office of the For- hemlock woolly adelgid are affecting Valley. est Service. In addition to jeopardizing human northern forests and have expanded (2) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Secretary into Maine. Hemlock woolly adelgid re- may correct any errors in the map. health and safety, two of the most cently infested hemlock trees just out- (e) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for drastic effects from this cross-border side of the park on Mount Desert Is- the conveyance under subsection (a), the water pollution are harm to wildlife land. State shall pay to the Secretary an amount and damage to the tourism industry, Our bipartisan bill has earned en- equal to the market value of the Federal integral to Southern Californian com- dorsements from the Garden Club of land, as determined by the appraisal under munities. As the coronavirus pandemic subsection (c). America, Friends of Acadia, Scenic continues to threaten our nation’s (f) SURVEY.—The State shall prepare a sur- America, and the Native Plant Center vey that is satisfactory to the Secretary of health and economy, it is critical we at Westchester Community College. I the exact acreage and legal description of work to address the pollution in the re- urge my colleagues to support this leg- the Federal land to be conveyed under sub- gion so California can welcome visitors islation to help protect the natural section (a). back to their beaches when it is safe to landscapes at our national parks for (g) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition do so. years to come. on the conveyance under subsection (a), the The beaches in the region are central State shall pay all costs associated with the to San Diego’s tourism economy. In re- By Mr. THUNE (for himself and conveyance, including the cost of— cent years, beaches in the communities (1) the appraisal under subsection (c); and Mr. ROUNDS): (2) the survey under subsection (f). of Coronado and Imperial Beach were S. 569. A bill to direct the Secretary (h) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.— closed for more than 200 days in a sin- of Agriculture to transfer certain Na- Any proceeds received by the Secretary from gle year due to pollution. tional Forest System land to the State the conveyance under subsection (a) shall Health and safety of residents and of South Dakota, and for other pur- be— workers are also at risk. In recent poses; to the Committee on Energy and (1) deposited in the fund established under years, local Border Patrol union offi- Natural Resources. Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the cials reported that 80 officers suffered Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and from contamination, rashes, infections, unanimous consent that the text of the (2) available to the Secretary until ex- pended, without further appropriation, for chemical burns and lung irritation due bill be printed in the RECORD. the maintenance and improvement of land or to toxic cross-border flows. There being no objection, the text of administration facilities in the Black Hills In addition, pollution from Mexico the bill was ordered to be printed in National Forest in the State. harms sensitive areas that provide crit- the RECORD, as follows: (i) ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.—Notwith- ical habitat for more than 300 species S. 569 standing section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Com- of birds as well as marine animals like Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- prehensive Environmental Response, Com- leopard sharks and bottlenose dolphins. resentatives of the United States of America in pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 The region is home to multiple parks Congress assembled, U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)), the Secretary shall not be required to provide any covenant or war- and public lands, including the Tijuana SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. River’s National Estuarine Research This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gilt Edge ranty for the Federal land conveyed to the State under this Act. Reserve, the River Mouth State Marine Mine Conveyance Act’’. Conservation Area and River Valley SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself Regional Park Preserve. In this Act: and Mr. PADILLA): The harmful effects of pollution in (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means all right, title, and interest of S. 572. A bill to provide for the water the Tijuana River Valley on our resi- the United States in and to approximately quality restoration of the Tijuana dents, businesses, economy and envi- 266 acres of National Forest System land River and the New River, and for other ronment are simply unacceptable. within the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Bound- purposes; to the Committee on Envi- In February 2020, the Government ary, as generally depicted on the map. ronment and Public Works. Accountability Office issued a com- (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I prehensive report, ‘‘International entitled ‘‘Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act’’ rise today to re-introduce the ‘‘Border Boundary Water Commission: Opportu- and dated August 20, 2020. Water Quality Restoration and Protec- nities Exist to Address Water Quality (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting tion Act.’’ Problems.’’ My office worked closely through the Chief of the Forest Service. For over two decades, cleaning up the with the GAO to utilize their findings (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means State Tijuana River Valley has been one of to craft meaningful change through of South Dakota. my top priorities for Southern Cali- this legislation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR6.016 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1029 Simultaneously, we were able to se- Diego for supporting this legislation. (B) strategies to overcome gaps in surveil- cure $300 million in the U.S.-Mexico- These communities, and others, have lance and data collection activities related Canada trade agreement to address pol- been negatively impacted by this issue to food allergies and specific food allergens; lution in the Tijuana River Valley Wa- for far too long. and (C) recommendations for the development tershed. It’s past time that we finally solve and implementation of a regulatory process With significant funding and detailed this problem to safeguard local health and framework that would allow for the findings by the GAO investigation, we and economic growth. timely, transparent, and evidence-based developed this legislation in concert Once again, I thank Senator PADILLA modification of the definition of ‘‘major food with federal, state and local agency for his cosponsorship. Thank you, Mr. allergen’’ included in section 201(qq) of the input. As beaches in both the United President. I yield the floor. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 States and Mexico continue to close U.S.C. 321(qq)), including with respect to— due to high levels of pollution, it is as By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (i) the scientific criteria for defining a food (for himself, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. or food ingredient as a ‘‘major food allergen’’ imperative as ever to advance a solu- pursuant to such process, including rec- COLLINS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. tion that engages all stakeholders. ommendations pertaining to evidence of the The Border Water Quality Restora- TILLIS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. prevalence and severity of allergic reactions tion and Protection Act includes key BALDWIN, Mr. MARSHALL, and to a food or food ingredient that would be re- reforms to advance concrete solutions. Mr. WARNOCK): quired in order to establish that such food or One of the problems is that no one S. 578. A bill to improve the health food ingredient is an allergen of public agency is in charge of this problem. A and safety of Americans living with health concern appropriate for such process; whole range of agencies—EPA, Inter- food allergies and related disorders, in- and national Boundary and Water Commis- cluding potentially life-threatening an- (ii) opportunities for stakeholder engage- aphylaxis, food protein-induced ment and comment, as appropriate, in con- sion, State Department, Department of sidering any such modification to such defi- Homeland Security, Customs and Bor- enterocolitis syndrome, and nition. der Protection, Defense Department— eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, (b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall all have jurisdiction or interest in this and for other purposes; considered and make the report under subsection (a) avail- international issue. passed. able on the internet website of the Depart- What we need is one agency in S. 578 ment of Health and Human Services. charge, taking input from the others so Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. decisions can be made. This approach is resentatives of the United States of America in COONS, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. similar to other large, regional envi- Congress assembled, WHITEHOUSE): ronmental challenges like the Great SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. S. 579. A bill to make a technical cor- Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Everglades and This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Al- rection to the ALS Disability Insur- Chesapeake Bay. Here in California, we lergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Re- ance Access Act of 2019; considered and have also seen great success with this search Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘FASTER Act of 2021’’. passed. model of interagency coordination at S. 579 Lake Tahoe. SEC. 2. FOOD ALLERGY SAFETY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(qq)(1) of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Here’s how the bill would work: resentatives of the United States of America in The EPA would be officially named Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(1)) is amended by striking Congress assembled, the agency with overall control of this ‘‘and soybeans’’ and inserting ‘‘soybeans, and SECTION 1. RETROACTIVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SE- effort. sesame’’. CURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS INDI- The EPA, along with its federal, VIDUALS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LAT- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment ERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS). state and local partners, would be di- made by subsection (a) shall apply to any (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(b) of the ALS rected to identify a list of priority food that is introduced or delivered for intro- Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Pub- projects. It also would be authorized to duction into interstate commerce on or after lic Law 116–250) is amended by striking ‘‘ap- accept and distribute funds to build, January 1, 2023. plications for disability insurance benefits operate and maintain those projects. SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. filed after the date of enactment of this Act’’ The bill would permanently author- (a) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months and inserting ‘‘applications for disability in- ize the Border Water Infrastructure after the date of enactment of this Act, the surance benefits approved after the date that is 5 months before the date of enactment of Program to manage storm water runoff Secretary of Health and Human Services (re- ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) this Act’’. and water reuse projects. shall submit to the Committee on Health, (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment State and local authorities would Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen- made by this section shall take effect as if also be authorized to contribute fund- ate and the Committee on Energy and Com- included in the enactment of the ALS Dis- ing to federal projects, which is cur- merce of the House of Representatives a re- ability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public rently not allowed. port that includes— Law 116–250). The International Boundary and (1) descriptions of ongoing Federal activi- ties related to— By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: Water Commission would be authorized S. 580. A bill to reauthorize the to mitigate storm water from Mexico (A) the surveillance and collection of data on the prevalence of food allergies and sever- Neighborhood Stabilization Program, and the pollution that comes with it ity of allergic reactions for specific food or and for other purposes; to the Com- and is required to construct, operate food ingredients, including the identification mittee on Banking, Housing, and and maintain projects on the priority of any gaps in such activities; Urban Affairs. list developed by the agencies within (B) the development of effective food al- Ms. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise the U.S. that improve water quality. lergy diagnostics; to speak in support of the ‘‘Affordable We need a new and comprehensive ap- (C) the prevention of the onset of food al- Housing Redevelopment Act,’’ which I proach to this issue that has plagued lergies; (D) the reduction of risks related to living introduced today. border communities for too long. This I want to thank Senator PADILLA for bill creates a formal process to con- with food allergies; and (E) the development of new therapeutics to joining me on this important bill, and sider effective, long-term solutions and prevent, treat, cure, and manage food aller- Representatives JARED HUFFMAN and additional wastewater infrastructure gies; and MIKE THOMPSON for leading a com- to mitigate cross-border pollution and (2) specific recommendations and strate- panion measure in the House of Rep- I hope the Senate can move on this bill gies to expand, enhance, or improve activi- resentatives. quickly. ties described in paragraph (1), including— Established in the wake of the 2008 fi- I want to thank California Environ- (A) strategies to improve the accuracy of nancial crisis, the Neighborhood Sta- mental Protection Agency, California food allergy prevalence data by expanding bilization Program was created by Con- Natural Resources Agency, San Diego and intensifying current collection methods, including support for research that includes gress to help provide assistance to and Imperial counties, cities of Impe- the identification of biomarkers and tests to communities hit hard by the recession rial Beach and Coronado, Mayor of validate survey data and the investigation of by funding the acquisition and reha- Chula Vista, Mary Casillas Salas, the the use of identified biomarkers and tests in bilitation of troubled residential prop- City of San Diego and the Port of San national surveys; erties.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR6.028 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S1030 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 3, 2021 The program helped States, local MERKLEY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. and Syria (ISIS). Current Administra- governments, and nonprofit organiza- BROWN, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. KLO- tion officials, including President tions acquire properties and rehabili- BUCHAR, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, Sec- tate or repurpose them as long-term af- OSSOFF, and Ms. BALDWIN): retary of Defense Austin and Com- fordable housing. S. 582. A bill to prohibit the imposi- mander of the United States Central Between 2008 and 2019, Neighborhood tion of the death penalty for any viola- Command, General McKenzie, have Stabilization Program funds have fa- tion of Federal law, and for other pur- routinely emphasized that United cilitated the construction or rehabili- poses; to the Committee on the Judici- States military forces remain in Iraq tation of more than 50,000 homes, and ary. at the invitation of the Government of the program has generated $1.8 billion Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask Iraq and in respect to its sovereignty. in return income, allowing commu- unanimous consent that the text of the Recent presidential administrations nities to stretch Federal investments bill be printed in the RECORD. have maintained that the 2002 AUMF even further. There being no objection, the text of only serves to ‘‘reinforce’’ any legal au- Today, more than 7.4 million units of the bill was ordered to be printed in thority to combat ISIS provided by the affordable housing are needed across the RECORD, as follows: 2001 AUMF and is not independently re- the U.S. to meet the needs of low-in- S. 582 quired to authorize any such activities. come renters. In my home State of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- As such, repealing the 1991 AUMF and California, more than 1.4 million units resentatives of the United States of America in the 2002 AUMF would not affect ongo- are needed to address the State’s af- Congress assembled, ing United States military operations. fordable housing shortage. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. It would however, prevent the future Due to financial burdens and loss of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal misuse of the Gulf and Iraq War au- income resulting from the COVID–19 Death Penalty Prohibition Act’’. thorizations and strengthen Congres- pandemic, millions of people in the SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DEATH sional oversight over war powers. SENTENCE. It is past time to repeal both AUMFs United States are at risk of eviction or (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any foreclosure, and the need for more af- other provision of law, no person may be sen- and formally mark the end of the Iraq fordable housing is expected to in- tenced to death or put to death on or after War that resulted in a devastating loss crease dramatically. the date of enactment of this Act for any of life and wounded tens of thousands In addition to making long-term in- violation of Federal law. of our troops. It makes no sense that vestments in building new affordable (b) PERSONS SENTENCED BEFORE DATE OF two AUMFs remain in place against a housing in the United States, it is also ENACTMENT.—Notwithstanding any other country that is now a close partner. provision of law, any person sentenced to They serve no operational purpose, run critically important to focus resources death before the date of enactment of this on more immediate solutions, such as the risk of future abuse by the Presi- Act for any violation of Federal law shall be dent, and help keep our nation at per- acquiring and rehabilitating existing resentenced. buildings. manent war. Acquisition and rehabilitation pro- By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. I am proud to join this group of Sen- vides two distinct advantages: it lowers YOUNG, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. ators in introducing a bill to repeal per-unit construction costs and makes LEE, Mr. COONS, Mr. GRASSLEY, these outdated and unnecessary au- affordable housing units available to Mr. PAUL, and Mr. DURBIN): thorizations. I hope we can continue to low-income households much faster. S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution to re- find bipartisan compromise on these The ‘‘Affordable Housing Redevelop- peal the authorizations for use of mili- tough war power issues to include re- ment Act’’ would reauthorize and ex- tary force against Iraq, and for other vising and replacing the 2001 AUMF. pand the Neighborhood Stabilization purposes; to the Committee on Foreign f Program to help State and local gov- Relations. SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS ernments purchase blighted, vacant, Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I am abandoned, foreclosed, or surplus prop- pleased today to introduce in the Sen- erties, and convert them into afford- ate, with my colleagues Senators SENATE RESOLUTION 87—RECOG- able housing. Eligible projects would YOUNG, DUCKWORTH, LEE, COONS, NIZING THAT THE UNITED include mixed-use development and GRASSLEY, DURBIN and PAUL a bipar- STATES NEEDS A MARSHALL conversions of non-residential office tisan resolution to repeal the 1991 and PLAN FOR MOMS IN ORDER TO and retail properties. 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military REVITALIZE AND RESTORE All new units would have to serve Force (AUMF) against Iraq. This legis- MOTHERS IN THE WORKFORCE households whose income does not ex- lation will formally end the authoriza- Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. ceed area median income, and at least tions for the Gulf and Iraq wars—30 and DUCKWORTH, Ms. SMITH, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. 25 percent of units would serve house- 19 years, respectively, after these WYDEN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. MERKLEY, holds whose income does not exceed 50 AUMFs were first passed, reasserting Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. percent of area median income. Long- Congress’ vital role in not only declar- BROWN, and Mr. DURBIN) submitted the term affordability requirements would ing wars, but in ending them. The re- following resolution; which was re- apply in all cases. peal of these authorizations also recog- ferred to the Committee on Health, The bill would authorize $1.5 billion nizes the strong partnership the United Education, Labor, and Pensions: in discretionary appropriations to be States now has with a sovereign, demo- S. RES. 87 allocated as a competitive grant pro- cratic Iraq. Whereas any relief and long-term recovery gram administered by the Department The United States is no longer at war from the economic fallout of the COVID–19 of Housing and Urban Development. with Iraq and our legal frameworks pandemic must recognize, rebuild, and re- This bill provides a targeted and cost should reflect this reality as much as turn mothers to the workforce; effective way for the Federal govern- our policy frameworks, to include the Whereas women, and especially working ment to help communities build more Strategic Framework Agreement that mothers, are bearing the brunt of the eco- affordable housing, while also stimu- Iraq and the United States signed in nomic fallout from the COVID–19 pandemic November 2008, which affirms the es- as a result of existing social barriers and pol- lating local economies and creating icy failures such as— jobs. tablishment of a long-term relation- (1) the lack of a care infrastructure, in- I hope my colleagues will join me in ship of cooperation and friendship, cluding child care deserts and lack of care support of this bill. Thank you, Mr. based on the principle of equality in infrastructure caused by high child care President, and I yield the floor. sovereignty and the rights and prin- costs; ciples that are enshrined in the United (2) the lack of family-supportive work- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Nations Charter. places; (3) the lack of a national paid leave policy; LEAHY, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MAR- Since 2014, U.S. troops have been in and KEY, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. WARREN, Iraq, alongside Iraqi forces, at the Gov- (4) gender and racial pay inequity; Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. HIRONO, ernment of Iraq’s request for assistance Whereas, at the beginning of 2020, women Mr. KAINE, Ms. SMITH, Mr. in combating the Islamic State of Iraq made up the majority of the workforce for

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR6.029 S03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1031 the first time in almost a decade, even as children younger than age 10 say child care SENATE RESOLUTION 88—RE- women continued to face unjust gender and is one of their top 3 challenges during the QUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT racial wage gaps; COVID–19 pandemic; TRANSMIT TO THE SENATE NOT Whereas 2,300,000 women have left the Whereas, in 2019, before the COVID–19 pan- labor force since the beginning of the demic hit the United States, there were LATER THAN 14 DAYS AFTER COVID–19 pandemic, including 275,000 who roughly 9,700,000 working mothers with a THE DATE OF THE ADOPTION OF exited in January 2021; child younger than age 6; THIS RESOLUTION DOCUMENTS Whereas participation by women in the Whereas 95 percent of the child care work- IN THE POSSESSION OF THE labor force was less than 55 percent in April force is comprised of women, and yet nearly PRESIDENT RELATING TO THE 2020 for the first time since 1986, in part be- 2⁄3 of child care workers with children report cause of the child care crisis caused by the AMOUNT OF FUNDING PRE- problems with accessing public support pro- VIOUSLY ENACTED UNDER CER- COVID–19 pandemic; grams and often struggle to afford high-qual- Whereas participation by women age 20 ity child care for their own families; TAIN PUBLIC LAWS AND CUR- and older in the labor force fell to a 33-year Whereas 60 percent of businesses in the RENTLY UNSPENT low in January 2021, hitting 57 percent; child care industry are minority-owned; Whereas women— Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, (1) have suffered the majority of pandemic- Whereas a significant investment in child Ms. ERNST, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. YOUNG, related job losses; and care would be simultaneously job creating (2) have lost over 5,400,000 net jobs since and job enabling, creating care jobs and sup- Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRUZ, February 2020, and account for 55 percent of porting parental employment, both of which Mr. BRAUN, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mr. overall net job loss since the start of the would benefit women; HOEVEN) submitted the following reso- COVID–19 pandemic; Whereas women of color are disproportion- Whereas 86 percent of net jobs lost in De- ately represented in many frontline indus- lution; which was referred to the Com- cember 2020 were jobs held by women, with tries that also lack critical benefits such as mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- women losing 196,000 jobs during that month; paid sick leave and flexibility to telework, ernmental Affairs: Whereas mothers in the prime of their including food services, hospitality, retail, S. RES. 88 working lives have paid an especially high and social assistance; price, with mothers ages 25 to 54 experi- Whereas the unprecedented burdens of Whereas the national debt of the United encing a 5.7-percentage point decline in em- child care, work, and remote learning have States is $27,900,000,000,000; ployment since the COVID–19 pandemic strained the mental and emotional health of Whereas this represents $223,441 in debt per began, compared to a 3.1 percentage-point mothers; and taxpayer; decline for fathers in the same age group; Whereas access to paid leave during the Where Congress appropriated over Whereas women are overrepresented in COVID–19 pandemic has been linked to a re- $4,000,000,000,000 on a bipartisan basis to ad- low-wage jobs and underrepresented in high- duction in the spread of COVID–19 by as dress COVID–19 during 2020; wage jobs; many as 15,000 new cases per day where peo- Whereas Congress passed additional Whereas employment in the bottom quar- ple were able to use the leave, such that paid COVID–19 relief legislation as part of the bi- tile of the wage distribution has declined by leave has prevented the compounded 17 percent since February 2020, far exceeding partisan-bicameral omnibus COVID–19 relief the overall employment decline of 6.5 per- stressors of countless evictions, hospitaliza- deal on December 21, 2020; cent; tions, and hungry children: Now, therefore, Whereas the latest reports from the Con- Whereas wages for women are key to the be it gressional Budget Office indicate that a sub- economic security of the families of such Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate stantial portion of funds previously allocated women; that— remain unspent; Whereas women of color play a particu- (1) mothers, especially mothers of color, Whereas Congress needs reliable informa- larly vital role in the financial stability of have been pushed to the brink of economic, tion on unspent funds before it should con- their families, and any disruption to their social, and emotional collapse during the sider allocating additional dollars; earnings can be detrimental to the welfare of COVID–19 pandemic because of the existing Whereas, according to Center for a Respon- their families; economic and social inequalities that women sible Federal Budget, the proposed American Whereas the absence of affordable child have long faced; Rescue Plan allocates less than 10 percent of care exacerbates inequality by severely in- (2) any relief and long-term recovery pack- its total funding to directly combat COVID– hibiting low-income parents from attaining age to address the COVID–19 crisis should 19 needs; promotions and higher salaries; recognize and rebuild moms in the work- Whereas, according to the Congressional Whereas child nutrition is strongly linked force, in order to secure meaningful and sus- Budget Office, the level of spending in the to the employment status of mothers, such tainable economic recovery, by including, at proposed American Rescue Plan is at least 3 that almost 1 in 4 children experienced food a minimum— times the size of the output shortfall in our insecurity in 2020 at the same time that (A) a robust paid leave plan, which is es- mothers experienced work disruptions or un- economy, which will lead to higher inflation; sential to securing the physical health and employment that led to income loss; and Whereas work interruptions caused by financial health of families, including emer- Whereas, almost half of the American Res- school closures and child care closures have gency paid leave policies that would create a cue Plan would not be spent until fiscal year disproportionately impacted women, forcing path toward permanent paid leave solutions; 2022 or later, with at least $140,000,000,000 not women to reduce work hours, take a leave of (B) the means to rebuild and stabilize the being spent until fiscal year 2024 or later: absence, or permanently leave the work- child care industry, which is essential to eco- Now, therefore, be it force; nomic recovery and bolstering women in the labor force; Resolved, That the President is requested Whereas, without reliable and affordable to transmit to the Senate not later than 14 child care, mothers who have left the work- (C) major investments in our education days after the date of the adoption of this force will not be able to return to work, systems, which must be made in order to since such mothers often cannot pay for safely reopen schools and campuses, pro- resolution documents in the possession of child care without the income made from viding funding to support and protect the the President relating to the amount of going back to work; safety and health of educators, support staff, funding previously enacted and currently Whereas essential workers who are single students, and families; unspent provided under the following laws: parents face additional challenges and great- (D) recurring child benefits, and expanded (1) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Re- er financial burden due to needing affordable and improved child tax credit and earned in- sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, child care; come tax credit to help reduce child poverty 2020 (Public Law 116–123). Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has exac- and provide economic security for families; (2) The Families First Coronavirus Re- erbated existing stigmas against working (E) an expanded unemployment insurance sponse Act (Public Law 116–127). mothers that falsely assume that their role program that benefits struggling workers, (3) The CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). as caregivers will negatively impact their including those experiencing long-term un- (4) The Paycheck Protection Program and work performance; employment; and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law Whereas mothers forced to permanently (F) access to mental health support for 116–139). mothers, which is essential to maintaining leave the workforce or reduce work hours be- (5) Division N (relating to additional the health of the family; and cause of the COVID–19 pandemic are experi- coronavirus response and relief) of the Con- encing career trajectory disruptions that (3) employers and policymakers in the solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public lower their lifetime earnings potential and United States must prioritize addressing the Law 116–260). endanger their future Social Security earn- economic cliff facing mothers, and make per- ings and other potential retirement income; manent the aforementioned policies so that Whereas child care is a lifeline for working mothers are protected against any future mothers, and over 75 percent of mothers with economic calamities.

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ARISTIDES DE Sousa Mendes the Grand Cross of the Order the United States; SOUSA MENDES DO AMARAL E of Christ; Whereas students face myriad challenges Whereas, in 2017, President of Portugal every day, including peer pressure, bullying, ABRANCHES TO SAVE THE LIVES Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa posthumously be- mental health issues, the deployment of fam- OF FRENCH JEWS AND OTHER stowed on Sousa Mendes Portugal’s highest ily members to serve in conflicts overseas, PERSONS DURING THE HOLO- honor, the Grand Cross of the Order of Lib- and school violence; CAUST erty; Whereas a school counselor is one of the Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Whereas, in 2020, the Parliament of Por- few professionals in a school building who is tugal unanimously voted to memorialize trained in both education and social and MURPHY) submitted the following reso- Sousa Mendes in the National Pantheon in emotional development; lution; which was referred to the Com- Lisbon; and Whereas the roles and responsibilities of mittee on the Judiciary: Whereas, in 2020, on the 80th anniversary of school counselors are often misunderstood; S. RES. 89 his heroism, the United States Commission Whereas the school counselor position is Whereas Nazi Germany invaded France on for the Preservation of America’s Heritage often among the first to be eliminated to May 10, 1940, and after brief but intense hos- Abroad initiated commemorations in honor meet budgetary constraints; tilities, secured the surrender of France on of Sousa Mendes in Bordeaux, France, and Whereas the national average ratio of stu- June 22, 1940; Portugal: Now, therefore, be it dents to school counselors is 430 to 1, almost Whereas, as a consequence of the Nazi con- Resolved, That the Senate— twice the 250 to 1 ratio recommended by the quest, the lives of French Jews and Jewish (1) honors and salutes the humanitarian American School Counselor Association, the and non-Jewish persons of other nationali- and principled work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa National Association for College Admission ties seeking refuge in France were put in Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, Consul of Counseling, and other organizations; and grave and imminent danger; Portugal in Bordeaux, France, for acting Whereas the celebration of National Whereas many thousands of those persons with great courage and at personal risk to School Counseling Week will increase aware- fled to Bordeaux, France, and elsewhere in issue transit visas to French Jews and other ness of the important and necessary role southwest France, seeking to traverse Spain persons, sparing them from Nazi occupation school counselors play in the lives of stu- and escape to Portugal; and the Holocaust, thus saving many thou- dents in the United States: Now, therefore, Whereas, in 1939, the Government of Por- sands of innocent lives; be it tugal under Antonio de Oliveira Salazar (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to Resolved, That the Senate— issued Circular 14, which sharply restricted transmit copies of this resolution to the (1) designates the week of February 1 the availability of visas to displaced persons; President; and through 5, 2021, as ‘‘National School Coun- Whereas the Consul General of Portugal in (3) requests that the President transmit a seling Week’’; and Bordeaux was Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes copy of this resolution to the President of (2) encourages the people of the United do Amaral e Abranches; Portugal and the President of the Assembly States to observe National School Coun- Whereas, in June 1940, confronting a hu- of the Republic of Portugal. seling Week with appropriate ceremonies manitarian crisis and in defiance of Circular f and activities that promote awareness of the role school counselors play in schools and 14, Sousa Mendes, assisted principally by his SENATE RESOLUTION 90—DESIG- diplomatic colleagues Jose de Seabra, the community at large in preparing stu- Manuel de Vieira Braga, and Emile Gissot, NATING THE WEEK OF FEB- dents for fulfilling lives as contributing issued without charge tens of thousands of RUARY 1 THROUGH 5, 2021, AS members of society. visas, including thousands to fleeing Jews; ‘‘NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING f Whereas Sousa Mendes reportedly stated, WEEK’’ SENATE RESOLUTION 91—SUP- ‘‘I declare that I shall give, free of charge, a Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. COL- visa to whosoever shall request it. My desire PORTING THE GOALS AND LINS, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, is to be with God against Man rather than IDEALS OF ‘‘CAREER AND TECH- Mr. MARKEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. with Man and against God.’’; NICAL EDUCATION MONTH’’ Whereas those visas, as well as Sousa BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. STABE- Mendes’ personal intervention at the border NOW, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. VAN Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. between France and Spain, enabled the refu- HOLLEN, Mr. KING, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. PORTMAN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. YOUNG, gees to reach safety in Portugal; BALDWIN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. Whereas, in July 1940, the Government of HEINRICH, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. PETERS, BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. Portugal under Oliveira Salazar responded and Ms. ROSEN) submitted the fol- BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BROWN, Ms. by recalling Sousa Mendes, dismissing Sousa lowing resolution; which was consid- CANTWELL, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. Mendes later from active diplomatic service, COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, and subjecting him to economic retribution ered and agreed to: and subsequent ostracism; S. RES. 90 Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DAINES, Whereas, in 1941, Sousa Mendes explained, Whereas school counselors are more impor- Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ‘‘In truth, I disobeyed, but my disobedience tant now than ever, as the COVID–19 pan- ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, does not dishonor me. I chose to defy an demic has magnified the mental health crisis Ms. HASSAN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, order that to me represented the persecution among the youth of our Nation; Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. of true castaways who sought with all their Whereas the American School Counselor KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MANCHIN, strength to be saved from Hitler’s wrath. Association has designated February 1 Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MUR- Above the order, for me, was God’s law, and through 5, 2021, as ‘‘National School Coun- RAY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROM- that’s the one I have always sought to ad- seling Week’’; here to without hesitation. The true lesson Whereas school counselors have long advo- NEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. of Christianity is to love one’s neighbor.’’; cated for equitable opportunities for all stu- RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Whereas, in 1954, Sousa Mendes died penni- dents; Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. THUNE, less in Lisbon, Portugal, under the cloud of Whereas school counselors help develop Mr. TILLIS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WAR- the discipline imposed for his defiance; well-rounded students by guiding students NER, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. Whereas, in 1966, Yad Vashem recognized through academic learning, social and emo- SCOTT of South Carolina) submitted Sousa Mendes as a Righteous Among the Na- tional development, and career exploration; the following resolution; which was tions for his selfless efforts to save Jewish Whereas personal and social growth can considered and agreed to: lives at personal risk to himself, making help lead to increased academic achieve- Sousa Mendes the first of a number of diplo- ment; S. RES. 91 matic rescuers to be so honored; Whereas school counselors play a vital role Whereas a competitive global economy re- Whereas, in 1988, the United States Senate in ensuring that students are ready for both quires workers who are prepared for skilled passed Senate Resolution 270, 110th Congress, college and careers; professions; agreed to June 23, 1988, to commemorate Whereas school counselors play a vital role Whereas 3,000,000 workers will be needed Sousa Mendes’ humanitarian efforts; in making students aware of opportunities for the United States’ infrastructure in the Whereas, in 1986, President of Portugal for financial aid and college scholarships; next several years, including designing, Mario Soares posthumously rehabilitated Whereas school counselors assist with and building, and operating transportation, hous- Sousa Mendes, decorating Sousa Mendes as coordinate efforts to foster a positive school ing, utilities, and telecommunications; an Officer of the Order of Liberty; climate, resulting in a safer learning envi- Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has dis- Whereas, in 1988, the Parliament of Por- ronment for all students; placed millions of workers in the United tugal posthumously granted Sousa Mendes Whereas school counselors have been in- States and fundamentally shifted entire in- the status of Ambassador; strumental in helping students, teachers, dustries within foundational aspects of the

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Mr. President, by sup- portunities offered in their commu- Whereas career and technical education porting the development of a workforce nities, and recognize the valuable role (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘CTE’’) en- trained in in-demand skills, we can ac- sures that competitive and skilled workers of CTE in developing a well-educated are ready, willing, and capable of holding celerate the recovery of our economy. and highly skilled workforce in the jobs in high-wage, high-skill, and in-demand The Nation’s continued progress and United States. career fields such as science, technology, en- the socioeconomic mobility of our citi- By formally recognizing CTE Month gineering, art and design, mathematics, zens are contingent on the education through this resolution, we hope to nursing, allied health, construction, infor- and skills of the American workforce bring greater awareness to improving mation technology, energy sustainability, and its ability to adjust to and fulfill access to high-quality career and tech- and many other career fields that are vital the needs of the 21st century econ- nical education for millions of Amer- in keeping the United States competitive in omy—especially in the wake of the ica’s students and our nation’s ongoing the global economy; Whereas CTE helps the United States meet coronavirus pandemic. Career and economic competitiveness. the very real and immediate challenges of technical education (CTE) programs f are vital to every student’s education, economic development, student achieve- SENATE RESOLUTION 92—DESIG- ment, and global competitiveness; providing them access to the important NATING MARCH 5, 2021, AS ‘‘NA- Whereas the United States has 30,000,000 knowledge, skills, and credentials TIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE jobs providing an average income of $55,000 needed to obtain careers in rapidly EDUCATION DAY’’ per year that do not require a bachelor’s de- growing, high-demand industries. gree yet increasingly require some level of Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. postsecondary education; Today, approximately 12.8 million stu- COONS, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. Whereas over 12,800,000 students are en- dents across the Nation are enrolled in rolled in CTE across the country at the sec- CTE programs offered by thousands of CAPITO, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ondary and postsecondary levels, with CTE career academies, comprehensive high CRAPO, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. programs in thousands of CTE centers, com- schools, CTE high schools, community HYDE-SMITH, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, prehensive high schools, career academies, colleges, and CTE centers. Through ap- and Ms. WARREN) submitted the fol- and CTE high schools, and nearly 1,000 2-year plied learning, these students obtain lowing resolution; which was consid- colleges; ered and agreed to: Whereas CTE matches employability skills workplace skills and technical training S. RES. 92 with workforce demand and provides rel- that mirror in-demand positions in the evant academic and technical coursework workforce. Whereas it is essential for youth to learn leading to industry-recognized credentials In the next decade, millions of and practice the art of communicating with for secondary, postsecondary, and adult skilled workers will be needed to fill and without technology; learners; Whereas speech and debate education of- infrastructure positions in the United fers students myriad forms of public speak- Whereas CTE affords students the oppor- States, including jobs related to de- tunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and cre- ing through which students may develop tal- dentials needed to secure careers in growing, signing, building, and operating trans- ent and exercise unique voice and character; high-demand fields; portation, housing, telecommuni- Whereas speech and debate education gives Whereas secondary CTE is associated with cation, and utilities facilities. CTE students the 21st-century skills of commu- a lower probability of dropping out of high programs intentionally match skills nication, critical thinking, creativity, and school and a higher likelihood of graduating with workforce demands, lowering the collaboration; on-time; probability of high school drop-out and Whereas critical analysis and effective Whereas according to an American Federa- communication allow important ideas, texts, increasing the likelihood of on time and philosophies the opportunity to flourish; tion of Teachers poll, 94 percent of parents graduation rates. These CTE programs approve of expanding access to CTE and Whereas personal, professional, and civic other programs that prepare students for will help fill the estimated 30 million interactions are enhanced by the ability of jobs; U.S. jobs available with an average an- the participants in those interactions to lis- Whereas students at schools with highly nual income of $55,000 that do not re- ten, concur, question, and dissent with rea- integrated rigorous academic and CTE pro- quire a bachelor’s degree yet neces- son and compassion; grams are significantly more likely to meet sitate some level of postsecondary edu- Whereas students who participate in college and career readiness benchmarks cation. speech and debate have chosen a challenging than students at schools with less integrated Across Virginia, I hear about an in- activity that requires regular practice, dedi- programs; cation, and hard work; Whereas, in 2018, Congress affirmed the im- crease in workforce needs from front- Whereas teachers and coaches of speech portance of CTE by passing the Strength- line health services to manufacturing and debate devote in-school, afterschool, and ening Career and Technical Education for PPE to contract tracing—the list goes weekend hours to equip students with life- the 21st Century Act (Public Law 115–224), on. As we see a surge in unemployment changing skills and opportunities; which supports program improvement in sec- overall from the pandemic, it is essen- Whereas National Speech and Debate Edu- ondary and postsecondary CTE programs in tial that we highlight the important cation Day emphasizes the lifelong impact of all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puer- role of CTE in the country’s ability to providing people of the United States with to Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, meet the challenges we face in eco- the confidence and preparation to both dis- and outlying areas; and cern and share views; Whereas, February 23, 2019, marked the nomic recovery and development, stu- Whereas National Speech and Debate Edu- 102nd anniversary of the signing of the Act of dent achievement, and global competi- cation Day acknowledges that most achieve- February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929, commonly tiveness. In 2018, Congress affirmed the ments, celebrations, commemorations, and known as the ‘‘Smith-Hughes Vocational importance of CTE by passing the pivotal moments in modern history begin, Education Act of 1917’’), which was the first Strengthening Career and Technical end, or are crystallized with public address; major Federal investment in secondary CTE Education for the 21st Century Act Whereas National Speech and Debate Edu- and laid the foundation for the bipartisan, which supports CTE programs in sec- cation Day recognizes that learning to re- bicameral support for CTE that continues as ondary and postsecondary education. search, construct, and present an argument of February 2021: Now, therefore, be it is integral to personal advocacy, social Resolved, That the Senate— We also need to ensure we continue movements, and the making of public policy; (1) supports the designation of February reskilling and upskilling workers by Whereas the National Speech & Debate As- 2021 as ‘‘Career and Technical Education supporting workforce development pro- sociation, in conjunction with national and Month’’ to celebrate career and technical grams. local partners, honors and celebrates the im- education across the United States; Today, with my Senate CTE Caucus portance of speech and debate through Na- (2) supports the goals and ideals of Career co-chairs Senator PORTMAN, Senator tional Speech and Debate Education Day; and Technical Education Month; BALDWIN, and Senator YOUNG and more and (3) recognizes the importance of career and than half of my colleagues in the Sen- Whereas National Speech and Debate Edu- technical education in preparing a well-edu- cation Day emphasizes the importance of cated and skilled workforce in the United ate, I am pleased to again introduce a speech and debate education and the integra- States; and bipartisan resolution to designate Feb- tion of speech and debate education across (4) encourages educators, school coun- ruary as Career and Technical Edu- grade levels and disciplines: Now, therefore, selors, guidance and career development pro- cation (CTE) month. CTE Month en- be it

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They (3) encourages educational institutions, (A) the President of the University of Ala- have the approval of the Majority and businesses, community and civic associa- bama, Dr. Stuart Bell; Minority leaders. tions, and all people of the United States to (B) the Athletic Director of the University Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph celebrate and promote National Speech and of Alabama, Greg Byrne; and 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- Debate Education Day. (C) the Head Coach of the University of ate, the following committees are au- f Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Nick thorized to meet during today’s session Saban. of the Senate: SENATE RESOLUTION 93—CON- GRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND f TRANSPORTATION OF ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE The Committee on Commerce, FOOTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING SENATE RESOLUTION 94—DESIG- Science, and Transportation is author- THE 2021 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE NATING THE WEEK BEGINNING ized to meet during the session of the ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COL- FEBRUARY 28, 2021, AS ‘‘NA- Senate on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at LEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NA- TIONAL TRIBAL COLLEGES AND 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on nomi- TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP UNIVERSITIES WEEK’’ nations. Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. TUBERVILLE) submitted the following WORKS resolution; which was considered and DAINES, Ms. SMITH, Ms. WARREN, Mrs. The Committee on Environment and agreed to: FISCHER, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. SINEMA, Public Works is authorized to meet Mr. CRAMER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. S. RES. 93 during the session of the Senate on BALDWIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. SCHATZ, Whereas the University of Alabama Crim- Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at 10 a.m., to Ms. HIRONO, Mr. INHOFE, Ms. STABENOW, son Tide football team went 13-0 and won the conduct a hearing on nominations. HUNE EINRICH UL 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association Mr. T , Mr. H , Mr. S - COMMITTEE ON FINANCE College Football Playoff National Champion- LIVAN, Mr. KELLY, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. The Committee on Finance is author- ship, defeating the Ohio State University ROUNDS, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. LANKFORD, ized to meet during the session of the Buckeyes by a score of 52 to 24 at the Hard and Mr. HOEVEN) submitted the fol- Senate on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on January lowing resolution; which was consid- 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on nomi- 11, 2021; ered and agreed to: nations. Whereas this victory marks the sixth Col- lege Football National Championship in the S. RES. 94 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS last 11 years for the University of Alabama Whereas there are 37 Tribal Colleges and The Committee on Foreign Relations and the 18th National Championship overall; Universities operating on more than 75 cam- is authorized to meet during the ses- Whereas the 2021 National Collegiate Ath- puses in 16 States; sion of the Senate on Wednesday, letic Association College Football Playoff Whereas Tribal Colleges and Universities March 3, 2021, at 10 a.m., to conduct a National Championship was the 73rd post- are tribally chartered or federally chartered hearing on nominations. institutions of higher education and there- season football bowl appearance and the 44th COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND fore have a unique relationship with the Fed- football bowl victory for the University of GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Alabama; eral Government; Whereas Tribal Colleges and Universities The Committee on Homeland Secu- Whereas the 2020–2021 Crimson Tide foot- rity and Governmental Affairs is au- ball team won the Southeastern Conference serve students from more than 230 federally Championship and went 11-0 in conference recognized Indian tribes; thorized to meet during the session of play, becoming the first team in college foot- Whereas Tribal Colleges and Universities the Senate on Wednesday, March 3, ball history to win 11 Southeastern Con- offer students access to knowledge and skills 2021, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. ference games in a single season; grounded in cultural traditions and values, COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION Whereas the 2020–2021 Crimson Tide foot- including indigenous languages, which— The Committee on Rules and Admin- ball team averaged 48.5 points per game, (1) enhances Indian communities; and istration is authorized to meet during which is the most in Southeastern Con- (2) enriches the United States as a nation; the session of the Senate on Wednes- ference history; Whereas Tribal Colleges and Universities day, March 3, 2021, at 10 a.m., to con- Whereas the University of Alabama head provide access to high-quality postsecondary duct a hearing. football coach, Nick Saban, has now won 7 educational opportunities for— COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS College Football National Championships, (1) American Indians; setting the record for the most national The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs championships won by a single head coach; (2) Alaska Natives; and is authorized to meet during the ses- Whereas this victory extends the record of (3) other individuals that live in some of sion of the Senate on Wednesday, Coach Saban to 170 wins and 23 losses during the most isolated and economically de- March 3, 2021, at 10 a.m., to conduct a his tenure as the head football coach of the pressed areas in the United States; briefing. University of Alabama; Whereas Tribal Colleges and Universities f Whereas members of the 2020–2021 Crimson are accredited institutions of higher edu- Tide football team have been honored by var- cation that prepare students to succeed in ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH ious awards throughout the season and dur- the global and highly competitive workforce; 4, 2021 ing the post-season, including the 2020 Whereas Tribal Colleges and Universities Heisman Trophy winner, DeVonta Smith; have open enrollment policies, and approxi- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask Whereas Chancellor Finis St. John IV, mately 15 percent of the students at Tribal unanimous consent that when the Sen- President Stuart Bell, and Athletic Director Colleges and Universities are non-Indian in- ate completes its business today, it ad- Greg Byrne have emphasized the importance dividuals; and journ until 12 noon, Thursday, March 4; of academic success to the Crimson Tide Whereas the collective mission and the that following the prayer and pledge, football team and all student-athletes at the considerable achievements of Tribal Colleges the morning hour be deemed expired, University of Alabama; and and Universities deserve national recogni- the Journal of proceedings be approved Whereas the 2020–2021 Crimson Tide foot- tion: Now, therefore, be it to date, the time for the two leaders be ball team has brought great pride and honor Resolved, That the Senate— reserved for their use later in the day, to the University of Alabama, loyal fans of (1) designates the week beginning February and morning business be closed. the Crimson Tide, and the entire State of 28, 2021, as ‘‘National Tribal Colleges and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Alabama: Now, therefore, be it Universities Week’’; and Resolved, That the Senate— (2) calls on the people of the United States objection, it is so ordered. (1) congratulates the University of Ala- and interested groups to observe National f bama Crimson Tide for an undefeated season Tribal Colleges and Universities Week with ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TOMORROW and winning the 2021 National Collegiate appropriate activities and programs to dem- Athletic Association College Football Play- onstrate support for Tribal Colleges and Uni- Mr. DURBIN. If there is no further off National Championship game; versities. business to come before the Senate, I

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CELEBRATING THE SERVICE OF While Joe Novotny’s service will be missed, ciary, on Homeland Security, on the Budget, READING CLERK JOE NOVOTNY his great love for the House and his dedication and as a cosponsor, I rise in strong support of to our Democracy stand as an inspiration for H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of HON. NANCY PELOSI all who will follow in the path that he has 2021, which invests more than $3.5 billion OF CALIFORNIA blazed. On behalf of the United States House over 5 years in expanding opportunities and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Representatives, I thank Joe Novotny for access to Registered Apprenticeships, youth his patriotic service, which has strengthened apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships. Wednesday, March 3, 2021 the Congress and Country. I thank Congressman SCOTT, the Chairman Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I rise to rec- f of the Education and Labor Committee, for re- ognize the outstanding service of the Reading introducing this legislation which passed by a Clerk of the United States House of Rep- CONGRATULATING THE EAGLE substantial margin in the 116th Congress as resentatives, Joe Novotny, as he prepares for SCOUTS OF TROOP 2G OF WIN- H.R. 8294. his retirement. As Reading Clerk, Joe Novotny CHESTER This important legislation has the potential has served as the ‘Voice of the House,’ and to yield $10.6 billion in net benefits to U.S. his trusted leadership and valued presence on HON. JENNIFER WEXTON taxpayers in the form of increased workers the House Floor will be missed by Members OF VIRGINIA productivity and decreased spending on pub- and staff on both sides of the aisle. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lic-assistance programs and unemployment in- Joe Novotny has dedicated his entire career surance and which bring America’s invest- to the People’s House. A Chicago native, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 ments in apprenticeship more in line with Novotny came to Washington to serve as a Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today countries around the world. Congressional page at age 16. After studying to recognize three young women from Vir- Madam Speaker, the Registered Apprentice- Political Communication at George Wash- ginia’s 10th Congressional District who made ship (RAs) system is America’s most success- ington University, he returned to the House, history as the first female Eagle Scouts in the ful federally authorized workforce development where he worked as a staffer for the House Shenandoah Area Council. Eagle Scout is the program. Education and Labor Committee for fifteen highest achievement or rank to earn in Scouts According to the Department of Labor, 94 years, rising to become Chief Clerk for this es- BSA, and Lauren Reed, Amelia ‘‘Mia’’ percent of people who complete RAs are em- sential committee. His service was greatly re- Lunceford, and Elaina Truban of Winchester ployed upon completion, earning an average spected by all, including by Education and have all exemplified the remarkable leader- starting wage of above $70,000 annually. Labor Chair George Miller, who lauded ship, talent, and perseverance to earn this dis- Yet, according to the most recent data, only Novotny as ‘an incredibly valuable asset to my tinction. 0.3 percent of the overall workforce in America staff [whose] unparalleled integrity and dedica- To achieve the Eagle title, scouts are re- have completed an apprenticeship. tion helped our committee advance major poli- quired to earn 21 merit badges, complete and Madam Speaker, this legislation could not cies that are making a difference in the lives lead a service project that benefits their com- be more timely because during a time of of working families.’ munity and sit before the Eagle Scout Board record unemployment, the National Appren- In 2010, it was my great and proud honor of Review. For their thoughtful community ticeship Act of 2021 invests more than $3.5 as Speaker of the House to name Joe projects, Lauren planted shrubbery and land- billion over 5 years in expanding opportunities Novotny Reading Clerk: the first openly gay scaping around a flag pole at Locust Grove and access to Registered Apprenticeships, man to hold this important position. His his- Cemetery in Stephens City, Mia worked on a youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprentice- toric service has made our Congress more in- wildflower rain garden at Izaak Walton Lake in ships. clusive, diverse and representative of the peo- Frederick County, and Elaina made a raised The legislation also creates an additional 1 ple whom we serve. As Novotny stated upon flower bed and planted seven trees on the million new apprenticeship opportunities on his appointment, ‘When you think about the di- grounds of her church. Until recently, girls and top of the current expected growth of the ap- versity in this House now—and the fact that young women were not allowed to join the prenticeship system, an investment that not we have the first woman Speaker and we program. Now, there are 83 female scouts in only will pay off for workers and employers, have the first African-American Clerk of the five different troops in the Shenandoah Area but also benefit the taxpayers. House—this is a Congress of firsts, so to be Council. All three of the first class of female Madam Speaker, this legislation is critical to a part of that is a tremendous honor.’ As the Eagle Scouts in the Shenandoah Area Council expanding the nation’s workforce development child of immigrants, Novotny’s ascendance to are members of Troop 2G of Winchester. system during our country’s deepest economic service in the halls of the United States Cap- These young women were honored and rec- downturn since the Great Depression. itol is, as he has proudly said, the story of the ognized in Winchester, Virginia on January 26, Specifically, the National Apprenticeship Act American Dream. 2021. All three are following in the footsteps of of 2021 authorizes $400 million for fiscal year As Reading Clerk, Novotny has been vital in their male siblings and other family members (FY) 2022, increasing by $100 million annually engaging and connecting our country with who attained the same recognition. Lauren, to $800 million for FY 2026, to support the their Democracy, as he ensures that legisla- Mia, and Elaina now help pave the way for fu- creation or expansion of registered apprentice- tive measures debated in the House are clear- ture female scouts to pursue the ranks of ships, youth apprenticeships and pre-appren- ly articulated not only to Members of Congress Eagle Scout, and they are just beginning their ticeship programs, including in non-traditional but to the American people and to commu- journeys as impactful community members apprenticeship occupations and for nontradi- nities around the world. He has consistently and strong, female leaders. tional populations. brought his steady, calming presence and f This funding will also attract and encourage great professionalism and institutional exper- employer participation and recruitment for indi- tise to the House Floor, and in doing so, has IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 447 NATIONAL viduals with barriers to employment, including helped advance the ability of the People’s APPRENTICESHIP ACT OF 2021 individuals impacted by the criminal justice House to do the people’s work. system. His commitment to making the Congress HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE Additionally, to ensure that apprenticeship more open, accessible and efficient has been OF TEXAS agreements and program registration to en- particularly important to the functioning of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sure consistency in quality standards and House and the health of our Democracy dur- worker protections, H.R. 447 codifies and ing the challenging time of the coronavirus Wednesday, March 3, 2021 streamlines standards for registered appren- pandemic, as our institution has adjusted to Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, as a ticeships, youth apprenticeship and pre-ap- remote and virtual operations. senior member of the Committees on the Judi- prenticeship programs.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:35 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03MR8.001 E03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E196 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 3, 2021 Also codified are the existing regulations Ten HCC plumber and pipefitter appren- cordable injuries down by 67%, and first aid and practices to ensure that all individuals tices helped upgrade the building’s pool, bas- cases down by 90%. have an equal opportunity to participate in pro- ketball gymnasium, laid pipes and rede- ‘‘IEC continues to modernize their training signed Memorial Green. grams under the national apprenticeship sys- methods and the technology needed to sat- HCC apprenticeship program prides itself isfy the contractor’s needs to stay produc- tem, and to increase diversity in the occupa- on the rapid development and profes- tions offered and the individuals participating tive and competitive in today’s market sionalism of its students. Thus far, HCC ap- place,’’ said Rodriquez. in programs, especially in high-skill, high- prentices can boast a zero OSHA injuries and wage, and in-demand industry sectors and oc- a 24% increase in productivity and 43% de- The Jeanie Sealy Hospital project contract crease in job turnover. is valued at $27.4 million. The project is cupations. scheduled to conclude August 2015. The legislation institutionalizes, and estab- ‘‘The quality of the work on this project lishes by statute, the Department of Labor’s will provide lower maintenance and oper- ating cost for Houston Community College f (DOL) Office of Apprenticeship, and vests it and is referred to as Life Cycle Engineering with the following roles and responsibilities: Cost. This project provides a win-win oppor- HONORING EDGAR KING FOR HIS Increasing participation in programs under tunity for Houston Community College and LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO SARA- the national apprenticeship system through their students,’’ said Apprenticeship Direc- TOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK technical assistance and program recognition tor, Doug Posey. DAIRY FARMERS, AND THE EN- activities; When the San Jacinto project is complete, TIRE NORTH COUNTRY REGION Bringing together industry sector leaders it will become an academic center for Cen- and experts, including employers, industry as- tral College. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013. sociations, joint labor-management organiza- HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK tions, labor organizations, education and train- JOHN SOILEAU’S STORY OF NEW YORK ing providers, credential providers, and ap- John Soileau knows his way around a plumbing system. He’s spent the last 5-years IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES prentices to establish national frameworks to learning to install and repair commercial expand apprenticeships to new occupations and residential plumbing systems, as well as Wednesday, March 3, 2021 and sectors; and designing new systems, laying or fitting Improving data infrastructure to improve re- pipes and repairing and maintaining appli- Ms. STEFANIK. Madam Speaker, I rise porting and publicly disseminating information ances in Houston Community College’s today to honor Edgar ‘‘Ed’’ King for his lifetime about apprenticeship programs. (HCC) apprenticeship program. dedication to public service for the betterment Another strong feature of this legislation is ‘‘I’ve learned so much over the five year of Saratoga County and New York State’s that it codifies the roles and responsibilities of period. From math basic, AutoCAD, shop Dairy industry. the State Apprenticeship Agencies (SAAs) by: classes to welding and learning how to pipe a dollhouse,’’ said Soileau. Born a Saratogian with deep family roots in Authorizing annual funding for State Appren- Unlike many college students, Soileau got dairy farming, Ed made improving New York’s ticeship Offices and SAAs at $75 million for paid to go to school. The 3–5 year apprentice- agricultural industry his life’s work at the local, fiscal year (FY) 2022, increasing by $10 mil- ship program mixes paid on-the-job training state, and national level. A lifelong farmer and lion annually to reach $115 million for FY with classroom instruction allowing the stu- graduate of the prestigious Cornell University 2026, with one-third of funds equally distrib- dent to earn as they learn. ‘‘This program gave me the opportunity to College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ed uted to all States and outlying areas, and two- went on to serve as the Deputy Commissioner thirds of funds distributed via formula to SAAs; make a living and eliminate any doubts I had about how I was going to pay my tui- of New York State’s Department of Agriculture and tion. It was a win/win situation for me.’’ and Markets from 1976 to 1987. When Ed re- Requiring SAAs to submit plans for reg- As Soileau nears the end of the apprentice- turned from Albany, he immersed himself in istered apprenticeship activities, which gen- ship program, he is looking forward to start- local politics, and was elected Supervisor for erally mirror existing state requirements under ing his career as a Master Plumber and with Northumberland on the Saratoga County the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act a five-year work history; he says he is con- Board of Supervisors in 1992. He held that po- fident about his training and his future. and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical sition until 2004, following in his father’s foot- Education Act. HCC APPRENTICE STUDENTS HELP BUILD NEW steps who held the same seat after being HOSPITAL My concluding reason for supporting this im- elected in 1944. Ed also spent time serving on portant legislation is that it strengthens the Eleven Houston Community College (HCC) and Independent Electrical Contractors the boards of Dairy Management, Inc., the Na- connections between the Department of Edu- tional Dairy Board, and the New England cation and Department of Labor through an (IEC) apprentice students broke ground on the Jeanie Sealy Hospital construction Dairy Promotion Board. interagency agreement to support the creation project in Galveston, Texas in September After retiring from his exemplary career in and expansion of youth apprenticeships, col- 2012. In collaboration with numerous con- lege consortiums, and data sharing agree- public service, Ed continued to be heavily in- tracted workers, HCC students are proving volved in the day to day operation of Kings ments. on a daily basis that their apprentice train- I strongly support this legislation and urge ing is valuable to the project. Ransom Farm in Schuylerville. This fifth-gen- all Members to join me in voting for its pas- ‘‘The project is an example of the quality eration, family-run farm is one of the largest sage. of electricians being trained at their appren- dairy farms in the region, established in 1901 tice school. The old time skills of electrical by King’s grandfather. Ed continued doing APPRENTICESHIP SUCCESS STORIES workers simply are no longer sufficient to what he loved, interacting with and serving his APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM meet the demands of modern day technology community, as he and his wife, Carolyn, oper- The Houston Community College (HCC) in accomplishing the work,’’ said Eddie ated a bed and breakfast on the farm where Apprenticeship Program is a partnership be- Rodriquez, Director of IEC Apprentice they eagerly welcomed visitors, tourists, tween HCC and 11 U.S. Department of Labor School. approved Apprenticeship programs in Hous- The total project was design by computer strangers, and friends. Ed was especially ton. The program provides a 3–5 year job aided drafting or AutoCAD with prefabrica- proud to watch as his sons very successfully training system for skilled trade and craft tion of all conduits including the smaller 3⁄4′′ expanded the business to add King Brothers workers. size conduit at their fabrication shop and Dairy, a dairy store that offers home delivery Employers, employer associations, and shipped to the job site for installation. The service. My heartfelt condolences go out to his joint-labor management organizations complexity of this project has construction wife, their four sons, and his extended family. known collectively as apprenticeship spon- veterans in awe of the students’ knowledge sors provide apprentices with on-the-job in- and success. Ed was an extraordinary leader for Saratoga struction that reflects industry needs, while ‘‘I was totally impressed with the com- County, the dairy industry and beyond. He HCC provides the classroom-related instruc- plexity and quality of the conduit installa- was tireless in his efforts to promote agricul- tion. HCC apprentices can study in eight dif- tion in such a complex and compact facility tural development throughout New York State. ferent disciplines including: carpenters, elec- as a modern hospital requires,’’ said Doug His welcoming demeanor, selfless service, tricians, millwrights, pipe-fitters, welders, Posey, HCC Director of Apprenticeship Pro- and deep respect for everyone he encoun- masons, stationary engineers, and glaziers. grams. In 2013, HCC launched a 35-million renova- Apprentice workers training has been rec- tered is a shining example for us all. Ed was tion project of the San Jacinto building on ognized in providing increased productivity an integral part of the community and will be its Central campus with HCC apprentices by 24%, worker turnover down by 43%, job greatly missed. On behalf of New York’s 21st contributing to the massive renovation and site absenteeism down by 59%, Occupational Congressional District, I am honored to recog- restoration project. Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) re- nize his remarkable leadership and life.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:35 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR8.003 E03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E197 PERSONAL EXPLANATION FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 ponents of the voting systems be manufac- tured and maintained in the United States. HON. JOHN B. LARSON SPEECH OF Why should the votes of the American people OF CONNECTICUT HON. BILL POSEY be subject to counting using foreign equipment IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF FLORIDA that cannot be audited and that may be con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nected to the Internet? My amendments would Wednesday, March 3, 2021 ban all three of these things. Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Tuesday, March 2, 2021 By denying elected Members of Congress a Speaker, I was not in attendance to cast my Mr. POSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to vote on these amendments, Speaker PELOSI vote on consideration of the En Bloc 1 amend- express my strong opposition to H.R. 1 and decided against providing full transparency ment to the For the People Act (H.R. 1). Had my great disappointment that the Majority re- and accountability in our federal elections. I been present, I would have voted YEA on fused to allow my commonsense amendments This partisan bill should be rejected. Roll Call No. 52. to be offered to this bill. This bill was written f behind closed doors and though Members of f EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES AND Congress offered over 180 amendments to im- CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DR. HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY prove this bill only 56 were allowed to be of- IRBY B. HUNTER, SR. OF VERNON E. JORDAN, JR. fered on the House floor. That is a travesty for Congress and the American people who want HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS and deserve honest and transparent elections. HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON OF TEXAS OF FLORIDA This bill bans voter identification laws and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mandates States implement mail-in voting Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Wednesday, March 3, 2021 both of which will lead to massive election fraud. Even European countries have rejected Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I rise these failed policies due to fraud. I rise today to pay tribute to the life of Dr. Irby today to honor the life and legacy of the distin- While serving in the Florida Senate I was Hunter, Sr., who transitioned on February 24, guished civil rights leader and my dear friend, tasked with reforming Florida’s election laws 2021. It is with sorrow that I mourn his pass- Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. For decades, Mr. following the 2000 election and chaos that en- ing, but with great joy that I remember his rich Jordan pursued public service as a lawyer, sued. Having tackled election reform in the legacy. presidential advisor, and civil rights advocate. aftermath of an uncertain election, I know first- Dr. Hunter was born in Lindale, Texas on We have lost a prominent figure of the Amer- hand how important it is to restore confidence July 12, 1940 to Oliver and Malissa Hunter, ican civil rights movement, a tremendous lead- and eliminate existing grey areas that may the fourth of six children. He excelled in er, and a dear friend. lead to fraud or raise questions about fairness. school and went on to earn a Bachelor of Mr. Jordan dedicated his life to social justice Events surrounding the 2020 election raised Science in Chemistry from Texas College and and civil rights activism. Born on August 15, questions from my constituents about the op- a Master of Science in Chemistry from 1935, he grew up in the segregated South and eration and certification of voting machines Tuskegee Institute in 1963. Thereafter, he graduated from DePauw University in Indiana used throughout our state and the nation. continued his education at the The University in 1957, where he was the only African Amer- Chief among those concerns was whether our of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ican in his class. Jordan then attended How- voting machines are connected to the internet School of Dentistry, where he earned his doc- ard University School of Law, where he began and vulnerable to manipulation through hack- torate degree in dental surgery as only the his legal career working in the civil rights ing. To answer these and other questions I second African American to earn a degree movement. In 1961, he joined the firm of Don- contacted the U.S. Election Assistance Com- from this institution. ald Hollowell and won a lawsuit against the mission which certifies voting hardware and Dr. Hunter launched his dental practice in University of Georgia on behalf of the first two software for use in our elections. Dallas, dedicating his career to consistently fo- Black students to attend the University. In her letter to me, the Inspector General of cusing on the health and healing of his pa- Throughout his lifetime of social justice ac- the U.S. Election Assistance Commission ad- tients. Throughout his robust career, he tivism, he assumed leadership positions to im- dressed this topic stating that the ‘‘EAC be- served as the President and Chairman of the prove the lives of those around him. Mr. Jor- lieves Michigan may use modem transmission Board of the Gulf State Dental Association for dan served as field secretary for the Georgia features in at least some of its Dominion vot- three terms. Other noteworthy leadership roles chapter of the National Association for the Ad- ing systems.’’ This is in direct conflict with as- included President and Chairman of the M.C. vancement of Colored People (NAACP), direc- sertions by the maker of the Dominion Voting Cooper Dental Society, and affiliation with the tor of the Voter Education Project for the System who stated, ‘‘. . . Voting systems are Dallas County Dental Society, the Texas Den- Southern Regional Council (SRC), and head by design meant to be used as closed sys- tal Association, and the American Dental As- of the United Negro College Fund. Later in tems that are not networked meaning they are sociation. Along with his impressive career, 1971, he was appointed president of the Na- not connected to the Internet.’’ Dr. Hunter was consistently engaged with his tional Urban League. To end the confusion on this issue and re- community, serving on the founding Board of Upon his recovery from an assassination at- store confidence in our system, I filed an Directors of the Sunbelt National Bank. Fur- tempt on his life in 1980, Jordan stepped amendment that would prohibit voting systems thermore, he was President, Ball Chair, and down from the Urban League and took a posi- from being connected to the Internet; specifi- Chaplain of the Cotillion Idlewild Club; a loyal tion as legal counsel for the Washington, D.C. cally, stating that no system or device upon donor to the YMCA Mooreland Branch; and a firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld. which ballots are programmed or votes are regular volunteer at several Dallas area While there, he represented many prominent cast or tabulated shall be connected to the schools. He remained closely affiliated with is clients, including Arkansas Governor Bill Clin- Internet at any time. That would ensure the in- alma mater, Texas College, serving on the ton. In 1992, Mr. Jordan was chosen by Presi- tegrity of voting machines. Unfortunately, that Trustee Board of Directors and regularly at- dent-elect Clinton to lead his transition team amendment was not allowed to be debated tending a host of Texas College events. and then served as his advisor. He was the and voted on. Known for his approachable and kind de- first Black person to be assigned such a role. My second amendment would ensure that meanor, Dr. Hunter was a loving husband of Jordan knew what it meant to serve his election machines are fully auditable—no 58 years, dedicated father of two, and re- community and our nation. His dedication for longer would election officials and election spected community member. Beyond his pas- civil rights and ability to move society toward equipment providers deny full audits of elec- sion for his career and community, he will be justice will always leave a mark in history. Mr. tions due to proprietary software or hardware. remembered for encouraging the young peo- Jordan dedicated his life to transforming soci- The American people have a right to a full ple in his life to dedicate themselves to their ety and his hard work will always be remem- audit of any election to ensure the full integrity studies as they pay it forward. bered. of elections. There is no good reason to op- Dr. Hunter is preceded in death by his par- Madam Speaker, I extend my deepest con- pose this amendment but, again, it was not al- ents, brother, Dr. Oliver Hunter, Jr, and sis- dolences to Vernon’s wife, Ann; his daughter, lowed to be debated and voted on. ters, Ruth Byrdsong, Faye Stull, and Rosalind Vickee; and his entire family during this ex- And, my third amendment would have pro- McClellan. He leaves behind his devoted wife, tremely difficult time. His life and legacy will al- hibited the use of voting systems produced by Staphalene; daughter, Constance Hunter Wil- ways live on and he will be dearly missed. a foreign entity. It would also require all com- son; son, Dr. Irby Hunter, Jr.; sister, Nancy

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She in the U.S. House of Representatives join me With a mother who was a public school retired after a 30-plus year career working in in expressing my condolences to the loved teacher, and later a principal, Ken was a good various department stores. ones of Dr. Irby Hunter, Sr. His loss will be felt student who followed in his mother’s footsteps Mrs. Placanica enjoyed sewing, cooking, by many, including myself. But I find hope in to become a lifelong educator. knitting, crocheting, making ceramics, reading, knowing that his legacy will live on for years Ken remained in the Pomona area to attend being with friends and family, however, she to come. Chaffee and La Verne colleges. While in col- most enjoyed and loved babysitting her grand- f lege his love of flying took wing and he earned children. Emilia was a God-fearing woman and his pilot’s license and became an instructor. greatly enjoyed reading prayers in Italian. RECOGNIZING BRIGADIER Then WWII happened. Emilia will be dearly missed by her children, GENERAL JONATHAN C. MOYER With his civilian flight instructor background Anna Maria Placanica of Washington, D.C., and the urgency of the war at hand, he joined Sandra ‘‘Sandy’’ Placanica—Frazeskos of HON. ANDY KIM the United States Navy and immediately Warren, Renee Placanica of Warren, and An- OF NEW JERSEY began training young pilots. A short time after tonio F ‘‘Tony’ Placanica of Liberty, and grand- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his entrance into the service, he began flying children, Francesca, Isabella and Georgio Wednesday, March 3, 2021 the large DC–6 and DC–7 transport planes. Frazeskos, Francesco McElrath, Adrianna, It was during these tumultuous times that he Mr. KIM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Olivia and triplets, Antonio, Francesco and met a Navy nurse, Shirley, who became his Dominico Placanica. In New York, Emilia honor U.S. Army Brigadier General Jonathan wife. At the end of the war, he and Shirley set- C. Moyer. A beloved son of Burlington County, leaves her niece, Rosa Placanica, along with tled back in the Orange Empire. her children (great-niece/nephew) Angelica Jonathan C. Moyer was recently promoted to Ken became an elementary school teacher. Brigadier General and took command of the Blazina-Mantovani and family and Fabio During his many years in education, he ad- Blazina. Additionally, Emilia leaves many fam- 335th Theater Signal Command. I, and the vanced from classroom teacher to principal of town of Pemberton, cannot be prouder of him. ily members abroad to include sister-in-law both elementary and junior high schools. At Rosa (Australia), as well many nieces, neph- Brigadier General Jonathan C. Moyer’s pro- the end of his career, he was assistant super- motion is much deserved. He has served his ews, great-niece and nephews, cousins in Italy intendent of the same school district he at- and Australia. country in the armed forces for over two dec- tended as a child. ades and has been awarded a Bronze Star Emilia was preceded in death by her par- These were busy years for Ken. Along with ents; her husband, Frank; daughter, Angelina Medal, and numerous citations of the Meri- raising a family of three children with Shirley, torious Service Medal and Army Commenda- Placanica; two brothers and three sisters. while moving up the ladder in education, he My family and I are proud to be friends with tion Medal for his service. In addition, Briga- also was chairman of the Pomona Planning dier General Moyer is dedicated to community Emilia’s daughter, Sandy, and her grandson, Commission, president of the local Kiwanis Georgio. My deepest condolences go out to service and uplifting veterans and students. Club, and president of the Pomona Teachers Brigadier General Moyer is a co-founder of the Placanica Family and to all whose lives Association. Emilia touched. Tip of the Arrow Foundation, a not-for-profit He maintained his passion for flying by par- organization that assists mobilized National ticipating as a Navy Reserves ‘‘weekend war- f Guard and Reserve Veterans returning from rior.’’ While doing all of this, he earned a Mas- HONORING UNITED STATES AIR military service overseas to translate their mili- ter’s degree at Pomona College and attended FORCE COLONEL LARRY H. SHAW tary skillset to find gainful civilian employment. the Naval War College, thereby continuing his Brigadier General Moyer also served as Direc- military advancement. HON. JACKIE WALORSKI tor of Coaching for Tip of the Arrow Founda- In retirement, his drive did not diminish. He OF INDIANA tion, where he managed 30 volunteer coaches and Shirley maintained additional homes in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to assist our Veterans with resume writing, job both Mexico and Palm Springs, where he pur- interviews, and salary negotiation. Additionally, sued his passion for golf. It was also during Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Moyer has been involved with several organi- this time that he and his wife did a great deal Mrs. WALORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise zations from AFCEA, AOC, to AUSA, serving of traveling, mostly on cruises. This wander- today to honor United States Air Force Colo- as a senior mentor for local high schools and lust took them all over the world, from Asia, nel Larry H. Shaw on his highly decorated, 33- colleges STEM programs. Alaska, Europe, South and North America, year career serving our nation, and to con- I commend Brigadier General Jonathan C. and the Caribbean, to name a few. gratulate him on his retirement as commander Moyer for his work, and I know I speak on be- Later they moved to Walnut Village in Ana- of the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air half of my constituents when I say congratula- heim, where Ken participates in veterans cele- Reserve Base in Miami County, Indiana. tions. brations in full uniform. Colonel Shaw began his military career in f Please rise with me to salute this good man 1988 after earning his commission from Re- who has devoted his life to family, community CELEBRATING WWII VETERAN serve Officer Training School at the University and country. Happy 100th with many more KENNETH COOPER’S 100TH of Nebraska, where he graduated with a Bach- birthdays to come. BIRTHDAY elor of Science in Criminal Justice. He went f on to accumulate more than 5,700 flight hours HON. J. LUIS CORREA REMEMBERING EMILIA MARIA and deployed overseas for multiple operations. Colonel Shaw’s years of leadership, pilot train- OF CALIFORNIA PLACANICA ing, and mission development have ensured IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the nearly 1,900 military, civilian, and con- Wednesday, March 3, 2021 HON. TIM RYAN tractor personnel at Grissom have what they OF OHIO Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I rise today need to support the United States Air Force IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to celebrate the 100th birthday of WWII Vet- mission and defend our country. eran Kenneth Conrad Cooper, who served in Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Grissom Air Reserve Base is a source of the United States Navy from 1942 to 1981. Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pride for Hoosiers in our community. It is the After a full military career, Navy Captain Coo- honor the life of Emilia Maria Placanica, of largest employer in Miami County, and it is per retired as an Air Wing Commander. Warren, Ohio, who passed away peacefully on home to the largest KC–135R Stratotanker Born March 12, 1921, to Clarence and Ruby Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the age of 83. unit in the Air Force Reserve Command. Since Cooper, Ken was raised in Pomona, the west- Emilia was born on May 8, 1937 in Colonel Shaw became commander in 2016, I ern anchor of California’s citrus-growing region Caulonia, Regio Calabria, Italy, daughter of have seen firsthand the positive impact of his known as the ‘‘Queen of the Citrus Belt.’’ Ilario and Rosa. dedication and commitment to excellence. I Ken was part of the Orange Empire legacy, Emilia married the love of her life, want to thank him for his outstanding initiative having been born and raised on a citrus Francesco Carmelo ‘‘Frank’’ Placanica on Oc- throughout the COVID–19 pandemic. He has

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We dem- torical Society merged with the Monroe Coun- strengthening the communities surrounding onstrated to ourselves and the rest of the ty Museum Association fanning the present- Grissom Air Reserve Base. country that we can hold an all-mail election day Monroe County Historical Association. A Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with virtually no fraud claims or disputed elec- few years later, on May 16, 1994, the Wom- me in recognizing Colonel Shaw’s accomplish- tion results. an’s Club of the Stroudsburgs transferred total ments through more than three decades of Despite Hawaii’s success, I am sure we can ownership of the Stroud Mansion to the Mon- service in the United States Air Force and Air do even better, and there are best practices roe County Historical Association. Force Reserve. On behalf of 2nd District Hoo- that can be shared amongst the states across They are well known for their stately home, siers, I am grateful for the incredible legacy he our nation to encourage the even more wide- the Stroud Mansion, which was built in Geor- will leave behind, and I wish him all the best spread adoption of vote-by-mail. Thus, my gian-style architecture in 1795 by a prominent in the years to come. amendment simply directs the Election Assist- businessman and has its own unique history. f ance Commission to conduct a study on vote- It is a prime example of their stewardship and by-mail efforts in 2020 elections and develop is one of three buildings they maintain. The FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 recommendations to help states better admin- stately Mansion houses pieces dating back to ister their elections in the future. My study and pre-contact experiences as well as historic SPEECH OF the recommendations that will come from it photographs and articles. I am sure the Mon- HON. ED CASE can help improve vote-by-mail procedures and roe County Historical Association will continue OF HAWAII systems to ensure the right to vote to all eligi- to document the events of our recent times IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ble Americans while protecting the integrity with a sharp awareness of how soon they will Tuesday, March 2, 2021 and security of our elections. be our past. I thank this House for supporting my It is my honor to commend the Monroe Mr. CASE. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong amendment, and urge this body to support County Historical Association for their service support of H.R. 1, the For the People Act I am final passage of the underlying bill. The For as the official county historical organization for proud to have co-introduced, which includes the People Act will truly deliver on our obliga- Monroe County. The staff and volunteers have my amendment to further facilitate voting by tion to help renew Americans’ faith in govern- strived well and hard to preserve Monroe all eligible Americans through the best-prac- ment by making sure it is of and for the peo- County’s rich history. It is my hope they will tices expansion of vote-by-mail elections. ple. Mahala (thank you). continue this valuable work for many years to Our For the People Act is a truly revolu- f come. tionary bill that will implement many of the f most critical government reform efforts we PERSONAL EXPLANATION need to get government working for the peo- FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 ple again, such as fighting voter suppression, HON. BRENDA L. LAWRENCE SPEECH OF simplifying voting, promoting election security, OF MICHIGAN curbing special interest and dark money in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. EARL BLUMENAUER politics, incentivizing smaller and broader do- OF OREGON nations, increasing transparency and fortifying Wednesday, March 3, 2021 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ethics laws. Mrs. LAWRENCE. Madam Speaker, unfortu- While I applaud the efforts and amendments nately, on March 2, 2021, my vote was not re- Tuesday, March 2, 2021 of my colleagues that incorporate lessons corded on the second vote of the second vote Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, I in- learned in this past election, like ensuring series (Roll Call No. 55 on H.R. 1). Had my clude in the RECORD a statement from Oregon Americans with disabilities have access to vot- vote been recorded, I would have voted: Secretary of State Shemia Fagan urging sup- ing and verification infrastructure, I believe ‘‘Yes’’ on the Democratic En Bloc 3 Offered by port for H.R. 1, For the People Act. more can and must be done to analyze the Ms. LOFGREN (Gallego Amendment, Grijalva TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 1, FOR THE greatest possible utilization of mail-in voting Amendment No. 23, Grijalva Amendment No. PEOPLE ACT—STRENGTHENING AMERICA DE- throughout our nation. My amendment, which 24, Langevin Amendment, Lawrence Amend- MOCRACY HEARING has been accepted by the House and added ment No. 26, Lawrence Amendment No. 27, (Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan) to the bill, is needed because we should know Levin (MI) Amendment, Luria Amendment, Dear Chairwoman Lofgren, Ranking Mem- what went well and what needs improvement Manning Amendment, Phillips Amendment, ber Davis and Distinguished Members of the as we look to responsibly expand voter access Plaskett Amendment No. 33, Plaskett Amend- Committee: My name is Shemia Fagan, and by mail. ment No. 34, Plaskett Amendment No. 35, I’m honored to serve as Oregon’s 28th Sec- Heading into the 2020 election, five states— Plaskett Amendment No. 36, Schneider retary of State. As Oregon’s chief elections Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah and my Amendment). officer, I lead the agency responsible for up- Hawaii—held universal vote-by-mail elections, holding our democracy. I am writing in sup- f port of H.R. 1, For the People Act. with no-excuse absentee voting being an op- IN RECOGNITION OF THE MONROE My dad raised my two older brothers and tion in 34 states and the District of Columbia. me as a single parent in a beautiful part of The growing concerns over the safety of in- COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIA- rural Oregon: The Dalles and Dufur. Our person voting during the COVID–19 pandemic TION’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY mother suffered from addiction and was in prompted an additional 11 states to make it and out of our lives. I remember my brother easier to vote by mail using absentee ballots. HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT driving us to the Portland area when I was in high school to see my mom after she had The prevalence and easy access to vote-by- OF PENNSYLVANIA mail led, in part, to record voter turnout in the been homeless for several years. We pulled IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES up to this large Victorianstyle house, with a last election. Roughly two-thirds of eligible vot- Wednesday, March 3, 2021 big wrap around porch and we were blown ers cast a record 158.4 million ballots, with away by this large house. Instead of walking nearly 65 million ballots cast using the mail. Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise up the steps to the front door when she This is a dramatic increase from the 2016 to pay tribute to the Monroe County Historical greeted us though, my mother dropped to all elections, where roughly 34 million Americans Association located in Stroudsburg, Pennsyl- fours and crawled under the porch. She in- cast a ballot by mail. vania. They are approaching the significant vited us into her home, where a sleeping bag In my Hawaii, which performed its first uni- benchmark of 100 years of service, which they covered the dirt. Underneath that porch she versal vote-by-mail election in the 2020 pri- celebrated at their annual meeting on Feb- shared with us one of her few possessions, a box of pictures of me and my brothers. A few mary elections, vote-by-mail increased election ruary 28. years later she went into recovery and accessibility across-the-board, especially for Formed on April 8, 1921, a group of enthu- fought her addiction. In doing so, she fought our kupuna (elders) and those in underserved siasts known as the Historical Society were for herself and our family. In 2014, she passed communities for whom in-person voting is given one room in the Stroud Mansion to keep away and I’ll never forget the words of the problematic, especially during the COVID–19 records and relics of earlier days. Officially in- minister at her eulogy, ‘‘Trish reached the

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My recent predecessor, Repub- Thanks to Oregon’s AVR legislation, Charles minister’s words because we have had to lican Secretary of State Bev Clarno said in a cast his ballot for the very first time—ensur- fight, and are often still fighting, against 60 Minutes interview that voteby-mail is not ing his vote had a place in Oregon’s democ- poverty or injustice to reach the place of an controversial in Oregon and suggested that if racy. ordinary life. The ballot is a place to have other states try it, ‘‘they might like it.’’ ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION/PRE- your voice heard on the issues that impact Thanks to our safe, secure, and modern REGISTRATION FOR 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS you directly. Those fighting against barriers system, Oregon consistently ranks as a na- Oregon’s online voter registration tool pro- to the ballot box need to see progress within tional leader in voter turnout. Voters’ pam- vides Oregonians a convenient and secure reach, and I’ve learned that no matter the phlets are sent to every Oregon household way to make sure they can participate in the fight: progress must be within reach for ev- two to three weeks before an election, giving democratic process. Oregon first imple- eryone. H.R. 1, the People’s Act is a step to- voters time to research issues or candidates. mented on line voter registration in 2009. In ward progress for all eligible Americans. Registered voters receive an official ballot to the first year of implementation almost I’m fighting every day as Oregon’s Sec- complete and insert into an official ballot re- 87,000 Oregonians used the system. retary of State to ensure every Oregonian turn envelope, which is then signed by the Just a few years after, Oregon began allow- has a voice. voter. This ballot return envelope can be ing 16 and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote The consideration of H.R. 1 comes at a mailed (postage paid) or dropped off at any under the online voter registration system critical moment in America’s history. For official drop box across the state. and through the AVR system. Oregon’s on- far too long, too many Americans across the Election security is built into Oregon’s line voter registration system, also allows country have faced barriers to having their vote-by-mail system. Each ballot has a Oregonians to conveniently update their reg- voice heard. We should not settle for the sta- unique bar code. Election officials in every istration if they move, change their name or tus quo. We know that free and fair elections county double check the signature on the mailing address, or want to select or change are a cornerstone of our society, democracy, ballot envelope to ensure it matches the one a political party. and country—and that they are under threat. on file. In the 2020 elections, Oregon had a 3– VOTING RIGHTS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED Hostile foreign governments are trying to step authentication process that allowed for INDIVIDUALS undermine our democracy and attack our computer verification and then two individ- democratic institutions. Meanwhile, people uals verify the signature on the ballot. Sim- Oregon allows previously incarcerated in- within our own democratic institutions are ply put, paper ballots are the safest method dividuals the right to register to vote in Or- putting up barriers that impede the funda- for conducting secure and accurate elections. egon. Persons convicted of a felony, whether mental right to vote. We must take seriously Military and overseas ballots are mailed to the defendant serves their term of incarcer- these attempts to undermine the basic prin- voters at least 45 days before Election day. ation in a state correctional facility or in a ciples of democracy. Ballots may be accessed through an on line county jail, cannot vote while they are serv- H.R. 1, the For the People Act, will help re- portal called ‘‘My Vote’’ and filled in with ing their term of incarceration for the fel- store and bolster voters’ rights. Democracy Oregon’s online ballot-marking tool. Once ony. All others in the criminal justice sys- only works when the people can participate printed, ballots are mailed to the appro- tem retain their right to vote (such as pre- and have their voice heard. This legislation priate county elections office. A signed bal- trial detainees, persons serving misdemeanor will help to lift the voices of every Amer- lot may be faxed or emailed if the voter com- sentences in county jails, persons on parole ican, no matter their political party or pletes and returns an official Secret Ballot or probation). where they live. Waiver Form. Voting rights are restored when a person convicted of a felony is released from incar- H.R. 1, the For the People Act, will help re- AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION ceration. However, once released from incar- store and bolster voters’ rights. Democracy In 2016, Oregon became the first state to only works when the people can participate ceration they must re-register to vote in implement an automatic voter registration order to restore their voting rights. and have their voice heard. This legislation (AVR) system. Under the old system, most VOTING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES will help to lift the voices of every Amer- Oregonians needed to take a separate step to ican, no matter their political party or register to vote at the Department of Motor Oregon allows individuals who are visually where they live. Vehicles (DMV) after obtaining or renewing impaired to request a large format ballot H.R. 1 builds upon best practices across the their driver license or ID Card. This law from their local county clerk’s office. The country, including many originated in Or- makes voter registration automatic, shifting election clerks can send them a video, and/or egon. We are proud to lead by example with from an opt-in process to an opt-out process. an audio clip to assist individuals with fill- tried and true policies that have improved It eliminates the need to fill out the voter ing out their ballot privately and securely. voter access and participation in the demo- registration card for those with qualifying Voters with no or limited vision can use a cratic process for decades. The late Repub- interactions at the DMV. Instead, eligible screen reader to have ballots and the voters’ lican Secretary of State Dennis Richardson Oregonians receive a mailing from the Or- pamphlets read to them. Voters using tablets said, ‘‘Everyone who is eligible to vote egon Elections Division explaining their op- to mark a ballot can increase the size of the should be able to vote.’’ Secretary Richard- tions for registering to vote. font and change the color and contrast of the son’s words exemplify what we proudly refer The AVR process is limited to applicants text. Additionally, Oregonians can utilize a to as ‘The Oregon Way.’ Together, Orego- who have been coded as citizens by DMV. screen reader or other technology to access a nians across the political spectrum continue The Elections Division sends Oregon Motor ballot at home using ‘‘My Vote.’’ to work together to reduce barriers to par- Voter Cards to those who have provided doc- Tablets also help voters with cognitive dis- ticipating in our democracy. As Oregon’s umentation that they are U.S. citizens. Or- abilities or limited reading capabilities. Secretary of State, I am proud to lend my egon voters are also required to attest to They work well for voters with limited range voice to the chorus calling for replicating their qualifications—including citizenship— of motion. Voters who are quadriplegic or Oregon’s example to other states. at the time they submit their ballot. have severe arthritis can use their fingers or Vote at Home Act is important legislation As a result of automatic voter registra- a number of assistive technologies, such as that was introduced by Representative Earl tion, 92 percent of the eligible voting popu- sip-and-puff systems, to mark their ballots. Blumenauer and Senator Ron Wyden and I’m lation is registered to vote. Since implemen- Any Oregon voter who needs assistance proud to support this act and see the critical tation in the 2016 election cycle, Oregon saw with can get assistance registering to vote, legislation included in H.R. 1. the second largest increase of people of color voting, or returning their ballot and are en- Best Practices in Oregon include: registered at 79 percent, according to Blue couraged to contact their local election offi- Vote by Mail Lab analysis. A study by political scientist cials to ask for assistance and support. Automatic Voter Registration and voting expert Professor Paul Gronke of CONCLUSION Online voter registration Reed College, found that Oregon’s AVR sys- We are proud of our trailblazing efforts to Voting Rights for formerly incarcerated tem helped register more people of color, ensure all eligible Oregonians have access to individuals young people, those who are low income, and the ballot box. In Oregon we believe, regard- Secure and convenient drop box locations rural voters. Across the board, Oregon’s AVR less of political party or affiliation, that de- throughout the state system has been one of the most successful mocracy works when everyone is represented Early Voting programs in the country to expand access to and everyone can participate and have their Pre-registration of 16 and 17-year-olds the ballot. voice heard. H.R. 1 is necessary to ensure Voting for individuals with disabilities We already know that this program has Americans who all too often face barriers to Voting for uniformed services and overseas been instrumental to bringing the vote to the ballot box have an opportunity to have voters traditionally disenfranchised populations. As their voice heard. VOTE BY MAIL/VERIFIED PAPER BALLOTS just one example: in 2016 advocates in Oregon H.R. 1 builds upon best practices we have In Oregon, we have a proud tradition of spoke with a man named Charles who was built here in Oregon. We are proud to lead by open, fair, and accessible elections. This is automatically registered to vote. Charles example with safe, secure, transparent, effi- why we were proud to be the first state to was an African American and disabled vet- cient, and modern policies that have been

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:35 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR8.017 E03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E201 working in our state and across the country he served in Iraq as Chief of Operations for lege 2014 Award for support of the ‘Florida for years. the famed 101st Airborne Division, Squadron Dreamers’ Legislation. The communities Mrs. f Commander in the 61st Cavalry Regiment, Rogers has led have always admired her lead- and Brigade Combat Team Commander for ership and commitment as she is also the re- RECOGNIZING THE 29TH ANNIVER- the 1st Cavalry Division. Major General Winski cipient of honorable community awards such SARY OF THE KHOJALY MAS- proceeded to serve as Chief Legislative a Liai- as the Florida Association of Counties’ Cham- SACRE son for the Office of the Secretary of the Army pion Award; the Jamaican American Bar Asso- before assuming his duties as the Com- ciation Legislative Award; and the Florida HON. STEVE COHEN manding General of the 101st Airborne Divi- League of Cities’ Legislative Appreciation OF TENNESSEE sion and Fort Campbell. Award for four consecutive years. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Throughout his nearly four decades of serv- In November, the city of Lauderdale Lakes elevated her to an outstanding victory with a Wednesday, March 3, 2021 ice, Major General Winski has been a con- stant example of the Army’s core principles of 66 percent vote to the office of Mayor. As Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, this past duty, honor, and courage. In 2006 he was Mayor, economic empowerment and economic week marks the 29th anniversary of the mas- awarded the Bronze Star for Valor for his gal- development for the underprivileged in her sacre of hundreds of people in the town of lant leadership under enemy fire in a fierce community are her passion and fortitude. Khojaly, Azerbaijan. This was the largest kill- 90-minute firefight. When approaching his mis- Mayor Rogers continues to build consensus ing of ethnic Azerbaijani civilians during the sion objective, a contingent of insurgents around issues and support programs that are Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. Khojaly, which is opened fire on his squad, crippling one of their lifting community members out of poverty and into financial stability. in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, vehicles. Major General Winski took decisive was once home to 7,000 people. On February Madam Speaker, I extend my best wishes action and led the men under his command to and regards to not only Mayor Rogers, but 26, 1992, Armenian armed forces massacred dispatch 11 enemy combatants, driving the re- over 600 unarmed people—including 106 also to Mrs. Rogers’ husband, Mr. Clifton Rog- maining insurgents to retreat. ers; and the rest of her family and friends for women and 83 children—and left less than Major General Winski’s leadership extends 2,000 survivors. Hundreds more became dis- an outstanding and wonderful life in public far beyond the battlefield. Under his leader- service. abled due to their injuries. More than 100 chil- ship, Fort Campbell has been a model Army f dren lost a parent and 25 children lost both base, earning the top ranking in the U.S. Army parents. At least 8 families were all killed. This Installation Management Command for the NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE is a devastating tragedy. most intergovernmental support agreements. RESEARCH ACT A cease-fire was negotiated in 1994, but the Furthermore, Major General Winski was instru- conflict remains unresolved. In the wake of the mental in facilitating the construction of a local HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON 2020 fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia middle school, which will serve the needs of OF TEXAS in the Nagorno-Karabakh, it is my hope that the families stationed at Fort Campbell. Al- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Armenia and Azerbaijan can finally come to though Fort Campbell faced unprecedented Wednesday, March 3, 2021 the table and find peace. Long-term peace, challenges during the pandemic, Major Gen- security, and regional cooperation are in the eral Winski’s leadership ensured that the base Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, best interests of the entire region of the South was able to maintain readiness in uncertain today I am introducing the National Gun Vio- Caucasus and the world. circumstances. Under his guidance, Fort lence Research Act. As Chairwoman of the Committee on Azerbaijan has been a strong partner of the Campbell was able to provide critical medical Science, Space, and Technology, I am com- United States and its allies. This cooperation assistance to cities stricken the hardest by the has included: playing a leadership role in non- mitted to elevating the voice of science in the pandemic. consequential deliberations taking place in this proliferation issues; providing troops to serve Without question, Major General Winski is a shoulder-to-shoulder with U.S. forces in body. In our efforts to develop fair, effective, true patriot and has repeatedly gone above and sustainable policy solutions to the chal- Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan; allowing transit and beyond the call of duty. In his command of non-lethal equipment used by coalition lenges facing the American people, we must of soldiers both stateside and across the ensure we are drawing from a strong base of forces through Azerbaijan to Afghanistan; con- world, he has led with honor and integrity. I struction of the Southern Gas Corridor from evidence. My fellow Committee Members and ask my colleagues to join me in expressing I are dedicated to ensuring that the U.S. sci- the Caspian Sea to Italy, thereby providing our deepest gratitude for his faithful service entific enterprise is equipped with the re- Europe with an alternative to Russian energy and commitment to the defense of our nation. sources it needs to derive that evidence. As sources; and supplying 40 percent of Israel’s f the COVID–19 crisis has clearly dem- oil. Azerbaijan also has a thriving Jewish com- onstrated, there are enormous benefits to hav- munity and has outstanding relations with HONORING MAYOR HAZELLE P. ROGERS ing a thriving research ecosystem in place that Israel. As Azerbaijanis throughout the world is poised to respond when called upon. commemorate the massacre and continue to Gun violence is a threat to our national wel- grieve the loss of loved ones, I hope they can HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS fare. The Centers for Disease Control and find peace amidst this tragedy. OF FLORIDA Prevention (CDC) released a report reviewing f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the latest gun mortality data last month enti- HONORING THE FAITHFUL SERV- Wednesday, March 3, 2021 tled A Public Health Crisis Decades in the Making. And the numbers are stark. For the ICE OF ARMY MAJOR GENERAL Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I rise past three years in a row, nearly 40,000 peo- BRIAN E. WINSKI today to honor the distinguished Hazelle P. ple were killed by guns in the United States. Rogers. On the eve of 25 years of life in pub- The vast majority of these deaths, 86 percent, HON. MARK E. GREEN lic service, Mrs. Rogers has demonstrated her were males. Tragically, one in ten were chil- OF TENNESSEE commitment to her friends and family, her dren and teens. Put another way, guns were IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community, and the state of Florida. Along the the leading cause of deaths for Americans age way, she has made history. Mrs. Rogers’ first Wednesday, March 3, 2021 1 to 24. After years of slow, but steady de- election in 1996 made her the first person cline, gun homicides are on the rise, account- Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Madam Speak- from the Caribbean American community to be ing for one third of gun deaths in 2019. Black er, I rise today to recognize Army Major Gen- elected to office in the southeastern United men are more than 20 times as likely as White eral Brian Winski for his distinguished and re- States. Furthermore, she became the first Ja- men to be victims of firearm homicide. The markable service to this nation. Major General maican to be elected to the Florida House of majority of firearm deaths are suicides. The Winski joined the Army in 1989 and was com- Representatives. rate of suicide fatalities has steadily increased missioned as an officer through the University Mrs. Rogers has dedicated herself to the over the past decade, with white men more of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s ROTC program. public and continues to give back to her com- than twice as likely to die by firearm suicide His tenacious spirit and tireless work ethic munity in the humblest of ways. In 2014, than non-white men. propelled his swift rise through the ranks. former Representative Rogers was a strong And the stressors associated with the Within a few short years, he saw duty as a advocate for in-state tuition for undocumented COVID–19 crisis have not helped. Early re- Rifle Platoon Leader during Desert Storm, and students which earned her the Broward Col- search suggests that the rate of gun violence

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Let’s take another look. outlined above has been to cement in the The fact is that gun violence is rampant in The Capitol insurgents—mainly rowdy pro- public mind inordinate fear of the risk posed our society and lives will continue to be lost testers caught up in the moment—were not by domestic terrorism, particularly of the unless we act decisively to stem this tide. I armed in any real sense. Their inventory of white supremacist variety. commend my colleagues in the Gun Violence ‘‘dangerous and deadly weapons,’’ as classi- Our leadership seems to think that if we’re Prevention Task Force for their leadership in fied by DOJ investigators, consist of two all terrified enough, we’ll go along without advancing the policy discussions surrounding baseball bats, a hockey stick, one pocket- objection to the politicized show-and-tell— Capitol Hill barricaded and patrolled by this issue. I was thrilled to see the appropria- sized extendable baton, a few cans of com- mercially available pepper spray and bear re- armed troops, perpetrators hunted and held tions committees approve $25 million for the pellant, and other makeshift odds and ends. without bond, suspension of due process, CDC and the National Institutes of Health No knives and no guns. The infamous zip- rampant censorship—America on a wartime (NIH) to support gun violence research, finally ties, initially considered to be proof positive footing, but without the war. putting an end to the de facto ban on federal that the insurgents intended to take hos- Any threat of terrorism, foreign or domes- funding for this important area of study. tages, were later determined to have been tic, from left or right, deserves serious atten- We are heading in the right direction, but carried into the building by police officers. tion—not hyperbole and hysteria.’’ there is much more to be done. We must take The myth that Capitol Police Officer Brian f a bold, comprehensive approach to grow the Sicknick was murdered by the frenzied mob has evaporated completely. The New York RETIREMENT OF LIFELONG COM- field of gun violence research. We need to at- Times has backed away from its bludgeoned- MUNITY ADVOCATE LAURA MAR- tract more students to careers in gun violence by-fire-extinguisher report; there was no evi- TINEZ research and support interdisciplinary collabo- dence of blunt force trauma; it appears that ration to connect experts in public health with Sicknick died of natural causes (probably a HON. J. LUIS CORREA stroke) hours after returning to the station those in criminology and the social and behav- OF CALIFORNIA house under his own power. ioral sciences. We need to support the trans- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lation of research into effective policy interven- Only one gun was fired during the four- hour assault—that by an unidentified police Wednesday, March 3, 2021 tions. We need better coordination among key officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt, an Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I rise today agencies like the CDC, NIH, the National unarmed female trespasser. While the FBI is Science Foundation, the National Institutes of still combing videos to find someone to to celebrate the retirement of Laura Martinez, Standards and Technology, and the Depart- charge for Sicknick’s death, both they and a public servant who has spent a lifetime help- ment of Justice. the otherwise pit bull media seem remark- ing her community, most recently as the Con- The National Gun Violence Research Act ably incurious about Babbitt’s killing. stituent Services Director for the Office of takes a whole-of-government approach to ad- None of the supposed targets of the Capitol Congressman LUIS CORREA in Orange County, dressing the paucity of federal funding for re- assault—Democratic lawmakers and Vice California. President Pence—were harmed; and the 2020 search on gun violence by directing the Presi- Over her 30-year career in public service, election result was not derailed by the at- Ms. Martinez has literally helped thousands of dent to establish a six-year National Gun Vio- tack and was never in serious jeopardy. lence Research Program. To carry out the Make no mistake. The Jan. 6 riot was reck- individuals and families resolve issues with program, funding is authorized for the National less, angry and ultimately lethal. It cannot local, state and federal agencies. Ms. Martinez Science Foundation ($15 M), the National In- be condoned. But for a supposed overthrow of devoted 20-years of her public service career stitute of Standards and Technology ($1 M), the U.S. government, it looks pretty lame— with the Office of Congresswoman Loretta the Department of Health and Human Serv- and more like the continuing wanton rioting Sanchez. that since mid-summer has taken dozens of Throughout her years of service, Ms. Mar- ices ($25 M), and the Department of Justice lives, destroyed untold livelihoods and cost tinez developed relationships with liaisons rep- ($3 M) to conduct or support gun violence re- billions in damage to American cities. resenting Social Security, the IRS, Medicare, search. In addition to awarding individual re- A mindless mob bent on venting its anger? Immigration and Customs, and other entities. search grants, the National Science Founda- Yes. An armed insurrection? Not even close. By using her expertise in navigating the tion is directed to establish a much-needed And how are we dealing with this non-in- surrection? complicated immigration system and over- national center for violence research to en- coming bureaucratic roadblocks, she was able courage multidisciplinary collaboration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for investigation by a ‘‘9/11-style commission’’— to reunite families during emergencies, obtain- train the next generation of gun violence re- implying that this bumbling fiasco was ing citizenships, visas, and much more. searchers. Research enabled by this legisla- somehow comparable to the 2001 terrorist at- Born in the Boyle Heights area of Los Ange- tion will improve our understanding of gun vio- tack that murdered nearly 3,000 Americans. les, Ms. Martinez grew up witnessing many lence so we can advance effective solutions The U.S. Capitol complex in Washington, acts of racial injustice. Her dream and lifelong and save lives. D.C., has been turned into an armed camp. It mission was to help those who did not have was guarded during the inauguration by f 25,000 National Guard troops, thousands of the capability to help themselves due to living REVISITING JANUARY 6TH whom still remain. The barriers and check- in poverty, being a minority, and living in other points will be kept in place through Sep- challenging conditions. tember. So far, none of the feared domestic She brought heartfelt passion to her work HON. JOE WILSON terrorists have reappeared. that included positions with such non-profits as OF SOUTH CAROLINA The Justice Department has been con- the renowned City of Hope and The East Los IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ducting a nationwide manhunt for the Jan. 6 Angeles Community Union, which helps em- perpetrators and to date has arrested and Wednesday, March 3, 2021 power communities and revitalize neighbor- charged over 300. Reportedly, dozens are hoods. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam being held without bail—a measure usually As a breast cancer survivor, along with her Speaker, no one is defending the violent riot reserved for hardened criminals arrested for heinous crimes—in stark contrast to the re- mother, she is a decades long participant in at the Capitol on January 6th and as more evi- the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. dence is reviewed, I am grateful for the insight volving door treatment of thousands of vio- lent rioters apprehended in recent months Her team, Laura’s Lifeline, has raised thou- today by columnist Jack Devine in The Aiken and quickly released (and provided bail sands of dollars to battle cancer. Standard: money if needed by progressive organiza- Another passion was working with Latino ‘‘My column four weeks ago—‘‘The insur- tions, as encouraged by Democratic leaders Advocates for Education, an organization that rection that wasn’t’’—argued that por- including Vice President Kamala Harris). pays tribute to WWII veterans. Her uncles traying the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol Prospective U.S. Attorney General Merrick were all veterans who served in WWII and the as an armed insurrection is simply wrong, Garland promises to prosecute the Jan. 6 Korean and Vietnam wars. She was the only unsupported by the facts. perpetrators to the full extent of the law. It girl in a family of six boys, several of whom Not surprisingly, many disagree. The would be far better to call that riot what it armed insurrection label has been repeated is, acknowledge the broader issue of esca- served in law enforcement. so often and by so many that it has become lating American violence and deal with it in Ms. Martinez was honored for her work with widely accepted as true. an even-handed way. veterans by being invited to witness the un- But we’ve learned a great deal since then In my column last month, I characterized veiling of the WWII Memorial in our nation’s about what happened on Jan. 6 and what our government’s response to the supposed capital.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:35 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03MR8.022 E03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS March 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E203 Ms. Martinez also has a background in real Award for his work in bringing together Fort Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, estate and is still licensed with the State of Knox and nearby communities. He also in- Pinterest, and others. In 1990, Apostle Price California. She has dedicated her time for her vested in the next generation of local talent founded the Fellowship of Inner-City Word of community service as an usher with the La through the Youth Leadership Hardin County Faith Ministries (FICWFM), which later be- Mirada Performing Arts Center. In her retire- and Leadership Hardin County programs. came the Fellowship of International Christian ment, she will be providing care for her ex- I want to thank Brad for his work in the Har- Word of Faith Ministries before disbanding in tended family and traveling. din County community. 2017. And in 2001, he established an East Please join me in wishing this good and f Coast church, Crenshaw Christian Center faithful public servant a well-deserved retire- East. ment after a lifetime of serving others. SUPPORTING TEXAS AFTER A visionary and prolific author, Apostle Price WINTER STORM DAMAGE f is the author of some 50 books on faith, heal- ing, prosperity, and the Holy Spirit. How Faith HONORING THE FOUNDING OF HON. SYLVIA R. GARCIA Works is a classic on the operation of faith OSCEOLA COUNTY NAACP AND OF TEXAS and its life-changing principles. ITS CONTINUED EFFORTS TO AD- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Although he had already operated in the VANCE CIVIL RIGHTS IN OSCE- fivefold ministry gift of apostle, in 2008 Apostle Wednesday, March 3, 2021 OLA COUNTY Price was publicly affirmed as an apostle of Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, I faith. Under the mantle of the teaching gift, HON. DARREN SOTO rise today to ask for continued support of my Apostle Price established several schools for OF FLORIDA district, my city and my state, as we recover ministry and formal education at CCC. Among IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from the impact of the winter storm. Many them are Frederick K.C. Price Ill Christian Texans are still suffering. Schools (preschool to 12th grade); the Ministry Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Even worse, many are still grieving the loss Training Institute in 1985; a CCC Correspond- Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, founded in of a loved one. In Harris county alone, 25 ence School; the Frederick K.C. Price School 1909 in response to the ongoing violence human lives were lost as a consequence of of the Bible; and in 2008, the Apostle Price against Black people around the country, the this storm. Ministry Training Center. Over the years, NAACP is the largest and most pre-eminent Senior citizens account for more than one Apostle Price has received many prestigious civil rights organization in the nation. One hun- third of the deaths in Harris County. awards, most notably the Horatio Alger Award dred and twelve years later, the organization One woman, 100 years old, was taken to a and the Kelly Miller Smith Interfaith Award. has over 2,200 branches across the nation hospital after being found unresponsive in a A year after his affirmation and after more with more than 2 million members. home with no power. than 35 years of service, Apostle Price The NAACP’s mission is to secure the polit- The youngest victim was just 8, he was stepped aside as pastor to formally install his ical, educational, social, and economic equal- found in a home while using a gas-powered son, Frederick K. Price Jr., as his successor. ity of rights to eliminate race-based discrimina- generator, dying of carbon monoxide poi- For years he served as the presiding prelate tion and ensure the health and well-being of soning. of both CCC West and CCC East and as the all persons. The NAACP is integral to ensure The damage extends far beyond the city of chairman of CCC’s board of directors. a society in which all individuals have equal Houston. Over 200 Texans died. Thousands A devout husband and proud father, Apostle rights without discrimination on race. lost their homes, and 390 thousand still lack Price is survived by his wife of 67 years, Dr. The Osceola branch of the NAACP was access to clean water. Betty Price, four children, ten grandchildren, originally established as the Kissimmee I ask my colleagues, and those watching, and four great-grandchildren. NAACP in 1965 and later changed to its cur- that they continue to pray for the people of I am proud to call myself a friend of the rent name in the early 1970’s as the Osceola Texas, and that they help in any way they Price family, and I extend my deepest condo- County Branch 5121. Reverend T.C. Callahan can. lences to them and to the countless lives served as the branch’s first president. The For those who have already helped I thank touched by the life and work of Apostle Fred- branch is currently led by Deloris McMillon. you. Thank you very much (Muchisimas erick K.C. Price. The Osceola branch of the NAACP works to gracias). f promote civic engagement among its commu- f nity through voter registration drives. It also FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 recognizes outstanding citizens and leaders to REMEMERING APOSTLE inspire younger generations to participate in FREDERICK K.C. PRICE SPEECH OF their community. HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH The strength of the NAACP is dependent on HON. MAXINE WATERS OF NEW JERSEY support from the community. The NAACP OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES seeks enactment and enforcement of federal, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, March 2, 2021 state, and local laws securing civil rights. It Wednesday, March 3, 2021 tirelessly provides for and supports their com- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, munities and equality of all citizens. Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today the precious right to vote in free and fair elec- f to honor the life of Apostle Frederick K.C. tions at all levels in the United States will be Price of Los Angeles, California, who died on seriously jeopardized if H.R. 1 becomes law. IN RECOGNITION OF BRAD February 12, 2021 at the age of 89. Under an egregiously false facade of re- RICHARDSON Apostle Frederick K.C. Price is the founder form, the legislation consolidates and conveys of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) in Los new sweeping powers to regulate elections to HON. BRETT GUTHRIE Angeles, California. He began CCC in 1973 bureaucrats in the federal government and OF KENTUCKY and shepherded it into a ministry of world re- nullifies existing state laws requiring valid IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nown, with services held in the 10,000-seat identification before either registering to vote FaithDome. or casting a ballot. Wednesday, March 3, 2021 In 1978, Apostle Price received instruction More than two-thirds of states currently rely Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today from God to begin a television broadcast and, on voter ID laws to protect the sanctity of the to recognize Brad Richardson for his 10 years as a result, Ever Increasing Faith Ministries vote. Weakening—even prohibiting—certain of service as the President and CEO of the (EIFM) began broadcasting in five major tele- safeguards against fraud will make our elec- Hardin County Chamber of Commerce. vision markets. Thus, the television broadcast tions less secure, more vulnerable to fraudu- Since 2011, he has worked in his leadership soon after became global. lent activity, and will undermine participation in role to promote economic development, ad- EIFM can be viewed on many television sta- our democracy. vance businesses, and grow the local econ- tions in all 50 states and in many foreign Other safeguards designed to mitigate voter omy in Hardin County. Brad played a funda- countries. Apostle Price is also heard on nu- fraud are also abolished, including bans on mental role in establishing the Knox Regional merous radio programs and 19 Internet broad- ballot harvesting. Development Alliance (KRDA), and in 2017, cast stations. Additionally, he can be seen on All states will be required to enable the he was given the Ft. Knox Gold Neighbor most social media platforms, including practice of same day registration and voting

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:35 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A03MR8.024 E03MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS E204 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 3, 2021 which precludes any serious process at the Together, let’s restore the trust of the Amer- How ballots are cast in the United States local level to verify the eligibility of the appli- ican people in their government. varies depending on what different jurisdic- tions offer to their voters. Today, most vot- cant to vote. f By making it illegal to scrutinize voter rolls ers in the U.S. cast their ballot by marking FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 a paper ballot by hand or by Ballot-Marking with an interstate cross-check and by refusing Device (BMD), with some use of Direct Re- any cross-check removals from the voter rolls SPEECH OF cording Electronic (DRE) voting machines. within six months of an election, officials will ´ Most American voters are familiar with be stymied in their duty to remove illegal and HON. ANDRE CARSON the former, which requires voters to mark, ineligible voters. OF INDIANA verify and cast a paper-based ballot. BMDs H.R. 1 is embedded with free speech in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES use an electronic interface to aid voters in fringements that even the American Civil Lib- marking their ballot. Once the voter has Tuesday, March 2, 2021 made selections with the BMD, the device di- erties Union (ACLU) has harshly criticized say- Mr. CARSON. Madam Speaker, I rise in rectly marks on or prints the ballot. The ing it ‘‘contains significant flaws that are detri- strong support for H.R. 1, the For the People voter then typically verifies and casts the mental to the health of our democracy.’’ Act, and am proud to be a cosponsor of this ballot into the same optical (or digital) vot- H.R. 1 politicizes the FEC by turning the bill. It will fight big money in politics, take on ing scanner that hand marked paper ballots current bipartisan commission into a partisan are cast. BMDs simply increase the accessi- the power of special interests, end dark entity and expands the powers of the FEC bility of paper ballots by allowing voters money, and ensure public officials are working chair, effectively destroying the agency’s abil- with disabilities to use these accessible vot- in the public interest. It will expand voting ity to ensure fair elections by leaving important ing machines to magnify, ‘voice,’ and mark rights to ensure we have secure, accurate their ballots. For example, a blind voter can- decisions on what is acceptable speech to a elections and stop voter suppression efforts not privately and independently mark a single individual. paper ballot with a pen, however, they can And by allowing the IRS to investigate and designed to keep people from voting based on their perceived political preferences. It ends privately and independently mark their bal- consider political views of an organization be- lot using a BMD. fore granting tax-exempt status, this legislation extreme partisan gerrymandering by creating a DRE voting systems, on the other hand, empowers federal bureaucrats—with agen- non-partisan, open process to draw trans- allow voters to use an electronic interface to das—to decide which views should be re- parent and fair congressional district maps. mark, verify and cast their votes electroni- warded or penalized. This bill will also hold elected officials account- cally with or without a paper back up. Argu- The bill also mandates states to give the able by implementing tougher ethics laws to ably, DREs provide the best option for vot- ensure elected officials are held accountable. ing privately and independently for all vot- right to vote to all felons who have been re- ers with all types of access needs based on leased from prison. Yesterday, the Democrats I am also proud to cosponsor an important amendment to this bill with my colleague Con- age, disability, language fluency, literacy, tried—but failed—to go further with an amend- and many other individual circumstances, as gresswoman SPEIER. Our amendment extends ment to expand voting rights to criminals cur- guaranteed to all voters by the Help America rently serving time in jail. the statute of limitations on campaign finance Vote Act and Americans with Disabilities H.R. 1 creates a 6 to 1 funding match for violations. As a former law enforcement offi- Act. DREs eliminate the need to handle or contributions of $200 or less to a congres- cer, I know that extending the statute of limita- directly verify a paper ballot, which prevents sional or presidential campaign—meaning for tions is necessary to improve accountability BMD voting systems from being fully acces- and ensure that those who break campaign fi- sible to all eligible voters. every $200, the federal government will match Despite overall reduced paper consumption $1,200. nance laws and then try to hide their actions can be brought to justice. As we have learned in many areas of daily life, as a result of The Congress can—and must—do better. technological advancement, paper-based bal- f in recent events, violations of campaign fi- lot voting options have become the preferred nance laws may not be uncovered until years voting system to many who believe man- FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021 after the fact. Extending the statute of limita- dating the use of paper ballots is necessary tions provides investigators and prosecutors to ensure the security of our elections. How- SPEECH OF the ability to go after those who the break the ever, it must be made abundantly clear, that HON. SUSAN WILD law. This is an important addition to H.R. 1, the ability to privately and independently hand mark, verify, and cast a paper ballot is OF PENNSYLVANIA the For the People Act. simply not, and will never be, an option for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES However, there is one provision in the bill all voters. Tuesday, March 2, 2021 that I believe could be improved, and I look Given that paper ballots are already the forward to working with Chairwoman LOFGREN Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I represent a predominant method of casting a ballot in to make improvements. I was just recently America today, mandating paper ballots is Congressional district with nearly equal num- made aware of concerns about voting ma- frankly unnecessary. Additionally, any man- bers of Democrats, Republicans, and Inde- chines that will need to be updated or rede- date of a paper-based voting system will in- pendents. But when it comes to the question signed after enactment of H.R. 1, including evitably harm voters with disabilities. A of whether everyday Americans’ interests are some equipment like Direct Recording Elec- paper ballot mandate would: 1.) end all vot- reflected in their government, I hear the same tronic (DRE) voting machines. I would like to ing system innovation and advancement to produce a fully accessible voting system that message from my constituents, almost unani- make sure that we don’t exclude machines mously. provides enhanced security without relying that are currently approved by the Election As- on inaccessible paper; 2.) limit voters with Regardless of political affiliation, my con- sistance Commission without providing rea- stituents seem to agree that dark money is disabilities’ federal right to privately and sonable time and assistance to bring these independently verify and cast their ballots drowning out the voices of working families. machines into compliance with the new, higher and; 3.) ultimately segregate voters with dis- And they are outraged that lobbyists for the standards of H.R. 1. In my home state of Indi- abilities. most powerful interests have a degree of ac- ana, many counties rely on DRE machines, Further, any paper ballot mandate that en- cess to our political system that is unheard of titles voters to a hand marked ballot threat- and transitioning to the higher standards will ens the availability of BMDs for voters who for an everyday citizen. require time and resources that I hope we can H.R. 1, the For the People Act, would begin rely on them to mark their ballots and dras- provide. Also, I have learned that the disability the work of returning power to the American tically limits use of BMDs to voters with dis- community has concerns about these provi- abilities. This would result in segregating people. Among many important provisions, it sions, so I would like to include in the RECORD voters with disabilities away from the entire would implement landmark anti-corruption re- a statement describing their concerns. I am pool of voters by making them the only forms, including: requiring super PACS and committed to working with my colleagues to group of people that use a particular type of dark money groups to disclose their donors, address these concerns so we can make vot- voting machine. Federally mandated seg- strengthening ‘‘conflict of interest’’ require- regation is problematic alone, but in prac- ing more accessible for everyone. ments for federal officials, and preventing tice, it also increases the likelihood that poll DISABILITY COMMUNITY FEARS PAPER BALLOT members of Congress from serving on cor- workers will not be properly trained on the MANDATE WILL HURT VOTERS WITH DIS- porate boards. I’m also proud to have intro- machine, the machines will not be properly ABILITIES maintained or set up for use, and if the only duced the Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act as [Jan. 29, 2021] available BMD is not functioning, there is no part of H.R. 1, which will enact more robust WASHINGTON, DC.—Today, the undersigned alternative option for voters who need it. regulations around what constitutes lobbying disability organizations issued the following Limits on BMD use will also saddle poll and ensure no one can skirt federal lobbying joint statement expressing concerns over a workers with determining who is ‘‘disabled rules. paper ballot mandate. enough’’ to use the BMD, a decision for

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Even BMDs require voters with dis- 9:30 a.m. OF TEXAS abilities to verify and a cast a paper-based Committee on Appropriations ballot, which does not ensure a private and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, independent vote. A fully accessible voting Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Science, and Related Agencies system by Federal law must ensure the voter To hold closed hearings to examine do- can receive, mark, verify, and cast the ballot Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Speaker, unfortu- mestic and foreign threats and other without having to handle paper. Most, if not nately, I was unable to be present for one of challenges facing the Federal Bureau of all, market-ready voting systems cannot do the votes, on March 2, 2021. Had I been Investigation. this. present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call SVC–217 Before paper-based voting systems become No. 52. 9:45 a.m. the law of the land, the harm to voters with Committee on Homeland Security and disabilities must be addressed. f Governmental Affairs Signed, SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS American Association of People with Dis- Business meeting to consider the nomi- abilities, American Council of the Blind, Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, nation of Shalanda D. Young, of Lou- American Foundation for the Blind, Amer- agreed to by the Senate of February 4, isiana, to be Deputy Director of the Of- ican Network of Community Options & Re- 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- fice of Management and Budget. sources, Association of Assistive Technology tem for a computerized schedule of all SD–342 Act Programs, Association of Programs for meetings and hearings of Senate com- 10 a.m. Rural Independent Living, Association of mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- Committee on Commerce, Science, and University Centers on Disabilities, Autistic tees, and committees of conference. Transportation Self Advocacy Network, Bazelon Center for To hold hearings to examine the nomina- This title requires all such committees Mental Health Law, Disability Rights Edu- tion of Donet Dominic Graves, Jr., of cation and Defense Fund, National Associa- to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of Com- tion of Councils on Developmental Disabil- Digest—designated by the Rules Com- merce. ities, National Council on Independent Liv- mittee—of the time, place and purpose SR–253 ing, National Disability Rights Network, Na- of the meetings, when scheduled and Committee on Environment and Public tional Federation of the Blind, Paralyzed any cancellations or changes in the Veterans of America, RespectAbility, Self Works Advocates Becoming Empowered, The Arc of meetings as they occur. To hold hearings to examine climate the United States, United Cerebral Palsy, As an additional procedure along change in the electricity sector and United Spinal Association. with the computerization of this infor- fostering economic growth. SD–G50 f mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for 2:30 p.m. JOE NOVOTNY’S RETIREMENT printing in the Extensions of Remarks Committee on Indian Affairs section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD To hold hearings to examine Native com- HON. EARL BLUMENAUER on Monday and Wednesday of each munities and the climate crisis. SD–628 OF OREGON week. Committee on the Judiciary IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Meetings scheduled for Thursday, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Over- Wednesday, March 3, 2021 March 4, 2021 may be found in the Daily sight, Agency Action, and Federal Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, this Digest of today’s RECORD. Rights week marks the end of an era as Joe Novotny To hold hearings to examine the Su- concludes a thirty-year career in the House, MEETINGS SCHEDULED preme Court and the Judiciary. the last ten as our Reading Clerk. MARCH 9 SD–226 3 p.m. In a sense, it seems longer than ten years 9 a.m. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs in that he assumed that role naturally with Committee on the Judiciary such quiet competence. He was unflappable in To hold hearings to examine the nomina- To hold hearings to examine military the midst of often frantic activity. He is the tions of Lisa O. Monaco, of the District toxic exposures, focusing on the human consequences of war. face of a critically important and complex set of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney SD–G50 of activities that keeps the House legislative General, and Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, process moving forward. Even when it seems to be Associate Attorney General, both MARCH 11 of the Department of Justice. 10:15 a.m. like we’re not doing much, it takes a lot of SH–216 people and a lot of moving pieces to make it Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 9:30 a.m. Forestry look that way. Committee on Armed Services To hold hearings to examine farmers and It’s almost as though he was born for this To hold hearings to examine United foresters, focusing on opportunities to important role, having literally grown up in the States Indo-Pacific Command in review House. He was a House page, a program that of the Defense Authorization Request lead in tackling climate change. allowed for so many young people to see first- for Fiscal Year 2022 and the Future SD–106 hand the legislative process Hill. Years Defense Program. MARCH 18 Joe’s rise through the ranks culminated with SD–G50 10 a.m. his decade as House Reading Clerk. He has 10 a.m. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Banking, Housing, and To resume joint hearings with the House steadily and thoughtfully performed his duties Urban Affairs in exemplary fashion. He has been personally Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to ex- To hold hearings to examine GameStop, amine the legislative presentation of warm and helpful, being a perfect representa- Robinhood, and the state of retail in- veterans services organizations. tion for the many men and women behind the vesting. WEBEX scenes that hold his place together. WEBEX

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transparency through data collection, by a yea-and- defined by the Election Assistance Commission in nay vote of 220 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 60. consultation with the Access Board and the National Pages H1039–71 Institute of Standards and Technology, for all in per- Rejected the Malliotakis motion to recommit the son voting options; Swalwell (No. 45) that ensures bill to the Committee on the Judiciary by a yea-and- college student voters are not subjected to intimida- nay vote of 208 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 59. tion or deceptive practices when exercising their Pages H1069–70 right to vote in their college towns; Swalwell (No. H. Res. 179, the rule providing for consideration 46) that clarifies prohibitions on polling places or of the bills (H.R. 1) and (H.R. 1280) was agreed to ballot dropboxes that falsely purport to be an official Monday, March 1st. location established for an election; Swalwell (No. For the People Act of 2021: The House passed 47) that adds colleges’ and universities’ duty to bet- H.R. 1, to expand Americans’ access to the ballot ter provide students with voter information on the box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, school’s website and transmitted via social media; strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and im- Tlaib (No. 48) that prioritizes local education agen- plement other anti-corruption measures for the pur- cies that receive Title I funding from the Elementary pose of fortifying our democracy, by a yea-and-nay and Secondary Education Act for the pilot program vote of 220 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 62. Consider- to provide voter registration information to sec- ation began yesterday, March 2nd. ondary school students prior to graduation; Tlaib Pages H1023–37, H1037–38, H1039, H1071–72 (No. 49) that requires that every polling location has Rejected the Rodney Davis (IL) motion to recom- available free of charge the required forms from the mit the bill to the Committee on House Adminis- tration by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 219 relevant State for an individual to register to vote, or revise the individual’s voter registration informa- nays, Roll No. 61. Pages H1071–72 Agreed to: tion; Tlaib (No. 50) that requires all polling stations Lesko amendment (No. 28 printed in part B of H. to be open for a minimum of 4 total hours outside Rept. 117–9) that strikes Sec. 4208, which expands of the regular working hours from 9 am to 5 pm in political record requirements for online platforms; the time zone of the polling location; Torres (No. and Pages H1023–25 51) that requires the Federal Election Commission to Lofgren en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of (1) study the efficacy of political voucher programs the following amendments printed in part B of H. in expanding and diversifying who gives to can- Rept. 117–9: Spanberger (No. 40) that requires dis- didates and who runs for office and (2) issue a report claimers within the content of social media posts for on how a national political voucher program could foreign-backed political content shared on online be implemented; Torres (No. 52) that requires GAO platforms; the amendment is the text of the bipar- to conduct a study on turnout rates based on age in tisan Foreign Agents Disclaimer Enhancement Act; States and localities that permit voters to participate Speier (No. 41) that requires large online platforms in elections before reaching the age of 18; Torres to maintain a public record of political advertise- (No. 53) that requires GAO to conduct a study on ments which includes information on the total num- the implementation and impact of ranked choice ber of views generated by the advertisement, the voting in States and localities with a focus on how number of views by unique individuals, and the to best implement a model for Federal elections na- number of shares; Speier (No. 42) that requires states tionwide; the study shall include the impact on voter to establish privacy programs to keep personally turnout, negative campaigning, and who decides to identifiable information in voter files, such as ad- run for office; Underwood (No. 54) that requires the dresses, confidential to protect survivors of domestic Comptroller General’s report on small dollar financ- violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, ing to include an assessment of impacts on candidate and trafficking. For automatic voter registration, re- diversity; Waters (No. 55) that prohibits misin- quires that individuals receive an explanation of formation which threatens potential voters with civil what information is needed to access voter informa- tion online, how that information is shared or sold, or other legal penalties if they exercise their right to and what privacy programs are available to survivors; vote; Williams (No. 56) that requires the Consumer Speier (No. 43) that extends the statute of limita- Financial Protection Bureau, in coordination with tions for criminal violations of Federal Election Cam- the Election Assistance Commission, to provide a paign Act from 5 years to 10 years; and for civil vio- uniform statement that would be included with cer- lations from 5 years to 15 years; Speier (No. 44) that tain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental requires a sufficient number of ballot marking ma- housing as well as with mortgage applications to in- chines equipped for individuals with disabilities, as form recipients how they can register to vote and

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workers and widens the racial wealth gap, 10:15 a.m., ine the legislative presentation of veterans services organi- WEBEX. zations, 10 a.m., WEBEX. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to consider subcommittee assignments for the House 117th Congress, and the nomination of Debra Anne Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing Haaland, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of the Interior; on legislation on Insular Area Climate Change Act, 12 to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the p.m., Webex. nomination of David Turk, of Maryland, to be Deputy Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, Secretary of Energy, 10 a.m., SD–G50. hearing entitled ‘‘Reauthorizing Trade Adjustment As- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: sistance: Opportunities for Equitable Access and Mod- to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Shalanda ernization’’, 10 a.m., Webex. D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Director, and Jason Scott Miller, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director for Joint Meetings Management, both of the Office of Management and Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Budget, 10:15 a.m., SD–342/WEBEX. to continue joint hearings with the House Committee on Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: to continue joint hearings Veterans’ Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of with the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to exam- veterans services organizations, 10 a.m., WEBEX.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 noon, Thursday, March 4 12 p.m., Monday, March 8

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: Senate should be prepared to Program for Monday: To be announced. vote on the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Green, Mark E., Tenn., E201 Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E198 Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E203 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E203 Arrington, Jodey C., Tex., E205 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E197, E201 Soto, Darren, Fla., E203 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E199, E205 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E195 Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E196 Carson, Andre´, Ind., E204 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E197, E201 Walorski, Jackie, Ind., E198 Cartwright, Matt, Pa., E199 Kim, Andy, N.J., E198 Case, Ed, Hawaii, E199 Larson, John B., Conn., E197 Waters, Maxine, Calif., E203 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E201 Lawrence, Brenda L., Mich., E199 Wexton, Jennifer, Va., E195 Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E198, E202 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E195 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E202 Garcia, Sylvia R., Tex., E203 Posey, Bill, Fla., E197 Wild, Susan, Pa., E204

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