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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 No. 87 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was THE JOURNAL for 1 minute and to revise and extend called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The his remarks.) pore (Mrs. LURIA). Chair has examined the Journal of the Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, last day’s proceedings and announces the American people sent a clear mes- f to the House her approval thereof. sage that they want action to lower the Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- cost and improve the quality of DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER healthcare. I am pleased that, over the PRO TEMPORE nal stands approved. Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, past month, this House has done ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- pursuant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a actly that. fore the House the following commu- vote on agreeing to the Speaker’s ap- It is a stark contrast to the 8 years nication from the Speaker: proval of the Journal. under the previous majority with one WASHINGTON, DC, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The attempt after another to repeal the Af- May 23, 2019. question is on the Speaker’s approval fordable Care Act and deny coverage to I hereby appoint the Honorable ELAINE G. of the Journal. Americans with preexisting conditions. LURIA to act as Speaker pro tempore on this Last week, we passed legislation to day. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that help address the rising cost of prescrip- NANCY PELOSI, tion drugs by increasing the avail- Speaker of the House of Representatives. the ayes appeared to have it. Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, ability of generic drugs. This bill also curbs the Trump ad- f on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. ministration’s expansion of junk insur- ance plans and funds programs to help PRAYER The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to clause 8, rule XX, further pro- more Americans enroll in coverage. Chaplain Major Thomas E. Fussell, Earlier, we voted to reverse the U.S. Air Force, Cape Canaveral, Flor- ceedings on this question will be post- poned. Trump administration’s dangerous ef- ida, offered the following prayer: fort to allow States to waive lifesaving Good morning, Lord. f protections for people with preexisting In a few days, our hearts will turn to- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE conditions. ward our Armed Forces as we observe I urge the Senate to take up these Memorial Day. Many of America’s sons The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the bills that will have immediate, positive and daughters have fought and died gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. effects on our Nation’s healthcare, and valiantly for the freedoms we now MCBATH) come forward and lead the I look forward to working with my col- enjoy. We are grateful for the ultimate House in the Pledge of Allegiance. leagues to make even more, further sacrifice they have made for us. May Mrs. MCBATH led the Pledge of Alle- progress. giance as follows: Your peace rest on their loved ones f who continue to grieve. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Lord, as the many debates of great United States of America, and to the Repub- HONORING EMERGENCY MEDICAL importance echo through this historic lic for which it stands, one nation under God, SERVICE PERSONNEL Chamber, I pray that You would give indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania to these leaders a softness of heart and f asked and was given permission to ad- speech, that they may work to solve ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER dress the House for 1 minute and to re- the problems at hand, together. Grant PRO TEMPORE vise and extend his remarks.) our congressional leaders wisdom and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. new ideas to solve the complex prob- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor lems before them. Chair will entertain up to five requests of the 45th annual National EMS Week. Bless the House of Representatives, O for 1-minute speeches on each side of During this week, we celebrate emer- Lord. Imbue its leaders with Your the aisle. gency medical services personnel and righteousness. Remind them that to f the important work that they do in our whom much is given, much is required. Nation’s communities. Lord our creator, lover of our souls, ACTION ON HEALTHCARE The EMS professionals provide con- hear my prayer. (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was stant services to people in need. From Amen. given permission to address the House illness to injury, whenever the world

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Haverford High was 1 being on the front lines with my fellow be my principal at Central Middle of 4 Philadelphia area schools and 1 of EMS professionals, I can personally at- School in Oroville, California, for 54 23 schools in our Commonwealth to re- test to their dedication to saving lives. years of career. Lee was known to be ceive this noteworthy award. The job of an EMS professional is not kind, with a sense of humor, and this At a time when some States are im- easy. It requires just as much compas- was one principal I was never really in posing restrictions on voting, we sion as it does courage. These men and trouble with. should all follow the lead set by the women are committed to making the Lee was devoted to teaching, but also students at Haverford High. They world better. devoted to his loving wife, Hazel, whom worked to educate their peers and EMS Week brings together local he married in 1948 and remained with bring them into the electoral process. communities and medical personnel to for 72 years until his passing. This Congress should do the same. honor the dedication of those who are Lee was a man of extreme dedication We need to ensure that our schools on the front line providing day-to-day and commitment to his wife, to his give students a thorough civics edu- lifesaving services. country, and to learning for the chil- cation so that they have the knowledge A thank-you to the EMTs, para- dren of his community. Of course, we and tools necessary to fully participate medics, dispatchers, and supervisors can all learn from that, as well. in our democracy. We need to expand across the country. Every American is Madam Speaker, God bless Lee voting rights and access to the ballot, grateful for their service. Jernigan and his family. as we are doing with passage of bills f f like H.R. 1 and H.R. 4. Again, Madam Speaker, I want to SUPPORTING OUR NATION’S HELPING FAMILIES ACHIEVE congratulate the students of Haverford VETERANS LIFETIME FINANCIAL SECURITY (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was High School for their outstanding (Mrs. MCBATH asked and was given given permission to address the House achievement and for being an example permission to address the House for 1 for all of us to follow. minute and to revise and extend her re- for 1 minute and to revise and extend f marks.) his remarks.) Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I Mrs. MCBATH. Madam Speaker, SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP rise today to join my colleagues in sup- today I am introducing the Honoring FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCE- port of the SECURE Act, a bill that American Veterans in Extreme Need, MENT ACT OF 2019 gets to the heart of our retirement in- or HAVEN, Act, with my colleague come crisis. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, pursuant GREG STEUBE of Florida. Unfortunately, too many of my con- to House Resolution 389, I call up the Under current law, when a veteran stituents are in danger of not having bill (H.R. 1994) to amend the Internal files for bankruptcy, his or her dis- enough money to put away for retire- Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage re- ability benefits from the VA or DOD ment. In fact, 86 percent of Nevadans tirement savings, and for other pur- count as income that is subject to the do not feel financially prepared for re- poses, and ask for its immediate con- reach of creditors; however, Social Se- tirement, and most older Nevadans sideration in the House. curity disability benefits are exempt. wished they had saved more money. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The HAVEN Act would amend bank- Fortunately, the SECURE Act will The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ruptcy law to exclude disability benefit make it easier for Nevadans to save for ant to House Resolution 389, the payments paid from the VA or DOD their retirement. It makes it easier for amendment in the nature of a sub- from that monthly income calculation, small businesses to offer retirement stitute recommended by the Com- treating it the same as Social Security plans to their employees, allows part- mittee on Ways and Means, modified disability. time workers to participate in 401(k) by the amendment printed in part B of Our disabled veterans earned their plans, and provides relief to pension House Report 116–79, is adopted, and benefits by serving our great Nation, plans, ranging from rural co-ops to or- the bill, as amended, is considered and we must protect them and their ganizations like the Jewish Federation read. families, especially during financial of America. The text of the bill, as amended, is as hardship. I am also proud to share that this follows: I encourage my colleagues to support legislation includes my bill, H.R. 2806, H.R. 1994 our Nation’s veterans and cosponsor which fixes a provision in the flawed Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- this bipartisan legislation. Republican tax plan that raised the tax resentatives of the United States of America in f rate for scholarship and fellowship stu- Congress assembled, HONORING LEE JERNIGAN dents up to 37 percent. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC. As a member of the Ways and Means (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given Committee, I would like to thank the ‘‘Setting Every Community Up for Retire- permission to address the House for 1 Chairman NEAL for his leadership in ment Enhancement Act of 2019’’. minute and to revise and extend his re- getting this bipartisan bill passed (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- marks.) unanimously through our committee. tents of this Act is as follows: Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, I The SECURE Act will help families Sec. 1. Short title, etc. rise today to recognize the life and achieve lifetime financial security, a TITLE I—EXPANDING AND PRESERVING honor the passage of one of my great core of the American Dream. I urge RETIREMENT SAVINGS constituents, Lee Jernigan of Oroville, every Member of this body to support Sec. 101. Multiple employer plans; pooled em- California. its passage. ployer plans. During Lee’s lifetime, he had joined Sec. 102. Increase in 10 percent cap for auto- f the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and matic enrollment safe harbor after served as an aerial gunner and airplane CONGRATULATING HAVERFORD 1st plan year. mechanic on a B–17 during World War HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Sec. 103. Rules relating to election of safe har- II, where he flew 23 missions in the bor 401(k) status. (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given Sec. 104. Increase in credit limitation for small Asian Pacific. permission to address the House for 1 employer pension plan startup Lee graduated from Chico State in minute.) costs. 1950 and received his master’s degree in Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, we Sec. 105. Small employer automatic enrollment 1959 in education. Lee was known spe- all know that elections matter, so I credit.

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Sec. 106. Certain taxable non-tuition fellowship subsection (c) thereof), whichever is applicable, ‘‘(B) AUDITS, EXAMINATIONS AND INVESTIGA- and stipend payments treated as merely because one or more employers of em- TIONS.—The Secretary may perform audits, ex- compensation for IRA purposes. ployees covered by the plan fail to take such ac- aminations, and investigations of pooled plan Sec. 107. Repeal of maximum age for traditional tions as are required of such employers for the providers as may be necessary to enforce and IRA contributions. plan to meet such requirements. carry out the purposes of this subsection. Sec. 108. Qualified employer plans prohibited ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— ‘‘(C) AGGREGATION RULES.—For purposes of from making loans through credit ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall not this paragraph, in determining whether a per- cards and other similar arrange- apply to any plan unless the terms of the plan son meets the requirements of this paragraph to ments. provide that in the case of any employer in the be a pooled plan provider with respect to any Sec. 109. Portability of lifetime income options. plan failing to take the actions described in plan, all persons who perform services for the Sec. 110. Treatment of custodial accounts on paragraph (1)— plan and who are treated as a single employer termination of section 403(b) ‘‘(i) the assets of the plan attributable to em- under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section plans. ployees of such employer (or beneficiaries of 414 shall be treated as one person. Sec. 111. Clarification of retirement income ac- such employees) will be transferred to a plan ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYERS AS PLAN maintained only by such employer (or its suc- count rules relating to church- SPONSORS.—Except with respect to the adminis- cessor), to an eligible retirement plan as defined controlled organizations. trative duties of the pooled plan provider de- in section 402(c)(8)(B) for each individual whose Sec. 112. Qualified cash or deferred arrange- scribed in subparagraph (A)(i), each employer in account is transferred, or to any other arrange- ments must allow long-term em- a plan which has a pooled plan provider shall ment that the Secretary determines is appro- ployees working more than 500 be treated as the plan sponsor with respect to priate, unless the Secretary determines it is in but less than 1,000 hours per year the portion of the plan attributable to employees the best interests of the employees of such em- to participate. of such employer (or beneficiaries of such em- ployer (and the beneficiaries of such employees) Sec. 113. Penalty-free withdrawals from retire- ployees). to retain the assets in the plan, and ‘‘(4) GUIDANCE.— ment plans for individuals in case ‘‘(ii) such employer (and not the plan with re- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue of birth of child or adoption. spect to which the failure occurred or any other Sec. 114. Increase in age for required beginning such guidance as the Secretary determines ap- employer in such plan) shall, except to the ex- propriate to carry out this subsection, including date for mandatory distributions. tent provided by the Secretary, be liable for any Sec. 115. Special rules for minimum funding guidance— liabilities with respect to such plan attributable ‘‘(i) to identify the administrative duties and standards for community news- to employees of such employer (or beneficiaries paper plans. other actions required to be performed by a of such employees). pooled plan provider under this subsection, Sec. 116. Treating excluded difficulty of care AILURES BY POOLED PLAN PROVIDERS.— ‘‘(B) F ‘‘(ii) which describes the procedures to be payments as compensation for de- If the pooled plan provider of a plan described taken to terminate a plan which fails to meet termining retirement contribution in paragraph (1)(B) does not perform substan- the requirements to be a plan described in para- limitations. tially all of the administrative duties which are graph (1), including the proper treatment of, required of the provider under paragraph TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE and actions needed to be taken by, any em- (3)(A)(i) for any plan year, the Secretary may IMPROVEMENTS ployer in the plan and the assets and liabilities provide that the determination as to whether Sec. 201. Plan adopted by filing due date for of the plan attributable to employees of such the plan meets the requirements under this title year may be treated as in effect as employer (or beneficiaries of such employees), applicable to a plan described in section 401(a) of close of year. and or to a plan that consists of individual retire- Sec. 202. Combined annual report for group of ‘‘(iii) identifying appropriate cases to which ment accounts described in section 408 (includ- plans. the rules of paragraph (2)(A) will apply to em- ing by reason of subsection (c) thereof), which- Sec. 203. Disclosure regarding lifetime income. ployers in the plan failing to take the actions ever is applicable, shall be made in the same Sec. 204. Fiduciary safe harbor for selection of described in paragraph (1). manner as would be made without regard to lifetime income provider. paragraph (1). The Secretary shall take into account under Sec. 205. Modification of nondiscrimination ‘‘(3) POOLED PLAN PROVIDER.— clause (iii) whether the failure of an employer or rules to protect older, longer serv- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub- pooled plan provider to provide any disclosures ice participants. section, the term ‘pooled plan provider’ means, or other information, or to take any other ac- Sec. 206. Modification of PBGC premiums for with respect to any plan, a person who— tion, necessary to administer a plan or to allow CSEC plans. ‘‘(i) is designated by the terms of the plan as a plan to meet requirements applicable to the TITLE III—OTHER BENEFITS a named fiduciary (within the meaning of sec- plan under section 401(a) or 408, whichever is Sec. 301. Benefits provided to volunteer fire- tion 402(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement In- applicable, has continued over a period of time fighters and emergency medical come Security Act of 1974), as the plan adminis- that demonstrates a lack of commitment to com- responders. trator, and as the person responsible to perform pliance. Sec. 302. Expansion of section 529 plans. all administrative duties (including conducting ‘‘(B) GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE WITH LAW BE- proper testing with respect to the plan and the FORE GUIDANCE.—An employer or pooled plan TITLE IV—REVENUE PROVISIONS employees of each employer in the plan) which provider shall not be treated as failing to meet Sec. 401. Modification of required distribution are reasonably necessary to ensure that— a requirement of guidance issued by the Sec- rules for designated beneficiaries. ‘‘(I) the plan meets any requirement applica- retary under this paragraph if, before the Sec. 402. Increase in penalty for failure to file. ble under the Employee Retirement Income Se- issuance of such guidance, the employer or Sec. 403. Increased penalties for failure to file curity Act of 1974 or this title to a plan de- pooled plan provider complies in good faith with retirement plan returns. scribed in section 401(a) or to a plan that con- a reasonable interpretation of the provisions of Sec. 404. Increase information sharing to ad- sists of individual retirement accounts described this subsection to which such guidance relates. minister excise taxes. in section 408 (including by reason of subsection ‘‘(5) MODEL PLAN.—The Secretary shall pub- TITLE I—EXPANDING AND PRESERVING (c) thereof), whichever is applicable, and lish model plan language which meets the re- RETIREMENT SAVINGS ‘‘(II) each employer in the plan takes such ac- quirements of this subsection and of paragraphs tions as the Secretary or such person determines (43) and (44) of section 3 of the Employee Retire- SEC. 101. MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANS; POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS. are necessary for the plan to meet the require- ment Income Security Act of 1974 and which ments described in subclause (I), including pro- (a) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— may be adopted in order for a plan to be treated viding to such person any disclosures or other (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of the Internal as a plan described in paragraph (1)(B).’’. information which the Secretary may require or ONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at (2) C which such person otherwise determines are 413(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking the end the following new subsection: necessary to administer the plan or to allow the ‘‘section 401(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 401(a) ‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF QUALIFICATION REQUIRE- plan to meet such requirements, and 408(c)’’. MENTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANS ‘‘(ii) registers as a pooled plan provider with (3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 408(c) of WITH POOLED PLAN PROVIDERS.— the Secretary, and provides such other informa- such Code is amended by inserting after para- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- tion to the Secretary as the Secretary may re- graph (2) the following new paragraph: graph (2), if a defined contribution plan to quire, before beginning operations as a pooled ‘‘(3) There is a separate accounting for any which subsection (c) applies— plan provider, interest of an employee or member (or spouse of ‘‘(A) is maintained by employers which have a ‘‘(iii) acknowledges in writing that such per- an employee or member) in a Roth IRA.’’. common interest other than having adopted the son is a named fiduciary (within the meaning of (b) NO COMMON INTEREST REQUIRED FOR plan, or section 402(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement In- POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS.—Section 3(2) of the ‘‘(B) in the case of a plan not described in come Security Act of 1974), and the plan admin- Employee Retirement Income Security Act of subparagraph (A), has a pooled plan provider, istrator, with respect to the plan, and 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(2)) is amended by adding at then the plan shall not be treated as failing to ‘‘(iv) is responsible for ensuring that all per- the end the following: meet the requirements under this title applicable sons who handle assets of, or who are fidu- ‘‘(C) A pooled employer plan shall be treated to a plan described in section 401(a) or to a plan ciaries of, the plan are bonded in accordance as— that consists of individual retirement accounts with section 412 of the Employee Retirement In- ‘‘(i) a single employee pension benefit plan or described in section 408 (including by reason of come Security Act of 1974. single pension plan; and

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U.S.C. 1002) is amended by adding at the end plan’ does not include— The Secretary shall take into account under ‘‘(i) a multiemployer plan; or the following: clause (ii) whether the failure of an employer or ‘‘(ii) a plan established before the date of the ‘‘(43) POOLED EMPLOYER PLAN.— pooled plan provider to provide any disclosures enactment of the Setting Every Community Up ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘pooled employer or other information, or to take any other ac- for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 unless plan’ means a plan— tion, necessary to administer a plan or to allow the plan administrator elects that the plan will ‘‘(i) which is an individual account plan es- a plan to meet requirements described in sub- be treated as a pooled employer plan and the tablished or maintained for the purpose of pro- paragraph (A)(i)(II) has continued over a period plan meets the requirements of this title applica- viding benefits to the employees of 2 or more em- of time that demonstrates a lack of commitment ble to a pooled employer plan established on or ployers; to compliance. The Secretary may waive the re- ‘‘(ii) which is a plan described in section after such date. ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYERS AS PLAN quirements of subclause (ii)(I) in appropriate 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 circumstances if the Secretary determines it is in which includes a trust exempt from tax under SPONSORS.—Except with respect to the adminis- trative duties of the pooled plan provider de- the best interests of the employees of the em- section 501(a) of such Code or a plan that con- ployer referred to in such clause (and the bene- sists of individual retirement accounts described scribed in paragraph (44)(A)(i), each employer in a pooled employer plan shall be treated as the ficiaries of such employees) to retain the assets in section 408 of such Code (including by reason in the plan with respect to which the employer’s of subsection (c) thereof); and plan sponsor with respect to the portion of the plan attributable to employees of such employer failure occurred. ‘‘(iii) the terms of which meet the requirements ‘‘(D) GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE WITH LAW BE- of subparagraph (B). (or beneficiaries of such employees). ‘‘(44) POOLED PLAN PROVIDER.— FORE GUIDANCE.—An employer or pooled plan Such term shall not include a plan maintained ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘pooled plan pro- provider shall not be treated as failing to meet by employers which have a common interest vider’ means a person who— a requirement of guidance issued by the Sec- other than having adopted the plan. ‘‘(i) is designated by the terms of a pooled em- retary under subparagraph (C) if, before the ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR PLAN TERMS.—The ployer plan as a named fiduciary, as the plan issuance of such guidance, the employer or requirements of this subparagraph are met with administrator, and as the person responsible for pooled plan provider complies in good faith with respect to any plan if the terms of the plan— the performance of all administrative duties (in- a reasonable interpretation of the provisions of ‘‘(i) designate a pooled plan provider and pro- cluding conducting proper testing with respect this paragraph, or paragraph (43), to which vide that the pooled plan provider is a named fi- to the plan and the employees of each employer such guidance relates. duciary of the plan; in the plan) which are reasonably necessary to ‘‘(E) AGGREGATION RULES.—For purposes of ‘‘(ii) designate one or more trustees meeting ensure that— this paragraph, in determining whether a per- the requirements of section 408(a)(2) of the In- ‘‘(I) the plan meets any requirement applica- son meets the requirements of this paragraph to ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than an em- ble under this Act or the Internal Revenue Code be a pooled plan provider with respect to any ployer in the plan) to be responsible for col- of 1986 to a plan described in section 401(a) of plan, all persons who perform services for the lecting contributions to, and holding the assets such Code or to a plan that consists of indi- plan and who are treated as a single employer of, the plan and require such trustees to imple- vidual retirement accounts described in section under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section ment written contribution collection procedures 408 of such Code (including by reason of sub- 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic; section (c) thereof), whichever is applicable; and be treated as one person.’’. ‘‘(iii) provide that each employer in the plan ‘‘(II) each employer in the plan takes such ac- (2) BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR POOLED EM- retains fiduciary responsibility for— tions as the Secretary or pooled plan provider PLOYER PLANS.—The last sentence of section ‘‘(I) the selection and monitoring in accord- determines are necessary for the plan to meet 412(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Secu- ance with section 404(a) of the person des- the requirements described in subclause (I), in- rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1112(a)) is amended ignated as the pooled plan provider and any cluding providing the disclosures and informa- by inserting ‘‘or in the case of a pooled employer other person who, in addition to the pooled plan tion described in paragraph (43)(B)(v)(II); plan (as defined in section 3(43))’’ after ‘‘section provider, is designated as a named fiduciary of ‘‘(ii) registers as a pooled plan provider with 407(d)(1))’’. the plan; and the Secretary, and provides to the Secretary (3) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMEND- ‘‘(II) to the extent not otherwise delegated to such other information as the Secretary may re- MENTS.—Section 3 of the Employee Retirement another fiduciary by the pooled plan provider quire, before beginning operations as a pooled Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002) is and subject to the provisions of section 404(c), plan provider; amended— the investment and management of the portion ‘‘(iii) acknowledges in writing that such per- (A) in paragraph (16)(B)— of the plan’s assets attributable to the employees son is a named fiduciary, and the plan adminis- (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); of the employer (or beneficiaries of such employ- trator, with respect to the pooled employer plan; and ees); and (ii) by striking the period at the end and in- ‘‘(iv) is responsible for ensuring that all per- ‘‘(iv) provide that employers in the plan, and serting ‘‘, or (iv) in the case of a pooled em- sons who handle assets of, or who are fidu- participants and beneficiaries, are not subject to ployer plan, the pooled plan provider.’’; and ciaries of, the pooled employer plan are bonded unreasonable restrictions, fees, or penalties with (B) by striking the second paragraph (41). in accordance with section 412. regard to ceasing participation, receipt of dis- (d) POOLED EMPLOYER AND MULTIPLE EM- ‘‘(B) AUDITS, EXAMINATIONS AND INVESTIGA- tributions, or otherwise transferring assets of PLOYER PLAN REPORTING.— TIONS.—The Secretary may perform audits, ex- the plan in accordance with section 208 or para- (1) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—Section 103 of aminations, and investigations of pooled plan graph (44)(C)(i)(II); the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of providers as may be necessary to enforce and ‘‘(v) require— 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023) is amended— carry out the purposes of this paragraph and ‘‘(I) the pooled plan provider to provide to em- (A) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘appli- paragraph (43). ployers in the plan any disclosures or other in- ‘‘(C) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue cable subsections (d), (e), and (f)’’ and inserting formation which the Secretary may require, in- such guidance as the Secretary determines ap- ‘‘applicable subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g)’’; cluding any disclosures or other information to propriate to carry out this paragraph and para- and facilitate the selection or any monitoring of the graph (43), including guidance— (B) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol- pooled plan provider by employers in the plan; ‘‘(i) to identify the administrative duties and lows: and other actions required to be performed by a ‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH RESPECT ‘‘(II) each employer in the plan to take such pooled plan provider under either such para- TO POOLED EMPLOYER AND MULTIPLE EM- actions as the Secretary or the pooled plan pro- graph; and PLOYER PLANS.—An annual report under this vider determines are necessary to administer the ‘‘(ii) which requires in appropriate cases that section for a plan year shall include— plan or for the plan to meet any requirement ap- if an employer in the plan fails to take the ac- ‘‘(1) with respect to any plan to which section plicable under this Act or the Internal Revenue tions required under subparagraph (A)(i)(II)— 210(a) applies (including a pooled employer Code of 1986 to a plan described in section 401(a) ‘‘(I) the assets of the plan attributable to em- plan), a list of employers in the plan and a good of such Code or to a plan that consists of indi- ployees of such employer (or beneficiaries of faith estimate of the percentage of total con- vidual retirement accounts described in section such employees) are transferred to a plan main- tributions made by such employers during the 408 of such Code (including by reason of sub- tained only by such employer (or its successor), plan year and the aggregate account balances section (c) thereof), whichever is applicable, in- to an eligible retirement plan as defined in sec- attributable to each employer in the plan (deter- cluding providing any disclosures or other infor- tion 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code mined as the sum of the account balances of the mation which the Secretary may require or of 1986 for each individual whose account is employees of such employer (and the bene- which the pooled plan provider otherwise deter- transferred, or to any other arrangement that ficiaries of such employees)); and mines are necessary to administer the plan or to the Secretary determines is appropriate in such ‘‘(2) with respect to a pooled employer plan, allow the plan to meet such requirements; and guidance; and the identifying information for the person des- ‘‘(vi) provide that any disclosure or other in- ‘‘(II) such employer (and not the plan with re- ignated under the terms of the plan as the formation required to be provided under clause spect to which the failure occurred or any other pooled plan provider.’’.

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(2) SIMPLIFIED ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section ‘‘(iii) 4-PERCENT CONTRIBUTION REQUIRE- ‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE OF ARRANGEMENT.—No tax- 104(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Secu- MENT.—Clause (i)(II) shall not apply to an ar- able year with respect to an employer shall be rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024(a)) is amended rangement unless the amount of the contribu- treated as occurring within the credit period un- by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the tions described in subparagraph (C) which the less the arrangement described in paragraph (1) following: employer is required to make under the arrange- is included in the plan for such year. ‘‘(2)(A) With respect to annual reports re- ment for the plan year with respect to any em- ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.—For purposes of quired to be filed with the Secretary under this ployee is an amount equal to at least 4 percent this section, the term ‘eligible employer’ has the part, the Secretary may by regulation prescribe of the employee’s compensation.’’. meaning given such term in section simplified annual reports for any pension plan (c) AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGE- 408(p)(2)(C)(i).’’. that— MENTS.—Section 401(k)(13) of the Internal Rev- ‘‘(i) covers fewer than 100 participants; or enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the (b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS ‘‘(ii) is a plan described in section 210(a) that end the following : CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of the In- covers fewer than 1,000 participants, but only if ‘‘(F) TIMING OF PLAN AMENDMENT FOR EM- ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by no single employer in the plan has 100 or more PLOYER MAKING NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.— striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (31), by participants covered by the plan.’’. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in striking the period at the end of paragraph (32) (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— clause (ii), a plan may be amended after the be- and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by ginning of a plan year to provide that the re- end the following new paragraph: this section shall apply to plan years beginning quirements of subparagraph (D)(i)(II) shall ‘‘(33) in the case of an eligible employer (as after December 31, 2020. apply to the arrangement for the plan year, but defined in section 45T(c)), the retirement auto- (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the only if the amendment is adopted— enrollment credit determined under section amendments made by subsection (a) shall be ‘‘(I) at any time before the 30th day before the 45T(a).’’. construed as limiting the authority of the Sec- close of the plan year, or retary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s dele- ‘‘(II) at any time before the last day under (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec- gate (determined without regard to such amend- paragraph (8)(A) for distributing excess con- tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A ment) to provide for the proper treatment of a tributions for the plan year. of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of failure to meet any requirement applicable ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION WHERE PLAN PROVIDED FOR 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relat- under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—Clause (i) shall not ing to section 45S the following new item: respect to one employer (and its employees) in a apply to any plan year if the plan provided at ‘‘Sec. 45T. Auto-enrollment option for retire- multiple employer plan. any time during the plan year that the require- ment savings options provided by SEC. 102. INCREASE IN 10 PERCENT CAP FOR ments of subparagraph (D)(i)(I) or paragraph small employers.’’. AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT SAFE (12)(B) applied to the plan year. HARBOR AFTER 1ST PLAN YEAR. ‘‘(iii) 4-PERCENT CONTRIBUTION REQUIRE- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(k)(13)(C)(iii) of MENT.—Clause (i)(II) shall not apply to an ar- by this section shall apply to taxable years be- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended rangement unless the amount of the contribu- ginning after December 31, 2019. by striking ‘‘does not exceed 10 percent’’ and in- tions described in subparagraph (D)(i)(II) which serting ‘‘does not exceed 15 percent (10 percent the employer is required to make under the ar- SEC. 106. CERTAIN TAXABLE NON-TUITION FEL- LOWSHIP AND STIPEND PAYMENTS during the period described in subclause (I))’’. rangement for the plan year with respect to any TREATED AS COMPENSATION FOR (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made employee is an amount equal to at least 4 per- IRA PURPOSES. by this section shall apply to plan years begin- cent of the employee’s compensation.’’. ning after December 31, 2019. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section SEC. 103. RULES RELATING TO ELECTION OF by this section shall apply to plan years begin- 219(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is SAFE HARBOR 401(k) STATUS. ning after December 31, 2019. amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The term ‘compensation’ shall include any (a) LIMITATION OF ANNUAL SAFE HARBOR NO- SEC. 104. INCREASE IN CREDIT LIMITATION FOR TICE TO MATCHING CONTRIBUTION PLANS.— SMALL EMPLOYER PENSION PLAN amount which is included in the individual’s (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section STARTUP COSTS. gross income and paid to the individual to aid 401(k)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section the individual in the pursuit of graduate or is amended by striking ‘‘if such arrangement’’ 45E(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is postdoctoral study.’’. and all that follows and inserting ‘‘if such ar- amended to read as follows: (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made rangement— ‘‘(1) for the first credit year and each of the by this section shall apply to taxable years be- ‘‘(i) meets the contribution requirements of 2 taxable years immediately following the first ginning after December 31, 2019. subparagraph (B) and the notice requirements credit year, the greater of— of subparagraph (D), or ‘‘(A) $500, or SEC. 107. REPEAL OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR TRADI- ‘‘(ii) meets the contribution requirements of ‘‘(B) the lesser of— TIONAL IRA CONTRIBUTIONS. subparagraph (C).’’. ‘‘(i) $250 for each employee of the eligible em- (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section (2) AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGE- ployer who is not a highly compensated em- 219(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is MENTS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(13) ployee (as defined in section 414(q)) and who is repealed. of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘means’’ eligible to participate in the eligible employer (b) COORDINATION WITH QUALIFIED CHARI- and all that follows and inserting ‘‘means a plan maintained by the eligible employer, or TABLE DISTRIBUTIONS.—Add at the end of sec- cash or deferred arrangement— ‘‘(ii) $5,000, and’’. ‘‘(i) which is described in subparagraph (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made tion 408(d)(8)(A) of such Code the following: (D)(i)(I) and meets the applicable requirements by this section shall apply to taxable years be- ‘‘The amount of distributions not includible in of subparagraphs (C) through (E), or ginning after December 31, 2019. gross income by reason of the preceding sen- tence for a taxable year (determined without re- ‘‘(ii) which is described in subparagraph SEC. 105. SMALL EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC ENROLL- (D)(i)(II) and meets the applicable requirements MENT CREDIT. gard to this sentence) shall be reduced (but not of subparagraphs (C) and (D).’’. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub- below zero) by an amount equal to the excess (b) NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue of— 401(k)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end ‘‘(i) the aggregate amount of deductions al- is amended by redesignating subparagraph (F) the following new section: lowed to the taxpayer under section 219 for all as subparagraph (G), and by inserting after sub- ‘‘SEC. 45T. AUTO-ENROLLMENT OPTION FOR RE- taxable years ending on or after the date the paragraph (E) the following new subparagraph: TIREMENT SAVINGS OPTIONS PRO- taxpayer attains age 701⁄2, over ‘‘(F) TIMING OF PLAN AMENDMENT FOR EM- VIDED BY SMALL EMPLOYERS. ‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount of reductions PLOYER MAKING NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.— ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, under this sentence for all taxable years pre- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in in the case of an eligible employer, the retire- ceding the current taxable year.’’. clause (ii), a plan may be amended after the be- ment auto-enrollment credit determined under ginning of a plan year to provide that the re- this section for any taxable year is an amount (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) quirements of subparagraph (C) shall apply to equal to— of section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of the arrangement for the plan year, but only if ‘‘(1) $500 for any taxable year occurring dur- 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4) and the amendment is adopted— ing the credit period, and by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as ‘‘(I) at any time before the 30th day before the ‘‘(2) zero for any other taxable year. paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively. close of the plan year, or ‘‘(b) CREDIT PERIOD.—For purposes of sub- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— ‘‘(II) at any time before the last day under section (a)— paragraph (8)(A) for distributing excess con- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The credit period with re- (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- tributions for the plan year. spect to any eligible employer is the 3-taxable- graph (2), the amendments made by this section ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION WHERE PLAN PROVIDED FOR year period beginning with the first taxable year shall apply to contributions made for taxable MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—Clause (i) shall not for which the employer includes an eligible years beginning after December 31, 2019. apply to any plan year if the plan provided at automatic contribution arrangement (as defined (2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendment made by any time during the plan year that the require- in section 414(w)(3)) in a qualified employer subsection (b) shall apply to distributions made ments of subparagraph (B) or paragraph plan (as defined in section 4972(d)) sponsored by for taxable years beginning after December 31, (13)(D)(i)(I) applied to the plan year. the employer. 2019.

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QUALIFIED EMPLOYER PLANS PROHIB- vestment may no longer be held as an invest- striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B), ITED FROM MAKING LOANS ment option under the arrangement, and’’. by striking the period at the end of subpara- THROUGH CREDIT CARDS AND (2) DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.—Subpara- graph (C) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by insert- OTHER SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS. graph (B) of section 401(k)(2) of such Code, as ing after subparagraph (C) the following new (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section amended by paragraph (1), is amended by strik- subparagraph: 72(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ing ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by striking ‘‘(D) except as may be otherwise provided by amended by redesignating subparagraph (D) as the semicolon at the end of clause (ii) and in- regulations, in the case of amounts described in subparagraph (E) and by inserting after sub- serting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the subparagraph (A)(iv), such amounts will be dis- paragraph (C) the following new subparagraph: following new clause: tributed only in the form of a qualified distribu- ‘‘(D) PROHIBITION OF LOANS THROUGH CREDIT ‘‘(iii) except as may be otherwise provided by tion (as defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(i)) or a CARDS AND OTHER SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS.— regulations, in the case of amounts described in qualified plan distribution annuity contract (as Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any loan clause (i)(VI), will be distributed only in the defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(iv)).’’. which is made through the use of any credit form of a qualified distribution (as defined in (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made card or any other similar arrangement.’’. subsection (a)(38)(B)(i)) or a qualified plan dis- by this section shall apply to plan years begin- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made tribution annuity contract (as defined in sub- ning after December 31, 2019. by subsection (a) shall apply to loans made after section (a)(38)(B)(iv)),’’. SEC. 110. TREATMENT OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) SECTION 403(b) PLANS.— ON TERMINATION OF SECTION 403(b) SEC. 109. PORTABILITY OF LIFETIME INCOME OP- (1) ANNUITY CONTRACTS.—Paragraph (11) of PLANS. TIONS. section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of Not later than six months after the date of en- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 401 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the ury shall issue guidance to provide that, if an by inserting after paragraph (37) the following end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, employer terminates the plan under which new paragraph: and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol- amounts are contributed to a custodial account ‘‘(38) PORTABILITY OF LIFETIME INCOME.— lowing new subparagraph: under subparagraph (A) of section 403(b)(7), the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as may be other- ‘‘(D) except as may be otherwise provided by plan administrator or custodian may distribute wise provided by regulations, a trust forming regulations, with respect to amounts invested in an individual custodial account in kind to a part of a defined contribution plan shall not be a lifetime income investment (as defined in sec- participant or beneficiary of the plan and the treated as failing to constitute a qualified trust tion 401(a)(38)(B)(ii))— distributed custodial account shall be main- under this section solely by reason of allowing— ‘‘(i) on or after the date that is 90 days prior tained by the custodian on a tax-deferred basis ‘‘(i) qualified distributions of a lifetime income to the date that such lifetime income investment as a section 403(b)(7) custodial account, similar investment, or may no longer be held as an investment option to the treatment of fully-paid individual annu- ‘‘(ii) distributions of a lifetime income invest- under the contract, and ity contracts under Revenue Ruling 2011–7, until ment in the form of a qualified plan distribution ‘‘(ii) in the form of a qualified distribution (as amounts are actually paid to the participant or annuity contract, defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(i)) or a qualified beneficiary. The guidance shall provide further on or after the date that is 90 days prior to the plan distribution annuity contract (as defined (i) that the section 403(b)(7) status of the distrib- date on which such lifetime income investment in section 401(a)(38)(B)(iv)).’’. uted custodial account is generally maintained is no longer authorized to be held as an invest- (2) CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS.—Subparagraph (A) if the custodial account thereafter adheres to ment option under the plan. of section 403(b)(7) of such Code is amended by the requirements of section 403(b) that are in ef- ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub- striking ‘‘if—’’ and all that follows and insert- fect at the time of the distribution of the ac- section— ing ‘‘if the amounts are to be invested in regu- count and (ii) that a custodial account would ‘‘(i) the term ‘qualified distribution’ means a lated investment company stock to be held in not be considered distributed to the participant direct trustee-to-trustee transfer described in that custodial account, and under the custodial or beneficiary if the employer has any material paragraph (31)(A) to an eligible retirement plan account— retained rights under the account (but the em- (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)), ‘‘(i) no such amounts may be paid or made ployer would not be treated as retaining mate- ‘‘(ii) the term ‘lifetime income investment’ available to any distributee (unless such amount rial rights simply because the custodial account means an investment option which is designed is a distribution to which section 72(t)(2)(G) ap- was originally opened under a group contract). to provide an employee with election rights— plies) before— Such guidance shall be retroactively effective ‘‘(I) which are not uniformly available with ‘‘(I) the employee dies, for taxable years beginning after December 31, respect to other investment options under the ‘‘(II) the employee attains age 591⁄2, 2008. plan, and ‘‘(III) the employee has a severance from em- SEC. 111. CLARIFICATION OF RETIREMENT IN- ‘‘(II) which are to a lifetime income feature ployment, COME ACCOUNT RULES RELATING available through a contract or other arrange- ‘‘(IV) the employee becomes disabled (within TO CHURCH-CONTROLLED ORGANI- ment offered under the plan (or under another the meaning of section 72(m)(7)), ZATIONS. eligible retirement plan (as so defined), if paid ‘‘(V) in the case of contributions made pursu- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section by means of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer ant to a salary reduction agreement (within the 403(b)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is described in paragraph (31)(A) to such other eli- meaning of section 3121(a)(5)(D)), the employee amended by inserting ‘‘(including an employee gible retirement plan), encounters financial hardship, or described in section 414(e)(3)(B))’’ after ‘‘em- ‘‘(iii) the term ‘lifetime income feature’ ‘‘(VI) except as may be otherwise provided by ployee described in paragraph (1)’’. means— regulations, with respect to amounts invested in (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made ‘‘(I) a feature which guarantees a minimum a lifetime income investment (as defined in sec- by this section shall apply to years beginning level of income annually (or more frequently) tion 401(a)(38)(B)(ii)), the date that is 90 days before, on, or after the date of the enactment of for at least the remainder of the life of the em- prior to the date that such lifetime income in- this Act. ployee or the joint lives of the employee and the vestment may no longer be held as an invest- SEC. 112. QUALIFIED CASH OR DEFERRED AR- employee’s designated beneficiary, or ment option under the contract, and RANGEMENTS MUST ALLOW LONG- ‘‘(II) an annuity payable on behalf of the em- ‘‘(ii) in the case of amounts described in TERM EMPLOYEES WORKING MORE ployee under which payments are made in sub- THAN 500 BUT LESS THAN 1,000 clause (i)(VI), such amounts will be distributed HOURS PER YEAR TO PARTICIPATE. stantially equal periodic payments (not less fre- only in the form of a qualified distribution (as (a) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT.— quently than annually) over the life of the em- defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(i)) or a qualified (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(k)(2)(D) of the ployee or the joint lives of the employee and the plan distribution annuity contract (as defined Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to employee’s designated beneficiary, and in section 401(a)(38)(B)(iv)).’’. read as follows: ‘‘(iv) the term ‘qualified plan distribution an- (d) ELIGIBLE DEFERRED COMPENSATION ‘‘(D) which does not require, as a condition of nuity contract’ means an annuity contract pur- PLANS.— participation in the arrangement, that an em- chased for a participant and distributed to the (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section ployee complete a period of service with the em- participant by a plan or contract described in 457(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ployer (or employers) maintaining the plan ex- subparagraph (B) of section 402(c)(8) (without amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause tending beyond the close of the earlier of— regard to clauses (i) and (ii) thereof).’’. (ii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii), ‘‘(i) the period permitted under section (b) CASH OR DEFERRED ARRANGEMENT.— and by adding after clause (iii) the following: 410(a)(1) (determined without regard to sub- (1) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section ‘‘(iv) except as may be otherwise provided by paragraph (B)(i) thereof), or 401(k)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of regulations, in the case of a plan maintained by ‘‘(ii) subject to the provisions of paragraph 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of an employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A), (15), the first period of 3 consecutive 12-month subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of with respect to amounts invested in a lifetime periods during each of which the employee has subclause (V) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by add- income investment (as defined in section at least 500 hours of service.’’. ing at the end the following new subclause: 401(a)(38)(B)(ii)), the date that is 90 days prior (2) SPECIAL RULES.—Section 401(k) of such ‘‘(VI) except as may be otherwise provided by to the date that such lifetime income investment Code is amended by adding at the end the fol- regulations, with respect to amounts invested in may no longer be held as an investment option lowing new paragraph: a lifetime income investment (as defined in sub- under the plan,’’. ‘‘(15) SPECIAL RULES FOR PARTICIPATION RE- section (a)(38)(B)(ii)), the date that is 90 days (2) DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.—Paragraph QUIREMENT FOR LONG-TERM, PART-TIME WORK- prior to the date that such lifetime income in- (1) of section 457(d) of such Code is amended by ERS.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(D)(ii)—

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‘‘(A) AGE REQUIREMENT MUST BE MET.—Para- ginning on the date on which a child of the in- ‘‘(III) TAXPAYER MUST INCLUDE TIN.—A dis- graph (2)(D)(ii) shall not apply to an employee dividual is born or on which the legal adoption tribution shall not be treated as a qualified birth unless the employee has met the requirement of by the individual of an eligible adoptee is final- or adoption distribution with respect to any section 410(a)(1)(A)(i) by the close of the last of ized. child or eligible adoptee unless the taxpayer in- the 12-month periods described in such para- ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE ADOPTEE.—The term ‘eligible cludes the name, age, and TIN of such child or graph. adoptee’ means any individual (other than a eligible adoptee on the taxpayer’s return of tax ‘‘(B) NONDISCRIMINATION AND TOP-HEAVY child of the taxpayer’s spouse) who has not at- for the taxable year. RULES NOT TO APPLY.— tained age 18 or is physically or mentally in- ‘‘(IV) DISTRIBUTIONS TREATED AS MEETING ‘‘(i) NONDISCRIMINATION RULES.—In the case capable of self-support. PLAN DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.—Any quali- of employees who are eligible to participate in ‘‘(iv) TREATMENT OF PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS.— fied birth or adoption distribution shall be treat- the arrangement solely by reason of paragraph ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If a distribution to an indi- ed as meeting the requirements of sections (2)(D)(ii)— vidual would (without regard to clause (ii)) be a 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 403(b)(7)(A)(ii), 403(b)(11), and ‘‘(I) notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), an em- qualified birth or adoption distribution, a plan 457(d)(1)(A).’’. ployer shall not be required to make nonelective shall not be treated as failing to meet any re- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made or matching contributions on behalf of such em- quirement of this title merely because the plan by this section shall apply to distributions made ployees even if such contributions are made on treats the distribution as a qualified birth or after December 31, 2019. behalf of other employees eligible to participate adoption distribution, unless the aggregate SEC. 114. INCREASE IN AGE FOR REQUIRED BE- in the arrangement, and amount of such distributions from all plans GINNING DATE FOR MANDATORY ‘‘(II) an employer may elect to exclude such maintained by the employer (and any member of DISTRIBUTIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) of employees from the application of subsection any controlled group which includes the em- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended (a)(4), paragraphs (3), (12), and (13), subsection ployer) to such individual exceeds $5,000. ‘‘(II) CONTROLLED GROUP.—For purposes of by striking ‘‘age 701⁄2’’ and inserting ‘‘age 72’’. (m)(2), and section 410(b). subclause (I), the term ‘controlled group’ means (b) SPOUSE BENEFICIARIES; SPECIAL RULE FOR ‘‘(ii) TOP-HEAVY RULES.—An employer may any group treated as a single employer under OWNERS.—Subparagraphs (B)(iv)(I) and elect to exclude all employees who are eligible to subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414. (C)(ii)(I) of section 401(a)(9) of such Code are participate in a plan maintained by the em- ‘‘(v) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE REPAID.— each amended by striking ‘‘age 701⁄2’’ and insert- ployer solely by reason of paragraph (2)(D)(ii) ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who re- ing ‘‘age 72’’. from the application of the vesting and benefit ceives a qualified birth or adoption distribution (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— requirements under subsections (b) and (c) of may make one or more contributions in an ag- (1) The last sentence of section 408(b) of such section 416. gregate amount not to exceed the amount of Code is amended by striking ‘‘age 701⁄2’’ and in- ‘‘(iii) VESTING.—For purposes of determining such distribution to an applicable eligible retire- serting ‘‘age 72’’. whether an employee described in clause (i) has ment plan of which such individual is a bene- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made a nonforfeitable right to employer contributions ficiary and to which a rollover contribution of by this section shall apply to distributions re- (other than contributions described in para- such distribution could be made under section quired to be made after December 31, 2019, with graph (3)(D)(i)) under the arrangement, each 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or respect to individuals who attain age 701⁄2 after 12-month period for which the employee has at 457(e)(16), as the case may be. such date. least 500 hours of service shall be treated as a ‘‘(II) LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPLI- SEC. 115. SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM FUND- year of service and section 411(a)(6) shall be ap- CABLE ELIGIBLE RETIREMENT PLANS OTHER THAN ING STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY plied by substituting ‘at least 500 hours of serv- IRAS.—The aggregate amount of contributions NEWSPAPER PLANS. ice’ for ‘more than 500 hours of service’ in sub- made by an individual under subclause (I) to (a) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE paragraph (A) thereof. any applicable eligible retirement plan which is OF 1986.—Section 430 of the Internal Revenue ‘‘(iv) EMPLOYEES WHO BECOME FULL-TIME EM- not an individual retirement plan shall not ex- Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end PLOYEES.—This subparagraph (other than ceed the aggregate amount of qualified birth or the following new subsection: clause (iii)) shall cease to apply to any employee adoption distributions which are made from ‘‘(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWS- as of the first plan year beginning after the plan such plan to such individual. Subclause (I) shall PAPER PLANS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan sponsor of a com- year in which the employee meets the require- not apply to contributions to any applicable eli- munity newspaper plan under which no partici- ments of section 410(a)(1)(A)(ii) without regard gible retirement plan which is not an individual pant has had the participant’s accrued benefit to paragraph (2)(D)(ii). retirement plan unless the individual is eligible increased (whether because of service or com- ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR EMPLOYEES UNDER COL- to make contributions (other than those de- pensation) after December 31, 2017, may elect to LECTIVELY BARGAINED PLANS, ETC.—Paragraph scribed in subclause (I)) to such applicable eligi- have the alternative standards described in (2)(D)(ii) shall not apply to employees described ble retirement plan. in section 410(b)(3). ‘‘(III) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS OF DIS- paragraph (3) apply to such plan, and any plan ‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULES.— TRIBUTIONS FROM APPLICABLE ELIGIBLE RETIRE- sponsored by any member of the same controlled ‘‘(i) TIME OF PARTICIPATION.—The rules of MENT PLANS OTHER THAN IRAs.—If a contribu- group. ‘‘(2) ELECTION.—An election under paragraph section 410(a)(4) shall apply to an employee eli- tion is made under subclause (I) with respect to (1) shall be made at such time and in such man- gible to participate in an arrangement solely by a qualified birth or adoption distribution from ner as prescribed by the Secretary. Such elec- reason of paragraph (2)(D)(ii). an applicable eligible retirement plan other than tion, once made with respect to a plan year, ‘‘(ii) 12-MONTH PERIODS.—12-month periods an individual retirement plan, then the tax- shall apply to all subsequent plan years unless shall be determined in the same manner as payer shall, to the extent of the amount of the revoked with the consent of the Secretary. under the last sentence of section 410(a)(3)(A).’’. contribution, be treated as having received such ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STAND- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made distribution in an eligible rollover distribution ARDS.—The alternative standards described in by this section shall apply to plan years begin- (as defined in section 402(c)(4)) and as having this paragraph are the following: ning after December 31, 2020, except that, for transferred the amount to the applicable eligible ‘‘(A) INTEREST RATES.— purposes of section 401(k)(2)(D)(ii) of the Inter- retirement plan in a direct trustee to trustee ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection nal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by such transfer within 60 days of the distribution. (h)(2)(C) and except as provided in clause (ii), amendments), 12-month periods beginning before ‘‘(IV) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS FOR DIS- the first, second, and third segment rates in ef- January 1, 2021, shall not be taken into account. TRIBUTIONS FROM IRAS.—If a contribution is fect for any month for purposes of this section SEC. 113. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM made under subclause (I) with respect to a shall be 8 percent. RETIREMENT PLANS FOR INDIVID- qualified birth or adoption distribution from an ‘‘(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS.—Notwith- UALS IN CASE OF BIRTH OF CHILD individual retirement plan, then, to the extent standing subsection (h)(2), for purposes of deter- OR ADOPTION. of the amount of the contribution, such distribu- mining the funding target and normal cost of a (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 72(t)(2) of the Inter- tion shall be treated as a distribution described plan for any plan year, the present value of any nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding in section 408(d)(3) and as having been trans- benefits accrued or earned under the plan for a at the end the following new subparagraph: ferred to the applicable eligible retirement plan plan year with respect to which an election ‘‘(H) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be deter- IN CASE OF BIRTH OF CHILD OR ADOPTION.— days of the distribution. mined on the basis of the U.S. Treasury obliga- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any qualified birth or ‘‘(vi) DEFINITION AND SPECIAL RULES.—For tion yield curve for the day that is the valuation adoption distribution. purposes of this subparagraph— date of such plan for such plan year. ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount ‘‘(I) APPLICABLE ELIGIBLE RETIREMENT ‘‘(iii) U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION YIELD which may be treated as qualified birth or adop- PLAN.—The term ‘applicable eligible retirement CURVE.—For purposes of this subsection, the tion distributions by any individual with respect plan’ means an eligible retirement plan (as de- term ‘U.S. Treasury obligation yield curve’ to any birth or adoption shall not exceed $5,000. fined in section 402(c)(8)(B)) other than a de- means, with respect to any day, a yield curve ‘‘(iii) QUALIFIED BIRTH OR ADOPTION DIS- fined benefit plan. which shall be prescribed by the Secretary for TRIBUTION.—For purposes of this subpara- ‘‘(II) EXEMPTION OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM such day on interest-bearing obligations of the graph— TRUSTEE TO TRUSTEE TRANSFER AND WITH- United States. ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified birth or HOLDING RULES.—For purposes of sections ‘‘(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— adoption distribution’ means any distribution 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405, a qualified birth or ‘‘(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION from an applicable eligible retirement plan to an adoption distribution shall not be treated as an BASES.—The shortfall amortization bases deter- individual if made during the 1-year period be- eligible rollover distribution. mined under subsection (c)(3) for all plan years

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Such election, once made with respect to a newspaper is published, and the primary pur- shall be the funding shortfall of such plan for plan year, shall apply to all subsequent plan pose of which is to benefit communities in such such plan year (determined using the interest years unless revoked with the consent of the State, or rates as modified under subparagraph (A)). Secretary of the Treasury. ‘‘(V) by a combination of persons described in ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AMORTI- ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STAND- subclause (I), (III), or (IV), and ZATION INSTALLMENTS.— ARDS.—The alternative standards described in ‘‘(iv) does not control, directly or indirectly, ‘‘(i) 30-YEAR PERIOD.—Subparagraphs (A) and this paragraph are the following: any newspaper in any other State. (B) of subsection (c)(2) shall be applied by sub- ‘‘(A) INTEREST RATES.— ‘‘(B) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER.—The term ‘com- stituting ‘30-plan-year’ for ‘7-plan-year’ each ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection munity newspaper’ means a newspaper which place it appears. (h)(2)(C) and except as provided in clause (ii), primarily serves a metropolitan statistical area, ‘‘(ii) NO SPECIAL ELECTION.—The election the first, second, and third segment rates in ef- as determined by the Office of Management and under subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(2) fect for any month for purposes of this section Budget, with a population of not less than shall not apply to any plan year to which the shall be 8 percent. 100,000. election under paragraph (1) applies. ‘‘(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS.—Notwith- ‘‘(C) CONTROL.—A person shall be treated as ‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREATMENT.— standing subsection (h)(2), for purposes of deter- controlled by another person if such other per- Subsection (i) shall not apply. mining the funding target and normal cost of a son possesses, directly or indirectly, the power ‘‘(4) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN.—For pur- plan for any plan year, the present value of any to direct or cause the direction and management poses of this subsection— benefits accrued or earned under the plan for a of such person (including the power to elect a ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community plan year with respect to which an election majority of the members of the board of directors newspaper plan’ means a plan to which this sec- under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be deter- of such person) through the ownership of voting tion applies maintained by an employer which, mined on the basis of the U.S. Treasury obliga- securities. as of December 31, 2017— tion yield curve for the day that is the valuation ‘‘(5) CONTROLLED GROUP.—For purposes of ‘‘(i) publishes and distributes daily, either date of such plan for such plan year. this subsection, the term ‘controlled group’ electronically or in printed form, 1 or more com- ‘‘(iii) U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION YIELD means all persons treated as a single employer munity newspapers in a single State, CURVE.—For purposes of this subsection, the under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section ‘‘(ii) is not a company the stock of which is term ‘U.S. Treasury obligation yield curve’ 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as of publicly traded (on a stock exchange or in an means, with respect to any day, a yield curve the date of the enactment of this subsection. over-the-counter market), and is not controlled, which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the ‘‘(6) EFFECT ON PREMIUM RATE CALCULA- directly or indirectly, by such a company, Treasury for such day on interest-bearing obli- TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of ‘‘(iii) is controlled, directly or indirectly— gations of the United States. law or any regulation issued by the Pension ‘‘(I) by 1 or more persons residing primarily in ‘‘(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of a the State in which the community newspaper is ‘‘(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION plan for which an election is made to apply the published, BASES.—The shortfall amortization bases deter- alternative standards described in paragraph ‘‘(II) for not less than 30 years by individuals mined under subsection (c)(3) for all plan years (3), the additional premium under section who are members of the same family, preceding the first plan year to which the elec- 4006(a)(3)(E) shall be determined as if such elec- ‘‘(III) by a trust created or organized in the tion under paragraph (1) applies (and all short- tion had not been made.’’. State in which the community newspaper is fall amortization installments determined with (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made published, the sole trustees of which are persons respect to such bases) shall be reduced to zero by this section shall apply to plan years ending described in subclause (I) or (II), under rules similar to the rules of subsection after December 31, 2017. (c)(6). ‘‘(IV) by an entity which is described in sec- SEC. 116. TREATING EXCLUDED DIFFICULTY OF tion 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under ‘‘(ii) NEW SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— CARE PAYMENTS AS COMPENSATION section 501(a), which is organized and operated Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3), the shortfall FOR DETERMINING RETIREMENT in the State in which the community newspaper amortization base for the first plan year to CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS. is published, and the primary purpose of which which the election under paragraph (1) applies (a) INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.— is to benefit communities in such State, or shall be the funding shortfall of such plan for (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(o) of the Internal ‘‘(V) by a combination of persons described in such plan year (determined using the interest Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at subclause (I), (III), or (IV), and rates as modified under subparagraph (A)). the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(iv) does not control, directly or indirectly, ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AMORTI- ‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR DIFFICULTY OF CARE any newspaper in any other State. ZATION INSTALLMENTS.— PAYMENTS EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME.—In ‘‘(B) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER.—The term ‘com- ‘‘(i) 30-YEAR PERIOD.—Subparagraphs (A) and the case of an individual who for a taxable year munity newspaper’ means a newspaper which (B) of subsection (c)(2) shall be applied by sub- excludes from gross income under section 131 a primarily serves a metropolitan statistical area, stituting ‘30-plan-year’ for ‘7-plan-year’ each qualified foster care payment which is a dif- as determined by the Office of Management and place it appears. ficulty of care payment, if— Budget, with a population of not less than ‘‘(ii) NO SPECIAL ELECTION.—The election ‘‘(A) the deductible amount in effect for the 100,000. under subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(2) taxable year under subsection (b), exceeds ‘‘(C) CONTROL.—A person shall be treated as shall not apply to any plan year to which the ‘‘(B) the amount of compensation includible controlled by another person if such other per- election under paragraph (1) applies. in the individual’s gross income for the taxable son possesses, directly or indirectly, the power ‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREATMENT.— year, Subsection (i) shall not apply. to direct or cause the direction and management the individual may elect to increase the non- ‘‘(4) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN.—For pur- of such person (including the power to elect a poses of this subsection— deductible limit under paragraph (2) for the tax- majority of the members of the board of directors ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community able year by an amount equal to the lesser of of such person) through the ownership of voting newspaper plan’ means a plan to which this sec- such excess or the amount so excluded.’’. securities. tion applies maintained by an employer which, (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made ‘‘(5) CONTROLLED GROUP.—For purposes of as of December 31, 2017— by this subsection shall apply to contributions this subsection, the term ‘controlled group’ ‘‘(i) publishes and distributes daily, either after the date of the enactment of this Act. means all persons treated as a single employer electronically or in printed form— (b) DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS.— under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section ‘‘(I) a community newspaper, or (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 415(c) of such Code 414 as of the date of the enactment of this sub- ‘‘(II) 1 or more community newspapers in the is amended by adding at the end the following section.’’. same State, new paragraph: (b) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ‘‘(ii) is not a company the stock of which is ‘‘(8) SPECIAL RULE FOR DIFFICULTY OF CARE INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—Section 303 of publicly traded (on a stock exchange or in an PAYMENTS EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME.— the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of over-the-counter market), and is not controlled, ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of paragraph 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1083) is amended by adding at directly or indirectly, by such a company, (1)(B), in the case of an individual who for a the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(iii) is controlled, directly or indirectly— taxable year excludes from gross income under ‘‘(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWS- ‘‘(I) by 1 or more persons residing primarily in section 131 a qualified foster care payment PAPER PLANS.— the State in which the community newspaper is which is a difficulty of care payment, the par- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan sponsor of a com- published, ticipant’s compensation, or earned income, as munity newspaper plan under which no partici- ‘‘(II) for not less than 30 years by individuals the case may be, shall be increased by the pant has had the participant’s accrued benefit who are members of the same family, amount so excluded.

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‘‘(B) CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOCABLE TO DIF- (3) provide the same investments or investment hancement Act of 2019, the Secretary shall issue FICULTY OF CARE PAYMENTS TREATED AS AFTER- options to participants and beneficiaries. a model lifetime income disclosure, written in a TAX.—Any contribution by the participant A plan not subject to title I of the Employee Re- manner so as to be understood by the average which is allowable due to such increase— tirement Income Security Act of 1974 shall be plan participant, which— ‘‘(i) shall be treated for purposes of this title treated as meeting the requirements of para- ‘‘(I) explains that the lifetime income stream as investment in the contract, and graph (2) as part of a group of plans if the same equivalent is only provided as an illustration; ‘‘(ii) shall not cause a plan (and any arrange- person that performs each of the functions de- ‘‘(II) explains that the actual payments under ment which is part of such plan) to be treated scribed in such paragraph, as applicable, for all the lifetime income stream described in clause as failing to meet any requirements of this chap- other plans in such group performs each of such (i)(III) which may be purchased with the total ter solely by reason of allowing any such con- functions for such plan. benefits accrued will depend on numerous fac- tributions.’’. (d) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO ELECTRONIC tors and may vary substantially from the life- (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made FILING OF RETURNS FOR DEFERRED COMPENSA- time income stream equivalent in the disclosures; by this subsection shall apply to plan years be- TION PLANS.— ‘‘(III) explains the assumptions upon which ginning after December 31, 2015. (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6011(e) of the Inter- the lifetime income stream equivalent was deter- TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding mined; and ‘‘(IV) provides such other similar explanations IMPROVEMENTS at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(6) APPLICATION OF NUMERICAL LIMITATION as the Secretary considers appropriate. SEC. 201. PLAN ADOPTED BY FILING DUE DATE ‘‘(iii) ASSUMPTIONS AND RULES.—Not later TO RETURNS RELATING TO DEFERRED COMPENSA- FOR YEAR MAY BE TREATED AS IN than 1 year after the date of the enactment of EFFECT AS OF CLOSE OF YEAR. TION PLANS.—For purposes of applying the nu- the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 401 merical limitation under paragraph (2)(A) to any return required under section 6058, informa- Enhancement Act of 2019, the Secretary shall— of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend- ‘‘(I) prescribe assumptions which administra- tion regarding each plan for which information ed— tors of individual account plans may use in con- is provided on such return shall be treated as a (1) by striking ‘‘RETROACTIVE CHANGES IN verting total accrued benefits into lifetime in- separate return.’’. PLAN.—A stock bonus’’ and inserting ‘‘PLAN come stream equivalents for purposes of this AMENDMENTS.— (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to returns required subparagraph; and ‘‘(1) CERTAIN RETROACTIVE CHANGES IN ‘‘(II) issue interim final rules under clause (i). PLAN.—A stock bonus’’; and to be filed with respect to plan years beginning (2) by adding at the end the following new after December 31, 2019. In prescribing assumptions under subclause (I), paragraph: (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The modification re- the Secretary may prescribe a single set of spe- cific assumptions (in which case the Secretary ‘‘(2) ADOPTION OF PLAN.—If an employer quired by subsection (a) shall be implemented adopts a stock bonus, pension, profit-sharing, or not later than January 1, 2022, and shall apply may issue tables or factors which facilitate such annuity plan after the close of a taxable year to returns and reports for plan years beginning conversions), or ranges of permissible assump- but before the time prescribed by law for filing after December 31, 2021. tions. To the extent that an accrued benefit is or may be invested in a lifetime income stream de- the return of the employer for the taxable year SEC. 203. DISCLOSURE REGARDING LIFETIME IN- (including extensions thereof), the employer COME. scribed in clause (i)(III), the assumptions pre- may elect to treat the plan as having been (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section scribed under subclause (I) shall, to the extent adopted as of the last day of the taxable year.’’. 105(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Se- appropriate, permit administrators of individual account plans to use the amounts payable under (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made curity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1025(a)(2)) is by this section shall apply to plans adopted for amended— such lifetime income stream as a lifetime income taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; stream equivalent. (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘diversification.’’ ‘‘(iv) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—No plan fidu- SEC. 202. COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT FOR ciary, plan sponsor, or other person shall have GROUP OF PLANS. and inserting ‘‘diversification, and’’; and any liability under this title solely by reason of (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas- (3) by inserting at the end the following: the provision of lifetime income stream equiva- ury and the Secretary of Labor shall, in co- ‘‘(iii) the lifetime income disclosure described lents which are derived in accordance with the operation, modify the returns required under in subparagraph (D)(i). assumptions and rules described in clause (iii) section 6058 of the Internal Revenue Code of In the case of pension benefit statements de- and which include the explanations contained 1986 and the reports required by section 104 of scribed in clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A), a life- in the model lifetime income disclosure described the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of time income disclosure under clause (iii) of this in clause (ii). This clause shall apply without 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024) so that all members of a subparagraph shall be required to be included in regard to whether the provision of such lifetime group of plans described in subsection (c) may only one pension benefit statement during any income stream equivalent is required by sub- file a single aggregated annual return or report one 12-month period.’’. paragraph (B)(iii). satisfying the requirements of both such sec- (b) LIFETIME INCOME.—Paragraph (2) of sec- ‘‘(v) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement in tions. tion 105(a) of the Employee Retirement Income subparagraph (B)(iii) shall apply to pension (b) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.—In de- Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1025(a)) is benefit statements furnished more than 12 veloping the consolidated return or report under amended by adding at the end the following months after the latest of the issuance by the subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury new subparagraph: Secretary of— and the Secretary of Labor may require such re- ‘‘(D) LIFETIME INCOME DISCLOSURE.— ‘‘(I) interim final rules under clause (i); turn or report to include any information re- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(II) the model disclosure under clause (ii); or garding each plan in the group as such Secre- ‘‘(I) DISCLOSURE.—A lifetime income disclo- ‘‘(III) the assumptions under clause (iii).’’. sure shall set forth the lifetime income stream taries determine is necessary or appropriate for SEC. 204. FIDUCIARY SAFE HARBOR FOR SELEC- the enforcement and administration of the In- equivalent of the total benefits accrued with re- TION OF LIFETIME INCOME PRO- ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee spect to the participant or beneficiary. VIDER. Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and ‘‘(II) LIFETIME INCOME STREAM EQUIVALENT Section 404 of the Employee Retirement In- shall require such information as will enable a OF THE TOTAL BENEFITS ACCRUED.—For purposes come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1104) is participant in a plan to identify any aggregated of this subparagraph, the term ‘lifetime income amended by adding at the end the following: return or report filed with respect to the plan. stream equivalent of the total benefits accrued’ ‘‘(e) SAFE HARBOR FOR ANNUITY SELECTION.— (c) PLANS DESCRIBED.—A group of plans is de- means the amount of monthly payments the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the selec- scribed in this subsection if all plans in the participant or beneficiary would receive if the tion of an insurer for a guaranteed retirement group— total accrued benefits of such participant or income contract, the requirements of subsection (1) are individual account plans or defined beneficiary were used to provide lifetime income (a)(1)(B) will be deemed to be satisfied if a fidu- contribution plans (as defined in section 3(34) of streams described in subclause (III), based on ciary— the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of assumptions specified in rules prescribed by the ‘‘(A) engages in an objective, thorough, and 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(34)) or in section 414(i) of Secretary. analytical search for the purpose of identifying the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); ‘‘(III) LIFETIME INCOME STREAMS.—The life- insurers from which to purchase such contracts; (2) have— time income streams described in this subclause ‘‘(B) with respect to each insurer identified (A) the same trustee (as described in section are a qualified joint and survivor annuity (as under subparagraph (A)— 403(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1103(a))); defined in section 205(d)), based on assumptions ‘‘(i) considers the financial capability of such (B) the same one or more named fiduciaries specified in rules prescribed by the Secretary, insurer to satisfy its obligations under the guar- (as described in section 402(a) of such Act (29 including the assumption that the participant or anteed retirement income contract; and U.S.C. 1102(a))); beneficiary has a spouse of equal age, and a ‘‘(ii) considers the cost (including fees and (C) the same administrator (as defined in sec- single life annuity. Such lifetime income streams commissions) of the guaranteed retirement in- tion 3(16)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1002(16)(A))) may have a term certain or other features to the come contract offered by the insurer in relation and plan administrator (as defined in section extent permitted under rules prescribed by the to the benefits and product features of the con- 414(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); Secretary. tract and administrative services to be provided and ‘‘(ii) MODEL DISCLOSURE.—Not later than 1 under such contract; and (D) plan years beginning on the same date; year after the date of the enactment of the Set- ‘‘(C) on the basis of such consideration, con- and ting Every Community Up for Retirement En- cludes that—

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‘‘(i) at the time of the selection, the insurer is ‘‘(5) LIMITED LIABILITY.—A fiduciary which ‘‘(I) such defined benefit plan must also be ag- financially capable of satisfying its obligations satisfies the requirements of this subsection gregated with any portion of such defined con- under the guaranteed retirement income con- shall not be liable following the distribution of tribution plan which provides elective deferrals tract; and any benefit, or the investment by or on behalf of described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section ‘‘(ii) the relative cost of the selected guaran- a participant or beneficiary pursuant to the se- 402(g)(3), and teed retirement income contract as described in lected guaranteed retirement income contract, ‘‘(II) such matching contributions shall be subparagraph (B)(ii) is reasonable. for any losses that may result to the participant treated in the same manner as nonelective con- ‘‘(2) FINANCIAL CAPABILITY OF THE INSURER.— or beneficiary due to an insurer’s inability to tributions, including for purposes of applying A fiduciary will be deemed to satisfy the re- satisfy its financial obligations under the terms the rules of subsection (l). quirements of paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (1)(C)(i) of such contract. ‘‘(iii) PLANS DESCRIBED.—A defined benefit if— ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub- plan is described in this clause if— ‘‘(A) the fiduciary obtains written representa- section— ‘‘(I) the plan provides benefits to a closed tions from the insurer that— ‘‘(A) INSURER.—The term ‘insurer’ means an class of participants, ‘‘(i) the insurer is licensed to offer guaranteed insurance company, insurance service, or insur- ‘‘(II) for the plan year as of which the class retirement income contracts; ance organization, including affiliates of such closes and the 2 succeeding plan years, the plan ‘‘(ii) the insurer, at the time of selection and companies. satisfies the requirements of section 410(b) and for each of the immediately preceding 7 plan ‘‘(B) GUARANTEED RETIREMENT INCOME CON- subsection (a)(4) (without regard to this sub- years— TRACT.—The term ‘guaranteed retirement in- paragraph but taking into account the rules of ‘‘(I) operates under a certificate of authority come contract’ means an annuity contract for a subparagraph (I)), from the insurance commissioner of its domi- fixed term or a contract (or provision or feature ‘‘(III) after the date as of which the class was ciliary State which has not been revoked or sus- thereof) which provides guaranteed benefits an- closed, any plan amendment which modifies the pended; nually (or more frequently) for at least the re- closed class or the benefits provided to such ‘‘(II) has filed audited financial statements in mainder of the life of the participant or the joint closed class does not discriminate significantly accordance with the laws of its domiciliary lives of the participant and the participant’s in favor of highly compensated employees, and ‘‘(IV) the class was closed before April 5, 2017, State under applicable statutory accounting designated beneficiary as part of an individual or the plan is described in subparagraph (C). principles; account plan.’’. ‘‘(III) maintains (and has maintained) re- ‘‘(C) PLANS DESCRIBED.—A plan is described SEC. 205. MODIFICATION OF NONDISCRIMINA- in this subparagraph if, taking into account serves which satisfies all the statutory require- TION RULES TO PROTECT OLDER, ments of all States where the insurer does busi- any predecessor plan— LONGER SERVICE PARTICIPANTS. ‘‘(i) such plan has been in effect for at least ness; and (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Internal ‘‘(IV) is not operating under an order of su- 5 years as of the date the class is closed, and Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— ‘‘(ii) during the 5-year period preceding the pervision, rehabilitation, or liquidation; (1) by redesignating subsection (o) as sub- ‘‘(iii) the insurer undergoes, at least every 5 date the class is closed, there has not been a section (p); and substantial increase in the coverage or value of years, a financial examination (within the (2) by inserting after subsection (n) the fol- meaning of the law of its domiciliary State) by the benefits, rights, or features described in sub- lowing new subsection: paragraph (A) or in the coverage or benefits the insurance commissioner of the domiciliary ‘‘(o) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLYING NON- under the plan described in subparagraph State (or representative, designee, or other party DISCRIMINATION RULES TO PROTECT OLDER, approved by such commissioner); and (B)(iii) (whichever is applicable). LONGER SERVICE AND GRANDFATHERED PARTICI- ‘‘(D) DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL IN- ‘‘(iv) the insurer will notify the fiduciary of PANTS .— any change in circumstances occurring after the CREASE FOR BENEFITS, RIGHTS, AND FEATURES.— ‘‘(1) TESTING OF DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS WITH In applying subparagraph (C)(ii) for purposes of provision of the representations in clauses (i), CLOSED CLASSES OF PARTICIPANTS.— (ii), and (iii) which would preclude the insurer subparagraph (A)(iii), a plan shall be treated as ‘‘(A) BENEFITS, RIGHTS, OR FEATURES PRO- having had a substantial increase in coverage or from making such representations at the time of VIDED TO CLOSED CLASSES.—A defined benefit issuance of the guaranteed retirement income value of the benefits, rights, or features de- plan which provides benefits, rights, or features scribed in subparagraph (A) during the applica- contract; and to a closed class of participants shall not fail to ‘‘(B) after receiving such representations and ble 5-year period only if, during such period— satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(4) by ‘‘(i) the number of participants covered by as of the time of selection, the fiduciary has not reason of the composition of such closed class or such benefits, rights, or features on the date received any notice described in subparagraph the benefits, rights, or features provided to such such period ends is more than 50 percent greater (A)(iv) and is in possession of no other informa- closed class, if— than the number of such participants on the tion which would cause the fiduciary to ques- ‘‘(i) for the plan year as of which the class first day of the plan year in which such period tion the representations provided. closes and the 2 succeeding plan years, such began, or ‘‘(3) NO REQUIREMENT TO SELECT LOWEST benefits, rights, and features satisfy the require- ‘‘(ii) such benefits, rights, and features have COST.—Nothing in this subsection shall be con- ments of subsection (a)(4) (without regard to been modified by 1 or more plan amendments in strued to require a fiduciary to select the lowest this subparagraph but taking into account the such a way that, as of the date the class is cost contract. A fiduciary may consider the rules of subparagraph (I)), closed, the value of such benefits, rights, and value of a contract, including features and ben- ‘‘(ii) after the date as of which the class was features to the closed class as a whole is sub- efits of the contract and attributes of the insurer closed, any plan amendment which modifies the stantially greater than the value as of the first (including, without limitation, the insurer’s fi- closed class or the benefits, rights, and features day of such 5-year period, solely as a result of nancial strength) in conjunction with the cost provided to such closed class does not discrimi- such amendments. of the contract. nate significantly in favor of highly com- ‘‘(E) DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL IN- ‘‘(4) TIME OF SELECTION.— pensated employees, and CREASE FOR AGGREGATE TESTING ON BENEFITS ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub- ‘‘(iii) the class was closed before April 5, 2017, BASIS.—In applying subparagraph (C)(ii) for section, the time of selection is— or the plan is described in subparagraph (C). purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii)(IV), a plan ‘‘(i) the time that the insurer and the contract ‘‘(B) AGGREGATE TESTING WITH DEFINED CON- shall be treated as having had a substantial in- are selected for distribution of benefits to a spe- TRIBUTION PLANS PERMITTED ON A BENEFITS crease in coverage or benefits during the appli- cific participant or beneficiary; or BASIS.— ‘‘(ii) if the fiduciary periodically reviews the cable 5-year period only if, during such period— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determining ‘‘(i) the number of participants benefitting continuing appropriateness of the conclusion compliance with subsection (a)(4) and section under the plan on the date such period ends is described in paragraph (1)(C) with respect to a 410(b), a defined benefit plan described in clause more than 50 percent greater than the number of selected insurer, taking into account the consid- (iii) may be aggregated and tested on a benefits such participants on the first day of the plan erations described in such paragraph, the time basis with 1 or more defined contribution plans, year in which such period began, or that the insurer and the contract are selected to including with the portion of 1 or more defined ‘‘(ii) the average benefit provided to such par- provide benefits at future dates to participants contribution plans which— ticipants on the date such period ends is more or beneficiaries under the plan. ‘‘(I) provides matching contributions (as de- than 50 percent greater than the average benefit Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be con- fined in subsection (m)(4)(A)), provided on the first day of the plan year in strued to require the fiduciary to review the ap- ‘‘(II) provides annuity contracts described in which such period began. propriateness of a selection after the purchase section 403(b) which are purchased with match- ‘‘(F) CERTAIN EMPLOYEES DISREGARDED.—For of a contract for a participant or beneficiary. ing contributions or nonelective contributions, purposes of subparagraphs (D) and (E), any in- ‘‘(B) PERIODIC REVIEW.—A fiduciary will be or crease in coverage or value or in coverage or deemed to have conducted the periodic review ‘‘(III) consists of an employee stock ownership benefits, whichever is applicable, which is at- described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the fidu- plan (within the meaning of section 4975(e)(7)) tributable to such coverage and value or cov- ciary obtains the written representations de- or a tax credit employee stock ownership plan erage and benefits provided to employees— scribed in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (within the meaning of section 409(a)). ‘‘(i) who became participants as a result of a (2)(A) from the insurer on an annual basis, un- ‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULES FOR MATCHING CONTRIBU- merger, acquisition, or similar event which oc- less the fiduciary receives any notice described TIONS.—For purposes of clause (i), if a defined curred during the 7-year period preceding the in paragraph (2)(A)(iv) or otherwise becomes benefit plan is aggregated with a portion of a date the class is closed, or aware of facts that would cause the fiduciary to defined contribution plan providing matching ‘‘(ii) who became participants by reason of a question such representations. contributions— merger of the plan with another plan which had

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For purposes of the of the merger, benefit plan have been reduced or eliminated, preceding sentence, consistency shall not be re- shall be disregarded, except that clause (ii) shall ‘‘(ii) for the plan year of the defined contribu- quired with respect to employees who were sub- apply for purposes of subparagraph (D) only if, tion plan as of which the class eligible to receive ject to different benefit formulas under the de- under the merger, the benefits, rights, or fea- such make-whole contributions closes and the 2 fined benefit plan. tures under 1 plan are conformed to the bene- succeeding plan years, such closed class of par- ‘‘(B) REFERENCES TO CLOSED CLASS OF PAR- fits, rights, or features of the other plan pro- ticipants satisfies the requirements of section TICIPANTS.—References to a closed class of par- spectively. 410(b)(2)(A)(i) (determined by applying the rules ticipants and similar references to a closed class ‘‘(G) RULES RELATING TO AVERAGE BENEFIT.— of paragraph (1)(I)), shall include arrangements under which 1 or For purposes of subparagraph (E)— ‘‘(iii) after the date as of which the class was more classes of participants are closed, except ‘‘(i) the average benefit provided to partici- closed, any plan amendment to the defined con- that 1 or more classes of participants closed on pants under the plan will be treated as having tribution plan which modifies the closed class or different dates shall not be aggregated for pur- remained the same between the 2 dates described the allocations, benefits, rights, and features poses of determining the date any such class in subparagraph (E)(ii) if the benefit formula provided to such closed class does not discrimi- was closed. applicable to such participants has not changed nate significantly in favor of highly com- ‘‘(C) HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE.—The between such dates, and pensated employees, and term ‘highly compensated employee’ has the ‘‘(ii) if the benefit formula applicable to 1 or ‘‘(iv) the class was closed before April 5, 2017, meaning given such term in section 414(q).’’. more participants under the plan has changed or the defined benefit plan under clause (i) is (b) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.—Para- between such 2 dates, then the average benefit described in paragraph (1)(C) (as applied for graph (26) of section 401(a) of the Internal Rev- under the plan shall be considered to have in- purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(iii)(IV)). enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the creased by more than 50 percent only if— ‘‘(B) AGGREGATION WITH PLANS INCLUDING end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(I) the total amount determined under sec- MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.— ‘‘(I) PROTECTED PARTICIPANTS.— tion 430(b)(1)(A)(i) for all participants benefit- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 1 or more ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A plan shall be deemed to ting under the plan for the plan year in which defined contribution plans described in subpara- satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A) the 5-year period described in subparagraph (E) graph (A), for purposes of determining compli- if— ends, exceeds ance with subsection (a)(4) and section 410(b), ‘‘(I) the plan is amended— ‘‘(II) the total amount determined under sec- the portion of such plans which provides make- ‘‘(aa) to cease all benefit accruals, or ‘‘(bb) to provide future benefit accruals only tion 430(b)(1)(A)(i) for all such participants for whole contributions or other nonelective con- tributions may be aggregated and tested on a to a closed class of participants, such plan year, by using the benefit formula in ‘‘(II) the plan satisfies subparagraph (A) benefits basis with the portion of 1 or more other effect for each such participant for the first (without regard to this subparagraph) as of the plan year in such 5-year period, defined contribution plans which— ‘‘(I) provides matching contributions (as de- effective date of the amendment, and by more than 50 percent. In the case of a CSEC ‘‘(III) the amendment was adopted before fined in subsection (m)(4)(A)), plan (as defined in section 414(y)), the normal April 5, 2017, or the plan is described in clause cost of the plan (as determined under section ‘‘(II) provides annuity contracts described in section 403(b) which are purchased with match- (ii). 433(j)(1)(B)) shall be used in lieu of the amount ‘‘(ii) PLANS DESCRIBED.—A plan is described in ing contributions or nonelective contributions, determined under section 430(b)(1)(A)(i). this clause if the plan would be described in or ‘‘(H) TREATMENT AS SINGLE PLAN.—For pur- subsection (o)(1)(C), as applied for purposes of ‘‘(III) consists of an employee stock ownership poses of subparagraphs (E) and (G), a plan de- subsection (o)(1)(B)(iii)(IV) and by treating the plan (within the meaning of section 4975(e)(7)) scribed in section 413(c) shall be treated as a effective date of the amendment as the date the or a tax credit employee stock ownership plan single plan rather than as separate plans main- class was closed for purposes of subsection (within the meaning of section 409(a)). tained by each employer in the plan. (o)(1)(C). ‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULES FOR MATCHING CONTRIBU- ‘‘(I) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of sub- ‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of clause TIONS.—Rules similar to the rules of paragraph paragraphs (A)(i) and (B)(iii)(II), the following (i)(II), in applying section 410(b)(6)(C), the (1)(B)(ii) shall apply for purposes of clause (i). rules shall apply: amendments described in clause (i) shall not be ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES FOR TESTING DEFINED ‘‘(i) In applying section 410(b)(6)(C), the clos- treated as a significant change in coverage CONTRIBUTION PLAN FEATURES PROVIDING ing of the class of participants shall not be under section 410(b)(6)(C)(i)(II). MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN OLDER, treated as a significant change in coverage ‘‘(iv) SPUN-OFF PLANS.—For purposes of this LONGER SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.—In the case of a under section 410(b)(6)(C)(i)(II). subparagraph, if a portion of a plan described defined contribution plan which provides bene- ‘‘(ii) 2 or more plans shall not fail to be eligi- in clause (i) is spun off to another employer, the fits, rights, or features to a closed class of par- ble to be aggregated and treated as a single plan treatment under clause (i) of the spun-off plan ticipants whose accruals under a defined benefit solely by reason of having different plan years. shall continue with respect to the other em- plan have been reduced or eliminated, the plan ‘‘(iii) Changes in the employee population ployer.’’. shall be disregarded to the extent attributable to shall not fail to satisfy the requirements of sub- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— individuals who become employees or cease to be section (a)(4) solely by reason of the composition (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- employees, after the date the class is closed, by of the closed class or the benefits, rights, or fea- graph (2), the amendments made by this section reason of a merger, acquisition, divestiture, or tures provided to such closed class if the defined shall take effect on the date of the enactment of similar event. contribution plan and defined benefit plan oth- this Act, without regard to whether any plan ‘‘(iv) Aggregation and all other testing meth- erwise meet the requirements of subparagraph modifications referred to in such amendments odologies otherwise applicable under subsection (A) but for the fact that the make-whole con- are adopted or effective before, on, or after such (a)(4) and section 410(b) may be taken into ac- tributions under the defined contribution plan date of enactment. count. are made in whole or in part through matching (2) SPECIAL RULES.— The rule of clause (ii) shall also apply for pur- contributions. (A) ELECTION OF EARLIER APPLICATION.—At poses of determining whether plans to which ‘‘(D) SPUN-OFF PLANS.—For purposes of this the election of the plan sponsor, the amend- subparagraph (B)(i) applies may be aggregated paragraph, if a portion of a defined contribu- ments made by this section shall apply to plan and treated as 1 plan for purposes of deter- tion plan described in subparagraph (A) or (C) years beginning after December 31, 2013. mining whether such plans meet the require- is spun off to another employer, the treatment (B) CLOSED CLASSES OF PARTICIPANTS.—For ments of subsection (a)(4) and section 410(b). under subparagraph (A) or (C) of the spun-off purposes of paragraphs (1)(A)(iii), ‘‘(J) SPUN-OFF PLANS.—For purposes of this plan shall continue with respect to the other em- (1)(B)(iii)(IV), and (2)(A)(iv) of section 401(o) of paragraph, if a portion of a defined benefit plan ployer if such plan continues to comply with the the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by described in subparagraph (A) or (B)(iii) is spun requirements of clauses (ii) (if the original plan this section), a closed class of participants shall off to another employer and the spun-off plan was still within the 3-year period described in be treated as being closed before April 5, 2017, if continues to satisfy the requirements of— such clause at the time of the spin off) and (iii) the plan sponsor’s intention to create such ‘‘(i) subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(iii)(II), which- of subparagraph (A), as determined for purposes closed class is reflected in formal written docu- ever is applicable, if the original plan was still of subparagraph (A) or (C), whichever is appli- ments and communicated to participants before within the 3-year period described in such sub- cable. such date. paragraph at the time of the spin off, and ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULE.—For (C) CERTAIN POST-ENACTMENT PLAN AMEND- ‘‘(ii) subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B)(iii)(III), purposes of this subsection— MENTS.—A plan shall not be treated as failing to whichever is applicable, ‘‘(A) MAKE-WHOLE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Except as be eligible for the application of section the treatment under subparagraph (A) or (B) of otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(C), the term 401(o)(1)(A), 401(o)(1)(B)(iii), or 401(a)(26) of the spun-off plan shall continue with respect to ‘make-whole contributions’ means nonelective such Code (as added by this section) to such such other employer. allocations for each employee in the class which plan solely because in the case of— ‘‘(2) TESTING OF DEFINED CONTRIBUTION are reasonably calculated, in a consistent man- (i) such section 401(o)(1)(A), the plan was PLANS.— ner, to replace some or all of the retirement ben- amended before the date of the enactment of ‘‘(A) TESTING ON A BENEFITS BASIS.—A defined efits which the employee would have received this Act to eliminate 1 or more benefits, rights, contribution plan shall be permitted to be tested under the defined benefit plan and any other or features, and is further amended after such on a benefits basis if— plan or qualified cash or deferred arrangement date of enactment to provide such previously ‘‘(i) such defined contribution plan provides under subsection (k)(2) if no change had been eliminated benefits, rights, or features to a make-whole contributions to a closed class of made to such defined benefit plan and such closed class of participants, or

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(ii) such section 401(o)(1)(B)(iii) or section SEC. 302. EXPANSION OF SECTION 529 PLANS. ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION ONLY FOR ELIGIBLE DES- 401(a)(26), the plan was amended before the (a) DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES AS- IGNATED BENEFICIARIES.—Subparagraph (B)(iii) date of the enactment of this Act to cease all SOCIATED WITH REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP shall apply only in the case of an eligible des- benefit accruals, and is further amended after PROGRAMS.—Section 529(c) of the Internal Rev- ignated beneficiary. such date of enactment to provide benefit accru- enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the ‘‘(iii) RULES UPON DEATH OF ELIGIBLE DES- als to a closed class of participants. end the following new paragraph: IGNATED BENEFICIARY.—If an eligible designated Any such section shall only apply if the plan ‘‘(8) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES ASSOCI- beneficiary dies before the portion of the em- otherwise meets the requirements of such section ATED WITH REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO- ployee’s interest to which this subparagraph ap- and in applying such section, the date the class GRAMS.—Any reference in this subsection to the plies is entirely distributed, the exception under of participants is closed shall be the effective term ‘qualified higher education expense’ shall clause (iii) shall not apply to any beneficiary of date of the later amendment. include a reference to expenses for fees, books, such eligible designated beneficiary and the re- SEC. 206. MODIFICATION OF PBGC PREMIUMS supplies, and equipment required for the partici- mainder of such portion shall be distributed FOR CSEC PLANS. pation of a designated beneficiary in an appren- within 10 years after the death of such eligible (a) FLAT RATE PREMIUM.—Subparagraph (A) ticeship program registered and certified with designated beneficiary. of section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement the Secretary of Labor under section 1 of the ‘‘(iv) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE RE- Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50).’’ TIREMENT PLANS.—For purposes of applying the 1306(a)(3)) is amended— (c) DISTRIBUTIONS FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATION provisions of this subparagraph in determining (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘plan,’’ and in- LOAN REPAYMENTS.— amounts required to be distributed pursuant to serting ‘‘plan other than a CSEC plan (as de- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(c) of such Code, this paragraph, all eligible retirement plans (as fined in section 210(f)(1))’’; as amended by subsection (a), is amended by defined in section 402(c)(8)(B), other than a de- (2) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; adding at the end the following new paragraph: fined benefit plan described in clause (iv) or (v) (3) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the ‘‘(9) TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED EDUCATION thereof or a qualified trust which is a part of a end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and LOAN REPAYMENTS.— defined benefit plan) shall be treated as a de- (4) by adding at the end the following new ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any reference in this sub- fined contribution plan.’’. clause: section to the term ‘qualified higher education (2) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED BENE- ‘‘(vii) in the case of a CSEC plan (as defined expense’ shall include a reference to amounts FICIARY.—Section 401(a)(9)(E) of such Code is in section 210(f)(1)), for plan years beginning paid as principal or interest on any qualified amended to read as follows: after December 31, 2018, for each individual who education loan (as defined in section 221(d)) of ‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS AND RULES RELATING TO is a participant in such plan during the plan the designated beneficiary or a sibling of the DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.—For purposes of this year an amount equal to the sum of— designated beneficiary. paragraph— ‘‘(i) DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘des- ‘‘(I) the additional premium (if any) deter- ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The amount of distribu- mined under subparagraph (E), and tions treated as a qualified higher education ex- ignated beneficiary’ means any individual des- ‘‘(II) $19.’’. pense under this paragraph with respect to the ignated as a beneficiary by the employee. ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.—The (b) VARIABLE RATE PREMIUM.— loans of any individual shall not exceed $10,000 term ‘eligible designated beneficiary’ means, (1) UNFUNDED VESTED BENEFITS.— (reduced by the amount of distributions so treat- with respect to any employee, any designated (A) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section ed for all prior taxable years). 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income beneficiary who is— ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES FOR SIBLINGS OF THE DES- ‘‘(I) the surviving spouse of the employee, Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)) is IGNATED BENEFICIARY.— amended by adding at the end the following ‘‘(II) subject to clause (iii), a child of the em- ‘‘(i) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING.—For purposes of ployee who has not reached majority (within new clause: subparagraph (B) and subsection (d), amounts ‘‘(v) For purposes of clause (ii), in the case of the meaning of subparagraph (F)), treated as a qualified higher education expense ‘‘(III) disabled (within the meaning of section a CSEC plan (as defined in section 210(f)(1)), with respect to the loans of a sibling of the des- 72(m)(7)), the term ‘unfunded vested benefits’ means, for ignated beneficiary shall be taken into account ‘‘(IV) a chronically ill individual (within the plan years beginning after December 31, 2018, with respect to such sibling and not with respect meaning of section 7702B(c)(2), except that the the excess (if any) of— to such designated beneficiary. requirements of subparagraph (A)(i) thereof ‘‘(I) the funding liability of the plan as deter- ‘‘(ii) SIBLING DEFINED.—For purposes of this shall only be treated as met if there is a certifi- mined under section 306(j)(5)(C) for the plan paragraph, the term ‘sibling’ means an indi- cation that, as of such date, the period of in- year by only taking into account vested bene- vidual who bears a relationship to the des- ability described in such subparagraph with re- fits, over ignated beneficiary which is described in section spect to the individual is an indefinite one ‘‘(II) the fair market value of plan assets for 152(d)(2)(B).’’. which is reasonably expected to be lengthy in the plan year which are held by the plan on the (2) COORDINATION WITH DEDUCTION FOR STU- nature), or valuation date.’’. DENT LOAN INTEREST.—Section 221(e)(1) of such ‘‘(V) an individual not described in any of the (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause (iii) of Code is amended by adding at the end the fol- preceding subclauses who is not more than 10 section 4006(a)(3)(E) of such Act (29 U.S.C. lowing: ‘‘The deduction otherwise allowable years younger than the employee. 1306(a)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘For pur- under subsection (a) (prior to the application of ‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RULE FOR CHILDREN.—Subject to poses’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (b)) to the taxpayer for any taxable subparagraph (F), an individual described in clause (v), for purposes’’. year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by so clause (ii)(II) shall cease to be an eligible des- (2) APPLICABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT.— much of the distributions treated as a qualified ignated beneficiary as of the date the individual (A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (8) of section higher education expense under section 529(c)(9) reaches majority and any remainder of the por- 4006(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)) is amend- with respect to loans of the taxpayer as would tion of the individual’s interest to which sub- ed by adding at the end the following new sub- be includible in gross income under section paragraph (H)(ii) applies shall be distributed paragraph: 529(c)(3)(A) for such taxable year but for such within 10 years after such date. ‘‘(E) CSEC PLANS.—In the case of a CSEC ‘‘(iv) TIME FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE plan (as defined in section 210(f)(1)), the appli- treatment.’’. (e) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.—The determination cable dollar amount shall be $9.’’. of whether a designated beneficiary is an eligi- (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph by this section shall apply to distributions made ble designated beneficiary shall be made as of (A) of section 4006(a)(8) of such Act (29 U.S.C. after December 31, 2018. the date of death of the employee.’’. TITLE IV—REVENUE PROVISIONS 1306(a)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘(B) and (C)’’ (3) EFFECTIVE DATES.— and inserting ‘‘(B), (C), and (E)’’. SEC. 401. MODIFICATION OF REQUIRED DIS- (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this TITLE III—OTHER BENEFITS TRIBUTION RULES FOR DESIGNATED paragraph and paragraphs (4) and (5), the BENEFICIARIES. SEC. 301. BENEFITS PROVIDED TO VOLUNTEER amendments made by this subsection shall apply FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY (a) MODIFICATION OF RULES WHERE EM- to distributions with respect to employees who MEDICAL RESPONDERS. PLOYEE DIES BEFORE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION.— die after December 31, 2019. (a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION ON (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a)(9) of the In- (B) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING EXCEPTION.—In QUALIFIED PAYMENTS.—Subparagraph (B) of ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add- the case of a plan maintained pursuant to 1 or section 139B(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code ing at the end the following new subparagraph more collective bargaining agreements between of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$30’’ and insert- ‘‘(H) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN DEFINED employee representatives and 1 or more employ- ing ‘‘$50’’. CONTRIBUTION PLANS.—In the case of a defined ers ratified before the date of enactment of this (b) EXTENSION.—Section 139B(d) of the Inter- contribution plan, if an employee dies before the Act, the amendments made by this subsection nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking distribution of the employee’s entire interest— shall apply to distributions with respect to em- ‘‘beginning after December 31, 2010.’’ and insert- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a ben- ployees who die in calendar years beginning ing ‘‘beginning— eficiary who is not a designated beneficiary, after the earlier of— ‘‘(1) after December 31, 2010, and before Janu- subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) the later of— ary 1, 2020, or ‘‘(I) shall be applied by substituting ‘10 years’ (I) the date on which the last of such collec- ‘‘(2) after December 31, 2020.’’. for ‘5 years’, and tive bargaining agreements terminates (deter- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made ‘‘(II) shall apply whether or not distributions mined without regard to any extension thereof by this section shall apply to taxable years be- of the employee’s interests have begun in ac- agreed to on or after the date of the enactment ginning after December 31, 2019. cordance with subparagraph (A). of this Act), or

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:15 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A23MY7.001 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4135 (II) December 31, 2019, or (i) pursuant to any amendment made by this or disclosure for purposes of administering such (ii) December 31, 2021. section or pursuant to any regulation issued by section.’’. For purposes of clause (i)(I), any plan amend- the Secretary of the Treasury under this section (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Paragraph ment made pursuant to a collective bargaining or such amendments; and (4) of section 6103(p) of the Internal Revenue agreement relating to the plan which amends (ii) on or before the last day of the first plan Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or the plan solely to conform to any requirement year beginning after December 31, 2021, or such (o)(1)(A)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, added by this section shall not be treated as a later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may (o)(1)(A), or (o)(3)’’. termination of such collective bargaining agree- prescribe. TITLE V—TAX RELIEF FOR CERTAIN ment. In the case of a governmental or collectively CHILDREN (C) GOVERNMENTAL PLANS.—In the case of a bargained plan to which subparagraph (B) or SEC. 501. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) (C) of subsection (a)(4) applies, clause (ii) shall THE TAXATION OF UNEARNED IN- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), subpara- be applied by substituting the date which is 2 COME OF CERTAIN CHILDREN. graph (A) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘De- years after the date otherwise applied under (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(j) of the Internal cember 31, 2021’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. such clause. Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking (4) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN EXISTING ANNUITY (B) CONDITIONS.—This subsection shall not paragraph (4). CONTRACTS.— apply to any amendment unless— (b) COORDINATION WITH ALTERNATIVE MIN- (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by (i) during the period— IMUM TAX.—Section 55(d)(4)(A) of the Internal this subsection shall not apply to a qualified an- (I) beginning on the date the legislative or Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking nuity which is a binding annuity contract in ef- regulatory amendment described in paragraph ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i)(II), by striking fect on the date of enactment of this Act and at (1)(A) takes effect (or in the case of a plan the period at the end of clause (ii)(III) and in- all times thereafter. amendment not required by such legislative or serting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the (B) QUALIFIED ANNUITY.—For purposes of this regulatory amendment, the effective date speci- following new clause: paragraph, the term ‘‘qualified annuity’’ means, fied by the plan); and ‘‘(iii) subsection (j) of section 59 shall not with respect to an employee, an annuity— (II) ending on the date described in subpara- apply.’’. (i) which is a commercial annuity (as defined graph (A)(ii) (or, if earlier, the date the plan (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— in section 3405(e)(6) of the Internal Revenue amendment is adopted), (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided Code of 1986); in this subsection, the amendment made by sub- (ii) under which the annuity payments are the plan is operated as if such plan amendment section (a) shall apply to taxable years begin- made over the life of the employee or over the were in effect; and ning after December 31, 2018. joint lives of such employee and a designated (ii) such plan amendment applies retroactively (2) COORDINATION WITH ALTERNATIVE MIN- beneficiary (or over a period not extending be- for such period. IMUM TAX.—The amendment made by subsection yond the life expectancy of such employee or the SEC. 402. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning after joint life expectancy of such employee and a FILE. December 31, 2017. designated beneficiary) in accordance with the (a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of sub- (3) ELECTIVE RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—In section (a) of section 6651 of the Internal Rev- regulations described in section 401(a)(9)(A)(ii) the case of a taxpayer who elects the applica- enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$205’’ of such Code (as in effect before such amend- tion of this paragraph (at such time and in such and inserting ‘‘$400’’. ments) and which meets the other requirements manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the of section 401(a)(9) of such Code (as so in effect) (b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 6651(j)(1) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$205’’ and Secretary’s designee) may provide), the amend- with respect to such payments; and ment made by subsection (a) shall apply to tax- (iii) with respect to which— inserting ‘‘$400’’. able years beginning after December 31, 2017. (I) annuity payments to the employee have (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made begun before the date of enactment of this Act, by this section shall apply to returns the due The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, and the employee has made an irrevocable elec- date for which (including extensions) is after as amended, shall be debatable for 1 tion before such date as to the method and December 31, 2019. hour equally divided and controlled by amount of the annuity payments to the em- SEC. 403. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE the chair and ranking minority mem- ployee or any designated beneficiaries; or TO FILE RETIREMENT PLAN RE- ber of the Committee on Ways and (II) if subclause (I) does not apply, the em- TURNS. Means. ployee has made an irrevocable election before (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section the date of enactment of this Act as to the meth- 6652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is The gentleman from Massachusetts od and amount of the annuity payments to the amended— (Mr. NEAL) and the gentleman from employee or any designated beneficiaries. (1) by striking ‘‘$25’’ and inserting ‘‘$250’’; Texas (Mr. BRADY) each will control 30 (5) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES.— and minutes. (A) IN GENERAL.—If an employee dies before (2) by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ and inserting The Chair recognizes the gentleman the effective date, then, in applying the amend- ‘‘$150,000’’. from Massachusetts. ments made by this subsection to such employ- (b) ANNUAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND GENERAL LEAVE ee’s designated beneficiary who dies after such NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES.—Subsection (d) of date— section 6652 of the Internal Revenue Code of Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I ask (i) such amendments shall apply to any bene- 1986 is amended— unanimous consent that all Members ficiary of such designated beneficiary; and (1) by striking ‘‘$1’’ both places it appears in may have 5 legislative days in which to (ii) the designated beneficiary shall be treated paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ‘‘$10’’; revise and extend their remarks and to as an eligible designated beneficiary for pur- (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ in paragraph (1) and insert extraneous material on H.R. poses of applying section 401(a)(9)(H)(ii) of the inserting ‘‘$50,000’’; and Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect after 1994. (3) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ in paragraph (2) and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there such amendments). inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—For purposes of this (c) FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE.—Subsection objection to the request of the gen- paragraph, the term ‘‘effective date’’ means the (h) of section 6652 of the Internal Revenue Code tleman from Massachusetts? first day of the first calendar year to which the of 1986 is amended— There was no objection. amendments made by this subsection apply to a (1) by striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield plan with respect to employees dying on or after and myself such time as I may consume. such date. (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting (b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN AMEND- Madam Speaker, I rise in support of ‘‘$50,000’’. MENTS.— H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Commu- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made (1) IN GENERAL.—If this subsection applies to nity Up for Retirement Enhancement any plan amendment— by this section shall apply to returns, state- Act, or the SECURE Act. This is the (A) such plan shall be treated as being oper- ments, and notifications required to be filed, and notices required to be provided, after De- most substantive promotion of retire- ated in accordance with the terms of the plan ment savings in the last 15 years, and during the period described in paragraph cember 31, 2019. (2)(B)(i); and SEC. 404. INCREASE INFORMATION SHARING TO we all should be pleased that we are (B) except as provided by the Secretary of the ADMINISTER EXCISE TAXES. part of it this morning. Treasury, such plan shall not fail to meet the (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(o) of the Inter- One of my priorities since becoming requirements of section 411(d)(6) of the Internal nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding chairman of the Ways and Means Com- Revenue Code of 1986 and section 204(g) of the at the end the following new paragraph: mittee has been helping American Employee Retirement Income Security Act of ‘‘(3) TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTION 4481.—Re- workers of all ages prepare for a finan- 1974 by reason of such amendment. turns and return information with respect to cially secure retirement, so I am par- (2) AMENDMENTS TO WHICH SUBSECTION AP- taxes imposed by section 4481 shall be open to ticularly pleased to be bringing this PLIES.— inspection by or disclosure to officers and em- (A) IN GENERAL.—This subsection shall apply ployees of United States Customs and Border legislation to the floor this morning. to any amendment to any plan or which is Protection of the Department of Homeland Secu- I also am very proud of the fact that made— rity whose official duties require such inspection I was able to collaborate with Ranking

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:31 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY7.001 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE H4136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 23, 2019 Member KEVIN BRADY and our Repub- tax law, the amount of tax imposed on this year when Chairman NEAL reached lican colleagues in drafting this legis- survivor benefits for children of vet- out to say he was committed to getting lation. Both Republicans and Demo- erans, Active Duty servicemembers, retirement-focused legislation signed crats have wins in this bill, and I would and emergency personnel increased sig- into law this year. This area, retire- like to thank Mr. BRADY this morning nificantly. ment savings, is one that Chairman for all of his hard work in helping me This bill eliminates that tax increase NEAL has worked on for much of his ca- to write this legislation. by repealing those changes. It also reer. Unfortunately, currently, Americans makes sure that all similar payments, Right away, he and I, and many face a retirement income crisis with like Tribal government payments to members of our committee worked to- too many people in danger of not hav- children, payments out of the Alaska gether to develop the Setting Every ing enough in retirement to maintain Permanent Fund, and certain scholar- Community Up for Retirement En- their standard of living and avoid slid- ships and fellowship grants will not be hancement Act, the SECURE Act, we ing into poverty. subject to this unexpected and unfair debate today. Social Security benefits are modest; tax treatment. The SECURE Act builds well on the employer-sponsored pensions are dis- These fixes could not have been ac- work that Republicans have cham- appearing; and too many people find it complished without Mrs. LURIA’s lead- pioned throughout this Congress and difficult to save for retirement. Ac- ership on behalf of our troops, along the last. Our bipartisan legislation cording to a recent study, one-third of with many Members on both sides of makes it easier for Main Street busi- American workers believe that they the aisle who supported her efforts. nesses to offer retirement plans for will either face a significant financial We should recognize Ms. MOORE’s their workers by making it simpler, hardship during retirement or, in fact, leadership on Tribal payments and Mr. easing administrative burdens, and will never retire. And the 2018 study HORSFORD’s leadership on the scholar- cutting down on unnecessary and often found that almost two-thirds of work- ship issue. costly paperwork. We make it easier for them to join ers have no retirement account assets. I am very proud that we were able to put together a bill that will help Amer- together to pool their resources to b 0915 ican families prepare for a financially offer these plans. We offer local busi- The SECURE Act, which the Ways secure retirement, and that it was done nesses the flexibility to tailor retire- and Means Committee approved with on a bipartisan basis, which we will ac- ment plans to best fit their workers, unanimous, bipartisan votes, goes a knowledge as the morning moves on, not necessarily what Washington may long way in addressing this problem by with significant stakeholder support. need. Additionally, our reforms help Amer- making it easier for Americans to save. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- icans not only save earlier in their ca- For example, the SECURE Act in- leagues to support H.R. 1994, the SE- reers, but it helps families save longer, cludes a small employer automatic en- CURE Act, and I reserve the balance of as well. rollment credit. Automatic enrollment my time. is shown to increase employee partici- We know for a fact that people are Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield choosing to work longer today than in pation and retirement savings opportu- myself as much time as I may con- nities. Our bill creates a new tax credit previous generations. Our Tax Code sume. should reflect that, which is why we of up to $500 per year for employers to Madam Speaker, for nearly 2 years, make smart, needed changes to reflect defray the startup costs for new 401(k) Republicans have been advocating for plans that include automatic enroll- today’s workforce. policies that help our families and First, the age limit for contributing ment. Main Street businesses save more and to IRAs is removed, as it should be. The SECURE Act also increases the save earlier for the future. Second, we increase the minimum age for required minimum distribu- Following the historic rewrite of our age for forcing people to spend their tions from 701⁄2 to 72. This age hasn’t Tax Code, Republicans knew the Tax savings from 701⁄2 to 72 years of age. My been adjusted since the 1960s. With Cuts and Jobs Act was only step one. hope is, someday, we can we remove it Americans working longer, this will We knew that we changed the trajec- completely. We want Americans to encourage them to continue saving. tory of our economy with our reforms. save throughout their lifetime and use The SECURE Act also allows long- Today in America, we are growing 50 those savings when they need it most, term, part-time employees to partici- percent faster than the Obama admin- not when Washington needs it. pate in their employer’s 401(k) plans. istration projected. Wages are surging This legislation is prowork and, Women are more likely to work part- for blue-collar workers and low-income equally as important, our bill is also time than men, so this legislation is workers for the first time in a decade, profamily. particularly important for women. and our job market continues to be the For the first time, we allow what we Madam Speaker, I thank Representa- envy of the world. call the new baby savings provision. We tive MURPHY for her leadership here. These are all encouraging signs, and allow parents to access their own re- The bill would also make it easier for Republicans are committed to building tirement accounts on a penalty-free small businesses to offer retirement on this success for years to come, basis to use when welcoming a new plans to their employees by elimi- which is why last year, we set out to child into their homes, whether by nating outdated barriers to the use of change the culture in Washington, birth or adoption. This works well for multiple employer plans. As a result of where we only do, it seems, tax reform working parents and stay-at-home par- this provision, it is estimated that once a generation. ents, as well. It is allowed to be used 600,000 to 700,000 new retirement oppor- In Tax Reform 2.0, we passed three for the things you need, whether it is tunities will be formed. bills that offered permanent tax relief medical equipment, medical expenses, All of these are important, common- for families and small businesses, or if you need to spend time at home sense proposals that will improve our sparked American innovation, and with your new child in those opening retirement system. went further and enhanced retirement weeks. We know all that is so impor- I also note that this bill has tremen- and savings vehicles for our workers tant. dous support from a diverse group of and our local, mainstream businesses. The bill also expands 529 plans to stakeholders: AARP, SEIU, the Wom- That effort, the Family Savings Act, make sure you can use, tax-free, your en’s Institute for a Secure Retirement, was led by Representative MIKE KELLY. savings for apprenticeships or to pay Church Alliance, the Girl Scouts, the Those reforms passed on a bipartisan down college debt. Boy Scouts, and the National Rural basis, and our retirement proposals Our legislation lowers taxes for Gold Electric Cooperative. passed the U.S. House of Representa- Star families, ensuring that children of Finally, Madam Speaker, I want to tives not once but twice. our fallen heroes have the certainty highlight a provision that fixes an ur- Unfortunately, time ran out on the they deserve. This provision was first gent problem affecting children of our calendar before we were able to get made public in 2014 in a draft that was fallen troops and first responders. Due these reforms to the President’s desk. widely praised by Democrats and Re- to changes included in the Republicans’ But I was greatly encouraged earlier publicans alike.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:31 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23MY7.005 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4137 It was brought to us by the Joint Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- chairman of the Subcommittee on Se- Committee on Taxation to make it ance of my time. lect Revenue Measures. simpler for families to file their kids’ Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I include Mr. THOMPSON of California. taxes and also to close some tax loop- in the RECORD a letter from the Church Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- holes for the wealthy. Unfortunately, Alliance. tleman for yielding. over 5 years, with scrutiny by both par- CHURCH ALLIANCE, Madam Speaker, I rise in strong sup- ties, tax experts, and the Joint Com- April 1, 2019. port of the SECURE Act. I thank the mittee on Taxation, we still did not see Hon. RICHARD NEAL, chairman, Mr. NEAL, and Speaker one unintended consequence. Chairman, House Committee on Ways and PELOSI for their leadership on this im- In this bill, we worked together, Re- Means, Washington, DC. portant bill. publicans and Democrats, to make sure Hon. KEVIN BRADY, America is facing a retirement crisis. we honor our Gold Star families. Ranking Member, House Committee on Ways Nearly half of all the people in Amer- The time is right for these reforms. and Means, Washington, DC. Hon. RON KIND, ica do not have any money saved for Workers’ paychecks are rising; infla- House of Representatives, retirement. The SECURE Act before us tion is low; and businesses are expand- Washington, DC. today helps fix that. ing. What better opportunity to help Hon. MIKE KELLY, I am glad we could reach this bipar- folks save for the future? House of Representatives, tisan solution to make it easier for Chairman NEAL deserves a great deal Washington, DC. workers, including home healthcare of credit. The bill we brought to the DEAR CHAIRMAN NEAL, RANKING MEMBER workers in California, to take advan- Rules Committee earlier this week BRADY, CONGRESSMAN KIND AND CONGRESS- tage of important retirement savings MAN KELLY: The Church Alliance expresses cleared our committee nearly unani- tools. mously. Members of the Progressive our deep gratitude for inclusion of a provi- sion to clarify that all church-affiliated or- As a combat veteran and the father Caucus, Freedom Caucus, New Demo- ganizations are able to participate in church of two first responders, I understand crats, Problem Solvers, and Republican 403(b)(9) retirement plans in the recently in- how important it is that this bill also Study Committee, we all voted ‘‘yes’’ troduced Setting Every Community up for reverses the harmful tax hikes included on these reforms. Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of in the Republican tax bill on survivor This is a rare occurrence in Wash- 2019 (H.R. 1994). We are grateful for the tre- benefits. Hiking taxes on Gold Star ington, and it speaks to what a com- mendous bipartisan work that has been done families and families of first respond- over the past several years on retirement re- mittee can accomplish when we work ers is unjust, and it insults how sacred together on reforms to positively im- form, and are hopeful Congress will swiftly pass this legislation to ensure retirement se- these benefits are. It is just plain pact our families and economy. wrong. This bill reverses that harmful I have to admit, it is incredibly trou- curity for clergy, lay workers and their fami- provision. bling that special interests—in this lies across the United States. The Church Alliance is a coalition of the Madam Speaker, I thank Congress- case, teachers unions—forced changes chief executive officers of 37 church benefits woman LURIA for her leadership in this on our bipartisan bill for absolutely no boards which are affiliated with mainline effort. good reason at the eleventh hour. and evangelical Protestant denominations, These special interest groups forced Madam Speaker, I ask that all my three Jewish groups, and some Catholic colleagues join me in support of this Democrats to block two provisions. schools and institutions. Church Alliance One allows parents to use their edu- members provide employee benefits to ap- very important bill. cational savings tax-free for the ex- proximately one million clergy, lay workers, Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield penses of homeschooling. Nearly 2.5 and their families, serving over 155,000 3 minutes to the gentleman from Penn- million families use parent-centered, churches, synagogues, and affiliated organi- sylvania (Mr. KELLY), who has helped child-centered homeschooling as the zations such as schools, colleges and univer- lead many of these retirement reforms. sities, nursing homes, children’s homes, best way for their children to reach Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam homeless shelters, food banks, and other Speaker, I thank Ranking Member their potential. It is all types of Ameri- ministries. BRADY for yielding. I am so used to cans and becoming more mainstream. Section 110 of the SECURE Act seeks to It is Christians and Jews and Muslims. clarify a recent positron by the Treasury De- calling him chairman, but I look across It is all races. It is parents whose kids partment and IRS to disregard more than 30 the aisle to my great friend RICHARD are exceptionally bright and parents years of practice, precedent, and clear statu- NEAL, who is chairman right now, and whose kids have learning disabilities tory language to bar employees of certain I thank him so much for bringing this and severe special needs. That is why church-affiliated organizations from partici- up today. pating in retirement income account plans Madam Speaker, I enter into the that was in the bill. offered under section 403(b)(9) of the Tax The second provision that was RECORD a letter in support of the SE- Code. As a result, employees of church-re- CURE Act from AARP. blocked would allow families with kids lated nursing homes, daycare centers, sum- in grades kindergarten through 12 to mer camps, preschools, colleges, univer- AARP, use savings for books, tutors, and edu- sities, hospitals, and other social service or- May 22, 2019. cational therapies for students who ganizations stand to lose access to the DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of our may need it, such as those with learn- unique plan features they have come to de- nearly 38 million members and all older Americans, AARP supports the Setting ing disabilities. How many of us in this pend upon. In addition, the Treasury and IRS position would cause church 403(b)(9) plans Every Community Up for Retirement Act of Chamber have kids with special needs 2019 (SECURE Act). and learning disabilities, some with to incur significant transition costs, which would unfortunately siphon resources away The SECURE Act contains a number of mental and physical challenges? This from our core mission of supporting clergy provisions that will improve both access and would have allowed our parents to save and church lay workers and lead to higher levels of coverage in employer-sponsored re- tax-free and to help their kids with the costs for these plan participants. tirement savings plans. The legislation special tools they need to reach their We are encouraged by the introduction of would enhance tax credits for employers that full potential. the SECURE Act and its upcoming markup offer retirement plans with automatic en- rollment and encourage more adequate de- I want to talk a little more about on April 2. We hope the House votes on pas- sage of this important legislation as soon as ferral amounts. The legislation would also this in the future, but my bottom line make it easier for small businesses to offer is that backdoor deals made in the possible. On behalf of the Church Alliance, thank you for your consideration of and at- employees an automatic savings option dead of night without bipartisan tention to this important matter. We look through a multiple employer pension plan— knowledge or support are not the way forward to continuing to work with you to a single plan in which a pooled provider as- to do business. promote the retirement security of people of sumes the primary fiduciary duties, making Nonetheless, as we begin the debate faith nationwide. it easier for smaller employers to join to- on this bill, I am very encouraged by Sincerely, gether to offer a retirement plan to their workers. the underlying bill we have in front of JAMES F. (JIM) SANFT, Chair of the Church Alliance. Another important component of the SE- us. It will greatly benefit our workers. CURE Act is the expansion of access to re- It deserves strong support, and I am Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 tirement savings plans for part-time work- asking my colleagues on both sides of minute to the gentleman from Cali- ers. There are more than 27 million part- the aisle to support these reforms. fornia (Mr. THOMPSON), who is the time workers in the U.S., including more

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:38 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23MY7.007 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE H4138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 23, 2019 than seven million Americans age 55 and sions to the Gold Star program. So if ployer Charity’’ defined benefit pension older. According to AARP research, 38 per- something was wrong, we made it plans, i.e., plans covering multiple charities cent of those age 25 to 49 and 26 percent of right. or rural cooperatives (‘‘CSEC Plans’’) by in- those age 50 to 64 who work part-time do so The 529 programs give people the op- cluding critical provisions of H.R. 1007, the because of caregiving responsibilities—either portunity to actually save and allocate ‘‘Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act’’ for children or an adult loved one. Helping and H.R. 1993, the ‘‘Providing Retirement Se- these workers save for retirement through a money for the education of their chil- curity to Workers in Small Businesses, Co- workplace savings plan would be important dren. operatives, and Service Organizations Act’’ for their long-term financial security. The b 0930 championed by Reps. Kind and Kelly. bill would be especially helpful to both care- Our core missions are to provide food, elec- givers and older workers who shift from full- It may not be in a 4-year college. tricity, broadband, and other necessities of time to part time status. Maybe it is a vocational opportunity. The bill would also give workers more in- But it is there. It is their money, and life, educate and empower children, care for formation to prepare for retirement as well the most vulnerable, and promote the sus- they should be able to use it the way tainable development of the communities in as protections to safeguard their hard-earned they want to use it. savings. It would require that workers’ ben- which our millions of members, volunteers I just said earlier about it being prov- and beneficiaries live. However, current efit statements add a lifetime income disclo- idential, and I mean that sincerely. sure so that the statements show not just a PBGC rules designed for large ‘‘single-em- lump sum, but the monthly value of their There will be a few times today that ployer’’ for-profit companies inappropriately savings at retirement. Seniors would also be the American people will look at us require us to divert scarce resources from able to delay the required draw down of re- and say: They really have our best in- our core missions. These bills fix this in- tirement savings until age 72, giving them terests at heart. They really go to equity permanently. more time to accumulate savings. The bill work every day thinking that they are The same facts that led Congress to adjust would also clarify rules on how employers not representing themselves but rep- funding rules for CSEC Plans in 2014 strongly and plans may select appropriate lifetime in- resenting us, the American people. support adjusting PBGC premiums charged come payments. It is important to retain When I look at this piece of legisla- to CSEC Plans today. (See Cooperative and strong fiduciary law protections that ensure tion, I know how hard we worked with Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility all retirement plan decisions, including for Act of 2014 (Pub. L. No. 113–97). It does not pooled plans and annuity selections, are the chairman to get it through in the make sense for CSEC Plans to be subject to made solely in the interest of participants past sessions. We almost got it there premiums designed for large ‘‘single-em- and beneficiaries. but didn’t quite get it there. ployer’’ for-profit companies. We urge you to vote YES on the SECURE Madam Speaker, I say to Chairman It’s time to stop forcing charities and not- Act, and look forward to working with you NEAL, we are getting there. We are get- to enact legislation to enhance the ability of for-profit cooperatives to subsidize the PBGC American workers to save for a secure retire- ting there. And I say to Mr. KIND, we premiums of large ‘‘single-employer’’ compa- ment. If you have any questions, please feel are getting there. nies. PBGC’s own data supports reducing free to call me, or have your staff contact I just think that it is such a fantastic premiums for CSEC Plans; in fact, PBGC Michele Varnhagen on our Government Af- opportunity to show the American peo- projects making more than a 3,000 percent fairs staff. ple who we really are and what we real- return on CSEC plans for the 2014–2018 pe- Sincerely, ly do and where our hearts really lie. riod. NANCY A. LEAMOND, There are so many people who Congress should include these provisions in Executive Vice President and worked on this. Also, the staff. I thank any retirement package sent to the Presi- Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer. Kara for doing the work that she has dent’s desk. Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam done. I always call her my girl Friday. Girl Scouts of the USA; UJA—Federation Speaker, this is an unusual day. In In our office, Lori Prater. They all of New York, Inc.; National Rural Electric many cases, it is providential, as we work so closely together. I wish the Cooperative Assoc.; Boy Scouts of America; look on the eve of the time that we American people could see the camara- United Benefits Group; NTCA—The Rural take to honor our fallen war dead. Broadband Association; The Jewish Federa- derie, could see how well we work to- tions of North America; Christian Schools Some people confuse it with the be- gether, and could understand that our ginning of summer or the opening of International; Jewish United Fund/Jewish concerns and their concerns are the Federation of Metropolitan Chicago; Hawk- our swimming pools. It has nothing to same. eye Insurance Association; National Council do with that. I am saying today that the SECURE of Farmer Cooperatives. But the fact that we can talk today Act gives us that opportunity. The about the SECURE Act—and when you Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I ac- time for the American people and re- knowledge the good work that Mr. talk about ‘‘secure,’’ what does ‘‘se- tired people is just beginning, and we cure’’ mean? It means giving you cer- KELLY and Mr. KIND did on one very have blue skies and strong winds on important amendment on this as well. tainty, making you assured, and mak- our backs. ing something reliable, something de- Madam Speaker, I wish everybody Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to pendable, something that is fixed, the best Memorial Day ever, and let’s the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. something that is established, and not forget our fallen heroes. PASCRELL). something that is solid and sound. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, that is Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, What we are doing today is acting in one of those moments when I didn’t the best interests of the American peo- after years and years of prior Con- mind the gentleman’s time running gresses thinking that tax policy was ple. We are doing it in the people’s over. House at a time when the rest of the giving cuts to the rich, this bill uses Madam Speaker, I include in the our Tax Code for some good. Nation looks at us and asks, ‘‘Isn’t RECORD a letter of support from diverse As the gentleman, my good friend there anything they can do together to coalitions across the country, includ- from Pennsylvania, just said, we can help the American people?’’ ing the Girl Scouts, the Jewish Federa- When I go home, I say, yes, there is. work together, we can walk and chew tion, the Boy Scouts of America, the I have a great friend from Wisconsin, gum at the same time, we can have Christian Schools International, The RON KIND, and we feel the same way. I oversight and have issues come up, and Rural Broadband Association, and the talked with Mr. BRADY about it, and we we join together for the American peo- National Council of Farmer Coopera- feel the same way. I have talked with ple. Whoever thinks otherwise doesn’t tives. Mr. NEAL about it, and we feel the know history and is not reading the pa- same way. APRIL 1, 2019. pers every day. Today’s effort is adding security in CHARITIES & CO-OPS ENDORSE ‘‘SECURE ACT’’ Retirement should be about one retirement years for every American, RETIREMENT PACKAGE—STOPS PBGC FROM the opportunity to go into those golden GROSSLY OVERCHARGING OUR PENSION thing: security. If you have spent your years with a little gold in their pockets PLANS life working your tail off, you have the so that they can get through it, giving We endorse the bipartisan ‘‘SECURE Act’’ right to be able to relax without fear. them peace of mind in being able to lay retirement package introduced by Ways & But, today, millions of Americans— Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), millions—are afraid they are entering their heads on the pillows at night feel- Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), and ing safe and secure, knowing that they Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Mike Kelly (R- or are in retirement and don’t have the have prepared for their retirements. PA). The ‘‘SECURE Act’’ stops the Pension resources they need to live. Many live There are many other pieces to this Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) from grossly on a Social Security check. They bill. We have talked about the provi- overcharging ‘‘Cooperative and Small Em- struggle to enjoy their best years.

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Otherwise, this Madam Speaker, I want to know, ployers; and it creates a tax credit for is a good bill, but it certainly could what is so controversial about helping employers that build automatic enroll- have been a better bill. families afford educational therapies ment plans. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 for students with disabilities? What is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The minute to the gentleman from Illinois so controversial about making it easier time of the gentleman has expired. (Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS). to pay for tutoring, books, and stand- Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. ardized testing fees? an additional 30 seconds to the gen- Madam Speaker, when only 39 percent This is a missed opportunity to help tleman. of Americans have enough savings to families afford education costs no mat- Mr. PASCRELL. By passing this bill, cover an emergency costing $1,000 and ter where they send their children to we would finally repeal the maximum when 67 percent of Americans say that school, and it is a shame that partisan age for IRA contributions, something I they will outlive their retirement sav- politics is getting in the way of helping have worked on for many years. ings, the SECURE Act becomes a life- families everywhere. This bill cleared out of our com- saver. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 mittee unanimously. That is pretty It becomes a lifesaver because it minute to the gentleman from Penn- rare. It is as rare as a unicorn. That makes it easier for small businesses to sylvania (Mr. EVANS). tells you how commonsense the bill is. offer retirement plans. It gives retire- Mr. EVANS. Madam Speaker, I thank I am glad that this bill eliminates an ment benefit opportunities to home the chairman of this strong, powerful unfair tax, a tax increase on the bene- healthcare workers, more than half of committee and the ranking member for fits of children and Gold Star military whom are women of color, working for leading this effort. Madam Speaker, I rise to offer my families that was caused by the tax bill extremely low pay. support for the SECURE Act. of 2017. This was a crushing blow to And I must take note of that, be- Making it easier for small businesses many families. cause these individuals are at the low to offer retirement savings plans is Madam Speaker, it is fitting that the end of not only quality of life but low vital. It is vital not only for the benefit House will make this fix before Memo- end of earnings. They now have an op- of these small firms but also the people rial Day. portunity for some serious consider- they employ, their families, and the I encourage my colleagues to support ation of retirement. communities they support. the SECURE Act. It creates a small employer auto- In my home State of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am matic enrollment credit to make it we have nearly 1 million small busi- proud to yield 2 minutes to the gen- easier for workers to participate in nesses, employing 2.5 million workers, tleman from North Carolina (Mr. HOLD- 401(k) plans. accounting for 46.7 percent of the work- ING), a key member of the Ways and These are important changes. It is a force for the entire State. Small firms Means Committee. great bill, not just a good bill. account for 99.6 percent of my State’s Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, this Madam Speaker, I strongly support employers. past Saturday, I had the great pleasure it, and I urge all my colleagues to do Small businesses are a vital part of of addressing a number of homeschool so. saving our middle neighborhoods in graduates in Cary, North Carolina, 55 Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am Philadelphia and across the country. of them, in fact. proud to yield 2 minutes to the gen- These are neighborhoods that are I was impressed by these students, tleman from Missouri (Mr. SMITH), a poised to tip either toward blight or and I was inspired by their parents, member of the Ways and Means Com- growth. By helping small businesses who have made so many sacrifices and mittee, who has been a champion for and their employees, the SECURE Act who have dedicated immeasurable time expanding education savings accounts would help to revitalize these middle to ensuring their kids get a good edu- for Americans. neighborhoods and help our economy cation. Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam grow from the ground up. Today, we were supposed to be voting Speaker, I rise today to speak about a Again, I thank the chairman and his on legislation that would help broken agreement and a missed oppor- leadership and the ranking member for homeschoolers. Tens of millions of tunity to help families save for their this action. Americans choose 529 savings plans to children’s education. Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am cover K–12 expenses. This money can be In April, the Ways and Means Com- very proud to yield 2 minutes to the used for public schools, private schools, mittee marked up this bill in a very bi- gentleman from Arizona (Mr. and religious schools, but it cannot be partisan manner. We heard ideas from SCHWEIKERT), a key member of our used to cover homeschool expenses. both sides of the aisle to help Ameri- committee who worked on this legisla- This bill was supposed to fix this in- cans save for the future and their re- tion. equity by enabling homeschool parents tirements. Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Madam Speaker, to use their 529 savings plans. This Like all good negotiations, there was to the committee chairman and, in my would help erase and ease the financial give and take. No side got everything world, the chairman for life, you have burden on homeschool parents and give they wanted, but we reached an agree- done great. homeschoolers the same opportunities ment where we could pass the bill It has been an interesting experience and resources enjoyed by other kids unanimously. In short, this is how the being in the minority, but we are who go to private and public schools. American people expect their govern- blessed. We have freaky-smart people As Chairman NEAL said, Republicans ment to work. on the committee. It works. Even when and Democrats on the Ways and Means Madam Speaker, unfortunately, it we disagree, at least the debate and the Committee came together, passed this became clear that this agreement was discussion is fairly highbrow. bill out of our committee. Then it went not in good faith. At the last minute, I, too, am concerned on the 529, more to the Rules Committee, and Demo- Democrats decided to undermine our so because of the flexibility and, being cratic leadership intervened. At the bipartisan work on the Ways and the daddy of a 31⁄2-year-old, not com- last minute, the bill was changed, and Means Committee and stripped out an pletely knowing if there are going to be the language ending this discrimina- issue many Republicans feel strongly any special needs coming, that choice. tion against homeschoolers was re- about: helping families afford everyday We should love and embrace the con- moved. K–12 education costs. cept of that flexibility to take care of Why would anyone object to ending Expanding 529 education savings ac- our little people. the wrongful discrimination against counts to cover common K–12 expenses I am very encouraged that there is homeschool families? There are over would help all families save for their movement towards incentivizing it and

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It allows graduate vironment where they have greater flexi- now in independent-contractor rela- students and home healthcare workers bility and more options to take informed tionships, should we be allowed to use to save more for retirement. steps to secure their retirement. The SE- technology so that population also It includes a policy change to help CURE Act is aligned with the goals of this starts to have more and more savings Gold Star families. It also includes a initiative as it seeks to provide greater con- for the future? We just need to deal fix to the taxation of children’s un- sumer options for retirement plans. with it. That is where much of the earned income that will support Amer- Several of the provisions contained in the economy, in a demand economy, is SECURE Act also complement our own con- ican Indian Tribal youth and encourage sumer financial literacy and disclosure ef- going. them to pursue a college education, forts and will make it easier for consumers My last caveat—and I am voting for similar to the legislation that I helped to save for retirement. First, the legislation the bill. We have come a long ways. I introduce with my colleague from Wis- makes it easier for consumers to engage in a do worry a little bit about the special consin (Ms. MOORE). tax-free rollover of an annuity to another agreement on newspapers, only because Finally, this bill will allow 529 plans employer-sponsored retirement plan or IRA if we are truly worried about pro- to be used to pay for student loans and and avoid surrender charges and fees, mak- tecting workers into their retirement apprenticeship programs. ing these products more portable and pro- years, do we want to create more even As a former State treasurer of Kan- viding consumers more flexibility. Second, the bill would encourage plan participants to special, special, special small cutouts sas, I oversaw a 529 plan and under- think in terms of lifetime income by requir- where we are allowing the under- stand the importance of expanding ing benefit statements to break down the funding of a pension system? these plans for our families. That is total account balance into estimates of We just need to think that through a why I am disappointed that the man- monthly annuity income at least once a little more from an ethical standpoint. ager’s amendment removed good policy year. Third, the legislation makes it easier Do we keep creating carve-out after from this legislation that would have for ERISA plan sponsors to select companies carve-out after carve-out that creates a allowed 529 plans to help be used for ex- to offer annuity products by creating a safe fragility for that retired population? penses for K–12 education and to help harbor that relies on the conservative sol- vency regime of the state insurance regu- Even though we think we are helping special needs children. the businesses survive, we actually latory system, which is specifically designed Earlier this year, my Republican col- to ensure that an insurance company’s obli- hurt the future chances of those retir- leagues and I on the Ways and Means gations will be met both today and many ees getting their checks. We need to be Committee entered good faith negotia- years into the future. careful on that. tions with Chairman NEAL and our We applaud your leadership in this effort Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 Democratic colleagues to craft this to assist savers in making more-informed de- minute to the gentlewoman from Cali- bill. As a result, Republicans and cisions to prepare for their retirement and fornia (Ms. SA´ NCHEZ), who was very in- Democrats on the committee unani- allowing defined contribution plans to be- come a more effective vehicle for providing strumental in the provisions that will mously voted for the SECURE Act in simplify the Form 5500 filing process lifetime income. April. Sincerely, for small business. However, since that time, the other Ms. SA´ NCHEZ. Madam Speaker, I ERIC A. CIOPPA, side of the aisle played politics with NAIC President, Su- rise in support of the SECURE Act. I this legislation when it was before the perintendent, Maine thank Chairman RICHARD NEAL for his Rules Committee and removed those Bureau of Insur- tireless efforts to get this legislation additional 529 provisions that were ance. across the finish line. originally included to help special DAVID ALTMAIER, I have been proud to support versions NAIC Vice President, needs students. So, while I support to- of this bill for many years, and I am Commissioner, Flor- day’s bill and the policies that are still pleased that one of my bills has been ida Office of Insur- included, I sincerely hope that, moving included. My piece of this package of- ance Regulation. forward, we can stop playing politics fers a simple yet impactful way for MICHAEL F. CONSEDINE, with good pieces of legislation and Chief Executive Offi- small businesses across the country to work in a bipartisan manner and nego- cer, National Asso- better afford retirement plans for their tiate in good faith to produce legisla- ciation of Insurance employees. tion that will help the American peo- Commissioners. Too many Americans simply aren’t ple. RAYMOND G. FARMER, putting enough money away to ensure NAIC President-Elect, Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I include a secure retirement. Today’s bill takes Director, South in the RECORD a letter of support for important steps to strengthen access Carolina Depart- the SECURE Act from the National As- to retirement security for hardworking ment of Insurance. sociation of Insurance Commissioners. DEAN L. CAMERON, Americans, and I am proud to have NAIC Secretary-Treas- contributed one piece to solving this NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS, urer, Director, Idaho puzzle. May 7, 2019. Department of In- b 0945 Hon. RICHARD E. NEAL, surance. But we still have a lot of work to do. Chairman, Ways and Means Committee, House Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 of Representatives, Washington, DC. minute to the gentleman from Wis- I look forward to the passage of the Hon. KEVIN BRADY, SECURE Act today, and I am ready to consin (Mr. KIND), who was very instru- Ranking Member, Ways and Means Committee, mental in provisions which will help keep working on the Ways and Means House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Committee to continue addressing our DEAR CHAIRMAN NEAL AND RANKING MEM- small businesses sponsor retirement national retirement savings crisis. BER BRADY: On behalf of the National Asso- plans, including multiple-employer Madam Speaker, I again thank Chair- ciation of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), plans. man NEAL. we would like to express our support for H.R. Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for the gentleman for yielding. proud to yield 2 minutes to the gen- Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. I rise in strong support of the SE- Recognizing the retirement savings crisis CURE Act. This legislation is meant to tleman from Kansas (Mr. ESTES), one of that exists in the United States, state insur- our new members of the Ways and ance regulators have worked to make im- address one of the great gaps we have Means Committee. provements to regulation and guidance im- in retirement savings: employees in Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, I rise pacting product delivery, compliance, and small businesses, primarily affecting today in support of the SECURE Act. It innovation of insurance products designed to women, minorities, and young adults.

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Madam Speaker, I yield 1 providing pension funding relief for ticular. minute to the gentleman from Oregon community newspapers and home I also want to thank the Representa- (Mr. BLUMENAUER), chairman of the healthcare workers as they attempt to tive in the chair today, Representative Trade Subcommittee. maintain their retirement plans. ELAINE LURIA, our commander. She is Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, Ms. DELBENE. Madam Speaker, I the one who introduced the Gold Star I appreciate the gentleman’s courtesy, thank the chairman for yielding. fix. It was a mistake that was made in and I appreciate his moving forward on I rise today in support of the SE- the Tax Code that adversely affects the issue of retirement security, for CURE Act. It is time that we address survivor benefits for children of our which he has been a tireless champion. the retirement crisis in our country. fallen soldiers. We are facing a retirement crisis in The SECURE Act takes several im- It also fixes distributions to Native this country. Nearly half of households portant steps to make it easier for American children and to students who headed by someone 55 or older lack re- Americans to save for retirement, and receive scholarships and grants. I tirement savings. One of the many rea- one important example is helping pro- thank her for her leadership on it. sons they are not saving enough is lack vide retirement benefit opportunities This is a good, bipartisan, bicameral of access to retirement plans. This bill to home care workers. piece of legislation. I encourage my moves in that direction. Home care workers provide critical colleagues to support it. I appreciate it is going to increase services for the elderly and disabled. Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield access to employer retirement plans Their service is vital to ensure that pa- 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ne- for people who work in small business tients under their care lead a dignified braska (Mr. SMITH). and part-time workers. life, and it is only right that they are Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Of particular interest to me is a pro- able to have a secure retirement. Speaker, I do want to say that I plan to vision in this bill that fixes a quirk in The SECURE Act fixes a tax inequity vote for this bill. I support the im- the current law that prevents many that unintentionally prohibits many provements it makes to savings and re- home care workers from participating home care workers from participating tirement, which have gained bipartisan in a 401(k) or saving with an individual in a 401(k) or contributing to an IRA. approval, both in the Senate and here retirement account, an IRA. If we do not pass the SECURE Act, in the House. I heard directly from home between 15,000 and 30,000 workers in my In particular, I appreciate hearing healthcare workers in Oregon about home State of Washington could be from agricultural cooperatives across this problem. I am pleased, working kicked out of their defined contribu- Nebraska’s Third District about the with the committee, we have been able tion plan. With passage of the SECURE importance to them of the language in to fix this quirk moving forward. I an- Act, home care workers will rightfully this bill reducing PBGC premiums for ticipate this is one of many bills that have the same opportunity to save for nonprofits. will be moving forward dealing with re- retirement as other workers. I am also incredibly pleased we are tirement security in America, and I I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes.’’ moving quickly to address the Gold look forward to that progress. Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield Star families tax issue and hope we can Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from complete work on that problem as 2 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mrs. WAGNER), a leader who quickly—if not more quickly—as the Michigan (Mr. WALBERG), who has has worked for working moms and our rest of the provisions in this bill. worked on retirement and pension veterans. I do have reservations and concerns issues for many years. Mrs. WAGNER. Madam Speaker, I about the process which got us here Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend from Texas (Mr. and some provisions which are no thank my friend from Texas for yield- BRADY) for yielding me the time. longer in the bill. ing, and I thank him for his work. Madam Speaker, I rise today in sup- As we know, the bill was marked up Madam Chairman, I rise today in port of the SECURE Act. in the Ways and Means Committee on support of H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Over the last two decades, we have April 2. We reported it out unani- Community Up for Retirement En- made progress in helping Americans mously, a very bipartisan effort. It was hancement Act. save more for their retirement. U.S. re- moved out of committee by a voice I would like to thank Chairman NEAL tirement savings have increased from vote. and Ranking Member BRADY for their $11 trillion in 2001 to $28 trillion today. Prior to the markup, there were no leadership on this important piece of But we need to do more, especially in concerns raised about the provisions in legislation. this booming economy. the bill, provisions that would help For families in my district, putting This legislation will increase the families pay for the education of their away enough money for retirement is a number of workers with access to re- children, whether in home school or constant struggle. Now more than ever, tirement plans, encourage higher sav- public school. As we know, many ex- we need policies that empower workers ings rates, and enable older working penses come up for various reasons. to save more and save earlier for re- adults to save for a secure retirement. It is unfortunate that that took tirement. The SECURE Act is a commonsense, place, and I know that this wasn’t the I am pleased this legislation includes private-sector solution enabling Amer- first time. Actually, it was the second a provision I coauthored with my col- icans to save more for their retirement time in 2 weeks that we are here con- league from Delaware (Ms. BLUNT by expanding access for workers who sidering legislation that was a product ROCHESTER). Our bipartisan provision choose to participate in a workplace of bipartisan agreement in committee, clarifies rules surrounding annuity plan. It simultaneously preserves em- but it was altered before it came to the plans, making it possible for more em- ployer choice and competition. House. It is very unfortunate. ployers to provide guaranteed lifetime The SECURE Act has the added ben- And as I said at the beginning, I am income products as part of their bene- efit of lowering taxes for our Gold Star going to support this bill. It has many fits package. Our goal is to remove bar- families. Providing more for the rel- good provisions, but I hope that we can riers to saving and give workers a vari- atives and the children of U.S. military avoid similar situations from under- ety of tools so they can choose what members who gave their lives to secure mining the committee process, under- option best fits their needs. our freedom and liberty is most fitting mining the integrity of the committee Madam Speaker, we have a retire- on the eve of our Memorial Day week- system that we have that empowers in- ment income crisis in this country, and end.

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Madam Speaker, I to address the Gold Star issue: Rep- portable from their current jobs to the thank the chairman for his leadership resentatives BACON, DIAZ-BALART, HER- next ones. and for moving this bipartisan legisla- RERA BEUTLER, HOLDING, MARCHANT, Since the 1980s, the American econ- tion forward. This is really a necessary WAGNER, WALTZ, and WENSTRUP. omy has grown dramatically. Since step to ensuring that more Americans Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- 1983, the Dow Jones has gone up 1,200 can save for retirement. ance of my time. percent and the GDP has gone up 600 I also commend the chairman for his Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, how percent, yet the wages of the American swift action to redress the harsh tax much time is remaining on both sides? people have gone up less than 20 per- rate and unintended consequences The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- cent. No longer is hard work a guar- caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of tleman from Massachusetts has 143⁄4 antee of achieving the American 2017 on Gold Star families, low-income minutes remaining. The gentleman Dream. children, and young adults who receive from Texas has 63⁄4 minutes remaining. Every American, whether liberal or payments from Tribal governments. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 conservative, believes that if you are Our special tax rules on unearned in- minute to the gentleman from Illinois willing to work 40 or 50 hours a week come of children and young adults to (Mr. SCHNEIDER), who is very knowl- and 50 weeks a year that you should be prevent wealthy families from engag- edgeable about retirement issues. able to have a decent place to live, to ing in tax planning to artificially lower Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, I educate your children, to have health their tax burden, of course, is not rel- rise in strong support of the SECURE insurance, and to retire one day with- evant to these payments made to Gold Act. out being scared. That is simply not Star families, survivor benefits, and A secure and dignified retirement is a happening. Tribal children. critical part of the American Dream, The SECURE Act will help make re- The 2017 rate repeal only partially but for too many seniors, this aspira- tirement security a reality for millions addressed an underlying problem where tion is falling increasingly out of of Americans. additional legislation is required rel- reach. Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield ative to Tribal youth. Mr. ESTES and I I am pleased that this House is tak- 2 minutes to the gentleman from Flor- introduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. ing action today in response. Our bill ida (Mr. WALTZ), a veteran, a Green 2018, to fix the underlying problem of will help more Americans save for re- Beret, and a new Member of Congress. Mr. WALTZ. Madam Speaker, as a the kiddie tax on taxable disburse- tirement by allowing workers to par- combat veteran and as a Green Beret, ments made by Tribal governments. ticipate in 401(k) plans. this is personal for me. I know first- So, Madam Speaker, I ask the chair- Additionally, the legislation makes hand the seriousness of the call to man to tell Members of this Chamber it easier for small businesses to offer serve our country, and I know that and the Tribes who are watching close- retirement plans to their employees when soldiers take their place on the ly throughout the country what his in- and help small businesses set up auto- tentions are relative to the underlying battlefield, they are prepared to defend matic enrollment programs. It replaces America and lose their lives for our problem with the kiddie tax. antiquated barriers slowing the adop- Mr. NEAL. Will the gentlewoman freedom. tion of multiemployer plans and im- The families of our servicemembers yield? proves the quality of service providers. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The wait for their loved one’s safe return The AARP estimates that these nervously and anxiously await hearing time of the gentlewoman has expired. changes will lead to more than 700,000 Mr. NEAL. Madam Chair, I yield my- their voice and feeling the comfort of new retirement accounts. their warm embrace once more. Unfor- self 30 seconds. Finally, as we approach Memorial I want to thank the gentlewoman tunately, for some, the knock on their Day and reflect on the ultimate sac- door instead initiates them into a fra- from Wisconsin (Ms. MOORE) for her rifice made by fallen servicemembers support of the bill before us and her ternity no family wants to join. That and their families, I am pleased this knock changes them forever and makes leadership on addressing the unfair tax legislation fixes a provision in the 2017 that has plagued Tribes making tax- them part of the Gold Star family. Republican tax law that increased When our servicemembers pass, many able distributions to their children and taxes on survivor benefits paid by fami- young adults. of their spouses put their benefits in lies. Our Gold Star families already their children’s name. As if the loss of b 1000 deal with the unimaginable loss of a a mother or a father isn’t and wasn’t The kiddie tax was enacted to pre- loved one; they should not also be fac- painful enough, some of our Gold Star vent wealthy families from shifting ing a tax increase. children’s pain is worsened by an unin- family income to minor children. Madam Speaker, I am so proud this tended oversight in our Tax Code which The rationale for this new law does legislation was a bipartisan effort in forces them to pay thousands in addi- not apply to funds distributed by In- the Ways and Means Committee, and I tional taxes on survivor benefits and dian Tribal governments because In- urge my colleagues to support this im- raises their tax liability from 12 per- dian Tribes are not taxable entities and portant bill to improve retirement se- cent to nearly 40 percent. their distributions could never be in- curity. This is not just a financial issue; it is tended for the purpose of a tax deduc- Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I re- a strategic issue for our Volunteer tion. serve the balance of my time. military. It affects recruitment and re- The Ways and Means Committee will Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 tention. Some people may not want to work to address this problem, with the minute to the gentleman from New volunteer with the possibility of a goal of excluding such Tribal govern- York (Mr. SUOZZI). large financial burden on their loved ment distributions from the kiddie tax Mr. SUOZZI. Madam Speaker, there one if the worst happens. provisions. is a retirement crisis in America today. The bottom line is, if our family sup- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Working men and women simply just port starts cracking, the entire founda- time of the gentleman has expired. don’t have enough money in retirement tion of our modern military is in trou- Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 15 savings. ble. We have an opportunity today to seconds to the gentlewoman from Wis- I rise today to advocate for the bipar- right this wrong and to fix this with consin (Ms. MOORE). tisan SECURE Act, which will: one, the Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, Ms. MOORE. Madam Speaker, this is help small businesses provide retire- which is being included in the SECURE a first step toward meeting our trust ment plans that include automatic en- Act that is up for today’s vote.

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I hope that a chairman and a ranking member got to the Democrat leadership, I guess that Members will join me in sup- and every member on that committee, they had different plans. porting the passage of this legislation regardless of where they come from Now, I shouldn’t be shocked, because to show our country’s appreciation to across this country, regardless of I was sitting in this well last week the Gold Star families for laying so party, agreed to? with the same dilemma. Another com- costly a sacrifice upon the altar of free- Special interest has power. Special mittee, Energy and Commerce, was dom. interest is more powerful than the dealing with a really important issue, Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 members who are in that committee much like what we are dealing with minute to the gentleman from Virginia with the expertise. Special interest is today, prescription drugs. And what (Mr. BEYER) and thank the gentleman more powerful than Members of Con- happened was that both sides agreed on for his valuable work on the kiddie tax gress finding common ground. Special how to make prescription drug prices issue that affects the children of fallen interest is more powerful with the lower and give Americans more op- first responders. leadership on the other side. tions, and they all voted for it. But it Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise They should not treat their Members went right through that leadership, in strong support of H.R. 1994. this way. They should not treat Amer- Madam Speaker, on the other side, and I would like to begin by thanking ica this way. special interest won again. They put a Chairman NEAL, my friend RON KIND, So let’s talk about this bill. Because poison pill in, so that will never be- what it really goes to is, how powerful and all of the good folks and com- come law. mittee staff for their hard work on this is this special interest, and who are Madam Speaker, because special in- they hurting? bill. terest pressured this leadership to The 2017 Republican tax law was Many parents choose to use a 529 sav- change this bill, it says something. To passed despite being littered with er- ings account to help them save money me, it says three things very clearly. rors, unintended consequences, and for their children’s education. We all It seems to me that the Democratic just straight-up bad ideas. agree on each side of the aisle that the One of the most unjustifiable and im- most important thing that happens leadership is not the same Democratic mediately painful provisions of the bill when you have a child is the oppor- leadership that I knew in the past. was the unintended consequence of this tunity that they will have. It is no There are people on the other side of change to the kiddie tax, which re- longer about what you will become; it the aisle who call themselves Socialist sulted in massive tax increases for the is what your children’s opportunities Democrats. It seems to me that they surviving children of servicemembers, will be. want institutions, not individuals, to first responders, as well as for scholar- We all agree that education is the be focused on education funding. They ship recipients and other minors. The great equalizer. It doesn’t matter want partisan interests, not parents, to SECURE Act repeals that provision. where a person grows up or what side of decide how children learn. And they These populations deserve our sym- the street they live on, but education want the Federal Government, not pathy and support. I can only hope that will give everybody that opportunity. families, to have control over their this was a stunning oversight. As a Republican leader, when I money. Since the harms of this provision watched this committee work, I was b 1015 came to light during tax filings, many proud. I was proud of both sides. I was proud that they were able to come to- But that is not what the American Members, including myself, heard from people want. The American people constituents whose families were sub- gether. And where they came together was on 529 accounts. These plans allow want exactly what happened in that ject to these unjust and shocking bills. committee, exactly the power that Several bills have been introduced to them to invest in a tax-free account, brought all the Republicans and all the address these tax issues for various im- incur interest, and spend it on edu- Democrats together. They don’t want pacted groups, including my bill, H.R. cational expenses like tuition. special interests to continue to run 2840, which exempted the survivors of For many years, these accounts only this House. first responders. It is a strong, positive applied to college-related expenses, The committee proved they could bill, and I encourage my colleagues to but, today, thanks to the Republican- stand up. Whom did they stand up for? vote ‘‘yes.’’ led tax reform law in 2017, families can Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am now use those funds to pay K–12 costs Those who need it the most: the par- very proud to yield 1 minute to the too. ents of children with disabilities, lev- gentleman from California (Mr. Because why would we want to hurt eling the playing field so every child has an opportunity when it comes to MCCARTHY), the leader for Republicans somebody? Maybe they were in a bad of the U.S. House of Representatives. school district or have other reasons. education. Mr. MCCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I We want everybody in America to have Of all the issues that could divide us, thank the gentleman for yielding. that opportunity. That was a big win Madam Speaker, I don’t understand Before I begin, I want to thank both for all families—Republican, Democrat, why the leadership did that to the sides. I want to thank the chairman Green Party, didn’t matter. Ways and Means Committee. I don’t and I want to thank the ranking mem- Under current law, 529 savings ac- think that is right for the work that ber, not for the bill that is on the floor counts cannot be used for K–12 book the chairman and the ranking member today but for the bill that was put out costs, tutoring expenses for when kids put in. We deserve better. We displayed of committee. fall behind and we want them to be that we could be better. Unfortunately, When we look across the country, we able to catch up, fees for college admis- special interests won over the parents, see division. Very seldom can we ever sion exams—anybody that has a child and that is wrong. find a bill that gets every Democrat’s at that age knows how much is spent Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 and every Republican’s support, but on all of the exams—or to pay for edu- minute to the gentleman from Michi- that is what we look for, that commit- cational therapy for students with dis- gan (Mr. KILDEE). tees can work together. abilities. Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I The whole reason bills go through Wouldn’t everybody want to help thank the chairman for yielding and committees before they come to the that child with disabilities? I believe for his leadership on bringing this im- floor is this is where the expertise is, so. The action of the committee proved portant legislation to the floor. this is where the debates happen, this that. Every Democrat in the com- Let’s say what this bill really does. It is where it is combined together. mittee said that, and every member on provides Americans who work hard ac- But now I want to apologize to the the Republican side said that. I was cess to retirement with dignity and re- chairman. I don’t know what the gen- proud of that. spect. It allows workers who don’t have

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I also would like to single out would take advantage of one if avail- much-needed retirement security for so Dave Reichert, who is no longer here, able. many Americans. It encourages small and myself for the work that was done Madam Speaker, 1.7 million people in employers to develop 401(k) plans. It with regard to volunteers. New Jersey work for employers that do helps build our workforce by allowing The provisions of this bill in terms of not provide access to a retirement apprentices access to college savings aid and assistance to rank-and-file citi- plan. So this year, our State passed a accounts to cover the cost of pur- zens are legendary—and I thank Mr. law requiring businesses with 25 or chasing equipment necessary for their NEAL again for those efforts—but spe- more employees to participate in a re- training for their chosen trade. This is cifically for volunteer firefighters, for tirement savings program. The SE- a big step forward for those workers. EMTs, and for those who give selflessly CURE Act will make it much easier for Finally, Madam Speaker, I appre- in an opportunity to serve their com- small- and medium-sized businesses in ciate the fact that this bill also ad- munities. For the meager amounts of New Jersey to meet this requirement dresses some of the many oversights of uniforms and whatever they received in by allowing them to pool together to the 2017 Republican tax bill, including compensation, to have that taxed was create multi-employer plans. It also addressing how children are taxed, es- an insult. So I am proud, again, to expands access to retirement accounts pecially Tribal children. make sure that this piece of legislation for home healthcare workers, a rapidly This is a good bill, and I support it. included an opportunity for volunteers growing sector of our economy. all across this country. Twenty-three Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am Passing this bill today will go a long communities in my State have volun- prepared to close, and I reserve the bal- way toward helping Americans retire teers. ance of my time. with peace of mind. I am grateful for Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 I thank the chairman again for his leadership. the bipartisan support, and I urge my minute to the gentlewoman from Flor- colleagues to back the bill. ida (Mrs. MURPHY), who was instru- Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I con- tinue to reserve the balance of my Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I con- mental on a provision allowing long- tinue to reserve the balance of my term, part-time workers to participate time. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 time. in 401(k) plans. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 Mrs. MURPHY. Madam Speaker, if minute to the gentleman from Virginia minute to the gentlewoman from Vir- you spend your life working hard, then (Mr. SCOTT). Chairman BOBBY SCOTT is responsible for a number of very impor- ginia (Mrs. LURIA) and thank her par- you should have the dignity of a secure tant provisions in this legislation. ticularly for her critical leadership in retirement. That is why I rise today in Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam preventing an unfair and unexpected strong support for the SECURE Act, a Speaker, I thank the gentleman for tax burden from being imposed on the bipartisan bill that will help more yielding. children of our fallen soldiers. Americans retire with dignity and with I rise in support of the SECURE Act, a higher quality of life. It allows older Mrs. LURIA. Madam Speaker, we are a bipartisan proposal to address our all in Congress because we see room for Americans to continue to invest more Nation’s retirement security crisis. and for longer in their traditional IRAs improvement in America, especially Several of the bill’s provisions are for our servicemembers, veterans, and so that they can get a greater ROI on under the jurisdiction of the Com- their hard-earned money. our military families. As a 20-year mittee on Education and Labor, and I Navy veteran myself, I know it is not It also contains a provision I au- would like to discuss two of them. thored requiring employers to allow just the brave men and women who First, the SECURE Act makes it fight for America, but also the families long-term, part-time employees to par- easier for small businesses to band to- ticipate in a company’s 401(k) plan. who support them every step of the gether to form multiple employer way. This change will especially help plans. This is expected to increase women, as women are more likely than When Gold Star widows from Vir- workers’ access to retirement savings ginia Beach contacted me about how men to be long-term, part-time work- programs with potentially lower cost ers. their tax bills jumped thousands of dol- investment options. lars as a result of the 2000 tax law, I Finally, the SECURE Act fixes a mis- Second, the SECURE Act includes a knew I had to do something. That is take the Republicans made last Con- carefully and narrowly tailored safe why I took action to introduce the bi- gress when they rammed through their harbor for the selection of an annuity partisan Gold Star Family Tax Relief partisan tax giveaway to corporations provider for 401(k) plans. This limited Act, which fixes the unintended tax and the wealthy. In doing so, they in- safe harbor is intended to ease employ- hike that many Gold Star families ex- advertently raised taxes on Gold Star ers’ concerns about their fiduciary li- perienced. children and families. ability and to expand workers’ access A number of families across our As we fix this problem today, I hope to annuities and other lifetime income coastal Virginia district have shared this body remembers that process mat- options. their stories about how this tax law ters and that a bad process leads to un- I thank Chairman NEAL and Ranking changed their lives. One woman, the intended consequences that hurt every- Member BRADY for their leadership, day Americans. I am glad that we can and I urge my colleagues to support widow of a Navy SEAL killed in Af- undo some of that damage today. the SECURE Act. ghanistan, saw the taxes on her son’s Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I con- benefits rise by $4,000 in 2018, another leagues to support the SECURE Act, tinue to reserve the balance of my by $6,000, and another by $2,500. which is a good piece of bipartisan leg- time. What this tax bill did to Gold Star islation that helps countless American Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 families was wrong, but I have been families. minute to the gentleman from New heartened to see so many of my col- Mr. BRADY. I reserve the balance of Jersey (Mr. MALINOWSKI). leagues join me in a bipartisan effort my time, Madam Speaker. Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, to right these wrongs. As of today, we Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 I rise today to express my strong sup- have 155 cosponsors and received en- minute to the gentleman from Con- port for the bipartisan SECURE Act. dorsements of 20 veterans service orga- necticut (Mr. LARSON), who was very This bill will enable hundreds of thou- nizations. instrumental on a provision related to sands of working and middle-class The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. benefits to volunteer firefighters and Americans to retire with the dignity DEGETTE). The time of the gentle- emergency medical responders. they deserve. woman has expired.

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That draft was help their kids, whether they are gift- signed by 20 veterans service organiza- praised by my Democratic colleagues, ed, whether they have learning disabil- tions in support of the Gold Star fam- by Mr. NEAL, Mr. KIND, and Mr. THOMP- ities, whether they need that tutor, or ily tax provisions included within the SON. whether a child is severely challenged, SECURE Act. In over 5 years, no one spotted this mentally and physically, and needs MAY 22, 2019. unintended consequence. When it sur- that help. Hon. ELAINE LURIA, faced, Republicans and Democrats What do we have to fear from parents House of Representatives, came together immediately and re- who want to help their kids and use Washington, DC. solved to not just fix it but to make it their own dollars for it? DEAR CONGRESSWOMAN LURIA: As leaders of the major veterans, military, and survivor retroactive. What would our Nation be if denied organizations, we are pleased to offer our Why make this a petty, partisan the genius of Steven Spielberg who support for H.R. 2481, the Gold Star Family issue? Our Gold Star parents deserve overcame dyslexia as a child or CNN Tax Relief Act. better. anchor Anderson Cooper whose parents Surviving spouses of service members who Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- hired a special instructor to help him die in the line of duty and military retirees ance of my time. overcome his learning disabilities? who die from service-connected wounds, ill- Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I have Where we would be without business nesses, or injuries are entitled to Depend- no further speakers, and I am prepared leaders like Steve Jobs, Charles ency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) to close. I reserve the balance of my benefits from the Department of Veterans Schwab, Richard Branson, or Henry Affairs. Survivors who paid into the Depart- time. Ford, all with learning disabilities, all ment of Defense Survivor Benefits Plan Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield who have made amazing contributions (SBP) have a dollar-for-dollar offset of their myself the balance of my time. to our country? SBP benefits by the amount of DIC benefits. Madam Speaker, I am proud that, Blocking these provisions is not To avoid the SBP/DIC offset, surviving last session, Republicans and Demo- proeducation, and there is no way it is spouses often sign over SBP benefits to their crats came together to pass a retire- prochild. children to ensure the family receives both ment security bill not once but twice 1030 earned benefits. because we knew how important this b Due to a recent change in tax law, known It is beyond me how an education as- as the ‘‘Kiddie Tax,’’ Gold Star families who was. I was chairman, and I was proud were formerly obligated to pay 12 to 15 per- to help lead that effort. sociation can oppose parents using cent in taxes on their earned benefits are This year, I am the proudest leader of their own savings to help their child now being taxed up to 37 percent, leaving the Republicans on the Ways and reach their highest potential. But I them thousands of dollars in tax debt. This Means Committee to work with Chair- don’t fault them. I fault the lawmakers important bill would rightfully repeal the man NEAL again to make it even better who are beholden to them, who re- Kiddie Tax and reinstate military survivor to try to help families save. moved these provisions. benefits to the previous tax rate. This bill deserves support, and I will Thank you again for your leadership on But I am disappointed in the process this issue. We look forward to working with after it left the committee, through no strongly support it, but I am terribly you and your staff to pass this important fault of Chairman NEAL’s. disappointed. legislation immediately. Just 2 months ago, we heard Demo- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Sincerely, cratic lawmakers sit in that seat and ance of my time. Robert Wallace, Veterans of Foreign Wars say they will work to restore the peo- Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield of the United States; Bonnie Carroll, Trag- ple’s faith that government works in myself the balance of my time. edy Assistance Program for Survivors; Har- the public’s interest. They said they As I close, I want to take a moment riet Boyden, Gold Star Wives of America; Jo- to celebrate this truly bipartisan proc- seph R. Chenelly, AMVETS; Louis Celli, The will pass laws and make sure our gov- American Legion; Joyce Wessel Raezer, Na- ernment acts in the best interests of ess that brought this legislation to the tional Military Famiy Association; Dana T. the American people, not entrenched floor today. Atkins, Military Officers Association of special interests. First, I want to thank the Demo- America; Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of It is unfortunate that every word cratic members and Republican mem- America; Keith A. Reed, Air Force Sergeants there was stomped on this week by spe- bers of the Committee on Ways and Association; John Cho, AMSUS, the Society cial interest groups that forced our Means, and, in particular, I want to of Federal Health Professionals. Democratic friends to make changes to thank Mr. BRADY for his good work James T. Currie, Commissioned Officers Assn. of the US Public Health Service, Inc; a bill that would help children and par- along the way. Norman Rosenshein, Jewish War Veterans of ents with costs associated with I also want to acknowledge that the USA; Vincent Patton III, Non Commis- schools. there is more work to be done in the sioned Officers Assn. of the United States of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act allowed leadership space in terms of retirement America; Randy Reid, USCG Chief Petty Of- parents to save tax-free for schools savings, and I am hopeful that we will ficers Assn.; Jeff J. Schloesser, Army Avia- from kindergarten through 12th grade, be able to do that as well. tion Association of America; Christopher and these bipartisan reforms that were Let me acknowledge Mr. ROE, Mrs. Cole, Association of the United States Navy; stripped from this bill would have al- TRAHAN, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Ms. Carol Setteducato, Chief Warrant Officers Association of the US Coast Guard; Thomas lowed parents to use their education BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ‘‘LPM’’ Howlett, Marine Corps Reserve Asso- savings dollars for homeschooling and KENNEDY, Mr. BANKS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. ciation; Kenneth Greenberg, The Retired En- additional kindergarten through 12 ex- BUDD, Mrs. LURIA, and Mr. BACON. listed Association; Brian Dempsey, Wounded penses at public, private, and religious Certainly, as I come down the home Warrior Project. schools. stretch in closing, I want to acknowl- Mrs. LURIA. Madam Speaker, I urge This is money the families could edge much of the good work that has all of my colleagues to vote for the SE- have used for books, online education taken place by staff members on both CURE Act and, in doing that, fix this material, tutoring, AP classes, univer- sides as well. But let me cite on the tax problem that has impacted so sity exams, and educational therapies Democratic side, if I could—this was a many of our Gold Star families across for students, including for kids with pretty big bill, and it required a team the Commonwealth of Virginia and the disabilities. effort. The Democratic staff, including country. Every parent blessed with a special Kara Getz, Andrew Grossman, Beth Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield needs child or one who struggles to Bell, Aruna Kalyanam, Mary Petrovic, myself 30 seconds. keep up in school knows the constant and Lee Slater all did yeomen and

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YEAS—223 Diaz-Balart Kilmer Rouda Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Duffy Kind Adams Gomez Payne Rouzer Duncan King (NY) Act of 2019.’’ Aguilar Granger Perlmutter Roy Dunn Kirkpatrick Allred Green (TX) Perry Ruiz H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up Emmer Krishnamoorthi Amodei Grijalva Phillips Scalise for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act Estes Kuster (NH) Bacon Grothman Pingree Schrader Evans Kustoff (TN) helps Americans to save more for a secure re- Banks Haaland Pocan Schrier Ferguson LaHood tirement and delivering a urgently needed fix Barr Hastings Porter Scott, Austin Fitzpatrick LaMalfa Barraga´ n Hayes Pressley Sensenbrenner for Gold Star military families facing drastic tax Fleischmann Lamborn Bass Heck Price (NC) Sherrill hikes under the GOP tax scam. Fletcher Latta Bergman Higgins (NY) Quigley Shimkus Flores Lesko This legislation: Beyer Hill (CA) Raskin Slotkin Foxx (NC) Long Makes it easier for small businesses to offer Bilirakis Hollingsworth Reed Smith (MO) Fudge Loudermilk Bishop (GA) Hoyer Reschenthaler retirement plans to their employees; Fulcher Lucas Smith (NE) Blumenauer Huffman Rice (NY) Ensures that hard-working home health care Gaetz Luetkemeyer Spanberger Blunt Rochester Jayapal Richmond Gallagher Maloney, Sean Spano workers can receive retirement benefits; and, Bonamici Johnson (GA) Rodgers (WA) Gianforte Marchant Steube Bost Johnson (TX) Roe, David P. Eliminates the unexpected and unfair enor- Gibbs Massie Stewart Boyle, Brendan Jordan Rose (NY) mous tax increases caused by the GOP tax Golden Mast Suozzi F. Joyce (OH) Roybal-Allard Gonzalez (OH) McAdams Thompson (CA) scam that were on the survivorship benefits of Brady Joyce (PA) Ruppersberger Gonzalez (TX) McBath Thompson (PA) children in Gold Star military families already Brindisi Keating Rush Gooden McCaul Timmons Brown (MD) Kelly (IL) Rutherford facing the extraordinary hardship of losing a Gottheimer McHenry Tipton Bustos Kelly (PA) Ryan loved one. Graves (GA) McKinley Turner Butterfield Kennedy Sa´ nchez Graves (LA) Meuser Upton The spouses of our fallen heroes sometimes Carbajal Khanna Sarbanes Graves (MO) Miller Van Drew Carson (IN) Kildee Scanlon sign over earned benefits to their children to Green (TN) Mitchell Walberg Carter (TX) Kim Schakowsky ensure the family receives all benefits. Griffith Moolenaar Walden Cartwright King (IA) Schiff Guest Mooney (WV) Walker This bill will help Gold Star Families who are Case Lamb Schneider Guthrie Mullin Walorski being taxed unfairly by the Trump Tax Cut. Casten (IL) Langevin Schweikert Hagedorn Murphy Waters Castor (FL) Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) But because the new Republican tax law Harder (CA) Norman Weber (TX) Castro (TX) Larson (CT) Scott, David brought changes to how children’s assets are Harris Nunes Wenstrup Chu, Judy Lawrence Serrano Hartzler O’Halleran Westerman taxed, many Gold Star Families are required Cicilline Lawson (FL) Sewell (AL) Hern, Kevin Ocasio-Cortez Wexton Cisneros Lee (CA) Shalala to pay thousands of additional dollars in taxes Hice (GA) Olson Wild Clark (MA) Lee (NV) Sherman on survivor benefits—a crushing blow to fami- Higgins (LA) Palazzo Williams Clarke (NY) Levin (CA) Simpson Hill (AR) Palmer Wittman lies who have already given so much to our Clay Levin (MI) Sires Himes Pappas Womack country. Cleaver Lewis Smith (NJ) Holding Pence Woodall Clyburn Lieu, Ted Smith (WA) Prior to the Trump Tax Cut Scam, money Horn, Kendra S. Peters Wright Cohen Lipinski Smucker given by the military to the children of troops Horsford Peterson Yoho Connolly Loebsack Soto Houlahan Posey Young who died on duty were taxed at the same rate Courtney Lofgren Speier Hudson Ratcliffe Zeldin as their surviving parents. Cox (CA) Lowenthal Stanton But under Trump’s tax cuts the changes in- Crist Lowey Stefanik ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—2 Cummings Luja´ n Steil DeFazio Tonko cluded in the December 2017 tax law over- Curtis Luria Stevens haul, those benefits were instead treated the Davids (KS) Lynch Swalwell (CA) NOT VOTING—12 Davidson (OH) Malinowski Takano same as family estate transfers, which in- Armstrong Herrera Beutler Kaptur Davis (CA) Maloney, Taylor creased the tax rate from no more than 15 Collins (GA) Jackson Lee Kinzinger Davis, Danny K. Carolyn B. Thompson (MS) Gohmert Jeffries Stauber percent to up to 37 percent. Dean Marshall Thornberry Gosar Johnson (LA) Stivers This change significantly raised the tax bills DeGette Matsui Titus for many of those military families. DeLauro McCarthy Tlaib b 1104 It is important to provide these needed DelBene McClintock Torres (CA) Delgado McCollum Torres Small Messrs. CROW, VAN DREW, and Ms. changes to protect Gold Star Families, and I Demings McEachin (NM) OCASIO-CORTEZ changed their vote look forward to the additional changes that are DeSaulnier McGovern Trahan from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ under way to help others hurt by the inequity Deutch McNerney Trone Dingell Meadows Underwood Mses. ADAMS and TITUS changed of the Trump tax hike for the very rich. Doggett Meeks Vargas their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Doyle, Michael Meng Veasey So the Journal was approved. for debate has expired. F. Moore Vela The result of the vote was announced Pursuant to House Resolution 389, Engel Morelle Vela´ zquez Escobar Moulton Visclosky as above recorded. the previous question is ordered on the Eshoo Mucarsel-Powell Wagner f bill, as amended. Espaillat Nadler Waltz The question is on the engrossment Finkenauer Napolitano Wasserman SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP and third reading of the bill. Fortenberry Neal Schultz FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCE- Foster Neguse Watkins MENT ACT OF 2019 The bill was ordered to be engrossed Frankel Newhouse Watson Coleman and read a third time, and was read the Gabbard Norcross Webster (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- third time. Gallego Omar Welch ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Garamendi Pallone Wilson (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Garcı´a (IL) Panetta Wilson (SC) consideration of the bill (H.R. 1994) to ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Garcia (TX) Pascrell Yarmuth amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, consideration of H.R. 1994 is postponed. NAYS—194 f and for other purposes, will now re- Abraham Brooks (AL) Chabot sume. THE JOURNAL Aderholt Brooks (IN) Cheney Allen Brownley (CA) Cline The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Amash Buchanan Cloud MOTION TO RECOMMIT ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Arrington Buck Cole Mr. MCHENRY. Madam Speaker, I Axne Bucshon Collins (NY) ished business is the question on agree- Babin Budd Comer have a motion to recommit at the ing to the Speaker’s approval of the Baird Burchett Conaway desk. Journal, on which the yeas and nays Balderson Burgess Cook The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the were ordered. Beatty Byrne Cooper gentleman opposed to the bill? Bera Calvert Correa The question is on the Speaker’s ap- Biggs Ca´ rdenas Costa Mr. MCHENRY. Yes, in its current proval of the Journal. Bishop (UT) Carter (GA) Craig form.

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It is not all know comes pretty quickly. lowing amendment: polite to say that you are anti-Semitic. Add at the end of title IV the following But what the BDS movement says is new section: b 1115 that you are anti-Semitic. What you SEC. 405. REPORTS BY TAXPAYERS ENGAGED IN This has been well met in a bipar- BOYCOTTS, ETC. AFFECTING ISRAEL. say by supporting the BDS movement (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 999 of the Inter- is that you are okay with discrimi- tisan manner. It was marked up in the nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add- nating against people because of their committee. And one Member said at ing at the end the following new subsection: faith; you are okay discriminating the Rules Committee the other night: ‘‘(g) BOYCOTTS, ETC. AFFECTING ISRAEL.— against the Jewish people because you There is one sentence here, Mr. Chair- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any applicable person don’t like—well, let me stop there. man, over which we disagree. shall be treated as a person that has oper- This body has a long history of work- Have we gotten to this point, in this ations in a country which is on the list ing together in a bipartisan fashion. I maintained by the Secretary under sub- institution, where now one sentence section (a)(3), and subsection (a)(1) shall have worked for 3 years to hammer out stops us from advancing good legisla- apply by substituting ‘that such person is an a bipartisan approach to stopping the tion? I certainly hope not. applicable person’ for ‘such operations’. BDS movement. That got rolled into There is another provision in this ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERSON.—For purposes of the bill that was passed in January in legislation, as we proceed to the Memo- this subsection, the term ‘applicable person’ the Senate. rial Day recess, that ought to be crit- means a person who knowingly engages in a Seventy-seven Senators joined to- commerce-related or investment-related ical in all of our minds. We fixed an gether and sent a bill over here to the egregious error in the tax bill. We have boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity in House. We have waited 4 months, with the course of interstate or international straightened out that issue, where fam- commerce that is intended to penalize, in- no vote on that bill, and it is not be- ilies will not be taxed at the highest flict economic harm on, or otherwise limit cause we don’t have bipartisan support marginal rate of the parents, but, in- commercial relations with Israel or persons to stop the BDS movement. We do. We stead, we will recede to a previous pro- doing business in Israel or Israeli-controlled do. vision that made sure that the sur- territories for purposes of coercing political In this Chamber, we have stood to- vivors of those who were killed in mili- action by, or imposing policy positions on, gether in a bipartisan forum to stand the Government of Israel. tary conflict would receive a benefit. against hate and to stand against anti- That was important. ‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL BOYCOTT FACTOR.—For Semitism, but the leadership over purposes of sections 908(a), 952(a)(3), and Let me just say to the new Members there doesn’t want us to have a vote on 995(b)(1)(F)(ii), the international boycott fac- on our side: This is a safe provision. that bill. tor with respect to such person shall be 1 For years, I wore a bracelet for the re- So, today, we are saying let’s have (and subsection (c)(2) shall not apply).’’. fuseniks who wished from Russia to (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments the vote. Let’s stand up for the State of emigrate to Israel. There is no weak- made by this section shall apply to trans- Israel. Let’s stand against hate. Let’s ness on our part in support of the State actions after the date of the enactment of stand up against this anti-Zionism and of Israel on this side of the aisle. this Act. the anti-Semitism that underlies it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Let’s stand up for our Jewish friends You have a chance to stand up right ant to the rule, the gentleman from and allies, and let’s speak with one now for retirement savings for those North Carolina is recognized for 5 min- voice that the BDS movement is anti- who have lost loved ones in military utes in support of his motion. Semitism. conflict, to stand up for Tribal inter- Mr. MCHENRY. Madam Speaker, this Vote ‘‘yes’’ on this motion to recom- ests, to stand up for those who receive is a final amendment to the bill. This mit. scholarships, and to continue help for amendment will not kill the bill or Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- those families who are in financial dis- send it back to committee. If adopted, ance of my time. tress because they lost a loved one in a the bill will immediately proceed to Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I claim military conflict. final passage, as amended. time in opposition to the motion to re- Set aside the demagoguery, and turn You know the drill on a motion to re- commit. down this motion to recommit. commit. I stand here before the House The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- today to get an affirmative vote that tleman from Massachusetts is recog- ance of my time. we stand together against the anti-Se- nized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without mitic notion of the BDS movement. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, the gen- objection, the previous question is or- The BDS movement is an effort to tleman really gave away his argument dered on the motion to recommit. weaponize the world’s economy against in the opening sentence, when he said: There was no objection. one simple State, one State, the great You know the drill on the MTR. State of Israel and the Jewish people. Yes, we know the drill on MTRs, how The SPEAKER pro tempore. The They are trying to weaponize our econ- they are being used to heap scorn on question is on the motion to recommit. omy, our dollars, against our only ally complicated arguments, the dema- The question was taken; and the in the Middle East that is a democracy. gogue arguments that should be taken Speaker pro tempore announced that This is an effort for us today— up in a separate space. the noes appeared to have it. today—to say that we will stand But you know what else this is RECORDED VOTE against this movement. This move- about? For those of us who came Mr. MCHENRY. Madam Speaker, I ment is about anti-Zionism. Anti-Zion- through the wards and precincts of demand a recorded vote. ism is anti-Semitism. American politics, there is a difference Let us speak with one clear voice in politics between being cute and A recorded vote was ordered. today that we as the American people being clever. This is cute. This is not The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- will not stand for this economic war- clever. ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair fare. We will stand with our ally, and So let me just bring to your atten- will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum we will stand with the Jewish people in tion the following: time for any electronic vote on the the Israel State. We have before us today the most im- question of passage. Why weaponize our economy against portant and substantive advance in re- The vote was taken by electronic de- Israel? To destroy Israel, to choke off tirement savings in the last 15 years in vice, and there were—ayes 200, noes 222, economic growth, to choke off eco- America. Understanding today that the not voting 9, as follows:

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Sarbanes Castor (FL) Grijalva McEachin AYES—200 Grijalva Maloney, Sean Scanlon Castro (TX) Grothman McGovern Abraham Gottheimer Palmer Haaland Massie Schakowsky Chabot Guest McHenry Aderholt Granger Pence Harder (CA) Matsui Schiff Cheney Guthrie McKinley Allen Graves (GA) Perry Hastings McAdams Schneider Cicilline Haaland McNerney Amodei Graves (LA) Posey Hayes McBath Schrader Cisneros Hagedorn Meadows Arrington Graves (MO) Ratcliffe Heck McCollum Schrier Clark (MA) Harder (CA) Meeks Higgins (NY) Clarke (NY) Babin Green (TN) Reed McEachin Scott (VA) Harris Meng Hill (CA) McGovern Clay Hartzler Meuser Bacon Griffith Reschenthaler Scott, David Himes McNerney Cleaver Hastings Miller Baird Grothman Rice (SC) Serrano Horsford Meeks Cline Hayes Mitchell Balderson Guest Riggleman Sewell (AL) Hoyer Meng Cloud Heck Moolenaar Banks Guthrie Roby Shalala Huffman Moore Clyburn Hern, Kevin Mooney (WV) Barr Hagedorn Rodgers (WA) Sherman Jayapal Morelle Cohen Hice (GA) Moore Bergman Harris Roe, David P. Sherrill Johnson (GA) Mucarsel-Powell Cole Higgins (LA) Morelle Biggs Hartzler Rogers (AL) Sires Johnson (TX) Murphy Collins (GA) Higgins (NY) Moulton Bilirakis Hern, Kevin Rogers (KY) Smith (WA) Kaptur Nadler Collins (NY) Hill (AR) Mucarsel-Powell Bishop (UT) Hice (GA) Rooney (FL) Soto Keating Napolitano Comer Hill (CA) Mullin Bost Higgins (LA) Rose (NY) Speier Kelly (IL) Neal Conaway Himes Murphy Brady Hill (AR) Stanton Rose, John W. Kennedy Neguse Connolly Holding Nadler Brindisi Holding Rouzer Stevens Brooks (AL) Hollingsworth Khanna Norcross Cook Hollingsworth Napolitano Roy Kildee O’Halleran Suozzi Cooper Horn, Kendra S. Neal Brooks (IN) Horn, Kendra S. Rutherford Swalwell (CA) Buchanan Houlahan Kilmer Ocasio-Cortez Correa Horsford Neguse Scalise Kim Omar Takano Costa Houlahan Newhouse Buck Hudson Schweikert Thompson (CA) Bucshon Huizenga Kind Pallone Courtney Hoyer Norcross Scott, Austin Thompson (MS) Budd Hunter Kirkpatrick Panetta Cox (CA) Hudson Norman Sensenbrenner Titus Burchett Hurd (TX) Krishnamoorthi Pappas Craig Huffman Nunes Shimkus Tlaib Burgess Johnson (OH) Kuster (NH) Pascrell Crawford Huizenga O’Halleran Simpson Tonko Byrne Johnson (SD) Lamb Payne Crenshaw Hunter Ocasio-Cortez Slotkin Torres (CA) Calvert Jordan Langevin Perlmutter Crist Hurd (TX) Olson Smith (MO) Torres Small Carter (GA) Joyce (OH) Larsen (WA) Peters Crow Jayapal Omar Smith (NE) (NM) Carter (TX) Joyce (PA) Larson (CT) Peterson Cuellar Johnson (GA) Palazzo Smith (NJ) Trahan Chabot Katko Lawrence Phillips Cummings Johnson (OH) Pallone Smucker Trone Cheney Kelly (MS) Lawson (FL) Pingree Cunningham Johnson (SD) Palmer Spanberger Underwood Cline Kelly (PA) Lee (CA) Pocan Curtis Johnson (TX) Panetta Spano Vargas Cloud King (IA) Lee (NV) Porter Davids (KS) Jordan Pappas Stefanik Cole King (NY) Levin (CA) Pressley Veasey Davidson (OH) Joyce (OH) Pascrell Steil Collins (GA) Kustoff (TN) Levin (MI) Price (NC) Vela Davis (CA) Joyce (PA) Payne ´ Collins (NY) LaHood Steube Lewis Quigley Velazquez Davis, Danny K. Kaptur Pence Comer LaMalfa Stewart Lieu, Ted Raskin Visclosky Davis, Rodney Katko Perlmutter Conaway Lamborn Taylor Lipinski Rice (NY) Wasserman Dean Keating Perry Cook Latta Thompson (PA) Loebsack Richmond Schultz DeFazio Kelly (IL) Peters Crawford Lesko Thornberry Lofgren Rouda Waters DeGette Kelly (MS) Peterson Crenshaw Long Timmons Lowenthal Roybal-Allard Watson Coleman DeLauro Kelly (PA) Phillips Cunningham Loudermilk Tipton Lowey Ruiz Welch DelBene Kennedy Pingree Curtis Lucas Turner Luja´ n Ruppersberger Wexton Delgado Khanna Pocan Davidson (OH) Luetkemeyer Upton Lynch Rush Wilson (FL) Demings Kildee Porter Davis, Rodney Luria Van Drew Malinowski Ryan Yarmuth DeSaulnier Kilmer Posey Wagner DesJarlais Kim Pressley DesJarlais Marchant NOT VOTING—9 Diaz-Balart Marshall Walberg Deutch Kind Price (NC) Duffy Mast Walden Armstrong Jackson Lee Kinzinger Diaz-Balart King (IA) Quigley Duncan McCarthy Walker Gosar Jeffries Stauber Doggett King (NY) Raskin Dunn McCaul Walorski Herrera Beutler Johnson (LA) Stivers Doyle, Michael Kirkpatrick Ratcliffe Emmer McClintock Waltz F. Krishnamoorthi Reed Estes McHenry Watkins b 1124 Duffy Kuster (NH) Reschenthaler Ferguson McKinley Weber (TX) Duncan Kustoff (TN) Rice (NY) Fitzpatrick Meadows Webster (FL) So the motion to recommit was re- Dunn LaHood Rice (SC) Fleischmann Meuser Wenstrup jected. Emmer LaMalfa Richmond Flores Miller Westerman The result of the vote was announced Engel Lamb Riggleman Escobar Lamborn Roby Fortenberry Mitchell Wild as above recorded. Foxx (NC) Moolenaar Williams Eshoo Langevin Rodgers (WA) Fulcher Mooney (WV) Wilson (SC) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Espaillat Larsen (WA) Roe, David P. Gaetz Moulton Wittman question is on the passage of the bill. Estes Larson (CT) Rogers (AL) Gallagher Mullin Womack The question was taken; and the Evans Latta Rogers (KY) Gianforte Newhouse Woodall Ferguson Lawrence Rooney (FL) Gibbs Norman Wright Speaker pro tempore announced that Finkenauer Lawson (FL) Rose (NY) Gohmert Nunes Yoho the ayes appeared to have it. Fitzpatrick Lee (CA) Rose, John W. Gonzalez (OH) Olson Young Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, on that I Fleischmann Lee (NV) Rouda Gooden Palazzo Zeldin Fletcher Lesko Rouzer demand the yeas and nays. Flores Levin (CA) Roybal-Allard NOES—222 The yeas and nays were ordered. Fortenberry Levin (MI) Ruiz The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Foster Lewis Ruppersberger Adams Castro (TX) DeLauro Foxx (NC) Lieu, Ted Rush Aguilar Chu, Judy DelBene 5-minute vote. Frankel Lipinski Rutherford Allred Cicilline Delgado The vote was taken by electronic de- Fudge Loebsack Ryan Amash Cisneros Demings vice, and there were—yeas 417, nays 3, Fulcher Lofgren Sa´ nchez Axne Clark (MA) DeSaulnier not voting 11, as follows: Gabbard Long Sarbanes Barraga´ n Clarke (NY) Deutch Gaetz Loudermilk Scalise Bass Clay Dingell [Roll No. 231] Gallagher Lowenthal Scanlon Beatty Cleaver Doggett YEAS—417 Gallego Lowey Schakowsky Bera Clyburn Doyle, Michael Garamendi Lucas Schiff Beyer Cohen F. Abraham Bera Brownley (CA) Garcı´a (IL) Luetkemeyer Schneider Bishop (GA) Connolly Engel Adams Bergman Buchanan Garcia (TX) Luja´ n Schrader Blumenauer Cooper Escobar Aderholt Beyer Buck Gianforte Luria Schrier Blunt Rochester Correa Eshoo Aguilar Biggs Bucshon Gibbs Lynch Schweikert Bonamici Costa Espaillat Allen Bilirakis Budd Gohmert Malinowski Scott (VA) Boyle, Brendan Courtney Evans Allred Bishop (GA) Burchett Golden Maloney, Scott, Austin F. Cox (CA) Finkenauer Amodei Bishop (UT) Burgess Gomez Carolyn B. Scott, David Brown (MD) Craig Fletcher Arrington Blumenauer Bustos Gonzalez (OH) Maloney, Sean Sensenbrenner Brownley (CA) Crist Foster Axne Blunt Rochester Butterfield Gonzalez (TX) Marchant Serrano Bustos Crow Frankel Babin Bonamici Byrne Gooden Marshall Sewell (AL) Butterfield Cuellar Fudge Bacon Bost Calvert Gottheimer Mast Shalala Carbajal Cummings Gabbard Baird Boyle, Brendan Carbajal Granger Matsui Sherman Ca´ rdenas Davids (KS) Gallego Balderson F. Ca´ rdenas Graves (GA) McAdams Sherrill Carson (IN) Davis (CA) Garamendi Banks Brady Carson (IN) Graves (LA) McBath Shimkus Cartwright Davis, Danny K. Garcı´a (IL) Barr Brindisi Carter (GA) Graves (MO) McCarthy Simpson Case Dean Garcia (TX) Barraga´ n Brooks (AL) Carter (TX) Green (TN) McCaul Sires Casten (IL) DeFazio Golden Bass Brooks (IN) Cartwright Green (TX) McClintock Slotkin Castor (FL) DeGette Gomez Beatty Brown (MD) Case

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Is there Welch Sirisena government has made some Speier Trone Wenstrup objection to the request of the gentle- Stanton Turner Westerman progress towards fulfilling its commit- Stefanik Underwood woman from Texas? Wexton ments at the U.N. Human Rights Coun- Steil Upton There was no objection. Wild Steube Van Drew cil, I rise to urge the Sri Lankan Gov- Stevens Vargas Williams f ernment to make meaningful progress Stewart Veasey Wilson (FL) on all fronts to restore democratic Wilson (SC) HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL Suozzi Vela principles for all Sri Lankans and en- Swalwell (CA) Vela´ zquez Wittman ROBERT EUGENE CHISOLM Takano Visclosky Womack sure the country can move forward as a Taylor Wagner Woodall (Ms. ESCOBAR asked and was given unified, prosperous nation. Wright permission to address the House for 1 Thompson (CA) Walberg f Thompson (MS) Walden Yarmuth minute.) Thompson (PA) Walker Yoho Ms. ESCOBAR. Madam Speaker, I IN CELEBRATION OF PEG MYRICK Thornberry Walorski Young Timmons Waltz Zeldin rise today in recognition of an El Paso (Ms. SPANBERGER asked and was hero, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Eu- NAYS—3 given permission to address the House gene Chisolm, who was inducted yes- for 1 minute and to revise and extend Amash Massie Roy terday into the 82nd Airborne Divi- her remarks.) NOT VOTING—11 sion’s All American Hall of Fame. Ms. SPANBERGER. Mr. Speaker, Armstrong Herrera Beutler Kinzinger Colonel Chisolm, known affection- today I rise to celebrate my friend, my Chu, Judy Jackson Lee Stauber ately as Colonel Bob back home, is a constituent, and my role model, Peg Dingell Jeffries Stivers Gosar Johnson (LA) true role model of service to our Na- Myrick. I celebrate Peg here on the tion. floor of the House of Representatives b 1134 A combat veteran of three wars, because her life and her example is one So the bill was passed. Colonel Chisolm has a storied past. He I would like to share with you, my col- The result of the vote was announced made a combat parachute jump into leagues. as above recorded. Normandy on D-day and another into Peg began her career as a teacher, A motion to reconsider was laid on Holland, where he would assume com- reaching kids, impacting lives, but on the table. mand of more than 80 men after higher Halloween 2016, Peg was diagnosed with f ranked officers fell, earning him the colorectal cancer. With a life-changing terminal diagnosis, Peg committed AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO only Legion of Merit awarded to a non- herself to continuing her role as an ed- MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- commissioned officer in World War II. ucator, now acting as an ambassador GROSSMENT OF H.R. 1994, SET- He sustained grave injuries during for Fight Colorectal Cancer and edu- TING EVERY COMMUNITY UP the Battle of the Bulge and went on to cating others on the importance of FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCE- command a company in the 31st Infan- screenings and understanding this dis- MENT ACT OF 2019 try during the Korean conflict. He later led soldiers in the Joint U.S. Mili- ease. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I ask tary Advisory Group in Thailand and As she has battled for her life, she unanimous consent that in the engross- as Chief of the War Games Branch at shares her exuberant positivity with ment of the bill, H.R. 1994, the Clerk be Fort Leavenworth. everyone, and she demonstrates in her authorized to make technical correc- The All American Hall of Fame at daily life what it is to live for the tions and conforming changes. Fort Bragg preserves the legacy of minute, what it is to show life and love The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there service and the iconic contributions of to those around you—to her family, to objection to the request of the gen- the 82nd Airborne Division. It is fitting her friends—and she demonstrates a tleman from Massachusetts? that this courageous, lifelong soldier lesson I think we should all learn from, There was no objection. be honored. which is that we are all in this to- f To Colonel Chisolm, whom I am so gether. Through her positivity and her REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 962, honored to know, we thank him for his friendship, she endeavors to lift up ev- BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SUR- incredible, courageous leadership and eryone around her. VIVORS PROTECTION ACT service, and I offer him my heartfelt f Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, I congratulations. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF 19TH ask unanimous consent that the Com- f AMENDMENT PASSING HOUSE OF mittee on the Judiciary be discharged REPRESENTATIVES IN RECOGNITION OF THE 10TH AN- from further consideration of H.R. 962, NIVERSARY OF THE ENDING OF (Mr. RESCHENTHALER asked and the Born-Alive Survivors Protection SRI LANKA’S CIVIL WAR was given permission to address the Act, critical legislation protecting House for 1 minute.) newborns from infanticide. This is the (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speak- 50th time we have petitioned this was given permission to address the er, today I rise to recognize the 100th Chamber, and I ask for this bill’s im- House for 1 minute and to revise and anniversary of the passing of the 19th mediate consideration in the House. extend his remarks.) Amendment in the U.S. House of Rep- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Madam resentatives. guidelines consistently issued by suc- Speaker, I rise today to recognize the One hundred years ago this week, cessive Speakers, as recorded in sec- 10-year anniversary of the end of Sri right here on the House floor, Members tion 956 of the House Rules and Man- Lanka’s decades-long civil war, a con- began the process to recognize women’s ual, the Chair is constrained not to en- flict that is estimated to have left over right to vote. tertain the request unless it has been 100,000 people dead. Pennsylvania, my home State, be- cleared by the bipartisan floor and Today, I wish I could also rise in came the seventh State to ratify the committee leaderships. celebration of a now-unified Sri Lanka, Amendment, only 20 days after it Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, if where war crimes for this bloody con- passed the U.S. Senate. this unanimous consent cannot be en- flict had been accounted for and transi- One hundred years later, we honor tertained—— tional justice had occurred; where land the idea that our democracy works The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- used by Sri Lanka’s military had been best when everyone participates. tlewoman from Missouri has not been fully returned to its citizens and the One hundred years later, we recog- recognized for debate. government was a true democracy, op- nize those who devoted their lives to

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But Democrats he was also stationed there as part of people around the world. struck this commonsense provision the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat f down before bringing the bill to the Team in Savannah. floor today. He was raised in Hinesville, in the b 1145 How can my colleagues across the First District, close to his grand- REMEMBERING MAMA LILA aisle justify limiting the resources that parents, where he attended Bradwell CABBIL children with disabilities have at their High School. There, he entered the disposal to grow and to thrive? Fort Stewart Youth Challenge Acad- (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given per- As a father of a child with disabil- emy, which inspired him to join the mission to address the House for 1 ities, I know how difficult it is to allow National Guard. minute and to revise and extend her re- disabled children to receive the serv- He passed away after being wounded marks.) ices that they deserve and that they in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, earlier this need. Having flexible payment mecha- This is a sobering reminder of the dan- month, community members came to- nisms to enhance these opportunities ger that soldiers face while working to gether to celebrate the life of Lila to access therapies opens doors that make our country and world a better Cabbil, affectionately known as Mama are otherwise closed. place to live. Lila, or Ms. Cabbil, a dedicated and Mr. Speaker, I condemn my col- I thank all who serve. well-known activist and a member of leagues across the aisle for their at- Mr. Holmes’ family and friends will our community. tack on children with disabilities. be in my thoughts and prayers during With genuine respect for her legacy, this most difficult time. f we join with the community in cele- f brating Ms. Cabbil, remembering the COMMEMORATING 19TH BENEFITS FOR ALL impact she continues to have on so AMENDMENT CENTENNIAL SERVICEMEMBERS many people and hold her tight to her (Mr. HECK asked and was given per- (Mr. PAPPAS asked and was given family. She will be sincerely missed mission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 and long remembered. Mama Lila lived minute and to revise and extend his re- minute and to revise and extend his re- to serve and advocate for a better qual- marks.) ity of life for her community. Mr. HECK. Mr. Speaker, it was, in- marks.) Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise on Born in North Carolina and raised in deed, 100 years ago in this very room behalf of thousands of American heroes Detroit, Michigan, Mama Lila pos- that the House of Representatives who may be unjustly denied the oppor- sessed a strong sense of justice and passed the 19th Amendment to the willingness to stand against injustices. tunity to serve the country they love. United States Constitution, granting Last month, the administration’s dis- She became involved with the civil women the right to vote. rights movement and was a close friend criminatory ban on transgender mili- The vote was here, but the work was tary service took effect, telling 15,000 of Rosa Parks. out there, because the fact is the vic- Mama Lila soon became a prominent Active-Duty servicemembers they tory was due in no small part to the don’t belong in uniform. That is com- leader in the movement, becoming the countless trailblazers who championed president of the Rosa and Raymond pletely unacceptable. women suffrage throughout the dec- And now these brave patriots are Parks Institute for Self Development. ades. worried not just about the loss of a ca- She has been a tireless advocate for Many of those trailblazers called reer that they love, but also about the economic and social justice, as well as home that which I call home: the Pa- loss of healthcare benefits they have for food and water justice in the city of cific Northwest. That included activ- earned through years of service and Detroit. ists like Emma Smith DeVoe of Ta- sacrifice. In addition, Mama Lila has served as coma and Mary Arkwright Hutton of That is why, yesterday, I was proud an educator for younger generations, Spokane. It was because of their efforts to introduce the SERVE Act. My legis- advocating for greater social awareness that Washington State became the lation will enshrine into law a simple and sensitivity. She facilitated dia- fifth State in the Union to enact pledge to every veteran that they will logue across cultures and built rela- women suffrage in 1910. These efforts receive the benefits they deserve no tionships in order to address system- built the momentum to pass and ratify matter how they identify or whom atic oppression and combat racism. the 19th Amendment nearly a decade they love. We offer our words of praise as a me- later. Americans willing to lay down their morial for Mama Lila. May her family But the point is, as we celebrate this lives for our country are entitled to find comfort in their faith and their anniversary, let us not allow the honor and dignity. That is a basic memories of this fine person and her progress we have made beget compla- promise we make to everyone who puts distinguished life. cency; because the long, hard-fought on the uniform, and we can never go f battle for equality and representation back on that promise. spans generations and continues to this CONDEMNING ATTACK ON f very day. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Let’s continue to affirm those prin- CONGRATULATING BLOOMINGTON (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked ciples as we recognize and commemo- SCHOOL DISTRICT 87 and was given permission to address rate the 100th anniversary of women’s (Mr. LAHOOD asked and was given the House for 1 minute and to revise right to vote. permission to address the House for 1 and extend his remarks.) f minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. marks.) Speaker, today I rise to address the REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF Mr. LAHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise latest action my colleagues from MIGUEL LORENZO HOLMES today to recognize and congratulate across the aisle have taken to blow up (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and Bloomington Public School District 87, what was a perfectly good piece of leg- was given permission to address the in Bloomington, Illinois, on being islation for the sake of scoring polit- House for 1 minute and to revise and named the 2019 U.S. Department of ical points. extend his remarks.) Education Green Ribbon School Dis- The SECURE Act was a great piece of Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- trict and receiving a District Sustain- legislation that would have allowed er, I rise today to remember the life of ability Award.

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This year alone, an es- tunity to speak with Bloomington Jun- Over the course of our Nation’s history, timated 3 million girls are at risk of ior High School students and faculty, these principles have been threatened being mutilated. This despicable prac- which is reflected in this poster, to see by forces that do not share our ideas of tice simply must end. I urge my colleagues to join me in firsthand the innovative work District democracy. Due to the heroic efforts of supporting this effort to condemn and 87 schools are doing to facilitate more the men and women of our military, end FGM in the United States and resource-efficient schools. our Nation has stood against these across the globe. There is much more Bloomington Public School District threats. work that must be done to combat 87 continues to lead the way in Illinois. Memorial Day is the time to honor FGM, and I hope that we continue this Their resource-efficient practices let these men and women who gave their bipartisan work. teachers and administrators dedicate lives in defense of our country and the more resources to student instruction blessings of liberty that we enjoy f rather than operational costs. today. This Memorial Day, I hope that CRIMES AGAINST UIGHUR Students deserve the opportunity to all will join me in remembering the POPULATION achieve their full potential in the soldiers who laid down their lives for (Ms. OMAR asked and was given per- classroom, and Bloomington Public this Nation and to celebrate the rights, School District 87 continues to give mission to address the House for 1 liberties, and institutions that they minute.) McLean County students that oppor- preserved. tunity. I am grateful for their contin- Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ued leadership and want to, once again, f to speak out against the horrifying crimes against humanity that China is congratulate them on this prestigious HONORING THE LIFE OF CODE currently committing against the honor. TALKER FLEMING BEGAYE, SR. f Uighur population. (Mr. O’HALLERAN asked and was About a million Uighur Muslims have SECURING RESTROOMS IN given permission to address the House been detained in so-called reeducation REFUGEE CAMPS for 1 minute.) camps in China. Reports from the (Ms. MENG asked and was given per- Mr. O’HALLERAN. Mr. Speaker, I camps are scarce, but they indicate mission to address the House for 1 rise today to honor the life of a selfless that physical and psychological torture minute and to revise and extend her re- hero and warrior, Mr. Fleming Begaye, is taking place. marks.) Sr., a Navajo code talker. He served These are the precursors to genocide. Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today our Nation during World War II and We have the power to act. in gratitude that my bill, H.R. 615, the passed away last week in Chinle, Ari- According to reports in The Atlantic, Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety zona. 22 Uighur Muslims with no known anti- Act, unanimously passed the House. I He served with his fellow marines American sentiments were detained at thank my colleagues for their support. from 1943 to 1945 in the Battle of Guantanamo in late 2001 and kept I am especially grateful to Chairman Tarawa and the Battle of Tinian, some there for 12 years at the urging of the ENGEL and Ranking Member MCCAUL of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Chinese Government. for their leadership and support of this theater. He was wounded serving our There are also known cases of critical bill to ensure the protection of Nation. Uighurs on the suspected terrorist women and girls. Mr. Begaye returned home and be- watch list in the United States, and it While refugee camps are intended to came a businessman and farmer in is entirely possible they were added, serve as a temporary refuge from war, Chinle, where he raised his family. unfairly, by the Chinese Government. refugees often find that they have been We must never forget the service of Reporting in The Wall Street Journal followed by the very violence rise and these brave code talkers. They sac- indicates that U.S. companies, includ- insecurity that caused them to flee rificed so much for our Nation. ing Coca-Cola, the Gap, and Kraft their home countries in the first place. My prayers are with Mr. Begaye’s Heinz, are materially benefiting from Women and girls, in particular, face family, and I know he has been re- the Uighur detention, and this must be high levels of sexual assaults, and the united with his sweetheart, Helen. investigated and prosecuted to the full- infrastructure of camps fail to protect f est extent of the law. against these already-vulnerable popu- f CONDEMNING FEMALE GENITAL lations. b 1200 Refugee camps around the world MUTILATION don’t provide safe and secure access to (Mr. PERRY asked and was given REMEMBERING VALERIE sanitary facilities, and those that exist permission to address the House for 1 HORTENSTINE SHELDON are often mixed sex, public, and with- minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois out locks or well-lit paths. marks.) asked and was given permission to ad- Many women and girls so fear using Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I stand in dress the House for 1 minute and to re- the bathroom at night that they de- support of H. Res. 106, which condemns vise and extend his remarks.) velop urinary tract infections, are female genital mutilation, or cutting, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. forced to relieve themselves in their as a violation of the human rights of Speaker, I rise today to remember Val- tents, or are unable to change their women and girls and calls for a coordi- erie Hortenstine Sheldon, a beloved clothes for weeks. nated response from the United States community police officer who trag- Refugee camps have failed to provide Government and the international ically passed away at the age of 39 in a commonsense solutions to protect refu- community to end this horrific and ab- traffic accident last week. gees from sexual assault in sanitation horrent practice. Valerie was the chief of police in facilities. This legislation aims to fix I am proud of the bipartisan effort Raymond, Illinois, a small, tight-knit that by requiring U.S. refugee funding that has gone into this resolution, and community just a few miles from my to prioritize securing restrooms in ref- I want to thank Representative LOIS hometown of Taylorville. She served as ugee camps. FRANKEL from Florida for coleading a law enforcement officer in three I now urge the Senate to take up this this resolution with me, which gives us neighboring communities before com- commonsense, but critical legislation. the opportunity to bring renewed at- ing to Raymond in 2007. She was named

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police chief 91⁄2 years ago by Raymond’s Arizona to celebrate the life of a phe- We come together today to mourn mayor, who said she ‘‘fit the bill as the nomenal woman. Geraldine Emmett, her passing but also to remember all perfect small-town officer.’’ ‘‘Jerry’’ to most of us, was 104 years she has done for our State. My prayers Those who worked with her said she old when she passed away on April 30, are with her family and with all the ad- was always willing to do what she 2019. mirers and students she shaped and in- could to help out the village. She Many Americans got the chance to spired over the years. oversaw the Neighborhood Watch Pro- see Jerry sparkle in 2016 at the Demo- I will leave you all with a lesson she gram in Raymond, and she was a Mont- cratic National Convention, where she shared with her son Jim: No matter gomery County emergency manage- served as an honorary delegate and, what is going on at the time, as long as ment volunteer as well as a member of along with Congressman GALLEGO, you keep hope and you keep believing the Montgomery County search and proudly announced our State’s votes things will change and you are doing rescue team. for Hillary Rodham Clinton. your best to help change, it will There was nothing more important But her devotion to the democratic change. to Valerie than the safety of her com- process started long before that. Part Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield munity. Like most law enforcement of- of what captured the attention of the to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. ficers, Valerie loved every day of her rest of the country during the national KIRKPATRICK). job, and she loved serving the people of convention is that Jerry symbolized Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, no Raymond. She made a profound impact just how far women in America had woman or person I have ever known on so many, and I know she will be come. She was born before the 19th has appreciated the right to vote quite greatly missed. Amendment granted women the right like Jerry Emmett. My prayers are with her two sons, to vote. She lived through the civil She was born at a time when being a Jake and Isaac, her family, and the en- rights movement, the women’s libera- woman meant being silenced. She was tire town of Raymond during this dif- tion movement, and the women’s suf- raised at a time when women had to ficult time. frage movement. fight to be heard and worked 10 times She brought a sign to the convention as hard to be taken seriously. She aged f that read ‘‘Centenarian for Hillary,’’ a to see women become prominent and NET NEUTRALITY reminder that you can be politically powerful, and she passed away the (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given active at any age. same year that we had the most women permission to address the House for 1 Jerry represented the best of our elected to Congress. minute and to revise and extend his re- State. She graduated from Northern I remember well the first time I met marks.) Arizona University, and in her first job Jerry Emmett. She was very close Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, the she instructed children with disabil- friends with the late Carolyn Warner, internet without net neutrality isn’t ities and chronic illness on the Navajo our former superintendent of schools. really the internet. Net neutrality is Reservation. Jerry was always the teacher. I was a the way the internet should always She served as a public schoolteacher newly elected State legislator at a po- work. in Arizona for 43 years and actively litical event, and Jerry and Carolyn Net neutrality is essential to every- promoted civic engagement and par- were there. thing we need in our society and in our ticipation. She was a pillar in Demo- Carolyn Warner said: Do you have a democracy, from educational and eco- cratic politics in Arizona for decades. card? Each of us here today had a chance nomic opportunities to political orga- I said: Oh, I don’t have them with me to witness Jerry’s fierce passion up nizing and dissent. Keeping the inter- right now. close. We wanted to take this oppor- Jerry Emmett said: Always keep net free and open for all Americans is tunity to celebrate her life and con- your cards in your pocket. essential to the success of our Nation. tributions to our community. So, Jerry, this is for you. Earlier this year, we passed the Save Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield the Internet Act, which I voted for. I from Arizona (Mr. O’HALLERAN). to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. strongly believe in working in a bipar- Mr. O’HALLERAN. Mr. Speaker, GALLEGO). tisan way to achieve and secure net today, I join my colleagues to remem- Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I know neutrality to ensure Americans can ber and honor a true patriot and some- I speak for my colleagues when I say thrive in the 21st century’s informa- one I was honored to know and call a that we all loved Jerry. How could you tion economy. dear friend, Jerry Emmett. not love Jerry? We must continue to work together Jerry lived a long, full life beyond re- Her spirit and unwavering optimism to ensure that every American has proach. She was dedicated to serving and her love for our State and our unencumbered access to the internet in Arizona. She was a teacher for more party made her the quintessential Ari- a free way, in an open way, in an hon- than four decades. She was a pas- zonan. She lived to 104 years old, and est way, and in an American way. sionate advocate for the rights of she really lived. She lived in a way f women and underrepresented groups. I that set an example for all of us. She CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF mourned with our State when she made every day count. GERALDINE ‘‘JERRY’’ EMMETT passed away last month at the age of Her life spanned some of the momen- 104. tous times in our Nation’s history: the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Jerry inspired people from every cor- Great Depression, the fight for wom- PHILLIPS). Under the Speaker’s an- ner of Arizona and across the Nation, en’s suffrage, World War II, and the nounced policy of January 3, 2019, the and that will be her lasting legacy. civil rights movement. gentleman from Arizona (Mr. STANTON) I am in awe of what she has seen and In 1914, when Jerry was born, women is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- what she has accomplished in her life- did not have the right to vote. Who ignee of the majority leader. time. She witnessed history unfold, could have thought then that a century GENERAL LEAVE from the suffrage movement to the later Jerry would announce our State’s Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask nomination of the first female Presi- delegates on the floor of the 2016 Demo- unanimous consent that all Members dent candidate. cratic National Convention for the first may have 5 legislative days to revise At the national convention, the major-party female Presidential nomi- and extend their remarks and to in- world saw Jerry as we all in Arizona nee in our Nation’s history. It was an clude extraneous material on the sub- knew her, full of life and zeal, and she honor to stand by her side that day, ject of this Special Order. proudly represented Arizona for such a and it is a moment I will never forget. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there historic moment. In her 104 years, Jerry saw our State objection to the request of the gen- I will never forget the wisdom she and our country through some tough tleman from Arizona? shared with me over the years. She was times, but she never lost hope, she There was no objection. truly an inspiration to all of us, and I never lost optimism, and her commit- Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise never left her side without learning ment to bringing about the change she today with my fellow colleagues from something important. believed in never wavered.

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You are better off, espe- White House to talk about infrastruc- should inspire us all as we keep fight- cially among a majority that really ture, that the President of the United ing for the things we believe in. doesn’t understand the total aspects States had been engaged in a coverup. We will miss you, Jerry. and factors involved in a decision, se- We weren’t told a coverup of what. We Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I want lecting and electing representatives were not told what was done to cover to thank the members of the Arizona with majority votes, except for Presi- up. delegation for those beautiful words dent. ‘‘Coverup’’ is a very ingenious term about Jerry Emmett. We set up the electoral college so all to be using, almost as brilliant as the Now the rest of the country can see States would have a say in who was term ‘‘collusion,’’ because neither the why she was such a treasure to those of President, not just the few that had the term ‘‘collusion’’ nor ‘‘coverup’’ are us in Arizona and what an honor it was most people. crimes. There is no law that says it is today to honor her life. But all the other elections were a crime to cover up. There is no crime Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance about a majority—so a democracy— that says it is a violation of the law to of my time. electing representatives to their gov- collude. f ernmental entities locally, State, and So words like that have been chosen and used and repeated over and over OUR SINGULAR AMERICAN Federal. So, really, we have a demo- and over so that the public thinks, REVOLUTION cratic republic. ‘‘Oh, my goodness, crimes have been The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under b 1215 committed. There was collusion. There the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- It is interesting, as we saw this week, was a coverup.’’ Well, of what? uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Texas the Speaker of the House getting ready We now know that, after 21⁄2 years of (Mr. GOHMERT) is recognized for 60 min- to go meet with a President of the hearing about collusion with the Rus- utes as the designee of the minority United States from the other party, sian Government—and I am certainly leader. and he really wanted to talk about in- no fan of Robert Mueller. He did more Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, it is frastructure and making this country damage to the FBI than any FBI Direc- wonderful to hear the great tributes to stronger. tor ever, including the worst of J. those who have served this country I think probably most everybody on Edgar Hoover, when he was spying on well, as we just heard. In fact, we have both sides of the aisle has seen the sur- Americans. so many people to whom we should be veys regarding the permanent struc- We had Mueller’s FBI that took inno- eternally grateful. tures, the infrastructure of this coun- cent people, destroyed their lives. In As Abraham Lincoln said, they gave try that helps tie us together as a na- the case of the longest serving Senator, their last full measure of devotion for tion, and most of the scores are D- Republican Senator, at the time, he the freedom of this country, not for minus, D, D-plus at best. And that is even saw to it that he was convicted some wishy-washy government in about all you see. immediately before his election, and Washington, D.C., that can’t figure out We are better in some areas than we then that cost him the election. what it should do or not do, but for the And then he was killed in a plane ac- are in others, but whether it is dams, idea of freedom. cident that he would never have been bridges, or highways, we have a lot of I heard more discussion again re- involved in if Mueller’s FBI hadn’t cently about the Revolution. I have infrastructure needs. And that is some- framed him for a crime he didn’t com- read a few new books I hadn’t read this thing that I would hope that we could mit and gotten him voted out of office year about the Revolution, the victory come together on and work out, as right before or at his election. That at Yorktown, and other aspects of the those who went before us were able to was, of course, Senator Ted Stevens Revolution. do. from Alaska. And, still, there are so many histo- We are told in Proverbs that, where And Dr. Hatfill, who Mueller accused rians who wonder why there was such a there is no vision, the people perish. of committing the crimes of murder dramatic difference between the out- And it is interesting, when you see using anthrax right after the 9/11 at- come of the United States Revolution, towns that had community leaders tacks. There was no evidence to sup- 1775 to 1783, and the French Revolution with visions who could see certain port that Dr. Hatfill committed the which followed. things needed to be done to have a vi- crimes. I think the historians have it right brant community 10, 50, 100 years later, We are told that, at one point— who have said that the key difference, you saw how blessed that community though Mueller kept pursuing Hatfill the reason the U.S. Revolution lasted was to have leaders with vision. and questioning his neighbors, telling and was unlike the French, which re- You go to some communities, and the neighbors, through Mueller’s min- sulted in so many heads being cut off you find, gee, they haven’t progressed ions, that Hatfill had committed mur- and eventually resulted in a monarchy very well. They seem to be eternally der with anthrax and they needed to be again, the key difference was that the declining and holding on to what they careful and report anything. They basi- U.S. Revolution was about liberty and have. Normally, you will find leaders in cally ruined the Hatfill family’s lives. freedom. a community like that who have been But, at one point, President Bush is It wasn’t about vengeance. They spiteful, who didn’t want somebody reported to have called him in and said: weren’t out to cut off as many of the else to get credit for what was being There is no evidence that Dr. Hatfill is British heads as possible. It was about done. And they prevented a community the guy who did this. Are you sure? I liberty. Unfortunately, too many in from flourishing for years into the fu- mean, there is just no evidence. And the French Revolution, not all, but too ture just because they were small- Mueller stated: I am 100 percent cer- many in the French Revolution were minded and had petty differences and tain. about revenge and not about liberty. didn’t want somebody else to get the So, when it turned out he was not the So the great efforts of great heroes in credit. guy that had been involved with an- France got hijacked. Many people lost One of my heroes, Ronald Reagan, is thrax and should have been cleared—by their lives, and then they lost their ef- often credited with the line that actu- anybody but Mueller—Mueller was fort to have a republican form of gov- ally had been around for a great deal asked if he had any regrets about de- ernment, as we have had. longer than President Reagan, but he stroying the life of an innocent man. A lot of people don’t understand the used the line: It is amazing what you He said, ‘‘Absolutely not,’’ and never difference between democracy and a re- can get accomplished if you don’t care apologized.

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Here again, Christopher Steele was 2005. But in 2005, 2006, he was talking Mueller took the unusual step of hir- hired, apparently through Fusion GPS, about a program through which infor- ing people to assist him in the Special to dig up dirt, true or not true, about mation had gotten to the FBI, and, ac- Counsel’s Office who hated Donald Donald Trump. Fusion GPS hired this cording to Curt Weldon—Able Danger, I Trump. Normally, when there has been foreign, disgraced intelligence agent to think, was the name of the program a special counsel of integrity, they do digging, using Russian agents. that had identified some radical know they are going to be vilified, so Fusion GPS also hired the spouse of Islamist terrorists, wannabes, and that they are careful to hire people that ap- one of the top FBI people, Bruce Ohr. they were planning an attack in the pear will be even-handed. That was his wife, Nellie. She was United States. I can’t imagine any person of integ- hired to dig up dirt, anything she could And according to Curt Weldon’s rity actually hiring people who con- in Russia about Trump. I didn’t realize until more recently speeches right here at this podium tributed to the opponent of the person that Christopher Steele was not even where I am standing, the FBI, if they to be investigated, who would go to traveling to Russia to dig up this dirt. acted, they probably could have pre- what they hoped would be her victory He was simply contacting people in vented 9/11, but they didn’t act. party, who despised the man who got Russia, trying to find somebody who And I kept thinking: I don’t know if elected. It is surprising he would go out what he is saying is true. I was not fa- had some dirt on Donald Trump. of his way to make sure that he hired Apparently, he has now recently indi- miliar with the Able Danger program people that hated President Trump, cated: You know what? I guess there is at that time. But what I kept thinking whom they were supposed to inves- a good chance that the people I was was: Gosh, these are really serious alle- tigate. talking to in Russia who gave the false gations about the leadership of the But here again, the one good thing information about Donald Trump, FBI. Surely Mueller is going to have to that I can say about Robert Mueller yeah, they may have been working for come out and address these allegations is—and he apparently served honorably Vladimir Putin. from Congressman Curt Weldon of and well in Vietnam, so I thank him It appears the evidence is now start- Pennsylvania. And the FBI never pub- for that service—the guy is consistent. ing to come out, no thanks to Robert licly addressed those issues, not that I When he decides he wants to destroy an Mueller and the tens of millions of dol- have been able to find. innocent man, he gets after it. lars he wasted, the years that he wast- But they did address them. Mueller’s Weissmann hated President Trump. ed. The truth is starting to come out, FBI, in fact, raided Weldon’s adult These other folks that hated Trump, and it is making people who are in po- daughter, a lawyer, her office, early in some of them still work at the FBI. sitions of power very uncomfortable. the morning. And, gee, somebody in Many of them have been fired and run We have heard Clapper and Brennan the FBI committed a crime, appar- out of the FBI or DOJ in shame. They making really inappropriate state- ently, and leaked it to the media so should have had more than that hap- ments for somebody who had been in- they could be there when the warrant pen, and hopefully they will. volved in our intelligence-gathering was run early in the morning. And But there was no crime committed. agencies. But it is appearing that it somebody alerted Democratic His report indicates that there were ef- was probably Brennan—we will be find- operatives. They had signs that morn- forts by Russians to reach out and try ing out in the days ahead—who may ing around the office talking about, to pull the Trump campaign into some have asked England’s intelligence you know, Curt Weldon is caught red- type of conspiracy, but nobody in the agencies to spy on American citizens handed, he is a thief, alleging all kinds Trump campaign took the opportunity involved with the Trump campaign be- of crimes. that was presented by Russia, and cause our intelligence community is It turns out he hadn’t committed any there was no crime of conspiracy with not authorized to spy on American citi- crimes. It turns out, some months Russians. zens. So there may be a wink and a later, they notified the Weldon family And then, as we go along, the more nod. they could come get all the stuff that we find out, we find out that, actually, We need to get to the bottom of Mueller’s FBI had collected during the it is a whole lot worse than Mueller in- whether our intelligence community raid. They were told: It has never been dicated. Mueller indicated no collusion, winks and nods, and says: Hey, we want presented to a grand jury. We just did no conspiracy, no crime that anybody to spy on our own citizens, but we are the raid. No prosecution, no grand jury, in the Trump campaign committed not allowed to legally. So how about no indictment. with Russian agents. But if Mueller you spy on these citizens, and we will But since they did that 2 weeks be- had been the man of integrity that I spy on some for you in our country? fore his election, he narrowly lost that would have hoped, he would have inves- We need to know if that kind of thing election. tigated those who did conspire with has really gone on. If it has gone on, if So it appeared to me pretty clear Russian agents. there is a quid pro quo, we need to that Mueller’s way of responding to al- Because, now, the information is know. We need to know if some of our legations that his FBI—and, in fairness coming out that the Clinton campaign top intelligence officials have com- to him, he hadn’t been there that long had hired Fusion GPS. Perkins Coie mitted crimes. This is serious stuff. before 9/11, so he had plausible law firm was helping them negotiate It turns out there was no collusion, deniability: ‘‘Gee, I just got there. I and work through some of these things, no conspiracy between anybody in the didn’t know about Able Danger at the using their firm’s name in the con- Trump campaign and Vladimir Putin time.’’ But, instead, what he chose to spiracy—it sure seems like a con- or Russia. But it is appearing more and do was have his FBI affect an election spiracy to me—as they hired a now-dis- more that there was a conspiracy be- adversely, causing a critic to lose. graced foreign agent who had worked tween people associated with the Clin- So these are all part of Robert for MI6, Christopher Steele, to do ton campaign, Fusion GPS, Perkins Mueller’s background. digging to try to find some tie between Coie, Christopher Steele, potential But even as much as he wanted to the Trump campaign and Russia, any agents of Vladimir Putin, to try to de- ruin Donald J. Trump, later President kind of dirt they could get. stroy Donald Trump before the election Trump, the guy that he begged for a and after the election. second appointment as Director of the b 1230 We expect to see more coming out as FBI, just shortly after he was begging They tried to lure Don Trump, Jr., some of the information that was clas- Trump for appointment to Director of into some kind of deal. They said, gee, sified is declassified. It appears now we

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She herself was brilliant. was manipulated through the Demo- ty’s President from being successful. So we share that with the current First cratic effort to defeat Donald Trump, As I majored in history, I have never Lady. recruited to tell a tangential member stopped studying history. American John Quincy Adams even wrote some of the Trump campaign that the Rus- history is my favorite. I have tried to history books in German. His favorite sians had Hillary Clinton’s emails. think back, okay, when was the last foreign language was French. He was Then they set that same Trump mar- time, if there ever was a time before, an amazing guy. ginal official up by asking him ques- when one party worked so hard to pre- He knew he was a man of integrity, tions: Have you heard anything about vent another party’s President from and when studying his life, you figure Russia having information on Hillary? being successful and helping the coun- out that he was a man of integrity. He said: Well, yes. I heard that Rus- try? He asked Henry Clay for his support. sians had Hillary Clinton’s emails. I think it probably goes back to John Henry Clay threw his support behind Then they used that information to Quincy Adams’ days. John Quincy John Quincy Adams for President. help them get a warrant to spy on the Adams, he was the first son of a former That got him the votes in the House to Trump campaign. It was a total setup President to be elected President, and win the Presidency. by potentially our intelligence commu- he did not get a majority of the vote. It When it came time to pick Cabinet nity, potentially British MI6. ended up that he didn’t get a majority members, President-elect Adams said We have to get to the bottom of this. of the electoral college. that he believed the person who would People who have committed crimes It was thrown here to the House of make the best Secretary of State need to go to prison. Representatives to decide, under the would be Henry Clay. Those people who were close to him, In the meantime, there is all this an- Constitution. Henry Clay, so beloved who loved him, said, yes, he was right, imosity that has been stirred up and respected here in the House of Rep- that Henry Clay would make a fabu- against Donald Trump. Now we find resentatives, he decided to throw his lous Secretary of State, but that if he out there was nothing to the collusion. support to John Quincy Adams. I have studied John Quincy Adams, appoints Henry Clay to be Secretary of He knew that he had not committed read a very thorough biography. I liked State, it will look like he cut a deal any kind of conspiracy with Russia. He it. I chose it because it incorporated with Clay in return for his support for knew that this was all bogus. He was more of John Quincy Adams’ own jour- him for President, which gave him the hearing rumors that if there was a con- nal, where they kept calling him JQA. election. If he agreed to make him Sec- spiracy, it involved the other cam- John Quincy Adams, apparently, kept retary of State, people would think he paign. more of a journal than any President made an illegal deal. What do you do? How do you act? I we have ever had. He started very b 1245 would submit, you act exactly as Presi- young, and he went until the last few dent Trump has acted, frustrated. He weeks of his life when he could no He said: He is the best person for the can’t believe that his own United longer see to write. job. I didn’t make any kind of deal States Government is trying to set him I didn’t know until I read that, for with him. He threw his support behind up and say that he committed some example, that his last night at home me. I never mentioned Secretary of crime that he never committed. He before he came to the House floor to State to him. I never mentioned mak- can’t obstruct justice when he is doing give a speech against the war with ing him a Cabinet official, but I think everything he possibly can to ensure Mexico, because he was concerned that the world of the man. I think he would that justice gets done. that would perpetuate slavery longer, be the best Secretary of State. People That is where we have been. We that the reason he had run for the know I am a man of integrity. I heard the roadblocks, the things that, House of Representatives after being wouldn’t do an illegal deal to be elect- oh gee, there was collusion. When that President was to try to do what Wil- ed President, so they just need to get didn’t materialize, then: Well, there is liam Wilberforce had done in England, over it. He is the best man. I am going a coverup. and that is to use his elected position to appoint the best man to be Sec- No allegations other than just the to fight to end slavery. retary of State. People who know me general term ‘‘coverup.’’ Wilberforce got it totally outlawed 3 will know that I never made a deal, Clearly, efforts are being made in days before he died in 1833. In 1830, that promised him Secretary of State in re- this city to prevent President Trump is what Adams thought he was sup- turn for throwing his House support be- from being successful in getting legis- posed to do. That is why he ran for hind me. That is just a lie, and I am lation through this House and through Congress. not going to be prevented from ap- the Senate that could become law and The night before, he had a massive pointing the best man for Secretary of help the country. stroke. The next day, when he tried to State by my fear about what somebody Even on issues of securing our bor- stand up and speak against war with might think. der, President Obama talked about the Mexico, he couldn’t see. So he appointed Henry Clay to be need to secure the border and stop ille- He couldn’t sleep, and he asked his Secretary of State, and people got real- gal immigration. Senator Clinton had precious wife if she would mind reading ly upset: There must have been a deal. talked about the need to stop illegal him any of William Wilberforce’s ser- He must have cut a deal with Henry immigration and secure the border. mons. She chose one. She read it for Clay. In return for Henry Clay’s sup- Most of the leaders on both sides of the him, and he finally dozed, listening to port that won him the Presidency, aisle have talked about that at some William Wilberforce’s sermon the last Henry Clay gets to be Secretary of point. night he slept at home, before he had State. Why don’t we do it? Well, he would his massive stroke on the House floor Apparently, there was no deal, but get credit for keeping a campaign here in the Capitol. people thought there was. People felt promise, and apparently, it is more im- In 1824, John Quincy Adams was still like: This looks terrible. It looks like portant to stop the President from a man of integrity. He was always a he made a deal. He must have made a keeping campaign promises than it is man of integrity. Some feel like it is deal. We know Adams is an honest guy, important to some to help the country. possible that he was the smartest and so if he made a deal with Clay, he What it reminded me of, as I thought President we have ever had. Certainly, surely would have kept his end of the back—and I have been here 14 years. he was one of the top-educated Presi- deal. Never expected to be here this long. I dents we have ever had. He spoke a There was no deal, but there were so feel like I am kind of going to a scary number of languages. many in the opposition party who were

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He was have seen both of those play out in this undertaken here in the House by defeated by Andrew Jackson and de- country. friends across the aisle who do not feated fairly easily because people I am hoping it will come together, want Donald Trump to have success in thought he had cheated to win by mak- and we will be able to pass some of the helping the United States, and, really, ing a deal he didn’t make with Henry critical legislation to secure our border it would greatly help Mexico. Clay. and to get some infrastructure built so What is the result? Well, here is a During those 4 years—anyone can do we don’t give a country to our children story from May 21, Washington Times, the research—he couldn’t get much of and grandchildren that has infrastruc- Steven Dinan: ICE says Prince anything done. There were even cases ture crumbling and with so much debt George’s County released illegal mur- of Members of this House who were of that they can’t afford to rebuild the in- der suspects. the opposition party, the Democratic frastructure. We already know that we The story says: ‘‘Two teens arrested Party, there were Democrats who had are the first generation in American last week on charges stemming from a actually written and sponsored bills history that didn’t have as our driving horrific killing in Maryland were sup- they desperately wanted to get passed. goal to give a country to our children posed to be deported last year, but When John Quincy Adams threw his better than we had it. local authorities didn’t turn them over support behind the bills because he The debts continue to skyrocket, to ICE, the immigration agency said thought they were a good idea, the per- over $23 trillion now. We really need to Tuesday. son who wrote the bill, sponsored the come together on these important ‘‘Prosecutors say the teens, Josue bill, withdrew his support. He did not issues. Rafael Fuentes-Ponce, 16, and Joel want John Quincy Adams to get credit With regard to the President’s effort Ernesto Escobar, 17—suspected of being for passing some important bill. to try to secure the border, I continue MS–13 gang members—feared they He had some great ideas. He wanted a to believe with all my heart, the most would be ratted out for an April rob- national observatory. He felt like it compassionate, caring thing we could bery, so they and an accomplice would be good to have a uniform sys- do for the people of Mexico—and I was snuffed out a 14-year-old suspected tem of weights and measurements. talking to the Ambassador from Guate- snitch. They made her strip before That had not happened. He wanted to mala yesterday. I sure like him. Guate- beating her with a baseball bat and create a naval academy for the coun- mala, of course, was the only country chopping her with a machete. The try. He wanted to have a code, a to immediately recognize Jerusalem as girl’s body was found in a creek this systemized national bankruptcy law. the capital of Israel, as it was 3,000 month.’’ Bankruptcy is mentioned in the Con- years ago, and should be and is today, This is in Prince George’s County. stitution. There were finally some laws and will be for the future. Guatemala ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En- passed before he was President, but it had the courage to back us up on that. forcement, in a pointed statement wasn’t a uniform national bankruptcy Apparently, MS–13ers come mainly Tuesday, said the crime could have law as it needed to be. from El Salvador, but Guatemala been averted’’—could have been com- He had some great ideas, but they wants to help. We ought to help Guate- pletely prevented—‘‘but for Prince weren’t passed because people did not mala to help us. I hope that will be oc- George’s County’s sanctuary city pol- want him to get credit. They were will- curring. icy.’’ ing to hurt the country to prevent If we really want to be compas- That is what stopped it, or it is what John Quincy Adams from having a sionate for the people of Mexico and kept our ICE agents from preventing great victory. Central America, the best thing we the baseball bat and machete mutila- That is what went through my mind. could do is secure the border, cut off tion of this 14-year-old girl. Somebody may be able to find a case in the tens of billions of dollars every ‘‘Mr. Fuentes-Ponce and Mr. Escobar which one party did everything it could year, maybe into the hundred-plus bil- were in county custody last year on at- to prevent a President from having any lion, that go to the drug cartels. It tempted murder charges for another big successes. funds corruption in Mexico. It is the crime. ICE placed a detainer on them, It is a little late. President Trump one thing that keeps Mexico from asking to be notified when they would got a great tax bill. It wasn’t as good being one of the very top economies in be released so agents could deport as I had hoped it would be, but it was the world. them. ICE said the Prince George’s helpful to the country overall. He got They have fantastic natural re- County Department of Corrections de- that passed, signed into law. sources. They have a better location fied the request. Hopefully, we are going to vote on geographically than the United States ‘‘ ‘These individuals had dem- the Mexico-Canada trade agreement. It does. They are between North America onstrated violent criminal behavior be- is better than NAFTA was. Hopefully, and South America. They are between fore, and because they were released in we will get that done, and we won’t two oceans. They have a great loca- spite of the lawful detainer, they were keep harming the country by failing to tion. They have some of the most hard- afforded an opportunity to take a bring that for a vote. working people in the world. life.’ ’’ For Adams, there was a tariff that I also am thrilled that the huge ma- And not just take a life. They beat was passed. That was about the biggest jority have faith in God. I think we her, stripped her, beat her with a base- piece of legislation passed during his 4 could stand another boost of people ball bat and then chopped her up with years, but it didn’t even get enacted who have faith in God, a devotion to a machete. until Andrew Jackson took over as family, a hard work ethic like we gen- Thank you very much, Prince President. erally find among the huge majority of George’s County, for your sanctuary So Adams, a man of integrity, was Hispanic people from Mexico and Cen- city. No telling how many people will accused of making an illegal deal with tral America. We could afford more of have to lose their lives while you defy Henry Clay to get himself elected that here, but we have to enforce the Federal law. President. The country suffered for 4 law. This article says: ‘‘ICE has placed years. Those who despised John Quincy If we secure the border, Mexico ought new detainers for both teens after the Adams, they were able to hurt the to be able to put down the drug cartel murder charges. Prince George’s cor- country for 4 years just to keep John corruption and become a top economy. rections spokesman Andrew Cephas Quincy Adams from having a major Then you won’t have people doing ev- said the agency didn’t release the teens victory. erything they can, risking their lives, into the community. He said the Cor- It is important to learn from history. having their daughters raped repeat- rections Department did have custody As we know from the old adage, those edly coming up here from Mexico or last year but remanded the teens to

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They remained detained in the ‘‘The D.C. area has long had a large tel. juvenile facility until the disposition Central American population, making So the gangs make money, the drug of their cases earlier this year.’ ’’ it one of the top destinations for fami- cartels make money by bringing people Yeah, right. The cases were disposed lies and unaccompanied alien children in. And since they have learned they of, a little slap on the wrist for their involved in the surge. Prince George’s, have a better chance of staying in if attempted murders. But this says the Fairfax, and Montgomery Counties are they bring somebody’s kid with them, county department does inform ICE— among the top 10 locations. then more kids are coming in now. or the Prince George’s County spokes- ‘‘More than 5,660 unaccompanied But it is interesting. I am wondering man said they inform ICE about up- alien children have been placed with how the debates will go when we say, coming releases but did not provide no- sponsors in Prince George’s County well, here is a person we want to give tification in this case. over the past 5 years, topping Fairfax amnesty to because their parents ‘‘ICE says the county should have at about 5,200 and Montgomery at dragged them into America, even given notification of any transfer out about 4,300. though there were no parents with of custody so the agency could lodge a ‘‘The unaccompanied alien children them. Well, so the gangs brought them detainer with the new prison or jail.’’ have strained schools and, security ex- in. Anybody in the drug cartel brings in perts say, created a breeding ground b 1300 a child, that means we are supposed to for gang recruitment. ‘‘Under a 2014 Department of Correc- give them amnesty? ‘‘ ‘Most of the Central Americans tions policy, county jails say they will At some point, we have got to secure coming across the border are not crimi- notify ICE of impending releases but the border. It is the most compas- nals, but gangs have used this flow of won’t hold the migrants for pickup un- sionate thing we can do. Mexico will people across the border to bring their less ICE has a signed warrant from a become a great economy in the world, members into the U.S., and others who judge. one of the top, and the wonderful peo- ‘‘Mark Krikorian, executive director weren’t gang members in Central ple of Mexico, Central America will of the Center for Immigration Studies, America have become gang members have a better standard of living. Heck, which advocates for stricter immigra- here,’ Mr. Krikorian said.’’ you might have United States citizens So it would really help if we could tion controls, said the teens are at the thinking maybe they would like to go come together, if the President center of several raging immigration work in a vibrant economy in Mexico if wouldn’t have to be building the wall debates. and when we can help stop the drug ‘‘Mr. Fuentes-Ponce came to the U.S. without any help from a Democrat-con- cartels with all the money that they in late 2015 as part of the surge of fami- trolled House. have got coming in. lies from Central America who have It is a shame they want to do all they Mr. Speaker, may I ask how much overwhelmed the border in recent can to try to prevent the President time I have left. years. from protecting the country, but we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ‘‘Under the Obama administration, ought to learn a lesson from the dam- tleman from Texas has 3 minutes re- the family was paroled into the U.S. to age that was done between 1825 and 1829 maining. Mr. GOHMERT. Since we are going await its immigration case. Like many during the Presidency of John Quincy into Memorial Day weekend, I am other families, Mr. Fuentes-Ponce Adams, and we ought to come together, thrilled Sergeant Derrick Miller has didn’t appear for his hearing and was get the border secure. Let’s not have any amnesties until been released. I testified at two dif- ordered deported in absentia, ICE said. ferent hearings for him. I am thrilled ‘‘Mr. Escobar, meanwhile, entered the border is secure, then we can talk he is released. He shouldn’t have been the U.S. in 2016 as an unaccompanied about them, debate them. But every incarcerated. alien child, the other major demo- time we talk about amnesty—I got a picture this week from a friend on the Lieutenant Clint Lorance, hopefully graphic in the border surge.’’ that can be brought to an end and he That is one of the things we debated border, a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, unaccompanied children, yet we are can be released like American Taliban for hours and hours yesterday in our John Walker Lindh was. Judiciary Committee. The committee’s told: Oh, no. We are doing this DACA amnesty because the children were But I want to finish by mentioning majority wants to have even more Ross McGinnis. I promised his father, brought into the United States by their widespread amnesty than DACA, which Tom, I would never forget him, and I parents, and so these children were President Obama had said 20-something haven’t. times it would be unconstitutional for drug into the United States without Ross was 19 when he was in Iraq. Ross him to do what he ultimately did cre- their choice, and so we need to give loved the Army. Ross finished high ating the DACA program. He didn’t them legal status. school in Knox, Pennsylvania, joined even sign executive orders, I under- And yet you have got a 6-year-old the Army. He loved it, and his platoon stand. He had the Secretary of Home- and an 8-year-old that are coming in, sergeant said everybody loved Ross. land Security do a couple of memos. as my friend across the aisle said yes- Ross helped energize people. So he changed Federal law without terday: Well, they don’t come in with- Ross was a machine gunner up in the the bill being passed by the House and out help. She is right. The parents turret of a Humvee going through a vil- Senate, without signing it into law. He weren’t with them. The parents lage in Iraq. A grenade was projected didn’t even sign an executive order. He weren’t with them, forcing them. into the bed of the Humvee, and Ross just had a couple of memos that We also have been hearing that, since was the only one in a position to jump changed the policy. there is so much fuss made about al- out and save himself. He yelled, ‘‘Gre- ‘‘Mr. Krikorian wondered whether lowing people to stay that had children nade.’’ Ross saw the four people in the the killing of the 14-year-old girl would with them, the children have now be- bed crouch. Ross knew they were going receive as much attention as the death come a negotiable commodity. I have to die, so Ross jumped down, covered of an illegal immigrant teen in Border been there when children were passed the grenade, and saved four people’s Patrol custody this week.’’ back and forth between different lives. There was a teen who died from an adults—you know, who is going to I went to Ross’ funeral, his graveside apparent flu. claim these kids—and they are waiting in Arlington Cemetery, because two of ‘‘That case prompted reporters to for the border patrolmen to get down the four people Ross saved were my question Mr. Trump about what steps to them so they can answer the ques- constituents. he would take. tions. Ross’ sergeant and the two others ‘‘ ‘The antiborder activists are quick But the drug cartels have figured who made it back from Iraq for the fu- to blame the Border Patrol for deaths out, the gangs have figured out—gangs neral came up after the ceremony,

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That bring the bill to the floor this year. loved one protecting us. means that the majority then could It is worth hearing a few words from Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance not vote and did not have their demo- Speaker PELOSI, to show the commit- of my time. cratic rights. So we have to, with some ment of our party to full democracy. f humility, approach our own standing The Speaker said: ‘‘The right to vote as a democracy. May I remind us all and to equal representation is the foun- STATEHOOD FOR THE DISTRICT dation of our freedom and a core pillar OF COLUMBIA today that it took 132 years after the Nation’s founding for women to get the of our democracy. For too long, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under right to vote. residents of the District of Columbia the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- When half the population didn’t have have served our Nation in uniform, uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the the right to vote, I am sure Members paid taxes, and contributed to the eco- gentlewoman from the District of Co- came to this House floor saying what a nomic power and success of our coun- lumbia (Ms. NORTON) for 30 minutes. wonderful democracy it was. Well, it try while being denied the full enfran- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, the wasn’t. chisement that is their right.’’ House will not be in session next Mon- What is important about our country I am encouraged today because while day, Memorial Day. That day has very is our aspiration to become the democ- it takes 218 votes to pass the D.C. special meaning for the 700,000 resi- racy that the Framers themselves statehood bill, already 5 months into dents in the Nation’s Capital. hoped we would come—they hoped we this new majority, we have 204 cospon- The District of Columbia is one of would become because even they had sors. We are very grateful and very the oldest jurisdictions in the United created a constitution where an Afri- proud of that very strong showing of States. That means that residents of can American was counted as three- support for democracy in the Nation’s the Nation’s Capital have fought and fifths of a man. That was a com- Capital. died in every war, including the war promise. To elaborate a bit on the significance that created the United States of They created this country knowing, of being in H.R. 1, which documented America: the Revolutionary War. believing, that those of us who sit in findings for why the District of Colum- I have come to the House floor today this House, in the Senate, and Ameri- bia should have statehood, to put that to particularly recognize, on Memorial cans throughout the country would in context, just look at the other mat- Day coming, the denial of full partici- make our democracy a real democracy ters that were in this enhancing de- pation in their government through over time. mocracy bill, because they didn’t have statehood, not only to the District of It has taken 218 years, and still anything to do with D.C. statehood. Columbia’s residents, but to our counting, for the District of Columbia And yet, D.C. statehood is in this en- present Active-Duty servicemembers, and its residents to achieve statehood, hancing democracy bill, which includes our National Guard members, our re- including voting rights and all the such matters as supporting the adop- servists, our many veterans and their rights that come with equal citizen- tion of paper ballots to protect our families who are residents of the Dis- ship. election infrastructure from trict of Columbia. We are the only democracy in the cyberattacks, increasing donor disclo- Their service and sacrifice, along world where the residents who live in sure requirements, strengthening cam- with that of Americans across the the Nation’s Capital don’t have the paign oversight, expanding early vot- same rights as everyone else in that breadth of this land, but especially ing and voting by mail, ending partisan country. their sacrifice, is unparalleled and, gerrymandering, requiring all Presi- I am not pessimistic today. We are therefore, deserves special mention: just 5 months into the new Congress, dential and Vice Presidential can- unparalleled because those who served, and we are already beginning to break didates to publicly disclose their tax those who died, those who continue to ground with those old traditions. returns—until this President. For dec- serve to protect our country do so In March, the House passed H.R. 1, as ades, others have, of course. without full and equal rights in their we call it. That is our all-democracy, You can see those issues are about own country. prodemocracy bill, still trying to enhancing democracy in the larger Later, I will be speaking about what achieve full democracy throughout the sense. It says everything about the pri- their sacrifices have meant to our United States. I will say a bit about ority of this Congress that H.R. 1 also country, but as I come to the floor, I H.R. 1 shortly. includes making sure that the resi- start by paying special tribute to the It has findings, extensive findings for dents of the Nation’s Capital have the sacrifices that the residents of the Na- D.C. statehood, which means, since it same and, indeed, equal rights with tion’s Capital have made for 218 years. passed by more than a majority, that other Americans. I will be going, this coming week, most Members of the House are already We are well on our way to national- with the Mayor of the District of Co- on track and on the Record for D.C. izing the fight to D.C. statehood, na- lumbia, with the city council chair, statehood. tionalizing, because my one frustra- with the entire government, to what is I am grateful that Speaker NANCY tion, that we have faced and continue called the D.C. War Memorial. This PELOSI 3 days into the new term issued to face, that most residents, most pristine, beautiful memorial is dedi- a very powerful statement, the head of Americans, think that those who live cated to those who lost their lives in the House, endorsing statehood. in their Nation’s Capital have the same World War I. I am grateful to Senate Minority rights they have. That is what I mean It is the only memorial—indeed, it is Leader CHUCK SCHUMER, who unveiled a by the need to nationalize this impor- the only edifice—on The Mall that is sweeping proposal to bring democracy tant issue. dedicated to people in one district, and to our country. His proposal is inter- What polls show is that it is incon- for very good reason: because that dis- esting because it included only three ceivable to the average American that trict is our Nation’s Capital; because issues: combating voter disenfranchise- there would be any Americans who those whose names appear on that me- ment through the Voting Rights Act, don’t have the same rights that they morial—I think there are 400- or so establishing national automatic voter have. Of course, that is the case. names—died without full representa- registration laws; and the third one, That is why, periodically, I come to tion and died giving that kind of rep- support of D.C. statehood. the floor to make sure and remind the resentation, the kind of democracy, the I think that says a great deal about House of this anomaly, that we are the kind of democracy that others have. what the priority of bringing full de- only country that does not give those

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House floor, a staff member rushed be- pharmaceuticals provided by a physi- Getting full and equal rights for the hind me to add another one. It is up to cian. That is not the case for every ju- District of Columbia is personal to me 20. risdiction. because I am a native Washingtonian— I will bet by the time I get back to By the way, the majority of Amer- indeed, a third-generation Washing- my office in the Rayburn Building, the ican people support this right. But if tonian. number will be even beyond 20 because you disagree with it, Congress can’t do they have been coming on ever since I cannot help but tell the story of my anything about it anywhere else, only great-grandfather, a runaway slave we put out the word. They represent in the District of Columbia. millions of people and can help Ameri- from Virginia. He came to the District I could name several other bills. We of Columbia when they still had slav- cans to know what they do not know. were able to defeat all of these bills These are the national organizations ery, when, of course, it didn’t have any away except two. One is the marijuana home rule or statehood. that by the time I came to the House commercialization act. We were able to The District was being built. This floor had endorsed D.C. statehood: save the ability to possess 2 ounces but Common Cause, Public Citizen, Na- Capitol building was being built. Work not to do what those 10 states already tional Active and Retired Employees was being done on the streets, and peo- do, which is to regulate it and tax it. Association, Sierra Club, People For ple were anxious to hire anybody they Marijuana should be regulated, not the American Way, International Asso- could find. Richard Holmes got a job just sold. Why does the House not want ciation of Machinists and Aerospace working on the streets of the District that? Of course, to sell and legally tax Workers, Planned Parenthood, Demand of Columbia. marijuana, if you don’t do that, people Justice, Indivisible, Americans for will smoking marijuana anyway. And passed down to my family is Democratic Action, Demos, NORML, We have six universities here. Do you what happened to Richard Holmes. NETWORK, Stand Up America, De- think people aren’t smoking pot? Richard Holmes that continues to in- mand Progress, United Food and Com- The Republican priority has always spire me, even as I am inspired by our mercial Workers, Democratic Coali- been local control. That is their veterans as we approach Memorial tion, National LGBTQ Task Force Ac- mantra. They even want the Federal Day. tion Fund, and Human Rights Cam- Government often out of the business Richard Holmes was working on the paign. streets of the District of Columbia, These are organizations whose num- that the Federal Government must be where slave owners roamed the streets, bers go into the many millions that in. because, after all, valuable property can help us by making sure Americans We have indicated that we would like was lost if there was a runaway slave know what many would be ashamed to that mantra to apply to the District of that could be identified. find out, that they live in a country Columbia as well. where people who live in their Nation’s b 1330 A man walked up behind Richard Capital don’t have the same rights Holmes and called out the name ‘‘Rich- At the same time, we are on a dual ard.’’ Richard Holmes kept digging. they have. track. At the same time that we are What a diverse city this is, about half Then the slave owner went over to the trying to get statehood, we have not straw boss and said, ‘‘That is my slave. Black, half White, many high-income gotten full control of our own city be- people—yes, its share of poor people I have come to take him back.’’ And cause the Congress, as I have just indi- the straw boss said, ‘‘Well, that man like every city—top 10 in economic cated, can intervene. growth, bursting at the seams with didn’t answer to that name,’’ and he let So, at the same time that we are try- Richard Holmes stay. more people moving in every day, the ing to get statehood, which would do I think Richard Holmes must have kind of National Capital Americans the whole thing, we are also trying to been a good worker, so he just wasn’t have every right to be proud of. use the Home Rule Act simply to get Until Democrats captured this going to give him up. I don’t know what every other jurisdiction has: a House, even our self-government, the that. All I know is that he did not give local prosecutor, for example; the right right to govern ourselves in the Dis- him up, and the Holmes family has to declare clemency for local residents, trict of Columbia, was under attack. I been very grateful ever since. local control of local courts, etc. had to fight off bills that eliminate im- So we are on two tracks: statehood, This has been the most important portant laws in the District of Colum- which would give us the whole set of destination, not only for people like bia. What did they have to say about rights that the rest of the country has; my great-grandfather who simply our local laws? and using the Home Rule Act—and the walked off of a plantation in Virginia. For example, a favorite has been at- In telling the story, you will note that tempts to wipe out all the gun safety District has had home rule since 1973— simply getting the kinds of rights that I didn’t speak about Richard Holmes as laws in the District of Columbia. I have some heroic runaway slave, because been able to defeat these bills—almost do not require statehood but that other jurisdictions have passed locally. that is not how the story was told to all of them—even while I have been in us. We were told that Richard Holmes the minority. I have gotten three bills passed this term. I got them passed in the first 3 simply walked off that plantation when But why should I have to come to nobody was looking and walked all the this floor to say to Members of the months. And note that, even when I was in the minority in the last Con- way to the District of Columbia from House that these are local matters? way down in Virginia. This is a national body. Stay out of gress—I was voted the most effective our business. Democrat in the Congress. The com- In a real sense, I feel like I am walk- There were laws that would have re- mentary noted that NORTON—does not ing. I am continuing in his footsteps as pealed our Local Budget Autonomy have the final vote on the House floor. I strive to help my city become the 51st Act, where we deal only with spending I got back my vote in the Committee State, no longer be a city where there matters resident alone pay for. of the Whole. I now vote for the Dis- is taxation without representation. A law they tried to erase a rec- trict of Columbia when the House Imagine the outrage. This is not a reational marijuana. Ten states allow meets in the Committee of the Whole. Congress which likes taxes, particu- recreational marijuana, which the I was able to get that right when I first larly my Republican friends. Well, a lot House has allowed. came to Congress. of us have owned up to the fact that it They tried to wipe out abortions for And if this is believable, when the became a great country because all of low-income women. They tried to wipe Democrats lost the House, Republicans us pitched in, including paying Federal

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Under clause 7 of rule XV, the fol- try and yet having no final vote on this And, therefore, on Memorial Day, lowing motion was filed with the Clerk: House floor when those taxes are 2019, as I remember at our casualties, I Motion No. 3, May 23, 2019 by Mr. raised, when, for example, there has speak on this House floor for every SCHRADER on H.R. 693. been a massive tax cut that went to resident, for every veteran, and, I be- the great benefit, as it turned out, of lieve, for every American when I say f corporations and the very well-off. all Americans, those who live, those PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS For the District of Columbia, I could who have died, and those who continue Under clause 2 of rule XII, public speak on that bill but I could not vote to serve, are entitled to full and equal bills and resolutions of the following on that bill, even though I represent rights. titles were introduced and severally re- those who will pay the highest amount Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ferred, as follows: in taxes pursuant to that bill. of my time. By Mrs. MCBATH (for herself and Mr. So taxation without representation f is not simply a slogan for the people I STEUBE): LEAVE OF ABSENCE H.R. 2938. A bill to exempt from the cal- represent. It has real meaning, as real culation of monthly income certain benefits for us as it did for the Framers. They By unanimous consent, leave of ab- paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs were willing to risk treasonous acts in sence was granted to: and the Department of Defense; to the Com- order not to pay taxes without rep- Ms. JACKSON LEE (at the request of mittee on the Judiciary. resentation. Mr. HOYER) for today on account of By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. As the United States stands, today as business in the district. LOWENTHAL, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of a Nation, we are in violation of treaties Mr. JEFFRIES (at the request of Mr. Georgia, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ROUDA, the United States has signed because HOYER) for today on account of com- Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. GARAMENDI): we do not grant full and equal rights to mencement address. H.R. 2939. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain the residents of the Nation’s Capital. f taxes and revenues; to the Committee on For example, our country, in 1977, ADJOURNMENT Transportation and Infrastructure. signed the International Covenant on By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I move Civil and Political Rights. The Human (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI): Rights Committee, which has oversight that the House do now adjourn. H.R. 2940. A bill to extend the program of over that treaty, has since said that The motion was agreed to; accord- block grants to States for temporary assist- the United Nations delegation to the ingly (at 1 o’clock and 41 minutes ance for needy families and related programs U.N. ‘‘ . . . remains concerned that p.m.), under its previous order, the through September 30, 2019; to the Com- residents of the District of Columbia do House adjourned until tomorrow, Fri- mittee on Ways and Means. not enjoy full representation in Con- day, May 24, 2019, at 11 a.m. By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. CISNEROS, and Ms. STEFANIK): f gress, a restriction which does not H.R. 2941. A bill to direct the Secretary of seem to be compatible with article 25 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Defense and the Secretaries of the military of the covenant,’’ the covenant that PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS departments to encourage female members the United States has signed, in viola- who separate or retire from the Armed Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of tion of all our country stands for and Forces during fiscal year 2020 to participate committees were delivered to the Clerk in violation of international law. in the Women’s Health Transition Training So, as this Memorial Day comes, I for printing and reference to the proper pilot program of the Department of Veterans come to the floor simply to remind my calendar, as follows: Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Com- colleagues of what it means for those Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 1716. A to the Committee on Armed Services, for a of us who live in our Nation’s Capital. bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce, period to be subsequently determined by the Even though on this Memorial Day we acting through the Administrator of the Na- Speaker, in each case for consideration of recall the Memorial Days that have tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- gone ahead, commemorating the resi- tion, to conduct coastal community vulner- tion of the committee concerned. dents of this city who have fought and ability assessments related to ocean acidifi- By Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Ms. died in every war, I believe we should cation, and for other purposes; with an HOULAHAN): particularly note the first African amendment (Rept. 116–81). Referred to the H.R. 2942. A bill to direct the Secretary of American general, who happened to be Committee of the Whole House on the state Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women’s of the Union. Health Transition Training pilot program born and raised in the District of Co- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on through at least fiscal year 2020, and for lumbia; the first African American Air Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 988. A other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- Force general, who was born and raised bill to provide for a study by the Ocean Stud- erans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Com- in the District of Columbia; the first ies Board of the National Academies of mittee on Armed Services, for a period to be African American Naval Academy Science examining the impact of ocean acidi- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in graduate, born and raised in the Dis- fication and other stressors in estuarine en- each case for consideration of such provi- trict of Columbia; and the first African vironments; with amendments (Rept. 116–82 sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the American Air Force Academy grad- committee concerned. Whole House on the state of the Union. By Mr. CISNEROS: uate, born and raised in the District of Ms. KAPTUR: Committee on Appropria- H.R. 2943. A bill to direct the Secretary of Columbia. tions. H.R. 2960. A bill Making appropria- Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of I cite these African Americans be- tions for energy and water development and the Department of Veterans Affairs in cause they served, all of them, when related agencies for the fiscal year ending English and Spanish; to the Committee on the District was a segregated city. And September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Veterans’ Affairs. when I say the District was a seg- (Rept. 116–83). Referred to the Committee of By Mr. CISNEROS: regated city, understand that this was the Whole House on the state of the Union. H.R. 2944. A bill to amend title 10, United Mr. VISCLOSKY: Committee on Appro- States Code, to establish a public-private ex- a majority-White city and has been a priations. H.R. 2968. A bill Making appropria- majority-White city for most of its 218 change program for the acquisition work- tions for the Department of Defense for the force,; to the Committee on Armed Services. years as a city. fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for And yet African Americans and By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: other purposes (Rept. 116–84). Referred to the H.R. 2945. A bill to provide for the indefi- Whites have been treated in exactly Committee of the Whole House on the state nite duration of certain military land with- the same way, as second-class and per- of the Union. drawals, to improve the management of haps worse. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE lands currently subject to such withdrawals, On Monday, the last Monday in May, Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the to make the management of such lands more Memorial Day will mean perhaps more Committee on Natural Resources dis- transparent, and for other purposes; to the

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SMITH of New Jersey): title is treated the same as other orders to By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois H.R. 2946. A bill to amend the Immigration serve on active duty for determining the eli- (for himself and Mr. REED): and Nationality Act to provide for certain gibility of members of the uniformed serv- H.R. 2964. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- additional means of qualification for the ices for early retirement pay; to the Com- enue Code of 1986 to include foster care tran- Visa Waiver Program, and for other pur- mittee on Armed Services. sition youth as members of targeted groups poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. for purposes of the work opportunity credit; By Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself and BIGGS, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. FLORES, to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. LAMALFA): Mr. POSEY, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. BABIN, Mr. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois H.R. 2947. A bill to require the Secretary of WESTERMAN, Mr. STEWART, Mr. (for himself, Mrs. WALORSKI, Ms. Defense, in consultation with the Secretary ROUZER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, BASS, and Mr. BACON): of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines re- Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. H.R. 2965. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- garding the use by the Secretaries of the GROTHMAN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BAIRD, enue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable military departments and the Secretary of Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. BUCK, Mr. adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of in- GOHMERT, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. WALK- Ways and Means. formation to determine the eligibility of a ER, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois member or former member of the Armed BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. DUNN, Mr. (for himself and Mr. Forces for benefits and decorations when the GOSAR, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. DAVID P. KRISHNAMOORTHI): H.R. 2966. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- member’s service records are incomplete be- ROE of Tennessee, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. cation Act of 1965 to provide formula grants cause of damage to the records, including WEBER of Texas, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. to States to improve higher education oppor- records damaged by a 1973 fire at the Na- CRAWFORD, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. tunities for foster youth and homeless tional Personnel Records Center in St. DESJARLAIS, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. youth, and for other purposes; to the Com- Louis, Missouri; to the Committee on Armed BUDD, Mr. YOHO, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. mittee on Education and Labor. Services, and in addition to the Committee MCCLINTOCK, Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio, on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse- By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. JOHN H.R. 2967. A bill to provide greater support quently determined by the Speaker, in each W. ROSE of Tennessee, and Mr. for grandfamilies and older caretaker rel- case for consideration of such provisions as BERGMAN): atives; to the Committee on Ways and fall within the jurisdiction of the committee H.R. 2955. A bill to prevent the issuance of Means, and in addition to the Committees on grants to entities that impose an unreason- concerned. Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, By Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself and able condition on or unjust discrimination and Financial Services, for a period to be Mr. WALTZ): against an air carrier operating pursuant to subsequently determined by the Speaker, in H.R. 2948. A bill to designate the Depart- a contract with a Government agency, in- each case for consideration of such provi- ment of Veterans Affairs community-based cluding United States Immigration and Cus- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the outpatient clinic in St. Augustine, Florida, toms Enforcement, and for other purposes; committee concerned. as the ‘‘Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Vet- to the Committee on Transportation and In- By Mr. SOTO: erans Affairs Clinic‘‘; to the Committee on frastructure. H.R. 2969. A bill to designate the facility of Veterans’ Affairs. By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. the United States Postal Service located at By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. AGUILAR, and Mr. TAKANO): 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Flor- WILSON of South Carolina): H.R. 2956. A bill to provide for the estab- ida, as the ‘‘Althea Margaret Daily Mills H.R. 2949. A bill to provide for oversight of lishment of the Western Riverside County Post Office Building‘‘; to the Committee on North Korea policy, and for other purposes; Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Nat- Oversight and Reform. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in ural Resources. By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mrs. addition to the Committee on Armed Serv- By Mr. BYRNE (for himself and Mr. HARTZLER): ices, for a period to be subsequently deter- VAN DREW): H.R. 2970. A bill to direct the Secretary of mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- H.R. 2957. A bill to prevent prisoners who the Army to place in Arlington National sideration of such provisions as fall within have been convicted of terrorism related of- Cemetery a monument honoring Army Secu- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. fenses from being eligible for early release, rity Agency veterans of World War II, the By Ms. DEAN: and for other purposes; to the Committee on Korean conflict, and the Vietnam Era, and H.R. 2950. A bill to amend the Federal the Judiciary. for other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- Funding Accountability and Transparency By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for erans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Com- Act of 2006 to require full disclosure for enti- herself, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LOWENTHAL, mittee on Armed Services, for a period to be ties receiving Federal funding; to the Com- and Mrs. NAPOLITANO): subsequently determined by the Speaker, in mittee on Oversight and Reform. H.R. 2958. A bill to increase the recruit- each case for consideration of such provi- ´ By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself and ment and retention of school-based mental sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Ms. KELLY of Illinois): health services providers by low-income committee concerned. H.R. 2951. A bill to amend title XVIII of the local educational agencies; to the Committee By Mr. BIGGS: Social Security Act to provide for coverage on Education and Labor. H.R. 2971. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- of dental services under the Medicare pro- By Mr. SWALWELL of California: enue Code of 1986 to increase and expand the gram; to the Committee on Energy and Com- H.R. 2959. A bill to remove assault weapons deduction for qualified business income; to merce, and in addition to the Committee on and large capacity ammunition feeding de- the Committee on Ways and Means. Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- vices from circulation, and for other pur- By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself and Mrs. quently determined by the Speaker, in each poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. WALORSKI): case for consideration of such provisions as By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for H.R. 2972. A bill to direct the Secretary of fall within the jurisdiction of the committee himself, Mr. COOK, Mr. COLE, Mr. Veterans Affairs to improve the communica- concerned. CA´ RDENAS, Mrs. TORRES of California, tions of the Department of Veterans Affairs By Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mr. Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. relating to services available for women vet- PALAZZO, Mr. ARMSTRONG, and Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MOONEY of West Vir- erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- WELCH): ginia, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. H.R. 2952. A bill to amend title 10, United RUIZ, and Mr. SOTO): By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for him- States Code, to authorize concurrent use of H.R. 2961. A bill to reaffirm that certain self, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MCCLIN- Department of Defense Tuition Assistance land has been taken into trust for the benefit TOCK, and Mr. GOSAR): and Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve of the Samish Indian Nation, and for other H.R. 2973. A bill to require the Director of benefits, and for other purposes; to the Com- purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement mittee on Armed Services. sources. to submit annual reports regarding certain By Mr. RYAN (for himself and Mr. By Mr. WRIGHT: demographic information on aliens arrested; PALAZZO): H.R. 2962. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2953. A bill to amend title 37, United 23, United States Code, to condition the re- By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. States Code, to authorize the Secretary of a ceipt of certain highway funding by States BROWNLEY of California, and Ms. military department to pay an officer in a on the enactment of certain laws to prevent JACKSON LEE): reserve component of a uniformed service the use of automated traffic enforcement H.R. 2974. A bill to improve the financial aviation incentive pay at the same rate as an systems; to the Committee on Transpor- literacy of secondary school students; to the officer in the regular component of that uni- tation and Infrastructure. Committee on Education and Labor.

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By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for child or end a pregnancy, and to protect a SPEIER, Mr. STANTON, Ms. STEVENS, herself, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, health care provider’s ability to provide re- Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WAT- productive health care services, including fornia, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of SON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. abortion services; to the Committee on En- California, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TORRES WEXTON, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILSON of ergy and Commerce. SMALL of New Mexico, Mrs. TRAHAN, Florida, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LOEBSACK, By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SHER- herself and Mr. KATKO): VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, MAN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. H.R. 2976. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILD, and Mr. YAR- SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. THOMPSON of enue Code of 1986 to provide authority to MUTH): Mississippi, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. postpone certain deadlines by reason of H.R. 2977. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- BUTTERFIELD, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. State declared disasters or emergencies; to tion Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for ad- ALLRED, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AGUILAR, the Committee on Ways and Means. ditional disclosure requirements for corpora- Ms. BARRAGA´ N, Ms. BASS, Mrs. By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. tions, labor organizations, Super PACs and BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. ALLRED, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. other entities, and for other purposes; to the BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, BARRAGA´ N, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Committee on House Administration, and in Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BROWN of Mary- Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLU- addition to the Committee on Ways and land, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, MENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CASTEN of Il- Pennsylvania, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. sideration of such provisions as fall within linois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. BROWNLEY of the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. ´ setts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARDENAS, Mr. CASE, MEADOWS, Mr. PRICE of North Caro- CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of lina, and Mr. CUMMINGS): COOPER, Mr. COX of California, Mr. Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, H.R. 2978. A bill to amend title 44, United CRIST, Mr. CROW, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massa- States Code, to reauthorize the National His- CUMMINGS, Mr. MORELLE, Mrs. DAVIS chusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, torical Publications and Records Commis- of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COOPER, sion, and for other purposes; to the Com- Illinois, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. COX of California, mittee on Oversight and Reform. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CROW, Mr. By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. DELBENE, Mr. DELGADO, Mrs. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, MEEKS, Mr. HASTINGS, and Ms. BASS): DEMINGS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEAN, H.R. 2979. A bill to improve diversity and Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. inclusion in the workforce of national secu- ESCOBAR, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. rity agencies, and for other purposes; to the FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FRANKEL, DELGADO, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addi- Ms. FUDGE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DIN- tion to the Committees on Armed Services, SCANLON, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GREEN of GELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judici- Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, ary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, and Fi- Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HECK, Ms. FINKENAUER, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. nancial Services, for a period to be subse- Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. HILL of GABBARD, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. quently determined by the Speaker, in each ´ California, Mr. HIMES, Ms. NORTON, GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, case for consideration of such provisions as Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GREEN fall within the jurisdiction of the committee JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. concerned. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. JOHNSON of HAALAND, Mr. HARDER of California, By Mr. CRAWFORD: Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KELLY of Illi- Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HECK, H.R. 2980. A bill to provide for the estab- nois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. HILL of lishment of the Entry Adjudication through KIND, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. California, Mr. HIMES, Ms. KENDRA S. General Legal Expertise Corps, and for other KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER of New HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. HORSFORD, purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- Hampshire, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. ary, and in addition to the Committee on ington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. Education and Labor, for a period to be sub- of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of sequently determined by the Speaker, in Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. LEVIN of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KELLY of each case for consideration of such provi- Michigan, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. TED LIEU of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM, Mr. KIND, Mrs. committee concerned. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LUJA´ N, KIRKPATRICK, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, By Mr. CUMMINGS: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. H.R. 2981. A bill to establish a pilot pro- York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of LAMB, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of gram at the Small Business Administration New York, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCBATH, Connecticut, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. that grants awards to historically Black col- Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. LEE of California, Mrs. LEE of Ne- leges and universities establishing an entre- MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mr. vada, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. preneurship curriculum and placement of a MOULTON, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, LEVIN of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. Small Business Development Center on the Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. physical campus of the institution, and for O’HALLERAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PA- LOWEY, Mr. LUJA´ N, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Edu- NETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. CARO- cation and Labor, and in addition to the PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PIN- LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. Committee on Small Business, for a period GREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, to be subsequently determined by the Speak- PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCADAMS, Mrs. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Miss RICE of MCBATH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the New York, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. ROUDA, MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. committee concerned. Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, MEEKS, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MOULTON, By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mrs. MUR- Mrs. MURPHY): SCHIFF, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SCHRA- PHY, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, H.R. 2982. A bill to direct the Secretary of DER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NOR- Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the SHALALA, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of TON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. barriers for women veterans to health care Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SPEIER, PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, from the Department of Veterans Affairs; to Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PHIL- the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, LIPS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. By Mr. DEFAZIO: Ms. TITUS, Mr. TRONE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. PRESSLEY, Mr. PRICE of North Caro- H.R. 2983. A bill to provide for the estab- TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, lina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Miss RICE of New lishment of the United States Employee Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. York, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. Ownership Bank, and for other purposes; to GARAMENDI, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. POR- ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. the Committee on Financial Services, and in TER, Mr. CASE, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, RUIZ, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. addition to the Committee on Education and Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHA- Labor, for a period to be subsequently deter- BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, KOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHRADER, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. sideration of such provisions as fall within Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. DESAULNIER): of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. By Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2975. A bill to protect a woman’s abil- SHERRILL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of CARBAJAL, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mr. ity to determine whether and when to bear a Washington, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. SCOTT of Virginia):

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H.R. 2984. A bill to provide whistleblower By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for LAMALFA, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. DUNCAN, protections to certain workers in the off- himself and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BUDD, Mr. LONG, Mr. shore oil and gas industry; to the Committee Pennsylvania): WALKER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. ARRINGTON, on Education and Labor. H.R. 2993. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mrs. MILLER, Mr. COOK, Mr. GIBBS, By Mr. ESTES (for himself and Mr. enue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SCHNEIDER): section 45 credit for refined coal from steel GOHMERT, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. H.R. 2985. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- industry fuel, and for other purposes; to the BIGGS, and Mr. WRIGHT): enue Code of 1986 to clarify that payment of Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3000. A bill to ensure that State and taxes on deferred foreign income in install- By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and local law enforcement may cooperate with ments shall not prevent credit or refund of Mr. GROTHMAN): Federal officials to protect our communities overpayments or increase estimated taxes; H.R. 2994. A bill to amend title 38, United from violent criminals and suspected terror- to the Committee on Ways and Means. States Code, to require the Secretary of Vet- ists who are illegally present in the United By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. erans Affairs to ensure that each wheelchair, States; to the Committee on the Judiciary, CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. HERRERA furnished to a veteran because of a service- and in addition to the Committees on Trans- BEUTLER, and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio): connected disability, restores the maximum portation and Infrastructure, and Financial H.R. 2986. A bill to amend the United achievable mobility in the activities of daily Services, for a period to be subsequently de- States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act life, employment, and recreation, and for termined by the Speaker, in each case for of 2007 to establish a research, development, other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- consideration of such provisions as fall with- and demonstration program for grid-scale erans’ Affairs. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- energy storage systems, and for other pur- By Mr. LEVIN of California (for him- cerned. poses; to the Committee on Science, Space, self, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. and Technology. By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mrs. ROUDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CARBAJAL, NAPOLITANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. By Mr. FOSTER: Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. H.R. 2987. A bill to amend the National Se- NORTON, Ms. MOORE, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. DAVIS of California, and Ms. curity Act of 1947 to require the appointment LEE of California, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. BONAMICI): SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. GALLEGO, by the President of the Assistant to the H.R. 2995. A bill to amend the Nuclear Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- President for National Security Affairs to be Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prioritize the ac- fornia, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. made by and with the advice and consent of ceptance of high-level radioactive waste or RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CASE, Mr. the Senate; to the Committee on Armed spent nuclear fuel from certain civilian nu- Services, and in addition to the Committees FITZPATRICK, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. clear power reactors, and for other purposes; on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Perma- LOWEY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. SARBANES, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. nent Select), for a period to be subsequently Mr. BEYER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Mr. PAS- determined by the Speaker, in each case for PETERS, Mr. TED LIEU of California, CRELL, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. consideration of such provisions as fall with- Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. MCGOVERN, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. NOR- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- CLARKE of New York, Mr. BROWN of TON, Mr. RUSH, Ms. OMAR, Mr. COHEN, cerned. Maryland, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, By Mr. GOODEN (for himself, Mr. SCA- setts, and Mr. ESPAILLAT): Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, LISE, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. WEBER of H.R. 3001. A bill to reestablish the Office of and Mr. SUOZZI): Noise Abatement and Control in the Envi- Texas, Mr. WALKER, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. H.R. 2996. A bill to amend the Bipartisan ronmental Protection Agency, and for other JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BABIN, Congressional Trade Priorities and Account- purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Mr. TAYLOR, and Mr. JOHNSON of Lou- ability Act of 2015 with respect to the protec- Commerce, and in addition to the Committee isiana): tion of human rights and labor standards, H.R. 2988. A bill to ensure State and local on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a and for other purposes; to the Committee on compliance with all Federal immigration de- period to be subsequently determined by the Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- tainers on aliens in custody, and for other Speaker, in each case for consideration of mittee on Rules, for a period to be subse- purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- quently determined by the Speaker, in each ary, and in addition to the Committee on tion of the committee concerned. case for consideration of such provisions as Education and Labor, for a period to be sub- By Mr. NEAL: fall within the jurisdiction of the committee sequently determined by the Speaker, in H.R. 3002. A bill to provide for the carriage concerned. each case for consideration of such provi- of certain television broadcast stations, and By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the for other purposes; to the Committee on En- STIVERS, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. committee concerned. ergy and Commerce. FINKENAUER, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. VELA, By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BABIN, By Ms. NORTON: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. Mr. BUDD, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUN- H.R. 3003. A bill to amend the Public GABBARD, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SOTO, CAN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. Health Service Act to increase the maximum Mr. GAETZ, Mr. COOPER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MCCLIN- limit on the number of special masters al- MOULTON, Mr. RYAN, Mr. KATKO, Mr. TOCK, and Mr. BIGGS): lowed in the United States Court of Federal GIBBS, Mr. HIMES, Mr. COX of Cali- H.R. 2989. A bill to amend the Immigration Claims, and for other purposes; to the Com- fornia, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and Nationality Act to provide that any mittee on Energy and Commerce. Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. alien who has been convicted of a felony or By Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mrs. two misdemeanors, is deportable, and for LUJA´ N, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. GALLEGO, TRAHAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. TLAIB, other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. Ms. PRESSLEY, and Ms. OCASIO-COR- diciary. GARAMENDI, Mr. OLSON, Mr. YOUNG, TEZ): Mr. PAYNE, Ms. LOFGREN, and Mr. By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for him- H.R. 3004. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- self and Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- VEASEY): H.R. 2997. A bill to amend title 38, United tion Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit crimi- sissippi): nal corporations from making disbursements H.R. 2990. A bill to amend title XVIII of the States Code, to ensure that certain veterans of funds in connection with a campaign for Social Security Act to permit States to des- receive in-patient psychiatric care provided election for Federal, State, or local office; to ignate without any mileage limitations fa- by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to cilities that are located in rural areas as the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. the Committee on House Administration. critical access hospitals, and for other pur- By Mrs. LOWEY: By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. HUN- poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2998. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title TER, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. 23, United States Code, to condition the re- fornia, and Mr. LEVIN of California): LARSON of Connecticut, and Ms. ceipt of certain highway funding by States H.R. 3005. A bill to designate the facility of FUDGE): on the enactment and enforcement by States the United States Postal Service located at H.R. 2991. A bill to restore protections for of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as Social Security, Railroad retirement, and driving; to the Committee on Transportation the ‘‘Ray Chavez Post Office Building’’; to Black Lung benefits from administrative off- and Infrastructure. the Committee on Oversight and Reform. set; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and By Mr. LUJA´ N (for himself, Mr. By Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. in addition to the Committee on Ways and YOUNG, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. MAR- Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- DELBENE, Mr. COLE, and Ms. MCCOL- SHALL, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- LUM): and Mr. LOEBSACK): sideration of such provisions as fall within H.R. 2999. A bill to provide for rental as- H.R. 3006. A bill to impose an annual dead- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. sistance for homeless or at-risk Indian vet- line of June 1st for small refineries to submit By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota: erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- petitions for exemptions from the renewable H.R. 2992. A bill to amend the National mittee on Financial Services. fuel requirements under section 211(o) of the Labor Relations Act to permit employers to By Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) based on dis- pay higher wages to their employees; to the LAHOOD, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. proportionate economic hardship; to the Committee on Education and Labor. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. Committee on Energy and Commerce.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:08 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L23MY7.100 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE H4164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 23, 2019 By Mr. POCAN: H.R. 3015. A bill to amend title 10, United H. Res. 401. A resolution recognizing the H.R. 3007. A bill to establish an Employee States Code, to enhance the prevention of significance of Asian/Pacific American Herit- Ownership and Participation Initiative, and sexual assault and related offenses in the age Month in May as an important time to for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Forces, to enhance protections of vic- celebrate the significant contributions of Education and Labor. tims of such offenses, to improve the inves- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the By Miss RICE of New York: tigation and prosecution of such offenses, history of the United States; to the Com- H.R. 3008. A bill to amend title 23, United and for other purposes; to the Committee on mittee on Oversight and Reform. States Code, to establish national standards Armed Services. ´ By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. relating to sanctions for individuals who By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger ESPAILLAT, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CASE, in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, FITZPATRICK, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of and for other purposes; to the Committee on VELA, and Ms. NORTON): Illinois, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GAETZ, H.R. 3016. A bill to amend the Public Transportation and Infrastructure. Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Health Service Act to provide for and sup- By Miss RICE of New York: Oklahoma, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. H.R. 3009. A bill to direct the Secretary of port liver illness visibility, education, and MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MOORE, Transportation to establish a distracted research, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NOR- driving education grant program, and for mittee on Energy and Commerce. TON, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ROYBAL- other purposes; to the Committee on Trans- By Mr. WENSTRUP: ALLARD, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. PRICE of portation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3017. A bill to amend parts B and E of North Carolina, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. By Miss RICE of New York (for herself, title IV of the Social Security Act to provide POCAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. MAST, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. resources to implement the programmatic Mr. VELA, and Mr. YARMUTH): SUOZZI, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, changes necessary to meet the requirements Ms. GABBARD, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- of the Family First Prevention Services Act, H. Res. 402. A resolution recognizing the fornia, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. and for other purposes; to the Committee on significant milestone of Senior Corps volun- NORTON, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. WILD, Mr. Ways and Means. teers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018; to the FORTENBERRY, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. JOHN- By Ms. WEXTON: Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 3018. A bill to prohibit the Secretary SON of Georgia, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. KIRK- By Mr. GALLEGO: of Housing and Urban Development from im- PATRICK, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. plementing a proposed rule regarding re- H. Res. 403. A resolution honoring and rec- HOULAHAN, Ms. HILL of California, quirements under Community Planning and ognizing the military service and contribu- Mr. PETERS, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- Development housing programs; to the Com- tions of Native American veterans and com- ington, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. mittee on Financial Services. munities; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- LAMB, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. COX of Cali- By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. HUN- fairs, and in addition to the Committees on fornia, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. CRIST, TER, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. HERRERA Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. KEATING, Ms. BEUTLER, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. a period to be subsequently determined by SHERRILL, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. ALLRED, CARBAJAL, and Mr. YOHO): the Speaker, in each case for consideration Mr. MORELLE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. H.R. 3019. A bill to require that Federal of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- SLOTKIN, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. CLARKE of agencies only procure cut flowers and cut tion of the committee concerned. New York, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. LOF- greens produced in the United States, and for By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. GREN, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. TED LIEU other purposes; to the Committee on Over- ESPAILLAT, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, of California, and Mr. SERRANO): sight and Reform. H.R. 3010. A bill to amend title 38, United Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LEE By Mr. YOUNG: of California, Mr. LUJA´ N, Mr. PAS- States Code, to establish a mission state- H.R. 3020. A bill to establish a congression- CRELL, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. CAROLYN ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs; ally chartered seaway development corpora- B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. tion in the Arctic, consistent with cus- ALLRED, Mr. SOTO, Ms. MUCARSEL- By Miss RICE of New York: tomary international law, with the intention POWELL, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. H.R. 3011. A bill to improve the safety of of uniting Arctic nations in a cooperative EVANS, Mr. CASE, Ms. JOHNSON of individuals by taking measures to end drunk Arctic shipping union, where voluntary col- Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. driving; to the Committee on Transportation lective maritime shipping fees will help fund and Infrastructure, and in addition to the the infrastructural and environmental de- VELA, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. NAPOLI- Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a mands of safe and reliable shipping in the re- TANO, Ms. MENG, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. period to be subsequently determined by the gion; to the Committee on Transportation JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of and Infrastructure, and in addition to the RASKIN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. MCNER- ´ such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period NEY, Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- COSTA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PANETTA, By Mr. ROUZER (for himself, Mr. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. MEADOWS, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HUD- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the BASS, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. SON, and Mr. FERGUSON): committee concerned. PORTER, Mr. CORREA, Mr. H.R. 3012. A bill to direct the Secretary of By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. WIL- DESAULNIER, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. Veterans Affairs to conduct outreach to vet- SON of South Carolina, Mr. HASTINGS, TAKANO, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. MICHAEL F. erans regarding the effect of delayed pay- and Ms. KAPTUR): DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. THOMP- ments of claims for emergency medical care H. Res. 400. A resolution supporting efforts SON of California, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, furnished by non-Department of Veterans Af- to strengthen democracy in Hungary and its Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. fairs medical providers by the Office of Com- alliance with the United States; to the Com- AGUILAR, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. munity Care and to direct the Secretary to mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to GRIJALVA, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. submit to Congress an annual report regard- the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period GALLEGO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. PETERS, ing such delayed payments; to the Com- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- ESCOBAR, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. By Mr. STEUBE: visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the LOFGREN, and Mr. LEVIN of Cali- H.R. 3013. A bill to direct Federal depart- committee concerned. fornia): ments and agencies to verify eligibility for By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for H. Res. 404. A resolution commending Ko- Federal benefits for individuals 105 years of herself, Mr. BERA, Mr. CASE, Mr. rean and Korean-American Vietnam War vet- CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- age or older, and for other purposes; to the erans for their service to the United States setts, Mr. COX of California, Mrs. Committee on Oversight and Reform. during the Vietnam conflict; to the Com- DAVIS of California, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. By Mr. THORNBERRY: mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition H.R. 3014. A bill to amend title 10, United GABBARD, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GREEN of to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a States Code, and the Small Business Act to Texas, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, period to be subsequently determined by the improve innovation in defense procurement, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. LEE of Cali- Speaker, in each case for consideration of and for other purposes; to the Committee on fornia, Mr. TED LIEU of California, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Armed Services, and in addition to the Com- Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. tion of the committee concerned. mittees on Small Business, and Science, MENG, Mrs. MURPHY, Mrs. NAPOLI- By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. SHIM- Space, and Technology, for a period to be TANO, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. KUS, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD): subsequently determined by the Speaker, in RASKIN, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL- each case for consideration of such provi- ALLARD, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, H. Res. 405. A resolution commemorating sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mis- committee concerned. ginia, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. sion, and supporting the week of July 16 By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mrs. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, through July 20 as the Apollo 50 Celebration DAVIS of California, and Ms. Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VARGAS, Week; to the Committee on Science, Space, STEFANIK): and Ms. WATERS): and Technology.

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By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. JACKSON By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 LEE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. NOR- H.R. 2945. By Ms. JUDY CHU of California: TON, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. MOORE, Ms. LOF- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2958. GREN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SCHA- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- KOWSKY, Ms. TITUS, Ms. LEE of Cali- Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 lation pursuant to the following: fornia, Ms. OMAR, Mrs. CAROLYN B. By Mr. LIPINSKI: Art. 1, Sec. 8: ‘‘The Congress shall have MALONEY of New York, Mrs. BEATTY, H.R. 2946. Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Im- Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New Congress has the power to enact this legis- posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- York, and Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Geor- lation pursuant to the following: vide for the common Defence and general gia): Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 Welfare of the United States.’’ H. Res. 406. A resolution supporting the ‘‘To make all Laws which shall be nec- By Mr. SWALWELL of California: goals and ideals of Menstrual Hygiene Day; essary and proper for carrying into Execu- H.R. 2959. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in tion the foregoing Powers, and all other Congress has the power to enact this legis- addition to the Committee on Energy and Powers vested by this Constitution in the lation pursuant to the following: Commerce, for a period to be subsequently Government of the United States, or in any Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, 3, and 18 determined by the Speaker, in each case for Department of Officer thereof.’’ By Mr. LARSEN of Washington: consideration of such provisions as fall with- By Mr. CARBAJAL: H.R. 2961. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- H.R. 2947. Congress has the power to enact this legis- cerned. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. NORTON: lation pursuant to the following: As described in Article 1, Section 1 ‘‘all H. Res. 407. A resolution recognizing on ‘‘The constitutional authority of Congress legislative Powers herein granted shall be Memorial Day, May 27, 2019, the denial of full to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- vested in a Congress of the United States, participation in their Government through cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- which shall consist of a Senate and House of statehood by active duty servicemembers, tion which provides Congress with the power Representatives.’’ National Guard members, reservists, vet- to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and By Mr. WRIGHT: erans, and their families who are residents of Excises in order to provide for the general H.R. 2962. the District of Columbia; to the Committee Welfare of the United States.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. RUTHERFORD: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2948. Article 1, Section 8 PERRY, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI): Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. WRIGHT: H. Res. 408. A resolution condemning the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2963. terrorist attack in India that tragically Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- killed 41 Indian Central Reserve Police; to Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. ENGEL: Article 1, Section 8 H.R. 2949. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: f Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2964. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- STATEMENT Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: tion Article I of the Constitution and its subse- Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of By Ms. DEAN: quent amendments and further clarified and the Rules of the House of Representa- H.R. 2950. interpreted by the Supreme Court of the tives, the following statements are sub- Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States. mitted regarding the specific powers lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: granted to Congress in the Constitu- Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 2965. Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion to enact the accompanying bill or ´ joint resolution. By Ms. BARRAGAN: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2951. Article I of the Constitution and its subse- By Mrs. MCBATH: Congress has the power to enact this legis- quent amendments and further clarified and H.R. 2938. lation pursuant to the following: interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1 Section 8 of the United States United States. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Article I; Section 8 of the Consitution. By Mr. RYAN: H.R. 2966. By Mrs. NAPOLITANO: H.R. 2952. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2939. 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 of the Constitution and its subse- lation pursuant to the following: ‘‘The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to quent amendments and further clarified and Amendment X to the Constitution. Section 8 of Article I of the United States interpreted by the Supreme Court of the By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Constitution.’’ United States. H.R. 2940. By Mr. RYAN: By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2953. H.R. 2967. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution, to ‘‘provide for the com- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: mon Defence and general Welfare of the ‘‘The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I of the Constitution and its subse- United States.’’ Section 8 of Article I of the United States quent amendments and further clarified and By Ms. HOULAHAN: Constitution.’’ interpreted by the Supreme Court of the H.R. 2941. By Mr. PALAZZO: United States. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2954. By Mr. SOTO: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2969. Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CISNEROS: provides Congress authority to raise and sup- Article 1, Section 8, of the United States H.R. 2942. port Armies and to provide and maintain a Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Navy. By Ms. ADAMS: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PALMER: H .R. 2970. Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- H.R. 2955. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CISNEROS: lation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the H.R. 2943. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 United States Constitution and Amendment Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CALVERT: XVI of the United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2956. By Mr. BIGGS: Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2971. tion lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CISNEROS: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U .S. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2944. Constitution. Article I of the U.S. Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. BYRNE: By Mr. BRINDISI: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2957. H.R. 2972. Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following:

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By Mr. FOSTER: By Mr. LEWIS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2986. H.R. 2996. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: States Constitution This bill is enacted pursuant to the power This bill is enacted pursuant to the power By Ms. JUDY CHU of California: granted to Congress under Article I, Section granted to Congress under Article I of the H.R. 2975. 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- United States Constitution and its subse- Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution. quent amendments, and further clarified and lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. FOSTER: interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the H.R. 2987. United States. United States Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LOEBSACK: By Ms. JUDY CHU of California: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2997. H.R. 2976. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress under Article I, Section lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Article I—Section 8: The Congress shall stitution. Constitution. have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, By Mr. GOODEN: By Mrs. LOWEY: Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and H.R. 2988. H.R. 2998. provide for the common Defense and general Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Welfare of the United States. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CICILLINE: Article One, Section Eight, Clause 18 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 2977. By Mr. GOSAR: By Mr. LUJA´ N: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2989. H.R. 2999. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: the United States. Article 1, section 8, clause 4, (the Natu- Article 1. Section 8. By Mr. CONNOLLY: ralization Clause) which gives Congress sov- By Mr. MCCLINTOCK: H.R. 2978. ereign control over immigration. In Chirac v. H.R. 3000. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Lessee of Chirac (1817), the Supreme Court Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: affirmed that the Constitution grants Con- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States gress Plenary power on immigration policy. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United Constitution Further, in Galvan v. Press (1954) the court States Constitution By Mr. CONNOLLY: found ‘‘that the formulation of policies [per- By Ms. MENG: H.R. 2979. taining to the entry of aliens and the right H.R. 3001. Congress has the power to enact this legis- to remain here] is entrusted to Congress has Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: become about as firmly imbedded in the leg- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United islative and judicial tissues of our body poli- Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution States Constitution. tic as any aspect of our government.’’ By Mr. NEAL: By Mr. CRAWFORD: Finally, in Sessions v. Dimaya (2018), when H.R. 3002. H.R. 2980. discussing the aggravated felony definition Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- in section 101(a)(43)(F) of the Immigration lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: and Nationality Act (INA), Justice Neil The constitutional authority on which this Congress has the power to enact this legis- Gorsuch issued an opinion stating, ‘‘Congress bill rests is in the power of Congress to regu- lation pursuant to the enumerated powers remains free at any time to add more crimes late commerce as enumerated in Article I, listed in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the to its list. It remains free, as well, to write Section 8. U.S. Constitution. a new residual clause that affords the fair By Ms. NORTON: By Mr. CUMMINGS: notice lacking here. Congress might, for ex- H.R. 3003. H.R. 2981. ample, say that a conviction for any felony Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- carrying a prison sentence of a specified lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: length opens an alien to removal. Congress clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Article 1, Section 8 has done almost exaclty this in other laws Constitution. By Mr. CUNNINGHAM: . . .’’ By Ms. OMAR: H.R. 2982. By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: H.R. 3004. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2990. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Con- lation pursuant to the following: Article. 1, Section. 1 gress shall have the power to . . . provide for Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- By Mr. PETERS: the common defense and general welfare of tion H.R. 3005. the United States’’ By Mr. GRIJALVA: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: ‘‘To make H.R. 2991. lation pursuant to the following: all Laws which shall be necessary and proper Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 for carrying into Execution the foregoing lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PETERSON: Powers . . .’’ U.S. Const. art. I, §§ 1 and 8. H.R. 3006. By Mr. DEFAZIO: By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2983. H.R. 2992. 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 3 of the U.S. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to Article I, Section 8 of the United States By Mr. POCAN: the power to make all laws necessary and Constitution H.R. 3007. proper for carrying out the powers vested in By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress) H.R. 2993. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. DESAULNIER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 2984. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to By Miss RICE of New York: lation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8 of the United States Con- H.R. 3008. Article 1, Section 8. stitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. ESTES: By Mr. KING of Iowa: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2985. H.R. 2994. Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Miss RICE of New York: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3009.

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- ed by this Constitution in the Government of LAWSON of Florida, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: the United States, or in any Department or JOYCE of Ohio. Article I, Section 8, Officer thereof. H.R. 555: Mr. LIPINSKI. By Miss RICE of New York: By Mr. THORNBERRY: H.R. 586: Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. HILL of Ar- H.R. 3010. H.R. 3014. kansas, and Mr. MEUSER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 594: Mr. KENNEDY. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 621: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington and Aticle I, Section 8 The constitutional authority on which this Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee. By Miss RICE of New York: bill rests is the power of Congress to ‘‘pro- H.R. 647: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 3011. vide for the common Defence,’’ ‘‘raise and H.R. 663: Ms. STEVENS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- support Armies,’’ ‘‘provide and maintain a H.R. 693: Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Navy,’’ and ‘‘make Rules for the Government BILIRAKIS, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. Article I, Section 8, and Regulation of the land and naval ARRINGTON, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. LEVIN of Michi- By Mr. ROUZER: Forces’’ as enumerated in Article I, section 8 gan, Mr. CASE, and Mr. CUELLAR. H.R. 3012. of the United States Constitution. H.R. 721: Mr. LAMB and Mr. KIND. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. TURNER: H.R. 737: Mrs. HAYES, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mrs. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3015. MURPHY, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 748: Mr. THORNBERRY. Constitution lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 763: Miss RICE of New York. By Mr. STEUBE: Article I, Section 8, H.R. 776: Mr. LANGEVIN and Mr. COSTA. H.R. 3013. By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ: H.R. 803: Mr. GOLDEN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3016. H.R. 816: Mr. LAHOOD. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 847: Mr. AGUILAR and Mr. PHILLIPS. Article 1, Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 864: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of The Congress shall have Power To lay and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 New York. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, The Congress shall have Power to . . . pro- H.R. 873: Mrs. AXNE. to pay the Debts and provide for the common H.R. 874: Mr. CORREA, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Ms. vide for the . . . general Welfare of the ´ Defence and general Welfare of the United United States; . . . SANCHEZ. H.R. 878: Mrs. CRAIG. States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises By Mr. WENSTRUP: H.R. 886: Mr. FITZPATRICK. shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 3017. H.R. 955: Mr. KIM. States; Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 959: Ms. LOFGREN. To borrow money on the credit of the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 963: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. United States; Article l, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 976: Mrs. LOWEY. To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- Constitution H.R. 988: Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. tions, and among the several States, and By Ms. WEXTON: H.R. 1011: Mr. SOTO. with the Indian Tribes; H.R. 3018. H.R. 1012: Mr. SOTO. To establish an uniform Rule of Natu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1013: Mr. SOTO. ralization, and uniform Laws on the subject lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1024: Mr. STIVERS. of Bankruptcies throughout the United Article 1 Section 8 H.R. 1044: Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. States; By Mr. YOUNG: DEMINGS, and Mr. VAN DREW. To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, H.R. 3019. H.R. 1046: Mr. PAPPAS. and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1083: Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Weights and Measures; lation pursuant to the following: and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. To provide for the Punishment of counter- Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution H.R. 1108: Mr. YOHO, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. RUIZ, feiting the Securities and current Coin of the By Mr. YOUNG: Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. COMER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. United States; H.R. 3020. BARR, Mr. TRONE, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. To establish Post Offices and Post Roads; Congress has the power to enact this legis- LAHOOD, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. CUELLAR. To promote the Progress of Science and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1139: Mr. MORELLE and Mr. KENNEDY. useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, clauses 1, H.R. 1140: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to 2, 3 and 18 of the United States Constitution, ADAMS, Ms. WEXTON, and Mr. LANGEVIN. their respective Writings and Discoveries; Congress has the power: to lay and collect H.R. 1146: Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. To constitute Tribunals inferior to the su- taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the SWALWELL of California, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. preme Court; debts and provide for the common defense STANTON, and Mr. VARGAS. and Offenses against the Law of Nations; and general welfare of the United States; but H.R. 1153: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. To declare War, grant Letters of Marque all duties, imposts and excises shall be uni- H.R. 1154: Ms. SA´ NCHEZ and Mr. VAN DREW. and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning form throughout the United States; to bor- H.R. 1163: Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Captures on Land and Water; row money on the credit of the United H.R. 1175: Mr. CRAWFORD and Mr. BACON. To raise and support Armies, but no Appro- States; to regulate commerce with foreign H.R. 1185: Ms. ESCOBAR. priation of Money to that Use shall be for a nations, and among the several states, and H.R. 1220: Mr. GOLDEN. longer Term than two Years; with the Indian tribes; and to make all laws H.R. 1221: Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. THOMPSON of To provide and maintain a Navy; which shall be necessary and proper for car- California, and Mr. LUJA´ N. To make Rules for the Government and rying into execution the foregoing powers, H.R. 1224: Ms. CHENEY, Mr. TRONE, Mr. Regulation of the land and naval Forces; and all other powers vested by this Constitu- GALLEGO, Mr. MAST, and Ms. LOFGREN. To provide for calling forth the Militia to tion in the government of the United States, H.R. 1225: Mr. FLORES, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. execute the Laws of the Union, suppress In- or in any department or officer thereof. FULCHER, and Mr. DUNCAN. surrections and repel Invasions; f H.R. 1257: Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mrs. LURIA, To provide for organizing, arming, and dis- Mrs. MILLER, and Mrs. HARTZLER. ciplining, the Militia, and for governing such ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1297: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. ENGEL. Part of them as may be employed in the H.R. 1309: Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. MEEKS, Service of the United States, reserving to Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolu- and Mr. SMITH of Washington. the States respectively, the Appointment of H.R. 1334: Mr. VAN DREW. the Officers, and the Authority of training tions, as follows: H.R. 1346: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina and the Militia according to the discipline pre- H.R. 36: Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- Mr. DOGGETT. scribed by Congress; fornia, Ms. OMAR, and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. H.R. 1396: Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. To exercise exclusive Legislation in all H.R. 127: Mr. GALLEGO. BABIN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Cases whatsoever, over such District (not ex- H.R. 220: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Washington, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession H.R. 307: Ms. WEXTON. CONNOLLY, Ms. ESCOBAR, and Ms. CASTOR of of particular States, and the acceptance of H.R. 435: Ms. JACKSON LEE. Florida. Congress, become the Seat of the Govern- H.R. 500: Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. H.R. 1423: Ms. HOULAHAN. ment of the United States, and to exercise BERA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CART- H.R. 1551: Mr. SHERMAN. like Authority over all Places purchased by WRIGHT, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. H.R. 1554: Mr. DESJARLAIS and Ms. JACKSON the Consent of the Legislature of the State DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DESAULNIER, LEE. in which the Same shall be, for the Erection Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. H.R. 1581: Mrs. MCBATH. of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, WOODALL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MOONEY of H.R. 1592: Ms. HOULAHAN. and other needful Buildings; And West Virginia, and Mr. NEWHOUSE. H.R. 1610: Mr. KIND. To make all Laws which shall be necessary H.R. 510: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. H.R. 1643: Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. and proper for carrying into Execution the H.R. 550: Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. SMITH of Wash- H.R. 1652: Mr. YARMUTH and Mr. WILSON of foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- ington, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. South Carolina.

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H.R. 1661: Mr. BYRNE. H.R. 2426: Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. H.R. 2776: Mr. SHERMAN and Ms. CLARKE of H.R. 1664: Mrs. MILLER. SCHIFF, and Mr. CHABOT. New York. H.R. 1673: Mr. STEUBE and Mr. KELLY of H.R. 2433: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. H.R. 2777: Mr. VAN DREW. Mississippi. WENSTRUP, and Mr. BROWN of Maryland. H.R. 2790: Mr. SCALISE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, H.R. 1709: Mr. ESPAILLAT and Mr. KIND. H.R. 2439: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Mr. GOODEN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BURCHETT, H.R. 1711: Ms. OMAR and Mr. VISCLOSKY. New York. and Mr. MCCLINTOCK. H.R. 1730: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. H.R. 2442: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 2817: Mr. WEBER of Texas. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LONG, Mr. SEAN PATRICK H.R. 2443: Mrs. MILLER, Mr. COLLINS of New H.R. 2829: Mr. TRONE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MALONEY of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, York, and Mr. LUETKEMEYER. CONNOLLY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GROTHMAN, and Mrs. CRAIG. H.R. 2466: Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. ESPAILLAT, and Mr. TED LIEU of California. H.R. 1754: Mr. TRONE and Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 2474: Mr. KIM and Mr. LAMB. H.R. 2842: Mr. PERLMUTTER and Ms. NOR- H.R. 1769: Mr. ROUZER. H.R. 2476: Mrs. BUSTOS. H.R. 1805: Mr. GARAMENDI. TON. H.R. 2478: Mr. MULLIN, Mr. HECK, Mr. SMITH H.R. 1850: Mr. DESJARLAIS and Mr. of New Jersey, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. H.R. 2843: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HORSFORD, GIANFORTE. FITZPATRICK. and Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 1865: Mr. KIM, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. KEN- H.R. 2482: Mr. BROWN of Maryland. H.R. 2850: Ms. NORTON. NEDY, Mr. ROUDA, and Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 2489: Ms. TLAIB and Ms. PRESSLEY. H.R. 2859: Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. necticut. H.R. 2493: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. H.R. 2895: Mr. MCKINLEY and Mr. DELGADO. H.R. 1866: Mr. RIGGLEMAN. H.R. 2507: Ms. CLARKE of New York. H.R. 1872: Mr. KING of Iowa. H.R. 2902: Mr. HORSFORD. H.R. 1873: Ms. STEFANIK and Mr. HECK. H.R. 2508: Mrs. MILLER and Mrs. RODGERS H.R. 2925: Ms. DEGETTE. H.R. 1878: Mr. COX of California, Mr. LEVIN of Washington. H.R. 2929: Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. H.R. 2521: Mr. BEYER. of Michigan, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. MOONEY of West Vir- H.R. 2528: Mr. LAMB, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. CISNEROS, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. ginia and Ms. SCHRIER. CLARKE of New York, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. KING H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. LEVIN of California and JACKSON LEE, Ms. STEVENS, and Mr. FOSTER. of New York. Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. H.R. 1882: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. MUCARSEL- H.R. 2540: Mr. VAN DREW. H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MEUSER, POWELL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. DAVID H.R. 2554: Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. ROUZER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. POSEY, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 2569: Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. ´ MCCLINTOCK, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, H.R. 1923: Mr. FITZPATRICK. QUIGLEY, Ms. BARRAGAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BANKS, Mr. H.R. 1959: Mr. GOSAR. Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. WEBER of Texas, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. BUDD, H.R. 1965: Mr. SAN NICOLAS. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. ALMER LORES ELLY H.R. 1975: Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. SWALWELL of California, Mr. KIM, Mr. LIPIN- Mr. P , Mr. F , Mr. K of Mis- H.R. 1976: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. SKI, and Ms. MCCOLLUM. sissippi, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. H.R. 2010: Mr. SPANO and Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 2577: Mr. PAPPAS. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. H.R. 2041: Ms. SLOTKIN. H.R. 2635: Ms. JACKSON LEE. H. Res. 23: Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. COURTNEY, H.R. 2046: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. H.R. 2651: Mr. MCGOVERN. and Ms. KELLY of Illinois. H.R. 2062: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2660: Mr. LYNCH, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. DEFA- H. Res. 54: Ms. PRESSLEY. H.R. 2081: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. ZIO, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, H. Res. 78: Ms. LOFGREN. ASCRELL H.R. 2086: Mr. P . Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. H. Res. 219: Mr. RUSH. H.R. 2090: Mr. KIND. BASS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. FOSTER, H. 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