October 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8403 Madam Speaker, very briefly, the But back to the legislation at hand. jamin Franklin, when approached, was last three speakers, including my good The tragedy here is that we could asked what form of government had friend from Oklahoma, have mentioned work together on a variety of things been agreed upon; his response: ‘‘A Re- the ongoing impeachment inquiry here that we both agree would make good public, if you can keep it.’’ in the House of Representatives, and law. My good friend, the ranking—ex- We come here today to keep it, to not they speak of it as being a lack of cuse me—the chairwoman on the House only keep it, but make more perfect transparency. It is almost as if the Re- Administration Committee, Ms. LOF- that Union which we have all taken an publicans are not in the hearings that GREN, mentioned that last night. oath to protect, not just for us and our are going on in this inquiry. There are actually elements in this children, but for generations unborn, In my understanding, although I am bill which, I agree with my friend, are so that they may know and benefit not a member of either of the commit- things we could work on together. from the greatest experiment ever tees of jurisdiction, I have spoken with There are other things that, whether known to humankind, the democratic and have heard publicly the person who we are right or wrong, my friend knows Republic we call the United States of is the responsible person for ongoing we will disagree with and we will not America. matters at this time say that the other accept and, frankly, the United States To do this, to protect our democracy side is there. Their lawyers are asking Senate will not accept and the Presi- from enemies foreign and domestic, we questions. Members, if they choose, are dent will not accept. must put country over party. Indeed, asking questions. So it is a classic legislative dilemma: there have been more than a few times So I don’t understand what they are What do you want to do? Do you want in our history when it was imperative talking about about a lack of trans- to make a point or do you want to that the partisan give way to the patri- parency, particularly when the pre- make law? otic. This is undoubtedly one of those vious impeachments that were done If you want to make law, you get to times and one of those paramount were done by special prosecutors. This the things that you agree on and that issues. is a solemn process. can pass the other Chamber and be Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote And while I agree with my colleagues signed by the President. So far in this on the rule and a ‘‘yes’’ vote on the about the National Defense Authoriza- area of election security, I think my previous question. tion measure, the simple fact of the friends have been more interested in The material previously referred to matter is that we also have a constitu- making a point than actually in mak- by Mr. COLE is as follows: tional responsibility to ensure that the ing law. AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 650 executive branch of this government So I urge opposition to the rule on At the end of the resolution, add the fol- functions in an appropriate manner H.R. 4617 because it is deeply flawed lowing: and does not do as they are doing: fail- and a partisan bill that will not solve SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution, ing to respond to the oversight respon- the underlying problems. It will not the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and sibilities of the Article I House of Rep- Means, Financial Services, Oversight and prevent foreign interference in our Reform, and Foreign Affairs and the Perma- resentatives. elections. It will only make it harder I rather suspect that that is just talk nent Select Committee on Intelligence shall for Americans to participate in their when they say that there is no trans- suspend pursuing matters referred to by the own democracy. parency. I suggest to them to stick Speaker in her announcement of September It applies inappropriate regulatory 24, 2019, until such time as the National De- around. They are going to see some schemes to online advertisement. It ap- fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 transparency real soon. plies overly inclusive definitions that and the Department of Defense Appropria- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- tions Act for Fiscal Year 2020 are signed into ance of my time. could make almost any advertisement a political advertisement and expands law. Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, I yield Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I the power of the Attorney General at myself the balance of my time. yield back the balance of my time, and the expense of the States. I want to begin by thanking my very I move the previous question on the My friends seemed, over and over, to good friend from Florida for what we resolution. want to federalize State elections. We always get, which is always a thought- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The don’t want to do that. That is a big ful debate, always professional, always question is on ordering the previous mistake. One of the best securities we civil. And even when we disagree, I al- question. ways enjoy the exchange, so I thank have is that we have multiple jurisdic- The question was taken; and the my friend for that. tions, and the people close to the peo- Speaker pro tempore announced that I will disagree vehemently, though, ple make the laws under which our the ayes appeared to have it. that the process in terms of impeach- elections occur. Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, on that I ment that we are going through right We can work together in a bipartisan demand the yeas and nays. now is remotely transparent. The manner and find real solutions to real The yeas and nays were ordered. American people can’t get in there. problems, and I hope and I believe some The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- And, frankly, I can tell you, Members, day we will, Madam Speaker. But in ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- under the rules of the Intelligence the interim, I urge the House to reject ceedings on this question will be post- Committee, all of us, as long as it is both this rule and this bill so that we poned. can actually advance, together, on not classified, are supposed to be able f to get transcripts. We haven’t been something that can pass and become able to get those things. So we will law. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER watch as this unfolds. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- PRO TEMPORE But my friends would have been far leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. better to do what has been done in pre- question, ‘‘no’’ on the rule, and ‘‘no’’ SCHRIER). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule vious impeachments; that is, to hold a on the underlying legislation. XX, the Chair will postpone further formal vote, to set up a process. I yield back the balance of my time. proceedings today on motions to sus- I do remind my friend, when we went Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I pend the rules on which a recorded vote through this during the Clinton years, yield myself such time as I may con- or the yeas and nays are ordered, or the President, President Clinton, had sume. votes objected to under clause 6 of rule the right to have counsel there, the Madam Speaker, I do agree with my XX. right to cross-examine witnesses, the good friend from Oklahoma that our The House will resume proceedings right to subpoena witnesses. Our exchanges are civil; and although we on postponed questions at a later time. friends who were then in the minority have respectable disagreement, the f had the right to subpoena witnesses. simple fact of the matter is that each None of that exists now. There is no of us discharges our responsibilities in DEBBIE SMITH REAUTHORIZATION process. It is very one-sided, very a responsible way. ACT OF 2019 opaque, very obscure, and extremely Madam Speaker, after exiting the Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I partisan. Constitutional Convention in 1787, Ben- move to suspend the rules and pass the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23OC7.024 H23OCPT1 H8404 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 23, 2019 bill (H.R. 777) to reauthorize programs the rights of survivors of sexual as- evidence, including evidence collected authorized under the Debbie Smith Act sault, is critical to helping States proc- in rape kits, with greater percentages of 2004. ess DNA evidence and reduce the Na- of funding allocated to testing these The Clerk read the title of the bill. tion’s large backlog of untested DNA kits provided in subsequent amend- The text of the bill is as follows: samples. ments. H.R. 777 The law, which I helped author and b 1315 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- enact in its original form in 2004, was resentatives of the United States of America in developed in response to a crisis of un- The act also supports audits of evi- Congress assembled, tested DNA samples, a problem that we dence awaiting analysis at law enforce- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. have helped to reduce but which, unfor- ment agencies and charges the Depart- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Debbie tunately, still requires our urgent at- ment of Justice with the task of main- Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. tention today. taining national testing guidelines. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. Over the past several decades, evi- Despite these efforts, the rape kit Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog dence from DNA samples has helped us backlog continues to be a major con- Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is solve an increasing number of criminal cern, with a large volume of kits still amended— untested in this country, harming the (1) in subsection (a)— cases and has been particularly valu- (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘includ- able in identifying the perpetrators of survivors of sexual assault and jeopard- ing’’ and inserting ‘‘prioritizing, to the ex- the horrible and all-too-common crime izing public safety. Therefore, we must tent practicable consistent with public safe- of sexual assault. continue the valuable programs au- ty considerations’’; and The use of DNA evidence kits in sex- thorized by this important law. (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘includ- ual assault cases is critical, and it is That is why we included the reau- ing’’ and inserting ‘‘in particular,’’; imperative that the evidence that is thorization of this program in the Vio- (2) in subsection (b)— collected is analyzed as soon as pos- lence Against Women Act, or VAWA (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at reauthorization bill, developed by the the end; sible. When the evidence is collected (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and processed, the DNA profile is added Judiciary Committee and passed by the at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and to the Combined DNA Index System so House earlier this year. Unfortunately, (C) by adding at the end the following: that matches against other DNA pro- VAWA is languishing in the Senate. ‘‘(8) provide assurances that the DNA sec- files can be sought, increasing the While we take steps to separately tion of the laboratory to be used to conduct scope of the database. pass the reauthorization of the Debbie DNA analyses has a written policy that By testing the DNA evidence left at Smith program today, I again call on prioritizes the analysis of, to the extent the scene of a rape or sexual assault, the Senate to fulfill their responsi- practicable consistent with public safety bility to pass the Violence Against considerations, samples from homicides and we can increase the likelihood of iden- sexual assaults.’’; tifying the perpetrators, making it Women Act reauthorization without (3) in subsection (c)(3)— more likely that they will be captured, needless additional delay. Therefore, I (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2014 punished, and prevented from doing it support H.R. 777. through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through again. This, in turn, allows victims to Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- 2024’’; and obtain some measure of justice and so- ance of my time. (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2014 ciety to take violent criminals off the Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I yield through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through streets. DNA evidence also allows us, myself such time as I may consume. 2024’’; and definitively, to exonerate the falsely Madam Speaker, I was actually on (4) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2015 the Arizona task force to look into Ari- through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through accused. 2024’’. Over time, however, crime labs zona’s backlog on these rape kits, and SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. across the country, regrettably, devel- so it is something that I am very pas- Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault oped a large backlog of DNA samples sionate about doing. I am pleased that Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40722(b)) is that they had not tested, an intoler- after months of inaction and after the amended by striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and able situation calling out for Federal authorization for the program had al- inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. action. ready expired, my colleagues in the SEC. 4. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM In response, in 2000, I cosponsored the majority have finally brought a Debbie GRANTS. passage of the DNA Analysis Backlog Smith reauthorization bill to the Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault House floor. Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is Elimination Act, which provided $40 amended by striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and million to help States analyze DNA Unfortunately, I think it is the inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. evidence; and in 2002, I introduced the wrong one. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Rape Kit DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi- Senator CORNYN’s bill, S. 820, passed ant to the rule, the gentleman from nation Act. This legislation authorized the Senate in May by unanimous con- New York (Mr. NADLER) and the gentle- funding to help police departments fi- sent. It has been sitting here in the woman from Arizona (Mrs. LESKO) each nance the testing of rape kits to reduce House waiting to be acted upon for will control 20 minutes. the backlog. Working with my col- more than 5 months. But my col- The Chair recognizes the gentleman leagues and with advocates, we main- leagues have been too busy chasing im- from New York. tained the pressure to address this peachment conspiracies to notice or GENERAL LEAVE problem. care. I offered an amendment right Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I ask Then, in 2004, I was the original co- here at this desk previously on the unanimous consent that all Members sponsor of the Justice for All Act, in- floor to move forward the Debbie have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- troduced by our colleague JIM SENSEN- Smith Act, but the Democrats voted it tend their remarks and include extra- BRENNER. That bill included many of down at that time. The program ex- neous material on the bill under con- the provisions of my 2002 bill. pired at the end of September without sideration. Title II of that bill, named the so much as a glance from my fellow The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Debbie Smith Act by Congresswoman Democratic colleagues. Finally, House objection to the request of the gen- MALONEY, authorized substantial fund- Republicans had to file a discharge pe- tleman from New York? ing for DNA testing and strengthened tition to force consideration of this im- There was no objection. the ability of State and local law en- portant legislation. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I forcement specifically to test rape Let me repeat that, Madam Speaker. yield myself such time as I may con- kits. We subsequently reauthorized the Democrats were too busy on their cru- sume. Debbie Smith Act in 2008 and again in sade against the duly-elected President Madam Speaker, I rise in strong sup- 2014. to engage in their efforts to nullify the port of H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith Re- In recent years, the grants we have will and vote of the American people to authorization Act of 2019. reauthorized under the Debbie Smith take up and pass a bipartisan bill to The Debbie Smith Act, named for a Act have supported the work of crime help rape survivors and victims and courageous woman who has fought for labs to build capacity and process DNA law enforcement.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23OC7.027 H23OCPT1 October 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8405 Even today, all we are doing is ensur- Committee. Debbie was a rape sur- knowing the VAWA bill was so con- ing there will be more delay in the re- vivor, and I remember being struck by troversial and it wouldn’t be heard in authorization of this vital program. her story of waiting more than 6 years the Senate. So, in fact, never in the That is because rather than pass the for her rape kit to be processed. And history of the Violence Against Women bipartisan bill the Senate passed 5 Debbie’s story is not unique. Act has the Debbie Smith Act been in- months ago, the majority is bringing Across this country, DNA evidence cluded in that bill. And, in fact, I have an alternative bill to the floor. collected at crime scenes sits in a been told that Debbie Smith herself did In the ultimate act of hubris and par- backlog, because forensic labs have not want it included in the Violence tisanship, the majority is insisting limited capacity or resources to proc- Against Women Act, because she knew that this body pass a bill with an H.R. ess it in a timely manner. it was controversial. number instead of the Senate bill that So I wrote and passed the Debbie Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to has sat idle here for 5 months. Smith Act, which at the time was the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. What would happen if we passed the called the most important antirape CLINE). Senate bill? It would go immediately 16 legislation ever signed into law. Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, Debbie blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue and The results of the grant program Smith’s courage to share her story be signed by the President today. In- speak for themselves. The National In- with the world has changed the lives of stead, unfortunately, the majority is stitute of Justice reports that since millions, and the law bearing her name engaging, I believe, in a game of polit- 2005 Debbie Smith funding is respon- has helped countless victims of sexual ical brinksmanship and holding their sible for 192,000, or about 42 percent, of assault see their attackers face the jus- authorization of these precious grant DNA matches in the FBI database. tice they deserve. dollars hostage, grant dollars that pro- So when it can match and convict a The importance of DNA evidence in vide closure and solace to countless rapist, it prevents future rapes. The criminal investigations and prosecu- survivors of rape and the family mem- FBI says rapists will attack roughly tions is unquestionable. Since this pro- bers of victims of rape. seven times, so if you catch that per- gram was first enacted, incredible The majority’s actions are putting an son and put them in jail, you protect progress has been made to reduce DNA unnecessary delay in getting this pro- other women from being hurt. backlogs. In my home State of Vir- gram reauthorized. And for what rea- And as improved technology enables ginia, the FBI’s National DNA Index son? I can’t think of a single good rea- collection of DNA evidence, demand for contains more than 447,000 offender son. Perhaps someone on the other side grant funding has dramatically in- profiles and has aided in more than of the aisle can provide one. Is that creased. We need this funding. This 11,000 criminal investigations. what they want? They want the credit funding keeps rapists and other crimi- This legislation will reauthorize this for the bill, a House bill instead of a nals off the street, and perhaps more vital program and will continue to sup- Senate bill? importantly, the program can deliver port State and local law enforcement As Debbie Smith herself was recently some measure of justice to survivors of agencies’ efforts to reduce DNA back- quoted, ‘‘Don’t punish the victims.’’ violence. logs and analyze DNA evidence col- Not acting on the Senate bill is doing Unfortunately, this Debbie Smith lected from crimes. just that. Act authorization expired on Sep- As a former prosecutor, I know all Madam Speaker, I will support this tember 30. And the Violence Against too well how critical DNA evidence is bill today. I believe these programs and Women Reauthorization Act passed by to achieving justice for victims of sex- the survivors they serve are too crit- this House that included an extension ual violence. I have been a strong advo- ical to be the subject of partisan of the Debbie Smith program has not cate to reauthorize this program. I games. I am disappointed, however, been passed in the Senate. signed the discharge petition and spoke that my colleagues do not feel the I truly want to thank not only Chair- on this bill last month. same way, otherwise they would put man NADLER, but also Speaker PELOSI, With passage of this bill today, we forward the Senate bill. I expect and Leader HOYER, the entire Democratic move a step closer to protecting people hope we will be back on this floor in Caucus for recognizing the importance from violent sexual predators and the very near future to pass a bill to of this grant program and moving H.R. allow justice to be served through our actually authorize this vital program. 777 forward. legal system. Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Despite its lapse in authorization, we It would have been better if we had ance of my time. have an opportunity to make sure that taken up the Senate bill instead of Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I re- this successful program continues to pointing fingers and casting blame, but mind my colleagues that the reauthor- help solve and prevent violent rape and I hope that we will pass legislation ization of this bill has been sitting in protect survivors. quickly to get this grant money to the the VAWA reauthorization bill passed The Debbie Smith Act has always en- States and to those agencies that need by this House many months ago, it has joyed broad bipartisan support, and I it to make sure that justice is served. been sitting in the Senate since then. hope we continue that tradition today. I urge my colleagues to support this Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to I urge all of my colleagues to support legislation. the distinguished gentlewoman from the reauthorization of the Debbie Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I New York (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY). Smith Act. It protects women from yield 3 minutes to the distinguished Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New sexual violence. It is important. gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON York. I thank the gentleman from the And, again, I thank all of my col- LEE). great State of New York for yielding leagues that have supported this legis- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, and for his outstanding leadership on lation in the past, particularly ANN I thank the gentleman from New York the Judiciary Committee. WAGNER, who has championed fighting for yielding, and I express my apprecia- Madam Speaker, I rise in support of sex trafficking and protecting women tion to the manager of our friends on this bill, H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith in other areas. the other side of the aisle, my col- Reauthorization Act, as amended. I Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, the league from Arizona, and my colleague was pleased to introduce this bill with chairman said he wanted to remind me on the Judiciary Committee. my colleague and good friend ANN and others that the Debbie Smith Act Let me say, first of all, to CAROLYN WAGNER of Missouri. was included in the VAWA Act that MALONEY, if we go down memory lane, I first passed this bill in 2004. This was passed out of the House. You didn’t we have been together on this issue critical State backlog grant program have to remind me. Unfortunately, as from the very start. We know when you provides funding for forensic labs and he knows and others know, the VAWA had Debbie Smith come when she was local law enforcement to process DNA Act was loaded with liberal poison pills willing to speak at a time that, I would evidence, including rape kits. knowing that Republicans wouldn’t say, was most concerning in the early In 2001, I invited a woman named vote for it, and it was a political act. stages of this. She was willing to come Debbie Smith to testify before the And so, to me, it was a political act to the United States Congress and to Oversight and Government Reform to also include it in the VAWA bill, share her story.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23OC7.029 H23OCPT1 H8406 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 23, 2019 And, Congresswoman MALONEY, let for men and boys, something very Since the Debbie Smith program was me thank you for crafting the legisla- unique. I can’t view that as controver- created back in 2005, nearly 200,000 tion, working with any number of bi- sial. DNA matches have been made in crimi- partisan cosponsors, some of whom are We, likewise, have extended the pro- nal cases, providing justice to victims no longer in the United States Con- tection of the arm of justice to Native in cases that may have otherwise gone gress, but I remember as a member of American women. unsolved. the Judiciary Committee being very And, let me just speak to law en- But law enforcement can’t keep up. closely aligned and supporting this bill. forcement, because I speak to them al- Untested DNA cases have increased by And so we have made great strides. most every weekend that I am at 85 percent since 2011. In my own home And the over 140,000 cases that have home: $291 million; and the creativity State of Missouri alone, more than been solved is a testament to the great of prosecutors, local prosecutors, and 5,400 untested rape kits are sitting in need of this legislation. There is no law enforcement is amazing with those labs and in storerooms. We need the doubt. dollars. Debbie Smith programs now more than And, of course, as we know from So I believe that we can do both. We ever. 2004—that is 15 years ago—that at that can continue to affirm and complement This legislation authorizes $151 mil- time, and continuing to a certain ex- the enormity of the work of CAROLYN lion for Debbie Smith DNA Backlog tent, the enormity of the backlog. MALONEY, the years of work that we Grant programs, $4.5 million for grants Those of us who interact with law en- have worked with her and attacked the to State and local governments for forcement and interact with our dis- backlog, which none of us ever want to training programs, and $30 million for trict attorneys, we know that that has hear or see. We want no backlog. State and local governments to create been an atrocious Achilles heel in pro- We hope that this bill moves in the programs to collect and use DNA evi- viding comfort and justice to those Senate, but it is not accurate that this dence related to sexual assault. who have been violated. bill, the Violence Against Women Act— The Senate unanimously sent their I am reminded of the forensic lab there are active supporters of this leg- version of this legislation over to the that we had in Houston; we had to do a islation in the Senate, and I am look- House in May, but the House leadership completely massive overhaul for the ing forward to what we do best, work- did not bring it to the floor, allowing it Harris County lab to ensure that we ing in a bipartisan manner to pass the to expire on September 30. were in compliance or that we were Debbie Smith DNA bill and pass, to Both Democrats and Republicans on going after the backlog. That is the give relief to victims of domestic vio- the Judiciary Committee, along with word that we should be focused on, the lence and others, the Violence Against Congresswoman MALONEY, have led the ‘‘backlog.’’ Backlog means injustice or Women Act. charge on this reauthorization. It sad- no justice. Madam Speaker, I ask Members to dens me that the Judiciary members And certainly, as I have heard sto- vote for Debbie Smith. had to file a discharge petition to get Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I yield ries—just as recently as last night, I Speaker PELOSI to put this bill on the was on the phone with a constituent 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from floor. with a story that was just over- Missouri (Mrs. WAGNER), my friend. This is not about personal ownership Mrs. WAGNER. Madam Speaker, I whelming, and she was trying to craft or asserting the House’s authority. thank the gentlewoman from Arizona her next direction. This is about getting something signed (Mrs. LESKO), my friend, for yielding. And so this legislation is answering into law. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge the pain of individuals who have come I worry that the Senate version of my colleagues to support H.R. 777, the forward—and even those who are not this bill includes accountability and Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act. able to identify a person immediately, performance measures that are not in Along with my friend CAROLYN MALO- and the DNA provides that oppor- the House bill. If the Senate bill were NEY, I introduced the Debbie Smith Act tunity—and it reauthorizes the bill. It being voted upon today, the President ensures that grantee states and local- with the support of the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, RAINN. could sign it into law tomorrow. ities prioritize DNA analysis of crime Looking forward, I implore both par- scene samples, rape kits, other sexual Madam Speaker, I thank Congress- woman MALONEY for her untiring work ties, House and Senate, to ensure the assault evidence, and also carries cases Debbie Smith Reauthorization gets to without an identified suspect. to end and prevent sex trafficking and other forms of violence against women, the President’s desk as soon as pos- I am glad that this bill is on the sible. floor. But let me be very clear, we which I also support, and for her will- Madam Speaker, I thank Leader wrote a Violence Against Women Act ingness to reach across the aisle to get MCCARTHY, Ranking Member COLLINS, starting in 2017 that was a monumental things done. She is a warrior for vul- Chairman NADLER very, very much, tribute to this month, in fact, which is nerable women and children, and I am and Congresswoman MALONEY most of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. so proud to work with her on this im- portant legislation. all. b 1330 Debbie Smith programs provide Madam Speaker, I urge my col- We know that there are many around much-needed funding for crime labs to leagues to join me in reauthorizing the Nation who have experienced and process DNA evidence and strengthen these programs that convict dangerous suffered this. In fact, there was a re- the national DNA database, which has predators and help victims to get the cent trial in Houston with a family over 17 million profiles in it. It pro- justice that they deserve. that was killed in totality, except one vides justice to victims. Under Debbie Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I yield member, because of domestic violence. Smith, Congress provides $151 million, 2 minutes to the gentleman from North We need the Violence Against Women annually, to State and local labs for Dakota (Mr. ARMSTRONG), my friend. Act. And I might take an exception to DNA and rape kit testing. Mr. ARMSTRONG. Madam Speaker, the fact that this bill is a holistic bill. Better technology has improved our only in Congress can we fight about It is a law enforcement bill. It is a bill ability to test and track DNA samples something that I think we all generally of improving services to victims of do- from crime scenes, and this data is agree on. mestic violence and dating violence making a real difference in the efforts The bill the House is considering and sexual assault. to bring rapists and other sexual preda- today will reauthorize the Debbie The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tors of sexual violence to justice. The Smith grant program. I strongly sup- time of the gentlewoman has expired. FBI DNA database has been used in port reauthorization. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I more than—are you ready for this, But this law has a 15-year history of yield an additional 1 minute to the Madam Speaker?—465,270 investiga- nearly unanimous support in Congress gentlewoman from Texas. tions. under both Republican and Democratic Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, One in five rape kits entered into the majorities and Presidents, but more we have some very unique aspects in national database generates a DNA importantly, it has a 15-year history as that legislation. We have counseling match pointing to a serial rapist. a standalone bill.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23OC7.031 H23OCPT1 October 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8407 So my question is: What changed? shouldn’t pass it. We should only pass a than by standing here and saying: When did it become so essential to be- bill exactly the way the Senate wants Don’t pass this bill. Only pass a bill— come a part of VAWA? And if it is es- it; otherwise, it is only for show. which we won’t do—exactly in a form sential to be a part of VAWA, then why On this bill, look what happened. that we don’t like, exactly the way the did we pull it out, and why are we vot- This reauthorization was included in Senate wanted it. ing on it again as a standalone bill? the VAWA reauthorization, which we Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- On May 16, the Senate continued the passed and sent to the Senate. ance of my time. bipartisan tradition and they passed a Ah, but that was political, we are Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I yield standalone reauthorization. We sat on told, because the Senate doesn’t agree myself such time as I may consume. that bill for months in the House. in every respect with the VAWA reau- Madam Speaker, I don’t think that House Republicans—I know; I was thorization we passed, so they won’t anybody said that we have to do ex- part of it. I was on the floor arguing for touch it. actly what the Senate asks all the it before the last break, before the Sep- Well, I don’t understand that. I al- time, but it does make sense that, if a tember 30 authorization lapsed. We ways thought, from the time I was in Senate bill has been sitting here for 5 tried twice to get it voted on. third grade, that they should pass their months and it extends it, what we are As stated by the founder of the Rape, own version of the VAWA bill. If it is doing in the House bill, plus it has ac- Abuse, and Incest National Network, different from ours, we go to con- countability measures, that it would the House is using the Debbie Smith ference. get done sooner and it would get signed Act as leverage to get the Senate to But, no. No, we can’t rely on them to into law sooner, and then the States pass other things that have nothing to do that. They have to have a bill that and the local law enforcement would do with DNA testing. they agree with totally, or they won’t have the money sooner to get rid of the So, finally, today we brought the look at the subject no matter how im- backlog of the rape kits. That is all we Debbie Smith Act to the floor, but even portant. are saying. today, it is the wrong bill. The bill we Ah, but they introduced their own. So I don’t understand the reason we are considering today has some serious They took it out of VAWA, and they are just not doing that bill, except flaws, but, more importantly, it is did their own Debbie Smith bill. maybe that they want an H.R. name, making changes to the Senate bill that Fine. We are doing a Debbie Smith some House Member’s name on it in- nobody ever asked for. bill because we don’t agree exactly stead of a Senate Member’s name on it. Just like the Senate, it extends the with what they did. They put in some That is all I can think of. program to 2024. However, for some new accountability provisions. We have Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to reason, we have inexplicably omitted always had accountability provisions the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT), accountability provisions that Con- in the bill, still there. It has always my friend. gress has required for these grant pro- been the law. They are adding some Mr. CHABOT. Madam Speaker, I rise grams for nearly a decade. new ones which we judge to be unduly today in support of H.R. 777, the Debbie These accountability measures are burdensome on small providers. It is a Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019. important. They include mandating a judgment. Madam Speaker, I want to thank our report on the effectiveness of the grant We should pass this bill. They have colleagues, CAROLYN MALONEY and program to reduce the backlog of passed a different version of the bill. DEBBIE LESKO and others, for their unanalyzed DNA evidence in sexual as- We can go to conference, iron it out. leadership on this important legisla- sault cases. They require recommenda- That is the way the process is supposed tion to reauthorize the DNA Backlog tions to enhance the grant program, to work. Elimination grant program for another and they require the National Institute My Republican colleagues seem to 5 years. of Justice to define goals of the DNA think that we should never talk to the Madam Speaker, there are over Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Senate; we should only pass a bill ex- 400,000 victims of sexual assault in this Reduction program and develop per- actly the way they passed it. Or if they country each and every year. That formance measures for each one of haven’t passed it exactly the way we equates to approximately one sexual these goals. All of these are worthy. know they will want it and if we pass assault per minute. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The a bill differently, then it is just polit- Debbie Smith was one of those vic- time of the gentleman has expired. ical posturing. That is nonsense. tims; and although she underwent fo- Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I yield This reauthorization bill is a good rensic examination, her kit went the gentleman from North Dakota an bill. It is the way we think it ought to unanalyzed for over 5 years. The pur- additional 30 seconds. be. If we pass it—they have already pose of this legislation is to ensure Mr. ARMSTRONG. Madam Speaker, I passed a different reauthorization bill. that no other victim ever has to wait can’t think of an issue where account- I regret that they didn’t pass the entire that long for justice again. ability matters more than when we are VAWA reauthorization bill, but we can DNA analysis is an invaluable tool in collecting DNA evidence to get convic- go to conference. We can iron it out. identifying and convicting criminal tions of violent sexual offenders and to If someone wants to argue that the suspects. The increased use of DNA evi- give some semblance of justice. provisions in that bill are better, let dence in criminal prosecutions has led I am going to support the bill. I hope them offer it here, but not be heard to to an increase in the collection and we get it back quickly. I hope we get to say we should only do exactly what the processing of DNA kits, which has led some resolution with the Senate. This Senate wants. That doesn’t make to a substantial backlog in the proc- needs to be done as quickly as possible. sense. essing of DNA evidence, really, all Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, how We are our own independent body. We across the country. much time do I have remaining? were elected to do our job. This is the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- way we want to do it. This is the way b 1345 tleman from New York has 81⁄2 minutes we think the bill ought to be. We put it Fortunately, last year, after a 7-year remaining. in the VAWA reauthorization bill. We effort, my home State of Ohio was able Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I have given up waiting for the Senate to clear its backlog of nearly 14,000 of yield myself such time as I may con- on that one. these kits, but many other States sume. They passed a Debbie Smith bill in a haven’t been so successful. In March, Madam Speaker, I am a little puzzled version we don’t entirely approve of. the GAO estimated that the number of by what I am hearing on the floor We will pass our own version. We will backlog requests for crime scene evi- today and, frankly, what I heard in get together. We will see if we can dence nearly doubled to nearly 170,000. committee this morning on a different agree on it. That is the way the process Unfortunately, at the end of Sep- bill. ought to work. tember, the funding authorization for The gist of that is, well, we passed a If we pass this bill, that is the way this program expired. bill, but we know it is not exactly the the process will work, and we are more While the legislation offered by Con- way the Senate wants it; therefore, we likely to get a reauthorization bill gresswoman MALONEY is an important

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23OC7.033 H23OCPT1 H8408 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 23, 2019 step in the right direction, this body Reauthorization Act, expired last Sep- In my congressional district, these grant pro- really should have already considered tember 30, 2018, when the Republicans grams have resulted in forensic laboratories the Senate-passed reauthorization so had the majority in the House, the ma- being hired to clear much of the Houston Po- as to get it to the President’s desk. jority in the Senate, and the President. lice Department’s backlog of untested DNA Continued funding will ensure that So the fact that it lapsed was unfortu- benefit from this type of legislation. law enforcement nationwide will have nate, but it was also the responsibility Just within the past year, decades-old rape the resources they need to process DNA of the Republican Party, which then kits that sat untested in Houston have identi- evidence, prosecute, and punish those had control of the Senate, the House, fied at least one-third of potential offenders in who commit these heinous acts of vio- and the Presidency to get its continu- cases where there was sufficient DNA, ac- lence. ation, which they neglected to do. cording to the Houston Police Department. Again, I thank Congresswoman We continue to urge the Senate to do In my district more than 6,600 rape kits MALONEY and Congresswoman LESKO the right thing and pass the reauthor- have been cleared because of the funding for their leadership on this, and I urge ization of the Violence Against Women made possible by the grant programs that its passage. Act, which includes the Debbie Smith H.R. 777 will reauthorize. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I re- Reauthorization Act. This record of success highlights the impor- serve the balance of my time. And we will also, again, today pass tance and continuing need to provide ade- Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I yield provisions to reauthorize the Debbie quate funding so law enforcement agencies myself the balance of my time. Smith Act by advancing this bill can conduct necessary DNA testing and train- In closing, Madam Speaker, I will today. In doing so, we reaffirm our ing. support this bill, and I urge my col- commitment to this important pro- Madam Speaker, when enacted in 2004, the leagues to do the same. While this is gram. Debbie Smith Act was the first piece of legisla- not the most expeditious manner to get I, therefore, urge my colleagues to tion aimed at ending the backlog of untested this vital program reauthorized, it is support this bill, and to continue to rape kits and other unanalyzed DNA evidence. the one that our Democratic majority fight to support the more comprehen- Debbie Smith grants have played a critical has put before us. sive measures in the Violence Against role in states across the country. I am not in the habit of holding rape Women Act. The importance of the Debbie Smith Act is victims and survivors hostage to play Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- highlighted by the fact that delays in proc- political games, and it really deeply ance of my time. essing DNA evidence can result in delays ap- saddens me that it appears that our Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, as a prehending or prosecuting violent or serial of- majority may be doing this. senior member of both the Judiciary Com- fenders or it can result in wrongfully convicted We had the opportunity to pass the mittee and a co-sponsor, I rise in strong sup- individuals serving time in prison for crimes Senate bill, and it has been sitting here port of H.R. 777, the ‘‘Debbie Smith Reauthor- they did not commit. for 5 months. We had the opportunity ization Act of 2019,’’ which reauthorizes the Law enforcement has increasingly recog- to show rape victims and survivors Debbie Smith Act and the Debbie Smith Back- nized that the backlog of DNA evidence await- that we care about their plight. We had log Grant program for an additional five years, ing entry in state databases can prevent law the opportunity to send the Debbie through FY 2024. enforcement officials from solving many hei- Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019 to These grant programs to address DNA nous crimes—which has made the Debbie the President’s desk today. Instead, backlogs and provide DNA training and tech- Smith Act recognized as such a crucial pro- our majority has decided to squander nical assistance on local, state, and federal gram. these opportunities. levels. Madam Speaker, the DNA Initiative is an in- It was bad enough that the Demo- It is essential that these programs be reau- valuable tool for law enforcement today, and it cratic majority allowed this authoriza- thorized so that the backlog of unprocessed will continue to be a legislative priority of mine. tion to elapse last month. It is even rape kits can be reduced and then eliminated, That is why I am pleased to co-sponsor H.R. worse that we are placing this reau- and perpetrators of sexual assault crimes can 777 and urge my colleagues to join me in vot- thorization into the realm of uncer- be prosecuted and convicted. ing to approve this critically important legisla- tainty. There is an ever-present need to continue tion. There is no timetable or guarantee robust funding for programs such as the Why We Also Need the Enactment of the that the Senate will act on this bill. Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program in Entire Violence Against Women Reauthoriza- The one thing we know is that if we order to make sure victims do not fall through tion Act were voting on the Senate bill, it would the cracks of the system. Although the country needs the provisions pass today. It could have been signed Women who have been raped have a right of the Debbie Smith Act, survivors of domestic by the President immediately. Unfor- to expect police to thoroughly investigate the violence and sexual assault need and deserve tunately, we are now only marginally case and prosecute the offenders; however, more. better off than we were this morning many rape kits across the country are never The Senate must pass the full VAWA Reau- with regards to this reauthorization. even tested, and the perpetrators never face thorization, which includes: In the rush to impeach our President, justice. Improving services for victims of domestic our majority appears to have forgotten Under the Debbie Smith Act, not less than violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and what we were sent here to do. Despite 40 percent of the total amount awarded in stalking; the petty motives sometimes of our grants must be used for DNA analyses of Giving law enforcement enhanced tools to majority, I will vote for the bill before samples from crime scenes, rape kits and combat domestic violence and sexual assault; us today and show support for the vic- other sexual assault evidence, and in cases Making vital new investments in prevention; tims and survivors of rape. I urge my that do not have an identified suspect. Helping to better protect Native American colleagues to do the same. Madam Speaker, the number of backlogged women; Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- DNA samples was in excess of 100,000 na- Preserving and improving housing protec- ance of my time. tionwide as recently as January 2014. tions for survivors; Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I H.R. 777 reauthorizes for five years (until Strengthening the health care system’s re- yield myself the balance of my time to the end of fiscal year 2024) the following pro- sponse to domestic violence and sexual as- close. grams: sault. Madam Speaker, it is critical that we 1. ‘‘Debbie Smith Reauthorization’’ grants The SPEAKER pro tempore. The do all that we can to prevent sexual as- for state and local DNA crime laboratories to question is on the motion offered by sault and that we ensure survivors re- address DNA backlogs and enhance their ca- the gentleman from New York (Mr. ceive the essential services they need, pacity. NADLER) that the House suspend the which is why we passed the reauthor- 2. DNA training and technical directed to rules and pass the bill, H.R. 777, as ization of the Violence Against Women law enforcement, courts, forensic scientists, amended. Act earlier this year. and corrections. The question was taken. And I would remind my colleagues 3. DNA training and technical assistance di- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the that the VAWA Act, which included rected to sexual assault nurse examiner/ opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being the authorization for the Debbie Smith (‘‘SANE’’) programs. in the affirmative, the ayes have it.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Oct 24, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23OC7.035 H23OCPT1 October 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8409 Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, on Green, Al (TX) Lynch Sarbanes Scalise Stewart Weber (TX) Grijalva Malinowski Scanlon Schweikert Taylor Webster (FL) that I demand the yeas and nays. Haaland Maloney, Schakowsky Scott, Austin Thornberry Wenstrup The yeas and nays were ordered. Harder (CA) Carolyn B. Schiff Sensenbrenner Tipton Westerman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Hastings Maloney, Sean Schneider Shimkus Turner Williams ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Hayes Matsui Schrader Simpson Upton Wilson (SC) Heck McAdams Schrier Smith (MO) Wagner Wittman ceedings on this motion will be post- Higgins (NY) McBath Scott (VA) Smith (NE) Walberg Womack poned. Hill (CA) McCollum Scott, David Smith (NJ) Walden Woodall Himes McGovern Serrano Spano Walker Wright f Horn, Kendra S. McNerney Sewell (AL) Stauber Walorski Yoho Horsford Meeks Shalala Stefanik Waltz Young ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Houlahan Meng Sherman Steube Watkins Zeldin PRO TEMPORE Hoyer Moore Sherrill Huffman Moulton Sires NOT VOTING—28 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee Mucarsel-Powell Slotkin Amodei Gabbard Reschenthaler JACKSON LEE). Proceedings will resume Jayapal Murphy (FL) Smith (WA) Bergman Grothman Roe, David P. on questions previously postponed. Jeffries Nadler Soto Bilirakis Joyce (PA) Smucker Johnson (GA) Napolitano Spanberger Votes will be taken in the following Bishop (NC) Keller Steil Johnson (TX) Neal Speier Collins (GA) Kelly (PA) Stivers order: Kaptur Neguse Stanton Davis, Danny K. Lowey Takano Ordering the previous question on Keating Norcross Stevens Eshoo McEachin Thompson (PA) Kelly (IL) O’Halleran Suozzi House Resolution 650; and Estes Meuser Timmons Kennedy Ocasio-Cortez Swalwell (CA) Evans Morelle Adoption of House Resolution 650, if Khanna Omar Thompson (CA) Fudge Peters ordered. Kildee Pallone Thompson (MS) The first electronic vote will be con- Kilmer Panetta Titus b 1419 Kim Pappas Tlaib ducted as a 15-minute vote. Pursuant Kind Pascrell Tonko Messrs. LUCAS and GUEST changed to clause 9 of rule XX, remaining elec- Kirkpatrick Payne Torres (CA) their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ tronic votes will be conducted as 5- Krishnamoorthi Perlmutter Torres Small Mr. HECK and Ms. WILD changed Kuster (NH) Peterson (NM) minute votes. Lamb Phillips Trahan their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ f Langevin Pingree Trone So the previous question was ordered. Larsen (WA) Pocan Underwood The result of the vote was announced PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Larson (CT) Porter Van Drew as above recorded. Lawrence Pressley Vargas OF H.R. 4617, STOPPING HARM- Lawson (FL) Price (NC) Veasey Stated against: FUL INTERFERENCE IN ELEC- Lee (CA) Quigley Vela Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, had I been TIONS FOR A LASTING DEMOC- Lee (NV) Raskin Vela´ zquez present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall Levin (CA) Rice (NY) Visclosky RACY ACT Levin (MI) Richmond Wasserman No. 579. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Lewis Rose (NY) Schultz The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Lieu, Ted Rouda Waters question is on the resolution. Lipinski Roybal-Allard Watson Coleman The question was taken; and the ished business is the vote on ordering Loebsack Ruiz Welch the previous question on the resolution Lofgren Ruppersberger Wexton Speaker pro tempore announced that (H. Res. 650) providing for consider- Lowenthal Rush Wild the ayes appeared to have it. Luja´ n Ryan Wilson (FL) Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, on that I ation of the bill (H.R. 4617) to amend Luria Sa´ nchez Yarmuth the Federal Election Campaign Act of demand the yeas and nays. 1971 to clarify the obligation to report NAYS—180 The yeas and nays were ordered. acts of foreign election influence and Abraham Fitzpatrick LaHood The SPEAKER pro tempore. This require implementation of compliance Aderholt Fleischmann LaMalfa will be a 5-minute vote. and reporting systems by Federal cam- Allen Flores Lamborn The vote was taken by electronic de- Amash Fortenberry Latta vice, and there were—yeas 226, nays paigns to detect and report such acts, Armstrong Foxx (NC) Lesko and for other purposes, on which the Arrington Fulcher Long 180, not voting 25, as follows: yeas and nays were ordered. Babin Gaetz Loudermilk [Roll No. 580] Bacon Gallagher Lucas The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Baird Gianforte Luetkemeyer YEAS—226 tion. Balderson Gibbs Marchant Adams Cooper Golden The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Banks Gohmert Marshall Aguilar Correa Gomez Barr Gonzalez (OH) Massie Allred Costa Gonzalez (TX) question is on ordering the previous Biggs Gooden Mast Axne Courtney Gottheimer question. Bishop (UT) Gosar McCarthy Barraga´ n Cox (CA) Green, Al (TX) The vote was taken by electronic de- Bost Granger McCaul Bass Craig Grijalva vice, and there were—yeas 223, nays Brady Graves (GA) McClintock Beatty Crist Haaland Brooks (AL) Graves (LA) McHenry Bera Crow Harder (CA) 180, not voting 28, as follows: Brooks (IN) Graves (MO) McKinley Beyer Cuellar Hastings [Roll No. 579] Buchanan Green (TN) Meadows Bishop (GA) Cunningham Hayes Buck Griffith Miller Blumenauer Davids (KS) Heck YEAS—223 Bucshon Guest Mitchell Blunt Rochester Davis (CA) Higgins (NY) Adams Castor (FL) DeGette Budd Guthrie Moolenaar Bonamici Davis, Danny K. Hill (CA) Aguilar Castro (TX) DeLauro Burchett Hagedorn Mooney (WV) Boyle, Brendan Dean Himes Allred Chu, Judy DelBene Burgess Harris Mullin F. DeFazio Horn, Kendra S. Axne Cicilline Delgado Byrne Hartzler Murphy (NC) Brindisi DeGette Horsford Barraga´ n Cisneros Demings Calvert Hern, Kevin Newhouse Brown (MD) DeLauro Houlahan Bass Clark (MA) DeSaulnier Carter (GA) Herrera Beutler Norman Brownley (CA) DelBene Hoyer Beatty Clarke (NY) Deutch Carter (TX) Hice (GA) Nunes Bustos Delgado Huffman Bera Clay Dingell Chabot Higgins (LA) Olson Butterfield Demings Jackson Lee Beyer Cleaver Doggett Cheney Hill (AR) Palazzo Carbajal DeSaulnier Jayapal Bishop (GA) Clyburn Doyle, Michael Cline Holding Palmer Ca´ rdenas Deutch Jeffries Blumenauer Cohen F. Cloud Hollingsworth Pence Carson (IN) Dingell Johnson (GA) Blunt Rochester Connolly Engel Cole Hudson Perry Cartwright Doggett Johnson (TX) Bonamici Cooper Escobar Comer Huizenga Posey Case Doyle, Michael Kaptur Boyle, Brendan Correa Espaillat Conaway Hunter Ratcliffe Casten (IL) F. Keating F. Costa Finkenauer Cook Hurd (TX) Reed Castor (FL) Engel Kelly (IL) Brindisi Courtney Fletcher Crawford Johnson (LA) Rice (SC) Castro (TX) Escobar Kennedy Brown (MD) Cox (CA) Foster Crenshaw Johnson (OH) Riggleman Chu, Judy Espaillat Khanna Brownley (CA) Craig Frankel Curtis Johnson (SD) Roby Cicilline Evans Kildee Bustos Crist Gallego Davidson (OH) Jordan Rodgers (WA) Cisneros Finkenauer Kilmer Butterfield Crow Garamendi Davis, Rodney Joyce (OH) Rogers (AL) Clark (MA) Fletcher Kim Carbajal Cuellar Garcı´a (IL) DesJarlais Katko Rogers (KY) Clarke (NY) Foster Kind Ca´ rdenas Cunningham Garcia (TX) Diaz-Balart Kelly (MS) Rooney (FL) Clay Frankel Kirkpatrick Carson (IN) Davids (KS) Golden Duncan King (IA) Rose, John W. Cleaver Gallego Krishnamoorthi Cartwright Davis (CA) Gomez Dunn King (NY) Rouzer Clyburn Garamendi Kuster (NH) Case Dean Gonzalez (TX) Emmer Kinzinger Roy Cohen Garcı´a (IL) Lamb Casten (IL) DeFazio Gottheimer Ferguson Kustoff (TN) Rutherford Connolly Garcia (TX) Langevin

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