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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 No. 196 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was With over 20 million unemployed and Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, many of called to order by the Speaker pro tem- more than 8 million having fallen into us know that the House could not func- pore (Mr. CUELLAR). poverty, recurring monthly payments tion without the professional non- f are desperately needed to protect the partisan personnel who ensure that we American people from further harm can do our job. We do at times as an in- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO and loss. stitution pause and thank them, but TEMPORE Due to the lack of Federal commit- now it is time for me to do it person- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ment and funding, the maximum ally. I thank them for their commit- fore the House the following commu- amount a worker in my district gets on ment, dedication, and their hard work. nication from the Speaker: unemployment is $362 a week, Mr. It would be difficult to start without WASHINGTON, DC, Speaker; $962 under the first stimulus mentioning the Capitol Police. They November 18, 2020. payment. So now you are asking work- are here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, I hereby appoint the Honorable HENRY ers, our families, our neighbors, to live and 365 days a year. Since my time CUELLAR to act as Speaker pro tempore on with $362 a week. Not anyone here here, some have fallen in the line of this day. could survive on that. duty, others injured protecting those NANCY PELOSI, Due to the uncontrolled spread of the placed in their care. These are only the Speaker of the House of Representatives. coronavirus, new stay-at-home orders events that I know. I can only imagine f and business restrictions are necessary the stories that they could tell. Thank to protect our public health. MORNING-HOUR DEBATE you. But we must couple this with orders I owe thanks to the Office of the At- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- with strong, recurring Federal support, tending Physician. This concierge servant to the order of the House of Janu- putting money directly into the pock- ice helps us stay healthy and keeps us ary 7, 2020, the Chair will now recog- ets of Americans, so they can actually informed on how this job affects our nize Members from lists submitted by afford to stay home, and support our health. There have been many times the majority and minority leaders for local governments and businesses on when I have watched them scramble to morning-hour debate. the brink of collapse without more attend to the health needs of a Member The Chair will alternate recognition stimulus. or one of our visitors. This pandemic has also made clear between the parties, with time equally In the Army we are fond of saying the need of guaranteeing access to allocated between the parties and each the Army moves on its stomach. So Member other than the majority and clean water to our neighbors. Washing one’s hands is crucial to pre- does the House of Representatives. We minority leaders and the minority and our guests can find food in numer- whip limited to 5 minutes, but in no venting illness and spread. We need to treat water as a human right, and ban ous locations. This morning, I picked event shall debate continue beyond up my breakfast right here in the base- 11:50 a.m. water shutoffs nationwide, and ensure that every American has what they ment of the Capitol. Lunch, who f need to protect themselves during this knows, but I do not fret that I will not pandemic. be able to find something. URGENT NEED FOR CORONAVIRUS When we depart for the day, the RELIEF So, Mr. Speaker, sending stimulus checks, supporting State and local gov- cleaning crew comes in. They are long The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ernments, small businesses, and pre- gone by the time most of us arrive the Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from venting water shutoffs are some of the next day. Michigan (Ms. TLAIB) for 5 minutes. first steps we must take to not only Mail and newspapers are dropped off Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I rise today control the spread of this coronavirus by couriers. Lightbulbs are replaced. to join my colleagues in calling for im- but to recover from its devastation. Pictures are hung up and, in my case, mediate action on COVID relief. I urge my Republican colleagues to taken down. Photos are taken of us and It is an outrage that Senate Repub- please join me in taking urgent action. our guests in major events. licans and the impeached President’s f Audiovisual connectivity for Cham- administration are more focused on un- ber and Committee activities, so the dermining our election integrity and RECOGNIZING PERSONNEL public can observe our deliberations, is faith in our democracy rather than de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ensured. And, again, as I observe this livering relief to millions of Americans Chair recognizes the gentleman from morning, the electronic voting system who are struggling right now. Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS) for 5 minutes. was turned on and checked.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:15 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.000 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5870 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 The recorder takes down every word, an appointment at the VA hospital; a sent us here to lead; to preserve the sometimes in the heat of a rhetorical small business that required assistance ideas that this Nation was founded exchange, which eventually helps the to keep their employees paid during upon; to protect the values that must Chamber sort out the claims, reconcile this pandemic. endure long after every single one of us them, and return to business. For many of these people, their call in this Chamber is gone. I also want to point out the friendly to my office may have been the first Our strength as a Nation has always faces and voices from the Office of the time that they have ever interacted been on our ability to come together to Clerk of the House. Many of them are with a government official. It may be address America’s greatest challenges, right in front of me, Mr. Speaker. the first time that they have ever which we are in right now. And that is These nonpartisan employees record, asked their government for help. the opportunity that we have in this file, keep in order, track time, and help Each and every day, we are called very moment. the Speaker or Speaker pro tempore upon to serve our communities in Con- And when we look back at this time identify Members and call on them. gress. They are trusting us to do every- in years to come, I pray that we can all The wizard of the House is the Par- thing that we can to advocate on their take pride in our response; that we liamentarian and his staff. I have behalf. fought against all those who seek to known four over my career. They are We must never lose sight of that sow the seeds of hatred and division— the keeper of the Jeffersonian rules faith and that trust that they placed in and for all those rooted in peace and and precedents. Any Member who is us. prosperity; that we fought to strength- smart and up to some trickery best run Hardworking families across Georgia, en our fellow Americans with love and their idea by the Parliamentarian. and from around the Nation, under- with unity; that we fought for progress They will not only provide great coun- stand that the days and the months alongside our brothers and sisters of sel, but will keep the discussion con- ahead may be the most important of this great Nation with unshakeable re- fidential. our lifetime. solve; that we fought for a future that My thanks go to the Office of Mem- And Americans have been very clear. we can all believe in. They have asked their leaders to put ber Services. They processed me in and f are now processing me out. They are aside their partisan bickering and RECOGNIZING DANE HAYGOOD our office of human resources and, as focus on American fellowship. with everything, as time passes, so do And the mandate that they have The SPEAKER pro tempore. The your needs. I have checked with them given us is one of compassion and co- Chair recognizes the gentleman from often over the years, and that has operation. Alabama (Mr. BYRNE) for 5 minutes. It is a mandate to heal fractures and helped prepare for my departure. Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise mend their wounds. today in recognition of Mayor Dane Also assisting me is the Office of It is a mandate to solve problems and House Ethics. The last thing I want to Haygood of Daphne, who recently re- protect them. tired after 8 successful years in office. do is screw something up as I walk out And it is a mandate to compromise the door. They, too, are 24/7 and only a The Jubilee City is truly a jewel of with common sense. southwest Alabama, and as Baldwin phone call away. It is a mandate to enact policies that County has experienced the fastest Any time you create a list, you risk provide every person in this Nation an growth in Alabama in recent years, forgetting someone or some office. If I opportunity to fight for their very own Daphne has led the way. No city could have done so, please forgive me. It has American Dream. been a great ride, and the nonpartisan For many years, before I had the experience such rapid growth while re- professional staff who cover the every- honor of serving my community in taining its sense of community without day activities deserve my thanks and, Congress, I worked as a flight attend- good stewardship, and Mayor Haygood with that, I thank you. ant for Delta Airlines, and I shared deserves a tremendous amount of credit for his 8 years of steady leadership. f journeys with people from every corner With Mayor Haygood at the helm, of our globe and of every color and THE NATION CONTINUES TO FACE Daphne was one of the chief bene- every creed and of every race and every AN INCREASINGLY DEADLY PAN- ficiaries of the past decade of economic DEMIC religion. Yes, we all come from different back- expansion in our region. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The grounds, and we share different beliefs, Mayor Haygood can leave office Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from and we all belong to different political knowing that Daphne is well positioned Georgia (Mrs. MCBATH) for 5 minutes. parties. But what we must understand to continue on the path to prosperity. Mrs. MCBATH. Mr. Speaker, as we is that we share a common purpose I congratulate Mayor Haygood and his move into the last weeks of 2020, as we that transcends partisanship. family, and I look forward to seeing move into a dark and uncertain winter, We are all uniquely American. We what the future has in store for them our Nation continues to face an in- are all far more alike than we are dif- in the years ahead. creasingly deadly pandemic. Grief, eco- ferent. We all need to spend time with RECOGNIZING DAVID BAKER nomic hardship, and anxiety can be felt those that we love, to share our stories Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in every corner of our country. with those who make us smile, make today to thank Mayor David Baker of Despite the challenges that face our us laugh. We all want what is best for Semmes on his many years of service. Nation, the past few weeks have seen our families. Mayor Baker recently left the mayoral millions of Americans stand up and On these journeys across America, I office after a distinguished and diverse make their voices heard. watched first-generation Americans history of service to his community. And millions of Americans have cho- chart a course toward a lifetime of new Since Mayor Baker began serving as sen unity over division, stability over and exciting experiences. city councilman for Semmes in 2011, he chaos, and looked forward to a future And I watched men and women in has always been a highly visible and filled with faith and hope for a brighter uniform fly home to surprise their accessible public servant. While in of- world. young children, their mothers who fice, Mayor Baker has overseen a pe- That world requires something from have been worried sick, their brothers riod of growth and annexation, and each and every one of us—we all must who haven’t seen their best friend in Semmes is well prepared to continue do our part. We all have a role to play years. its growth and meet new challenges. in transforming our aspirations into I have watched parents beam with A proud graduate of the University of real, effective progress. pride as they reunited with their new South Alabama in Mobile, Mayor Over the last 2 years, I have heard college graduate. After decades of hard Baker retired as an officer in the from thousands of families who have work, they knew, with faith and with United States Army after 20 years of called on my office in a moment of certainty, that the days of their chil- honorable service. Since becoming an need; a grandparent whose Social Secu- dren would be better than their own. educator in 2003, countless high school rity checks just simply stopped com- This is the America that our con- students in the community have bene- ing; a veteran who desperately needed stituents sent us here to fight for and fited from his wise instruction.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:15 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.002 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5871 I have every confidence Mayor Baker them to raise four wonderful children such as providing hand sanitizer, face will remain involved in the commu- and Monty to have a long, successful masks, and social distancing. nity, and I wish him and Alice the best career, culminating in his retirement In Kentucky, despite claiming that in the days ahead. from the First National Bank of Mo- his order allowed congregants to at- CONGRATULATING TERRY DOWNEY bile. tend drive-through services, Governor Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise After his retirement, Monty served Andy Beshear had State police leave today to congratulate Terry Downey as a field representative for my prede- notices to self-isolate on churchgoers’ upon his recent retirement. Since his cessor, Sonny Callahan, and served two windshields on Easter Sunday service election in 2016, Mayor Downey has terms as a member of the Alabama at the Maryville Baptist Church out- guided Bayou la Batre through a series House of Representatives. side of Louisville. of significant challenges, including sev- Throughout their marriage, Monty In defiance of the Governor’s man- eral severe hurricanes and the recent and Euber maintained a remarkable date, Pastor Jack Roberts, along with pandemic. level of engagement and service to Mo- congregants, ripped up those notices Bayou la Batre has a unique heritage bile. and filed a lawsuit. as a diverse home with the fishing and Monty and Euber leave behind a leg- Mr. Speaker, a Federal appeals court seafood processing industries, and acy of love for each other, their family, sided with the pastor and blocked part Mayor Downey’s leadership helped and their community that will be dif- of Beshear’s order, allowing Bayou la Batre weather the storms and ficult to match in its intensity and lon- congregants to attend drive-in services. protect the livelihoods and culture of gevity. They will be deeply missed and In the ruling, the three-judge panel of its residents. The city is well-prepared fondly remembered. the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to continue handling whatever else My heartfelt condolences go out to expressed support for the church’s ar- may come its way. their family. gument that it wasn’t being treated I thank Mayor Downey for his serv- f fairly, noting ‘‘hundreds’’ of cars parked in the lot of the nearby grocery ice, and I join the people of Bayou la PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM store on the same day the police in- Batre in wishing him all the best in the DURING PANDEMIC next stage of his life. formed churchgoers that they were vio- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lating the law. b 1015 Chair recognizes the gentleman from ‘‘The breadth of the ban on religious CONGRATULATING JIMMY LYONS ON HIS Arkansas (Mr. HILL) for 5 minutes. services, together with a haven for nu- RETIREMENT Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, merous secular exceptions, should give Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to today, I rise to address a pressing prob- pause to anyone who prizes religious congratulate Jimmy Lyons upon his lem that concerns Americans’ constitu- freedom.’’ That is what the judges retirement as director and CEO of the tional rights. The liberties enshrined in wrote. Alabama State Port Authority. the Constitution still apply to every They continued, ‘‘But it is not al- Over more than two decades, Jim- American, even in the midst of a na- ways easy to decide what is Caesar’s my’s creative, forward-thinking leader- tional emergency. and what is God’s, and that is as- ship led to transformative growth at It is becoming clear to many Ameri- suredly true in the context of a pan- one of Alabama’s premier assets. cans that our national life has slid to- demic.’’ Jimmy’s steady stewardship guided ward a double standard. For weeks, of- Mr. Speaker, I commend the judges the port authority during economic ficials have asked the public to put life for standing up for the fundamental highs and lows. Despite a range of chal- on hold and help fight this virus. The right of religious freedom, including lenges, the port has thrived under his American people did their part and are the freedom of worship. leadership. doing their part, have made sacrifices Americans have shown that they can With him at the helm, the port is to help our Nation, and continue to do convene for religious services in a re- now one of the fastest growing con- their part. sponsible way. The compassion and tainer terminals in the country. It has But throughout this pandemic, we care for communities of faith through- added a steel terminal and has vastly have seen a troubling trend of State out the pandemic are needed now more expanded its ability to load and unload leaders leaning on religious institu- than ever. automobiles, and those are just a few tions harder than any other group or Our first Chief Executive, President examples. organization. Washington, prized our First Amend- Jimmy also played a critical part in In 2018, Pope Francis, while address- ment to the Constitution, saying, ‘‘No securing upgrades at the port and in ing ‘‘red martyrdom,’’ those who face one would be more zealous than myself the channel that allow a higher num- death and persecution on account of to establish effectual barriers against ber of increasingly large ships from their religious beliefs, also warned our the horrors of spiritual tyranny and around the globe to use the port with nations about ‘‘white martyrdom,’’ every species of religious persecution.’’ growing ease. which occurs in democratic countries Let’s urge our colleagues in Con- While he will be missed, the Alabama when freedom of religion is restricted. gress, our State legislatures, our Gov- State Port Authority, and Alabama’s So far, lawsuits claiming that State ernors, and down at 1600 Pennsylvania economy, are better positioned for fu- restrictions on religious gatherings in- Avenue to honor Washington’s passion ture success than they have ever been fringe on freedom of religion have been for our enshrined right to religious lib- because of Jimmy Lyons. I wish him filed in Kentucky, California, Lou- erty. the best in his well-deserved retire- isiana, Virginia, and elsewhere. CALLING FOR TARGETED COVID RELIEF ment. In Virginia, at Lighthouse Fellow- Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, HONORING THE LIVES OF WILLIAM AND EUBER ship Church’s Palm Sunday service, during this lame duck session, this COLLINS there were only 16 people present, all House needs bipartisan leadership to Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise properly socially distanced. Yet, the achieve critical, needed COVID relief today to commemorate the lives of two pastor was subjected, Mr. Speaker, to a for central Arkansans. dear friends who recently passed away, criminal citation. The majority of these issues are easy William and Euber Collins. In Kansas, two churches settled with and have significant bipartisan sup- William, known by most as Monty, Democratic Governor Laura Kelly after port. passed away at 90 years old on Novem- they sued over her 10-person limit for We need to extend and expand the ber 2, only 1 day before his wife, Euber, religious services. A Federal judge Paycheck Protection Program and ease who was 88. They were married a re- ruled that the State appeared to have paycheck protection forgiveness. markable 68 years. singled out religious activities for Pandemic unemployment payments After meeting and falling in love at stricter treatment. Now, Kansas need to be addressed in a way to help the University of Alabama, Monty and churches can hold those services as families but also encourage work. Euber married and found their way to long as they abide by the protocols for Finally, States need flexibility on Mobile. Their close partnership enabled businesses and other establishments, spending money from the CARES Act,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:15 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.004 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5872 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 and they need to change the deadline John’s loss. He was truly the epitome crats are considering a rule change from the end of this year, 12/31, to a of a great American soldier, and his that would severely limit the rights of time in 2021. sacrifices will not be forgotten. the minority party in the House for We cannot let the perfect be the REMEMBERING SPECIALIST RYAN MICHAEL years to come. enemy of the good. LUMLEY I am referring to the partisan push to We call on Speaker PELOSI to call Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise water down or to eliminate the motion targeted, focused relief to the House today to honor the service and legacy to recommit. floor today. of Specialist Ryan Lumley, a devoted Mr. Speaker, the MTR, as it is called, f husband and son who served this coun- is a critical procedural tool that gives try in the Armed Forces and was killed REMEMBERING MARINE CORPORAL the minority party one last oppor- in combat in Wardak Province, Afghan- RONALD R. PAYNE, JR. tunity to improve legislation before a istan, on December 3, 2011. final vote on this House floor. An MTR The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Ryan graduated from Cedar Key High not only increases transparency be- Chair recognizes the gentleman from School in 2008, joined the U.S. Army in tween Members of Congress and their Florida (Mr. SPANO) for 5 minutes. 2009, and soon thereafter reported to constituents, but it holds Members ac- Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, where he countable and forces them to go on today to highlight the legacy of Marine excelled with the 2nd Battalion, 5th In- record for viewpoints that they hold. Corporal Ronald R. Payne, Jr., a local fantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Weakening the MTR would only hero who proudly served our country in Team. the U.S. Marine Corps and was killed in serve to shield Members from criti- Unfortunately, at the young age of cism, suffocate debate on key policy combat on May 7, 2004. 21, Ryan lost his life to an improvised Payne graduated from Mulberry High issues, and overturn longstanding explosive device. House precedent. It would be a blatant School as a star football and basketball Due to his outstanding service and power grab by the majority Democrat player. dedication to our country, Ryan was Party. As a marine, Payne had been part of awarded the National Defense Service That is why my colleagues and I will the initial force that invaded Iraq and Medal, the Global War on Terrorism be appealing to the Rules Committee entered Baghdad. He then volunteered Service Medal, and several other this week in writing, demanding that to return for a second overseas tour. He badges and ribbons. was initially sent to Afghanistan to Ryan is survived by his wife, Kimber, the MTR be preserved. help with elections but was then sent a loving family, and many hometown CONFRONTING VOTER FRAUD into combat. friends who remember him fondly for Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, for the past Corporal Payne will be remembered his strong character and patriotism. 2 weeks, I have heard from an over- as the first marine killed serving in Af- While some time has passed since his whelming number of my constituents, ghanistan. departure, may his legacy continue to and they do not have confidence in the He will also be remembered as a man uplift his loved ones and encourage a integrity of November’s election. of faith. A late journal entry reads, grateful Nation. They are outraged that media pun- ‘‘The fear is starting to turn into ex- REMEMBERING SERGEANT DANIEL MCKINNON dits and establishment Democrat poli- citement. Besides, what do I have to be ANGUS ticians are sneering at the very con- afraid of really? I have God on my side, Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise cept of taking the time to ensure that and He said He will never leave us nor today in memory of Sergeant Daniel every legal vote is counted and that forsake us. Having Him is better than McKinnon Angus, a local hero of Flor- every illegal vote is thrown out. any type of support or weapon that ida’s 15th District who was killed in ac- Every citizen has a right to seek jus- man can give.’’ tion in Afghanistan on January 24, tice in a court of law, and that includes To his family, our district still 2010. the President of the United States. His mourns Ron’s loss. I salute you for Daniel graduated from Armwood legal team needs to be given the time raising such a hero who was also such High School in 2000 and, in 2003, joined to collect and present evidence of vot- a servant. the U.S. Marine Corps, where he knew ing and tabulation irregularities. REMEMBERING STAFF SERGEANT JOHN ALLEN he belonged and hoped to make a ca- Until the courts have played their REINERS reer of serving his community and his constitutional role, we should be wary Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise country. of declaring winners and losers. today in memory of Staff Sergeant Daniel stood out among his peers and Look, if we could spend 2 years inves- John Allen Reiners, a local hero from received a Combat Action Ribbon, two tigating conspiracy theories about Florida’s 15th District who served our Good Conduct Medals, the Afghanistan Russian collusion, we should be able to country in the Armed Forces and who and Iraq Campaign Medals, the Global take a few weeks to confirm the integ- was sadly killed in combat in the Af- War on Terrorism Service Medal, and a rity of this election. ghan theater. number of service decorations. I am glad that Attorney General Bill After participating in Junior ROTC He loved spending time with his wife, Barr authorized the Department of for 4 years and graduating from Haines Bonnie, and his 1-year-old daughter, Justice to investigate any and all alle- City High School, he enlisted in the now 11 years old. May she always know gations of illegal activity. He took this U.S. Army and then began with the and treasure the knowledge of her fa- necessary step after 38 of my House Army Rangers. ther’s heroism. colleagues and I requested that the De- He served at Fort Drum, New York, You see, men and women like Daniel, partment leave no stone unturned in and Fort Carson, Colorado, and, during who are willing to lay down their lives this effort. this time, also did two tours in Iraq, in defense of our country and in sup- where he received his first Purple port of others many miles away, are We will also be introducing legisla- Heart. what makes our Nation the greatest on tion this very week that will require In 2001, Staff Sergeant Reiners died Earth. the DOJ to create a national strategy of wounds sustained when enemy forces Let us never take their sacrifice or to identify and combat voter intimida- attacked his unit with an improvised that of their surviving families in vain. tion, fraud, ballot system glitches, sabotage, and hacking. explosive device in Afghanistan’s Zhari f Province. Mr. Speaker, voting is the most sa- He was awarded his second Purple DEFENDING MOTION TO cred civic duty in our Nation. In an Heart and the Bronze Star Medal post- RECOMMIT election for our Nation’s highest office, humously for his valiant service and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The involving unprecedented levels of mail- dedication to his team. Chair recognizes the gentleman from in voting, we must take the time to en- At home, Reiners was also a devoted North Carolina (Mr. BUDD) for 5 min- sure that every legal vote is counted husband to Casey and father to Lex. utes. and every illegal vote is not counted. To the entire Reiners family, our dis- Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Nothing is more important than the trict and community still mourn to sound the alarm that House Demo- integrity of our ballots.

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Speaker, it has become quite apparent Today’s remarks focus on who de- Louisiana’s, Florida’s, and South over the past few months that House cides a Presidential election if no can- Carolina’s electoral college votes were Democrats just don’t want to show up didate receives an electoral college ma- disputed because it strained credibility for work. They rallied behind proxy jority vote because of a tie, because to believe these States voted Repub- voting the moment the idea was con- multiple candidates split the electoral lican while still suffering from the de- jured up, and ever since, they have be- college vote, or because Congress re- structive effects of a Republican-led income complacent in their duties. jected State electoral college votes. vasion during the Civil War. Congress The American people are showing up Per the United States Constitution’s appointed a 15-member commission to to work because their livelihoods de- 12th Amendment, Congress—not the study the matter, which split on party pend on it. But when it comes to Demo- Supreme Court—elects the next Presi- lines: eight Republicans for Hayes, crat Members of Congress, it is the dent and Vice President of the United seven Democrats for Tilden. exact opposite. What a stark contrast. States if no candidate wins an electoral Congress then elected Hayes Presi- For months, my Republican col- college vote majority. Congress’ deci- dent of the United States in a deal that leagues and I have made the trip from sion is final, determinative, and non- gave Louisiana’s, Florida’s, and South our districts to Washington to conduct reviewable. Carolina’s disputed electoral college the business of the people’s House in The 12th Amendment states that if votes to Hayes in exchange for remov- the open. We have been present at com- no candidate has a majority of the ing occupying Union troops from the mittee hearings, votes, and other im- electoral college vote, then, from the South and ending reconstruction. portant functions, but it certainly three highest vote-getters for Presi- In sum, the history and law are clear: seems that our Democrat colleagues dent, ‘‘the House of Representatives Congress, not the Supreme Court, determines who wins or loses Presi- don’t share that same level of commit- shall choose immediately by ballot the dential elections. ment. President. But in choosing the Presi- What does that tell you about them? f Mr. Speaker, we can’t ignore the fact dent, the votes shall be taken by that we are in the middle of a global States, the representation from each PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS CON- pandemic, but that does not mean that State having one vote . . . and a major- CERNED ABOUT VOTING IRREG- we get to abdicate our duties as Mem- ity of all of the States shall be nec- ULARITIES bers of Congress. Members of the essary to a choice.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The As an aside, the 12th Amendment re- United States Senate have shown up to Chair recognizes the gentleman from quires the Senate to elect the Vice conduct their business. Pennsylvania (Mr. MEUSER) for 5 min- So why isn’t the House doing the President. There is a twist in the utes. same? House vote for President. A majority of Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, many of What is concerning most of all is Congressmen does not elect the Presi- the voters in Pennsylvania and in my that the initial endeavor to implement dent. Rather, the House votes by State district are rightfully upset and con- proxy voting has now evolved into delegations to elect the next President cerned about the irregular actions something more asinine: vote by text. of the United States. which occurred in the past election. This attempt to consolidate power by America has 50 States. After the 2020 There are valid reasons for the collec- Speaker PELOSI is just another feeble elections, 26 State delegations have a tive feeling of disenfranchisement and move, and one that runs counter to the Republican majority. Twenty States of distrust stemming from various operation of this deliberative body that have a Democrat majority. The reelection processes and procedural has stood for hundreds of years, yet maining State delegations are tied 50/ changes which were outside of statute. House Democrats seem perfectly con- 50, with Iowa undecided pending an Thousands—no—millions in Pennsyl- tent with this idea. uncalled election. vania have a feeling of intense frustra- The American notion of showing up Hence, if Congress rejects electoral tion and believe that their constitu- to work and fulfilling your duties college votes from States with election tional rights have been violated. To seems to be a foreign concept to them. processes that are so badly flawed as to start, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court If they spent their time working, and be unreliable and unworthy of accept- granted a 3-day extension for late-ar- less time looking for ways to get out of ance, House Republicans control the riving ballots, usurping the authority work, we would be making progress. election of the next President of the of the State legislature and contra- This is not an effective way to legis- United States. dicting the U.S. Constitution, which late and, in the end, the American peo- Let me repeat that for emphasis. clearly states: ‘‘The times, places, and ple are the ones who will bear the House Republicans control the election manner of holding elections shall be brunt of this imprudent course of ac- of the next President of the United prescribed in each State by the legislation. States. ture thereof.’’ The people’s House must return to For emphasis, the 12th Amendment These constitutional authorities are regular order, and if we keep kicking has, on occasion, resulted in Congress not fair-weather laws, despite the chal- the can down the road on conducting electing the next President of the lenges posed by the pandemic. The business in the open, this institution United States. highly irregular actions of the Penn- will become rife with complacency. It For example, in 1824, Andrew Jack- sylvania Supreme Court resulted in the is time we get back to work. Stop the son led the electoral college with 99 unlawful counting of over 10,000 ballots delays. Stop the political ploys. The votes, to 85 votes for John Quincy that arrived after the statutory re- American people are counting on us. Adams, to 41 votes for William quired time of 8 p.m. on election day— Crawford, to 37 votes for House Speak- f nobody disputes this—mitigating an er Henry Clay. The House elected sec- accurate ballot count and, at the same CONGRESS ELECTS PRESIDENT IF ond place finisher John Quincy Adams time, fueling great distrust in the proc- NO ELECTORAL COLLEGE WINNER President of the United States over ess. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The first place finisher Andrew Jackson, Second, there are serious disputes Chair recognizes the gentleman from prompting Andrew Jackson to fa- over how individual mail-in ballots Alabama (Mr. BROOKS) for 5 minutes. mously declare, ‘‘The Judas of the with technical errors were handled Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- West has closed the contract and will across the Commonwealth. Pennsyl- er, this is the second in the series of receive the 30 pieces of silver . . . Was vania State law dictates that mail-in

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:15 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.008 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5874 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 ballots must be signed, dated, and in- ognized as Veteran of the Year by the The CAFR is judged by an impartial cluded in a secrecy envelope, and that Veterans Council of Chatham County. panel, and the high standards of the ballots that are missing required infor- Georgia’s First Congressional Dis- program include demonstrating a con- mation and/or signatures should be district is home to many of our Nation’s structive spirit of full disclosure. In qualified or, at a minimum, authenti- veterans, so being recognized as Vet- doing this, Camden County clearly cated. eran of the Year is an incredible honor. communicated its financial story. Just hours before polls opened, the With this title, Jimmy will represent This is a great honor because the cer- secretary of state of Pennsylvania the Veterans Council at various events tificate of achievement is the highest issued inconsistent and contradictory throughout the year. form of recognition in the area of gov- guidance, giving Pennsylvania counties Jimmy is a past commander of the ernment accounting and financial re- the authority to decide whether to re- American Legion, Chatham Post 36, porting. ject ballots that contained discrep- which is an organization dedicated to Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate ancies or take additional measures to advocating for patriotism across the Camden County and its management correct them. This happened. This is a United States. Among his many life- for this significant accomplishment, highly irregular thing to do. time achievements, he helped spear- and I express my gratitude for the As a result, Philadelphia, Mont- head the fundraising and construction work that they do for our community. of the World War II Memorial on River gomery, Allegheny, and Bucks County, b 1045 four of the largest counties in Pennsyl- Street in Savannah. vania, allowed literally thousands and He has also been an active member of CONGRATULATING BRIAN A. MIXON thousands of ballots to be fixed or the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- cured, a measure not pursued by most Committee for 35 years, and was even er, I rise today to congratulate Brian other counties and which violated the 2013 parade grand marshal. Mixon on his retirement after 4 years I can’t thank Jimmy enough for his State election law. of Active Duty and 32 years of civilian outstanding service to our Nation Third, Republican poll watchers in service with the Department of the throughout his life, and I want to con- Philadelphia were kept at an unreason- Army. gratulate him again on this wonderful able distance to observe the pre-can- Brian served honorably as an air traf- accomplishment. vassing and canvassing of ballots. Even fic and airspace officer and was recog- after a court ruling allowed poll watch- CONGRATULATING SCDATACOM, LLC FOR RECEIV- nized for his work when he was award- ING PLATINUM AWARD FROM HIRE VETS ME- ed the Air Traffic Control Manager of ers closer access, Philadelphia officials DALLION PROGRAM the Year Award by the Air Traffic Con- actually appealed the order to the Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- trol Association in 2019. The national Pennsylvania Supreme Court. er, I rise today to congratulate award is formally known as the Gen- Why would local election officials scDataCom, LLC, for being selected as eral E.R. Quesada Memorial Award, make the process blatantly more rean awardee of the HIRE Vets Medallion and it is a medallion award presented strictive to poll watchers, some of Program. whom resorted to using binoculars to The program was established by the to an individual for outstanding do their jobs? Honoring Investments in Recruiting achievement and contribution during This, too, actually happened. An esti- and Employing American Military Vet- the previous year as an air traffic con- mated 687,000 ballots were counted dur- erans Act of 2017, or the HIRE Vets trol manager. ing this time of no lawfully required Act. This is not the first time Brian has poll watchers. Such actions, Mr. The HIRE Vets Medallion Program is been recognized for his exceptional Speaker, raise very legitimate doubts the only Federal program that recog- work. He also earned two other na- surrounding transparency and account- nizes and honors job creators for their tional awards, among many others. ability of Presidential election. investments in recruiting, employing, Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia’s Further adding to the frustration and and retaining our Nation’s veterans. I First Congressional District is one of distrust felt by millions in Pennsyl- am proud to say scDataCom, LLC, the premier power projection platforms vania, the media projected the out- which is based out of Savannah, Geor- in the Army, which is utilized to de- come while such valid disputes were gia, achieved this small platinum ploy thousands of soldiers and essential outstanding before due process took award. equipment. Brian’s contributions have place and well before judicial rulings In order to qualify for this particular been essential to the readiness capa- were made. award, at least 10 percent of the em- bilities of the units that utilized Hun- In Pennsylvania, the cases before the ployees must be veterans. ScDataCom ter Army Airfield. courts could involve tens of thousands is a nationally recognized small busi- Mr. Speaker, I can’t thank Brian of ballots, of votes, an amount, if ness specializing in the design, instal- enough for his many years of steadfast deemed unlawful, would mandate an lation, and service of physical and elec- dedication in serving our great Nation, automatic recount. In a close election, tronic security systems for both pri- and I wish him the best as he begins his counting all legal votes takes time, yet vate and public sector clients. retirement. it is absolutely essential to assure to a It was founded by Alaina and Kath- f candidate, but more so to the voters, leen, a successful mother-daughter duo. RECESS that the vote count be honest, lawful, I want to congratulate Alaina and and fair. Kathleen again for this wonderful ac- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The implications for our country are complishment. I am thankful for the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair significant now and beyond 2020. Along work they do to serve their community declares the House in recess until noon with a fair election of the United and veterans, and I wish them the best. today. Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 46 States of America President, what is at CONGRATULATING CAMDEN COUNTY FOR RECEIV- stake here is the integrity of our elec- ING CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EX- minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- tion process and the faith the Amer- CELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING cess. ican people have in it. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- f f er, I rise today to congratulate Camden b 1200 County in Georgia’s First Congres- CONGRATULATING JIMMY RAY sional District for being awarded the AFTER RECESS FOR BEING VETERAN OF THE Certificate of Achievement for Excel- The recess having expired, the House YEAR lence in Financial Reporting from the was called to order by the Speaker at The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Government Finance Officers Associa- noon. Chair recognizes the gentleman from tion of the United States and Canada. f Georgia (Mr. CARTER) for 5 minutes. Camden County was recognized for Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- its Comprehensive Annual Financial PRAYER er, I rise today to congratulate Jimmy Report, or CAFR, for the fiscal year The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Ray of Chatham County for being rec- which ended June 30, 2019. J. Conroy, offered the following prayer:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:15 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.009 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5875 God of mercy, we give You thanks for next group a safe and sufficient oppor- PASS SOS ACT TO HELP LIVE giving us another day. tunity to vote. MUSIC VENUES SURVIVE PAN- Bless the Members of the people’s It is essential for the health and safe- DEMIC SHUTDOWNS House with focus and purpose as they ty of Members, staff, and the U.S. Cap- (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given gather these few days before Thanks- itol Police to consistently practice so- permission to address the House for 1 giving. May their efforts give true cial distancing and to ensure that a minute.) cause for Americans to gather to give safe capacity be maintained in the Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise thanks. Chamber at all times. The Sergeant at today to urge passage of the Save Our In our world, there are many places Arms is directed to enforce this policy. Cities and Stages Act, better known as where peace is lacking and cause for Second, the Chair wishes to remind the Save Our Stages Act, as a stand- thanksgiving rare. Send Your spirit of Members that the announcement of alone bill so that independent live peace upon our world. Help us all see in July 29, 2020, regarding the wearing of music venues can survive and recover those we view as enemies our brothers masks in the Hall of the House remains from COVID–19. and sisters. in effect. Members and staff will not be During this pandemic, these venues As infections continue to spread, and permitted to enter the Hall of the have been hardest hit, as they were the hospitals nationwide are pressed to House without wearing a mask. Masks first to close and will be among the their limits, inspire all leaders to step will be available at the entry points for last to reopen due to safety restric- forward in a unified response, protect any Member who forgets to bring one. tions and government mandates. and empower those who care for the To reiterate, the Chair views the fail- They generate billions of dollars in sick, and bring healing to all who suf- ure to wear masks as a serious breach our national economy and create thou- fer during this plague. of decorum. sands of jobs every year. They are a May all that is done this day be for I repeat, Members and staff will not cultural staple in central Texas and Your greater honor and glory. be permitted to enter the Hall of the the 25th District, unlike any other Amen. House without wearing a mask. place in our Nation. f The Chair appreciates the attention Over the last several months, I have of all Members and staff to these prin- THE JOURNAL had the privilege of working with own- ciples. ers and managers of dozens of venues The SPEAKER. Pursuant to section like Hudson’s On Mercer Street in 4(a) of House Resolution 967, the Jour- f Dripping Springs, Songbird Live in nal of the last day’s proceedings is ap- Cleburne, and The Broken Spoke in proved. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Austin to highlight the urgency of f The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- passing this legislation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute It is crucial we deliver, not only for speeches on each side of the aisle. their livelihoods, but for the artists The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman who start out on their stages and the from California (Mr. HARDER) come for- f future generations inspired by their ward and lead the House in the Pledge work. Every day we waste is detri- of Allegiance. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN mental to this industry. Mr. HARDER of California led the WASHINGTON? Mr. Speaker, I call on Speaker Pledge of Allegiance as follows: (Mr. HARDER of California asked PELOSI to bring the Save Our Stages I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Act to the House floor for a vote. United States of America, and to the Repub- and was given permission to address lic for which it stands, one nation under God, the House for 1 minute and to revise In God we trust. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. and extend his remarks.) f f Mr. HARDER of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask: What the AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AT WORK ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER hell is happening in Washington? (Mr. BERA asked and was given per- The SPEAKER. The Chair will now I am not one to spend my time mission to address the House for 1 take this opportunity to make an an- throwing bombs on this floor, but dur- minute.) nouncement concerning floor practice ing this single minute, another Amer- Mr. BERA. Mr. Speaker, today I am during the coronavirus pandemic. ican will die from COVID, and even proud of American democracy, and I First, the Chair wishes to underscore more people are slipping into poverty want to talk about American democ- the importance of safe practices during because this town can’t get its act to- racy. votes. As the Chair stated on July 29, gether. In this election, record numbers of 2020, under clause 2 of rule I, the Chair I have had enough. voters turned out to cast their ballots, is required to preserve order and deco- Millions of people can’t get to work. with very few voting irregularities. rum in the Chamber. This includes the They can’t put food on the table. They A record number of young people responsibility to ensure the protection are missing rent or mortgage pay- turned out to cast their ballots and ex- of Member and staff health and safety ments. press their voice by voting. during proceedings. Since we passed the CARES Act, We saw civil servants and folks tab- To that end, based upon health and which was a strong step forward, the ulating those ballots. We saw American safety guidance from the attending best this town can do is finger-point- democracy at work, and we ought to be physician and the Sergeant at Arms, ing. proud of that. the Chair would advise that all Mem- It is disgusting. On January 20, we will welcome bers should leave the Chamber prompt- Everyone believes we are incapable of President Biden and Vice President ly after casting their votes. Further- doing our jobs, and right now, we are KAMALA HARRIS in a peaceful transfer more, Members should avoid congre- proving them right. of power. gating in the rooms leading to the The reality is, there is plenty of God bless the United States, and God Chamber, including the Speaker’s blame to go around, but Americans bless our democracy. lobby. need another stimulus check. They f As a reminder, the Chair will con- needed it months ago. tinue the recent practice of providing We need expanded unemployment CONGRATULATING DONNA GIVENS small groups of Members with a min- back, especially now that cases are ex- UPON HER RETIREMENT imum of 5 minutes within which to ploding at a higher rate than at any (Mr. BYRNE asked and was given cast their votes. Members are encour- other point during this pandemic. permission to address the House for 1 aged to vote with their previously as- It is time to grow up. It is time to do minute.) signed group. After voting, Members what we are paid for. It is time to do Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise must clear the Chamber to allow the our jobs. today to congratulate Donna Givens

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.012 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5876 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 upon her retirement after a long and cisively defeating the staunchly pro- than 50 years on television in our com- accomplished career at Baldwin EMC. Russian incumbent, according to pre- munity. Donna’s community involvement and liminary results released Monday.’’ Better known as ‘‘Rod Wood,’’ he is a professional accolades have led me and It should always be remembered that household name in central New York many others to call her the Queen of Moldova was the first victim of Putin- and a trusted source of news through- Baldwin County. maintained aggression by the occupa- out our region. For five decades, he has I do not bestow that designation tion of Transnistria in 1991, which was been there to deliver the news to fami- lightly. I have known and worked with a tragic prelude to the illegal Putin oc- lies throughout our community. Donna for many years, dating back to cupation of territories in the Republic Before beginning his career in broad- my time in the Alabama State Senate of Georgia in 2008 and eastern Ukraine casting, Rod proudly served in the U.S. two decades ago. She was a force even in 2014, where over 13,000 citizens have Army with the 504th Military Police then, and her level of service and influ- died. All three illegal Putin occupa- Battalion. In 1976, he worked on ence in southwest Alabama have only tions persist today. NewsChannel 9, and has been a fixture grown. Americans are so grateful for this re- at the station ever since. She is recognized across the region newed opportunity to work with Outside of work, Rod is extremely de- for being an asset to Baldwin EMC and Moldova and congratulate the voted to his family. He stood in sup- their thousands of customers as well as Moldovan people on their new Presi- port of his wife, Nanette, through her the community at large. dent. 9-year battle with cancer, and proudly I wish Donna my sincerest best wish- In conclusion, God bless our troops, celebrated 52 years of marriage before es in her retirement. I have no doubt and we will never forget September her passing earlier this year. Together, she will remain a fixture in the com- 11th in the global war on terrorism. Rod and Nanette raised 5 children and munity she so humbly and ably serves. God bless the people of Moldova. were blessed with 10 grandchildren. f f The dean of central New York broadcasting, our community will truly miss FEDERAL EXECUTIONS DURING A b 1215 welcoming Rod Wood into our commu- PANDEMIC IS MORALLY BANK- nities and our homes every evening. RUPT DESPERATE CALL FOR HELP MUST BE ANSWERED Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and the House to join me in honoring Rod was given permission to address the (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given Wood for a remarkable 50-year career House for 1 minute and to revise and permission to address the House for 1 in journalism. I wish him all the best extend his remarks.) minute and to revise and extend his rein his retirement. marks.) Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- f er, tomorrow, the Federal Government Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, the will execute a Black man named Or- COVID–19 pandemic is raging; 1 million FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN lando Hall in the middle of a deadly cases in a single week; more than INFRASTRUCTURE pandemic that is spiking toward un- 100,000 cases each day since November (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given precedented levels. The death penalty 4. permission to address the House for 1 is cruel, unusual, barbaric, and im- Yet, as we head into the Thanks- minute and to revise and extend her re- moral. giving holiday, I am so grateful for the marks.) Mr. Hall will be the eighth prisoner nonprofit community organizations Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, as a executed under Bill Barr’s leadership that are helping to get us through this: Member of Congress representing the since June—eight expedited executions neighbors helping neighbors, serving Virgin Islands, I came to Congress de- since June in this country—and the meals, caring for seniors, and those termined to increase long-term Federal first by a lame duck President in a cen- with disabilities, housing, and job as- investment in infrastructure, among tury, the eighth one being done tomor- sistance, and more. other things. row. They are essential cords of our safety I congratulate the Transportation Carrying out Federal executions dur- net, but that safety net is fraying. and Infrastructure Committee chair- ing a deadly pandemic puts hundreds of Calls to Broward County’s 211 helpline man, Mr. DEFAZIO; Highways and Tran- people at risk, from local community quadrupled when the pandemic hit, and sit Subcommittee chair, Ms. NORTON; members, to Bureau of Prison employ- have seen a surge ever since. and other committees for H.R. 2, the ees, to lawyers and advocates. With Federal assistance expiring, the Moving Forward Act. The Trump administration’s choice calls get more desperate, and now the In the midst of so much uncertainty to risk life in an expedited rush to take helpers are calling for help. Congress in the economy during the current pub- life is morally bankrupt. must answer that call. There is noth- lic health crisis, the American people To quote my dear friend and late col- ing more important in this body right need the certainty of H.R. 2 to count on league Elijah Cummings, we, as United now than getting help out to our com- stable and strong investment in infra- States citizens, are better than this. munities. structure to sustain and create jobs, f The House, the Senate, the White and enhance the mobility and safety of House must get that help through the American motorists, passengers, and CONGRATULATING MOLDOVA’S COVID–19 wave that is crashing across throughput systems. NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT our country as we begin this holiday The Moving Forward Act makes a MAIA SANDU season. real investment in America, especially (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina The American people are desperate— in underserved districts like my own. asked and was given permission to ad- desperate, Mr. Speaker. We can wait no While all of the States have received dress the House for 1 minute and to re- longer. small and steady increases in funding vise and extend his remarks.) f over the recent decade, severe cuts Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. have disproportionately and negatively Speaker, congratulations to former HONORING THE CAREER OF affected Americans in U.S. territories. Prime Minister Maia Sandu on being RODERIC WOODRUFF GROAT, In the meantime, substandard high- elected the new President of Moldova A/K/A ROD WOOD ways, roads, and stormwater infra- on Sunday. (Mr. KATKO asked and was given structure have further affected harsh Correspondent Corneliu Rusnac has permission to address the House for 1 weather patterns. In my district, we reported, ‘‘Pro-Western candidate wins minute.) still feel the aftermath of major cat- Moldovan Presidential election,’’ and Mr. KATKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise egory 5 hurricanes every day. It has that ‘‘Maia Sandu, a former World today to honor the distinguished career been our new normal for some time be- Bank economist who favors closer ties of central New York broadcasting leg- fore the current COVID normal. with the European Union, has won end Roderic Woodruff Groat, and to We know firsthand that there are Moldova’s Presidential runoff vote, de- celebrate his retirement after more areas throughout this country that are

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The American people and cial Administrative Region that vio- gion will be the responsibility of the Govern- businesses are rightly concerned with late fundamental rights and freedoms ment of the Hong Kong Special Administra- the infrastructure. of Hong Kong residents as well as acts tive Region’’; Whereas the national security law promul- In the 117th Congress, we must show that undermine Hong Kong’s high de- gated by the NPCSC violates Article 11 of our constituents that the next Con- gree of autonomy, as amended. the Joint Declaration by establishing PRC gress is determined to build America The Clerk read the title of the resolu- entities in Hong Kong with powers over pub- back better. tion. lic order; The text of the resolution is as fol- Whereas Article 23 further specifies that f lows: ‘‘[Hong Kong] shall enact laws on its own to CONGRATULATING MARILYN H. RES. 1033 prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedi- BLACK ON HER RETIREMENT Whereas the Government of the People’s tion, subversion against the Central People’s Government’’; (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) is legally bound to guarantee the civil liberties of the people Whereas through a similar abuse of Annex asked and was given permission to ad- of Hong Kong through 2047 and the ‘‘Joint III of the Basic Law of Hong Kong, the PRC dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Declaration of the Government of the United Government caused the adoption of the Na- vise and extend his remarks.) Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire- tional Anthem Law in Hong Kong, which Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. land and the Government of the People’s Re- curtails the freedom of speech and carries a Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize public of China on the Question of Hong maximum sentence of 3 years, mirroring the extent of sentence under the People’s Repub- Marilyn Black of Oil City, Pennsyl- Kong’’ (hereafter the ‘‘Joint Declaration’’), in which the People’s Republic of China com- lic of China Criminal Law; vania, and congratulate her on her re- Whereas the PRC Government’s repeated tirement. mitted that for 50 years, the basic policies would remain unchanged, including keeping and heavy-handed actions to undermine the I cannot possibly overstate Marilyn’s the ‘‘social and economic systems in Hong rule of law in Hong Kong and Hong Kong’s impact on Oil City and the surrounding Kong’’ unchanged; high degree of autonomy will only further area. Marilyn served as the vice presi- Whereas Article 39 of the Basic Law of escalate the ongoing protests and increase dent for Heritage Development of the Hong Kong mandates that: ‘‘The provisions public disapproval of the PRC and the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Indus- of the International Covenant on Civil and HKSAR Government, jeopardizing Hong Kong’s future as an open and prosperous try & Tourism for 15 years. Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, international city; In those 15 years, Marilyn worked Whereas the full Chinese-language text of tirelessly to preserve the region’s her- and international labour conventions as applied to Hong Kong shall remain in force and the national security legislation was not re- itage in some of the region’s most pre- shall be implemented through the laws of the vealed until the Hong Kong Chief Executive cious historical sites, including: the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.’’; promulgated the law in Hong Kong at 11 p.m. Tarbell House, Neilltown Church, and Whereas the Joint Declaration states that on June 30, 2020, making it only the second Coal Oil Johnny House, just to name a ‘‘Rights and freedoms, including those of the law since 2008 that the NPCSC has passed few. person, of speech, of the press, of assembly, without releasing a draft for public com- ment; and Marilyn’s hard work and dedication of association, of travel, of movement, of correspondence, of strike, of choice of occu- Whereas the imposition of this national se- has not gone unnoticed. Earlier this curity legislation, which undermines the es- year, Bill Moon, the mayor of Oil City, pation, of academic research and of religious belief will be ensured by law in the Hong tablished rights and freedoms of Hong Kong Pennsylvania, declared June 13 to be Kong Special Administrative Region’’ and residents provided in the Joint Declaration Marilyn Black Day. that those rights are reiterated in Chapter and the Basic Law, constitutes a violation of I think Betsy Kellner, secretary of III of the Basic Law; commitments made by the PRC under inter- the Oil Region Alliance’s board of di- Whereas Chapter III of the Basic Law of national law: Now, therefore, be it rectors, summed it up best: ‘‘When you Hong Kong guarantees Hong Kong residents Resolved, That the House of Representa- look around the community at the other specific rights and freedoms, includ- tives— many accomplishments that have hap- ing— (1) underscores that democratic societies (1) freedom of speech, of the press, and of around the world stand in solidarity with the pened, you can see Marilyn’s touch.’’ publication; people of Hong Kong, who face grave threats When Marilyn is not hard at work for (2) freedom of association, of assembly, of to their inviolable rights and freedoms; the oil region, she enjoys the outdoors, procession, and of demonstration; (2) condemns the action by the People’s spending time fishing, boating, (3) the right and freedom to form and join Republic of China’s National People’s Con- kayaking, hiking, and more. trade unions and to strike; gress to advance national security legisla- I would like to send my very best (4) freedom from arbitrary or unlawful ar- tion for Hong Kong through irregular proce- rest, detention, or imprisonment; dures, which constitutes a violation of the wishes to Marilyn as she begins her (5) freedom from arbitrary or unlawful letter and spirit of the Joint Declaration, much-deserved retirement. search of, or intrusion into, a Hong Kong and the Basic Law which is the imple- f resident’s home or other premises; (6) freedom and privacy of communication; menting document of the Joint Declaration; (7) freedom of movement within the Hong (3) asserts that such actions by the Peo- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER ple’s Republic of China undermine its credi- PRO TEMPORE Kong Special Administrative Region (‘‘HKSAR’’); bility within the international community, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. (8) freedom of emigration to other coun- including the People’s Republic of China’s YARMUTH). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule tries and regions; credibility in honoring its commitments to XX, the Chair will postpone further (9) freedom of conscience; and international agreements and respecting (10) the right to institute legal proceedings internationally recognized human rights; proceedings today on motions to sus- in the courts against the acts of the execu- (4) calls on the People’s Republic of China pend the rules on which the yeas and tive authorities and their personnel; to immediately rectify provisions of the na- nays are ordered. Whereas the PRC National People’s Con- tional security law inconsistent with the The House will resume proceedings gress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has in- Joint Declaration and other provisions of the on postponed questions at a later time. serted a national security law directly into Basic Law including— Annex III of the Basic Law of Hong Kong, (A) the judicial processes for national secu- f and said national security law is purportedly rity cases; and CONDEMNING ACTS BY PEOPLE’S intended to prevent and punish acts of ‘‘sepa- (B) the law’s asserted extraterritorial ju- REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND GOV- rating the country, subverting state power, risdiction; and and organizing terroristic activities’’; (5) advises the President, the Secretary of ERNMENT OF HONG KONG SPE- Whereas said action is a flagrant violation State, and the Secretary of Treasury to co- CIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION of Hong Kong’s autonomy and rule of law in ordinate with allies and partners to respond THAT VIOLATE FUNDAMENTAL that Article 18 of the Basic Law provides to developments in Hong Kong, including RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF that laws included in Annex III are ‘‘confined by— HONG KONG RESIDENTS to those relating to defense and foreign af- (A) appointing a United Nations Special fairs as well as other matters outside the Envoy for Hong Kong; Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to limits of the autonomy of the Region as (B) encouraging all relevant United Na- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- specified by this Law’’; tions special rapporteurs to closely monitor lution (H. Res. 1033) condemning acts Whereas Article 11 of the Joint Declaration and report on People’s Republic of China’s by the People’s Republic of China and states that ‘‘The maintenance of public order policies in Hong Kong, including the Special

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.016 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5878 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and ex- and assaults on Hong Kongers and their Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues pression, the Special Rapporteur on freedom fundamental rights. to support this very important resolu- of peaceful assembly and of association, the It also pushes for emigration options tion, and I yield back the balance of Special Rapporteur on human rights defend- for Hong Kongers facing well-founded my time. ers, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, the Special fears of persecution. This resolution is Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Rapporteur on the promotion and protection an important demonstration of our bi- self such time as I may consume. of human rights and fundamental freedoms partisan commitment to democratic Mr. Speaker, sadly, we no longer see while countering terrorism, the Special freedoms in Hong Kong. American flags flying over the thou- Rapporteur on torture, and the Working Mr. Speaker, I hope all of my col- sands of protesters in the streets of Group on arbitrary detention; leagues will join me in supporting its Hong Kong. Displaying our symbol of (C) providing Hong Kong residents who passage, and I reserve the balance of liberty has become a criminal act pun- face well-founded fears of persecution an op- my time. ishable by life in prison. But even portunity to emigrate from, or not be com- pelled to return to, Hong Kong; Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- though the freedom-loving people of (D) condemning the People’s Republic of self such time as I may consume. Hong Kong can no longer ask for our China for promulgating national security Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support, we still hear their call. It is legislation in Hong Kong which contravenes support of H. Res. 1033, Chairman more important than ever to continue the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law; ENGEL’s resolution condemning the to stand with Hong Kong. and violation of Hong Kong’s freedom. On So, Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman (E) establishing other measures, including June 30, the Chinese Communist Party, ENGEL for offering this resolution, I economic sanctions, to hold the People’s Re- or the CCP, used its sham legislature urge my colleagues to support this public of China accountable for contraven- to enforce a dystopian national secution of international law and human rights measure, and I yield back the balance norms with respect to Hong Kong. rity law on Hong Kong. of my time. This law criminalizes basic civil lib- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The erties, destroyed the one country, two ant to the rule, the gentleman from question is on the motion offered by systems model of autonomy for Hong the gentleman from New York (Mr. New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- Kong, and inserts the CCP’s police ENGEL) that the House suspend the tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each state in Hong Kong to crush dissent. will control 20 minutes. rules and agree to the resolution, H. After more than a year of a prodemoc- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Res. 1033, as amended. racy movement that inspired people from New York. The question was taken; and (two- around the world to fight for liberty thirds being in the affirmative) the GENERAL LEAVE over tyranny, this law was the CCP’s rules were suspended and the resolu- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- response. tion, as amended, was agreed to. imous consent that all Members have 5 Rather than tolerate criticism and The title of the resolution was legislative days in which to revise and consider reform, they doubled down on amended so as to read: ‘‘A resolution extend their remarks and include in totalitarianism. The CCP violated Condemning acts by the People’s Re- the RECORD extraneous material on H. their international obligations, obliter- public of China and the Government of Res. 1033, as amended. ated Hong Kong’s freedom, and shred- the Hong Kong Special Administrative The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ded the Sino-British Treaty that guar- Region that violate fundamental rights objection to the request of the gen- anteed human rights in Hong Kong. and freedoms of Hong Kong residents tleman from New York. Since the law was enacted, we have as well as acts that undermine Hong There was no objection. seen countless young people arrested Kong’s high degree of autonomy’’. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- for free speech. Others have dis- A motion to reconsider was laid on self such time as I may consume. appeared into mainland Chinese black the table. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have au- prisons. The CCP has canceled elec- f thored this bipartisan resolution with tions to prevent opposition victories. my friend, Ranking Member MCCAUL. Just last week, the CCP used its sham RECOGNIZING SIGNIFICANCE OF This summer, Beijing imposed a na- legislature to assert full control over GENUINE AUTONOMY OF TIBET tional security law in Hong Kong, the the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, AND TIBETAN PEOPLE latest step in Xi Jinping’s campaign to destroying Hong Kong’s last remaining undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to shreds of self-government. suspend the rules and agree to the reso- criminalize any opposition. They know that the Communist In the last few weeks, we have seen lution (H. Res. 697) recognizing the sig- Party cannot survive with free-think- nificance of the genuine autonomy of China escalate efforts to squash all dis- ing people. The CCP’s human rights sent and attack Hong Kongers’ rights. Tibet and the Tibetan people and the abuses in Hong Kong are far from over, work His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama They have rounded up and arrested but neither is Hong Kong’s fight for prodemocracy activists in Hong Kong has done to promote global peace, har- freedom. mony, and understanding, as amended. and even issued an arrest warrant for a Chairman ENGEL’s resolution con- U.S. citizen. They have purged pro- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- tinues our bipartisan work to call out tion. democracy duly elected leaders from the CCP’s abuse and stand with Hong the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, The text of the resolution is as fol- Kong. lows: one of the most important democratic Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to H. RES. 697 institutions in the city and the single support this measure, and I reserve the greatest example of the one country, balance of my time. Whereas the Dalai Lama’s principal com- two systems framework under attack mitments include cultivation of warm- from Beijing. b 1230 heartedness and such human values as com- The Chinese Government’s actions Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I want to passion and forgiveness; promotion of religious harmony; and preservation of Tibetan violate the will of the Hong Kong peo- again thank the ranking member. I language and culture and protection of Ti- ple and Beijing’s commitment to the thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. bet’s natural environment; international community made under YOHO) for joining with me to introduce Whereas the Dalai Lama has stated, ‘‘I re- the Sino-British Joint Declaration. H. this measure condemning Beijing’s vio- main convinced that most human conflicts Res. 1033 condemns Beijing’s effort to lations of international law and at- can be solved through genuine dialogue con- further erode Hong Kong’s autonomy, tacks on Hong Kong’s democratic free- ducted with the spirit of openness and rec- undermine its independent judiciary, doms. It is really important that we onciliation’’; and oppress its people. speak with one voice—both Democrats Whereas, in 1989, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non- This measure urges the administra- and Republicans—to let Beijing know violent struggle for the liberation of Tibet, tion to work with our allies and part- that we are not just going to close our his advocacy for peaceful solutions to pre- ners to hold China accountable for its eyes to what they are doing to the peo- serve Tibetans’ historical and cultural herit- flagrant violations of international law ple of Hong Kong. age, and his constructive, forward-looking

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.002 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5879 proposals for resolving international con- for operations in and providing diplomatic The Chinese Government has repeat- flicts, human rights issues, and global envi- reporting on developments concerning Ti- edly insisted that it must control the ronmental problems; betan populations in southwestern China and selection of the next leader of Tibetan Whereas Congress has consistently shown the Tibet Autonomous Region, closed on Buddhism—a flagrant violation of overwhelming, bipartisan, bicameral support July 27, 2020; and for the Tibetan people’s aspirations for inter- Whereas on September 12, 2020, the Dalai international religious freedom. nationally recognized human rights and free- Lama addressed a virtual session of the We are seeing additional signs of Bei- doms and the protection of their distinct re- Group of Seven annual meeting of Speakers jing’s efforts to exert more control, as ligious, cultural, linguistic, and historical and Heads of Parliament hosted by Speaker it has already done in Inner Mongolia identity, including by passing the Tibetan of the House of Representatives Nancy and Xinjiang. Radio Free Asia’s Ti- Policy Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–228; 22 Pelosi: Now, therefore, be it betan Service has reported that the U.S.C. 6901 note); Resolved, That the House of Representa- rail line being constructed to connect Whereas, in 2006, Congress passed the Four- tives— Chengdu to Nyingtri in the Tibetan teenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold (1) affirms the cultural and religious sig- Autonomous Region will tighten Bei- Medal Act (Public Law 109–287; 31 U.S.C. nificance of the goal of genuine autonomy 5111), and in October 2007, President George for the people of Tibet and the deep bond be- jing’s grip on Tibet. W. Bush, Speaker of the House of Represent- tween the American and Tibetan people; In addition, the State Department atives Nancy Pelosi, and other Congressional (2) supports the efforts of the Dalai Lama has found that the Chinese Govern- leaders awarded the Dalai Lama the United and the Tibetan leadership to achieve gen- ment has systematically impeded trav- States Congressional Gold Medal, the high- uine autonomy for Tibetans through nego- el to the Tibetan Autonomous Region est civilian honor awarded by Congress, for tiations without preconditions with the Peo- and Tibetan areas for U.S. diplomats his contributions to peace, nonviolence, ple’s Republic of China; and officials, journalists, and tourists. human rights, and religious understanding; (3) supports the 14th Dalai Lama’s commit- After the Trump administration Whereas Members of Congress have on ment to global peace, nonviolence, human closed the Chinese Consulate in Hous- multiple occasions met with the Dalai Lama rights, and environmental protection and ton, the Chinese Government retali- during congressional delegations overseas, sustainability; including a bipartisan delegation led by (4) urges the swift enactment of the Ti- ated by demanding the closure of the then-House Speaker Pelosi to meet with the betan Policy and Support Act of 2019 to up- U.S. Consulate in Chengdu. This con- Dalai Lama and the Tibetan exiled commu- date United States policy toward Tibet, par- sulate, among other things, was re- nity in 2008, a bipartisan delegation led by ticularly on issues related to the succession sponsible for providing reports on de- then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in or reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, water velopments concerning Tibet, and its 2017, and a bipartisan delegation from the security and environmental concerns in the closure risks further undermining our House Democracy Partnership in 2019, to Tibetan plateau, and support for the Tibetan ability to understand developments in spotlight the unjust oppression against the community, language, culture, and religion; the region. Tibetan people; (5) stresses the urgency of addressing the Whereas the Dalai Lama has on multiple H. Res. 697 affirms and supports Dalai ongoing climate crisis, including in the Ti- Lama’s teachings and commitment to occasions visited the United States Capitol, betan Plateau, and working toward environ- including most recently in June 2016, during mental and economic justice and equality; global peace, nonviolence, human which he met with congressional leadership (6) encourages United States diplomats and rights, and environmental protection. to promote respectful inter-religious har- other officials, journalists, and other citizens It also encourages further implementa- mony and protection of the Tibetan people’s to seek access to Tibetan areas and demand tion of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet identity, culture, language, and environ- that China provide access and treatment re- Act of 2018. Finally, it calls on the Sec- ment; ciprocal to access and treatment the United Whereas the Department of State finds in retary of State to mitigate impacts of States provides to Chinese diplomats and the closure of the U.S. Consulate in its 2020 Report to Congress on Access to Ti- other officials, scholars, and others in the betan Areas of the People’s Republic of Chengdu. United States; Mr. Speaker, I am proud to support China (PRC), as required by the Reciprocal (7) calls on the Secretary of State to miti- Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– gate any potential impact the closure of the this measure, I encourage my col- 330), that the Chinese Government system- United States Consulate in Chengdu may leagues to do the same, and I reserve atically impeded travel to the Tibet Autono- have on the Department of State’s ability to the balance of my time. mous Region (TAR) and Tibetan areas out- provide timely reporting on and support for Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- side the TAR for United States diplomats Tibetan communities, such as by allocating self such time as I may consume. and officials, journalists, and tourists in additional resources to other United States Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 2019; missions in China to improve coverage; and Whereas, in 2018, the Secretary of State of H. Res. 697, recognizing the genuine (8) determines that it would be beneficial convened the first-ever Ministerial to Ad- autonomy of Tibet and the vital work to continue years of bipartisan and bi- vance Religious Freedom, during which the the Dalai Lama has done to promote Dalai Lama addressed hundreds of members cameral engagement with the leaders of the peace around the world. of religious organizations and civil society Tibetan people, including between Members Over 60 years ago, His Holiness the by video; of Congress and His Holiness the 14th Dalai 14th Dalai Lama was forced into exile Lama. Whereas under the Tibetan Policy Act of by the Chinese Communist Party’s full- 2002, it is the policy of the United States to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- scale military takeover of Tibet. To ant to the rule, the gentleman from support economic development, cultural this very day, the CCP uses propa- preservation, health care, and education and New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- ganda, violence, and oppression to as- environmental sustainability for Tibetans tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each sert totalitarian control over Tibet and inside Tibet; will control 20 minutes. Whereas the human rights situation in The Chair recognizes the gentleman the Tibetan people. The CCP sees Ti- Tibet has significantly deteriorated since from New York. bet’s cultural and religious heritage as the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 was signed a threat to its control. Just as they GENERAL LEAVE into law; have done with Islam and Christianity, Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Whereas the Government of the People’s the CCP is trying to stamp out Tibetan imous consent that all Members have 5 Republic of China’s repeated insistence that Buddhism and Tibetans’ way of life— legislative days in which to revise and it must control the selection of the next even though Tibet is guaranteed auton- leader of Tibetan Buddhism, a religion with extend their remarks and include ex- omy under China’s constitution. adherents across the globe including in Mon- traneous material on H. Res. 697. golia, where a 2010 census reports 53 percent The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Despite these challenges, the Dalai of individuals ages 15 and older self-identify objection to the request of the gen- Lama has stood as a leader in the pro- as Buddhists, is a gross violation of inter- tleman from New York? motion of human rights and religious national religious freedom; There was no objection. harmony and the preservation of Ti- Whereas the House of Representatives Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- betan culture and religion. The Dalai overwhelmingly passed H.R. 4331, the Ti- self such time as I may consume. Lama’s contribution to peace and non- betan Policy and Support Act of 2019, which Mr. Speaker, Congress has consist- violence has been revered by the inter- reiterates support for the Tibetan commu- national community, and for decades nity and the need to hold Chinese officials ently demonstrated bipartisan and bi- responsible for religious freedom abuses tar- cameral support for the Tibetan com- the U.S. Congress has remained com- geting Tibetan Buddhists; munity, and I hope it does so again by mitted to strengthening the relation- Whereas after 35 years, the United States supporting Mr. YOHO’s, the gentleman ship between the U.S. and the Tibetan Consulate in Chengdu, which was responsible from Florida, legislation. people.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.003 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5880 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 I would like to thank His Holiness ening the friendship between the U.S. emerging infectious disease with epidemic the 14th Dalai Lama for his dedication and the Tibetan people. potential is a major health security threat to the Tibetan people. There are over 31,000 individuals of globally, posing catastrophic potential Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Tibetan descent living in North Amer- human and economic costs. (3) The 1918 influenza pandemic infected support this measure, and I reserve the ica, and our people share similar values 500,000,000 people, or about one-third of the balance of my time. of freedom and understanding. world’s population at the time, and killed Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 697 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has 50,000,000 people—more than died in the First is a strong measure that encourages dedicated himself to three principles: World War. the continuation of close engagement the promotion of human values, the (4) The economic cost of an outbreak can between the United States and Tibet. I promotion of religious harmony, and be devastating. The estimated global cost therefore urge Members to support it, the preservation of Tibetan culture and today, should an outbreak of the scale of the and I reserve the balance of my time. religion. 1918 influenza pandemic strike, is 5 percent Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 of global gross domestic product. I would like to thank the Dalai Lama (5) Even regional outbreaks can have enor- minutes to the gentleman from Penn- for his vital contributions to the Ti- mous human costs and substantially disrupt sylvania (Mr. PERRY). betan people and the world. the global economy and cripple regional Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I am proud As Mr. PERRY said, the Communist economies. The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West to join my friend, the gentleman from Party knows they cannot survive with Africa killed more than 11,000 and cost Florida, in support of this important free thought, and that is what religion $2,800,000,000 in losses in the affected coun- resolution. does for people around the world. They tries alone. We know as a fact, confirmed by Reu- put a deity or a higher power above (6) The ongoing novel coronavirus out- ters, the New York Post, and many them, whereas, in China, the highest break reflects the pressing need for quick and effective vaccine and countermeasure other news outlets, that the Chinese power that can be achieved is the Com- development. Communist Party has recently forced munist Party, and therefore it will not (7) While the need for vaccines to address 500,000 Tibetans into labor camps— survive. emerging epidemic threats is acute, markets 500,000. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to to drive the necessary development of vac- Through these camps the CCP wishes support this measure, and I yield back cines to address them—a complex and expen- to sinicize the Tibetan people and de- the balance of my time. sive undertaking—are very often critically stroy their religious and cultural herit- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I urge a absent. Also absent are mechanisms to en- age and national identity. ‘‘yes’’ vote, and I yield back the bal- sure access to those vaccines by those who If you asked the General Secretary need them when they need them. ance of my time. (8) To address this global vulnerability and Xi Jinping why his country continues The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the deficit of political commitment, institu- to undermine the national identity of question is on the motion offered by tional capacity, and funding, in 2017, several the Tibetan people, he would tell you the gentleman from New York (Mr. countries and private partners launched the that his party’s initiative is simply ENGEL) that the House suspend the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innova- part of a poverty alleviation program rules and agree to the resolution, H. tions (CEPI). CEPI’s mission is to stimulate, wherein the CCP hopes to move surplus Res. 697, as amended. finance, and coordinate development of vac- rural labor to other parts of the coun- The question was taken; and (two- cines for high-priority, epidemic-potential try. It is absurd, and it is outrageous. threats in cases where traditional markets thirds being in the affirmative) the do not exist or cannot create sufficient de- The fact that a foreign leader could be- rules were suspended and the resolu- mand. lieve that this kind of public policy is tion, as amended, was agreed to. (9) Through funding of partnerships, CEPI morally acceptable is beyond me, and The title of the resolution was seeks to bring priority vaccines candidates it is beyond the civilized world. We amended so as to read: ‘‘A resolution through the end of phase II clinical trials, as have heard similar explanations before. affirming the significance of the advo- well as support vaccine platforms that can We know what these so-called pov- cacy for genuine autonomy for Tibet- be rapidly deployed against emerging patho- erty alleviation programs are really ans in the People’s Republic of China gens. about: Xi Jinping desperately wants to and the work His Holiness the 14th (10) CEPI has funded multiple partners to develop vaccine candidates against the novel crush the spirits of those who are liv- Dalai Lama has done to promote global coronavirus, responding to this urgent, glob- ing under his dictatorial regime. He peace, harmony, and understanding.’’. al requirement. wants to indoctrinate people in those A motion to reconsider was laid on (11) Support for and participation in CEPI camps and ruthlessly marginalize their the table. is an important part of the United States identities. f own health security and biodefense and is in Mr. Speaker, you don’t need camps the national interest, complementing the for people who are seeking to do better SECURING AMERICA FROM work of many Federal agencies and pro- in their life; you just give them the op- EPIDEMICS ACT viding significant value through global part- portunity, and they will do it. They Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to nership and burden-sharing. don’t need to go to camp to do that. suspend the rules and pass the bill SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION. He will fail in his effort. Make no (H.R. 6334) to authorize United States (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States is mistake about it. He will fail spectacu- participation in the Coalition for Epi- hereby authorized to participate in the Coa- larly in his effort to quash the hopes of demic Preparedness Innovations, and lition for Epidemic Preparedness Innova- millions of Tibetans who dare to dream for other purposes, as amended. tions. and fight for a free nation. One of the The Clerk read the title of the bill. (b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Adminis- reasons he will fail is because the The text of the bill is as follows: trator for the United States Agency for United States is with the people of H.R. 6334 International Development is authorized to designate an employee to serve on the Inves- Tibet. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Our Tibetan friends have long since tors Council of the Coalition for Epidemic resentatives of the United States of America in Preparedness Innovations as a representative recognized the significance of the gen- Congress assembled, of the United States. uine autonomy of Tibet, and today I SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than am proud to join them. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing 180 days after the date of the enactment of Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 697 America From Epidemics Act’’. this Act, the President shall submit to the is a strong measure that encourages SEC. 2. FINDINGS. appropriate congressional committees a re- the continuation of close engagement Congress finds the following: port that includes the following: between the United States and Tibet. (1) Due to increasing population and popu- (1) The United States planned contribu- I reserve the balance of my time. lation density, human mobility, and ecologi- tions to the Coalition for Epidemic Pre- Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- cal change, emerging infectious diseases pose paredness Innovations and the mechanisms a real and growing threat to global health for United States participation in such Coa- self the balance of my time. security. lition. Mr. Speaker, since 1959, the U.S. Con- (2) While vaccines can be the most effec- (2) The manner and extent to which the gress, on a bicameral, bipartisan basis, tive tools to protect against infectious dis- United States shall participate in the gov- has remained committed to strength- ease, the absence of vaccines for a new or ernance of the Coalition.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.020 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5881 (3) How participation in the Coalition sup- world and harness the resources of the SAFE Act is another example of this ports relevant United States Government government’s multilateral organiza- bipartisan effort. strategies and programs in health security tions, public health experts, and the Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues and biodefense, to include— private sector. who believe we must do all we can to (A) the Global Health Security Strategy prevent another pandemic like COVID– required by section 7058(c)(3) of division K of We are not satisfied—I am not satis- the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 fied—with what has been done so far. I 19 from emerging in the future to sup- (Public Law 115–141); am glad that we are going back to the port this legislation, as it is a critical (B) the applicable revision of the National World Health Organization and will component to that effort. Biodefense Strategy required by section 1086 reboot our coordination with countries Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of of the National Defense Authorization Act around the world. We cannot go this my time. for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104); and alone. This is a worldwide pandemic, Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 (C) any other relevant decision-making and we need to work with all the other minutes to the gentleman from Cali- process for policy, planning, and spending in fornia (Mr. BERA), author of this im- global health security, biodefense, or vaccine countries to defeat it head-on. This bill puts us on the right track to portant bill, the chair of the Sub- and medical countermeasures research and committee on Asia, the Pacific, and development. do just that. Mr. BERA’s Securing Nonproliferation. (d) UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS.— America from Epidemics Act would Mr. BERA. Mr. Speaker, I thank Amounts authorized to be appropriated allow the United States to participate Chairman ENGEL for his leadership and under chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter in the Coalition for Epidemic Prepared- 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of support. ness Innovations, a public-private part- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) are authorized to nership to speed up vaccine develop- be made available for United States con- of my bipartisan measure, H.R. 6334, tributions to the Coalition for Epidemic Pre- ment for infectious diseases like the Securing America From Epidemics, paredness Innovations. COVID–19 and Ebola. or SAFE Act. This legislation, which I (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- Mr. Speaker, this is a good measure introduced alongside my friend, Con- TEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate that would put our country in a strong- gressman TED YOHO, would authorize congressional committees’’ means— er position to respond to the U.S. participation in the Coalition for (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and coronavirus and future pandemics. I the Committee on Appropriations of the Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or am proud to support it and I urge my CEPI. House of Representatives; and colleagues to do the same. (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations CEPI was created in the aftermath of and the Committee on Appropriations of the I reserve the balance of my time. the 2015 West Africa Ebola epidemic. Senate. Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Its founders understood that due to self such time as I may consume. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- factors like climate change, over- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support ant to the rule, the gentleman from crowding, malnutrition, and the prox- of the Securing America from New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- imity of people living next to animals, Epidemics Act. tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each the world would see deadly epidemics I want to thank my colleague, Con- will control 20 minutes. more and more frequently. The most gressman Dr. BERA, for introducing The Chair recognizes the gentleman effective countermeasures to these this bill—and I co-introduced it—for from New York. epidemics are vaccines. his work to address this important CEPI sought to fund vaccines for sev- GENERAL LEAVE issue. eral pathogens like MERS that could Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- COVID–19 has shown that pandemics potentially explode into pandemics. imous consent that all Members have 5 know no borders and that the United And it sought to help develop universal legislative days in which to revise and States must be prepared to respond to vaccine platform technologies that extend their remarks and include in disease outbreaks around the world. could be adapted to quickly address the RECORD extraneous material on This bill authorizes the United States emerging outbreaks. The individuals in H.R. 6334. to participate in the Coalition for Epi- CEPI could not have predicted the cur- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there demic Preparedness Innovations, an al- rent COVID–19 pandemic, but they objection to the request of the gen- liance of countries and private partners knew it was just a matter of time until tleman from New York? that are financing and coordinating the we would see something like this. There was no objection. development of new vaccines for infec- Since the start of the pandemic, Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- tious diseases. These are the emerging CEPI has devoted major funding to self such time as I may consume. diseases that they are studying so that nine vaccine candidates to defeat Mr. Speaker, we are in a time of cri- we are prepared for them. COVID–19. In January of this year, sis. The coronavirus pandemic has dev- CEPI was one of the first investors in b 1245 astated our Nation: over 200,000 Ameri- Moderna, providing catalytic funding cans have died, our economy is in In addition to COVID–19, CEPI has to spur additional research and devel- shambles, our lives have been turned developed a list of priority diseases opment. That early funding has paid upside down. with epidemic potential, including vi- off. It looks like Moderna’s Phase 3 The virus continues to spread and ruses that cause Middle East Res- trials have been successful. worsen. Part of this is because there piratory Syndrome, MERS. By CEPI’s early investment in Moderna had not been the steps taken that we leveraging contributions from member is a reminder of the critical role CEPI know are needed to protect the Amer- states with expertise and funding by plays and will continue to play: invest- ican people and address this virus head- private partners, CEPI seeks to develop ing in smaller companies to boost their on. vaccines before the disease outbreak capacity, so that larger players and ac- There is a clear road map ahead on occurs. tors can help scale and bring those vac- how to beat this. We need to establish CEPI estimates that COVID–19 could cines to market. This is what happened a robust contact tracing and testing cost the global economy $4.1 trillion, or with Moderna and may happen with system and flatten the curve by in- close to 5 percent of global GDP. other vaccine candidates. creasing mask wearing and social Of course, the impact of viruses like USAID recently announced the col- distancing, all while we develop a safe COVID–19 is not just measured in the laboration with CEPI, funding $20 mil- and effective vaccine. disruption of economic stability in na- lion over 5 years to combat We have heard some good news over tions around the world, but also, unfor- noncoronavirus priority diseases, like the past few days about some safe and tunately, in the lives lost. Lassa fever and Ebola, but we need to effective vaccines. Over the past weeks Developing vaccines and treatments do more. By authorizing U.S. participa- we have seen this encouraging news, for emerging infectious diseases is not tion in CEPI, this bill will enable the and two, in particular, are showing real just an issue of individual health but of United States to firmly claim a seat at promise. To further develop, produce national security. Our committee has CEPI’s table, shape its priorities and and distribute vaccines, we need to worked together on many pieces of leg- governance, and allow Congress to pro- work with our partners around the islation in response to COVID–19. The vide contributions to the organization.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.004 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5882 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 U.S. participation in CEPI was one of Whereas for more than the past 70 years, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific the recommendations of the final re- the partnership between the United States region and beyond; port issued nearly a year ago at the and Japan has played a vital role in ensuring (2) supports the conclusion of an equitable, Center for Strategic and International peace, stability, and economic development new United States-Japan Special Measures in Asia and beyond; Agreement that is negotiated based on our Studies Commission on Strengthening Whereas the United States and Japan are shared national interests, prior to the expi- America’s Health Security. It was pre- deeply committed to the common values of ration of the current agreement; scient in its recommendations, and I freedom, democracy, rule of law, and free (3) supports cooperation between the am proud to have served as a commis- market economies; United States, Japan, and other like-minded sioner. We knew then that the next epi- Whereas the current United States-Japan partners to promote high-quality infrastruc- demic or pandemic was around the cor- alliance, forged over six decades ago with the ture, energy, and development projects that ner. It is here with us now, but it will signing of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation are open, transparent, and sustainable; and Security, is the cornerstone for stability (4) underscores the importance of the close not be the last one. and prosperity of Japan and for the Indo-Pa- We need to be a full and active par- people-to-people and cultural ties between cific region, and plays a key role in global our two nations; ticipant in CEPI’s work. By working peace and stability; (5) calls for the continued robust coopera- through organizations like CEPI to de- Whereas the United States and Japan are tion between the United States and Japan in velop new vaccine technologies, we will indispensable partners in combating the pro- the global fight against COVID–19, and sup- ensure the world is far more ready for liferation of weapons of mass destruction, ports the Japanese Government’s commit- the next pandemic. improving global health, countering human ment to hosting the Olympic Games in 2021; trafficking and promoting human rights, as- Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. YOHO and (6) calls for the strengthening and broad- sisting the victims of conflict and disaster ening of diplomatic, economic, and security all the cosponsors of this important worldwide, and contributing to global eco- legislation, as well as the work that ties between the United States and Japan; nomic development; (7) reaffirms the vital role of the Quad- the Committee on Foreign Affairs Whereas the United States and Japan have rilateral Security Dialogue as a platform to staff, like Katy Crosby, and my own worked closely during the COVID–19 pan- facilitate further collaboration between the staff, like Ryan Uyehara, did to bring demic to safely repatriate our respective United States, Australia, India, and Japan this legislation to the House floor. citizens home and to strengthen our collabo- on matters related to protecting freedom of Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to ration on global health research and develop- navigation and promoting democratic values support this measure and call on the ment through partnerships such as the in the Indo-Pacific; and United States-Japan Cooperative Medical (8) calls for the continued cooperation be- Senate to pass it as well. Science Program; Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- tween the Governments of the United States Whereas the United States and Japan are and Japan in addressing global challenges self such time as I may consume. partnering to promote infrastructure invest- Mr. Speaker, in closing, I once again that threaten the security of people every- ments around the Indo-Pacific that ensure where in the ‘‘Reiwa’’ era of Japan, which thank Representative BERA for his openness, transparency, economic efficiency, the Japanese Government translates as and debt sustainability, including through work on this important legislation. ‘‘beautiful harmony’’. The U.S. international community and the United States-Japan Mekong Power The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the private sector must continue to partnership and the United States-Japan ant to the rule, the gentleman from work together to develop the tools we Strategic Energy Partnership; Whereas the United States, Japan, and New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- need in response to emerging infectious Australia announced in November 2019 the tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each diseases. establishment of a Blue Dot Network that Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to will control 20 minutes. will promote transparent and quality infra- The Chair recognizes the gentleman support this legislation, and I yield structure projects that align with the G20 from New York. back the balance of my time. Principles for Quality Infrastructure Invest- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I would ment; GENERAL LEAVE like to once again thank Mr. BERA for Whereas the alliance is a testament to the Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- his leadership and hard work on this ability of great nations to overcome the past imous consent that all Members have 5 legislation that everyone should sup- and jointly work to create a more secure and legislative days in which to revise and prosperous future; extend their remarks and include in port, and I yield back the balance of Whereas approximately 54,000 United my time. the RECORD extraneous material on H. States troops are stationed in Japan and the Res. 349, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Japanese Government makes substantial fi- question is on the motion offered by nancial commitments to the maintenance of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the gentleman from New York (Mr. United States forces in Japan under the Spe- objection to the request of the gen- ENGEL) that the House suspend the cial Measures Agreement and other contribu- tleman from New York? rules and pass the bill, H.R. 6334, as tions that directly support operational readi- There was no objection. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- amended. ness of United States forces in Japan; The question was taken; and (two- Whereas the current United States-Japan self such time as I may consume. Special Measures Agreement is set to expire Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. CASTRO for thirds being in the affirmative) the in March 2021, and the two countries authoring this measure reaffirming our rules were suspended and the bill, as launched working-level negotiations on a partnership with Japan, a longstanding amended, was passed. new cost-sharing agreement in October 2020; U.S. ally and an indispensable partner A motion to reconsider was laid on Whereas, in October 2020, the United the table. States, Australia, India, and Japan contin- for advancing peace, stability, and prosperity in Asia and beyond. f ued their ongoing cooperation through the quad framework and discussed collective ef- The United States and Japan share a REAFFIRMING VITAL ROLE OF forts to collaborate on COVID–19 pandemic commitment to upholding human UNITED STATES-JAPAN ALLIANCE response, maritime security, cybersecurity, rights, the rule of law, and democratic Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to quality infrastructure, counterterrorism, values and freedoms. In challenging suspend the rules and agree to the reso- and other areas; times like these, it is all the more im- Whereas our two countries, coming from lution (H. Res. 349) reaffirming the portant that we work with like-minded different cultural backgrounds, have created friends to defend and promote our vital role of the United States-Japan an active and dynamic relationship bene- alliance in promoting peace, stability, ficial to both peoples; and shared interests. and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific re- Whereas cultural and people-to-people ties One of those shared priorities is gion and beyond, as amended. between the United States and Japan are strengthening our alliances. This is The Clerk read the title of the resolu- long-standing and deep, as exemplified by more important than ever as China’s tion. the gift of the beautiful cherry trees that dot behavior becomes increasingly aggres- The text of the resolution is as fol- our nation’s capital from the People of sive and Kim Jong-un in North Korea lows: Japan to the People of the United States in remains unchecked in his challenge to 1912, signifying the affection and respect be- regional security and stability. H. RES. 349 tween the two nations: Now, therefore, be it Whereas the United States and Japan es- Resolved, That the House of Representa- H. Res. 349 expresses the bipartisan tablished diplomatic relations on March 31, tives— support in Congress for an equitable 1854, with the signing of the Treaty of Peace (1) reaffirms the vital role of the United agreement with Japan regarding Host and Amity; States-Japan alliance in promoting peace, Nation Support for our troops before

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.024 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5883 the current one expires. This is a crit- EXPRESSING IMPORTANCE OF Whereas the over 2,000,000 Korean Ameri- ical way to shore up a key ally’s de- UNITED STATES ALLIANCE WITH cans living in the United States contribute fenses and protect U.S. national inter- REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND CON- to the diversity and prosperity of our Na- ests. TRIBUTIONS OF KOREAN AMERI- tion, participate in all facets of American life, and have made significant contributions Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support CANS to the economic vitality of the United this resolution reaffirming our com- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to States; mitment to the United States’ partner- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- Whereas members of the Korean American ship with Japan, and I urge all my col- lution (H. Res. 809) expressing the im- community serve with distinction in the United States Armed Forces; leagues to do the same. portance of the United States alliance Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Whereas Korean Americans continue to with the Republic of Korea and the build and strengthen the alliance between my time. contributions of Korean Americans in the United States and the Republic of Korea; Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- the United States, as amended. and self such time as I may consume. The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Whereas the Asia Reassurance Initiative Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong tion. Act (Public Law 115–409), signed into law on support of H. Res. 349, a resolution to The text of the resolution is as fol- December 31, 2018, states that the United reaffirm the vital role of the U.S.- States Government— lows: (1) is committed to the Mutual Defense Japan alliance in promoting peace, sta- H. RES. 809 Treaty Between the United States and the bility, and prosperity in the Indo-Pa- Whereas the United States and the Repub- Republic of Korea and all related and subse- cific region. lic of Korea enjoy a comprehensive alliance quent bilateral security agreements and ar- For over six decades, the U.S.-Japan partnership, founded in shared strategic in- rangements concluded on or before the date alliance has served as a cornerstone for terests and cemented by a commitment to of the enactment of that Act; security in the Indo-Pacific region and democratic values; (2) recognizes the vital role of the alliance Whereas the United States and the Repub- between the United States and South Korea will continue to be fundamental to the in promoting peace and security in the Indo- protection of our shared interests. lic of Korea work closely together to promote international peace and security, eco- Pacific region; and Our two democratic nations maintain nomic prosperity, human rights, and the rule (3) calls for the strengthening and broad- close cooperation on a multitude of of law; ening of diplomatic, economic, and security issues, including nonproliferation, Whereas the relationship between the ties between the United States and the Re- global health, and maritime security. United States and the Republic of Korea goes public of Korea: Now, therefore, be it In recent years, our alliance has stood as far back as Korea’s Chosun Dynasty, when Resolved, That the House of Representa- tives— as a crucial check to China’s increasing the United States and Korea established diplomatic relations under the 1882 Treaty of (1) recognizes the vital role the alliance of regional aggression and North Korea’s the United States and the Republic of Korea continued nuclear ambitions. Peace, Amity, Commerce, and Navigation; Whereas, on August 15, 1948, the Provi- plays in promoting peace and security in the As the security environment in the sional Government of the Republic of Korea, Indo-Pacific region; Indo-Pacific continues to become more established on April 11, 1919, was dissolved (2) calls for the strengthening and broad- complex, our alliance will prove to be and transitioned to the First Republic of ening of diplomatic, economic, and security more significant than ever. This reso- Korea, the first independent government; ties between the United States and the Re- public of Korea, including through the con- lution reaffirms the importance of this Whereas regional peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific promotes shared United States- clusion of mutually agreeable multi-year longstanding strategic relationship in Special Measures Agreements; and the face of the new threats and chal- Republic of Korea interests of prosperity and economic well-being; (3) reaffirms the United States alliance lenges that impact both U.S. and Whereas United States military personnel with the Republic of Korea is central to ad- Japan. have maintained a continuous presence on vancing United States interests, engage- Mr. Speaker, as we face what some the Korean Peninsula since the Mutual De- ment, and influence in the region, based on would consider the greatest threat in fense Treaty Between the United States and shared commitments to democracy, free- the Republic of Korea (5 UST 2368) was market economics, human rights, and the our generation, the Chinese Com- rule of law. munist Party, the CCP, the United signed at Washington on October 1, 1953; States must reaffirm support for our Whereas, on May 7, 2013, the United States The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and the Republic of Korea signed a Joint alliance with like-minded nations like ant to the rule, the gentleman from Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- Japan. It is only through mutual co- Anniversary of the Alliance Between the Re- operation that we can continue to pro- tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each public of Korea and the United States; will control 20 minutes. tect democratic values and freedoms Whereas 63 years ago the Treaty of Friend- around the world. ship, Commerce, and Navigation between the The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to United States and the Republic of Korea, support this measure, and I yield back with Protocol (8 UST 2217) was signed at GENERAL LEAVE Seoul on November 28, 1956; the balance of my time. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Whereas the alliance between the Republic imous consent that all Members have 5 Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- of Korea and the United States, our shared legislative days in which to revise and self such time as I may consume. national security interests, the 9,000 South extend their remarks and include in Mr. Speaker, as certain actors con- Korean civilians working to support the the RECORD extraneous material on H. tinue their aggressive behavior and de- joint mission of United States Forces Korea Res. 809. stabilize the Indo-Pacific region, it is and the 28,500 United States military service members currently stationed in South The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there critical that we continue to strengthen Korea, are best served by the conclusion of objection to the request of the gen- our allies and friends. mutually agreeable, multi-year Special tleman from New York? Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support Measures Agreements; There was no objection. this resolution, and I yield back the Whereas the economic relationship be- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- balance of my time. tween the United States and the Republic of self such time as I may consume. Korea is deep and mutually beneficial to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support question is on the motion offered by both countries; Whereas the Republic of Korea is the this good measure from Mr. SUOZZI ex- the gentleman from New York (Mr. United States sixth-largest trading partner; pressing the importance of the United ENGEL) that the House suspend the Whereas the Republic of Korea is one of States alliance with the Republic of rules and agree to the resolution, H. the fastest growing sources of foreign direct Korea and the immense contributions Res. 349, as amended. investment in the United States; of Korean Americans to the United The question was taken; and (two- Whereas the United States is the second States. thirds being in the affirmative) the largest source of foreign direct investment The Republic of Korea is a linchpin of rules were suspended and the resolu- in the Republic of Korea; Whereas, on January 13, 1903, 102 pioneer United States foreign policy in North- tion, as amended, was agreed to. Korean immigrants arrived in the United east Asia. Our alliance, built upon our A motion to reconsider was laid on States, initiating the first chapter of Korean shared interests and commitment to the table. immigration to America; human rights, good governance, and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.026 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5884 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 other democratic values, has been cru- by shared strategic interests and a 1950, recommending ‘‘Members of the United cial for promoting international peace commitment cemented by democratic Nations furnish assistance to the Republic of and security, prosperity, rule of law, values. Korea’’ and Resolution 84 on July 7, 1950, rec- and freedom in the region and beyond. Our alliance is central to advancing ommending members make military forces and other assistance available ‘‘to a unified Here at home, we owe much of our democracy, free markets, human rights, the rule of law, peace and secu- command under the United States of Amer- success to the contributions of the mil- ica’’; lions of Koreans and Korean Americans rity, and crushing COVID–19, not only Whereas, on July 27, 1953, an Armistice living in the United States. Diversity in the Indo-Pacific region, but through- Agreement was signed by United States has always been a source of America’s out the world. Army Lieutenant General William Harrison, strength, and the Korean-American But this alliance is not limited to Jr., representing the United Nations Com- community is an excellent example of international cooperation. Korean mand with the Korean People’s Army and that. Americans contribute so much to the the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army to ‘‘en- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support fabric of our American communities, sure a complete cessation of hostilities and this important resolution. I urge my including the communities in my dis- of all acts of armed force in Korea until a trict in New York. Nearly 2 million Ko- final peaceful settlement is achieved’’; colleagues to do the same, and I re- Whereas the Armistice Agreement remains serve the balance of my time. rean Americans live across our country, and I know from my personal expe- in force today and that by its terms has nei- Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- rience that Korean Americans enrich ther formally ended the Korean war nor con- self such time as I may consume. all aspects of our society. stituted a permanent settlement of peace on the Korean Peninsula; Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support I am proud to lead this resolution of H. Res. 809, expressing the impor- Whereas, on October 1, 1953, the Mutual De- through the House of Representatives fense Treaty Between the United States and tance of the alliance between the U.S. today and call on my colleagues to con- and the Republic of Korea. the Republic of Korea (5 UST 2368) was tinue to strengthen diplomatic, eco- signed in Washington with ratification ad- South Korea continues to be one of nomic, and security ties between the vised by the Senate on January 26, 1954, and our most important strategic and eco- U.S. and our vital ally, South Korea. the shared commitment to recognize an nomic partners in the Indo-Pacific re- Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- armed attack on either of the Parties as dan- gion. While our alliance focuses heav- self such time as I may consume. gerous to each’s own peace and security and ily on our shared concern of a Mr. Speaker, for decades, our alli- to ‘‘act to meet the common danger in ac- nuclearized North Korea, our two na- ance with the Republic of Korea has cordance with [each’s] constitutional proc- tions also cooperate in areas such as served as a testament to the power of esses’’ and remains in force today; democracy, global health, and counter- freedom and democracy. Our relation- Whereas during the Korean war, 1,789,000 United States soldiers, sailors, airmen, and terrorism. ship is built upon strong ties and marines served in theater, 36,574 paid the ul- Together, we have made it a priority shared values, and more than 1.7 mil- timate sacrifice with their lives in defense of to support and uphold rules-based order lion Korean Americans call the United freedom in the Republic of Korea, and over in the Indo-Pacific region and protect States home. 7,500 United States servicemembers remain the democratic values and freedoms I look forward to many more years of classified by the Department of Defense as that both of our people hold so dearly. close cooperation between our two na- missing in action; As bad actors in the region continue tions as our alliance evolves and Whereas, on October 7, 2016, H.R. 1475, enti- their aggressive campaign against de- strengthens. tled the ‘‘Korean War Veterans Memorial mocracy and stability, it is critical Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Wall of Remembrance Act’’, was introduced support this measure, and I yield back in Congress by Representative Sam Johnson that we reiterate the importance of our of Texas and became Public Law 114–230; relationship with nations like South the balance of my time. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I want to Whereas according to House Report 114–433 Korea. to accompany H.R. 1475, H.R. 1475 authorizes Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to again thank Mr. SUOZZI for authoring a Wall of Remembrance to be added to the support this measure, and I reserve the this measure. I know he has had a deep Korean War Veterans Memorial with the interest in this for many, many years. balance of my time. names of those that died in theater, are list- I urge all of my colleagues on both Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 ed as missing, or prisoners of war, and would sides of the aisle to support it, and I minutes to the gentleman from my also list the number of members of the Ko- yield back the balance of my time. rean Augmentation to the United States home State of New York (Mr. SUOZZI), The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Army (KATUSA) who were killed in action, the author of this important resolu- question is on the motion offered by wounded in action, prisoners of war, or are tion. the gentleman from New York (Mr. listed as missing in action; Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I thank Whereas the ongoing conflict separated ENGEL) that the House suspend the countless Korean families from one another, my dear friend, Chairman ENGEL. rules and agree to the resolution, H. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support and an estimated 3,000 elderly South Koreans Res. 809, as amended. die every year without reuniting with their of H. Res. 809, which, as the chairman The question was taken; and (two- mentioned, I authored. This resolution loved ones; thirds being in the affirmative) the Whereas in the 70 years since the outbreak expresses the importance of our coun- rules were suspended and the resolu- of the Korean conflict, the United States-Re- try’s alliance with the Republic of tion, as amended, was agreed to. public of Korea alliance has transformed Korea. A motion to reconsider was laid on itself from a security relationship into a Affirmation of this alliance during the table. comprehensive global partnership; Whereas the Republic of Korea is consid- this time of transition to a new admin- f istration and a new Congress is being ered one of the greatest success stories in closely watched throughout the Indo- RECOGNIZING 70TH ANNIVERSARY the post-World War II era and constitutes a Pacific region, and it is encouraging to OF OUTBREAK OF KOREAN WAR lynchpin of United States foreign policy in Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to Northeast Asia; note that support for this resolution is Whereas the United States and the Repub- bipartisan and was passed unanimously suspend the rules and agree to the reso- lic of Korea have stood shoulder to shoulder by the House Committee on Foreign lution (H. Res. 1012) recognizing the in all major military conflicts the United Affairs. 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the States has faced since the Korean war while A little over 100 years ago, the Re- Korean War and the transformation of maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula; public of Korea declared itself sov- the United States-Korea alliance into a Whereas this partnership has contributed ereign and formed a provisional gov- mutually beneficial, global partner- to regional and global prosperity through ernment. Today, it is one of the most ship, as amended. the shared values of democracy, free market The Clerk read the title of the resolu- economy, human rights, and the rule of law; vibrant, prosperous, and free societies Whereas it is in the national interest of in the world. tion. The text of the resolution is as fol- the United States to maintain its forward b 1300 deployed presence in the Republic of Korea lows: through United States Forces Korea (USFK), The United States and South Korea H. RES. 1012 a premier Joint Force that is ‘‘well led, dis- have a special diplomatic, economic, Whereas the United Nations Security ciplined, trained and ready to Fight Tonight and security relationship, strengthened Council adopted Resolution 83 on June 27, and win’’;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.028 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5885 Whereas the 70-year transformation of the In the 70 years since the outbreak of This spring, I introduced this resolu- United States-Korea alliance into a mutu- the Korean War, the U.S.-Korea alli- tion because I wanted to acknowledge ally beneficial partnership has recently led ance has grown to become an indispen- and highlight the shared history and to important coordination and cooperation sable partnership for defending and ties between our nations. in confronting global pandemics including H1N1 in 2009, and COVID–19 in 2020; promoting peace, prosperity, and sta- It was over 70 years ago that the Whereas the Republic of Korea has made bility in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. United States rushed to the aid of the significant contributions to the global com- With a shared commitment to human Republic of Korea after they were at- munity in combating and containing COVID– rights and democratic values, our two tacked by its neighbor to the north. 19, including the manufacture and export of countries have worked hand in hand as The United States, leading the multi- Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Re- partners on so much of the challenges national coalition of the United Na- action (RT–PCR) test kits to the United facing us today: Security, trade, global tions Command, successfully defended States Government and various States; health, and more. the Republic of Korea. Whereas, on May 8, 2020, the Republic of When the United States faced crip- But the war devastated South Korea. Korea donated 500,000 masks to be distrib- pling shortages in essential protective uted to Korean war veterans throughout the Forty years ago, South Korea was one United States, including the Navajo Nation, gear during this pandemic, South of the poorest countries in the world. in a gesture of gratitude and in commemora- Korea stepped up to help us in our time Today, they are one of the most ad- tion of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of need. vanced. It is a miracle, and it is hard of the Korean war; and In times of crisis, it is all the more work. Whereas, on May 10, 2020, the Republic of important that we work closely with The Republic of Korea became a de- Korea donated 2,000,000 masks to the United our allies and friends. Our security pos- mocracy in the late 1980s. Today, it is States to help fill shortages in hospitals ture in the Korean Peninsula isn’t just one of the most widely respected coun- most impacted by COVID–19: Now, therefore, beneficial to the Republic of Korea, it be it tries in Asia and the world. It has been Resolved, That the House of Representa- is a benefit for American security as incredibly successful against the tives— well. COVID–19 pandemic and has helped the (1) underscores the continuing and crucial Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support United States in our own battle role of the alliance between the United this good measure recognizing our alli- against it. States and the Republic of Korea in ensuring ance with the Republic of Korea, and I President-elect Biden has recognized peace and stability in Asia and the world, in- urge my colleagues to do the same. the value of our relationship with cluding by providing security from the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of threat posed by the Democratic People’s Re- Korea, and his call to President Moon my time. Jae-in was one of the first calls to a public of Korea and its repeated provo- Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- cations; foreign leader. self such time as I may consume. Our ties with the Republic of Korea (2) reaffirms the importance of close co- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support operation between the United States and the are enduring. They are based on our of H. Res. 1012, recognizing the 70th an- Republic of Korea in the Indo-Pacific, in- shared people-to-people values, our vi- niversary of the outbreak of the Ko- cluding on issues ranging from infrastruc- brant Korean-American community, rean War and the transformation of the ture and development financing to pro- American expatriates in South Korea, moting good governance; U.S.-Korea alliance into a mutual ben- and our economic ties. (3) encourages the continued close and con- eficial, global partnership. tinuing ties between the people and govern- Since that momentous day, our two We have shared values and respect ments of the two nations, as well as the con- nations have worked together to pro- for democracy and human rights. We tributions the near two million Korean- mote and protect democracy and free- will work together to confront the Americans have made to both societies; dom in the Indo-Pacific region and challenges of this pandemic, as well as (4) commits to continuing and expanding around the world. other challenges, like climate change. United States-Republic of Korea medical and I thank my colleagues on both sides scientific and research collaboration, par- American and South Koreans alike understand the importance of defend- of the aisle who support and sustain ticularly since cooperation between the two this alliance, as well as Chairman countries has saved countless lives during ing democracy against malign actors the COVID–19 pandemic; who seek to undermine it at every ENGEL and Ranking Member MCCAUL (5) urges both countries to prioritize ongo- turn. and their staff, like Theresa Lou, who ing Special Measures Agreement negotia- I would like to thank the 5.8 million helped bring this resolution to the tions and to reach mutually agreeable terms; U.S. servicemembers who served during floor. and the Korean War, including 36,574 who Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- (6) recommits the United States to ensur- paid the ultimate sacrifice in the de- self such time as I may consume. ing the relationship between the United fense of the Republic of Korea. Mr. Speaker, I would like to express States and Republic of Korea continues to my sincere gratitude for those who grow and thrive into the foreseeable future. The fight to protect freedom and democracy will continue for years to fought to defend freedom during the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Korean War. Because of their sacrifice, ant to the rule, the gentleman from come, but we are fortunate to have partners like the Republic of Korea by South Koreans can live freely and New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- without fear of oppression. tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each our side. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Through new and unforeseen chal- will control 20 minutes. lenges, the U.S.-ROK alliance con- The Chair recognizes the gentleman support this measure, and I reserve the tinues to strengthen and evolve, and from New York. balance of my time. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 we look forward to close cooperation GENERAL LEAVE minutes to the gentleman from Cali- and friendship in years to come. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to imous consent that all Members have 5 fornia (Mr. BERA), the author of this support this measure, and I yield back legislative days in which to revise and important resolution, the chair of the the balance of my time. extend their remarks and include in Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- the RECORD extraneous material on H. and Nonproliferation. self such time as I may consume for Res. 1012, as amended. Mr. BERA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there to urge support of my resolution, H. the purpose of closing. objection to the request of the gen- Res. 1012, which recognizes the trans- Mr. Speaker, let me say that, as one tleman from New York? formation of the U.S.-South Korea re- of the few Members of Congress who There was no objection. lationship into a strong and enduring has been to North Korea twice, I think Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- partnership that benefits the entire that when you do that, you see the pro- self such time as I may consume. world. found difference between North Korea Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Mr. As the proud co-chair of the Korea and South Korea. That is why it is so BERA for authoring this resolution rec- Caucus and the co-chair of the Congres- important that the United States con- ognizing the historic alliance between sional Study Group on Korea, I know tinue strongly its alliance with the Re- the United States and the Republic of how important this relationship is to public of Korea, a vital partnership Korea. our two countries. that has grown stronger and stronger

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.007 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5886 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 over the past 70 years, and I am sure TITLE III—ASSISTANCE FOR LIBYA the center. The United Nations has called for will continue for many more to come. Sec. 301. Humanitarian relief for the people the immediate release, evacuation, and pro- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to of Libya and international refu- tection of refugees and migrants detained in support this resolution, and I yield gees and migrants in Libya. conflict zones. Sec. 302. Support for democratic govern- (10) The Department of State’s 2020 Traf- back the balance of my time. ance, elections, and civil soci- ficking in Persons Report states with regard The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ety. to Libya, ‘‘Trafficking victims—including question is on the motion offered by Sec. 303. Engaging international financial men, women, and children—are highly vul- the gentleman from New York (Mr. institutions to advance Libyan nerable to extreme violence and other ENGEL) that the House suspend the economic recovery and improve human rights violations in Libya by govern- rules and agree to the resolution, H. public sector financial manage- mental and non-state armed groups, includ- Res. 1012, as amended. ment. ing: physical, sexual, and verbal assault; ab- Sec. 304. Recovering assets stolen from the duction for ransom; extortion; arbitrary The question was taken; and (two- Libyan people. killings; inhumane detention; and child sol- thirds being in the affirmative) the TITLE IV—DETERMINATION OF diering. . .Migrants in Libya are extremely rules were suspended and the resolu- BUDGETARY EFFECTS vulnerable to sex and labor trafficking [and tion, as amended, was agreed to. Sec. 401. Determination of budgetary ef- . . .] are vulnerable to exploitation by state The title of the resolution was fects. and non-state actors, including employers who refuse to pay laborers’ wages.’’. amended so as to read: ‘‘Resolution SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. (11) In November 2019, the GNA and the Recognizing the historic trans- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- Government of Turkey signed a Memo- lowing findings: formation of the United States-Repub- randum of Understanding on maritime (1) The stability and territorial unity of lic of Korea alliance since the Korean boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea. Libya is critical to the security of the War into a mutually beneficial, global (12) According to a July 2020 Department of United States, Europe, North Africa, and the partnership.’’. Defense Inspector General report, the Wag- Sahel, as well as maritime routes in the ner Group, a Russian private military com- A motion to reconsider was laid on southern Mediterranean Sea. the table. pany, has deployed as many as 2,500 merce- (2) United States Africa Command nary forces, including some Syrian fighters, f (AFRICOM) identifies containing instability advanced equipment, and advanced capabili- in Libya as one of its six main lines of effort LIBYA STABILIZATION ACT ties to support the LNA and Russian objec- in Africa and works to support diplomatic ef- tives in North Africa. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to forts to reconstitute the Libyan State and to (13) According to a July 2020 Department of suspend the rules and pass the bill disrupt terrorist organizations that impede Defense Inspector General report, ‘‘Turkey’s (H.R. 4644) to clarify United States pol- that process or threaten United States inter- president acknowledged that his country ests. sent many Syrian militants to Libya to sup- icy toward Libya, advance a diplomatic (3) According to the Defense Intelligence solution to the conflict in Libya, and port the Government of National Accord Agency, the Islamic State in Libya (ISIS- (GNA). . ..USAFRICOM estimated that 3,500 support the people of Libya, as amend- Libya) is ‘‘degraded’’. However, Secretary of Syrian mercenaries were in Libya supporting ed. Defense Mark Esper said in November 2019 the GNA as of the end of March. Citing press The Clerk read the title of the bill. that there is a continued need for lethal op- reports, USAFRICOM stated that an addi- The text of the bill is as follows: erations to keep ISIS-Libya in a degraded tional 300 Turkish-supported ‘Syrian opposi- state. H.R. 4644 tion’ fighters arrived in Libya in early (4) On April 4, 2019, Khalifa Haftar, the April.’’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- commander of the Libyan National Army (14) In January 2020, LNA-aligned forces resentatives of the United States of America in (LNA) ordered forces loyal to him to begin a shut down oil production in eastern Libya, Congress assembled, unilateral military operation to take control which according to the United Nations SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. of Tripoli, the capital of Libya and seat of threatens devastating consequences for the (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the Government of National Accord (GNA), Libyan people and for the country’s eco- the ‘‘Libya Stabilization Act’’. an interim body that emerged from previous nomic and financial situation. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- United Nations-backed negotiations which (15) On January 19, 2020, at a peace contents for this Act is as follows: the United States Government and the ference in Berlin, representatives of the Gov- Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. United Nations Security Council have recog- ernments of Algeria, China, Egypt, France, Sec. 2. Findings; statement of policy. nized since 2015. Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, the Repub- TITLE I—IDENTIFYING CHALLENGES TO (5) Both the LNA, the GNA, and their asso- lic of Congo, the United Arab Emirates, the STABILITY IN LIBYA ciated forces have failed to observe their ob- United Kingdom, and the United States, as ligations under international humanitarian Sec. 101. Report on activities of certain for- well as regional and multilateral organiza- law, increased the geographic scope of the tions, agreed to refrain from interference in eign governments and actors in conflict, ignored calls for de-escalation and a Libya’s internal affairs, abide by the United Libya. ceasefire, recruited foreign mercenaries, and Nations arms embargo, and advance a 55- Sec. 102. Report of Russian activities and intensified ground and air campaigns using point communique to resolve the conflict in objectives in Libya. heavy weapons, aircraft, and reportedly Libya. Sec. 103. Determination of sanctionable ac- using armed drones provided by foreign pow- (16) On January 30, 2020, then-United Na- tivities of the Libyan National ers. tions Special Representative Salame´ as- Army with respect to Syria. (6) According to then-United Nations Spe- serted, ‘‘the warring parties have continued TITLE II—ACTIONS TO ADDRESS cial Representative and Head of the United to receive advanced equipment, fighters, and FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN LIBYA Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), advisors from foreign states, in violation of Sec. 201. Sanctions with respect to foreign Ghassan Salame´, weapons provided by for- the UN arms embargo and pledges made by persons leading, directing, or eign powers to the warring parties in viola- representatives of these countries in Berlin’’. supporting certain foreign gov- tion of the United Nations arms embargo are (17) On February 12, 2020, the United States ernment involvement in Libya. being sold to or captured by terrorist groups Assistant Secretary of State for Near East- Sec. 202. Sanctions with respect to foreign active in Libya. ern Affairs testified before the Senate For- persons threatening the peace (7) According to the United Nations, since eign Relations Committee, ‘‘The task of or stability of Libya. the LNA offensive began in April 2019, the bringing the Libyans back to the negotiating Sec. 203. Sanctions with respect to foreign conflict in Libya has led to the deaths of table has been complicated by the involve- persons who are responsible for more than 2,200 people and the displacement ment of external actors. Libya is not the or complicit in gross violations of more than 150,000 people. place for Russian mercenaries, or fighters of internationally recognized (8) All sides of the conflict have requi- from Syria, Chad, and Sudan. It is not the human rights committed in sitioned the houses of civilians, targeted place for the Emiratis, Russians, or Turks to Libya. medical facilities, and inhibited humani- be fighting battles on the ground through Sec. 204. Sanctions described. tarian access to food, health, and other life- intermediaries they sponsor or support with Sec. 205. Waiver. saving services, worsening humanitarian sophisticated and deadly equipment in pur- Sec. 206. Implementation and regulatory au- conditions. suit of their own agendas.’’. thority. (9) More than 2,200 refugees and migrants (18) On February 13, 2020, the United Na- Sec. 207. Exception relating to importation are detained in detention facilities in Libya tions Security Council adopted Resolution of goods. with serious risks of torture, starvation, sex- 2510, which endorses the Conclusions of the Sec. 208. Definitions. ual abuse, and death. On July 2, 2019, an air- International Conference on Libya held in Sec. 209. Suspension of sanctions. strike against the Tajura Detention Center Berlin, affirms the need for a lasting Sec. 210. Sunset. killed 53 and wounded 130 people trapped in ceasefire, demands full compliance by all

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(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy TITLE I—IDENTIFYING CHALLENGES TO (2) AFRICOM has also stated that the Rus- of the United States— STABILITY IN LIBYA sian military presence in Libya threatens fu- (1) to advance a peaceful resolution to the ture United States military partnerships and SEC. 101. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN counterterrorism cooperation by impeding conflict in Libya through a political process FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AC- as the best way to secure United States in- TORS IN LIBYA. United States access to Libya. (3) In May 2020, AFRICOM reported that terests, ensure a stable and unified Libya, re- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days duce the threat of terrorism, and provide after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Government of Russia deployed 14 MiG- peace and opportunity to the Libyan people; the Secretary of State, in consultation with 29 and Su-24 aircraft to Libya to support (2) to support the implementation of the Director of National Intelligence, shall Russian state-sponsored private military United Nations Security Council Resolutions submit to the appropriate congressional contractors, including the Wagner Group. (b) REPORT.— 1970 (2011) and 1973 (2011), which established committees a report that includes— (1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after an arms embargo on Libya, and subsequent (1) a description of the full extent of in- the date of the enactment of this Act, the resolutions modifying and extending the em- volvement in Libya by foreign governments, Secretary of State shall submit to the appro- bargo; including the Governments of Russia, Tur- priate congressional committees a report (3) to enforce Executive Order 13726 (81 Fed. key, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, that contains an assessment of Russian ac- Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and Sudan, Chad, China, Saudi Arabia, and tivities and objectives in Libya, including— suspending entry into the United States of Qatar, including— (A) the potential threat such activities persons contributing to the situation in (A) a description of which governments are pose to the United States, southern Europe, Libya (April 19, 2016)), designed to target in- linked to drone and aircraft strikes; NATO, and partners in the Mediterranean dividuals or entities who ‘‘threaten the (B) a list of the types and estimated Sea and North African region; peace, security, and stability of Libya’’; amounts of equipment transferred by each (B) the direct role of Russia in Libyan fi- (4) to oppose attacks on civilians, medical government described in this paragraph to nancial affairs, to include issuing and print- workers, and critical infrastructure, includ- the parties to the conflict, including foreign ing currency; and ing water supplies, in Libya, and to support military contractors, mercenaries, or para- (C) Russia’s use of mercenaries, military accountability for those engaged in such hei- military forces operating in Libya; and contractors, equipment, and paramilitary nous actions; (C) an estimate of the financial support forces in Libya. (5) to support Libya’s sovereignty, inde- provided by each government described in (2) FORM.—The report required by para- pendence, territorial integrity, and national this paragraph to the parties to the conflict, graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified unity consistent with United Nations Secu- including foreign military contractors, mer- form, but may contain a classified annex. rity Council Resolution 2510 (2020) and all cenaries, or paramilitary forces operating in (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- predecessor resolutions with respect to Libya; TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term Libya, including by— (2) an analysis and determination of ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ (A) taking action to end the violence and whether the actions by the governments de- means— flow of arms; scribed in paragraph (1) violate the arms em- (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of (B) rejecting attempts by any party to il- bargo with respect to Libya under United the House of Representatives; and licitly export Libya’s oil; and Nations Security Council Resolution 2473 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of (C) urging Libyan parties to eject foreign (2019) and other relevant Security Council the Senate. military and mercenary forces; resolutions; SEC. 103. DETERMINATION OF SANCTIONABLE (6) to leverage diplomatic relations to con- (3) a list of the specific offending materiel ACTIVITIES OF THE LIBYAN NA- vince the parties to the conflict in Libya to or financial support transfers provided by a TIONAL ARMY WITH RESPECT TO immediately de-escalate and halt their cur- government described in paragraph (1) that SYRIA. rent fighting and persuade foreign powers to violate the arms embargo with respect to Not later than 180 days after the date of stop providing personnel, including merce- Libya under United Nations Security Coun- the enactment of this Act, the President naries, weapons, and financing that exacer- cil Resolution 2473 (2019) and other relevant shall submit to the Committee on Foreign bate the conflict; Security Council resolutions; Affairs of the House of Representatives and (7) to support building on the Libyan Polit- (4) a description of the activities of each the Committee on Foreign Relations of the ical Agreement as a viable framework for foreign armed group, including the Russian Senate a list of members of the Libyan Na- the political solution in Libya and to urge Wagner Group, Turkish military contractors tional Army (LNA), and details of their ac- all Libyan parties to resume the inclusive and mercenaries, affiliates of ISIS, al-Qaida tivities, that the President determines are Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political proc- in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and Ansar knowingly responsible for sanctionable offenses pursuant to— ess under the auspices of UNSMIL; al-Sharia, in Libya; (1) section 7412 of the Caesar Syria Civilian (8) to support a negotiated and peaceful po- (5) a description of European Union and Protection Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 8791 note; litical solution that includes a single, uni- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 133 Stat. 2292); or fied, inclusive, and effective Libyan Govern- efforts to enforce the United Nations arms (2) Executive Order 13582 (76 Fed. Reg. ment approved by the Libyan House of Rep- embargo and facilitate a ceasefire; 52209; relating to blocking property of the resentatives, the end of a transitional period (6) a description of any violations of the Government of Syria and prohibiting certain achieved through free, fair, inclusive, and arms embargo by European Union member transactions with respect to Syria (August credible elections, a fair and transparent al- states; and 17, 2011)). location of resources, interim security ar- (7) a description of United States diplo- rangements, and a process for the reunifica- matic engagement with the European Union TITLE II—ACTIONS TO ADDRESS FOREIGN tion of Libyan government ministries and and NATO regarding enforcement of the INTERVENTION IN LIBYA Libyan sovereign institutions, including the United Nations arms embargo. SEC. 201. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR- Central Bank of Libya, the National Oil Cor- (b) FORM.—The report required by sub- EIGN PERSONS LEADING, DIRECT- poration, and the Libyan Investment Au- section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified ING, OR SUPPORTING CERTAIN FOR- thority; form, but may contain a classified annex. EIGN GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN LIBYA. (9) to support constant, unimpeded, and re- (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term liable humanitarian access to those in need after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to hold accountable those who impede or ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ the President shall impose each of the sanc- threaten the delivery of humanitarian assist- means— tions described in section 204 with respect to ance; (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and each foreign person that the President deter- (10) to seek to bring an end to trafficking the Permanent Select Committee on Intel- mines knowingly engages in an activity de- in persons such as slavery, forced labor, and ligence of the House of Representatives; and scribed in subsection (b). sexual exploitation, including with respect (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations (b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign per- to migrants; and the Select Committee on Intelligence of son engages in an activity described in this (11) to advocate for the immediate release the Senate. subsection if the person leads, directs, or and safe evacuations of detained refugees SEC. 102. REPORT OF RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES AND provides significant financial, material, or and migrants trapped by the fighting in OBJECTIVES IN LIBYA. technological support to, or knowingly en- Libya; (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- gages in a significant transaction with, a (12) to encourage implementation of lowing findings: non-Libyan foreign person that is— UNSMIL’s plan for the organized and gradual (1) General Stephen Townsend, Commander (1) in Libya in a military or commercial closure of migrant detention centers in of United States Africa Command capacity as a military contractor, merce- Libya; (AFRICOM), warned in January 2020 that in nary, or part of a paramilitary force; and

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(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The Presi- priate congressional committees a list of for- (d) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH NATIONAL dent shall impose each of the sanctions de- eign persons, including senior government SECURITY.—The following activities shall be scribed in section 204 with respect to each officials, militia leaders, paramilitary lead- exempt from sanctions under this section: foreign person on the list required by sub- ers, and other persons who provide signifi- (1) Activities subject to the reporting re- section (b). cant support to militia or paramilitary quirements under title V of the National Se- (b) LIST.—Not later than 180 days after the groups in Libya, that the President deter- curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.). date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi- mines are knowingly responsible for or (2) Any authorized intelligence or law en- dent shall submit to the appropriate congres- complicit in, or have directly or indirectly forcement activities of the United States. sional committees a list of— engaged in, gross violations of internation- SEC. 205. WAIVER. (1) foreign persons, including senior gov- ally recognized human rights committed in The President may waive the application ernment officials, militia leaders, para- Libya. of sanctions imposed on a foreign person military leaders, and other persons who pro- (2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall under this title if the President— vide significant support to militia or para- submit to the appropriate congressional (1) determines that such a waiver is in the military groups in Libya, that the President committees an updated list under paragraph national interest of the United States; and determines are knowingly— (1)— (2) not later than the date on which such (A) engaged in significant actions or poli- (A) not later than 180 days after the date of waiver will take effect, submits to the appro- cies that threaten the peace, security, or sta- the enactment of this Act and annually priate congressional committees a notice of bility of Libya, including any supply of arms thereafter for a period of 5 years; or and justification for such waiver. or related materiel in violation of a United (B) as new information becomes available. SEC. 206. IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATORY Nations Security Council resolution with re- (3) FORM.—The list required by paragraph AUTHORITY. spect to Libya; (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, The President— (B) engaged in significant actions or poli- but may include a classified annex. (1) is authorized to exercise all authorities cies that obstruct, undermine, delay, or im- SEC. 204. SANCTIONS DESCRIBED. provided to the President under sections 203 pede, or pose a significant risk of obstruct- (a) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions and 205 of the International Emergency Eco- ing, undermining, delaying, or impeding the to be imposed with respect to a foreign per- nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to United Nations-mediated political process son under section 201, 202, or 203 are the fol- carry out this title; and that seeks a negotiated and peaceful solution lowing: (2) shall issue such regulations, licenses, to the Libyan crisis; (1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President and orders as are necessary to carry out this (C) engaged in significant actions that may shall exercise all of the powers granted to title. lead to or result in the misappropriation of the President by the International Emer- SEC. 207. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTA- significant state assets of Libya; gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 TION OF GOODS. (D) involved in, or has been involved in, et seq.) (except that the requirements of sec- (a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and re- the significant illicit exploitation of crude tion 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not quirements to impose sanctions under this oil or any other natural resources in Libya, apply) to the extent necessary to block and title shall not include the authority or re- including the significant illicit production, prohibit all transactions in property and in- quirement to impose sanctions on the impor- refining, brokering, sale, purchase, or export terests in property of the person if such tation of goods. of Libyan oil; property and interests in property are in the (b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the (E) significantly threatening or coercing United States, come within the United term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or Libyan state financial institutions or the States, or are or come within the possession man-made substance, material, supply or Libyan National Oil Company; or or control of a United States person. manufactured product, including inspection (F) significantly responsible for actions or (2) INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVID- and test equipment and excluding technical policies that are intended to undermine ef- UALS.— data. forts to promote stabilization and economic (A) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR SEC. 208. DEFINITIONS. recovery in Libya; PAROLE.—A foreign person who meets any of In this title: (2) foreign persons that the President de- the criteria described section 201, 202, or 203 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- termines are successor entities to persons reis— TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional ferred to in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of (i) inadmissible to the United States; committees’’ means— paragraph (1); and (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other doc- (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and (3) foreign persons that the President de- umentation to enter the United States; and the Committee on Financial Services of the termines— (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or House of Representatives; and (A) own or control, or are owned or con- paroled into the United States or to receive (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations trolled by, a person referred to in any of sub- any other benefit under the Immigration and and the Committee on Banking, Housing, paragraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). and Urban Affairs of the Senate. or paragraph (2); and (B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—A foreign (2) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admit- (B) have provided, or attempted to provide, person subject to section 201, 202, or 203 is ted’’ and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given significant financial, material, techno- subject to the following: those terms in section 101 of the Immigra- logical, or other support for, or goods or (i) Revocation of any visa or other entry tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). services in support of, a person referred to in documentation regardless of when the visa (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of or other entry documentation is or was person’’ means an individual or entity that paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) for purposes of issued. is not a United States person. engaging in any activity listed in such sub- (ii) A revocation under clause (i) shall— (4) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘for- paragraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1). (I) take effect immediately; and eign government’’ means any government of (4) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall (II) automatically cancel any other valid a country other than the United States. submit to the appropriate congressional visa or entry documentation that is in the (5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ committees an updated list under paragraph foreign person’s possession. with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a (1)— (b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for result, means that a person has actual (A) not later than 180 days after the date of in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the knowledge, or should have known, of the the enactment of this Act and annually International Emergency Economic Powers conduct, the circumstance, or the result. thereafter for a period of 5 years; or Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person (6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term (B) as new information becomes available. that violates, attempts to violate, conspires ‘‘United States person’’ means— (5) FORM.—The list required by paragraph to violate, or causes a violation of regula- (A) an individual who is a United States (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, tions promulgated under section 306(2) to citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for per- but may include a classified annex. carry out subsection (a)(1) to the same ex- manent residence to the United States; or SEC. 203. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR- tent that such penalties apply to a person (B) an entity organized under the laws of EIGN PERSONS WHO ARE RESPON- SIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN GROSS that commits an unlawful act described in the United States or any jurisdiction within VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY section 206(a) of that Act. the United States, including a foreign branch RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS COM- (c) EXCEPTION.—Sanctions under sub- of such an entity; or MITTED IN LIBYA. section (a)(2) shall not apply to an alien if (C) any person in the United States. (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The Presi- admitting or paroling the alien into the (7) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY dent shall impose each of the sanctions de- United States is necessary to permit the RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross scribed in section 204 with respect to each United States to comply with the Agreement violations of internationally recognized

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human rights’’ has the meaning given such the Administrator of the United States (b) RISK MITIGATION AND ASSISTANCE MONI- term in section 502B(d)(1) of the Foreign As- Agency for International Development, shall TORING.—The Secretary of State and Admin- sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)). submit to the appropriate congressional istrator of the United States Agency for SEC. 209. SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS. committees a strategy on the following: International Development shall ensure that (a) IN GENERAL.—The President may sus- (1) How the United States, working with appropriate steps are taken to mitigate risk pend in whole or in part the imposition of relevant foreign governments and multilat- of diversion of assistance for Libya and en- sanctions otherwise required under this title eral organizations, plans to address the hu- sure reliable third-party monitoring is uti- for periods not to exceed 90 days if the Presi- manitarian situation in Libya. lized for projects in Libya that United States dent determines that the parties to the con- (2) Diplomatic efforts by the United States Government personnel are unable to access flict in Libya have agreed to and are uphold- to encourage strategic burden-sharing with and monitor. ing a sustainable, good-faith ceasefire in sup- international donors, including foreign gov- (c) REPORT.— port of a lasting political solution in Libya. ernments and multilateral organizations on (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days (b) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later efforts to improve the humanitarian situa- after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of than 30 days after the date on which the tion in Libya. State, in coordination with the Adminis- President makes a determination to suspend (3) How to address humanitarian access trator of the United States Agency for Inter- the imposition of sanctions as described in challenges and ensure protection for vulner- national Development, shall submit to the subsection (a), the President shall submit to able refugees and migrants, including protec- appropriate congressional committees a re- the appropriate congressional committees a tion from trafficking in persons such as slav- port on the activities carried out under sub- notification of the determination. ery, forced labor, and sexual exploitation. section (a). (c) REIMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Any sanc- (4) How the United States is mitigating (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- tions suspended under subsection (a) shall be risk, utilizing third party monitors, and en- TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term reimposed if the President determines that suring effective delivery of assistance. ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ the criteria described in that subsection are (d) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—The Sec- means— no longer being met. retary of State, in consultation with the Ad- (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and SEC. 210. SUNSET. ministrator of the United States Agency for the Committee on Appropriations of the The requirement to impose sanctions International Development, should work House of Representatives; and under this title shall cease to be effective on with relevant foreign governments and mul- (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations December 31, 2024. tilateral organizations to coordinate a high- and the Committee on Appropriations of the level summit with respect to Libya in order Senate. TITLE III—ASSISTANCE FOR LIBYA to— (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— SEC. 301. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR THE PEO- (1) advance a ceasefire; (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be PLE OF LIBYA AND INTERNATIONAL (2) facilitate a political process to achieve appropriated $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN LIBYA. such a ceasefire; and carry out subsection (a). (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of (3) coordinate donations to advance the (2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Any ex- Congress that— provision of humanitarian assistance to the penditure of amounts made available to (1) the United States Government should— people of Libya and international migrants carry out subsection (a) shall be subject to (A) continue efforts to address Libya’s hu- and refugees in Libya in order to carry out the notification requirements applicable to— manitarian crisis; the strategy required by subsection (c). (A) expenditures from the Economic Sup- (B) leverage diplomatic relations with the (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- port Fund under section 531(c) of the Foreign warring parties to guarantee constant, reli- TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(c)); and able humanitarian access by frontline pro- ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ (B) expenditures from the Development As- viders in Libya; means— sistance Fund under section 653(a) of the (C) leverage diplomatic relations with the (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. warring parties, the United Nations, and the the Committee on Appropriations of the 2413(a)). European Union to encourage the voluntary House of Representatives; and SEC. 303. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL safe passage of detained vulnerable migrants (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE LIBYAN and refugees from the conflict zones in and the Committee on Appropriations of the ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND IM- Libya; and Senate. PROVE PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCIAL (D) support efforts to document and pub- SEC. 302. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERN- MANAGEMENT. licize gross violations of internationally rec- ANCE, ELECTIONS, AND CIVIL SOCI- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the ognized human rights and international hu- ETY. Treasury shall instruct the United States manitarian law, including efforts related to (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State Executive Director at each international fi- trafficking in persons such as slavery, forced shall coordinate United States Government nancial institution to use the voice, vote, labor, and sexual exploitation, and hold per- efforts to— and influence of the United States to sup- petrators accountable; and (1) support efforts to resolve the current port, in a way that is consistent with broad- (2) humanitarian assistance to address the civil conflict in Libya; er United States national interests, a Liby- crisis in Libya should be targeted toward (2) work to help the people of Libya and a an-led process to develop a framework for those most in need and delivered through future Libyan government develop func- the economic recovery of Libya and im- partners that uphold internationally recog- tioning, unified Libyan economic, security, proved public sector financial management, nized humanitarian principles, with robust and governing institutions; complementary to United Nations-led peace monitoring to ensure assistance is reaching (3) work to ensure free, fair, inclusive, and efforts and in support of the future establish- intended beneficiaries. credible elections organized by an inde- ment of a sovereign state with democratic (b) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Adminis- pendent and effective High National Elec- institutions and the rule of law in Libya. trator of the United States Agency for Inter- tions Commission in Libya, including (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—To the extent national Development, in coordination with through supporting electoral security and consistent with broader United States na- the Secretary of State, should continue to international election observation and by tional interests, the framework described in support humanitarian assistance to individ- providing training and technical assistance subsection (a) shall include the following uals and communities in Libya, including— to institutions with election-related respon- policy proposals: (1) health assistance, including logistical sibilities, as appropriate; (1) To restore, respect, and safeguard the and technical assistance to hospitals, ambu- (4) work with the people of Libya, non- integrity, unity, and lawful governance of lances, and health clinics in affected commu- governmental organizations, and Libyan in- Libya’s key economic ministries and institu- nities, including migrant communities, and stitutions to strengthen democratic govern- tions, in particular the Central Bank of provision of basic public health commod- ance, reinforce civilian institutions and sup- Libya, the Libya Investment Authority, the ities; port decentralization in order to address National Oil Corporation, and the Audit Bu- (2) services, such as medicines and medical community grievances, promote social cohe- reau (AB). supplies and equipment; sion, mitigate drivers of violent extremism, (2) To improve the accountability and ef- (3) assistance to provide— and help communities recover from Islamic fectiveness of Libyan authorities, including (A) protection, food, and shelter, including State occupation; sovereign economic institutions, in pro- to migrant communities; and (5) defend against gross violations of inter- viding services and opportunity to the Liby- (B) water, sanitation, and hygiene (com- nationally recognized human rights in an people. monly referred to as ‘‘WASH’’); and Libya, including by supporting efforts to (3) To assist in improving public financial (4) technical assistance to ensure health, document such violations; management and reconciling the public ac- food, and commodities are appropriately se- (6) to combat corruption and improve the counts of national financial institutions and lected, procured, targeted, monitored, and transparency and accountability of Libyan letters of credit issued by private Libyan fi- distributed. government institutions; and nancial institutions as needed pursuant to a (c) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days (7) to support the efforts of independent political process. after the date of the enactment of this Act, media outlets to broadcast, distribute, and (4) To restore the production, efficient the Secretary of State, in coordination with share information with the Libyan people. management, and development of Libya’s oil

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.012 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5890 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 and gas industries so such industries are re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Judiciary Committee reserves the right to silient against malign foreign influence and ant to the rule, the gentleman from request an appropriate number of conferees can generate prosperity on behalf of the Lib- New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- to address any concerns with these or simi- yan people. lar provisions that may arise in conference. tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each (5) To promote the development of private Please place this letter into the Congres- sector enterprise. will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman sional Record during consideration of the (6) To improve the transparency and ac- measure on the House floor. Thank you for countability of public sector employment from New York. the cooperative spirit in which you have and wage distribution. GENERAL LEAVE worked regarding this matter and others be- (7) To strengthen supervision of and reform Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- tween our committees. of Libyan financial institutions. imous consent that all Members have 5 Sincerely, (8) To eliminate exploitation of price con- legislative days in which to revise and JERROLD NADLER, trols and market distorting subsidies in the extend their remarks and include ex- Chairman. Libyan economy. traneous material on H.R. 4644. (9) To support opportunities for United HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, States businesses. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gen- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, (c) CONSULTATION.—In supporting the Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. framework described in subsection (a), the tleman from New York? Hon. JERROLD NADLER, Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the There was no objection. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Executive Director at each Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. international financial institution to en- self such time as I may consume. DEAR CHAIRMAN NADLER: I am writing to courage the institution to consult with rel- Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support you concerning H.R. 4644, Libya Stabiliza- evant stakeholders in the financial, govern- of the Libya Stabilization Act, an im- tion Act. I appreciate your willingness to ance, and energy sectors. portant piece of legislation introduced work cooperatively on this legislation. (d) DEFINITION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—In this section, the term by the chairman and the ranking mem- I acknowledge that provisions of the bill ‘‘international financial institution’’ means ber of the Middle East and North Afri- fall within the jurisdiction of the House the International Monetary Fund, Inter- ca Subcommittee, Mr. DEUTCH, along Committee on the Judiciary under House national Bank for Reconstruction and Devel- with Ranking Member WILSON. Rule X, and that your Committee will forgo opment, European Bank for Reconstruction This bill responds to years of insta- action on H.R. 4644 to expedite floor consid- and Development, International Develop- bility and violence in Libya, which has eration. I further acknowledge that the inaction of your Committee with respect to the ment Association, International Finance given Russia a new foothold in North Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guar- bill does not waive any future jurisdictional Africa and contributed to the growth of claim over the matters contained in the bill antee Agency, African Development Bank, violent extremist groups. African Development Fund, Asian Develop- that fall within your jurisdiction. I will also ment Bank, Inter-American Development Though there is welcome news of an support the appointment of Committee on Bank, Bank for Economic Cooperation and emerging ceasefire in Libya, facilitated the Judiciary conferees during any House- Development in the Middle East and North by the United Nations, sporadic vio- Senate conference convened on this legisla- Africa, and Inter-American Investment Cor- lence continues and dangerous militia tion. poration. groups remain active throughout the Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of (e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this country. letters is included in the Congressional section shall cease to be effective on Decem- The Libya Stabilization Act address- Record during floor consideration of the bill. ber 31, 2024. Thank you again for your cooperation rees these threats by sanctioning outside garding the legislation. I look forward to SEC. 304. RECOVERING ASSETS STOLEN FROM actors who fuel the conflict or per- THE LIBYAN PEOPLE. continuing to work with you as the measure petrate human rights abuses. The bill (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of moves through the legislative process. Congress that the Secretary of State, the also directs additional U.S. support to Sincerely, Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney humanitarian relief and assistance ef- ELIOT L. ENGEL, General should, to the extent practicable, forts to help strengthen democratic Chairman. advance a coordinated international effort— governance; build a better, peaceful fu- (1) to carry out special financial investiga- ture for Libya; and ensure the security HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tions to identify and track assets taken from of the U.S. and our allies. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, the people and institutions of Libya through It is in our interest to help prevent Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. Hon. MAXINE WATERS, theft, corruption, money laundering, or Libya from spiraling even further into other illicit means; and Committee on Financial Services, (2) to work with foreign governments— lawlessness. A vacuum of leadership in House of Representatives, Washington, DC. (A) to share financial investigations intel- Tripoli gives way to extremism, which DEAR CHAIRWOMAN WATERS: I am writing ligence, as appropriate; poses threats to the United States, our to you concerning H.R. 4644, Libya Stabiliza- (B) to oversee the assets identified pursu- allies, and partners. tion Act. I appreciate your willingness to ant to paragraph (1); and I thank Mr. DEUTCH and Mr. WILSON work cooperatively on this legislation. (C) to provide technical assistance to help for their work on this measure, and I I acknowledge that provisions of the bill governments establish the necessary legal urge my colleagues to support it. fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee framework to carry out asset forfeitures. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of on Financial Services under House Rule X, (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The coordi- my time. and that your Committee will forgo action nated international effort described in sub- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, on H.R. 4644 to expedite floor consideration. section (a) should include input from— COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, I further acknowledge that the inaction of (1) the Office of Terrorist Financing and Washington, DC, November 9, 2020. your Committee with respect to the bill does Financial Crimes of the Department of the Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, not waive any future jurisdictional claim Treasury; Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, over the matters contained in the bill that (2) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Net- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. fall within your jurisdiction. I also acknowl- work of the Department of the Treasury; and DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: This is to advise edge that your Committee will be appro- (3) the Money Laundering and Asset Recov- you that the Committee on the Judiciary priately consulted and involved as this or ery Section of the Department of Justice. has now had an opportunity to review the similar legislation moves forward, and will TITLE IV—DETERMINATION OF provisions in H.R. 4644, the ‘‘Libya Stabiliza- support the appointment of Committee on BUDGETARY EFFECTS tion Act,’’ that fall within our Rule X juris- Financial Services conferees during any SEC. 401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- diction. I appreciate your consulting with us House-Senate conference convened on this FECTS. on those provisions. The Judiciary Com- legislation. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the mittee has no objection to your including Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of purpose of complying with the Statutory them in the bill for consideration on the letters is included in the Congressional Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- House floor, and to expedite that consider- Record during floor consideration of the bill. mined by reference to the latest statement ation is willing to forgo action on H.R. 4644, Thank you again for your cooperation re- titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- with the understanding that we do not there- garding the legislation. I look forward to tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in by waive any future jurisdictional claim continuing to work with you as the measure the Congressional Record by the Chairman of over those provisions or their subject mat- moves through the legislative process. the House Budget Committee, provided that ters. Sincerely, such statement has been submitted prior to In the event a House-Senate conference on ELIOT L. ENGEL, the vote on passage. this or similar legislation is convened, the Chairman.

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In order to permit H.R. 4644 to proceed peaceful future for the people of Libya. mercenaries, support militias, violate expeditiously to the House Floor, I agree to Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the U.N. arms embargo, and commit forgo formal consideration of the bill. my time. human rights violations in Libya. The The Committee on Financial Services b 1315 bill’s punitive measures take effect if takes this action to forego formal consider- the cease-fire collapses, which will ation of H.R. 4644 in light of the mutually Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is now incentivize the warring parties to re- agreed changes to provisions within the ju- my pleasure to yield 21⁄2 minutes to the main at the negotiating table rather risdiction of the Committee on Financial gentleman from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH), Services. We are also doing so based on our the author of this important bill and than return to the battlefield. mutual understanding that, by foregoing for- the chair of the Subcommittee on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mal consideration of H.R. 4644 at this time, Middle East, North Africa, and Inter- time of the gentleman has expired. we do not waive any jurisdiction over the national Terrorism. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield an subject matter contained in this or similar additional 1 minute to the gentleman legislation, and that our Committee will be Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I will speak to this bill in just a couple of from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH). appropriately consulted and involved as this Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, the bill or similar legislation moves forward with re- seconds, but I want to pause, if I may, gard to any matters in the Committee’s ju- just to reflect on the Committee on that we will pass today demonstrates risdiction. The Committee also reserves the Foreign Affairs bills that are on the this Congress’ interest in deescalating right to seek appointment of an appropriate floor today and what they say about the conflict and that we support work- number of conferees to any House-Senate the chairman of our committee, Mr. ing with the U.N., our European allies, conference involving this or similar legisla- ENGEL. regional states, and Libyans to end the tion that involves the Committee’s jurisdic- Mr. ENGEL, for more than three dec- war and to help rebuild Libya. tion and request your support for any such Again, Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. WIL- request. ades in the United States House of Rep- SON for his leadership on this issue. I Finally, I would appreciate your response resentatives, has led with American to this letter confirming this understanding, values representing human rights, also thank both the majority and mi- and I would ask that a copy of our exchange standing with our allies, and standing nority staffs of the committee, and spe- of letters on this matter be included in the up against autocrats all around the cial thanks to Ryan Doherty of my Congressional Record during Floor consider- world. And since I don’t know, because staff for his tireless efforts in bringing ation of H.R. 4644. of the pandemic, how much floor time this bill to this floor today. Sincerely, we will have in the coming days and Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I MAXINE WATERS, want to thank the gentleman from Chairwoman. weeks, I wanted to take this moment to express on behalf of not only myself Florida (Mr. DEUTCH) and the gen- Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- but I know so so many of his colleagues tleman from South Carolina (Mr. WIL- self such time as I may consume. and friends around the country our SON) for their leadership in introducing Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. deep appreciation for his leadership for this bill, which I support. 4644, the Libya Stabilization Act. De- all these years. Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to spite a U.N. arms embargo, foreign ac- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today that support this legislation, and I yield tors are continuing to support both we are considering the Libya Stabiliza- back the balance of my time. sides of the conflict. tion Act, a bipartisan bill that I intro- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I want to For example, Russia is supporting duced with my colleague, Middle East once again thank Mr. DEUTCH and Mr. General Haftar’s Libyan National Subcommittee Ranking Member JOE WILSON for their hard work in author- Army. AFRICOM publishes pictures of WILSON. izing this measure. advanced Russian aircraft in Libya. As Mr. YOHO said, since we advanced I want to thank Mr. DEUTCH for his AFRICOM also estimates that Russia this legislation out of committee in kind words. We have worked very is supporting thousands of mercenaries July, Libya experienced a cease-fire closely together through the years on from the Wagner Group and from Syria and a burst of diplomacy that I hope the Foreign Affairs Committee. He has to fight for Haftar. Turkey has brought will bring increased security and, even- been one of the best members—always in more than 5,000 Syrian mercenaries tually, peace to all Libyans. there, always fighting, always prin- to support the Government of National The most recent round of U.N.-led cipled—and I thank him for the nice, Accord. talks yielded an agreement to hold kind words he said about me. Flooding Libya with foreign merce- ‘‘free and fair, inclusive and credible’’ We all say kind things about him be- naries and heavy weaponry could de- Presidential and parliamentary elec- cause he is such an important member stabilize the country and region for tions next year. of the House Foreign Affairs Com- generations. These are important accomplish- mittee, and I have enjoyed serving with We need to incentivize all parties to ments, and credit should be given to him all these years. So I thank the embrace a political track to establish the Libyan representatives to the nego- gentleman from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH). stable governance in Libya and end the tiations, as well as the U.N., the U.S. Mr. Speaker, let me say, I urge all violence. That is the purpose of this Embassy in Libya, and both the Tuni- Members to join me in supporting this legislation before us today. sian and Egyptian Governments for legislation, again, Mr. DEUTCH’s and I am pleased that since our com- hosting recent political and military Mr. WILSON’s hard work in authoring mittee first considered this bill over discussions. this measure. I urge all colleagues to the summer, the U.N. has managed to However, hard work and difficult support this, and I yield back the bal- broker a ceasefire. The parties are compromises lie ahead. Recent talks ance of my time. using this opportunity to continue ne- failed to yield a transitional govern- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gotiations regarding the future of mental administration. Public services question is on the motion offered by Libya. like electricity continue to be limited the gentleman from New York (Mr. Unfortunately, as we have seen many or nonexistent. ENGEL) that the House suspend the times in this conflict, there is still the Moreover, progress on securing with- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4644, as possibility that spoilers could upend drawal of weapons, foreign forces, and amended. this peace process. mercenaries from Libya remains elu- The question was taken; and (two- That is why, under this legislation, if sive. And we should not forget that thirds being in the affirmative) the individuals are threatening the peace, previous diplomatic efforts in Libya re- rules were suspended and the bill, as security, and stability of Libya, they peatedly failed. amended, was passed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.014 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5892 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 A motion to reconsider was laid on devices renders Iraq one of the most heavily (3) calls on the Government of Iraq to take the table. contaminated countries in the world’’; all appropriate action to protect United Whereas multiple nongovernmental human States diplomats and United States f rights organizations and media investiga- servicemembers, including by holding ac- AFFIRMING NATURE AND IMPOR- tions have reported that areas still suffering countable those involved in the December 31, TANCE OF UNITED STATES-IRAQ from the lack of reconstruction, service de- 2019, through January 1, 2020, attack on the BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP livery, governance, and security are acutely United States Embassy; susceptible to re-radicalization by Islamic (4) supports robust exercise by Iraqis of the Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to State underground cells or follow-on ele- rights to free speech and assembly as guar- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- ments; anteed to them by the Constitution of Iraq; lution (H. Res. 1062) affirming the na- Whereas human rights organizations have (5) calls on the Government of Iraq to hold ture and importance of the United reported that thousands of displaced Iraqis, accountable all those responsible for vio- States-Iraq bilateral relationship, in- including children, are unable to obtain or lence against peaceful protestors, including cluding security and economic compo- replace civil documentation due to displace- members of Iraqi security forces as applica- nents of the relationship, as amended. ment caused by Islamic State; ble; Whereas some paramilitary forces, includ- (6) calls on all countries to continue up- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- ing some elements of the ‘‘Popular Mobiliza- holding the principle of non-refoulement for tion. tion Units’’ or ‘‘PMUs’’ that mobilized to refugees subject to violence, persecution, or The text of the resolution is as fol- fight Islamic State terrorists have yet to be death if forcibly returned to Iraq, including lows: fully integrated into national security insti- for reasons of religious persecution, and to H. RES. 1062 tutions and threaten civilian populations in assist internally displaced Iraqis to safely Whereas the United States remains com- some areas, including vulnerable minority and voluntarily return to their homes; mitted to supporting a sovereign and demo- groups; (7) encourages the United States to con- cratic Iraq at peace with its neighbors and Whereas in late 2019, some Iraqi security tinue to work with bilateral and multilateral safe for its citizens, regardless of their reli- force units, including non-state militias, re- partners and international nongovernmental gion, sect, or ethnicity; sponded violently to peaceful protests result- organizations on the stabilization of Iraq; Whereas in 2014, forces of the Islamic State ing in the deaths of more than 550 Iraqi civil- (8) calls on the Administration to continue (commonly known as ‘‘IS’’ and also known ians and many more injured; assisting religious and ethnic minority com- as ‘‘ISIS’’ or ‘‘ISIL’’) seized significant terri- Whereas in 2019 and 2020, Iranian aligned munities targeted by the Islamic State for tory in Iraq, leading Iraq’s Prime Minister to militias, some of whom operate Iraqi PMUs genocide; request international military intervention; conducted numerous attacks on United (9) calls on the Administration to continue Whereas the United States began military States and coalition forces in Iraq as well as to work with the Government of Iraq to intervention against the Islamic State in Iraqi military facilities and Iraqi nationals, eliminate child labor and forced labor in Iraq in 2014, working with international coa- including a December 2019 attack that killed Iraq; lition partners and Iraqi security forces to a United States citizen contractor and (10) supports expanded bilateral trade and combat the Islamic State and to retake Iraqi wounded others, and a March 2020, attack investment between the United States and territory from Islamic State fighters; that killed a United States servicemember, a Iraq; Whereas the Islamic State ruled areas it United States contractor, a British soldier, (11) supports development of an Iraqi pri- controlled with terror and brutal violence, and injured at least a dozen other troops; vate sector based on rule of law and free including through heinous acts such as mass Whereas Iranian aligned militias and some market principles; executions, public beheadings, desecration of PMUs were reportedly involved in the De- (12) supports the 2020 United States–Iraq holy sites, sexual enslavement and rape, and cember 31, 2019, to January 1, 2020, siege on Strategic Dialogues and the principles abuse and torture of minors; the United States Embassy in Baghdad, in agreed upon by both the United States and Whereas the Government of Iraq declared which attackers set fire to structures and Iraq in such Dialogues and the fostering of military victory against the Islamic State in damaged property; continued dialogue based on such Dialogues; December 2017, but insurgent attacks by re- Whereas in July 2019 the Combined Joint (13) calls on the Administration to con- maining terrorist fighters have continued Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve tinue providing medical assistance to sup- and threaten peace and stability in some (CJTF–OIR) informed the Department of De- port the Iraqi healthcare sector in combat- areas of Iraq; fense and Department of State Inspector ting COVID-19; and Whereas an estimated 6 million Iraqis have General that the Islamic State in Iraq con- (14) calls on the Government of Iraq to been rendered internally displaced since 2014, tinues to recruit from isolated rural areas allow humanitarian and stabilization assist- of whom 1.4 million remain internally dis- ‘‘exploiting perceived weaknesses and fail- ance programs to be implemented without placed; ures of the Iraqi government, particularly in bureaucratic delays or impediments. Whereas members of religious and ethnic Sunni areas where the population feels ne- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- minority groups, including Iraqi Christian glected’’; ant to the rule, the gentleman from Whereas a July 2019 Department of Defense communities and Yezidis, faced particular New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- brutality under the Islamic State and often and Department of State Lead Inspector tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each lacked the resources and capacity for protec- General (LIG) Report to Congress on Oper- tion; ation Inherent Resolve stated the ‘‘Depart- will control 20 minutes. Whereas the Islamic State’s destructive ment of State and USAID reported that the The Chair recognizes the gentleman rule and ensuing military campaign left greatest obstacles preventing IDPs from re- from New York. turning . . . are lack of security and eco- large areas of key population centers un- GENERAL LEAVE inhabitable, including Anbar, Salah al-Din, nomic opportunity, and damage to housing’’ as well as a lack of ‘‘legal assistance to re- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- and Ninewa governorates, where efforts at imous consent that all Members may resettlement, reconstruction, service deliv- cover or renew identification documents’’; ery, governance, and security remain chal- Whereas in March 2020 Iraq confirmed its have 5 legislative days within which to lenging; first case of COVID-19, which soon spread revise and extend their remarks and in- Whereas the United Nations Office for the throughout the country, straining Iraq’s al- clude extraneous material on H. Res. Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ready struggling healthcare system, and in- 1062, as amended. (UNOCHA) 2020 humanitarian needs assess- fecting 64,000 Iraqis and killing 2,685 Iraqis, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ment previously anticipated that as many as including 592 Iraqi doctors, as of June 2020; objection to the request of the gen- 4.1 million Iraqis will need some form of hu- and Whereas the LIG reported in May 2020 that tleman from New York? manitarian assistance in 2020, and humani- There was no objection. tarian needs are likely to be further exacer- ‘‘the emergence of COVID-19 in Iraq has fur- bated by socio-economic disruptions attrib- ther restricted humanitarian access and pre- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- utable to the COVID-19 pandemic; sented a significant risk to internally dis- self such time as I may consume. Whereas the United States was the top placed person (IDP) and refugee camps Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support donor to the 2018 and 2019 United Nations across the country’’: Now, therefore, be it of Congressmen ALLRED and Iraq Humanitarian Response Plans and has Resolved, That the House of Representa- RESCHENTHALER’s resolution affirming contributed nearly $2.75 billion to humani- tives— the importance of the United States- tarian relief efforts in Iraq since 2014, includ- (1) supports a sovereign and democratic Iraq relationship. ing more than $750 million in humanitarian Iraq at peace with its neighbors and safe for Iraq faces many challenges. ISIS support since fiscal year 2018; its citizens, regardless of religion, sect, or Whereas in July 2017, the United Nations ethnicity; cells are beginning to reemerge; Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian (2) calls on the Administration to provide coronavirus cases have climbed in re- Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that ‘‘after dec- continued support for Iraqi efforts to ensure cent months; and Iraq’s economy, like ades of war, the sheer volume of explosive stability and security for a democratic Iraq; much of the globe, is suffering. When

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.036 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5893 Iraq grapples with such challenges, the reserves the right to seek appointment of an FIGHTING EMERGING NARCOTICS United States must show up to dem- appropriate number of conferees to any THROUGH ADDITIONAL NATIONS onstrate leadership and friendship. House-Senate conference involving this or TO YIELD LASTING RESULTS This bipartisan resolution expresses similar legislation. Finally, I would appreciate your response ACT support for sovereign, democratic Iraq to this letter confirming this understanding Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to and strong relations between our two and would ask that a copy of our exchange of suspend the rules and pass the bill nations, while also highlighting the letter on this matter be included in the Con- (H.R. 7990) to prioritize efforts of the need to address humanitarian chal- gressional Record during floor consideration Department of State to combat inter- lenges facing Iraq, such as internal dis- of H. Res. 1062. Sincerely, national trafficking in covered syn- placement, violence against minority thetic drugs and new psychoactive sub- religious and ethnic groups, and recov- RICHARD E. NEAL, Chairman. stances, and for other purposes, as ery of communities impacted by the amended. counter-ISIS fight. Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Clerk read the title of the bill. H. Res. 1062 also calls on Iraq to take The text of the bill is as follows: all necessary steps to protect United Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. H.R. 7990 States diplomats and servicemembers. Res. 1062, reaffirming the U.S.-Iraq bi- When diplomats are able to do their job lateral relationship. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- In recent years, the United States resentatives of the United States of America in safely, investment in a growing econ- Congress assembled, omy can follow, benefiting the Iraqi and Iraq worked together to defeat the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. people and their livelihoods. caliphate and free the Iraqi people from ISIS’ tyrannical rule. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fighting Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Na- for putting forth this resolution, and I The American people are committed to supporting a sovereign and demo- tions to Yield Lasting Results Act’’ or the reserve the balance of my time. ‘‘FENTANYL Results Act’’. cratic Iraq. We have provided billions HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SEC. 2. PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DE- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, of dollars in foreign assistance to help PARTMENT OF STATE TO COMBAT Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. Iraqis recover from the devastating im- INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN Hon. RICHARD E. NEAL, pact that ISIS has had on their lives. COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS. Committee on Ways and Means, This year, the United States and Iraq (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State House of Representatives, Washington, DC. held a strategic dialogue to further our shall prioritize efforts of the Department of DEAR CHAIRMAN NEAL: I am writing to you bilateral relationship and discuss how State to combat international trafficking in concerning H.Res. 1062, Affirming the nature covered synthetic drugs by carrying out pro- and importance of the United States-Iraq bi- we can continue to work together for grams and activities to include the fol- lateral relationship, including security and our shared benefit. lowing: economic components of the relationship. I With this resolution, the House is re- (1) Supporting increased data collection by appreciate your willingness to work coopera- affirming our commitment to helping the United States and foreign countries tively on this legislation. the Iraqi people and calling on the through increased drug use surveys among I acknowledge that provisions of the bill Iraqi Government to fulfill its commit- populations, increased use of wastewater fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee ments too. testing where appropriate, and multilateral on Ways and Means under House Rule X, and The Iraqi Government needs to pro- sharing of that data. that your Committee will forgo action on H. tect the United States’ diplomats and (2) Engaging in increased consultation and Res. 1062 to expedite floor consideration. I partnership with international drug agen- further acknowledge that the inaction of servicemembers and hold accountable cies, including the European Monitoring your Committee with respect to the bill does those involved in attacks against our Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, and not waive any future jurisdictional claim Embassy, such as earlier this year. regulatory agencies in foreign countries. over the matters contained in the bill that The Government of Iraq also needs to (3) Carrying out the program to provide as- fall within your jurisdiction. I will also sup- hold accountable those responsible for sistance to build the capacity of foreign law port the appointment of Committee on Ways violence against peaceful protesters. enforcement agencies with respect to cov- and Means conferees during any House-Sen- Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman ered synthetic drugs, as required by section ate conference convened on this legislation. ENGEL for his work on this bipartisan 3. Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of resolution, and I reserve the balance of (4) Carrying out exchange programs for letters is included in the Congressional governmental and nongovernmental per- Record during floor consideration of the bill. my time. sonnel in the United States and in foreign Thank you again for your cooperation re- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve countries to provide educational and profes- garding the legislation. I look forward to the balance of my time. sional development on demand reduction continuing to work with you as the measure Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- matters relating to the illicit use of nar- moves through the legislative process. self such time as I may consume. cotics and other drugs, as required by sec- Sincerely, Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to tion 4. ELIOT L. ENGEL, thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. (b) REPORT.— Chairman. ALLRED) and the gentleman from Penn- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year sylvania (Mr. RESCHENTHALER) for after the date of the enactment of this Act, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, their leadership in introducing this bi- the Secretary of State shall submit to the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, appropriate congressional committees a re- Washington, DC, November 17, 2020. partisan resolution, which I support. port on the implementation of this section. Hon. ELIOT L. ENGEL, Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, support this legislation, and I yield TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term Washington, DC. back the balance of my time. ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: In recognition of Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I urge all means— the desire to expedite consideration of H. Members to join me today in sup- (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Res. 1062, Affirming the nature and impor- porting this important resolution, H. the Committee on Appropriations of the tance of the United States-Iraq bilateral re- Res. 1062, and I yield back the balance House of Representatives; and lationship, including security and economic (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations components of the relationship, the Com- of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and the Committee on Appropriations of the mittee on Ways and Means agrees to waive Senate. question is on the motion offered by formal consideration of the bill as to provi- SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO sions that fall within the rule X jurisdiction the gentleman from New York (Mr. BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN of the Committee on Ways and Means. ENGEL) that the House suspend the LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES The Committee on Ways and Means takes rules and agree to the resolution, H. WITH RESPECT TO COVERED SYN- this action with the mutual understanding Res. 1062, as amended. THETIC DRUGS. that we do not waive any jurisdiction over The question was taken; and (two- (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section the subject matter contained in this or simi- 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 lar legislation, and the Committee will be thirds being in the affirmative) the U.S.C. 2420), the Secretary of State shall es- appropriately consulted and involved as the rules were suspended and the resolu- tablish a program to provide assistance to bill or similar legislation moves forward so tion, as amended, was agreed to. build the capacity of law enforcement agen- that we may address any remaining issues A motion to reconsider was laid on cies of the countries described in subsection within our jurisdiction. The Committee also the table. (c) to help such agencies to identify, track,

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Pursu- among those countries described in sub- countries to regulate licit manufacture and ant to the rule, the gentleman from section (c) in which such assistance would interdict illicit manufacture, diversion, dis- New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- have the most impact in reducing illicit use tribution, and shipment of such opioids and of covered synthetic drugs in the United an assessment of the effectiveness of the tleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) each States. policies’ implementation. will control 20 minutes. (c) COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.—The foreign ‘‘(B) NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.—In- The Chair recognizes the gentleman countries described in this subsection are— formation on the policies of responding to from New York. (1) countries that are producers of covered new psychoactive substances (as such term is GENERAL LEAVE synthetic drugs; defined in section 7 of the FENTANYL Re- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- (2) countries whose pharmaceutical and sults Act), to include the following: imous consent that all Members may chemical industries are being exploited for ‘‘(i) Which governments have articulated have 5 legislative days within which to development or procurement of precursors of policies on scheduling of such substances. covered synthetic drugs; or revise and extend their remarks and in- ‘‘(ii) Any data on impacts of such policies clude extraneous material on H.R. 7990, (3) major drug-transit countries as defined and other responses to such substances. by the President. ‘‘(iii) An assessment of what policies the as amended. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— United States may want to consider articu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there There is authorized to be appropriated to the lating.’’. objection to the request of the gen- Secretary to carry out this section $4,000,000 (b) DEFINITION OF MAJOR ILLICIT DRUG PRO- tleman from New York? for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025. DUCING COUNTRY.—Section 481(e) of the For- There was no objection. SEC. 4. EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR GOVERN- eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)) Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- MENTAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL is amended— PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE EDU- self such time as I may consume. CATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DE- (1) in paragraph (2)— Mr. Speaker, far too many Americans VELOPMENT ON DEMAND REDUC- (A) by striking ‘‘means a country in have witnessed firsthand the dev- TION MATTERS RELATING TO IL- which—’’ and inserting ‘‘means— astating effects of drug abuse. Accord- LICIT USE OF NARCOTICS AND ‘‘(A) a country in which—’’; ing to the Centers for Disease Control, OTHER DRUGS. (B) by striking ‘‘(A) 1,000’’ and inserting our country saw the largest increase in (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State the following: shall carry out an exchange program for gov- ‘‘(i) 1,000’’; overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019. That ernmental and nongovernmental personnel (C) by striking ‘‘(B) 1,000’’ and inserting is why this bill comes before us at a in the United States and foreign countries to the following: critical time, and I thank the author, provide educational and professional devel- ‘‘(ii) 1,000’’; Mr. TRONE, for his leadership and hard opment on demand reduction matters relat- (D) by striking ‘‘(C) 5,000’’ and inserting work on this bill and on the entire sub- ing to the illicit use of narcotics and other the following: ject. drugs. ‘‘(iii) 5,000’’; Fentanyl is one of the most dan- (b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The program (E) in subparagraph (A)(iii), as redesig- required by subsection (a)— gerous synthetic opioids contributing nated by this subsection, by adding ‘‘or’’ at to the opioid crisis, and since it is (1) shall be limited to individuals who have the end; and expertise and experience in matters de- largely manufactured outside of the (F) by adding at the end the following: United States, it is critical that we en- scribed in subsection (a); ‘‘(B) a country which is a significant direct (2) in the case of inbound exchanges, may source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic gage closely with our international be carried out as part of exchange programs drugs or other controlled substances signifi- partners to combat this scourge. and international visitor programs adminis- cantly affecting the United States.’’; and The FENTANYL Results Act requires tered by the Bureau of Educational and Cul- (2) in paragraph (5) to read as follows: the State Department to update its ap- tural Affairs of the Department of State, in- ‘‘(5) the term ‘major drug-transit country’ proach to illegal synthetic drugs. This cluding the International Visitor Leadership means a country through which illicit nar- bill opens strong channels of commu- Program; and cotic or psychotropic drugs or other con- (3) shall include outbound exchanges for nications with foreign drug enforce- trolled substances significantly affecting the ment agencies, trains countries on how governmental and nongovernmental per- United States are transported.’’. sonnel in the United States. to combat synthetic drug production, SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of and promotes exchange programs for the amounts authorized to be appropriated It is the sense of Congress that— renowned experts who can share their (1) the President should direct the United to carry out exchange programs and inter- findings around the world. national visitor programs administered by States Representative to the United Nations to use the voice and vote of the United With such an imposing task ahead of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Af- us, international cooperation is crit- fairs of the Department of State for each of States at the United Nations to advocate for the fiscal years 2021 through 2025, there is au- more transparent assessments of countries ical. It is not enough to tackle this thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary by the International Narcotics Control issue domestically; we also must work to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each Board; and together with our partners around the such fiscal year. (2) bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral world to stop the transit of these illicit SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL NAR- international cooperation is essential to substances. COTICS CONTROL PROGRAM. combating the trafficking of covered syn- I was pleased that the House Foreign (a) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL thetic drugs. Affairs Committee passed this bill STRATEGY REPORT.—Section 489(a) of the SEC. 7. DEFINITION. unanimously, and I urge my colleagues Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. In this Act: to join me in supporting its passage in 2291h(a)) is amended by adding at the end the (1) The term ‘‘covered synthetic drug’’ following: means— the House today. ‘‘(10) SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS AND NEW (A) a synthetic controlled substance (as de- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.— fined in section 102(6) of the Controlled Sub- my time. ‘‘(A) SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS.—Information that stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))), including Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- contains an assessment of the countries sig- fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or self such time as I may consume. nificantly involved in the manufacture, pro- (B) a new psychoactive substance. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support duction, or transshipment of synthetic (2) The term ‘‘new psychoactive substance’’ of the FENTANYL Results Act. opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl ana- means a substance of abuse, or any prepara- The opioid crisis continues to have a logues, to include the following: tion thereof, that— devastating effect on Americans across ‘‘(i) The scale of legal domestic production (A) is not— this great Nation. It is imperative we and any available information on the num- (i) included in any schedule as a controlled use all the tools at our disposal to fully ber of manufacturers and producers of such substance under the Controlled Substances address this problem. opioids in such countries. Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); or ‘‘(ii) Information on any law enforcement (ii) controlled by the Single Convention on The FENTANYL Results Act ensures assessments of the scale of illegal produc- Narcotic Drugs signed at New York, New that we leverage the role of the State tion, including a description of the capacity York, on March 30, 1961 or the Convention on Department in this whole-of-govern- of illegal laboratories to produce such Psychotropic Substances signed at Vienna, ment effort. Specifically, this bill re- opioids. Austria, on February 21, 1971; quires the Secretary of State to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.009 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5895 prioritize efforts to combat inter- We need to act now if we are going to Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance national trafficking in synthetic drugs put an end to these senseless deaths. of my time. and new psychoactive substances. We cannot do it alone. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- A key provision of this bill author- The FENTANYL Results Act in- self the balance of my time. izes the Secretary to provide assistance structs the Secretary of State to: I thank the gentleman from Florida to foreign law enforcement agencies, Support increased data collection by (Mr. YOHO) for his kind words. I really including those in drug-transit coun- the U.S. and other countries on drug appreciate it. tries, to stem the illicit flow of use and make sure we share that data, I, again, thank Mr. TRONE for being a fentanyl and other synthetic drugs Increase consultation with inter- great champion on this issue and for across our borders. national drug agencies and foreign reg- his kind words. This bill requires the Secretary to ulatory agencies, This is the kind of cooperation we foster greater partnerships with inter- Implement technical assistance pro- have on the Foreign Affairs Com- national drug agencies and increase grams to build partner capacity in fo- mittee, and I really have been honored data collection to keep pace with rensic detection capabilities, to preside over it and to have been on And run international exchange pro- emerging synthetic drug use that could the committee for so many years. grams among demand reduction ex- be exploited by the international traf- These are important issues that affect perts and scientists. ficking networks. real people. The Foreign Affairs Com- The U.S. can’t fight its way out of It also addresses the demand side of mittee has always been at the forefront this alone. We need to work together this problem by authorizing an action of these issues because of the gentle- on demand reduction at home, and we change program to provide educational men and women that you just heard. are doing that with stronger preven- and professional development on de- We call ourselves the most bipartisan tion, treatment, and recovery pro- mand reduction matters. committee, and I think it is true. grams. This bill is an important measure to But we need to cooperate with inter- I, again, thank Mr. TRONE for being a continue our aggressive fight against national partners to stem the flow of great champion on this issue, and, Mr. this deadly fentanyl epidemic, and I synthetic opioids into the United YOHO, thank you. urge my colleagues to support this leg- States. Mr. Speaker, I urge all our colleagues islation. This means working with them to de- to support this bill, and I yield back Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of tect fentanyl and its precursors before the balance of my time. my time. these drugs leave the borders. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The b 1330 This means establishing best prac- question is on the motion offered by tices to reduce demand globally, so we the gentleman from New York (Mr. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 41⁄2 have less of a market for these illicit ENGEL) that the House suspend the minutes to the gentleman from Mary- substances. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7990, as land (Mr. TRONE), the author of this This means recognizing that greater amended. important bill, and a valued member of cooperation serves us all. It is in no The question was taken; and (two- the Foreign Affairs Committee. country’s interest to fuel the opioid thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. TRONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise epidemic. rules were suspended and the bill, as today to urge my colleagues to support I thank Ranking Member MCCAUL for amended, was passed. my bill, the FENTANYL Results Act, coleading this bipartisan bill with me. A motion to reconsider was laid on that will help increase global coopera- Ranking Member MCCAUL has been a the table. tion in the fight against synthetic drug champion on this bipartisan issue long f trafficking. before I came to Congress, and I look My nephew, Ian Trone, died 4 years forward to continuing our relationship. DESERT LOCUST CONTROL ACT ago of a fentanyl overdose at the age of I also thank Chairman ENGEL for Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to 24, and since his passing, we have seen helping move the bill through the For- suspend the rules and pass the bill a dramatic and alarming increase in eign Affairs Committee and making (H.R. 7276) to establish an interagency fentanyl and other synthetic opioid sure we take every possible step to end working group to develop a comprehen- deaths across our country. the flow of fentanyl and other syn- sive, strategic plan to eradicate locust In 2019, there were nearly 71,000 over- thetic drugs in the United States. We outbreaks in the East Africa region dose deaths in the United States, the will miss your leadership here in Con- and address future outbreaks in order highest number ever recorded. Most gress next year, and we know your to avert mass scale food insecurity and disturbingly, this number reversed the service has a long way to go in the fu- potential political destabilization, and promising decrease in deaths we saw in ture. for other purposes, as amended. 2018. We need to tackle the opioid epi- The Clerk read the title of the bill. Why did we see a spike last year? Be- demic from every angle, and that in- The text of the bill is as follows: cause fentanyl is showing up in more cludes working with our international H.R. 7276 and more parts of the United States. partners to curb drug trafficking and Mixed in with heroin, meth, and co- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- save lives. This bill helps us do this. I resentatives of the United States of America in caine, fentanyl is causing more acci- urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. dental overdoses and more deaths. Congress assembled, Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. We know that fentanyl is 50 to 100 self such time as I may consume. times stronger than morphine. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Desert Lo- In closing, I want to thank Rep- cust Control Act’’. Some synthetics, like carfentanil, resentative TRONE for his work on this SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. are even deadlier, some 10,000 times issue. It is the policy of the United States to stronger than morphine. We all know someone, unfortunately, prioritize efforts to control the ongoing In 2018, two-thirds of all opioid-re- who has suffered from addiction. We desert locust outbreak in East Africa and lated deaths involved synthetic must remain committed to defeating other affected regions, mitigate the impacts opioids. substance abuse and saving American on food security, economic productivity, and This rise in opioid deaths is espe- lives. I urge my colleagues to support political stability, improve interagency co- cially alarming because of the signifi- this bill. ordination to prevent future outbreaks, and cant impact we know the COVID pan- I, too, would like to thank Chairman promote resilience in affected countries. demic has had on the opioid epidemic. ENGEL for his years of dedication and SEC. 3. FINDINGS. In Maryland, fentanyl was involved service to the State of New York and Congress finds the following: in 93 percent of all opioid-related to this Nation and his friendship. It has (1) The United States Agency for Inter- national Development reports that countries deaths for the first 6 months of 2020, been an honor to work with you, sir. It in East Africa are currently suffering the and fentanyl-involved deaths were up has been an honor to know you, and I worst desert locust outbreak in decades, 12 percent in the second quarter com- wish the best of life to you and Pat in which will devour crops and pasture and de- pared to the same time last year. the future. stroy local livelihoods across the region.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.040 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5896 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 (2) As of June 2020, there were more than 26 national organizations, including the World land through east Africa, including million people experiencing acute food inse- Food Programme and the United Nations Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia and curity in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Food and Agriculture Organization; and across the Red Sea in Yemen. Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and (5) not later than 90 days after the estab- Food security is already hanging by a Djibouti, and these numbers are projected to lishment of the interagency working group increase if the desert locust outbreak is not under subsection (a), develop and submit to thread in these regions, and efforts to controlled. the President and the appropriate congres- control the locusts have been hindered (3) As the desert locust outbreak con- sional committees a comprehensive, stra- by the COVID–19 pandemic, lack of re- tinues, there may be insufficient resources tegic plan to control the desert locust out- liable data, and the geographical reach to continue to conduct aerial spraying and break, including a description of efforts to— of the swarm across multiple countries. without such resources the current outbreak (A) improve coordination among relevant The Desert Locust Control Act would could develop into a plague by the end of United States Government agencies, re- step up coordination of efforts to 2020. gional governments, and international orga- evaluate and respond to the locust out- (4) The desert locust outbreak in East Afri- nizations, including the World Food Pro- break across the United States Govern- ca, particularly in Kenya, Ethiopia, and So- gramme and the United Nations Food and malia, is negatively impacting food security, Agriculture Organization; ment, bringing in the support of the local livelihoods and economic productivity, (B) ensure delivery of necessary assets con- U.S. mission to the Food and Agricul- and may threaten political stability in the trol the desert locust outbreak and humani- tural Organization, USAID, and others region. tarian and development assistance to address to effectively respond to the outbreak. (5) Proactive investments now to control and mitigate impacts to food security, eco- We have already seen the ripple ef- the desert locust outbreak could reduce the nomic productivity, and political stability; fects of the coronavirus pandemic on need for a much larger United States human- and poverty, food insecurity, health, and itarian response effort later, as well as sup- (C) to the extent practicable, prevent and education. We must ensure that we do port economic and political stability and mitigate future desert locust and other, build resilience in affected countries. similar destructive insect outbreaks (such as not let this locust plague compound (6) In order to optimize the United States Fall Armyworm) in Africa and other parts of those challenges. response to the desert locust outbreak, an the world, which require a humanitarian re- I, again, thank Mr. SMITH for his interagency working group should be estab- sponse. leadership in authoring this measure. lished to develop and implement a com- (d) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP SUP- I urge Members on both sides of the prehensive, strategic plan to control the PORT.—The interagency working group shall aisle to support this bill, and, Mr. desert locust outbreak in East Africa and continue to meet not less than semi-annu- Speaker, I reserve the balance of my other affected regions, mitigate impacts on ally to facilitate implementation of the com- time. food security, economic productivity, and prehensive, strategic plan required by sub- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. political stability and prevent future out- section (c)(5). breaks. (e) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. SEC. 4. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. on the date that is 2 years after the date of I will begin by thanking our distin- (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall the enactment of this Act, or at such time as establish an interagency working group to there is no longer an upsurge in the desert guished chairman, ELIOT ENGEL, for his coordinate the United States response to the locust outbreak in East Africa, whichever extraordinary leadership as chairman ongoing desert locust outbreak in East Afri- occurs earlier. of the House Foreign Affairs Com- ca and other affected regions, including the (f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- mittee for all these years. He is a good TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term development of a comprehensive, strategic friend. We have worked on so many plan to control the outbreak, mitigate the ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— issues together. I thank him again for impacts on food security, economic produc- his leadership. It has been extraor- tivity, and political stability, and prevent (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and future outbreaks. the Committee on Appropriations of the dinary. Your bipartisanship has been (b) MEMBERSHIP.— House of Representatives; and an example to us all, so I thank you for (1) IN GENERAL.—The interagency working (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations that, Eliot, and I really mean that group shall be composed of the following: and the Committee on Appropriations of the deeply. (A) Two representatives from the United Senate. I also thank my good friend and col- States Agency for International Develop- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- league from Texas, the ranking mem- ment. ant to the rule, the gentleman from ber, MICHAEL MCCAUL, for his support (B) One representative from each of the New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- of this legislation and other important following: tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) initiatives. (i) The United States Mission to the United each will control 20 minutes. Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. Also, Eliot, thank you again. (ii) The National Security Council. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support (iii) The Department of State. from New York. of H.R. 7276, the Desert Locust Control (iv) The Department of Defense. GENERAL LEAVE Act, which I introduced along with my (v) The Department of Agriculture. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- good friend and colleague, KAREN BASS. (vi) Any other relevant Federal depart- imous consent that all Members have 5 She is chairwoman, as you know, of the ment or agency. legislative days in which to revise and Africa, Global Health, Global Human (2) CHAIR.—The President shall designate extend their remarks and include ex- Rights and International Organizations one of the representatives from the United States Agency for International Develop- traneous material on H.R. 7276. Subcommittee. I am the ranking mem- ment described in paragraph (1)(A) to serve The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ber. In previous times I was the chair- as chair of the interagency working group. objection to the request of the gen- man, and she was my ranking member, (c) DUTIES.—The interagency working tleman from New York? and we have worked very closely to- group shall— There was no objection. gether on all issues dealing with the (1) assess the scope of the desert locust Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- health and well-being of people around outbreak in East Africa and other affected self such time as I may consume. the world through the global health regions, including its impact on food secu- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the portion of our portfolio, but also, with rity, economic productivity, and political stability in affected countries; Desert Locust Control Act, and I thank a very particular emphasis on Africa. (2) assess the impacts of restrictions relat- Mr. SMITH for bringing forward this This bipartisan bill would create an ing to the coronavirus disease 2019 (com- very important legislation. interagency task force that would ad- monly referred to as ‘‘COVID-19’’) pandemic; In late 2019, swarms of locusts en- dress the crisis of increasingly biblical (3) monitor the effectiveness of ongoing as- tered the Horn of Africa from the Gulf proportions caused by swarms of desert sistance efforts to control the desert locust of Aden, multiplying and spreading locusts, which have been compounded outbreak and mitigate its impacts and iden- throughout the region. by the COVID crisis, which our country tify gaps and opportunities for additional Locusts are highly mobile and can and so many other nations are dealing support to such programs; consume vast amounts of vegetation in with. (4) review the effectiveness of regional and multilateral efforts to control the desert lo- a short period of time. Even a small Indeed, as serious as COVID has been, cust outbreak and the coordination among swarm can consume crops that would and it has been serious, as we all know, relevant United States Government agen- feed up to 35,000 people in day. They the unfortunate fact is that there are cies, regional governments, and inter- have devastated large swaths of farm- many other threats to the welfare and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.015 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5897 well-being of so many people in the de- roughly 80 percent of the data collected (H.R. 5586) to measure the progress of veloping world, including Sub-Saharan on the location of desert locusts, there- recovery and development efforts in Africa, where the likelihood of food in- by allowing for the targeted mobiliza- Haiti and the strength of democracy security looms larger thanks to the tion of aerial assets for locust eradi- and rule of law in the country, as pandemic. cation and control. amended. Just how bad is it? It is innovation such as this, and the The Clerk read the title of the bill. Swarms of hundreds of millions of lo- adoption of best practices, which our The text of the bill is as follows: custs darken the sky, descend upon an interagency group will focus on identi- H.R. 5586 area, stripping it entirely of its vegeta- fying and implementing. Indeed, we Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tion. Crops are just decimated in a also think that the working group will resentatives of the United States of America in matter of minutes and hours. help ensure that our taxpayer dollars Congress assembled, are spent in the most effective way SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Unfortunately, due in part to this This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Haiti Devel- bad timing with a pandemic, we are possible. The United States Govern- ment has committed over $24 million opment, Accountability, and Institutional witnessing the real possibility of fam- Transparency Initiative Act’’. to the USAID, and that has made a dif- ine in many countries of east Africa, SEC. 2. FINDINGS. where over 27 million people are now ference as well. Congress finds the following: estimated to be suffering from acute While the focus of our bill is on East (1) On January 12, 2010, a massive earth- Africa, other countries like Yemen, food insecurity, which is defined as the quake struck near the Haitian capital city of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are sudden lack of food or the ability to Port-au-Prince, leaving an estimated 220,000 threatened by these spreading swarms people dead, including 103 United States citi- produce or access minimum require- as well. Indeed, Yemen has become a zens, 101 United Nations personnel, and near- ments of food. breeding ground for locusts crossing ly 18 percent of the nation’s civil service, as I should note that in the case of one over into the Horn of Africa, well as 300,000 injured, 115,000 homes de- of the nations most impacted, Ethi- compounding the problem caused by in- stroyed, and 1,500,000 people displaced. opia, the political situation has simul- (2) The Post Disaster Needs Assessment digenous swarms in the countries of conducted by the Government of Haiti, the taneously deteriorated, so that the the Horn. country is now on the brink of civil United Nations, the World Bank, the Inter- Again, Mr. Speaker, I urge strong American Development Bank, and others es- war with the added crisis of refugees support for the bill. And again, I thank timated that damage and economic losses fleeing conflicted areas added to the our distinguished chairman for his from the January 12, 2010, earthquake to- mix of cascading calamities and leadership on this bill and so many taled $7,804,000,000. compounding crises. others. (3) The international community, led by Indeed, the Food and Agriculture Or- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance the United States and the United Nations, ganization, the FAO, estimates that of my time. mounted an unprecedented humanitarian re- this infestation of locusts will persist Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- sponse to the earthquake in Haiti. Through until at least March 2021 in both Ethi- self such time as I may consume. 2018, more than $8 billion has been disbursed by donors. Since the 2010 earthquake, the opia and Somalia. Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank Mr. United States Government has disbursed Our bill would create an interagency SMITH for his work on this legislation. more than $4,000,000,000 in recovery and de- working group comprised of represent- Mr. SMITH, through the years, has done velopment funding. atives of the USAID, State, the NSC, great work on so many issues. I think (4) On October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew the Department of Defense, and the De- he is the only one on the Foreign Af- struck southwestern Haiti on the Tiburon partment of Agriculture to formulate a fairs Committee that has actually been Peninsula, causing widespread damage and strategic plan to address this and fu- there longer than I have. We have col- flooding and leaving 1.4 million people in need of immediate assistance. Recovery ef- ture locust outbreaks, as well as other laborated on a good many projects, bipartisan projects, through the years. I forts continue more than three years later. similarly destructive pests, such as fall (5) Prior to both the earthquake and hurri- armyworm, which wreaks tremendous thank Mr. SMITH for being such a good cane, Haiti registered among the lowest so- havoc on crops annually. member of the committee. cioeconomic indicators and had the second The working group would also in- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support highest rate of income disparity in the world clude a representative from our mis- this legislation. It is very important. It - conditions that have further complicated sion to the United Nations food agen- is very important for our country. It is disaster recovery and resilience efforts. very important for the world. I urge all (6) In June 2019 the World Food Program cies based in Rome, where our current my colleagues to support it, and I yield reported that Haiti has one of the highest ambassador, Kip Tom, is doing a stellar back the balance of my time. levels of chronic food insecurity in the job interacting with both the World The SPEAKER pro tempore. The world, with more than half of its total popu- Food Programme and the Food and Ag- question is on the motion offered by lation chronically food insecure and 22 per- riculture Organization, as well as lo- cent of children chronically malnourished. the gentleman from New York (Mr. (7) In October 2010, an unprecedented out- cust-impacted countries. ENGEL) that the House suspend the Ambassador Kip Tom has briefed me break of cholera in Haiti resulted in over rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7276, as 800,000 reported cases and over 9,000 deaths to and others repeatedly. We have talked amended. date. The Pan American Health Organization about best practices on the phone in The question was taken; and (two- reported in 2018 that the cholera incidence Skype phone calls, and again, I want to thirds being in the affirmative) the rate in Haiti is 25.5 cases per 100,000. single him out for the tremendous job rules were suspended and the bill, as (8) With United States assistance, almost that he has done in trying to mitigate amended, was passed. 14,000 jobs have been created since the 2010 this crisis. The title of the bill was amended so earthquake, largely in the apparel industry The World Food Programme has also as to read: ‘‘A bill to establish an inter- at the Caracol Industrial Park (in partner- been a tremendous help, as it has been ship with the Inter-American Development agency working group to develop a Bank, the Haitian Government, and the pri- in so many other places around the comprehensive, strategic plan to con- vate sector) in northern Haiti. world, under the extraordinary leader- trol locust outbreaks in the East Afri- (9) According to the Haitian National ship of David Beasley. ca region and address future outbreaks Human Rights Defense Network, on Novem- b 1345 in order to avert mass scale food inse- ber 13, 2018, at least 59 people were shot and curity and potential political desta- killed in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Indeed, the international community bilization, and for other purposes.’’. La Saline. After months of investigations, no has recognized the yeoman’s work by A motion to reconsider was laid on one has been held responsible for the La Sa- awarding the World Food Program the the table. line massacre. (10) Since 2018, tens of thousands of Hai- Nobel Peace Prize. f Ambassador Tom has been pushing tians have participated in popular dem- the FAO in particular to proactively HAITI DEVELOPMENT, ACCOUNT- onstrations demanding accountability over government management of Petrocaribe re- address the problem and adopt the bet- ABILITY, AND INSTITUTIONAL TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE ACT sources. In early 2019, the Haitian superior ter use of technology. For example, use court of auditors released a series of reports of apps on smartphones in Kenya advo- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to implicating high-level government officials cated by the Ambassador has led to suspend the rules and pass the bill in the misappropriation of funds.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.043 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5898 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 (11) From August 2018 through February of La Saline. The assessment shall include the public and private sectors, a list of gov- 2019, local human rights organizations re- the following: ernment and nongovernment officials known ported that 64 Haitian citizens were killed in (A) An examination of any links between or alleged to have partaken in corruption or protests. the massacre in La Saline and mass protests human rights violations, and a list of United (12) According to the Committee to Protect that occurred concurrently in the country. States entities, including financial institu- Journalists, five Haitian journalists were (B) An analysis of the reports on the La tions, with financial ties to alleged corrupt shot while covering protests in 2019 and one Saline massacre authored by the United Na- actors in Haiti. was killed. On September 23, 2019, Associated tions, the European Union, and the Haitian (3) An overview of efforts taken by the Hai- Press photojournalist Chery Dieu-Nalio was Government. tian Government to address public and pri- shot by Haitian Senator Jean Marie Ralph (C) A detailed description of all known ac- vate sector corruption. Fe´thie`re when the Senator fired multiple tors implicated in the shooting. (4) A description of United States Govern- shots near a crowd outside of parliament. (D) An overview of efforts taken by the ment efforts to consult and engage with Hai- (13) Economic growth in Haiti is projected Haitian Government to bring the orchestra- tian Government officials and independent to drop below 1.5 percent this year. Inflation tors of the La Saline massacre to justice. civil society groups focused on monitoring is estimated to be 15 percent and the local (E) An assessment of the ensuing treat- corruption and human rights abuses and pro- currency has depreciated by 30 percent in the ment and displacement of the La Saline moting democracy in Haiti to address the past year. The Haitian government and par- shooting survivors. Petrocaribe scandal and other acts of corrup- liament have failed to pass a budget for two (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The assessment tion within the Haitian Government. years, preventing the International Mone- required under paragraph (1) shall be made (5) An assessment of the Haitian Govern- tary Fund and other multilaterals from dis- publicly available on the website of the De- ment’s efforts to support displaced survivors bursing millions in international assistance. partment of State. of urban and gang violence. (14) Midterm elections set for October 2019 SEC. 5. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF THE (6) A detailed description of all known at- did not take place, and since January 2020 PRESS AND ASSEMBLY IN HAITI. tacks on journalists in the past since the be- President Moise has ruled by decree. The Secretary of State shall prioritize the ginning of ‘‘country lock’’ protests in July SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. promotion of press and assembly freedoms, 2018. It is the policy of the United States to sup- as well as the protection of journalists, in (7) An assessment of the Haitian Govern- port the sustainable rebuilding and develop- Haiti by— ment’s response to civic protests that have ment of Haiti in a manner that— (1) advocating for increased protections for taken place since July 2018 and any allega- (1) recognizes Haitian independence, self- the press and the freedom to peacefully as- tions of human rights abuses. reliance, sovereignty, democratic govern- semble in Haiti; (8) An analysis of the Haitian Govern- ance, and efficiency; (2) collaborating with government and non- ment’s efforts to increase protection for (2) promotes Haitian-led efforts for recon- government officials to develop and imple- journalists. struction and development of Haiti; ment legal protections for journalists in (9) A description of United States Govern- (3) strengthens the capacity of civil society Haiti; ment-led efforts to promote press freedom in and supports private sector initiatives that (3) supporting efforts to strengthen trans- Haiti over the last three years and an out- foster economic opportunities in Haiti; parency and access to information in Haiti; line of any additional best practices the (4) fosters collaboration between the Hai- (4) ensuring that threats and attacks on United States Government can employ to tian diaspora in the United States and the journalists and protesters are fully inves- promote press freedom and the freedom of Haitian Government; tigated and perpetrators are held account- expression in Haiti. (5) combats impunity and prioritizes deliv- able; (10) A plan, developed in collaboration with ering justice to victims of human rights (5) developing increased protection meas- the Haitian Government, to support develop- abuses; ures for peaceful protesters in accordance ment goals that includes the following: (6) ensures the protection of press freedoms with Haitian law; and (A) Strengthening institutions at the na- and promotion of a free and independent Hai- (6) financing efforts to strengthen capacity tional and local levels. tian press; for independent journalists and increase sup- (B) Strengthening democratic governance (7) promotes respect for freedom of assem- port for investigative journalism. at the national and local levels. bly and the rights of Haitians to peacefully SEC. 6. ACTIONS TO SUPPORT POST-EARTH- (11) A description of best practices to en- demonstrate; QUAKE AND POST-HURRICANE RE- sure efficient and transparent earthquake (8) demands increased transparency and ac- COVERY AND DEVELOPMENT IN and hurricane recovery and development ef- HAITI. countability among all branches of govern- forts in Haiti. The Secretary of State, in coordination ment and supports anti-corruption and ad- (12) An analysis of the effectiveness and with the Administrator of the United States dresses human rights concerns; sustainability of United States-financed de- (9) prioritizes strengthening community Agency for International Development, shall prioritize post-earthquake and post-hurri- velopment projects, including the Caracol resilience to environmental and weather-re- cane recovery and development efforts in Industrial Park and supporting infrastruc- lated impacts; and Haiti by— ture. (10) promotes democratic principles, in- (1) collaborating with the Haitian Govern- (13) A breakdown of local procurement by cluding free, fair, and timely elections in ac- ment on a detailed and transparent develop- year and a description of efforts to increase cordance with the Haitian Constitution. ment plan that includes clear objectives and local procurement, including food aid. SEC. 4. STRENGTHENING HUMAN RIGHTS AND benchmarks; (14) The design of quantitative and quali- ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN tative indicators to assess progress and HAITI AND HOLDING PERPETRA- (2) building the capacity of local institutions through post-earthquake and post-hur- benchmarks for United States initiatives fo- TORS OF LA SALINE MASSACRE AC- cused on natural disaster recovery, resil- COUNTABLE. ricane recovery and development planning; ience, and sustainable development in Haiti. (a) SECRETARY OF STATE PRIORITIZATION.— (3) assessing the impact of both the United The Secretary of State shall prioritize the States’ and the international community’s (15) A description of United States efforts protection of human rights and anti-corrup- recovery and development efforts in Haiti taken to assist the Haitian people in their tion efforts in Haiti by— over the past 10 years; pursuits for free and fair democratic elec- (1) fostering strong relationships with (4) supporting disaster resilience and re- tions. independent civil society groups focused on construction efforts; and (b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report monitoring corruption and human rights (5) addressing the underlying causes of pov- required under paragraph (1), the Secretary abuses and promoting democracy in Haiti; erty and inequality, including by providing of State and the USAID Administrator shall (2) supporting the efforts of the Haitian health resources, access to clean water, food, consult with nongovernmental organizations Government to identify human rights viola- and shelter. and civil society groups in Haiti and the United States, as well as the Government of tors and corrupt actors in Haiti, including SEC. 7. REPORT. Haiti where appropriate. public and private sector actors, and hold (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days them accountable for their actions; and after the date of the enactment of this Act, (d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report re- (3) addressing concerns of impunity for al- the Secretary of State, in coordination with quired under paragraph (1) shall be made leged orchestrators of the La Saline mas- the Administrator of the United States publicly available on the website of the De- sacre. Agency for International Development, shall partment of State. (b) ASSESSMENT.— submit to the appropriate congressional SEC. 8. DEFINITION. (1) ELEMENTS.—Not later than 180 days committees a report that includes the fol- In this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres- after the date of the enactment of this Act, lowing: sional committees’’ means— the Secretary of State, in consultation with (1) A strategy for carrying out the initia- (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and nongovernmental organizations in Haiti and tives described in sections 4, 5, and 6, includ- the Committee on Appropriations of the the United State, shall submit to the appro- ing established baselines, benchmarks, and House of Representatives; and priate congressional committees a detailed indicators to measure outcomes and impact. (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations assessment of the happenings on November (2) An assessment of corruption in Haiti, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 13, 2018, in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood including an analysis of corruption among Senate.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.010 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5899 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Initiative Act will help move us toward York (Mr. JEFFRIES), the author of this ant to the rule, the gentleman from these goals. It evaluates the effective- important bill, the chair of our Demo- New York (Mr. ENGEL) and the gen- ness of U.S. recovery and develop- cratic Caucus, the gentleman from New tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) mental efforts in Haiti over the past 10 York, even though it is Brooklyn. each will control 20 minutes. years. It also promotes new strategies Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Speaker, I thank The Chair recognizes the gentleman to enhance the rule of law, encourage my distinguished colleague, the chair- from New York. freedom of the press, combat govern- man of the Foreign Affairs Committee, GENERAL LEAVE ment corruption, address the root ELIOT ENGEL from the Boogie Down Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- causes of poverty, and improve devel- Bronx, for yielding me the time. imous consent that all Members have 5 opmental efforts. Mr. Speaker, I certainly want to take legislative days in which to revise and It is the duty of all of us here in Con- a moment of personal privilege just to extend their remarks and include in gress to stand with the Haitian people. thank Chairman ENGEL for his friend- the RECORD extraneous material on Geographically, they are so close to ship, his support, and his extraordinary H.R. 5586. the United States, and there are many leadership year after year on behalf of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Haitian Americans as well. the people of New York City and the objection to the request of the gen- We need to stand with the Haitian Nation as a critically important mem- tleman from New York? people as they fight for a more pros- ber of the House Democratic Caucus There was no objection. perous and democratic Haiti, and I and a tremendous, legendary public Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- urge the Haitian Government to do all servant. self such time as I may consume. it can to engage with their citizens and Today, we vote on H.R. 5586, the Mr. Speaker, let me start by thank- truly listen to their concerns. Haiti Development, Accountability, ing Mr. JEFFRIES for authoring this bi- Mr. Speaker, I was pleased that the and Institutional Transparency Initia- partisan bill. He has been a strong ad- House Foreign Affairs Committee ad- tive Act, a bill to upgrade the U.S. for- vocate for the Haitian people, and I vanced this bipartisan bill unani- eign assistance strategy to Haiti. thank him for his leadership on this mously, and I urge my colleagues to Haiti was the first nation in the Car- issue. ibbean to gain independence. It is the There are many, many colleagues in join me in supporting its passage in the world’s first Black-led republic, home this Congress who feel very strongly House today. to resilient and entrepreneurial people. about the U.S. relationship with Haiti. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Haiti has tremendous potential to I am certainly one of them, and I know my time. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. thrive as a free, fair, and prosperous Mr. SMITH is and, of course, Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I democracy. JEFFRIES and many other people on our I am proud to represent a vibrant committee. may consume. We have Haiti, which is not that far Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support community of Haitian Americans in from the United States, and is really, I of H.R. 5586, the Haiti Development, Brooklyn and Queens, including Little think, an obligation of the United Accountability, and Institutional Haiti in Brooklyn, which is a neigh- States, helping the people of Haiti. Transparency Initiative Act, authored boring congressional district rep- There has been such misery and such by Mr. JEFFRIES and ANN WAGNER. resented by Congresswoman YVETTE problems there that they really need Haiti remains the poorest country in CLARKE. our help, our continued and sustained the Western Hemisphere and continues As much of the diaspora has commu- help. to struggle under fragile public institu- nicated to me, unfortunately, Haiti Again, Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. tions. As we speak, Haiti is facing a still faces severe challenges in its quest JEFFRIES for his leadership on this constitutional crisis without a sitting to achieve full prosperity for its people issue. parliament after failing to organize and the opportunity to live in a free, On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 legislative elections in 2019. We con- democratic society. earthquake struck Haiti, displacing 1.5 tinue to encourage the Government of This January marked the 10-year an- million people and killing more than Haiti to hold these elections as soon as niversary of the catastrophic Haiti 200,000. possible. earthquake that killed and displaced Less than 2 months after the earth- Haiti continues to struggle with dis- hundreds of thousands of people. quake, I had the opportunity to visit aster recovery from the earthquake in Since 2010, Haiti has gone through Haiti and survey the damage. I stand 2010 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016, as additional hardships like Hurricane here today with the same message my well as civil unrest, increasing gang vi- Matthew, fuel shortages, food insecu- colleagues and I delivered to the Hai- olence, and accusations of government rity, and now the coronavirus pan- tian people 10 years ago: The United corruption and human rights abuses. demic. States remains steadfast in its com- Haiti remains the second largest re- Many Haitians are frustrated by the mitment to assist Haiti in its time of cipient of U.S. assistance in the region, corruption, poverty, and undemocratic need. including over $128 million in foreign practices on the island. Since 2018, Over the last decade, Congress has assistance appropriated by Congress in mass demonstrations in Haiti protested worked closely with the Haitian-Amer- 2019 for economic development, democ- the country’s economic situation and ican diaspora, the Haitian people, and racy and rule of law, and critical sup- the Haitian Government’s apparent the Haitian Government to support report for the Haitian National Police. misappropriation of the Petrocaribe oil building and development efforts on This legislation prioritizes dollars. the island, but Haiti still has a long anticorruption efforts, press freedoms, Tens of thousands of protesters also way to go. and human rights, and it requires the demanded the resignation of the cur- As we support efforts to reconstruct Department of State to develop a strat- rent President, who has been ruling by Haiti, we must learn from our mistakes egy with benchmarks and indicators to decree since January 2020. over the past 10 years and devise inno- measure the progress toward stated ob- H.R. 5586 directs the State Depart- vative solutions to overcome the many jectives for U.S. assistance. ment and USAID to evaluate the effec- remaining challenges. This bill also requires an assessment tiveness and shortcomings of U.S. for- At the same time, it is imperative of U.S. support for disaster resilience eign aid to Haiti over the past 10 years. that the Haitian Government address to ensure that our assistance is effec- The bill also directs these two agencies the growing and legitimate concerns tuating Haiti’s recovery efforts and to devise new approaches to reduce about the country’s deteriorating strengthening infrastructure against poverty and promote good governance. human rights situations, attacks future disasters. Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank against the press and peaceful pro- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman testers as well, and the lack of ac- support it, and I yield back the balance ELIOT ENGEL and Ranking Member countability for corrupt officials. of my time. MCCAUL, Western Hemisphere Sub- The Haiti Development, Account- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 committee Chairman SIRES and Rank- ability, and Institutional Transparency minutes to the gentleman from New ing Member ROONEY, Congresswoman

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.046 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5900 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 ANN WAGNER, and Democrats and Re- human rights training, vetting, and commu- nanced by authoritarian regimes that might publicans on both sides of the aisle, as nity-based policing. obstruct or otherwise impact United States well as the organizations supporting (B) Maritime and aerial security coopera- security assistance to beneficiary countries. this bipartisan bill. tion, including assistance to strengthen Car- (C) Monitoring and restricting equipment ibbean maritime and aerial interdiction op- and support from high risk vendors for tele- The United States should always erations capability and the provision of sup- communications infrastructure in bene- stand with our neighbor in the Western port systems and equipment, training, and ficiary countries. Hemisphere and the Haitian people as maintenance. (D) Countering disinformation by pro- they fight for a self-governing, demo- (C) Border and port security cooperation, moting transparency and accountability cratic, and prosperous nation. including support to strengthen capacity for from beneficiary countries. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to screening and to intercept narcotics, weap- (E) Eliminating corruption linked to in- vote in favor of this bill. ons, bulk cash, and other contraband at air- vestment and infrastructure facilitated by ports and seaports. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I once authoritarian regimes through support for (D) Support for justice sector reform and investment screening, competitive tendering again thank Mr. JEFFRIES for author- strengthening of the rule of law, including and bidding processes, the implementation of ing this important legislation. capacity building for prosecutors, judges, investment law, and contractual trans- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on and other justice officials, and support to in- parency. both sides of the aisle to support this crease the efficacy of criminal courts. (5) To promote strategic engagement with legislation, and I yield back the bal- (E) Cybersecurity and cybercrime coopera- the governments of beneficiary countries ance of my time. tion, including capacity-building and sup- through effective branding and messaging of port for cybersecurity systems. United States assistance and security co- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (F) Countering transnational criminal or- question is on the motion offered by operation, including by developing a public ganizations and local gang activity, includ- diplomacy strategy for educating citizens of the gentleman from New York (Mr. ing capacity-building, equipment, and sup- beneficiary countries about United States ENGEL) that the House suspend the port for operations targeting the finances assistance and security cooperation pro- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5586, as and illegal activities of transnational crimi- grams and benefits. nal networks and local gangs such as their amended. SEC. 3. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DISASTER RESIL- recruitment of at-risk youth, and the provi- The question was taken; and (two- IENCE. sion of assistance to populations vulnerable (a) PRIORITIZATION.—During the 5-year pe- thirds being in the affirmative) the to being victims of extortion and crime by riod beginning on the date of the enactment rules were suspended and the bill, as criminal networks. of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, in amended, was passed. (G) Strengthening special prosecutorial of- consultation with the Administrator of the The title of the bill was amended so fices and providing technical assistance to United States Agency for International De- combat corruption, money laundering, finan- as to read: ‘‘A bill To measure the velopment and the President and Chief Exec- cial crimes, extortion, and human rights progress of recovery and efforts to ad- utive Officer of the Inter-American Founda- dress corruption, rule of law, and crimes, and conduct asset forfeitures and criminal analysis. tion, prioritize efforts to increase disaster media freedoms in Haiti.’’. (H) Strengthening the ability of the secu- response and resilience by carrying out pro- A motion to reconsider was laid on rity sector to respond to and become more grams in beneficiary countries for the fol- the table. resilient in the face of natural disasters, in- lowing purposes: (1) Encouraging coordination between ben- f cluding by carrying out training exercises to ensure critical infrastructure and ports are eficiary countries and relevant Federal de- b 1400 able to come back online rapidly following partments and agencies to provide expertise disasters and providing preparedness train- and information sharing. CARIBBEAN BASIN SECURITY (2) Supporting sharing of best practices on INITIATIVE AUTHORIZATION ACT ing to police and first responders. (I) Supporting training for civilian police disaster resilience including constructing re- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I and appropriate security services in criminal silient infrastructure and rebuilding after move to suspend the rules and pass the investigations, best practices for citizen se- natural disasters. bill (H.R. 7703) to authorize appropria- curity, and the protection of human rights. (3) Improving rapid-response mechanisms (J) Improving community and law enforce- and cross-government organizational pre- tions for the Caribbean Basin Security paredness for natural disasters. Initiative, enhance the United States- ment cooperation to improve effectiveness and professionalism of police and increase (b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days Caribbean security partnership, mutual trust. after the date of the enactment of this Act, prioritize disaster resilience, and for (K) Increasing economic opportunities for the Secretary of State shall, in coordination other purposes, as amended. at-risk youth and vulnerable populations, in- with the Administrator of the United States The Clerk read the title of the bill. cluding workforce development training and Agency for International Development and The text of the bill is as follows: remedial education programs for at-risk in consultation with the President and Chief youth. Economic Officer of the Inter-American H.R. 7703 (L) Improving juvenile justice sectors Foundation, submit to the appropriate con- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- through regulatory reforms, separating gressional committees a strategy that incor- resentatives of the United States of America in youth from traditional prison systems, and porates specific, measurable benchmarks to Congress assembled, improving support and services in juvenile achieve the purposes described in subsection SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. detention centers. (a) and to inform citizens of beneficiary This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Caribbean (3) To prioritize efforts to combat corrup- countries about the extent and benefits of Basin Security Initiative Authorization tion and include anti-corruption components United States assistance to such countries. Act’’. to programs, including by— In developing such strategy, the Secretary of SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS (A) strengthening national justice systems State shall also consult with nongovern- FOR THE CARIBBEAN BASIN SECU- and attorneys general and supporting inde- mental organizations in beneficiary coun- RITY INITIATIVE. pendent media and investigative reporting; tries and in the United States. (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to (B) supporting multilateral anti-corrup- (c) ANNUAL PROGRESS UPDATE.—The Sec- be appropriated $74,800,000 for each of fiscal tion mechanisms; and retary, in coordination with the Adminis- years 2021 through 2025 to carry out the Car- (C) encouraging cooperative agreements trator, shall annually submit to the appro- ibbean Basin Security Initiative to achieve between the Department of State, other rel- priate congressional committees a written the purposes described in subsection (b). evant Federal departments and agencies, and description of the progress made as of the (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes described in the attorneys general of relevant countries date of such submission in meeting the this subsection are the following: to fight corruption in the Caribbean. benchmarks included in the strategy sub- (1) To promote citizen safety, security, and (4) To promote the rule of law in the Carib- mitted pursuant to subsection (b). the rule of law in the Caribbean through in- bean and counter malign influence from au- SEC. 4. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIRE- creased strategic engagement with the gov- thoritarian regimes, including China and MENTS. ernments of beneficiary countries and with Russia, by: Not later than 180 days after the date of elements of local civil society, including the (A) Monitoring security assistance from the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of private sector, in such countries. authoritarian regimes and taking steps nec- State, in coordination with the Adminis- (2) To carry out the promotion of such essary to ensure that this assistance does trator of the United States Agency for Inter- safety, security, and the rule of law through not undermine or jeopardize U.S. security as- national Development, shall submit to the efforts including the following: sistance. appropriate congressional committees an im- (A) Capacity building for law enforcement (B) Evaluating and, as appropriate, re- plementation plan that includes a timeline and military units, including stricting United States involvement in in- and stated objectives for actions to be taken professionalization, anti-corruption and vestment and infrastructure projects fi- with respect to the Caribbean Basin Security

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.047 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5901 Initiative. The plan shall also include the the Foreign Affairs Committee and his Since 2010, the U.S. Congress has pro- following elements: role in passing this important bill. vided nearly $677 million to support the (1) A multi-year strategy with a timeline, I also want to thank my colleague, region’s efforts to address these threats overview of objectives, and anticipated out- Mr. ROONEY, a staunch supporter of the under the Caribbean Basin Security comes for the region and for each beneficiary country, with respect to each program area Caribbean, for leading this bill with Initiative, or CBSI. Funding under described in section 2. me, and Ranking Member MCCAUL for CBSI has supported training for law en- (2) Specific, measurable benchmarks to his collaboration. forcement, counternarcotics efforts, track the progress of the Initiative towards The Caribbean Basin Security Initia- border and port security, and strength- accomplishing the outcomes described pursu- tive is a vital tool to combat the illicit ening of the rule of law. The assistance ant to paragraph (1). drug trade, promote good government, has strengthened U.S. security co- (3) A plan for the delineation of the roles and improve civil society. The inter- operation with our Caribbean partners to be carried out by the Department of national narcotics trade has a dev- and remains critical as transnational State, the United States Agency for Inter- astating impact across our hemisphere, criminal and terrorist organizations national Development, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and any and much of the demand for illegal continue to threaten their security. other Federal department or agency in car- drugs, unfortunately, comes from right The legislation before us today au- rying out the Initiative, to prevent overlap here in the U.S. thorizes $74.8 million for the CBSI for and unintended competition between activi- We have worked hard to stop drug each year until 2025 and continues to ties and resources. trafficking and combat corruption in prioritize capacity building for local (4) A plan to coordinate and track all ac- Central America and Mexico, but all law enforcement, disruption of crimi- tivities carried out under the Initiative be- too often, our allies in the Caribbean nal organizations, drug and firearm tween all relevant Federal departments and are overlooked. interdiction, rule of law, and agencies, in accordance with the publication anticorruption efforts. requirements described in section 4 of the The Caribbean is our third border and, for decades, has been growing as a The bill also supports disaster resil- Foreign Aid Transparency and Account- ience and requires the State Depart- ability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–191; 22 hub for the illegal and illicit drug U.S.C. 2394c). trade. Proper investment in the Carib- ment to establish benchmarks and in- (5) The results achieved during the pre- bean will help to improve our allies’ dicators to track progress towards vious year— capacity to combat transnational CBSI’s stated objectives. (A) of monitoring and evaluation measures crime, violence, and regional insta- I would also point out this legislation to track the progress of the Initiative in ac- bility, while also enhancing our secu- also includes important requirements complishing the benchmarks included pursu- rity. for monitoring and countering the ma- ant to paragraph (2); and lign influence of the Chinese Com- (B) of the implementation of the strategy Crime from the drug trade has rat- tled many of our allies in the region, munist Party in the region. and plans described in paragraphs (1), (3), and I congratulate the gentleman on his and this funding will go to programs (4). very fine bill, and I yield back the bal- (6) A description of the process for co-lo- that interdict traffickers, provide pro- cating Caribbean Basin Security Initiative ance of my time. gramming for at-risk youth, and im- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I projects funded by the United States Agency prove the independence of the judicial for International Development and the Bu- yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman system in those Caribbean countries. from the Virgin Islands (Ms. reau of International Narcotics and Law En- This bill also adds a focus on disaster forcement Affairs of the Department of PLASKETT). State, to ensure that crime prevention fund- resilience, given the increasingly fre- Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I want ing and enforcement funding are used in the quent and worsening hurricanes in the to thank my colleague representing the same localities as necessary. region, which I believe is of primary great people of New York, but also who SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. importance as we continue to see the hails from the Caribbean and under- In this Act: impact of climate change on national stands the importance of legislation (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- and regional security. like this. TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional We have seen the success of the Car- committees’’ means— As the representative of a Caribbean ibbean Basin Security Initiative over island, an English-speaking Caribbean (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the last decade, and this bill will build the Committee on Appropriations of the island, I am grateful to be yielded the House of Representatives; and on the success by authorizing $74.8 mil- opportunity to talk about this impor- (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations lion per year for the next 5 years to tant Caribbean Basin Security Initia- and the Committee on Appropriations of the further deepen our commitment to tive. Senate. that region. Traffickers frequently transport co- (2) BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.—The term By partnering to increase the secu- caine and other contraband from South ‘‘beneficiary countries’’ means the bene- rity and stability of our Caribbean al- America through the Caribbean Sea. ficiary countries of the Caribbean Basin Se- lies as we combat the narcotics trade, curity Initiative. Building the law enforcement and we will also be reducing the flow of il- interdiction capabilities of our Carib- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- licit drugs into the United States. bean partners helps them stop illicit ant to the rule, the gentleman from I believe CBSI is a crucial program, flows, making our Caribbean nations New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- and I ask my colleagues to join in bol- safer. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) stering it. By developing these capabilities, each will control 20 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of partner countries also can hold per- The Chair recognizes the gentleman my time. petrators accountable and deter fur- from New York. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. ther criminal activity that might harm GENERAL LEAVE Speaker, I yield myself such time as I their citizens, threaten their econo- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask may consume. mies, and endanger U.S. citizens at unanimous consent that all Members Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. home and as tourists in the Caribbean. have 5 legislative days in which to re- 7703, the Caribbean Basin Security Ini- The United States has committed vise and extend their remarks and in- tiative Authorization Act, authored by over $556 million for CBSI for fiscal clude any extraneous material on H.R. Mr. ESPAILLAT and Mr. ROONEY, and I years 2010 to 2018. Congress has appro- 7703. want to thank them for their leader- priated $58 million for fiscal year 2020. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ship on this. Bravo. objection to the request of the gen- The countries of the Caribbean con- To enhance maritime domain aware- tleman from New York? tinue to face serious security chal- ness and interdiction, we have im- There was no objection. lenges from criminal organizations, proved radar coverage and sharing ca- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I drug trafficking, corruption, and pacity, enhanced port security, and yield myself such time as I may con- threats to the rule of law that seri- provided boats, equipment, and train- sume. ously jeopardize the people of these na- ing to partner nations. Mr. Speaker, I first want to thank tions as well as U.S. security interests In the Dominican Republic, the larg- Chairman ENGEL for his leadership of in the region. est Caribbean transit point for cocaine,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.016 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5902 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 CBSI programs have yielded a 250 per- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I Whereas Soviet-imposed communist rule in cent increase in cocaine interdictions. yield the gentlewoman from the Virgin Central and Eastern Europe left the region USAID programming targets the driv- Islands an additional 1 minute. with a significant infrastructure deficit, es- ers of youth crime and violence to re- Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I pecially in the realm of north-south trans- duce the risk of youth involvement in portation and energy lines; won’t need all of that minute, but I Whereas the current state of infrastructure transnational organized crime. want to thank the gentleman for the in Central and Eastern Europe nations re- USAID uses risk assessment tools to time. stricts energy, water, and telecommuni- identify at-risk youth in countries like This bill is so vital, not only to stop- cations interconnectivity across the region; St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, and ping drug trafficking, but supporting Whereas the infrastructure deficit leaves Guyana. USAID then partners with our communities, helping youth within these nations overly dependent on Russia for those host countries, delivering sup- the Caribbean to reach their potential. their energy and additional economic needs; port to families and youth. Across I want to thank the authors of this Whereas Russia seeks to undermine demo- those three countries, 75 percent of the bill. I am grateful this is a bipartisan cratic institutions and liberty in Europe through hybrid means, including using en- youth targeted have reduced risk lev- effort to not forget the Caribbean. I els. ergy as a tool for coercion; thank my colleague, Mr. ESPAILLAT, To augment law enforcement, CBSI Whereas Russian gas pipeline projects, and the members of the committee. supports efforts to professionalize and such as Nord Stream II and Turk Stream, Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, this reform law enforcement institutions are political and seek to undermine Europe’s is an important bill, and I urge my col- energy security; and enables partner governments to leagues to support it. I yield back the Whereas the Three Seas Initiative provides better prevent, investigate, and pros- balance of my time. a positive alternative for financing for trans- ecute crime. These are tremendous port, energy and digital connectivity tools. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by projects in the Three Seas region to China’s Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Is- 17+1 and Belt and Road Initiatives, which lands are transshipment points for il- the gentleman from New York (Mr. have exported corruption, debt traps, and licit drugs that have been smuggled ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the poor labor and environmental standards; from source countries into the U.S. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7703, as Whereas diversification of energy sources mainland, as well as destination points amended. and supply routes, including development of for drugs distributed within the two The question was taken; and (two- renewable energy sources and technology, is territories. This bill is very essential thirds being in the affirmative) the critical to bolstering energy security; to us. rules were suspended and the bill, as Whereas members of the Three Seas Initia- Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Is- amended, was passed. tive have prioritized key energy projects lands are situated between the U.S. A motion to reconsider was laid on such as the Krk, Croatia LNG terminal, Gas Interconnector Republic of Poland-Republic mainland and drug-source countries the table. of Lithuania, the Bulgaria-Romania-Hun- such as Colombia and Peru, making f gary-Austria (BRUA) gas interconnector, them ideal gateways for movement of and other cross-border interconnections; illicit drugs onward to the U.S. main- EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF THREE Whereas members of the Three Seas Initia- land. SEAS INITIATIVE IN ITS EF- tive have also prioritized key digital infra- The Caribbean sits as a trans- FORTS TO INCREASE ENERGY structure and transportation projects to sup- shipment area for so many goods: first, INDEPENDENCE AND INFRA- port modern and vibrant economies includ- people, sugar, and, in many instances, STRUCTURE CONNECTIVITY ing the Three Seas Initiative Digital High- way, the Viking Train, the Adriatic TEN-T drug trafficking now. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I Drug trafficking organizations and Core Network Corridor, and the FAIRway move to suspend the rules and agree to criminal groups use commercial and Danube, among others; and private maritime vessels, commercial the resolution (H. Res. 672) expressing Whereas the Three Seas Initiative includes private aircraft, and package delivery support of the Three Seas Initiative in vital allies of the United States: Now, therefore, be it services to smuggle illicit drugs into its efforts to increase energy independ- and through Puerto Rico and the U.S. ence and infrastructure connectivity Resolved, That the House of Representa- Virgin Islands. thereby strengthening the United tives— Large drug shipments are often States and European national security, (1) supports the Three Seas Initiative in its offloaded in Puerto Rico and the U.S. as amended. efforts to increase energy resilience and in- Virgin Islands, repackaged, and stored The Clerk read the title of the resolu- frastructure connectivity across Central and Eastern Europe and to further the process of in secluded areas until they are distrib- tion. The text of the resolution is as fol- building a Europe that is undivided, secure, uted locally or transported to the U.S. prosperous, and free; mainland. lows: (2) encourages Three Seas Initiative na- What is the outcome of this? Wreak- H. RES. 672 tions to take action on joint financing of ing havoc in our communities. Whereas, in 2015, 12 Central and European projects to strengthen energy, infrastruc- There were 52 murders this year on nations of the European Union established ture, and digital communications projects in the Virgin Islands, 49.2 per 100,000 peo- the Three Seas Initiative to increase energy, Central and Eastern Europe, including ple; in 2018, a whopping 52 individuals infrastructure, and digital communications through national contributions to the Three in a community of 100,000 people. Many autonomy and resilience through support of Seas Initiative Infrastructure Fund; of those deaths—most of those deaths— collective financing for new infrastructure (3) reaffirms the authority of the President related to drug trafficking, drugs that projects to connect the region between the under the Build Act of 2018 (division F of we do not even use on the islands. Adriatic, Baltic, and Black Seas; Public Law 115–254) to provide United States This bill is vital to combating drug Whereas the United States pledged support financing to the Three Seas Initiative and its trafficking, promoting good govern- and willingness to serve as a steadfast part- projects in cases that advance national eco- ner of the Three Seas Initiative’s effort at nomic or foreign policy interests of the ance, independent justice sectors, and the July 2017 Warsaw summit; United States and would produce significant empowering civil society in the Carib- Whereas, in February 2020, the Secretary of developmental outcomes or provide develop- bean. State announced a United States commit- mental benefits to the poorest population; Too often, the Caribbean is ignored. ment of up to $1,000,000,000 in financing for (4) reaffirms the authority of the United We must correct this by deepening our Three Seas Initiative countries to promote States International Development Finance partnerships and cooperation with energy security and economic growth; Corporation under the European Energy Se- some of our closest allies. Working to- Whereas the Three Seas Initiative will ad- curity and Diversification Act of 2019 (title gether, we can help increase citizen se- vance economic growth, resilience, transport XX of division P of Public Law 116–94) to pro- curity, build resilience to natural dis- and digital connectivity, and energy security vide support for the Three Seas Initiative asters caused by climate change, and in this strategic region, thereby increasing and its energy infrastructure projects in the national security of the United States; countries with upper-middle-income or high- improve strategies to reduce illegal Whereas the President of the European income economies in cases described in para- narcotics trafficking. Commission recognized the Three Seas Ini- graph (3) or if such support is necessary to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. tiative as a ‘‘catalyst for the cohesion and preempt or counter efforts by a strategic HORSFORD). The time of the gentle- convergence of the EU and for the strength- competitor of the United States to secure woman has expired. ening of the transatlantic link’’; significant political or economic leverage or

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.051 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5903 acquire national security-sensitive tech- on much of Europe. In response, I have comed the people of the region into the nologies or infrastructure in a country that worked with my colleagues on both community of democratic nations. Yet is an ally or partner of the United States; sides of the aisle to strongly oppose Soviet tyranny left this strategic re- (5) encourages the Three Seas Initiative Putin’s efforts to weaponize Russia’s gion without a significant infrastruc- member nations to boost cross-border cooperation and financing on diversification of energy resources, including by working ture—actually a huge infrastructure energy sources, including clean energy to ensure that the Nord Stream 2 pipe- deficit—increasing dependence on ma- sources and infrastructure; line is never completed. lign influence from Russia and, yes, (6) encourages Three Seas Initiative na- Moreover, we in Congress have ex- China, too. tions to extend this vision of enhanced re- pressed growing concern that the CCP Tragically, Russia seeks to divide gional infrastructural connectivity to non- is exporting corruption, debt traps, Europe by exploiting Europe’s energy European Union member states in the Three poor labor and environmental stand- dependence, including through the Seas region, including Ukraine, Moldova, ards to Europe and across the world Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream pipe- and those in the Western Balkans; and through its 17+1 and Belt and Road Ini- lines. Meanwhile, Chinese state-linked (7) strongly condemns any efforts of Russia companies like Huawei offer predatory to weaponize energy as a means to put pres- tiatives. sure on or to undermine liberty and democ- We have also raised the alarm for our financing to capture Europe’s tele- racy in Europe. EU and NATO allies about the threats communications networks creating The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- that Huawei and the Chinese Com- surveillance vulnerabilities. In response, 12 U.S. allies in Central ant to the rule, the gentleman from munist Party pose as partners. and Eastern Europe launched the Three New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- The Three Seas Initiative seeks to Seas Initiative and Investment Fund. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) address these concerns. It aims to de- The initiative provides a critical plat- each will control 20 minutes. crease European dependence on Rus- form to pool financing to construct in- The Chair recognizes the gentleman sian energy by financing new routes for frastructure projects free from malign from New York. non-Russian energy suppliers and to influence. Currently, the Three Seas GENERAL LEAVE provide positive alternatives to PRC investments in the region. fund totals $1.4 billion. The first in- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask vestment has been made in the trans- unanimous consent that all Members We must support our allies in Central and Eastern Europe as they seek, portation infrastructure sector. have 5 legislative days in which to re- This resolution encourages Three through the Three Seas Initiative, to vise and extend their remarks and in- Seas member nations to increase in- reduce their dependence on Moscow’s clude in the RECORD any extraneous vestments into the fund. Further, it and Beijing’s economic overtures. material on H. Res. 672. strongly urges that the vision of a Only together can we face the threats The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there cross-border cooperation be extended posed by the authoritarian regimes in objection to the request of the gen- to non-E.U. nations such as Ukraine China and Russia. Therefore, I ask my tleman from New York? and Moldova. Importantly, this legisla- colleagues to support this important There was no objection. tion encourages support for financing legislation, and I reserve the balance of Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I of clean energy to counter the scourge my time. yield myself such time as I may con- of climate change. Following this reso- sume. b 1415 lution’s introduction, the United Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I States pledged up to $1 billion to fi- of this legislation, and I would like to nance energy security projects through thank Congresswoman KAPTUR for her yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR), who is the au- the Three Seas Investment Fund. leadership and hard work. This is a In conclusion, the transatlantic rela- strong, bipartisan resolution that thor of this important resolution. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I wish to tionship is the bedrock of U.S. foreign seeks to promote and encourage Eu- policy. Out of the ashes of two world rope’s independence from Russia’s coer- thank Chairman ESPAILLAT for the time in support of H. Res. 672, which is wars, visionary leaders created institu- cive energy influence and ensure great- tions like NATO to protect and expand er interconnectivity of infrastructure a bipartisan resolution, and I appreciate his help in moving it through the liberty. in the region. The Three Seas Initiative—this time subcommittee and committee. This Our Eastern European allies and launched and led by our Allies—is the resolution was introduced with our col- partners know all too well the need to next step to complete the transatlantic league, Congressman ADAM KINZINGER. get out from under Russia’s strangle- project. It will ensure a Europe in this I want to thank Ranking Member hold on the region’s energy resources, 21st century that is whole, free, and at SMITH for his years of dedication on the and this resolution sends an important peace. message that Congress stands with our committee as well. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to close friends as they look to build up This resolution expresses robust sup- vote ‘‘yes.’’ their own capacity. port for the Three Seas Initiative to Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. I urge my colleagues to support this accelerate the development of cross- Speaker, I have no further speakers, legislation, and I reserve the balance of border infrastructure in Central and and I yield back the balance of my my time. Eastern Europe. time. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. I am also very grateful to the chair- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, again, Speaker, I yield myself such time as I man of the full committee, ELIOT I want to thank Congresswoman KAP- may consume. ENGEL, who has given the best years of TUR for her work on this measure and Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. his life to this country and our inter- for being an advocate for energy secu- Res. 672. I want to thank MARCY KAP- ests around the world, and to Ranking rity and the United States-European TUR for offering it. It is a very impor- Member MCCAUL and Congressman cooperation on this particular issue. tant bill to express support for the KEATING for their commitment to Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to Three Seas Initiative. strengthen the Transatlantic Alliance. support this measure, I urge all Mem- Launched by 12 of our close friends in I thank again my colleague, Con- bers to do the same, and I yield back central and Eastern Europe, the Three gressman KINZINGER, for his partner- the balance of my time. Seas Initiative seeks to expand cross- ship to shepherd this resolution to the Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in border energy, transportation, and dig- floor. support of H. Res. 672, a resolution that rein- ital infrastructure, as well as to boost I also extend special thanks to Ma- forces our Eastern European allies in the economic development in the region. jority Leader HOYER and his staff asso- Three Seas Initiative. Though it is a regional initiative, it ciate Daniel Silverberg for their sup- Since the Iron Curtain was lifted in 1991, has global implications that serve not port. citizens of Eastern European countries have only European but also U.S. security Throughout the Cold War, the United suffered the economic consequences of poorly and economic interests. States led efforts to expand liberty in kept, soviet-era infrastructure that ensures For far too long, Mr. Speaker, Vladi- Europe. After the collapse of the Berlin their reliance on Russia for generations to mir Putin has had an energy chokehold Wall in 1989, the United States welcome.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.017 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5904 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 As we all know, the goal of the Three Seas Whereas, on August 20, 2020, Mr. Navalny former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his Initiative is to diversify resources in the region fell ill while on a domestic flight in Russia; daughter Yulia in 2018, the United States by collectively investing in cross border Whereas, on August 22, 2020, Mr. Navalny Government imposed two rounds of sanc- was evacuated by airlift from Omsk, Russia, tions on Russia pursuant to the Chemical projects into the EU. to Berlin, Germany, for his protection and to and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Reclaiming valuable economic leverage will ensure he would receive a high standard of Elimination Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–182; open doors to enhanced energy development health care to improve his chances of recov- 22 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.): Now, therefore, be it and expand access to global markets. ery; Resolved, That the House of Representa- By capitalizing on this partnership, countries Whereas German chemical weapons experts tives— of the Three Seas Initiative are better conducted tests and found ‘‘unequivocal’’ (1) condemns the apparently purposeful equipped to meet the needs of a 21st century evidence that Mr. Navalny had been poisoned poisoning on August 20, 2020, of Russian anticorruption activist and opposition leader economy. with a Soviet-era military-grade chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group; Alexei Navalny; A more economically prosperous and se- Whereas specialized laboratories in France (2) expresses its appreciation for the cure Eastern Europe is in the interest of Amer- and Sweden confirmed that Mr. Navalny was prompt and generous efforts of the Cinema ican foreign policy. poisoned with a nerve agent from the for Peace Foundation and the Government of I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- Novichok group; the Federal Republic of Germany to ensure porting the Three Seas Initiative and pass H. Whereas the Government of the Russian high-quality health care for Mr. Navalny Res. 672. Federation has repeatedly denied that Mr. after he was poisoned by facilitating his I want to thank the sponsor, Congress- Navalny was poisoned; transfer by airlift from Russia to Germany; Whereas the Government of the Federal (3) welcomes reports that Mr. Navalny has woman KAPTUR, Chairman KEATING, and Republic of Germany has called on the Gov- emerged from a medically induced coma and Ranking Member KINZINGER for their leader- ernment of the Russian Federation to open is gradually recovering from the poisoning; ship. an investigation into Mr. Navalny’s case; (4) hopes for Mr. Navalny’s full and com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Whereas the Russian Federation is a party plete recovery so that he may promptly re- question is on the motion offered by to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC); sume his life and work; the gentleman from New York (Mr. Whereas, in November 2019, after Russian (5) urges the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and multilateral ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the agents used a Novichok-class nerve agent in human rights monitoring bodies to monitor rules and agree to the resolution, H. an attempted assassination of former Rus- sian spy Sergei Skripal in the United King- the case of the August 2020 poisoning of Res. 672, as amended. dom in March 2018, CWC parties agreed to Alexei Navalny as a probable violation of his The question was taken; and (two- add the Novichok group of nerve agents to fundamental human rights and to respond thirds being in the affirmative) the ‘‘Schedule 1’’, a list of chemicals classified as accordingly; rules were suspended and the resolu- chemical warfare agents that are subject to (6) calls on the Government of the Russian tion, as amended, was agreed to. declaration requirements and other restric- Federation to cooperate with independent, A motion to reconsider was laid on tions; impartial, and thorough investigations by the table. Whereas, on September 4, 2020, NATO competent authorities and the Organization strongly condemned the attack on Mr. for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of f Navalny and called on the Russian Federa- the reported poisoning of Alexei Navalny; CONDEMNING POISONING OF RUS- tion to cooperate with the Organization for (7) calls on the United States Government SIAN OPPOSITION LEADER the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on an to support international or multilateral ef- impartial, international investigation; ALEXEI NAVALNY forts to ensure an independent, impartial, Whereas the G7 foreign ministers issued a and thorough investigations by competent Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I statement on September 8, 2020, that called authorities and the Organization for the Pro- move to suspend the rules and agree to on the Government of the Russian Federa- hibition of Chemical Weapons of the reported the resolution (H. Res. 1145) con- tion ‘‘to urgently and fully establish trans- poisoning of Alexei Navalny; demning the poisoning of Russian op- parency on who is responsible for this abhor- (8) urges the United States Government, in rent poisoning attack and, bearing in mind position leader Alexei Navalny and all its interactions with the Government of Russia’s commitments under the Chemical the Russian Federation, to raise the case of calling for a robust United States and Weapons Convention, to bring the perpetra- the poisoning of Alexei Navalny and under- international response, as amended. tors to justice’’; score the necessity of bringing the orga- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Whereas the Russian Federation is a state nizers and perpetrators to justice; tion. party to the International Covenant on Civil (9) calls on the Secretary of State and the The text of the resolution is as fol- and Political Rights (ICCPR); Secretary of the Treasury to use their au- lows: Whereas Article 6 of the ICCPR states that thority under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of ‘‘Every human being has the inherent right Law Accountability Act of 2012 (title IV of H. RES. 1145 to life’’ and ‘‘No one shall be arbitrarily de- Public Law 112–208) and the Global Whereas Alexei Navalny is a well-known prived of his life’’; Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability anticorruption activist and leader of the po- Whereas Article 9 of the ICCPR states that Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114– litical opposition in Russia; ‘‘Everyone has the right to liberty and secu- 328) to designate individuals whom they de- Whereas Mr. Navalny garnered 27 percent rity of person.’’; termine upon investigation to have been in- of the vote in the 2013 Moscow mayoral elec- Whereas the Russian Federation is a mem- volved in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny as tion; ber of the Organization for Security and Co- perpetrators, organizers, or masterminds, on Whereas since that election, Mr. Navalny operation in Europe (OSCE); the list of specially designated nationals and and his party have been repeatedly denied Whereas respect for human rights is key to blocked persons maintained by the Office of the opportunity to compete in elections; the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to secu- Foreign Assets Control of the Department of Whereas Mr. Navalny has been imprisoned rity and therefore the OSCE monitors the the Treasury, freezing their assets and mak- multiple times for participating in human rights situation in its 57 partici- ing them ineligible to receive United States unsanctioned protests; pating states; visas; and Whereas Mr. Navalny was attacked twice Whereas pressure on Germany to recon- (10) supports the 60-day review period trig- with a chemical substance in 2017 and poten- sider its support for the Nord Stream 2 pipe- gered by the submission of a letter to the tially poisoned in 2019 while in prison; line from the United States and inter- President by the Chair and Ranking Member Whereas over the years a number of Rus- national community, including many Euro- of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the sian journalists, human rights activists, pean Union countries, as well as from lead- House of Representatives to investigate politicians, whistleblowers, and others have ing politicians within Germany, has grown whether the poisoning of Alexei Navalny been killed or died under mysterious cir- since the attack on Mr. Navalny; constitutes use of a chemical weapon by the cumstances, in Russia and overseas, includ- Whereas Congress passed the Sergei Government of the Russian Federation in ing— Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act contravention of international law, and if so, (1) former Russian spy Alexander of 2012 (title IV of Public Law 112–208) and to impose sanctions pursuant to the Chem- Litvinenko (in London) and investigative the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Ac- ical and Biological Weapons Control and journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006; countability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (Public Law (2) human rights lawyer Stanislav Public Law 114–328) in 2016 to provide the 102–182; 22 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.). Markelov, journalist Anastasia Baburova, United States Government with authorities whistleblower lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, and to respond to grave violations of human The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- human rights activist Natalya Estemirova in rights and corruption in Russia; and ant to the rule, the gentleman from 2009; and Whereas in response to the Novichok-class New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- (3) opposition politician Boris Nemtsov in nerve agent attack described in this pre- tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) 2015; amble against United Kingdom national and each will control 20 minutes.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.020 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5905 The Chair recognizes the gentleman Finally, I would appreciate your response HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, from New York. to this letter confirming this understanding, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, and I would ask that a copy of our exchange Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. GENERAL LEAVE of letters on this matter be included in the Hon. CAROLYN B. MALONEY, Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask Congressional Record during Floor consider- Committee on Oversight and Reform, unanimous consent that all Members ation of H. Res. 1145. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. have 5 legislative days in which to re- Sincerely, DEAR CHAIRWOMAN MALONEY: I am writing vise and extend their remarks and in- MAXINE WATERS, to you concerning H. Res. 1145, Condemning clude in the RECORD extraneous mate- Chairwoman. the poisoning of Russian opposition leader rial on H. Res. 1145. Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, United States and international response. I objection to the request of the gen- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, appreciate your willingness to work cooperatively on this legislation. tleman from New York? Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. Hon. MAXINE WATERS, I acknowledge that provisions of the bill There was no objection. fall within the jurisdiction of the House Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Committee on Oversight and Reform under yield myself such time as I may con- DEAR CHAIRWOMAN WATERS: I am writing House Rule X, and that your Committee will sume. to you concerning H. Res. 1145, Condemning forgo action on H. Res. 1145 to expedite floor Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support the poisoning of Russian opposition leader consideration. I further acknowledge that of this resolution, and I want to thank Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust the inaction of your Committee with respect Mr. MCGOVERN for his leadership and United States and international response. I to the bill does not waive any future juris- hard work. appreciate your willingness to work coopera- dictional claim over the matters contained In recent years, a number of Russian tively on this legislation. in the bill that fall within your jurisdiction. I will also support the appointment of House journalists, human rights activists, I acknowledge that provisions of the bill fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee Committee on Oversight and Reform con- politicians, whistleblowers, and others ferees during any House-Senate conference have been killed or died under very on Financial Services under House Rule X, and that your Committee will forgo action convened on this legislation. Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of mysterious circumstances in Russia on H. Res. 1145 to expedite floor consider- letters is included in the Congressional and overseas. The poisoning of Alexei ation. I further acknowledge that the inac- Record during floor consideration of the bill. Navalny, Russia’s most prominent option of your Committee with respect to the Thank you again for your cooperation re- position leader, is yet another horrific bill does not waive any future jurisdictional garding the legislation. I look forward to claim over the matters contained in the bill example of the ruthlessness under continuing to work with you as the measure that fall within your jurisdiction. I also ac- President Putin’s government. moves through the legislative process. knowledge that your Committee will be ap- I am proud to support this bipartisan Sincerely, propriately consulted and involved as this or resolution which condemns the brutal ELIOT L. ENGEL, similar legislation moves forward, and will Chairman. poisoning of Mr. Navalny on August 20, support the appointment of Committee on 2020, calls for U.S. support for a cred- Financial Services conferees during any HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- ible and impartial international inves- House-Senate conference convened on this MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND tigation into the attack, and urges legislation. INFRASTRUCTURE, Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of sanctions against those responsible. It Washington, DC, November 10, 2020. letters is included in the Congressional is important that the House go on Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, Record during floor consideration of the bill. record in a bipartisan way to send a Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Thank you again for your cooperation re- clear and unequivocal message to the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. garding the legislation. I look forward to Kremlin that we reject their criminal DEAR MR. ENGEL: I write concerning H. continuing to work with you as the measure Res. 1145, Condemning the poisoning of Rus- tactics and we will demand account- moves through the legislative process. ability. There must be consequences sian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Sincerely, calling for a robust United States and inter- for this egregious act. ELIOT L. ENGEL, national response. There are certain provi- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Chairman. sions in this legislation that fall within the support this resolution, and I reserve HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on the balance of my time. COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM, Transportation and Infrastructure. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, November 13, 2020. In order to expedite floor consideration of COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, Hon. ELIOT L. ENGEL, H. Res. 1145, the Committee on Transpor- Washington, DC, November 13, 2020. Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, tation and Infrastructure agrees to forgo ac- Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. tion on the bill. However, this is conditional Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: I am writing to on our mutual understanding that forgoing House of Representatives, Washington, DC. you concerning H. Res. 1145, condemning the consideration of the bill would not prejudice DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am writing con- poisoning of Russian opposition leader the Committee with respect to the appoint- cerning H. Res. 1145, the ‘‘Condemning the Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust ment of conferees or to any future jurisdic- poisoning of Russian opposition leader United States and international response. tional claim over the subject matters con- Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust There are certain provisions in the legisla- tained in the bill or similar legislation that United States and international response.’’ tion which fall within the Rule X jurisdic- fall within the Committee’s Rule X jurisdic- In order to permit H. Res. 1145 to proceed ex- tion of the Committee on Oversight and Re- tion. I also request that you urge the Speak- peditiously to the House Floor, I agree to form. er to name members of this Committee to forgo formal consideration of the bill. In the interest of permitting your Com- any conference committee which is named to The Committee on Financial Services mittee to proceed expeditiously on this bill, consider such provisions. takes this action to forego formal consider- I am willing to waive this Committee’s right Please place a copy of this letter and your ation of H. Res. 1145 in light of the mutually to sequential referral. I do so with the under- response acknowledging our jurisdictional agreed changes to provisions within the ju- standing that by waiving consideration of interest into the committee report on H. risdiction of the Committee on Financial the bill, the Committee on Oversight and Re- Res. 1145 and into the Congressional Record Services. We are also doing so based on our form does not waive any future jurisdic- during consideration of the measure on the mutual understanding that, by foregoing for- tional claim over the subject matters con- House floor. mal consideration of H. Res. 1145 at this tained in the bill which fall within its Rule Sincerely, time, we do not waive any jurisdiction over X jurisdiction. I request that you urge the PETER A. DEFAZIO, the subject matter contained in this or simi- Speaker to name Members of this Committee Chair. lar legislation, and that our Committee will to any conference committee which is named be appropriately consulted and involved as to consider such provisions. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, this or similar legislation moves forward Please place this letter into the Congres- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, with regard to any matters in the Commit- sional Record during consideration of the Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. tee’s jurisdiction. The Committee also re- measure on the House floor. Thank you for Hon. PETER DEFAZIO, serves the right to seek appointment of an the cooperative spirit in which you have Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc- appropriate number of conferees to any worked regarding this matter and others be- ture, House of Representatives, Washington, House-Senate conference involving this or tween our respective Committees. DC. similar legislation that involves the Com- Sincerely, DEAR CHAIRMAN DEFAZIO: I am writing to mittee’s jurisdiction and request your sup- CAROLYN B. MALONEY, you concerning H. Res. 1145, Condemning the port for any such request. Chairwoman. poisoning of Russian opposition leader

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His regime must be fall within the jurisdiction of the House port the appointment of Committee on Ways held accountable for resorting to such Committee on Transportation & Infrastruc- and Means conferees during any House-Sen- cruel and barbaric methods to silence ture under House Rule X, and that your ate conference convened on this legislation. his critics. Committee will forgo action on H. Res. 1145 Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of I was glad to see the E.U. support a to expedite floor consideration. I further ac- letters is included in the Congressional Franco-German plan to impose sanc- knowledge that the inaction of your Com- Record during floor consideration of the bill. Thank you again for your cooperation re- tions on Russians suspected to be be- mittee with respect to the bill does not hind Mr. Navalny’s poisoning. I also waive any future jurisdictional claim over garding the legislation. I look forward to the matters contained in the bill that fall continuing to work with you as the measure continue to hope that our German within your jurisdiction. I will also support moves through the legislative process. friends will heed the growing calls the appointment of House Committee on Sincerely, around Europe and within Germany Transportation & Infrastructure conferees ELIOT L. ENGEL, since the attack to reconsider their during any House-Senate conference con- Chairman. support for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. vened on this legislation. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of Speaker, I yield myself such time as I support this resolution. Again, I want letters is included in the Congressional may consume. to thank Chairman MCGOVERN for au- Record during floor consideration of the bill. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to thoring it, and I reserve the balance of Thank you again for your cooperation re- begin by thanking my good friend, garding the legislation. I look forward to my time. Chairman MCGOVERN, for sponsoring continuing to work with you as the measure Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I moves through the legislative process. this important resolution. I am very yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Sincerely, proud to be one of its cosponsors. Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), who is Both Mr. MCGOVERN and I co-chair ELIOT L. ENGEL, the author of this important resolution the Lantos Human Rights Commission, Chairman. and the co-chair of the Tom Lantos and I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, we Human Rights Commission. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, have been trying for years to hold Rus- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, sia to account for these kinds of des- to thank the gentleman from New Washington, DC, November 17, 2020. picable displays where, as was pointed York for his leadership and for yielding Hon. ELIOT L. ENGEL, out by my good friend from New York, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, to me. I also want to thank my col- very visible opposition leaders and oth- Washington, DC. league from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) for ers have been targeted by the Russian DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: In recognition of all of his commitment, not only on regime for poisoning and other kinds of the desire to expedite consideration of H. issues of human rights regarding Rus- Res. 1145, Condemning the poisoning of Rus- deadly deeds. So I want to thank him sia, but human rights in general. sian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and for, again, bringing our attention and Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. calling for a robust United States and inter- the House’s attention to this addi- Res. 1145, condemning the poisoning of national response, the Committee on Ways tional terrible misdeed by Vladimir Russian anti-corruption and opposition and Means agrees to waive formal consider- Putin. ation of the bill as to provisions that fall Each of us in this House, I believe, leader Alexei Navalny. within the rule X jurisdiction of the Com- Since Vladimir Putin took power in mittee on Ways and Means. were appalled to learn that Mr. Navalny had been poisoned with a So- 1999, human rights defenders, journal- The Committee on Ways and Means takes ists, and opposition politicians have this action with the mutual understanding viet-era chemical nerve agent. Of that we do not waive any jurisdiction over course, we are relieved that he seems suffered relentless persecution. Some the subject matter contained in this or simi- to be doing well, but that doesn’t in have been killed, like Anna lar legislation, and the Committee will be any way mitigate the terrible act that Politkovskaya, in 2006, and Boris appropriately consulted and involved as the was committed to try to kill him. We Nemtsov in 2015. Others, like Alexei bill or similar legislation moves forward so are not surprised though. Just 2 years Navalny, have been targeted but sur- that we may address any remaining issues vived. Navalny was attacked twice within our jurisdiction. The Committee also ago, the same chemical nerve agent was used in an attack on United King- with a chemical substance in 2017, like- reserves the right to seek appointment of an ly poisoned in 2019 while in prison, and appropriate number of conferees to any dom soil against former Russian intel- House-Senate conference involving this or ligence officer Sergei Skripal. The at- seriously poisoned in August 2020. similar legislation. tack severely injured him, his daugh- I am thankful that Navalny is recov- Finally, I would appreciate your response ter, and a police officer, and also cost ering from the latest attack, but I re- to this letter confirming this understanding the life of an innocent British citizen. gret that the Trump administration’s and would ask that a copy of our exchange of Moreover, since Putin came to power, response has been so feeble. Secretary letter on this matter be included in the Con- as was pointed out a moment ago, nu- Pompeo issued one statement, days gressional Record during floor consideration merous Russian journalists, human late, and after German experts con- of H. Res. 1145. firmed the poisoning, in which he Sincerely, rights activists, opposition leaders, RICHARD E. NEAL, whistleblowers, and others who op- merely called for an investigation. Chairman. posed his regime have been murdered Today, with this resolution, Congress or died in mysterious circumstances. is stepping forward to make clear that HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, As noted in the resolution, Ranking the United States is appalled by the at- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Member MCCAUL and Chairman ENGEL tack on Alexei Navalny and supports a Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. wrote a letter to the President after robust response. Hon. RICHARD E. NEAL, the attack to request an investigation This resolution: Committee on Ways and Means, Condemns the poisoning; House of Representatives, Washington, DC. into whether Russia had, once again, DEAR CHAIRMAN NEAL: I am writing to you used a lethal chemical weapon in viola- Thanks Germany for facilitating concerning H. Res. 1145, Condemning the poi- tion of international law. Navalny’s transfer to ensure high qual- soning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Pursuant to the Chemical and Bio- ity medical care; Navalny and calling for a robust United logical Weapons Control and Warfare Welcomes his recovery; States and international response, including Elimination Act, this request started Calls on the OSCE and human rights security and economic components of the re- the clock on a 60-day evaluation period bodies to treat his case as a human lationship. I appreciate your willingness to to make such a determination. Unfor- rights violation; work cooperatively on this legislation. Calls on the U.S. Government to I acknowledge that provisions of the bill tunately, the deadline has passed, so fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee we respectfully—all of us—ask the ad- raise Navalny’s poisoning with Russian on Ways and Means under House Rule X, and ministration to release the findings of authorities and to support inde- that your Committee will forgo action on H. its investigation and to do so without pendent, impartial, and thorough in- Res. 1145 to expedite floor consideration. I any delay. vestigations by competent authorities;

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This resolution does not punish Ger- of such government, has halted all inter- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ference in United States elections or elec- many by calling for the suspension of ant to the rule, the gentleman from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Germany is tions of the other members of the Group of New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- an ally. It is the Russian Government Seven, members of the North Atlantic Trea- ty Organization (NATO) and the European tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) that is at fault here. Union, and other allies and partners; and each will control 20 minutes. So I want to thank all the cosponsors (2) the Secretary of State, in consultation The Chair recognizes the gentleman in the Foreign Affairs Committee for with the Director of National Intelligence, from New York. supporting this initiative. determines and certifies to the appropriate I hope and I pray that the incoming congressional committees and leadership GENERAL LEAVE Biden administration will make human that the Government of Russia, and all per- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask rights the centerpiece of U.S. foreign sons acting as an agent of or otherwise on unanimous consent that all Members policy going forward. Brave individuals behalf of such government, has— have 5 legislative days in which to re- like Alexei Navalny deserve far more (A) ended its illegal occupation of Crimea vise and extend their remarks and in- and is fully complying with its commitments than a passing reference from our gov- clude in the RECORD extraneous mate- under the Minsk agreement with respect to rials on H.R. 8259. ernment’s leaders. Eastern Ukraine; Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues (B) ended its illegal occupation of South The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there to support this resolution. Ossetia and Abkhazia and will support ef- objection to the request of the gentleman from New York? b 1430 forts for the reintegration of these regions with the Republic of Georgia; and There was no objection. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. (C) withdrawn its troops and armaments Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I Speaker, I have no further requests for from Transnistria and fully respects yield myself such time as I may con- time, and I yield back the balance of Moldova’s sovereignty and territorial integ- sume. my time. rity. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I the date of the enactment of this Act, the of this measure, and I thank the au- yield myself such time as I may con- Secretary of State, in coordination with the thor, my friend, Mr. MEEKS from New sume. Director of National Intelligence and in con- York, a senior member of the Com- Mr. Speaker, I, again, thank Con- sultation with the heads of other relevant mittee on Foreign Affairs, for his lead- gressman MCGOVERN for his hard work Federal departments and agencies, shall sub- ership and hard work. on this resolution. I strongly support mit to the appropriate congressional com- Throughout this Congress, the com- this measure and urge all the Members mittees and leadership a report on the threats and challenges of Russia to NATO mittee has focused on measures to to do the same. and the United States in Afghanistan and to counter Russian aggression and hold Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance United States efforts to counter such threats President Putin accountable for the of my time. and challenges, including— unlawful invasion and attempted an- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (1) an assessment of support provided by nexation of Crimea. But President question is on the motion offered by the Government of Russia, and all persons Trump has flagrantly ignored the pleas the gentleman from New York (Mr. acting as an agent of or otherwise on behalf of our allies and attempted to invite of such government, for Taliban-linked mili- ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the Russia back into the G7 despite its con- rules and agree to the resolution, H. tants, including— (A) the provision of defense articles, de- tinued aggression in Ukraine, Georgia, Res. 1145, as amended. fense services, or technology (as such terms and other sovereign countries near its The question was taken; and (two- are defined and described in the Arms Export border. thirds being in the affirmative) the Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)) or finan- Putin and his cronies must be held rules were suspended and the resolu- cial assistance for purposes that undermine accountable for their actions. And for tion, as amended, was agreed to. or run counter to the principles agreed upon Trump to put out the welcome mat for A motion to reconsider was laid on in the Agreement for Bringing Peace to Af- Russia would be a slap in the face to the table. ghanistan entered into on February 29, 2020; (B) financial transactions, including trans- our allies and the Ukrainian citizens f actions made through the hawala system, be- living in Crimea. PROHIBITING RUSSIAN tween the individuals and entities of the This important bipartisan bill would PARTICIPATION IN G7 Government of Russia, or individuals or enti- prevent the U.S. Government from fa- ties acting in connection with that govern- cilitating Russian participation in the Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ment, to Taliban-linked militants, other G7, or a reconstituted G8, and requires move to suspend the rules and pass the militants with connections to Afghanistan, a report about Russia’s nefarious rela- bill (H.R. 8259) to prohibit Russian par- and their intermediaries; and tionships with the Taliban in Afghani- ticipation in the G7, and for other pur- (C) any alleged program to incentivize the killing of United States or NATO coalition stan and any bounty program it insti- poses, as amended. tuted for the killing of American The Clerk read the title of the bill. soldiers by the Government of Russia or any troops. The text of the bill is as follows: other foreign government; (2) a description of United States Govern- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to H.R. 8259 ment efforts to engage in diplomatic efforts support this measure, and I reserve the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- with Russia and the governments of NATO balance of my time. resentatives of the United States of America in coalition allies and partners to counter Rus- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Congress assembled, sian malign influence in Afghanistan; and Speaker, I yield myself such time as I SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON RUSSIAN PARTICI- (3) a description of the views of the govern- PATION IN THE G7. ments of other NATO members, including may consume. (a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any heads of government, political leaders, and Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. other provision of law, no Federal funds are military commanders in the region on Rus- 8259, which prohibits Russian participa- authorized to be appropriated to take any sian interference and malign influence in Af- tion in the G7. I thank my friend and action to support or facilitate— ghanistan. colleague, Mr. MEEKS, for authoring (1) the participation of Russia in a Group (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- this bill. of Seven proceeding; or TEES AND LEADERSHIP.—In this section, the As I have said time and time again, (2) the reconstitution of the Group of Eight term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees to include Russia. and leadership’’ means— Vladimir Putin is not a friend of the (b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the United States nor of our allies. cease to have any force or effect after the Permanent Select Committee on Intel- In the past few years, we have wit- date on which— ligence, the Committee on Homeland Secu- nessed his regime invade and occupy

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It has happened be- lution that preceded this, opposition tion to bring Russia back to the G7. He fore. It will happen again. activist Alexey Navalny; meddle in our has called it commonsense to include Is the G7 an organization that elections; and much more. Russia. It is not as long as they con- coddles and comforts those who would The Russian President’s actions tinue to behave the way they are. poison dissent or undermine dissent? speak for themselves. At almost every It is crucial that the American tax- Or are we a group that may not agree opportunity, Putin pursues policies payer should not pay for this bizarre all the time but truly believes in that undermine American and allied and harmful courtship of Putin’s Rus- human rights and the dignity of all interests around the world. sia, the same Russia that puts bounties people and, yes, the understanding that The Group of Seven is a forum that on American soldiers in Afghanistan. dissent is part of the democratic prin- brings together like-minded democ- Of course, we should have lines of ciples? I am appalled at the attempt to racies to tackle important global strategic communications open with kill dissent. issues. A dangerous and corrupt dic- Moscow. I am one also open for dia- Then, of course, you have to be con- tator that assassinates his own people logue. But with Russia’s malfeasance, cerned about the absolute, unfettered cannot be trusted to be a reasonable we cannot welcome them to the table intrusion and caring less about the partner on the world stage. We must as our partners and allies at a time people of Ukraine, Crimea, and cer- not turn a blind eye to this reality. when they do not share our democratic tainly places in surrounding Eastern This bill would prohibit Russia from values or interests. Europe. They are in fear of their lives— being readmitted to the Group of Seven There is nothing short of the the shooting down of an innocent com- until Putin fully restores the terri- strength of America’s stance as a glob- mercial airline and the complete denial torial integrity of Ukraine, parts of al leader at stake. We have to be lead- of such. Georgia, and Moldova, and stops inter- ers in bringing folks together and Belarus, the whole question of fering in the democratic processes of standing for democracy and for what is Moldova, all of these places are subject the United States and our allies. good for democracy. That is who we are to the whims of Russia. The bill also demonstrates that Con- as Americans. That is what this United Now, if there was a completely dif- gress takes very seriously the safety of States Congress stands for. ferent policy, foreign aid, a foreign re- American troops serving overseas—it is We must do our oversight in this relations policy of cooperation and col- our utmost priority—and that we regard. We must give a message to Rus- laboration, there is certainly the op- main concerned about the challenges sia that should it want to enter into portunity for G7 members to talk with Russia poses to U.S. and NATO efforts the G7, it has to play by the rules and Russia in any other forum. But I think to bring peace and stability to Afghani- not do undemocratic things or threaten when we are supporting NATO, we rec- stan. democracy, whether it is in the United ognize the importance of that alliance. Maintaining the integrity of the States or any of our European allies. We also understand the strength of Group of Seven is vital to its success. Mr. Speaker, I, again, thank my col- that alliance, recognizing the impor- Russia cannot be invited back in while leagues for joining this bill in a bipar- tance of that alliance in Afghanistan Vladimir Putin continues to undermine tisan effort, and I urge my colleagues and, yes, in Iraq. the efforts of democratic states to to support this bill. To admit, because of a personal rela- build a freer and more prosperous Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I re- tionship between a head of state and world. serve the balance of my time. Russia’s head of state, I think it is un- Mr. Speaker, I have no more requests The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- acceptable. for time, and I yield back the balance tleman has the only remaining time. Let me also say something that is of my time. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I strikingly disturbing at this point. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman Yes, the President has the right to hire yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). and fire his or her Cabinet. In the last New York (Mr. MEEKS), the author of Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I 4 days or so, the then-existing Sec- this important bill and an esteemed thank the distinguished gentleman retary of Defense was precipitously member of the Committee on Foreign from New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) for fired. We don’t have the inner workings Affairs. yielding, and the distinguished gen- and decisions of that. Maybe his work Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I thank tleman from New York (Mr. MEEKS) for performance wasn’t up to par. It Mr. ESPAILLAT, and I thank the gen- proposing this legislation, along with doesn’t seem like that is the case. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH). I his colleagues, Mr. KINZINGER and all Then, all of a sudden, a new person is also thank Representative KINZINGER the Members who are supporting H.R. ultimately an interim Acting Sec- for his support and his collaboration in 8259 that deals with the admission of retary of Defense, one of the most stra- working collectively to bring this bill Russia into the G7. tegic and important parts of our Na- to the floor for a vote. The reason I think this is crucial leg- tion. The reason for this bill is actually islation that I would hope that we Having been here through 9/11, there very simple. Congress must be clear would move swiftly to the United was a transition of government. Look that Russia cannot be part of the G7 States Senate, the other body, and who struck. Not Russia, of course, but while it does all it can to undermine move swiftly for a signature, ulti- Osama bin Laden on 9/11. democracies, including our own. mately, of the President of the United The SPEAKER pro tempore. The What they are doing is inflaming States, is because this is a move that time of the gentlewoman has expired. some of the biggest challenges that seems afoot with little consultation of Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I face the global community today. Con- the other members of the G7. yield an additional 30 seconds to the gress has an oversight responsibility Anyone listening to this, the Amer- gentlewoman from Texas. here, and this bill simply makes that ican people, might be reminded that Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, clear. Russia fought against the Nazis. One now we have a circumstance where the Through its actions, today’s Russia might say they were on the good side newly appointed Acting Secretary of continues to prove that it does not in- in World War II. There have been mo- Defense is saying that our troops will tend to be a part of the global solution. ments where we have been able to col- be cut in half. Moscow interferes in democratic proc- laborate with Russia on important I understand, the Joint Chiefs, if I esses across the globe, suppresses and issues relevant to all of us, Europe and am correct, have not been consulted or poisons opposition, and wreaks havoc beyond. But it certainly is dis- they have not made that decision. And

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Committee; 50 years; I think we have to make a firm state- Whereas in May 1966, the Senate adopted S. (2) reaffirms that a strong nonproliferation ment against the G7, and I ask that we Res. 179 supporting the President’s efforts to regime is in the United States interest; question the decision to withdraw negotiate such a treaty; (3) recognizes that the United States, troops, not because I have not been Whereas the United States, the United through its network of alliances, has led the against the wars, but because I believe Kingdom, and the Union of Soviet Socialist world upholding the pillars of the NPT and our troops should be assessed as their Republics signed the Treaty on the Non-Pro- continues to work together to strengthen liferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) on its the NPT; and security and also our mission. first day of opening for signature on July 1, (4) urges the United States to continue to Mr. Speaker, I ask for the support of 1968; be a leader in supporting the NPT and the this legislation. Whereas the Senate gave its advice and global nonproliferation regime, by— Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I consent to ratification of the NPT on March (A) continuing to encourage all States yield myself such time as I may con- 13, 1969, by a vote of 83 to 15; Party to the NPT to comply fully with the sume. Whereas the NPT entered into force on NPT; Mr. Speaker, again, I thank Con- March 5, 1970, the date it was ratified by the (B) maintaining support for the Inter- United States and the Soviet Union; national Atomic Energy Agency through its gressman MEEKS for his hard work on Whereas the NPT provides stability that is assessed and voluntary contributions and this measure. I am very pleased to sup- critical for United States and international promote the universal adoption of the IAEA port this important measure, and I security, and its success has and will con- Additional Protocol; urge all Members to do the same. tinue to depend upon the full implementa- (C) continuing to encourage opportunities Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance tion by all State Parties of the NPT’s three for cooperation with other nuclear weapons of my time. mutually-reinforcing pillars: nonprolifera- states to reduce the number and role of nu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tion, access to peaceful uses of nuclear en- clear weapons; question is on the motion offered by ergy, and disarmament; (D) encouraging universality of the NPT the gentleman from New York (Mr. Whereas United States leadership has been and the Additional Protocol; and will continue to be indispensable to the (E) discouraging the unlawful spread of ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the development and success of the global nu- uranium enrichment technologies and ensur- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 8259, as clear nonproliferation regime; ing such technologies covered under the NPT amended. Whereas on May 11, 1995, the NPT was ex- are properly verified; The question was taken; and (two- tended indefinitely; (F) developing policies to prevent with- thirds being in the affirmative) the Whereas North Korea is the only non-nu- drawal of additional states parties from the rules were suspended and the bill, as clear weapon state that was a party to the Treaty; amended, was passed. NPT before acquiring nuclear weapons; (G) maintaining global moratoria on nu- A motion to reconsider was laid on Whereas the United States has supported clear explosive testing, which is in the na- the NPT’s disarmament goals by negotiating tional security interest of the United States; the table. bilateral arms control agreements and and f achieving dramatic reductions in its own and (H) working towards a successful 2021 NPT other states’ nuclear weapons stockpiles Review Conference. b 1445 through these treaties, including the 1972 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- SALT I Treaty, the 1987 INF Treaty, the 1991 ant to the rule, the gentleman from CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVER- START I Treaty, the 2002 Moscow Treaty, SARY OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF and the 2010 New START treaty; New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- TREATY ON THE NON-PRO- Whereas the United States has promoted tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH) LIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAP- the NPT’s nonproliferation pillar by sup- each will control 20 minutes. ONS porting states that relinquished their nu- The Chair recognizes the gentleman clear weapons and acceded to the NPT, such from New York. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I as Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and South GENERAL LEAVE move to suspend the rules and agree to Africa; the resolution (H. Res. 825) celebrating Whereas the United States has worked to Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask the 50th anniversary of the entry into ensure the peaceful uses of nuclear energy by unanimous consent that all Members force of the Treaty on the Non-Pro- supporting the International Atomic Energy may have 5 legislative days in which to liferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Agency and its safeguards programs, includ- revise and extend their remarks and in- recognizing the importance of the ing the Additional Protocol; clude extraneous material on H. Res. NPT’s continued contributions to Whereas the 2018 Department of Defense 825. Nuclear Posture Review affirms, ‘‘The Nu- United States and international secu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there clear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is a objection to the request of the gen- rity, and commemorating United cornerstone of the nuclear nonproliferation States leadership in strengthening the regime. It plays a positive role in building tleman from New York? nuclear nonproliferation regime since consensus for non-proliferation and enhances There was no objection. the dawn of the nuclear era, as amend- international efforts to impose costs on Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ed. those that would pursue nuclear weapons yield myself such time as I may con- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- outside the Treaty.’’; sume. tion. Whereas on June 28, 2018, the United Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support States, United Kingdom, and Russian gov- of this resolution, and I would like to The text of the resolution is as fol- ernments released a joint statement, re- thank the author, Congressman SHER- lows: affirming their commitment to work toward MAN H. RES. 825 ‘‘the ultimate goal of the elimination of nu- , for his hard work and leadership. Arms control and nonproliferation Whereas on December 4, 1961, the United clear weapons, as set forth in the NPT’’; and Nations General Assembly unanimously ap- Whereas Congress has long been a leading have been bipartisan pillars of United proved a resolution supporting an inter- voice for nonproliferation, including through States security since the earliest days national agreement to prevent the prolifera- the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, the of the Cold War. After a half a century tion of nuclear weapons; McMahon Act of 1946, the Atomic Energy of successfully contributing to the non- Whereas the nonproliferation of nuclear Act of 1954, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation proliferation and reduction of nuclear weapons has been a bedrock principle of Act of 1978, the Export Administration Act of weapons, the Treaty on the Non-Pro- United States foreign policy since 1945; 1979, the Nunn-Lugar Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991, the Nuclear Non- liferation of Nuclear Weapons con- Whereas the October 1962 Cuban Missile tinues to bolster the United States na- Crisis nearly led the United States and the proliferation Prevention Act of 1994, and former Soviet Union to a catastrophic nu- other legislative efforts: Now, therefore, be tional security and global stability. clear exchange; it This important resolution recognizes Whereas the aftermath of the Cuban Mis- Resolved, That the House of Representa- the importance of the NPT and calls sile Crisis led to a series of bilateral and tives— for continued U.S. leadership in global

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Res. 825, which I authored, Democrat. This is an important debt- With this measure, the House is to focus our attention on the Nuclear for-nature program critical to preserve going on record to support a return to Non-Proliferation Treaty. tropical forests and coral reefs. the leadership and policies that helped If you look back to 1945 when nuclear Chairman BERA has introduced the make the world safer for decades. I weapons literally exploded upon the Securing America From Epidemics urge my colleagues to support this res- world, most political scientists be- Act. This bill recognizes the impor- olution, and I reserve the balance of lieved that within the next century tance of working cooperatively—and I my time. after 1945 we would have had dozens of look forward to us rejoining the WHO— Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. nuclear states and many nuclear wars. working cooperatively to deal with Speaker, I yield myself such time as I Well, so far, we have gone the vast bulk epidemics. And, of course, these provi- may consume. of a century since 1945 and we have not sions were part of the Heroes Act, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support seen nuclear weapons used in anger. An which this Congress passed back in of this resolution marking the 50th an- important part of that is the Nuclear May. It authorizes the Coalition for niversary of entry into force of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, an Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nu- There is no more important work for alliance of countries that are partners clear Weapons. our committee than preventing the to finance and coordinate the develop- I want to thank our distinguished spread of nuclear weapons. That is ment of vaccines for high-priority epi- colleagues, Mr. SHERMAN and Mr. why, for well over a decade, I have demic threats. BANKS, and some of the other cospon- chaired or been ranking member on the I want to commend the gentleman sors. Mr. SHERMAN took the lead on it, subcommittee that focuses on non- from New York for his Caribbean Basin and I thank him for that, in marking proliferation. It is simple math. The Security Initiative Authorization Act this important anniversary. more nuclear states, the more likeli- to promote safety, security, and the For the last 50 years, the NPT Trea- hood of a nuclear war. rule of law in the Caribbean. It is so This resolution reaffirms the strong ty, Non-Proliferation Treaty, has been important that we achieve improve- nonproliferation regime that is in the the bedrock upon which nonprolifera- ment for the lives of those who are our interest of the United States and sup- tion policy has been built. More than immediate neighbors. This important ports the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 185 countries around the world have Treaty. It urges the United States to bill would fund support for the justice ratified the treaty, adding their sup- continue to support the NPT regime sector and education for at-risk youth. port to the responsible use of nuclear I want to commend Representative and global nonproliferation and looks technology, while reducing the likeli- TOM SUOZZI for his resolution on the forward to a successful 2021 NPT Re- hood of nuclear conflict. importance of the United States’ alli- view Conference. Every country has the right to use I look forward to working with the ance with the Republic of Korea and nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; new administration on nonprolifera- the contribution of Korean Americans. however, we must ensure that the num- tion issues. Just yesterday, I had a chance to meet ber of states armed with nuclear weap- Every nation in the last 50 years that with the chair and several of the mem- ons does not grow. The proliferation of has developed a nuclear weapon has bers of the Korean National Assembly’s these weapons in unstable, dangerous done so under the pretense that they Foreign Affairs and Unification Com- regimes like North Korea and Iran only were developing a nuclear energy pro- mittee, and I look forward to a new ad- makes the world more dangerous and gram. That is why we have to be very ministration reaching a different kind the use of those weapons of mass de- careful when we enter into nuclear co- of relationship with North Korea and a struction more likely. operation agreements with countries stronger relationship with South Under the treaty, nuclear weapons that may seek to develop a nuclear Korea. states agree not to transfer nuclear weapon. I commend Chairman MCGOVERN for weapons or technology to nonnuclear The best way to make sure that a nu- his resolution condemning the poi- weapons states. States without nuclear clear energy program is not a nuclear soning of Russian opposition leader weapons are bound to accept IAEA weapons program is to make sure that Alexei Navalny and calling for the safeguards in order to verify any and the country that engages in that signs United States to coordinate a robust all nuclear activities are peaceful. the additional protocol to allow the ad- international response. The treaty also requires all countries ditional inspections of the IAEA. That I think our committee is bringing to to pursue good faith negotiations reis why what is important today—not the floor of this House a package of im- lated to nuclear disarmament. There only this resolution—is the conference portant legislation. I look forward to it may be disagreement on how to committee that I sit on for the NDAA, passing overwhelmingly. achieve such disarmament, but in the which contains the provision that I Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, again, meantime, the U.S. remains committed wrote and introduced to this House as I want to thank Congressman SHERMAN to continuing to reduce risk and en- the Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation for his hard work on this measure. I am hance global stability through main- Act, to say that we will not enter into very pleased to support this measure, I taining a modern, safe, and secure nu- agreements for nuclear cooperation urge all Members to do the same, and I clear deterrent and reaffirming our de- with countries that refuse to sign the yield back the balance of my time. fense commitment to our allies. We additional protocol. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The seek to engage countries like China, As we look forward to a new adminis- question is on the motion offered by which is growing its nuclear arsenal, tration, we need to reenter the JCPOA the gentleman from New York (Mr. and Russia, which is developing new with Iran and make sure Iran never de- ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the nuclear armed weapons systems, on en- velops a nuclear weapon. We have to rules and agree to the resolution, H. hanced arms control regimes. prevent Saudi Arabia from developing Res. 825, as amended. Finally, the United States continues a nuclear weapon, and we have to roll The question was taken; and (two- to seek to prevent the spread of nu- back the North Korean program. There thirds being in the affirmative) the clear weapons to rogue states. is much for us to do in nonprolifera- rules were suspended and the resolu- Again, I want to thank my friend, the tion, and there is no work that is more tion, as amended, was agreed to. gentleman from California (Mr. SHER- important for our committee. The title of the resolution was MAN), for sponsoring this bill, and I Since I have some additional time, I amended so as to read: ‘‘A resolution yield back the balance of my time. would like to use it to express my urging the United States to continue

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A motion to reconsider was laid on grated waste management systems in devel- (b) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.— the table. oping countries; The Secretary and the Administrator, in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer f (2) advance innovative market-based solutions and catalyze private capital to prevent of the United States International Develop- PARTNERING AND LEVERAGING and reduce marine debris and plastic waste, ment Finance Corporation and the Chief Ex- ASSISTANCE TO STOP TRASH support integrated waste management sys- ecutive Officer of the Millennium Challenge FOR INTERNATIONAL CLEANER tems, and improve market demand for recy- Corporation and in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal departments and SEAS ACT cled material; (3) build the capacity of national and sub- agencies, are authorized and encouraged to Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I national governments in other countries to work with entities in the private sector and move to suspend the rules and pass the develop and implement integrated waste with nongovernmental organizations to le- bill (H.R. 4636) to authorize the Sec- management systems, measure and report verage sources of public and private capital to complement the efforts described in sub- retary of State and the Administrator progress in reducing plastic waste, and prevent plastic waste from entering rivers and section (a), including by financing infra- of the United States Agency for Inter- structure investments, supporting capacity- oceans; national Development to prioritize and building activities, and entering into cost- (4) support local economic development sharing, cost-matching, and other coopera- advance efforts to improve waste man- through programs that assist community tive agreements to support and finance such agement systems and prevent and re- members, particularly women, youth, and duce plastic waste and marine debris, efforts. marginalized populations, to derive eco- (c) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—The Sec- and for other purposes, as amended. nomic benefit from waste products and par- retary and the Administrator shall establish The Clerk read the title of the bill. ticipation in waste management systems; monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, in- The text of the bill is as follows: and cluding measurable goals, objectives, and H.R. 4636 (5) engage in international and regional co- benchmarks, to ensure the effective use of operation to prevent and reduce marine de- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- United States foreign assistance to achieve bris and plastic waste, share best practices, the objectives described in paragraphs (1) resentatives of the United States of America in and empower national and subnational gov- Congress assembled, through (4) of subsection (a). ernments, local communities, civil society, (d) DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION.—In SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. and the private sector to engage in such ef- carrying out the authority under subsection This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Partnering forts. (a), the Secretary and the Administrator, in and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. coordination with the heads of relevant Fed- International Cleaner Seas Act’’ or the It is the sense of Congress that, in pursuing eral departments and agencies, shall seek to ‘‘PLASTICS Act’’. the policy described in section 3, the Presi- provide technical assistance to mobilize the SEC. 2. FINDINGS. dent should direct United States representa- domestic resources of recipient countries in Congress finds the following: tives to appropriate international bodies to order to increase cost-sharing, self-reliance, and host country ownership of waste preven- (1) Eight million metric tons of plastic use the voice, vote, and influence of the tion and management programs. enter the ocean every year. Marine debris United States to advocate support for the (e) COST LIMITATION.—No additional funds damages the health of marine life, impedes following: local economic development, and threatens are authorized to be appropriated to carry (1) Efforts to improve transparency in out this Act. health systems. Ten river systems carry an global trade of plastic waste, improve plastic estimated 90 percent of the river-based plas- (f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after waste regulation to ensure the safety of hu- the date of the enactment of this Act, the tic waste that ends up in the ocean. mans and the environment, strengthen inte- Secretary and the Administrator, in con- (2) Mismanaged plastic waste has the high- grated waste management systems, and pre- sultation with the heads of relevant Federal est risk of contaminating rivers and oceans. vent, reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic departments and agencies, shall jointly sub- China contributes the largest share of this waste, to the extent practical. mit to the appropriate congressional com- mismanaged waste, followed by Indonesia, (2) Collaborative approaches to establish mittees a report on ongoing programs and the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Egypt, measurable targets and objectives, with re- monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to Nigeria, and South Africa. The United States lated action plans, for reducing marine de- carry out the authority under subsection (a) is the world’s second-largest producer and bris and plastic waste from all sources and that includes a description of— consumer of plastics products, and the top sharing best practices in waste prevention (1) the monitoring and evaluation plans exporter of plastic scrap. and management systems to prevent plastic and indicators used to measure performance (3) Most marine debris, particularly plas- waste. of assistance programs, in accordance with tics, enters the oceans from land-based SEC. 5. UNITED STATES SUPPORT TO IMPROVE subsection (d); sources, mainly in developing countries, that WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND (2) best practices and lessons learned in im- lack the capacity to adequately manage PREVENT AND REDUCE MARINE DE- plementing the efforts authorized under sub- waste and prevent dumping. BRIS. section (a); (4) During the Our Ocean Conference in Oc- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State (3) the extent to which recipient countries tober 2018, the United States announced as- and the Administrator of the United States have demonstrated a commitment and will- sistance to prevent marine debris from en- Agency for International Development, in ingness to cooperate to advance the efforts tering the ocean through development of coordination with the heads of relevant Fed- described in subsection (a) and to dedicate waste management systems and reduce plas- eral departments and agencies, are author- resources to support waste prevention and tics in marine protected areas in the Indo- ized to prioritize and advance ongoing global management initiatives; Pacific. efforts to— (4) the extent to which host country gov- (5) During the June 2019 G20 Summit in (1) prevent and reduce marine debris and ernments and other governments in the re- Osaka, Japan, the United States joined other plastic waste, including through reduced gion are investing resources to advance ini- G20 members in endorsing the ‘‘Osaka Blue consumption, greater transparency in global tiatives to prevent or reduce marine debris Ocean Vision’’ to reduce additional pollution trade of plastic waste, and support for inte- and plastic waste and develop integrated by marine plastic litter to zero by 2050 and grated waste management systems in devel- waste management systems; and the G20 Implementation Framework for Ac- oping countries; (5) the extent to which other funding tions on Marine Plastic Litter, which out- (2) advance innovative market-based solu- sources, including through private sector in- lines a commitment to prevent and reduce tions and catalyze private capital to prevent vestment, have been identified to advance plastic debris in the oceans through waste and reduce marine debris and plastic waste, waste prevention and management initia- management and clean-up efforts to remove support integrated waste management sys- tives. marine plastic debris and prioritizes efforts tems, and improve market demand for recy- (g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- to advance innovative solutions and inter- cled material; TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term national cooperation to support such initia- (3) build the capacity of national and sub- ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ tives. national governments in other countries to means— SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. develop and implement integrated waste (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and It is the policy of the United States to con- management systems, measure and report the Committee on Appropriations of the sult, partner, and coordinate with the gov- progress in reducing plastic waste, and pre- House of Representatives; and

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This will allow us cer of the United States International Devel- ican assistance programs. opment Finance Corporation is authorized to to leverage additional financing for establish, in coordination with relevant Fed- It supports local economic develop- companies putting these waste man- eral departments and agencies and incor- ment initiatives to assist community agement practices into place in the porating any existing programs of the Cor- members—particularly women, young Indo-Pacific and elsewhere. poration for such purposes, an initiative to people, and marginalized populations— Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that yes- pursue investment opportunities to address to realize the economic benefits to be terday the United States Development plastic waste pollution and support im- gained in scaling up waste manage- Finance Corporation announced its proved, integrated waste management sys- ment systems. Ocean Plastics Initiative, based on this tems in developing countries, including by It also urges U.S. leadership in inter- bill, and it is exactly what this bill catalyzing global public and private-sector national and regional efforts to prevent investments to prevent and reduce marine calls for. This initiative aims to cata- debris and plastic waste in such countries. and reduce marine debris and plastic lyze $2.5 billion in the private sector (b) REFERENCE.—The initiative established waste. This legislation supports the infrastructure investments aimed at under subsection (a) may be referred to as commitment that the United States reducing plastic waste and marine de- the ‘‘Plastic Waste Reduction Initiative’’. made at both the 2018 Our Ocean Con- bris. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ference and the 2019 G20 Summit to By elevating the role of women and ant to the rule, the gentleman from achieve measurable benchmarks in pre- marginalized populations in these ini- New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- venting marine debris from entering tiatives, we can spur economic develop- tleman from Texas (Mr. MCCAUL) each the ocean and reduce plastic pollution. ment and opportunity across the globe. will control 20 minutes. The United States is one of the Our work to combat plastic waste is an The Chair recognizes the gentleman world’s largest producer and consumer investment in the health of our oceans from New York. of plastic products, and the top ex- and our communities, not just for our- GENERAL LEAVE porter of plastic scrap. So we have a selves, but also for future generations. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask critical role to play in addressing this Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of unanimous consent that all Members particular issue. This legislation puts my time. may have 5 legislative days in which to us on the right track to remedy this Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I revise and extend their remarks and in- rapidly growing problem. yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman clude extraneous material on H.R. 4636. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there this legislation, and I reserve the bal- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I objection to the request of the gen- ance of my time. thank the gentleman from New York tleman from New York? b 1500 for his leadership, and I also rise in en- There was no objection. thusiastic support for the PLASTICS Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I myself such time as I may consume. Act of Mr. MCCAUL and Mr. ENGEL. yield myself such time as I may con- Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman Texas is a Gulf State. Before we even sume. from New York and Chairman ENGEL get to the ocean, we can see the impact Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my for their support. of plastic even in our area. To hear the friend, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Mr. Speaker, over 8 million metric stark report that more plastic than MCCAUL), the ranking member of the tons of plastic enters the oceans each fish in 2050, I ask the question: What do Foreign Affairs Committee, for his year. That is the equivalent of a gar- we leave for our children? hard work on this measure, which I am bage truck full of plastic being dumped I think this legislation has a very im- pleased to support. out every single minute. portant and strategic point to combine This bill aims to address a growing According to the United Nations En- public and private partnership, to ac- problem we all see around the world: vironment Program, if no change is en- knowledge the devastation of plastic, plastic waste and other debris in our acted, our oceans could contain more and to be able, in essence, to save the oceans. plastic bags than fish by 2050. Earth. Products made from plastic are a Mismanaged plastic waste in our Mr. Speaker, for a moment, I want to part of everyday life. In the morning, oceans and communities can take cen- allude also to the nonproliferation leg- we brush our teeth with a plastic turies to decompose. That threatens islation that we just discussed and to toothbrush and wash our hair with economic development, hurts marine join in support of the dire conditions shampoo from a plastic bottle. We life, and threatens health systems and dire straits that the Nation and drink water from a plastic cup, eat around the world. Reversing the trend the world will be in if we allow the pro- snacks out of plastic containers, and of increased plastic waste in our oceans liferation of nuclear abilities. consume meals with plastic utensils. will require a coordinated global re- It is very important that we contain We drive cars with plastic components sponse. those nuclear abilities. We have been and do our work on plastic keyboards. It is important to note that just 10 on the floor today discussing Russia At the end of the day, when we throw river systems carry an estimated 90 and its poisoning of dissidents, its in- plastic away, we don’t often think percent of river-based plastic waste to trusion into its neighbors. And we un- about where it ends up. the ocean. China contributes the larg- derstand that the reckless use of nu- Well, every day, more than 8 million est share of this mismanaged waste, clear materials really pose a danger to metric tons of it end up in the ocean, followed by developing countries, such our children and our children’s chil- leading to a host of problems. It dam- as Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, dren. It is for that reason that I believe ages the health of marine life, chokes and Vietnam. that we must continue fighting for nu- off economic development, and harms That is why Chairman ENGEL and I clear nonproliferation. the environment. introduced the PLASTICS Act. This As a member of the European Par- Most marine debris enters the ocean legislation elevates the United States liamentary Exchange and many other from land-based sources, mainly in de- to a leadership role in international ef- groups discussing this, I believe this is veloping countries that aren’t able to forts to reduce and safely manage plas- an important and ongoing responsi- manage waste and prevent dumping. tic waste. bility, along with the PLASTICS Act, This legislation will advance efforts The PLASTICS Act will allow Amer- it is intended to make our world safer to work with national governments ica to do more to help build the capac- and better for all. That is a commit- and local communities to develop inte- ity of developing countries to manage ment that we, as the Members of the grated waste management systems to their waste. And it will help prevent United States Congress, should take effectively prevent and reduce plastic more waste from spilling into the extremely seriously, and I think it will waste. ocean on the scale that it is today. be we who will stand in the gap to show

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It is my desire to (4) In the report, ‘‘The Cybersecurity of the cosponsor of the legislation. have that in the RECORD at this time. I Olympic Sports: New Opportunities, New Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I re- thank him on behalf of this Nation. Risks’’, the UC Berkley Center for Long- serve the balance of my time. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I Term Cybersecurity listed the ‘‘hacking and Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I am pre- yield myself such time as I may con- release of sensitive athletic data’’ as one of pared to close if the gentleman from sume. the four significant categories of New York has no further speakers. Mr. Speaker, this legislation is a cyberattacks on major sporting events. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time (5) According to the State Department’s great example of how America can lead 2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Prac- as I may consume. in finding solutions to environmental Mr. Speaker, in closing, as my col- tices, the People’s Republic of China’s Min- challenges such as this one, a grave istry of Public Security employs ‘‘tens of leagues and I have been speaking on challenge to the world, and helps to millions of surveillance cameras’’ to monitor this bill for the last 10 minutes, over create jobs and builds prosperity. the general public, as well as ‘‘political dis- 300,000 pounds of plastic has entered Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support sidents, religious leaders and adherents, Ti- our oceans. It is amazing to think betans, and Uyghurs’’. it, and I am grateful that Mr. MCCAUL (6) The People’s Republic of China (PRC) about that, just in the 10 minutes we and all the bill’s cosponsors have put have been speaking here today. Government’s extensive use of artificial in- this forward. Reversing this trend and preventing telligence surveillance technology, including Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance plastic from choking our oceans will facial and voice pattern recognition tech- of my time. require this coordinated global re- nology, poses grave humanitarian, privacy, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and security concerns. PRC authorities have sponse that is both practical, innova- question is on the motion offered by used surveillance technology to monitor, tive, measurable, and, quite frankly, it the gentleman from New York (Mr. control, and repress an estimated 1.8 million is the right thing to do for our future Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the generations. Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. PRC With the PLASTICS Act, we will be rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4636, as State media has confirmed that ‘‘voice, taking a huge large step in that direc- amended. image, position and behavior recognition tion. We have a duty to protect future The question was taken; and (two- technologies’’ will be used in the Beijing 2022 generations from the repercussions of thirds being in the affirmative) the Winter Olympics. today’s waste. I also strongly support rules were suspended and the bill, as SEC. 3. HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS FOR AMER- amended, was passed. ICAN ATHLETIC DELEGATIONS. ongoing efforts to ensure final passage (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of of Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which in- A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Congress that individuals representing the cludes components of this legislation. United States at international athletic com- Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues f petitions in foreign countries should have on both sides of the aisle for their AMERICAN VALUES AND SECU- the opportunity to be informed about human great bipartisan work. I also thank my rights and security concerns in such coun- RITY IN INTERNATIONAL ATH- tries and how best to safeguard their per- dear chairman, ELIOT ENGEL, and the LETICS ACT sonal security and privacy. gentleman from New York. Chairman Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I (b) IN GENERAL.— ENGEL has been a dear friend of mine in move to suspend the rules and pass the (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days this Congress. We are going to be sad after the date of the enactment of this Act, bill (H.R. 8405) to direct the Depart- to see him go, but I know he has bright the Secretary of State shall devise and im- ment of State to ensure persons rep- aspirations for his future, and we look plement a strategy for disseminating brief- resenting the United States in inter- forward to celebrating with him. And ing materials, including information de- national athletic competitions in cer- one way we can celebrate this is by scribed in subsection (c), to individuals rep- tain countries are appropriately in- resenting the United States at international passing the PLASTICS Act. athletic competitions in a covered country. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance formed, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. (2) TIMING AND FORM OF MATERIALS.— of my time. The text of the bill is as follows: (A) IN GENERAL.—The briefing materials re- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ferred to in paragraph (1) shall be offered not H.R. 8405 yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman later than 180 days prior to the commence- from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ment of an international athletic competi- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, resentatives of the United States of America in tion in a covered country. first of all, I thank the manager and Congress assembled, (B) FORM OF DELIVERY.—Briefing materials the sponsor of this legislation for their SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. related to the human rights record of cov- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American ered countries may be delivered electroni- kind courtesies. Values and Security in International Ath- Mr. Speaker, it is never too late to cally or disseminated in person, as appro- letics Act’’. priate. say ‘‘thank you,’’ and I wanted to just SEC. 2. FINDINGS. (C) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—Information not forget to thank Chairman ENGEL Congress finds the following: briefing materials related to personal secu- for the years of commitment to these (1) In 2017, the International Olympic Com- rity risks may be offered electronically, in issues and to his service on the Foreign mittee (IOC) revised its Host City Contract written format, by video teleconference, or Affairs and the Energy and Commerce to require host countries to ‘‘protect and re- prerecorded video. Committees. spect human rights and ensure any violation (3) CONSULTATIONS.—In devising and imple- I know this list of legislative initia- of human rights is remedied in a manner menting the strategy required under para- tives has had the impact of our man- consistent with international agreements, graph (1), the Secretary of State shall con- ager, the distinguished gentleman from laws, and regulations applicable in the Host sult with the following: Country and in a manner consistent with all (A) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of New York, and certainly all of the internationally recognised human rights the House of Representatives and the Com- friends and the ranking member of the standards and principles, including the mittee on Foreign Relations in the Senate, Foreign Affairs Committee. But I think United Nations Guiding Principles on Busi- not later than 90 days after the date of the it is appropriate, having known Mr. ness and Human Rights, applicable in the enactment of this Act. ENGEL for a very long time, that he is Host Country’’. (B) Leading human rights nongovern- a true believer in democracy, he is a (2) The Olympic Charter states the goal of mental organizations and relevant subject- believer in the international respon- Olympism is ‘‘to place sport at the service of matter experts in determining the content of sibilities of the United States, and he the harmonious development of humankind, the briefings required under this subsection. with a view to promoting a peaceful society (C) The United States Olympic and is also one who recognizes transition of concerned with the preservation of human Paralympic Committee and the national government in the right way. He is dignity’’. governing bodies of amateur sports that play transitioning, and he is doing it with (3) The IOC set up an advisory committee a role in determining which individuals rep- dignity and respect. on human rights in December 2018, and IOC resent the United States in international

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State Department to establish a brief- tion in which individuals may represent the This legislation will require the ing program on human rights viola- United States, the following: State Department to develop a strat- tions and personal privacy concerns (1) Information on the human rights con- egy to better support our athletes. We American athletes will face in coun- cerns present in such covered country, as de- want to make sure that they under- tries that denigrate human rights, like scribed in the Department of State’s Annual stand the security and human rights China. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. situations in the countries where they So when we send our American ath- (2) Information, as applicable, on risks compete and can take the best steps to letes to represent us in authoritarian such individuals may face to their personal protect themselves. It is a common- and digital privacy and security, and rec- countries that flagrantly abuse human sense bill, and I am glad to support it. rights, those athletes deserve to know ommended measures to safeguard against Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of certain forms of foreign intelligence tar- exactly what is happening. Then they geting, as appropriate. my time. can make an informed decision about (d) COVERED COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. their own participation, particularly as section, the term ‘‘covered country’’ means, we prepare for the 2022 games. with respect to a country hosting an inter- Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman national athletic competition in which indi- from New York for his support, and Mr. Speaker, this is the 40th anniver- viduals representing the United States may Chairman ENGEL, once again. The 2008 sary of the United States boycott on participate, any of the following: Beijing Summer Olympics were a tri- the Moscow Olympics. (1) Any Communist country specified in umph for the China Communist Party At that time, in support of President subsection (f) of section 620 of the Foreign and a significant blow for human Carter’s boycott against the Soviet Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(f)). rights. Union, famous sports journalist How- (2) Any country ranked as a Tier 3 country While the CCP aired lavish television ard Cosell said: in the most recent Department of State’s an- It seemed absolutely wrong to me to let nual Trafficking in Persons Report. spectacles for the world to see, they the Soviet Union use our athletes and our (3) Any other country the Secretary of were evicting people from their homes, technology capabilities to broadcast their State determines present serious human arresting activists, and harassing for- perverse propaganda to every corner of the rights concerns for the purpose of informing eign journalists. Now, 12 years later, globe. such individuals. human rights abuses have only esca- (4) Any country the Secretary of State, in lated in China. I agree with Howard Cosell. consultation with other cabinet officials as The CCP is currently oppressing any- Mr. Speaker, we need to come to- appropriate, determines presents a serious where from 1 to 3 million ethic minori- gether again to raise awareness for the counterintelligence risk. ties in Xinjiang. These prison camps next winter Olympics in China. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- are described as oppressive with harsh Silence is not an option. And this bi- ant to the rule, the gentleman from labor conditions, brainwashing, and partisan bill is an important step to New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- even forced sterilizations and abor- ensure the United States Olympians, tleman from Texas (Mr. MCCAUL) each tions. The Department of Defense has many of whom are icons and adored by will control 20 minutes. compared them to concentration our children as role models, to make The Chair recognizes the gentleman camps. sure that they are educated about from New York. At the same time, the CCP continues where they are competing when they GENERAL LEAVE to crack down on the people of Hong go abroad to China. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask Kong for simply asking for the free- I urge my colleagues to support this unanimous consent that all Members doms they were promised. And we bill, and I reserve the balance of my may have 5 legislative days within should never forget the role the CCP time. which to revise and extend their re- played in the COVID–19 pandemic. In Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I, marks and include extraneous material an attempt to hide the truth from the again, thank Mr. MCCAUL for his bipar- on H.R. 8405. world and cover up their own culpa- tisan leadership on this matter. I urge The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there bility in allowing what could have been a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and I reserve the balance objection to the request of the gen- a regional epidemic, they allowed it to of my time. tleman from New York? turn into a global pandemic. The CCP Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield There was no objection. destroyed lab samples and threatened myself the balance of my time. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I and arrested doctors and journalists Mr. Speaker, hosting the Olympics is yield myself such time as I may con- who were simply just trying to report an honor that indicates the host coun- sume. the truth. try’s legitimacy on the world stage, Mr. Speaker, let me commend Mr. However, even with all this hap- but unfortunately, this honor has been MCCAUL, our ranking member of the pening, Beijing is still set to host the handed to governments who misuse it Foreign Affairs Committee, for author- 2022 Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, time and again. ing this bill. We know that people-to- the International Olympic Committee We cannot let the Olympic games be- people connections are a great way to has shown their lack of concern for the come a tool for corrupt and malign build bridges of friendship and under- CCP’s escalating human rights viola- governments to conceal their behavior standing between countries, and that tions, whether it be the Uighur Mus- and portray themselves in a positive international sports have long provided lims, the Tibetan monks or the Chris- light. We know that the CCP will use the best example for those connections. tian population. international participation in the Yet, even as we put serious dif- b 1515 Olympics to normalize its atrocities. ferences aside to see major sporting They are even refusing to discuss They have done it once before. events go forward, we cannot ignore moving the games and have refused to At the very least, we should ensure the fact that some governments simply use the upcoming games to simply put that American athletes have the oppor- don’t respect basic human rights, and pressure on the CCP to stop their at- tunity to at least be informed and to may seek to violate the privacy of our tacks on human rights. protect themselves and their personal athletes by collecting information Just like they did in 2008, the CCP privacy. about them without their knowledge or will try to use games, including Amer- We have all traveled, as Members of consent. ican athletes, to whitewash their his- Congress, across the globe to oppres- We think about China hosting the up- tory and improve their image. sive governments. Many of us have coming Winter Olympics. We will be Today, there is no structure to pre- been under surveillance in hostile gov- sending our athletes to a country pare our athletic delegations for this ernments like Russia and China and where the government conducts mass threat. other countries. This bill simply allows

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.034 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5915 for our athletes to have the same cour- tion platforms, in violation of the right to Union revolution. It is a democratic revolu- tesy, to be briefed in advance about the freedom of speech and expression of those tion.’. threats that they may face while they dissenting from the dictatorship of ‘‘(15) Against the will of the majority of are in the host country at the Olym- Alyaksandr Lukashenka. the Belarusian people, Russian President ‘‘(5) The Government of Belarus, led by Vladimir Putin has propped up the pics in China. Alyaksandr Lukashenka, continues a sys- Alyaksandr Lukashenka regime, including Again, I want to thank the gen- tematic campaign of harassment, repression, by offering security assistance, providing tleman from New York for his support; and closure of nongovernmental organiza- significant financial support, and sending Chairman ENGEL, my dear friend, for tions, including independent trade unions Russian propagandists to help disseminate cosponsoring the bill, along with Rep- and entrepreneurs, creating a climate of fear pro-regime propaganda on Belarus state tele- resentatives SHERMAN, SPANBERGER, that inhibits the development of civil soci- vision. and PHILLIPS. ety and social solidarity. ‘‘(16) After the August 9, 2020, presidential I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes.’’ ‘‘(6) The Government of Belarus, led by election, the United States, the European Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has pursued a pol- Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada con- icy undermining the country’s sovereignty demned the violent crackdown on peaceful of my time. and independence by making Belarus polit- protestors, refused to accept the results of Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I urge ical, economic, cultural, and societal inter- the fraudulent election and called for new a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and I yield back the bal- ests subservient to those of Russia. free and fair elections under independent ob- ance of my time. ‘‘(7) The Government of Belarus, led by servation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Alyaksandr Lukashenka, continues to re- ‘‘(17) On September 8, 2020, Secretary of question is on the motion offered by duce the independence of Belarus through in- State Michael R. Pompeo said, ‘The United the gentleman from New York (Mr. tegration into a so-called ‘Union State’ that States, in coordination with our partners ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the is under the control of Russia. and Allies, is considering additional targeted rules and pass the bill, H.R. 8405. ‘‘(8) On August 9, 2020, the Government of sanctions to promote accountability for Belarus conducted a presidential election those involved in human rights abuses and The question was taken; and (two- that was fraudulent and did not meet inter- repression in Belarus.’. thirds being in the affirmative) the national standards. There were serious irreg- ‘‘(18) Following Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s rules were suspended and the bill was ularities with ballot counting and the re- September 23, 2020, secret inauguration, the passed. porting of election results. The Government United States, the European Union, numer- A motion to reconsider was laid on of Belarus also put in place restrictive meas- ous European Union member states, the the table. ures that impeded the work of local inde- United Kingdom, and Canada announced pendent observers and did not provide suffi- they did not recognize him as the legiti- f cient notice to the OSCE to allow for the mately elected leader of Belarus.’’. BELARUS DEMOCRACY, HUMAN OSCE to monitor the elections, as is cus- SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. RIGHTS, AND SOVEREIGNTY ACT tomary. OF 2020 ‘‘(9) After the August 9, 2020, presidential Section 3 of the Belarus Democracy Act of election, the Government of Belarus re- 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I sponded to the peaceful opposition protests, is amended to read as follows: move to suspend the rules and pass the which are the largest in Belarus history, bill (H.R. 8438) to reauthorize the with a violent crackdown, including, accord- ‘‘SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. ing to the United Nations Special Belarus Democracy Act of 2004, as ‘‘It is the policy of the United States to— Rapporteur, the detention of more than amended. ‘‘(1) condemn the conduct of the August 9, 10,000 peaceful protestors as of September 18, 2020, presidential election and crackdown on The Clerk read the title of the bill. 2020. opposition candidates, senior members of the The text of the bill is as follows: ‘‘(10) Thousands of employees at Coordination Council, peaceful protestors, H.R. 8438 Belarusian state-owned enterprises, who employees from state-owned enterprises par- have been seen as Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ticipating in strikes, independent election traditional base during his 26-year rule, went resentatives of the United States of America in observers, and independent journalists and on strike across the country to protest Congress assembled, bloggers; Lukashenka’s illegitimate election and the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(2) continue to call for the immediate re- subsequent crackdowns, including at some of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Belarus De- Belarus’s largest factories such as the BelAZ lease without preconditions of all political mocracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty truck plant, the Minsk Tractor Works, and prisoners in Belarus, including all those indi- Act of 2020’’. the Minsk Automobile Plant. viduals detained in connection with the Au- SEC. 2. FINDINGS. ‘‘(11) Women have served as the leading gust 9, 2020, presidential election, a leading Section 2 of the Belarus Democracy Act of force in demonstrations across the country, opposition figure Maryia Kalesnikava, and 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) protesting the police brutality and mass de- United States citizen Vitali Shkliarov; is amended to read as follows: tentions by wearing white, carrying flowers, ‘‘(3) continue to support the aspirations of ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS. forming ‘solidarity chains’, and unmasking the people of Belarus for democracy, human ‘‘Congress finds the following: undercover police trying to arrest dem- rights, and the rule of law; ‘‘(1) The Government of Belarus, led by onstrators. ‘‘(4) continue to support the aspirations of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, continues to en- ‘‘(12) After the August 9, 2020, presidential the people of Belarus to exercise their reli- gage in a pattern of clear and persistent vio- election, the Government of Belarus has gion freely, including the head of the Catho- lations of human rights and fundamental sought to stop the work of the Coordination lic Church in Belarus Archbishop Tadeusz freedoms. Council, which was formed by the leading op- Kondrusiewicz who was barred from entering ‘‘(2) The Government of Belarus, led by position presidential candidate, Sviatlana the country after criticizing Belarusian au- Alyaksandr Lukashenka, continues to en- Tsikhanouskaya, to facilitate a peaceful thorities; gage in a pattern of clear and uncorrected transition of power by subjecting the Coun- ‘‘(5) continue to support actively the aspi- violations of basic principles of democratic cil’s senior members to violence, detention, rations of the people of the Republic of governance, including through a series of and forced exile. Belarus to preserve the independence and fundamentally flawed presidential and par- ‘‘(13) After the August 9, 2020, presidential sovereignty of their country; liamentary elections undermining the legit- election, the Government of Belarus re- ‘‘(6) not to recognize any incorporation of imacy of executive and legislative authority stricted the free flow of information to si- Belarus into a ‘Union State’ with Russia, as in that country. lence the opposition and to conceal the re- this so-called ‘Union State’ would be both an ‘‘(3) The Government of Belarus, led by gime’s violent crackdown on peaceful attempt to absorb Belarus and a step to re- Alyaksandr Lukashenka, continues to sub- protestors, including by stripping the accred- constituting the totalitarian Soviet Union; ject thousands of pro-democracy political ac- itation of journalists from major foreign ‘‘(7) continue to reject the results of the tivists and peaceful protesters to harass- news outlets, disrupting internet access, lim- fraudulent August 9, 2020, presidential elec- ment, beatings, and imprisonment, particu- iting access to social media and other digital tion in Belarus, and to support calls for new larly as a result of their attempts to peace- communication platforms, and detaining and presidential and parliamentary elections, fully exercise their right to freedom of as- harassing countless journalists. conducted in a manner that is free and fair sembly and association. ‘‘(14) Before the European Parliament on according to OSCE standards and under the ‘‘(4) The Government of Belarus, led by August 25, 2020, Tsikhanouskaya stressed supervision of OSCE observers and inde- Alyaksandr Lukashenka, continues to sup- that a ‘peaceful revolution’ was underway in pendent domestic observers; press independent media and journalists and Belarus, and that ‘It is neither a pro-Russian ‘‘(8) refuse to recognize Alyaksandr to restrict access to the internet, including nor anti-Russian revolution. It is neither an Lukashenka as the legitimately elected lead- social media and other digital communica- anti-European Union nor a pro-European er of Belarus;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.072 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5916 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 ‘‘(9) continue to call for the fulfillment by ‘‘(14) supporting the public health re- ‘‘(5) the United States should continue to the Government of Belarus of Belarus’s free- sponse, including filling the information condemn the Belarusian authorities’ crack- ly undertaken obligations as an OSCE par- void, in Belarus during the COVID-19 pan- down on independent media, including the ticipating state and as a signatory of the demic; and harassment and mass detentions of inde- Charter of the United Nations; ‘‘(15) other activities consistent with the pendent and foreign journalists and the de- ‘‘(10) support an OSCE role in mediating a purposes of this Act.’’; nial of accreditation. dialogue within Belarus between the govern- (5) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- ‘‘(b) STRATEGY TO PROMOTE EXPANDED ment and genuine representatives of section (g); BROADCASTING, INTERNET FREEDOM, AND AC- Belarusian society; (6) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- CESS TO INFORMATION IN BELARUS.— ‘‘(11) recognize the Coordination Council as lowing: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days a legitimate institution to participate in a ‘‘(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of after the date of the enactment of the dialogue on a peaceful transition of power; Congress that, in light of the political crisis Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sov- ‘‘(12) urge an expanded United States diplo- in Belarus and the unprecedented mobiliza- ereignty Act of 2020, the Chief Executive Of- matic presence in Belarus to advocate for tion of the Belarusian people, United States ficer of the United States Agency for Global the aspirations of the people of Belarus for foreign assistance to Belarusian civil society Media and the Secretary of State shall joint- democracy, human rights, and the rule of should be reevaluated and increased to carry ly submit to the appropriate congressional law; out the purposes described in subsection (a) committees a comprehensive strategy, in- and to include the activities described in ‘‘(13) continue to work closely with the Eu- cluding a cost estimate, to carry out the fol- subsection (c). ropean Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, lowing: ‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH EUROPEAN PART- and other countries and international orga- ‘‘(A) Expand independent radio, television, NERS.—In order to maximize impact, elimi- nizations, to promote the principles of de- live stream, and social network broadcasting mocracy, the rule of law and human rights in nate duplication, and further the achievement of the purposes described in subsection and communications in Belarus to provide Belarus; and news and information, particularly in the ‘‘(14) remain open to reevaluating United (a), the Secretary of State shall ensure coordination with the European Union and its Belarusian language, that is credible, com- States policy toward Belarus as warranted prehensive, and accurate. by demonstrable progress made by the Gov- institutions, the governments of countries that are members of the European Union, ‘‘(B) Support the development and use of ernment of Belarus consistent with the aims anti-censorship and circumvention tech- of this Act as stated in this section.’’. the United Kingdom, and Canada. ‘‘(f) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Not later nologies by the Open Technology Fund and SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY, than one year after the date of the enact- the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and CIVIL SOCIETY, AND SOVEREIGNTY Labor that enable the citizens of Belarus to IN BELARUS. ment of the Belarus Democracy, Human Section 4 of the Belarus Democracy Act of Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020, the Sec- communicate securely and undertake inter- 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) retary of State, acting through the Office of net activities without interference from the is amended— the Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe Government of Belarus. (1) in the section heading to read as fol- and Eurasia, and in coordination with the ‘‘(C) Assist efforts to overcome attempts Administrator of the United States Agency by the Government of Belarus to disrupt lows: ‘‘ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY, for International Development, shall submit CIVIL SOCIETY, AND SOVEREIGNTY IN BELARUS.’’; internet access and block content online. (2) in subsection (a)— to the appropriate congressional committees ‘‘(D) Monitor the cooperation of the Gov- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Euro- a report on the programs and activities car- ernment of Belarus with any foreign govern- pean’’ and inserting ‘‘Trans-Atlantic’’; and ried out to achieve the purposes described in ment or organization for purposes related to (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) subsection (a), including an assessment of the censorship or surveillance of the inter- as paragraphs (3) and 4, respectively; and whether or not progress was made in achiev- net, including an assessment of any such co- (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- ing those purposes.’’; and operation in the preceding ten years. lowing: (7) in subsection (g) (as redesignated)— ‘‘(E) Monitor the purchase or receipt by UTHORIZATION OF APPRO- ‘‘(2) To assist the people of Belarus in (A) by striking ‘‘A the Government of Belarus of any tech- PRIATIONS’’ and all that follows through building the sovereignty and independence of nology or training from any foreign govern- ‘‘There are’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION their country.’’; ment or organization for purposes related to OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are’’; (3) in subsection (b)— the censorship or surveillance of the inter- (B) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’ (A) by inserting ‘‘and Belarusian groups net, including an assessment of any such and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 and 2022’’; outside of Belarus’’ after ‘‘indigenous purchase or receipt in the preceding ten and Belarusian groups’’; and years. (C) by striking paragraph (2). (B) by inserting ‘‘and Belarusian sov- ‘‘(F) Assist with the protection of journal- ereignty’’ before the period at the end; SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING, INTER- ists who have been targeted for free speech NET FREEDOM, AND ACCESS TO IN- activities, including through the denial of (4) in subsection (c)— FORMATION IN BELARUS. accreditation. (A) by striking paragraph (8); Section 5 of the Belarus Democracy Act of ‘‘(G) Provide cyber-attack mitigation serv- (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (8), reis amended to read as follows: ices to civil society organizations in Belarus. ‘‘(H) Provide resources for educational ma- spectively; ‘‘SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING, INTER- (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- NET FREEDOM, AND ACCESS TO IN- terials and training on digital literacy, by- lowing: FORMATION IN BELARUS. passing internet censorship, digital safety, ‘‘(3) countering internet censorship and re- ‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of and investigative and analytical journalism pressive surveillance technology that seek to Congress that— for independent journalists working in limit free association, control access to in- ‘‘(1) the President should support and re- Belarus. formation, and prevent citizens from exer- allocate resources to radio, television, and ‘‘(I) Build the capacity of civil society, cising their rights to free speech;’’; internet broadcasting in languages spoken in media, and other nongovernmental and orga- (D) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated), by Belarus by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty nizations to identify, track, and counter striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and to the people of Belarus; disinformation, including from proxies of the (E) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) the United States should also support Government of Russia working at Belarusian ‘‘(9) supporting the work of women advo- other independent media providing objective state television. cating freedom, human rights, and human information to the Belarusian people, par- ‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required by para- progress; ticularly in the Belarusian language; graph (1) shall be transmitted in unclassified ‘‘(10) supporting the development of ‘‘(3) the President should provide the form but may contain a classified annex.’’. Belarusian language education; United States Agency for Global Media with SEC. 6. SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT ‘‘(11) enhancing the development of the pri- a surge capacity (as such term is defined in OF BELARUS. vate sector, particularly the information section 316 of the United States Inter- Section 6 of the Belarus Democracy Act of technology sector, and its role in the econ- national Broadcasting Act (22 U.S.C. 6216)) 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) omy of Belarus, including by increasing the for programs and activities in Belarus; is amended— capacity of private sector actors, developing ‘‘(4) the Chief Executive Officer of the (1) in subsection (b)— business support organizations, offering en- United States Agency for Global Media, (A) by striking ‘‘December 19, 2010’’ each trepreneurship training, and expanding ac- working through the Open Technology Fund place it appears and inserting ‘‘August 9, cess to finance for small and medium enter- and in coordination with the Secretary of 2020’’; prises; State, should expand and prioritize efforts to (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, peace- ‘‘(12) supporting political refugees in provide anti-censorship technology and serv- ful protesters,’’ after ‘‘all opposition activ- neighboring European countries fleeing the ices to journalists and civil society in ists’’; and crackdown in Belarus; Belarus in order to enhance their ability to (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (6) and ‘‘(13) supporting the gathering of evidence safely access or share digital news and infor- redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) as on and investigating of the human rights mation without fear of repercussions or sur- paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; abuses in Belarus; veillance; and (2) in subsection (c)—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.032 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5917 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting tutions in Belarus or threatening the inde- fied form but may contain a classified ‘‘AND RUSSIAN INDIVIDUALS COMPLICIT IN THE pendence, sovereignty, and territorial integ- annex.’’. CRACKDOWN THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE AU- rity of Belarus.’’. SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. GUST 9, 2020, ELECTION’’ after ‘‘BELARUS’’; SEC. 8. REPORTS. Section 9 of the Belarus Democracy Act of (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) Section 8 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended— (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- is amended to read as follows: (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting lowing: ‘‘SEC. 8. REPORTS. the following: ‘‘(4) is a member of the Central Election ‘‘(a) REPORT ON THREAT TO SOVEREIGNTY ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- Commission of Belarus or assisted the Com- AND INDEPENDENCE OF BELARUS.— TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional mission in manipulating the presidential ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days committees’ means— election of August 9, 2020;’’; after the date of the enactment of the ‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the (D) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated) to Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sov- Committee on Financial Services, and the read as follows: ereignty Act of 2020, the Secretary of State, Committee on Appropriations of the House ‘‘(5) is a member of any branch of the secu- in coordination with the Director of Na- of Representatives; and rity or law enforcement services of Belarus, tional Intelligence, shall transmit to the ap- ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, including the KGB, Interior Ministry, and propriate congressional committees a report the Committee on Banking, Housing, and OMON special police unit, and is responsible on the threat the Government of Russia Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Appro- for, or complicit in, ordering, controlling, poses to the sovereignty and independence of priations of the Senate.’’; and materially assisting, sponsoring, or pro- Belarus. (2) in paragraph (3)(B)— viding financial, material, or technological ‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘members of support for, or otherwise directing, the required by paragraph (1) shall include the the security and intelligence services,’’ after crackdown on opposition leaders, journalists, following: ‘‘prosecutors,’’; and and peaceful protestors that occurred in con- ‘‘(A) An assessment of how the Govern- (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, electoral nection with the presidential election of Au- ment of Russia is exploiting the current po- fraud, online censorship, or restrictions on gust 9, 2020; or’’; and litical crisis in Belarus to push for deeper po- independent media and journalists’’ after (E) by adding at the end the following: litical and economic control of or integra- ‘‘public corruption’’. ‘‘(7) is a government official, including at tion with Belarus. the Information Ministry, responsible for the SEC. 10. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- ‘‘(B) A description of the economic and en- FECTS. crackdown on independent media, including ergy assets in Belarus that the Government The budgetary effects of this Act, for the revoking the accreditation of journalists, of Russia, including Russian state-owned or purpose of complying with the Statutory disrupting internet access, and restricting state-controlled companies, controls. Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- online content; ‘‘(C) A description of Belarus major enter- mined by reference to the latest statement ‘‘(8) is an official in the so-called ‘Union prises that are vulnerable of being taken titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- State’ between Russia and Belarus (regard- over by Russian entities amid the country’s tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in less of nationality of the individual); or worsening financial crisis. the Congressional Record by the Chairman of ‘‘(9) is a Russian individual that has sig- ‘‘(D) A description of how and to what ends the House Budget Committee, provided that nificantly participated in the crackdown on the Government of Russia seeks to augment such statement has been submitted prior to independent press or human rights abuses re- its military presence in Belarus. the vote on passage. lated to political repression in Belarus, in- ‘‘(E) A description of Russian influence cluding the Russian propagandists sent to re- over the media and information space in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- place local employees at Belarusian state Belarus and how the Government of Russia ant to the rule, the gentleman from media outlets.’’; uses disinformation and other malign tech- New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘the niques to undermine Belarusian history, cul- tleman from South Carolina (Mr. WIL- Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’ ture, and language. SON) each will control 20 minutes. and inserting ‘‘the United States Inter- ‘‘(F) A description of other actors in The Chair recognizes the gentleman national Development Finance Corpora- Belarus that the Government of Russia uses from New York. tion’’; to advance its malign influence, including (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(includ- veterans’ organizations and extrajudicial GENERAL LEAVE ing any technical assistance or grant) of any networks. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask kind’’; and ‘‘(G) A description of efforts to undermine unanimous consent that all Members (5) in subsection (f)— Belarusian language, cultural, and national have 5 legislative days in which to re- (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘or by symbols, including the traditional red and vise and extend their remarks and in- any member or family member closely white flag and the ‘Pahonia’ mounted linked to any member of the senior leader- clude extraneous material on H.R. 8438. knight. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ship of the Government of Belarus’’ and in- ‘‘(H) An identification of Russian individ- serting ‘‘or by the senior leadership of the uals and government agencies that are sig- objection to the request of the gen- Government of Belarus or by any member or nificantly supporting or involved in the tleman from New York? family member closely linked to the senior crackdown on peaceful protestors and the op- There was no objection. leadership of the Government of Belarus, or position or the repression of independent Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I an official of the so-called ‘Union State’ with media following the August 9, 2020, presi- yield myself such time as I may con- Russia’’; and dential election. sume. (B) in paragraph (2)— ‘‘(3) FORM.—The report required by this Mr. Speaker, I want to acknowledge (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the subsection shall be transmitted in unclassi- my friend, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, end before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, or fied form but may contain a classified annex. for his hard work on this bill, along an official of the so-called ‘Union State’ with ‘‘(b) REPORT ON PERSONAL ASSETS OF Russia’’; and ALYAKSANDR LUKASHENKA.— with our other colleagues who helped (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, or ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days move this measure forward, Mr. the so-called ‘Union State’ with Russia,’’ after the date of the enactment of the MCCAUL, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KINZINGER, after ‘‘the Government of Belarus’’. Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sov- and Mr. KEATING. SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION. ereignty Act of 2020, the Secretary of the In Belarus, Lukashenko’s illegit- Section 7 of the Belarus Democracy Act of Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary imate regime continues his brutal 2004 (Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) of State and the Director of National Intel- crackdown on the peaceful protesters ligence, shall submit to the appropriate con- is amended to read as follows: of that country that have taken to the ‘‘SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION. gressional committees a report on— ‘‘It is the sense of Congress that the Presi- ‘‘(A) the total assets under the direct or in- streets in historic numbers to protest dent should continue to coordinate with the direct control of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the elections he stole back on August European Union and its institutions, Euro- including estimated assets and known 9, 2020. It was the right thing to do pean Union member states, the United King- sources of income of Alyaksandr when the United States, Canada, the dom, and Canada to develop a comprehen- Lukashenka and his immediate family mem- United Kingdom, and the EU worked sive, multilateral strategy to— bers, including assets, investments, bank ac- together to impose sanctions of those ‘‘(1) further the purposes of this Act, in- counts, and other business interests; and responsible. But the people of Belarus cluding, as appropriate, encouraging other ‘‘(B) an identification of the most signifi- countries to take measures with respect to cant senior foreign political figures in still need our help. the Republic of Belarus that are similar to Belarus, as determined by their closeness to This bipartisan bill makes clear that measures described in this Act; and Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Congress will stand with the ‘‘(2) deter the Government of Russia from ‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required by this Belarusian people and against their op- undermining democratic processes and insti- subsection shall be transmitted in unclassi- pressors, and that they will support

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.032 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5918 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 their long-term goals of building a appropriately consulted and involved as this worked regarding this matter and others be- freer, more democratic, and more west- or similar legislation moves forward with re- tween our committees. ern-facing Belarus. To support the citi- gard to any matters in the Committee’s ju- Sincerely, zens of that country, this bill author- risdiction. The Committee also reserves the JERROLD NADLER, right to seek appointment of an appropriate Chairman. izes assistance to promote democracy, number of conferees to any House-Senate Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. human rights, and civil society. It also conference involving this or similar legisla- calls on the administration to ramp up Speaker, I yield myself such time as I tion that involves the Committee’s jurisdic- may consume. our assistance efforts. tion and request your support for any such Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support And for those trying to stifle the request. democratic aspiration of the Finally, I would appreciate your response of H.R. 8438, the Belarus Democracy, Belarusian people, this bill imposes to this letter confirming this understanding, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act. I greatly appreciate Representative stiff new consequences. It expands the and I would ask that a copy of our exchange CHRIS SMITH of New Jersey for cham- list of Belarusian authorities and of letters on this matter be included in the Congressional Record during Floor consider- pioning this bill. He is so well known complicit Russian officials who may be ation of H.R. 8438. as a visionary for freedom around the targeted by U.S. sanctions. Sincerely, This bill is more than just words of world. I am also proud to join him MAXINE WATERS, along with my dear friend, Chairman support. It would make a real dif- Chairwoman. ference for the people of Belarus as ELIOT ENGEL, who has been such a valued champion of democracy and with they strive to build a better future for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, themselves and their country. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, whom I had the rare opportunity to I urge my colleagues to join me in Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. visit Pyongyang in North Korea. Join- supporting this legislation, and I re- Hon. JERROLD NADLER, ing us are Representatives KAPTUR, serve the balance of my time. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, KINZINGER, and KEATING as original co- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. sponsors of this important bipartisan HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DEAR CHAIRMAN NADLER: I am writing to piece of legislation. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, you concerning H.R. 8438, to reauthorize the Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. There is no question that Alexander Belarus Democracy Act. I appreciate your Lukashenko rigged the presidential Hon. MAXINE WATERS, willingness to work cooperatively on this Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, legislation. election in Belarus this past August. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. I acknowledge that provisions of the bill Since then, despite the terror in- DEAR CHAIRMAN WATERS: I am writing to fall within the jurisdiction of the House flicted upon them by the Lukashenko you concerning H.R. 8438, to reauthorize the Committee on the Judiciary under House regime, the Belarusian people have Belarus Democracy Act. I appreciate your Rule X, and that your Committee will forgo continued to peacefully protest in his- willingness to work cooperatively on this action on H.R. 8438 to expedite floor consid- legislation. toric numbers. And their calls for new eration. I further acknowledge that the inac- I acknowledge that provisions of the bill free and fair elections are only getting tion of your Committee with respect to the fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee louder. Their courage is truly inspir- bill does not waive any future jurisdictional on Financial Services under House Rule X, ing. claim over the matters contained in the bill and that your Committee will forgo action that fall within your jurisdiction. I will also The Belarusian people know that a on H.R. 8438 to expedite floor consideration. support the appointment of Committee on legitimate leader does not need to use I further acknowledge that the inaction of the Judiciary conferees during any House- violence, arbitrary detention, or tor- your Committee with respect to the bill does Senate conference convened on this legislature to cling to power. not waive any future jurisdictional claim tion. They know that a legitimate leader over the matters contained in the bill that Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of fall within your jurisdiction. I also acknowl- does not need to curtail freedom of ex- letters is included in the Congressional edge that your Committee will be appro- pression and the right to peaceful as- Record during floor consideration of the bill. priately consulted and involved as this or sembly to silent dissenting views Thank you again for your cooperation re- similar legislation moves forward, and will And they know that a legitimate garding the legislation. I look forward to support the appointment of Committee on leader does not need to block inde- continuing to work with you as the measure Financial Services conferees during any moves through the legislative process. pendent media, disrupt internet access, House-Senate conference convened on this Sincerely, and expel and detain countless journal- legislation. ists to conceal the true scale of opposi- Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of ELIOT L. ENGEL, letters is included in the Congressional Chairman. tion to his rule. Record during floor consideration of the bill. It is far past time Lukashenko comes Thank you again for your cooperation re- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, to understand this as well. garding the legislation. I look forward to COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, This bill reaffirms that it is the U.S. continuing to work with you as the measure Washington, DC, November 9, 2020. policy to refuse to recognize moves through the legislative process. Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, Lukashenko as the legitimate leader of Sincerely, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Belarus. It also aims to assist the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. ELIOT L. ENGEL, Belarusian people in regaining their Chairman. DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: This is to advise you that the Committee on the Judiciary freedom and restoring the country’s in- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, has now had an opportunity to review the stitutions of democratic governments. COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, provisions in H.R. 8438, the ‘‘Belarus Democ- Moreover, we know that Vladimir Washington, DC, November 13, 2020. racy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of Putin fears democratic movements ris- Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, 2020,’’ that fall within our Rule X jurisdic- ing up against fellow dictators in his Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, tion. I appreciate your consulting with us on backyard. Any Russian move to under- House of Representatives, Washington, DC. those provisions. The Judiciary Committee mine the will of the Belarusian people DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am writing con- has no objection to your including them in or the country’s independence must be the bill for consideration on the House floor, cerning H.R. 8438 the ‘‘Belarus Democracy, met with severe consequences. Human Rights and Sovereignty Act of 2020.’’ and to expedite that consideration is willing In order to permit H.R. 8438 to proceed expe- to forgo action on H.R. 8438, with the under- That is why this legislation provides ditiously to the House Floor, I agree to forgo standing that we do not thereby waive any the President with the necessary tools formal consideration of the bill. future jurisdictional claim over those provi- to hold accountable not only the The Committee on Financial Services sions or their subject matters. Belarusian authorities responsible for takes this action to forego formal consider- In the event a House-Senate conference on the violent crackdown but also their ation of H.R. 8438 in light of the mutually this or similar legislation is convened, the Russian backers. agreed changes to provisions within the ju- Judiciary Committee reserves the right to This bill will create the necessary risdiction of the Committee on Financial request an appropriate number of conferees conditions to allow the Belarusian peo- Services. We are also doing so based on our to address any concerns with these or simi- mutual understanding that, by foregoing for- lar provisions that may arise in conference. ple to chart their own future. As such, mal consideration of H.R. 8438 at this time, Please place this letter into the Congres- I urge all Members to join me in sup- we do not waive any jurisdiction over the sional Record during consideration of the porting its passage. subject matter contained in this or similar measure on the House floor. Thank you for Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of legislation, and that our Committee will be the cooperative spirit in which you have my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.074 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5919 Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I re- larly attends the Sunday rallies. On 15 I was with a group of 11 Members, in- serve the balance of my time. November, however, things turned cluding some of our members on the Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. nasty very quickly. committee, and he pointed to me, be- Speaker, I yield as much time as he ‘‘When she arrived at the square,’’ cause I am the author of the Belarus may consume to the gentleman from she said, ‘‘where the march was sup- Democracy Act of 2004, and said, New Jersey (Mr. SMITH), the very cou- posed to start, it was already packed ‘‘There is public enemy number one.’’ rageous sponsor of this bill. with security forces. As more people That is how he thinks. Anybody who Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. gathered, officers fired stun grenades aspires for freedom and democracy, Speaker, I thank my good friend for and started hitting people with batons particularly against his brutal regime, yielding. I thank Mr. WILSON for his to disperse the crowd. is construed to be a public enemy. And great work, and I want to thank my ‘‘They attacked us again and again. for the people of Belarus, they go to distinguished colleagues on both sides It was awful. They ferociously beat jail, where they are beaten senselessly. of the aisle, ELIOT ENGEL and MICHAEL people, twisted their arms and took Our bipartisan bill, H.R. 8438, again, MCCAUL. Thank you for your support them away. cosponsored by Mr. ENGEL, Mr. in helping to get this legislation to the ‘‘She ran away into one of the court- MCCAUL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KINZINGER, floor. I thank Chairman KEATING, as yards following other protesters, but and so many other Members of this well. police in their minivans quickly House, updates, strengthens, and ex- Mr. Speaker, I urge swift enactment caught up with them even there. She pands the Belarus Democracy Acts of into law of this bipartisan bill called was saved,’’ she goes on, ‘‘by a stranger 2004, 2006, and 2011, laws that I also au- the Belarus Democracy Human Rights who hid her and several others in his thored, and renews the personal, eco- and Sovereignty Act of 2020, which I house.’’ nomic, and visa sanctions on an ex- have introduced. panded list of actors in the Belarusian b 1530 And here is why this legislation is Government, and now for the first time absolutely needed right now; not next She goes on to say, ‘‘It was like on Russian individuals complicit in year, not when we come back, hope- World War II, when people tried to hide this crackdown. fully the Senate will take it up if it Jews from the Nazis. It was terrifying, I would note parenthetically, the passes today, and I think it will, but we we were shocked.’’ Magnitsky Act, the idea of personally need this right now. That particular march was called in sanctioning with visa denial as well as Many of my colleagues know, and memory of Roman Bondarenko, an ac- economic sanctions on individuals that perhaps they know it well, that tivist who was so severely beaten while led to the Global Magnitsky Act came Belarus was perhaps the nation most in detention, that he died in the hos- out of the Belarus Democracy Act of mired in the Soviet past, with an inef- pital just last week. 2004. ficient economy and a strongman auto- Mr. Speaker, the Congress can and So it is an idea, it is a method of crat, really a dictator, in charge for we must do our part in this crisis. The holding those who commit these abuses over two and a half decades, Alexander people of Belarus, especially the pro- personally accountable. When you sanction an entire nation, Lukashenko. Yet the indomitable spir- democracy leaders, desperately need that has an impact, but innocent peo- it of freedom stirred among the people our help, and they need it right now. ple do get hurt. This sanctions the in- of Belarus, and when a patently false As my colleagues know, the leading dividuals who are perpetrators of these election—another one—was announced opposition presidential candidate, Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, almost cer- heinous crimes. on August 9 declaring Lukashenko the Yesterday, Svetlana again called for tainly won the election in August. She winner, the people took to the streets. the sanctions, just yesterday for the went on to form the Coordination And they are still on the streets today. sanctions that are embedded in our The OSCE Moscow Mechanism re- Council. The democratic opposition is united, bill. So the time to act is now. ported November 5 that there is ‘‘’over- The bill also has other provisions. It it is smart, it is principled, tenacious, whelming’ evidence that Belarus’ Au- does call for new elections. gust 9 presidential election results and it is extraordinarily brave. It recognizes the Coordination Coun- were falsified and as ‘systematic’ Ms. Tsikhanouskaya ran a coura- cil as a legitimate institution to par- human rights violations have been geous campaign, but today is in exile ticipate in a dialogue on a peaceful committed by the country’s security in Lithuania, in Vilnius, where she transition of power. They are the ones forces in response to the peaceful dem- continues to rally the Belarusian peo- we need to be talking to. onstrations that the vote sparked.’’ ple and the world and demand that de- It calls for the release of all political Now, reports out of Belarus indicate mocracy and human rights for all peo- prisoners, and that number rises by the that police are using increasingly vio- ple be given to her nation. day. lent tactics against these peaceful pro- A couple weeks ago I read portions of It supports the aspirations of the testers. a transcript of a hearing I chaired in people to exercise their religious free- The BBC summed it up yesterday in 2011 after another fraudulent dom. There has been a crackdown there an article titled, ‘‘Belarus protesters Belarusian election put Lukashenko as well. battered, bruised, but defiant after 100 back in power. Then as now, and on so It authorizes assistance to promote days,’’ which said in part, ‘‘opposition many other occasions, Lukashenko’s democracy in civil society in Belarus. protesters remain defiant in Belarus bullies beat, jailed, assaulted, tortured, On occasions in Minsk, I have met with despite police brutality, 100 days after raped, and killed peaceful protesters, those individuals. They are brave be- they first took to the streets to de- but now it is going on right as we meet yond words, because they always know nounce the reelection of President here today as never before. somebody is lurking—the secret po- Alexander Lukashenko. Police in hel- The big mistake of the past, fatigue lice—just waiting to haul them off to mets and body armour throw women or lack of commitment and persever- prison. holding flowers and balloons into po- ance by the international community, It unequivocally states that it is the lice vans.’’ can’t be repeated this time. We can’t be policy of the U.S. ‘‘not to recognize And, of course, then it only gets outraged at first and then turn the any incorporation of Belarus into a worse. ‘‘Officers tear-gas elderly people page and say, ‘‘Now what?’’ ‘Union State’ with Russia.’’ Russia is on a pensioners’ march. . . . We need to have a determined effort using this crisis as a pretext to further ‘‘Yet every Sunday thousands still to help these people who are struggling manifest their monopoly of power. pour into the streets of the capital for democracy and human rights in They would love—like they did in parts Minsk, condemning what they see as their nation. of Ukraine, South Ossetia, Abkhazia— Mr. Lukashenko’s fraudulent 9 August On two separate occasions, I would to just take the whole of Belarus into victory. . . . ‘’ note parenthetically, I met with their national boundary. There is a report that points out, Lukashenko in Minsk and came away The bill requires the U.S. strategy to again a BBC report, ‘‘Alesya, a 31-year- resolved to accelerate the struggle for promote broadcasting, internet free- old worker in the IT industry, regu- democracy and freedom. dom, and access to information.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.075 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5920 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 In addition, it gives much needed SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (6) On December 18, 2019, the Secretary of support to the Belarusian media and to This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ukraine Re- State re-designated Russia for the ‘‘Special the IT sector. ligious Freedom Support Act’’. Watch List’’. By passing this bill today followed (7) The National Security Strategy of the SEC. 2. FINDINGS. by, hopefully, swift approval in the United States issued in 2017, 2015, 2006, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, and 1997, committed the Senate and signature into law by the Congress makes the following findings: (1) Russia invaded the Crimea region of United States to promoting international re- President, we not only reiterate, but ligious freedom to advance the security, eco- significantly expand our support and Ukraine in February 2014, continues to occupy and control that region, and has exer- nomic, and other national interests of the solidarity with the great people of cised control over part of the Donbas region United States. Belarus. We need to pass this bill and I of eastern Ukraine since April 2014 through SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. respectfully call on our Senate col- non-state armed groups and illegal entities It is the policy of the United States to con- leagues to pass it as well. it has established, instigated, commanded, sider any alien who, while serving as an offi- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I re- and supported, including with military and cial of the Government of Russia, was reserve the balance of my time. intelligence personnel on the ground from sponsible for or directly carried out particu- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Russia. larly severe violations of religious freedom Speaker, again, there being no further (2) International humanitarian law, includ- in the sovereign territory of Ukraine that speakers, I yield myself such time as I ing the Geneva Conventions, to which Russia Russia illegally occupies or controls, includ- may consume. is a signatory, requires Russia to respect and ing through non-state armed groups and ille- protect the religious freedom of the inhab- gal entities it commands and supports, to Mr. Speaker, for over 3 months, we have committed particularly severe viola- have watched, being inspired, as the itants of the territory it occupies or controls, including through organized non-state tions of religious freedom for purposes of ap- Belarusian people have peacefully de- armed groups and illegal entities it complying section 212(a)(2)(G) of the Immigra- manded that their voices be heard and mands and supports, and holds Russia re- tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. that new, free, and fair elections be sponsible for violations of religious freedom 1182(a)(2)(G)) with respect to any such alien. held. in this territory. SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF RUSSIA AS A COUNTRY As we have seen, women dressed in (3) According to the Department of State’s OF PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR RE- white and carrying flowers have formed International Religious Freedom Reports, LIGIOUS FREEDOM. miles-long solidarity chains to protest and other reporting, violations of religious For purposes of making a determination of whether to designate Russia as a country of police violence. Employees at state-run freedom in the Crimea region of Ukraine since Russia invaded and occupied the terri- particular concern for religious freedom companies have gone on strike, despite under section 402 of the International Reli- the threat of losing their jobs. Univer- tory have included abduction, detention and imprisonment, torture, forced psychiatric gious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442), sity students have risked expulsion to hospitalizations, fines, restrictions on mis- the President shall consider any particularly join the protests. State TV anchors sionary activities, confiscations of property, severe violation of religious freedom in the have walked off the set, no longer able including churches and meeting halls, expul- territory of Ukraine that Russia occupies or to support the regime’s propaganda sions and obstructions to reentry, denying controls, including controls through non- campaign. Thousands of courageous registration of religious groups, vandalism, state armed groups and illegal entities it commands and supports, during the period of pensioners have marched in opposition fines, and banning peaceful religious groups, and targeted groups have included Muslim time that is the basis for the determination to the Belarusian dictator. and designation, to be a particularly severe Today, led by the very talented and Crimean Tatars, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, formerly the Ukrainian Orthodox violation of religious freedom that the Gov- visionary Congressman CHRIS SMITH, Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate, the ernment of Russia has engaged in or toler- we must stand and send a strong mes- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Protes- ated. sage to these brave men and women tant Christians, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- that they are not alone and that the (4) According to the Department of State’s FECTS. American people stand with them. International Religious Freedom Reports, The budgetary effects of this Act, for the Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to violations of religious freedom in the part of purpose of complying with the Statutory support this bill, and I yield back the the Donbas region of Ukraine controlled by Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter- armed groups commanded by Russia have in- mined by reference to the latest statement balance of my time. titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, again, cluded detention and imprisonment, torture, confiscation of property, including churches tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in let me thank Mr. SMITH and other col- the Congressional Record by the Chairman of leagues who have worked so hard on and meeting halls, physical assaults and threats of violence, vandalism, fines, restric- the House Budget Committee, provided that this bill. such statement has been submitted prior to Mr. Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and tions on missionary activities, religious services, ceremonies, gatherings, and lit- the vote on passage. I yield back the balance of my time. erature, and banning of peaceful religious The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The groups, and targeted groups have included ant to the rule, the gentleman from question is on the motion offered by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, formerly New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- the gentleman from New York (Mr. the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patri- tleman from South Carolina (Mr. WIL- ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the archate, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic SON) each will control 20 minutes. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 8438, as Church, Protestant Christians, and Jeho- The Chair recognizes the gentleman vah’s Witnesses. amended. from New York. The question was taken; and (two- (5) The International Religious Freedom GENERAL LEAVE thirds being in the affirmative) the Act of 1998, as amended by the Frank R. Wolf Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask rules were suspended and the bill, as International Religious Freedom Act, requires the President to— unanimous consent that all Members amended, was passed. (A) designate a foreign country as a coun- have 5 legislative days in which to re- A motion to reconsider was laid on try of particular concern for religious free- the table. vise and extend their remarks and in- dom when its government has engaged in or clude extraneous materials on H.R. f tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom in that country over the 5408. UKRAINE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM previous 12 months; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there SUPPORT ACT (B) take one or more of the actions de- objection to the request of the gen- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I scribed in paragraphs (9) through (15) of sec- tleman from New York? move to suspend the rules and pass the tion 405(a) of the International Religious There was no objection. bill (H.R. 5408) to oppose violations of Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6445(a)), or Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I religious freedom in Ukraine by Russia commensurate actions in substitution, not yield myself such time as I may con- later than 90 days, or 180 days in case of a sume. and armed groups commanded by Rus- delay under paragraph (3), after the date of sia, as amended. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to my the designation of a country as a country of friend from South Carolina (Mr. WIL- The Clerk read the title of the bill. particular concern for religious freedom; and SON) for bringing forward this bill that The text of the bill is as follows: (C) designate a foreign country on a ‘‘Spe- H.R. 5408 cial Watch List’’ when its government has shines a light on the egregious viola- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- engaged in or tolerated severe violations of tions of human rights and religious resentatives of the United States of America in religious freedom in that country over the freedom at the hands of Russian-led Congress assembled, previous 12 months. forces in Ukraine’s sovereign territory.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.077 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5921 We have been saying it for years, but Judiciary Committee reserves the right to armed groups it commands, but also it always bears repeating: Crimea is request an appropriate number of conferees ensures Vladimir Putin and his thugs Ukraine; the Donbas is Ukraine. Russia to address any concerns with these or simi- are held accountable. must be held accountable for the brutal lar provisions that may arise in conference. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Hel- Please place this letter into the Congres- violations of human rights and reli- sional Record during consideration of the sinki Commission, along with Con- gious freedoms taking place under measure on the House floor. Thank you for gressman and Chairman ALCEE HAS- their attempted annexation of these the cooperative spirit in which you have TINGS, I would also like to recognize areas. worked regarding this matter and others be- the Helsinki Commission for long The International Religious Freedom tween our committees. championing this issue. In particular, I Act of 1998 provides a range of con- Sincerely, would like to recognize Nathaniel Hurd sequences for governments that per- JERROLD NADLER, of the Helsinki Commission staff for all secute people on religious grounds. Chairman. of his work to ensure that we hold From public condemnation to trade Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Putin to account for these egregious sanctions, the administration has tools Speaker, I yield myself such time as I violations of religious liberty in to push back on this sort of abuse. might consume. Ukraine. This bill calls for Russia to be held Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this accountable under the law for the vio- of a bill which I am grateful to have in- legislation, and I yield back the bal- lations of religious freedoms we are troduced with my colleague, EMANUEL ance of my time. seeing in Ukraine. CLEAVER of Missouri, the Ukraine Reli- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, Rus- The bill represents a smart approach gious Freedom Support Act. sia and Putin are responsible for illegal to address a specific problem ema- Russia’s war in Ukraine and illegal and destabilizing actions all around the nating from Russia. We should move it occupation of Crimea have dragged on world. We need a comprehensive strat- forward along with other efforts to for nearly 7 years. The human toll is egy to put a stop to their aggression push back on Putin’s aggression. staggering. The fighting has killed as and impose tough consequences. It is Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of many as 10,000 soldiers as well as 3,000 going to take a lot of different tools, my time. innocent civilians. and this bill will give us one of them. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Another casualty of Russian aggres- Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, sion in Ukraine has been the attack on leagues to vote ‘‘yes,’’ and I yield back Washington, DC, November 11, 2020. religious freedom. the balance of my time. Hon. JERROLD NADLER, Russian occupation authorities in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Crimea continue to persecute and in- question is on the motion offered by DEAR CHAIRMAN NADLER: I am writing to timidate the minority Christian, Mus- the gentleman from New York (Mr. you concerning H.R. 5408, Ukraine Religious lim, and other religious groups, like ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the Freedom Support Act. I appreciate your will- the Jehovah’s Witnesses. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5408, as ingness to work cooperatively on this legis- Putin’s puppets in Crimea have sub- amended. lation. jected them to kidnappings, torture, The question was taken; and (two- I acknowledge that provisions of the bill fall within the jurisdiction of the House forced psychiatric examinations, and thirds being in the affirmative) the Committee on the Judiciary under House imprisonment. Recently, eight Muslim rules were suspended and the bill, as Rule X, and that your Committee will forgo Crimean Tatars were sentenced to be- amended, was passed. action on H.R. 5408 to expedite floor consid- tween 13 and 19 years in a Russian pris- A motion to reconsider was laid on eration. I further acknowledge that the inac- on on the entirely baseless charge of the table. tion of your Committee with respect to the terrorism. f bill does not waive any future jurisdictional Minority religious groups in the area b 1545 claim over the matters contained in the bill of eastern Ukraine, controlled by pro- that fall within your jurisdiction. I will also Putin proxies, have also been forced to AMENDING DEPARTMENT OF support the appointment of Committee on STATE’S REWARDS PROGRAM the Judiciary conferees during any House- flee in order to escape the oppressive Senate conference convened on this legisla- conditions. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I tion. The religious persecution in Ukraine move to suspend the rules and pass the Lastly, I will ensure that our exchange of being committed at the hands of Putin bill (H.R. 4802) to amend the State De- letters is included in the Congressional authorities is self-destructive and must partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 Record during floor consideration of the bill. be stopped. Thank you again for your cooperation re- to authorize rewards under the Depart- garding the legislation. I look forward to Throughout our history, the United ment of State’s rewards program relat- continuing to work with you as the measure States has worked tirelessly to ad- ing to information regarding individ- moves through the legislative process. vance religious freedom and protect re- uals or entities engaged in activities in Sincerely, ligious minorities around the globe. contravention of United States or ELIOT L. ENGEL, This bill follows that strong tradition United Nations sanctions, and for other Chairman. by accomplishing two things. purposes. First, it brings international atten- The Clerk read the title of the bill. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tion to the grave violations of religious The text of the bill is as follows: COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC. November 17, 2020. freedom in the territory of Ukraine— H.R. 4802 Hon. ELIOT ENGEL, where, again, people need to know, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, 13,000 people have been killed—that resentatives of the United States of America in House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Putin illegally occupies or controls Congress assembled, DEAR CHAIRMAN ENGEL: This is to advise through illegal armed groups. SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF you that the Committee on the Judiciary Second, it helps ensure that Vladimir STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. has now had an opportunity to review the Putin and his cronies are held account- Subsection (b) of section 36 of the State provisions in R.R. 5408, the ‘‘Ukraine Reli- Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 gious Freedom Support Act,’’ that fall with- able. U.S.C. 2708) is amended— in our Rule X jurisdiction. I appreciate your We cannot allow these grave viola- (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘or’’ after consulting with us on those provisions. The tions to continue. the semicolon at the end; Judiciary Committee has no objection to In closing, it is vital that the United (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period your including them in the bill for consider- States continues to be a leader in ad- at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and ation on the House floor, and to expedite vancing international religious free- (3) by adding at the end the following new that consideration is willing to forgo action dom around the world. paragraph: on R.R. 5408, with the understanding that we This bill not only brings inter- ‘‘(13) the identification or location of an individual or entity that— do not thereby waive any future jurisdic- national attention to the religious per- tional claim over those provisions or their ‘‘(A) knowingly, directly or indirectly, im- subject matters. secution being committed in the terri- ports, exports, or reexports to, into, or from I the event a House-Senate conference on tory of Ukraine that Putin illegally oc- any country any goods, services, or tech- this or similar legislation is convened, the cupies or controls through illegal nology controlled for export by the United

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.080 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 States because of the use of such goods, serv- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and I yield back the ices, or technology in contravention of a Speaker, I yield myself such time as I balance of my time. United States or United Nations sanction; or may consume. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ‘‘(B) knowingly, directly or indirectly, pro- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support question is on the motion offered by vides training, advice, or other services or assistance, or engages in significant finan- of another bill I introduced with my the gentleman from New York (Mr. cial transactions, relating to any such goods, friend and subcommittee colleague ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the services, or technology in contravention of Chairman TED DEUTCH from Florida, rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4802. such sanction.’’. H.R. 4802. The question was taken; and (two- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- This bill will expand the Rewards for thirds being in the affirmative) the ant to the rule, the gentleman from Justice Program at the State Depart- rules were suspended and the bill was New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- ment to authorize rewards for individ- passed. tleman from South Carolina (Mr. WIL- uals coming forward with information A motion to reconsider was laid on SON) each will control 20 minutes. on sanctions evasion practices. the table. The Chair recognizes the gentleman The bill was inspired by Bassam f from New York. Barabandi, a courageous Syrian patriot and former diplomat at the Syrian Em- TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL GENERAL LEAVE bassy here in Washington who worked REEF CONSERVATION REAU- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask with the antiregime activists to pro- THORIZATION ACT OF 2020 unanimous consent that all Members vide passports to critics of the criminal Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I have 5 legislative days in which to re- Assad regime, promoting the best in- move to suspend the rules and pass the vise and extend their remarks and to terests of the people of Syria. bill (H.R. 7954) to reauthorize the Trop- include any extraneous material on For years after his defection, ical Forest and Coral Reef Conserva- H.R. 4802. Barabandi lobbied the U.S. Govern- tion Act of 1998. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ment and provided detailed informa- The Clerk read the title of the bill. objection to the request of the gen- tion on Syrian oligarchs close to Assad The text of the bill is as follows: tleman from New York? and their sanctions evasion practices, H.R. 7954 There was no objection. including information on Samer Foz, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I who was ultimately sanctioned by the resentatives of the United States of America in yield myself such time as I may con- Treasury last year. He has coura- Congress assembled, sume. geously authored ‘‘The Blacklist,’’ SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this which fully documents those who re- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tropical measure and want to thank the au- press the talented people of Syria. Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reau- thors, Mr. WILSON and Mr. DEUTCH, for Barabandi’s case highlighted the thorization Act of 2020’’. their hard work and leadership. need to create a clearer mechanism to SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. Since its establishment in 1984, the incentivize individuals to come forward Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 State Department’s Rewards for Jus- with this kind of vital information. tice Program has awarded more than U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amended by adding at the H.R. 4802 will do just that. It will ulti- end the following new paragraphs: $150 million to those who help the mately enhance compliance with U.S. ‘‘(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. United States Government bring ter- and international sanctions, increase ‘‘(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. rorists and criminals to justice. confidence in the rule of law, and bring ‘‘(11) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. Over the years, we have expanded the criminals and rogue regimes seeking to ‘‘(12) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. scope of this effort, offering rewards re- circumvent U.S. law to justice. ‘‘(13) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. lated to a wider range of crimes and en- For sanctions to be successful, we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- snaring more people who mean Ameri- must have the best information on ant to the rule, the gentleman from cans harm. This legislation would add their ability to hit their intended tar- New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) and the gen- more and more tools to the toolbox. gets. We must pass many sanctions tleman from South Carolina (Mr. WIL- This bill was inspired by a former bills in this body, but it is far easier to SON) each will control 20 minutes. Syrian diplomat and defector named pass a sanctions bill than it is to en- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Bassam Barabandi. As an employee of force it. from New York. the Syrian Embassy here in Wash- Expanding the Rewards for Justice GENERAL LEAVE ington, D.C., he worked with Program will allow us to acquire infor- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I ask antiregime activists to provide pass- mation on illegal activity that sup- unanimous consent that all Members ports to critics of Bashar al-Assad, and ports the regimes of Iran, North Korea, have 5 legislative days in which to re- for years after his defection, Barabandi and other rogue states from the grass- vise and extend their remarks and to supplied the United States Government roots. Better information equals better include any extraneous material on with information on Syrian oligarchs enforcement on behalf of the per- H.R. 7954. close to the Assad regime. This in- secuted persons of those countries. Bet- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there cludes information on Samer Foz, who ter enforcement equals better results. objection to the request of the gen- was ultimately the target of American We should pass this bill and help tleman from New York? sanctions. make sure that the sanctions policies There was no objection. We want to incentivize more people are as effective as possible. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I like Mr. Barabandi to come forward Mr. Speaker, there being no further yield myself such time as I may con- with information that will ultimately speakers, again, I thank Bassam sume. enhance compliance with the U.S. and Barabandi for his courage as a patriot Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support international sanctions, increase con- for the people of Syria in the face of this measure brought forward by my fidence in the rule of law, and bring to the evil Assad regime. He is currently friend from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT), to pro- justice criminals and rogue regimes awaiting a decision from USCIS re- vide continued funding for the Tropical seeking to circumvent U.S. law. garding his request for asylum in the Forest and Coral Reef Conservation This bill expands the Rewards for United States, and I hope and pray that Act, what we call the TFCA, for fiscal Justice Program by authorizing re- the Department of Homeland Security years 2021 through 2025. wards for individuals who provide in- rewards this hero of democracy for the The purpose of the TFCA is to offer formation on those who evade the people of Syria for his bravery. developing countries the option to di- United States’ and the United Nations’ I urge my colleagues to support this rect a portion of their debt payments sanctions. bill, and I yield back the balance of my to local forest and coral reef conserva- This is a smart bill that builds on a time. tion activities instead of making those successful program. I am pleased to Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, let payments to the U.S. Government. support it, and I reserve the balance of me again thank Mr. WILSON and Mr. Since the TFCA was enacted in 1998, my time. DEUTCH for bringing this bill forward. I it made real differences in efforts to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:09 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.039 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5923 preserve and protect these fragile eco- really common sense. It helps so many and I yield myself the balance of my systems. The State Department has people all across the globe. time for the purpose of closing. reached 20 separate bilateral agree- Tropical forests and coral reefs are Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative ments with 14 countries, resulting in some of the most biologically diverse STEVE CHABOT, who is a proven cham- over $339 million in long-term commit- and environmentally important eco- pion for conservation and for eco- ment to conserve tropical forests. systems anywhere. Today, however, systems beneficial to countries around This bipartisan legislation takes sig- whether it is deforestation or pollution the world for offering this measure. nificant strides to build stronger rela- or overfishing or some other cause, With the expanded authority to use tionships with countries around the these vital natural resources are debt-for-nature agreements to target world, while ensuring that irreplace- threatened across the globe. tropical coral reef restoration, there is able tropical forests and coral reefs are Now, many tropical forests and coral much more work to be done. protected and preserved for future gen- reefs are located in the developing This bill will ensure that the policy erations. world where economic realities can objectives and programs outlined in I am pleased to support this legisla- often get in the way of the conserva- the Republican-led, bipartisan legislation, and I reserve the balance of my tion. It is in the best interest of the tion enacted in December 2018 will be time. whole world to protect and responsibly fully operationalized. This is a com- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. manage these resources. That is why I monsense approach that reduces eligi- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I introduced H.R. 7954. ble countries’ debt burdens while rein- may consume. This legislation builds on our work vesting those resources in local trop- on the Tropical Forest Conservation Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. ical forests and coral reef conservation. Reauthorization Act of 2018 and the 7954, the Tropical Forest and Coral Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Tropical Forest Conservation Act back Reef Reauthorization Act of 2020, led support this measure, and I yield back in 1998, so this is 22 years ago. by Representative STEVE CHABOT from the balance of my time. Back in 1998, we set up a debt forgive- Ohio and BRAD SHERMAN from Cali- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, once ness program under which the U.S. for- fornia. again, I thank Mr. CHABOT for his lead- gives a debt owed to us by a developing Congress first enacted this important ership. nation in exchange for that country legislation in 1998. The legislation al- Mr. Speaker, I also would like to making investments in conservation lows eligible developing countries to take this opportunity to thank Mr. restructure certain debt owed to the work to sustain its critical ecosystems. Agreements under this program also ELIOT ENGEL, the chair of this com- U.S. Government and, in turn, gen- strengthen local economies by sup- mittee, for his many years of distin- erates additional revenue to support porting sustainable development of guished service in Congress ably rep- tropical forest or coral reef conserva- these resources as well as civil society resenting his district, the State of New tion projects. These agreements also groups in partner nations that conduct York, and our country here in the Halls reinvest in locally led civil society and conservation works. of Congress while presiding and leading conservation organizations that take And this program has proven results. the Foreign Affairs Committee. Today ownership of this critical restoration Since 1998, as was mentioned, the U.S. is a testament of all the great work work. has used it to conserve 67 million that he has done across the aisle with According to The Nature Conser- acres—think of that, 67 million acres— many Members who have, of course, vancy, agreements under this program of tropical forests. Further, by assist- contributed tremendously to the dia- have saved more than 67 million acres ing developing countries to properly logue. of tropical forest in countries such as manage and sustainably develop these Mr. Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and Botswana, Brazil, the Philippines, and resources, the program follows the old I yield back the balance of my time. Indonesia. adage of teaching a man to fish. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Since first enacted, the Tropical For- With these benefits in mind, I am question is on the motion offered by est Conservation Act has generated al- proud to say that our legislation has the gentleman from New York (Mr. most $340 million in local currency for received the support of Conservation ESPAILLAT) that the House suspend the tropical forest conservation projects. International, the World Wildlife Fund, rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7954. These are substantial investments in the Wildlife Conservation Society, and The question was taken; and (two- the health of our world’s most critical The Nature Conservancy, among oth- thirds being in the affirmative) the forests and an investment in future ers. rules were suspended and the bill was generations. passed. I urge my colleagues to support this b 1600 A motion to reconsider was laid on important measure. Finally, our legislation sets a sharp the table. Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I re- contrast with what the Chinese devel- serve the balance of my time. opment model is. Through the Belt and f Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Road Initiative, for example, China has COMMUNICATION FROM THE Speaker, I am pleased to yield 4 min- offered elites in developing countries CLERK OF THE HOUSE utes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. flashy or get-rich-quick schemes and The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- CHABOT), the sponsor of the bill. projects, often with little or no regard fore the House the following commu- Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I thank for the local environment. Citizens in nication from the Clerk of the House of the gentleman for yielding, and I thank these countries are taken advantage of. the gentleman from South Carolina H.R. 7954 keeps one more tool in the Representatives: (Mr. WILSON) and the gentleman from State Department’s toolbox to help OFFICE OF THE CLERK, New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) for their convince developing countries to HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, November 18, 2020. leadership on this legislation here choose a sustainable, Western model of Hon. NANCY PELOSI, today and previous to this. development that stacks up very favor- The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. ably with China’s model by respecting Washington, DC. 7954, the Tropical Forest and Coral the country’s ecosystem and respecting DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act its people. permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of 2020. It is bipartisan legislation that Passing this bill, H.R. 7954, extends a of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- I introduced with my Democratic col- highly successful conservation program tives, the Clerk received the following mes- league and friend from California, and helps counter China’s pig in a poke sage from the Secretary of the Senate on No- vember 18, 2020, at 11:50 a.m.: BRAD SHERMAN, as a companion to leg- development model; therefore, I would That the Senate passed S. 4902. islation that Senator PORTMAN intro- urge my colleagues to support this leg- That the Senate passed S. 2216. duced previously in the Senate. islation. Again, I thank Mr. WILSON That the Senate passed without amend- I want to thank Senator PORTMAN. and Mr. ESPAILLAT. ment H.R. 1668. He has been a longtime leader on this Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. That the Senate passed without amend- topic, and it makes a lot of sense. It is Speaker, I have no further speakers, ment H.R. 5901.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:09 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.086 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5924 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 With best wishes, I am, Brooks (AL) Gibbs Maloney, Shimkus Thompson (CA) Walden Sincerely, Brooks (IN) Gohmert Carolyn B. Simpson Thompson (MS) Walker Maloney, Sean CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Brown (MD) Golden Sires Thompson (PA) Walorski Clerk. Brownley (CA) Gomez Marchant Slotkin Thornberry Wasserman Buchanan Gonzalez (OH) Marshall Smith (MO) Tiffany Schultz f Buck Gonzalez (TX) Mast Smith (NE) Timmons Waters Bucshon Gooden Matsui Smith (NJ) Tipton Watkins RECESS Budd Gosar McAdams Smith (WA) Titus Watson Coleman Burchett Gottheimer McBath Smucker Tlaib Weber (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Burgess Granger McCarthy Soto Tonko Webster (FL) Bustos Graves (LA) McCaul ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Spanberger Torres (CA) Welch Butterfield Graves (MO) McClintock Spano Torres Small Wenstrup declares the House in recess subject to Byrne Green, Al (TX) McCollum Speier (NM) Westerman the call of the Chair. Calvert Griffith McEachin Stanton Trahan Wexton Accordingly (at 4 o’clock and 3 min- Carbajal Grijalva McGovern Stauber Trone Wild utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Ca´ rdenas Grothman McHenry Stefanik Turner Carson (IN) Guest McKinley Williams Steil Underwood Wilson (FL) f Carter (GA) Guthrie McNerney Steube Upton Cartwright Haaland Meeks Wilson (SC) Stevens Van Drew Wittman b 1700 Case Hagedorn Meng Stewart Vargas Womack Casten (IL) Harder (CA) Meuser Stivers Veasey Woodall AFTER RECESS Castor (FL) Harris Mfume Suozzi Vela Yarmuth Castro (TX) Hartzler Miller Swalwell (CA) Vela´ zquez The recess having expired, the House Moolenaar Yoho Chabot Hastings Takano Visclosky Cheney Hayes Mooney (WV) Zeldin was called to order by the Speaker pro Taylor Wagner tempore (Mr. CUELLAR) at 5 p.m. Chu, Judy Heck Moore Cicilline Hern, Kevin Morelle NAYS—8 f Cisneros Herrera Beutler Moulton Clark (MA) Hice (GA) Mucarsel-Powell Amash Davidson (OH) Perry MOTION TO GO TO CONFERENCE Clarke (NY) Higgins (LA) Mullin Biggs DeFazio Roy ON H.R. 6395, NATIONAL DEFENSE Clay Higgins (NY) Murphy (NC) Blumenauer Massie Cleaver Hill (AR) Nadler AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FIS- Cline Himes Napolitano NOT VOTING—25 CAL YEAR 2021 Cloud Holding Neal Clyburn Hollingsworth Neguse Abraham Huizenga Richmond Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Cohen Horn, Kendra S. Norcross Aderholt King (NY) Rogers (KY) Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to Cole Horsford Norman Amodei Lamborn Sensenbrenner Carter (TX) Lesko Comer Houlahan Nunes Walberg take from the Speaker’s table the bill Collins (GA) Luetkemeyer Conaway Hoyer O’Halleran Waltz (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations Duncan Mitchell Connolly Hudson Ocasio-Cortez Wright Ferguson Murphy (FL) for fiscal year 2021 for military activi- Cook Huffman Omar Young Gianforte Newhouse ties of the Department of Defense, for Cooper Hurd (TX) Palazzo Green (TN) Olson military construction, and for defense Correa Jackson Lee Pallone activities of the Department of Energy, Costa Jacobs Palmer Courtney Jayapal Panetta b 1756 to prescribe military personnel Cox (CA) Jeffries Pappas strengths for such fiscal year, and for Craig Johnson (GA) Pascrell Mr. ROY changed his vote from other purposes, with the Senate Crawford Johnson (LA) Payne Crenshaw Johnson (OH) Pence ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ amendment thereto, disagree to the Crist Johnson (SD) Perlmutter Senate amendment, and request a con- Crow Johnson (TX) Peters Messrs. TAYLOR, GALLAGHER, and ference with the Senate thereon. Cuellar Jordan Peterson KING of Iowa changed their vote from The Clerk read the title of the bill. Cunningham Joyce (OH) Phillips ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Curtis Joyce (PA) Pingree The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Davids (KS) Kaptur Pocan So the motion was agreed to. objection to the request of the gen- Davis (CA) Katko Porter tleman from Washington? Davis, Danny K. Keating Posey The result of the vote was announced Davis, Rodney Keller Pressley as above recorded. There was no objection. Dean Kelly (IL) Price (NC) A motion to reconsider was laid on DeGette Kelly (MS) Quigley A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. DeLauro Kelly (PA) Raskin the table. DelBene Kennedy Reed MOTION TO PERMIT CLOSED CONFERENCE Delgado Khanna Reschenthaler MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Demings Kildee Rice (NY) RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. DeSaulnier Kilmer Rice (SC) Speaker, pursuant to clause 12 of rule DesJarlais Kim Riggleman Barraga´ n (Beyer) Hastings Perlmutter Deutch Kind Roby Beatty (Fudge) (Wasserman (Neguse) XXII, I move that meetings of the con- Diaz-Balart King (IA) Rodgers (WA) Blumenauer Schultz) Peterson ference between the House and Senate Dingell Kinzinger Roe, David P. (Beyer) Higgins (NY) (McCollum) on H.R. 6395 may be closed to the pub- Doggett Kirkpatrick Rogers (AL) Bonamici (Clark (Sa´ nchez) Pingree (Kuster Doyle, Michael Krishnamoorthi Rooney (FL) (MA)) Jayapal (Raskin) (NH)) lic at such times as classified national F. Kuster (NH) Rose (NY) Boyle, Brendan Johnson (TX) security information may be discussed, Pocan (Raskin) Dunn Kustoff (TN) Rose, John W. F. (Jeffries) (Jeffries) Porter (Wexton) Emmer LaHood Rouda Brownley (CA) Keating (Kuster provided that any sitting Member of Price (NC) Engel LaMalfa Rouzer (Clark (MA)) (NH)) Congress shall be entitled to attend (Butterfield) Escobar Lamb Roybal-Allard Bustos (Kuster Kirkpatrick any meeting of the conference. Eshoo Langevin Ruiz (NH)) (Stanton) Rooney (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Espaillat Larsen (WA) Ruppersberger Carson (IN) Langevin (Beyer) ant to clause 12 of rule XXII, the mo- Estes Larson (CT) Rush (Cleaver) (Lynch) Rose (NY) Evans Latta Rutherford Castro (TX) Lawrence (Golden) tion is not debatable, and the yeas and Finkenauer Lawrence Ryan (Garcia (TX)) (Kildee) Roybal-Allard nays are ordered. Fitzpatrick Lawson (FL) Sa´ nchez Clay (Cleaver) Lawson (FL) (Bass) The vote was taken by electronic de- Fleischmann Lee (CA) Sarbanes Cohen (Beyer) (Demings) Ruiz (Dingell) vice, and there were—yeas 396, nays 8, Fletcher Lee (NV) Scalise Costa (Cooper) Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Rush Flores Levin (CA) Scanlon Courtney (Hayes) Lofgren (Jeffries) (Underwood) not voting 25, as follows: Fortenberry Levin (MI) Schakowsky DeGette (Blunt Lowenthal Ryan (Kildee) [Roll No. 222] Foster Lieu, Ted Schiff Rochester) (Beyer) Schrier (Kilmer) Foxx (NC) Lipinski Schneider DeSaulnier Lowey (Tonko) YEAS—396 Serrano Frankel Loebsack Schrader (Matsui) McEachin (Jeffries) Adams Balderson Bishop (GA) Fudge Lofgren Schrier Escobar (Garcia (Wexton) Speier (Scanlon) Aguilar Banks Bishop (NC) Fulcher Long Schweikert (TX)) Meng (Kuster Titus (Connolly) Allen Barr Bishop (UT) Gabbard Loudermilk Scott (VA) Frankel (Clark (NH)) Vargas (Correa) Allred Barraga´ n Blunt Rochester Gaetz Lowenthal Scott, Austin (MA)) Moore (Beyer) Watson Coleman Armstrong Bass Bonamici Gallagher Lowey Scott, David Garamendi Nadler (Jeffries) (Pallone) Arrington Beatty Bost Gallego Lucas Serrano (Sherman) Napolitano Axne Bera Boyle, Brendan Garamendi Luja´ n Sewell (AL) Gonzalez (TX) (Correa) Welch Babin Bergman F. Garcia (CA) Luria Shalala (Gomez) Payne (McGovern) Bacon Beyer Brady Garcı´a (IL) Lynch Sherman Grijalva (Garcı´a (Wasserman Wilson (FL) Baird Bilirakis Brindisi Garcia (TX) Malinowski Sherrill (IL)) Schultz) (Hayes)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:00 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.043 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5925 APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON From the Committee on Foreign Af- vision E, sections 5502 and 10104 of the H.R. 6395, WILLIAM M. (MAC) fairs, for consideration of sections 213, House bill, and sections 318, 1098, 1099, THORNBERRY NATIONAL DE- 843, subtitle C of title XI of division A, subtitle C of title LII of division E, sec- FENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR sections 1202, 1203, 1207, 1221–24, 1231–33, tions 5231–38, and 6087 of the Senate FISCAL YEAR 2021 1238, 1248, 1249, 1251, 1260D, 1260E, 1261, amendment, and modifications com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without 1266, 1272–74, 1276, 1280, 1286, 1290–92, mitted to conference: Mses. JOHNSON of objection, the Chair appoints the fol- 1294, 1296, 1299, 1299B, 1299G, 1299H, Texas, SHERRILL, and Mr. GARCIA of lowing conferees on H.R. 6395: 1299K, subtitles H-K of title XII of divi- California. From the Committee on Armed Serv- sion A, sections 1299Q–1, 1299Q–2, sub- From the Committee on Small Busi- ices, for consideration of the House bill title M of title XII of division A, sec- ness, for consideration of sections 831– and the Senate amendment, and modi- tions 1299T–4, 1299T–5, 1521, 1640F, 1659, 33, 835–40, 840A, 841, 844, and 1633 of the fications committed to conference: Mr. 1757, 1759, 1823, and division I of the House bill, and sections 871, 872, 1642, SMITH of Washington, Mrs. DAVIS of House bill, and sections 1201–03, 1205–07, 5871–75, and 5877 of the Senate amend- California, Messrs. LANGEVIN, LARSEN 1210, 1213, subtitle C of title XII of divi- ment, and modifications committed to of Washington, COOPER, COURTNEY, sion A, sections 1231–33, 1236, 1240, 1241, conference: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Messrs. GARAMENDI, Ms. SPEIER, Messrs. NOR- 1251, 1253–56, 1263, 1281, 1283, 1286, 1287, GOLDEN, and CHABOT. CROSS, GALLEGO, MOULTON, CARBAJAL, subtitle H of title XII of division A, From the Committee on Transpor- BROWN of Maryland, KHANNA, KEATING, subtitle C of title XV of division A, sec- tation and Infrastructure, for consider- VELA, KIM, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of tion 1661, title XVII of division A, sec- ation of sections 311, 312, 332, 560G, 601, Oklahoma, Messrs. CISNEROS, THORN- tions 6231, 6251, 6284, 6286, 6293–96, 6299, 829, 830B, 912, 1101, 1732, 1750, 1760, 1768, BERRY, WILSON of South Carolina, TUR- 6299A, 6299B, 6299D, and 6299F of the 1809, 3501, 3504, 3505, 3507–09, 3510C, NER, ROGERS of Alabama, LAMBORN, Senate amendment, and modifications 3510D, 5103, and division H of the House WITTMAN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. AUSTIN committed to conference: Messrs. bill, and sections 178, 1087, 1635, 3501, SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. STEFANIK, ENGEL, SHERMAN, and MCCAUL. 5237, 5246, 6089, and subtitle I of title Messrs. KELLY of Mississippi, GALLA- From the Committee on Homeland LX of division E of the Senate amend- GHER, BACON, and BANKS. Security, for consideration of sections ment, and modifications committed to From the Permanent Select Com- 1630, 1631, 1637, 1640A, 1640D, 1640F, 1760, conference: Messrs. HUFFMAN, ROUDA, mittee on Intelligence, for consider- 1784, 1793, 1804, and 9508 of the House and GIBBS. ation of matters within the jurisdic- bill, and sections 6088, 6096D, 6613, and From the Committee on Veterans’ tion of that committee under clause 11 6614 of the Senate amendment, and Affairs, for consideration of sections of rule X: Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SEWELL of modifications committed to con- 525, 534, 535, 540A, 540B, 540C, 540E, 540H, Alabama, and Mr. NUNES. ference: Mses. TORRES SMALL of New 546, 551–53, 560B, 560E, 560F, 560G, 560H, From the Committee on Agriculture, Mexico, SLOTKIN, and Mr. GREEN of 718, 724, 731, 734, 750H, 752–54, 760, 831, for consideration of sections 3601 and Tennessee. 1101, 1411, 1764, 1790, 1802, and 5502 of the 3602 of the House bill, and section 1053 From the Committee on House Ad- of the Senate amendment, and modi- House bill, and sections 741, 744, 753, ministration, for consideration of sec- fications committed to conference: Mr. 762–64, 935, 1089, 1090A, 1090B, 1421, and tions 536, 1101, and 1751 of the House 6085 of the Senate amendment, and PETERSON, Ms. SPANBERGER, and Mr. bill, and modifications committed to modifications committed to con- CONAWAY. From the Committee on the Budget, conference: Mses. LOFGREN, FUDGE, and ference: Messrs. TAKANO, LAMB, and for consideration of sections 1002 and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. BILIRAKIS. 8003 of the House bill, and sections 4, From the Committee on the Judici- From the Committee on Ways and 126, and 1086 of the Senate amendment, ary, for consideration of sections 281, Means, for consideration of sections and modifications committed to con- 540D, 814, 1055, 1215, 1299O–6, 1299T–4, 1276, 7103, and 7104 of the House bill, 1299T–5, 1640A, 1731, 1733, 1762, and 1763 ference: Messrs. MORELLE, HORSFORD, and section 6003 of the Senate amend- of the House bill, and sections 1296 and and STEWART. ment, and modifications committed to From the Committee on Education 6088 of the Senate amendment, and conference: Messrs. NEAL, PANETTA, and Labor, for consideration of sec- modifications committed to con- and WENSTRUP. tions 212, 279, 569, 570, 1110, 1791, 1797, ference: Mr. NADLER, Ms. MUCARSEL- There was no objection. 1833, and 1834 of the House bill, and sec- POWELL, and Mr. STEUBE. f From the Committee on Natural Re- tions 516, 561–63, 565, 566, 1090, 5211, 6047, PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE 6091, and 6615 of the Senate amend- sources, for consideration of sections 601, 626, 627, 1744, 1794, 1795, 2834–36, sub- CONSIDERED AS PRIMARY SPON- ment, and modifications committed to SOR OF H.R. 3025 conference: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mrs. title E of title XXVIII of division B, TRAHAN, and Mr. GUTHRIE. and divisions O and P of the House bill, Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I From the Committee on Energy and and sections 315, 2861–63, 2887, 6081, and ask unanimous consent that I may Commerce, for consideration of sec- 7861 of the Senate amendment, and hereafter be considered the primary tions 223, 229, 332, 335, 535, 540H, 601, 705, modifications committed to con- sponsor of H.R. 3025, You Are Not For- 736, 1299N–2, 1641, 1760, 1761, 1772, 1793, ference: Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, gotten Act, a bill originally introduced 1821, 1823, 1824, 2835, 3201, 3511, 3601, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah. by Representative Meadows of North 5101–04, 5109, 10306, and 11206 of the From the Committee on Oversight Carolina, for the purpose of adding co- House bill, and sections 311, 319, 703, and Reform, for consideration of sec- sponsors and requesting reprintings 1053, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1098, 1099, 2841, 3121, tions 373, 813, 815, 825, 830B, 833, 848, under clause 7 of rule XII. 3125, 3131, 3132, 5239, 6082–84, subtitle I 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1108, 1111, 1114, 1115, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there of title LX of division E, sections subtitles B and C of title XI of division objection to the request of the gentle- 6299F, 6614, 6704, and 6706 of the Senate A, sections 1635, 1639, 1640C, subtitle B woman from Nevada? amendment, and modifications com- of title XVII of division A, sections There was no objection. mitted to conference: Mr. PALLONE, Ms. 1744, 1745, 1769, 1770, 1774, 1793, 1808, 9208, f DEGETTE, and Mr. WALDEN. and 11410 of the House bill, and sections From the Committee on Financial 631, 1103–06, 1109–13, 5244, 6047, and 9306 HONORING TOLEDO METROPARKS Services, for consideration of sections of the Senate amendment, and modi- (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given 902, 1248, 1249, 1299R–9, 1768, 1776, 1779, fications committed to conference: permission to address the House for 1 1790, 1792, 1798, 1803, 1808, 1812, subtitles Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New minute.) H and I of title XVII of division A, and York, Messrs. LYNCH, and COMER. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to- divisions G, J, K, and M of the House From the Committee on Science, night in recognition of a beloved sys- bill, and sections 1706–10 and 6231 of the Space, and Technology, for consider- tem of parks and trails in my northern Senate amendment, and modifications ation of section 229, subtitle D of title Ohio district: Toledo Metroparks. committed to conference: Ms. WATERS, II of division A, sections 327, 333, 341, On October 27 of this year, Toledo Messrs. VARGAS, and LUETKEMEYER. 1744, 1771, 1806, 1807, 1821, 1824, 1825, di- Metroparks was awarded the most

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:00 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.092 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5926 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 prestigious honor in the parks and little bit of normalcy—exactly why economy, built on American-made recreation industry: the 2020 National sports and teamwork are so important goods. We must bring American manu- Gold Medal Award for excellence in to the Nation. facturing jobs back home where they parks and recreation management and, Congratulations, again, to the St. belong. A strong nation does not let with it, the recognition as the number Xavier players, to Coach Steve Specht foreign governments take advantage of one park system in the United States and his staff, and to the St. Xavier us, and I will do everything in my of America by the American Academy faithful. power to ensure that doesn’t happen. for Park and Recreation Administra- Go Bombers. I want to thank all of the profes- tion, in partnership with the National f sionals at Oakcrest High School, and I Recreation and Park Association. WHY I WEAR A MASK thank them for their work through this Like many Toledoans, I am im- pandemic, and all of the students for mensely thankful for those who have (Ms. DEAN asked and was given per- the work that they have done. May God fought tirelessly to create a genuine, mission to address the House for 1 bless them all. minute and to revise and extend her re- world-class system of parks and trails f right in the heart of our community. In marks.) Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, I wear a REMEMBERING CECIL CORBIN- fact, Toledo Metroparks was among 20 mask so my granddaughter, Aubrey, MARK park and recreation agencies and four can return to third grade in-person military installations across our coun- (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was schooling as soon as possible. try and in Germany considered just as given permission to address the House I wear a mask so that one day I can finalists for the award. for 1 minute and to revise and extend go to church and be surrounded again Whether you enjoy bird watching, his remarks.) by a community in prayer. hiking, mountain biking, archery, or Mr. ESPAILLAT. Madam Speaker, it I wear a mask to look forward to the is with a heavy heart that I rise today even just relaxing in a hammock, To- day when my entire family can get toledo Metroparks has countless ways to in remembrance and honor of Cecil gether. Corbin-Mark, whose passing on the get you outside and enjoying nature. I wear a mask so more people do not evening of October 15 sent shock waves Congratulations to Toledo have to experience the feeling of loss of grief throughout New York’s polit- Metroparks for receiving this pres- my family felt when my mother-in-law, ical and activist communities. tigious and well-deserved national rec- Joan Cunnane, passed away from the A Harlem native, a trailblazer in the ognition. With the recent $23 million COVID virus. fight for environmental justice, and an grant from the Department of Trans- Wearing a mask is not a political inspiration to more individuals than he portation to construct the Glass City statement; it is a simple way of saying: would ever know, Cecil was a giant in Riverwalk, a transformative project in ‘‘I value the lives around me.’’ the heart of Toledo, our Metroparks Nearly 250,000 Americans are dead be- his community and across the Nation, will only continue to get better in this cause of this brutal virus, and it is up and his loss is immeasurable. 21st century. to each of us to do our part. Cecil led a life dedicated to building Madam Speaker, our office will glad- Today, I put on my mask as an act of sustainable communities and healthy ly fly a flag over this U.S. Capitol in public health, of compassion, of care, communities. He worked tirelessly to the honor of this gold medal award to and of respect, as a way of asking not ensure that people of color and low-in- Toledo Metroparks. Congratulations to what others can do for me, but what I come residents always had a seat at all. am always saying behind my mask: the table. Cecil’s impact on the sustainable fu- f ‘‘What can I do for you?’’ ture of Harlem, our surrounding com- f b 1815 munities, and our Nation cannot be RECOGNIZING OAKCREST HIGH overstated. CONGRATULATING CINCINNATI ST. SCHOOL STUDENT GOVERNMENT Our prayers remain with Cecil’s fam- XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL’S FOOT- ily and the WE ACT community. BALL TEAM (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 May he rest in power. (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was minute and to revise and extend his re- f given permission to address the House marks.) REMEMBERING FORMER REDDING, for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, I CALIFORNIA, CHIEF OF POLICE his remarks.) want to thank Oakcrest High School in BOB BLANKENSHIP Mr. WENSTRUP. Madam Speaker, I south Jersey for engaging all of us to rise today to congratulate Cincinnati be involved in what this Nation is built (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given St. Xavier High School’s football team upon: representative government. permission to address the House for 1 on becoming the Division I Ohio State Voting is a right that we must all en- minute and to revise and extend his re- champions. gage in to see the country that we marks.) Led by inspirational Head Coach want to live in. I am proud of them. I Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, I Steve Specht, the St. X Bombers am proud of all of you and your belief rise today to recognize the life and leg- clinched the title by winning the State in America. America is an exceptional acy of former Redding Police Depart- championship by a score of 44–3, set- Nation, and we can never forget that. ment Chief of Police Bob Blankenship ting a record for the largest margin of Our predecessors built this Nation after his passing late last month at the victory ever in a Division I final. with mechanisms in place to ensure age of 73. This impressive showing followed that, even though there are problems Chief Blankenship started his career dramatic come-from-behind fourth- at times, that we can self-correct and at the Redding Police Department in quarter victories in both the quarter- we can heal the wrongs. 1972. After being promoted through the finals and the semifinals. I ran for reelection because I believe Redding PD ranks, he became chief of I am always proud to be a St. Xavier in a strong America, which makes a police in 1988. He retired after 30 years alumnus, and I feel especially proud of strong south Jersey. I believe that of service in 2002. the 2020 Bomber team as the school what made America great keeps Amer- Chief Blankenship served on the earned their fourth State champion- ica great. I believe in a strong econ- State of California Peace Officer ship. omy, strong borders, and a strong mili- Standards and Training Commission I am especially proud because it is an tary, anchored by strong energy, Amer- and was president of the California Po- understatement to say that the last ican-made and American-supplied lice Chiefs Association. several months have been difficult for goods and services, all while protecting He was instrumental in developing our communities in Ohio and across our environment, our families, and statewide policies for police response the country. Yet, last Friday night, core American values. to domestic violence incidents, and he families, friends, students, and spec- To me, this isn’t about politics. A brought the first Neighborhood Polic- tators, alike, were able to return to a strong nation is built upon a strong ing Unit to the area.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:09 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.093 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5927 Bob was a genuine public servant cans are dying from synthetic opioid cial Order hour of the Congressional who cared about the well-being and overdoses. There were an estimated Hispanic Caucus for the first time, safety of all his Redding residents. 31,000 deaths in 2018. really, since the COVID–19 pandemic I send my sincerest condolences to The Chinese Government needs to go reached America’s shores. his family and all of his colleagues he after the massive fentanyl operation in As we speak here today, America’s served with so many years. their country and should execute the staring down the barrel of a third wave f dirtbag fentanyl drug dealers, smug- of the COVID–19 pandemic, the worst glers, and producers. one, perhaps, that we have so far faced. COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNI- I was a cosponsor of the Fentanyl We are adding a million cases a VERSARY OF THE NATIONAL IN- Sanctions Act, which was included in week—yes, a million cases every week. STITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE the 2020 National Defense Authoriza- We are approaching a total of 11.5 mil- AND ALCOHOLISM tion Act, which gives the President the lion cases, more than any other nation (Mr. TONKO asked and was given authority to impose sanctions against in the world by far, despite many more permission to address the House for 1 countries failing to do their part to populous countries with outbreaks. minute and to revise and extend his re- stop illegal opioid traffic. If the Chi- Even more grim, we lead the world in marks.) nese Government wants to avoid sanc- the number of confirmed COVID-re- Mr. TONKO. Madam Speaker, I rise tions, they must bring the lowlifes run- lated deaths and quickly are approach- today in commemoration of the 50th ning this massive fentanyl operation to ing 1,000 deaths per day, more than any anniversary of the National Institute justice. other nation facing this new wave of on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. f the COVID–19 pandemic. For 50 years, NIAAA has been the States and cities are careening to- RISING NUMBER OF COVID–19 leader in generating and disseminating wards lockdowns. CASES fundamental information about the ef- Just today, Madam Speaker, New fects of alcohol on our health and well- (Mr. SOTO asked and was given per- York City ordered a shutdown of its being and applying that knowledge to mission to address the House for 1 schools. It had attempted to open, par- improve the lives of those struggling minute and to revise and extend his re- tially, the schools, but today the with alcohol-related problems. marks.) mayor of the city of New York ordered In the United States alone, nearly 15 Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, another shutdown of the school sys- million people have an alcohol-use dis- coronavirus cases are rising again in tem. Over 1 million children will stay order. An estimated 88,000 people die Florida. Today, Florida reported 7,925 at home with their family members. from alcohol-related causes annually, new cases. And so States and cities are locking and alcohol misuse has immeasurable Coronavirus cases are rising nation- down as we speak, right now, as we impacts on families and communities ally. Yesterday, there were over 155,000 near the Thanksgiving holiday. across our Nation. Americans who contracted the Many States across the country, While NIAAA has made significant coronavirus and another 1,707 Ameri- Governors and mayors have spoken to achievements toward improving public cans dead. That is the highest daily their constituencies and asked them health over the past 50 years, such as death toll since May 14. not to congregate in their homes with illuminating the negative effects of American families need our help: more than 10 people, family members, prenatal alcohol exposure and sup- testing, tracing, treatment, and a vac- during Thanksgiving. It is a wise rec- porting the development of effective cine; keeping our first responders on ommendation by mayors and Gov- behavioral therapies and medications the job; small business relief; jobless ernors. to treat alcohol use disorder, more benefits; and food and housing assist- b 1830 work is needed. ance. With technological advances and an And what is Congress doing about it? Show your loved ones that you love expanding knowledge base, NIAAA is The House majority has voted twice them by keeping them alive. Don’t ex- poised to advance alcohol research to for the Heroes Act, including a com- pose them to the COVID–19 virus. As the next frontier toward the goal of promise. President-elect Joe Biden has we speak right here, as I said, New helping more Americans live healthier, said right now Congress should come York City has announced that it has more productive lives. together and pass COVID relief pack- indefinitely closed schools. f ages like the Heroes Act. Madam Speaker, we all know why Where is President Trump? Where is America is facing such a terrible out- STOP THE IMPORTATION OF SYN- the Senate Republican majority? Mil- break of this virus: The abject failure THETIC FENTANYL FROM CHINA lions of Americans would like to know. by this administration to act and nu- (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given America is in crisis. We must come merous Republican leaders to take this permission to address the House for 1 together as a Congress, and the time pandemic seriously. It was minimized, minute and to revise and extend his re- for action is now. underestimated, yet it was deadly to marks.) f over 250,000 Americans. The failure of Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, leadership—the failure of leadership to CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAU- our country is still battling the opioid encourage something as simple as CUS DISCUSSES COVID–19 DIS- epidemic, and every day we hear heart- wearing a mask. breaking stories of those lost to PARITIES The phenomenon of the COVID–19’s overdoses during this crisis. Congress The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. unbridled spread throughout the must remain vigilant in the fight LEE of Nevada). Under the Speaker’s United States is a serious one. But against opioids, especially synthetic announced policy of January 3, 2019, there is even more serious phenomenon fentanyl from China. the gentleman from New York (Mr. taking place, and that is the alarming China is the heart of the global ESPAILLAT) is recognized for 60 minutes disparate impact on communities of fentanyl supply chain, and most as the designee of the majority leader. color. fentanyl trafficked into the United GENERAL LEAVE So this pandemic zeroes in on com- States is produced in China. Some- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Madam Speaker, I munities of color with high rates of di- times Chinese fentanyl is shipped di- ask unanimous consent that Members abetes, high blood pressure, asthma, rectly into our country, and other have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- and other respiratory diseases, and car- times it is brought across our northern tend their remarks. diovascular problems. Deadly condi- and southern borders by smugglers The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tions for those that are infected by the working with Chinese drug dealers. objection to the request of the gen- COVID–19 virus. It only takes a small amount of tleman from New York? When my home State and the city of fentanyl to overdose, and unsuspecting There was no objection. New York became the Nation’s first drug users often purchase drugs cut Mr. ESPAILLAT. Madam Speaker, epicenter of the pandemic, the racial with fentanyl. More and more Ameri- today we reconvene our monthly Spe- disparities were very clear. The hardest

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:09 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.095 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 hit ZIP Codes were those with the Furthermore, things like food deserts silent and MITCH MCCONNELL is Doctor highest number of minority popu- leave many low-income families of No. lation. color without healthy food options, But Republicans in the Senate have My district that has Harlem, East driving up the rate of problems like di- refused to even consider the HEROES Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington abetes, heart disease and more. Act. The Trump administration has Heights, Inwood, and the Northwest Heavy air pollution in densely popu- dragged us along as we have tried to Bronx was devastated by the pandemic. lated urban centers, which many com- negotiate to get robust help for the Some of the ZIP Codes had the highest munities of color call home, means American people, as they should have numbers of deaths in the country. As higher rates of asthma and other it in this moment of crisis. It is long the pandemic began to subside in New chronic respiratory illnesses. So when past time for them to come to the table York, but took hold in other parts of a highly infectious virus that attacks and work with us to get the HEROES the country, the disparities continue to the respiratory system comes along, it Act signed into law right now. The peo- go unabated. is more likely to take its toll on those ple need the help. Studies conducted in June bore out that already have respiratory illnesses. Finally, Madam Speaker, while we statistically what I had seen with my And need I mention that Latinos and have seen terrible news about the rise very own eyes and on the ground. Now, African Americans make up a dis- in cases and deaths these past couple of as the U.S. surpasses 250,000 COVID–19 proportionate share of our frontline weeks, we have also been given a light deaths and quickly approaches 12 mil- workers, putting them at much higher at the end of the tunnel. lion confirmed cases, racial data is risk. As all of it piles up, it plays out But before I speak about that, I also more complete, and the trend of this in an obvious way. More Black and want to highlight that many families pandemic is crystal clear, it discrimi- Brown bodies in the morgue than there across the country are backed up in nates. It discriminate poor people, peo- should be. their rent payments—2 months, 3 ple with preexisting conditions, with Madam Speaker, it doesn’t have to be months, 4 months, 5 months, and diabetes and high blood pressure. It this way. Not only can we turn this maybe 6 months—and they just don’t discriminates communities of color, pandemic around, we can also turn the know where they are going to get the disproportionately hurting and killing disparities around. With a national money to pay their rent at the end of individuals every single day. strategy to contain and combat the the road. So we must provide also the The system is broken in so many virus, we can reduce its spread. With a rental assistance, the $100 billion in the ways that the pandemic has both laid targeted campaign to communities of HEROES Act for renters across Amer- bare and exacerbated many of these color, we can keep our fellow Ameri- ica that can’t sleep at night because communities. Both African Americans cans safe. And with aid to communities they do not know where they are going and Latinos are consistently at higher who need it the most, we can keep fam- to get the money to pay the rent. They risks for health conditions both envi- ilies economically stable until finally are backed up 3, 4, 5, 6 months’ worth ronmental and inherited that have det- we are out of the woods. of rent. This is a crisis. rimental effects on quality of life. Since enacting the CARES Act, However, in just the past few days, NPR recently did an analysis using Democrats have twice passed the HE- we have received the good news that information from the COVID Tracking ROES Act to get critical aid to our the COVID–19 vaccine may be more Project, and it shows how the dispari- communities. Billions of dollars for than 90 percent effective at an incred- ties are consistent State by State. One testing, tracing, and treatment. The ible rate. It is within our reach. And key finding is that Hispanics are con- three Ts. Testing, tracing, and treat- while it may take time to produce the sistently dying from COVID–19 at high- ment. Billions of dollars for hospitals doses that we need to treat everybody er rates than their share of State popu- and needed personal protective equip- and stand up the infrastructure to get lations, no matter where they are. In ment. the vaccine to those who really need it, May, this was true in only seven Billions of dollars for small busi- we must make sure from the outset States, but it has spread now much nesses, and the entertainment and food that the vaccine distribution is fair more. service industries, which are taking a and equitable. The ethics of the vac- Latinos also have a disproportionate devastating hit. Billions of dollars for cine distribution must be fair and equi- rate of infection in 45 States and the public transportation and their front- table. District of Columbia. It is, unfortu- line workers, who have heroically kept We cannot make the same mistake nately, easy to see why this trend is service going despite months of plum- with the vaccine that we made with happening. These communities are meting ridership because they need to testing. We can’t leave States and com- often more likely to face economic get doctors and nurses and first re- munities on their own to fight in the hurdles that have kept them from responders and supermarket workers to free market to wing it on their own for ceiving the quality healthcare that and from work, back home. such a vital public health resource that they deserve. Billions of dollars for State and city is of life and death. The kinds of preventative treatment governments who are facing dire rev- We cannot allow important things that many of us take for granted are a enue shortfalls through no fault of like a vaccine that will be in such lim- luxury to those folks who cannot afford their own. ited supply to flow to those who are health insurance. We made some major The President has blamed States, di- able to pay the highest prices. We can- improvements with the Affordable Care vided our country, pointed fingers. not allow rich folks to muscle in and Act, lowering costs and getting mil- This is a time of leadership in crisis. get the vaccine while poor people that lions more Americans insured. There are no blue or red States. There suffer from preexisting conditions are But the Trump administration has are the United States of America. And exposed to the virus. done everything in its power to hamper many of those State governments are We need a comprehensive plan to en- that law. As the pandemic raged across hurting. They are at the precipice of a sure that the vaccine gets to the most this country, they went into court to fiscal crisis of unprecedented propor- vulnerable, the quicker the better. And take away, steal the healthcare for tions. we must make sure that communities those that need it. And we have begun Madam Speaker, billions of dollars that were hardest hit by the pandemic to see a decline in the rate of those directly into the pockets of fellow are attended first. with insurance rather than the other Americans through a second stimulus Communities of color, the African- way around. payment, and the $600 unemployment American community, the Hispanic Preventative care is important be- benefits. I have seen with my very own community, Native Americans and oth- cause it ensures that other eyes the food lines getting longer and ers were left out of testing and they comorbidities are detected early and longer around the block. People need were short-changed. We must not do well-managed. In the absence of that the $600 unemployment benefits. Peo- that again. They were left out of the care, something like an infectious dis- ple need another stimulus check for ICU beds. We must not do that again. ease can make the difference between $1,200. They need the help. America But they must not be left out of the life or death. needs the help. But the White House is vaccine distribution. They must be fair

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:26 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.097 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5929 and equitable. The distribution must mother who had to wait 4 hours just to I want to thank all of my CHC col- be fair and equitable. Given the dis- get tested? Or patients trying to figure leagues, including Congressman GARCIÁ parate way which this virus has hit our out how they are paying next month’s and those that were not here today, communities, they should be amongst rent? Or children who won’t have par- that I know are on the streets every the first to receive the vaccine and get ents sitting at the table this Thanks- day attending to their districts and treated. giving? their communities to ensure that we I thank the Madam Speaker for al- Most of my constituents don’t have get through this together, for all the lowing me to address the House on this the luxury of working from home. They hard work that they have been doing issue of crisis, of imperative action are essential workers. They are on the on a day-to-day basis since March to that must be taken immediately to ad- front lines making sure we keep this help their constituents and keep all dress the millions and millions of fami- country running. our communities safe. lies that are scared in their homes with Workers are having to make tough Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- this pandemic raging across the coun- choices these days. Go to work with ance of my time. try. fears of contracting or spreading f Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- COVID–19, or stay home and risk losing FAREWELL REMARKS tleman from Illinois (Mr. GARCIÁ). a job, health insurance, or their home. All they are asking for is help to get The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under b 1845 by. People are afraid, frustrated, and the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Mr. GARCIÁ of Illinois. Madam worried. I am pissed off, and you should uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Texas Speaker, I thank Congressman be, too. (Mr. CONAWAY) is recognized for 60 min- ESPAILLAT for organizing this Special What are we doing here? What the utes as the designee of the minority Order hour. heck is the Senate doing sitting around leader. Madam Speaker, we are more than 8 confirming judges while 246,000 families Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker, be- months into the COVID pandemic, and grieve? fore I get to the heart of what I came I know that each and every one of us Yes, we are all exhausted. here to talk about, I would encourage has been impacted. But months of willful neglect and the two gentleman who just spoke to For months, we sounded the alarm on recklessness from the White House, sign the discharge petition on the bill the pandemic’s disproportionate im- most Republican Governors and the that would do much of what he just pact on Latinos, minority commu- Senate is devastating the Latino com- talked about, and that is reopen the nities, and especially frontline work- munity and our entire country and PPP program to those small businesses ers. economy. that would be eligible to participate in It is no coincidence that the top five We have got to get a handle on this that. So if they would take that small most impacted zip codes in Illinois are virus and our inaction—rather than the step, then that may be able to alleviate in my district. And as many as one in failure for the Senate or the White some of the issues we are dealing with. 15 Chicagoans has COVID–19, with a House to act—will only lead to more Madam Speaker, the first remarks vast majority being either Latino or death and suffering. that I gave in this Chamber were dur- Black. We must pass the Heroes Act now. ing the debate on a concurrent resolu- But this is a different moment. We Working people cannot wait until Jan- tion to count the electoral college are heading into a dark winter and uary. Lives are literally depending on votes for President Bush and Vice working families cannot wait for Con- it. President Cheney after the 2004 elec- gress to act. I plead with all decision makers to tion. While I had been in the House Unless we take immediate action, come to their senses to save people’s Chamber before that January day in more will die. The sick are splitting lives and to help restore our economy 2005, stepping up to the podium was an pills to pay rent. Diabetics are ration- by doing the right thing. Passing entirely different and nerve-racking ing insulin to save money. People are COVID relief legislation that families, experience. going hungry or doubling up in homes small businesses, and communities are The Capitol is quite a bit more famil- to keep off the street. dying, literally dying, to receive. iar to me now because it has been 16 This falls on us. Congress. The White Now is the time for that action, be- years that I have been able to serve. House. fore it gets colder and darker in Amer- The tunnels are no longer a mysterious How can I continue to go back home ica. We have the solution and the labyrinth. I have grown accustomed to and explain to my constituents again power to act and bring relief to all of long days packed full of hearings and why Congress can’t pass relief for fami- those grieving and hungry and sick briefings and meetings. My walking lies? families if we act today. speed is certainly quicker than it used We expect everyone to do their part. It is time for action and no more to be. Stay home or continue working the words. It is time to rise to the occasion But it is with the same awe and won- frontlines. It is way past time that we and restore our people and our econ- derment that I felt on January 6, 2005, do ours. omy. that I stand in this Chamber today to $1,200 is all people were given to get Mr. ESPAILLAT. Madam Speaker, I deliver my final floor speech as a Mem- through the lockdown, and many of my thank my colleague JESU´ S CHUY ber of the U.S. House of Representa- immigrant constituents didn’t even get GARCIÁ from the State of Illinois. As he tives. that. Three, five, four. U.S. citizen- clearly said, this pandemic is not just When Suzanne and I began this jour- born children could not get their $500 about health issues and the catas- ney back in 2002, we had no idea that checks. U.S. citizen spouses could not trophe that has set on America with this is where it would wind up or how get their $1,200 checks because they the number of folks that are COVID–19 long it would last. All I knew was that may be married to someone who positive or dead, but also has an eco- I had a window of opportunity to serve doesn’t have a Social Security number nomic dimension; small businesses my community, and I thought I could yet. must also get another round of grants do a decent job. We call them essential workers, but and PPP forgivable loans to ensure There is a verse in the Bible, Luke really, they are expendable as far as that they continue to function, to en- 12:48 which says, ‘‘to whom much is Donald Trump and the Republican Sen- sure that they continue to provide jobs given, much shall be required.’’ That ate are concerned. We call them essen- and opportunities for our communities. verse has guided much of my decision- tial, but they are expendable in the Madam Speaker, I thank you for this making. God has blessed me with a lit- eyes of those who hold the keys to re- opportunity to allow the Congressional tle bit of talent and an awful lot of life lief. Hispanic Caucus to talk about the im- experiences that I thought qualified me What do I tell the exhausted doctors portance of combating the disparities to do this job. and nurses working days at a time at laid bare by the COVID–19 pandemic There is often an easy path in life, hospitals quickly reaching capacity? and how we can make up for the harm but rarely is it the right path to walk. How do I explain our inaction to the that has been wrought. I have done my very best to use my

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:26 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.098 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H5930 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2020 Judeo-Christian principles to guide my didn’t do it. My great team on the There are lots of other things that life and my time in Congress. The work ground did it. They do all the hard are going on in this Nation that God that I have been able to do has been ex- work, and I get the credit. It is great simply cannot bless. At some point in tremely gratifying. being a Member of Congress. time, He is going to say enough is This institution is important, Madam My professional staff in D.C. contrib- enough, and He will put this USA Speaker. It is enshrined in our Con- utes mightily across the entire spec- through the same crucible that he put stitution. The job that you and I do is trum, providing counsel on every topic the nation of Israel through through- important. You and I, however, are not imaginable. All of my committee staff out the Old Testament when they particularly important outside that over the years, including the House walked the path that we are walking. I job. Ethics Committee—which is a thank- fear that is coming upon us. We use the words ‘‘thank you’’ across less job—the terrific job that the House There is a solution, though, to that a wide spectrum of emotions. We say Intelligence Committee staffers do to issue. The solution lies in the promise thank you for opening the door, thank help me navigate the Russia investiga- that God has made us in 2 Chronicles you for picking up something I tion, and most notably, the out- 7:14, which says: dropped. The comments I am about to standing folks at the House Agri- If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, turn make are at the other end of that spec- culture Committee, who have done in- from their wicked ways, seek my face, trum. credible work for me and production and pray, I will hear them from Heav- I could not have done what I have agriculture and rural America over the en. I will forgive their sins, and I will been able to do, and I certainly could last 6 years, including, Madam Speak- not have succeeded as well as I have, heal their land. er, passing a farm bill the same cal- I will argue tonight that our Nation without the steadfast, loving support endar year that it was introduced. has never needed healing more than we from my wife, Suzanne Conaway. Su- Thank you to the best staff and the do tonight except during the Civil War. zanne has stood by my side at more most loyal staff any Member ever had. That is the promise that God has events than I can imagine. She has lis- To my fellow Members of Congress made. That is also the solution that tened to more town hall meetings and and the new representatives-elect who God provides us if we claim it, if we stump speeches than anyone should all will take that new oath of office claim it as an individual, if we claim it ever have to listen to. She has hand- next January, remember that your as communities, if we claim it as a Na- written some 8,500 thank you notes word is your bond. It is irreplaceable. tion. over the last 18 years. And she has, of Wisdom is not only knowing when Let’s be those people that will hum- course, put up with the hectic schedule you are not the smartest person in the ble ourselves, turn from our wicked you and I get to live under. Her faithful room but bringing that person on to ways, seek God’s face, and pray. He support means more than I can put your team. That technique has worked will hear us from Heaven. He will for- into words. Thank you, Suzanne. extremely well for me. Be an honest give our sins. And, Madam Speaker, He The people of the 11th District of broker, no matter who you are talking will heal our land. Texas are good and decent and kind, to. My time in Congress has been the ab- hardworking, honest Texans who have And, Members, protect this institu- solute highlight of my professional ca- trusted me to do right by them for the tion. It is worth fighting for. It is en- reer. I will miss wandering these halls past 16 years. shrined in our Constitution. And never, late at night. I will miss looking up Madam Speaker, when you and I ask ever do anything to bring discredit to from my desk and seeing the Dome. for someone to vote for us or when any- this House. But most of all, I will miss the col- body asks someone to represent some- b 1900 leagues who have turned into friends one, we are basically asking them to and my staff, who has become family. trust us. Trust us to go do something Madam Speaker, our Nation faces Madam Speaker, God bless each one on their behalf day in and day out. You some incredible challenges. We have of you, God bless Texas, and may God and I will make hundreds and thou- heard a description of the pandemic continue to bless the United States of sands of decisions that will never get and the wreck that it is causing across America. any input from the folks back home. this country. Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- They simply trust you and I to do it We face a debt crisis, a looming, ance of my time. right. pending debt crisis that will soon f That trust is earned over a long pe- swamp this Nation if we don’t begin to ADJOURNMENT riod of time, and it will evaporate in a address those hard comments. nanosecond if you or I screw up some- We face a great power competition The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- thing in that regard. with China and, to some extent, with ant to section 4(b) of House Resolution Trust is held in high regard in west Russia. 967, the House stands adjourned until 10 Texas, and I have been honored to have But I personally don’t believe those a.m. tomorrow morning for morning- that trust from the folks in District 11 are the most threatening and imme- hour debate and noon for legislative for 16 years. diate threats that our Nation faces. business. No Member of Congress gets to do Our Nation faces a moral decline and Thereupon (at 7 o’clock and 3 min- what I have been able to do by them- the inability to self-govern. utes p.m.), under its previous order, the selves. It simply doesn’t happen. There John Adams wrote that only a moral House adjourned until tomorrow, are hundreds and hundreds of people and religious people can, in fact, self- Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 10 a.m. across District 11 that have played a govern. This form of governance is unfor morning-hour debate. direct role in the successes I have had suitable for anyone else. f in Congress. I thank the folks in Dis- There are things going on in this BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO trict 11. country that God cannot bless. We use LEGISLATION the words ‘‘God bless you’’ and ‘‘God I have also been blessed with the best Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As- staff any Member could ever ask for. bless this country’’ often. We sing it in You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YAR- My staff in the district is responsible songs. We use it particularly casually, MUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote for helping countless constituents almost like the thank-yous I talked on passage, for printing in the CON- navigate the Federal Government about earlier. But each time you hear GRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 4644, the through their superb casework. those three words, ‘‘God bless you,’’ Libya Stabilization Act, as amended, Madam Speaker, I can’t tell you the think about what we are asking God to would have no significant effect on the number of times I have been confronted bless, whether what is going on in this deficit, and therefore, the budgetary ef- by a happy constituent, whose life is Nation is, in fact, blessable. fects of such bill are estimated as zero. just a little less difficult based on Since 1973, we have killed over 62 mil- something one of my constituents’ lion young babies in this country. God Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As- service folks has done on their behalf. can’t bless a nation that long con- You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YAR- The great news is they think I did it. I tinues on that path. MUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:26 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18NO7.100 H18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5931 on passage, for printing in the CON- 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public EC-5643. A letter from the Director, Legal GRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 5408, the Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Committee on Financial Services. ice, transmitting the Service’s final regula- EC-5635. A letter from the Secretary, Secu- tions — Consolidated Net Operating Losses Act, as amended, would have no signifi- rities and Exchange Commission, transmit- [TD: 9927] (RIN: 1545-BP27) received Novem- cant effect on the deficit, and there- ting the Commission’s joint final rule — Cus- ber 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); fore, the budgetary effects of such bill tomer Margin Rules Relating to Security Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to are estimated as zero. Futures [Release No.: 34-90244; File No. S7-09- the Committee on Ways and Means. 19] (RIN: 3235-AM55) received November 16, f Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As- 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YAR- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PRI- MUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote Committee on Financial Services. VATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS EC-5636. A letter from the Regulations Co- on passage, for printing in the CON- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of ordinator, Centers for Medicare and Med- GRESSIONAL RECORD, that H.R. 8438, the icaid Services, Department of Health and committees were delivered to the Clerk Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, Human Services, transmitting the Depart- for printing and reference to the proper and Sovereignty Act of 2020, as amendment’s final rule — Medicaid Program; Med- calendar, as follows: ed, would have no significant effect on icaid and Children’s Health Insurance Pro- Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- the deficit, and therefore, the budg- gram (CHIP) Managed Care [CMS-2408-F] ary. H.R. 631. A bill for the relief of Arpita etary effects of such bill are estimated (RIN: 0938-AT40) received November 16, 2020, Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana as zero. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Kurdekar (Rept. 116–595). Referred to the Pri- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- vate Calendar. f mittee on Energy and Commerce. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, EC-5637. A letter from the Director, Office ary. H.R. 4225. A bill for the relief of Maria of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Men- ETC. Department of Labor, transmitting the De- doza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive partment’s final rule — Nondiscrimination Lucia Bueso Barrera; with an amendment communications were taken from the Obligations of Federal Contractors and Sub- (Rept. 116–596). Referred to the Private Cal- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: contractors: Procedures To Resolve Poten- endar. tial Employment Discrimination [OFCCP- Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- EC-5629. A letter from the Administrator, 2019-0007-0001] (RIN: 1250-AA10) received No- ary. H.R. 7146. A bill for the relief of Victoria Food Safety and Inspection Service, Depart- vember 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Galindo Lopez (Rept. 116–597). Referred to ment of Agriculture, transmitting the De- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 the Private Calendar. partment’s final rule — Egg Products Inspec- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judici- tion Regulations [Docket No.: FSIS-2005- and Reform. ary. H.R. 7572. A bill for the relief of Median 0015] (RIN: 0583-AC58) received November 16, EC-5638. A letter from the Deputy Commis- El-Moustrah (Rept. 116–598). Referred to the 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public sioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department Private Calendar. Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- f Committee on Agriculture. ment’s final rule — Off-Road Vehicle Use PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS EC-5630. A letter from the Secretary, Mari- [RR85672000, 20XR0680A2, RX.31480001.0040000] time Administration, Department of Trans- (RIN: 1006-AA57) received November 16, 2020, Under clause 2 of rule XII, public portation, transmitting the Department’s in- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law bills and resolutions of the following terim final rule — Admission and Training of 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- titles were introduced and severally re- Midshipmen at the United States Merchant mittee on Natural Resources. ferred, as follows: Marine Academy; Amendment Providing an EC-5639. A letter from the Assistant Chief Emergency Waiver for Scholastic Require- Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pipeline and By Ms. BROWNLEY of California: H.R. 8769. A bill to support the sustainable ments [Docket No.: MARAD-2020-0142] (RIN: Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; 2133-AB92) received November 16, 2020, pursu- Department of Transportation, transmitting to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- the Department’s final rule — Hazardous Ma- and in addition to the Committees on Trans- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee terials: Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions portation and Infrastructure, Armed Serv- on Armed Services. to Reduce Regulatory Burdens [Docket No.: EC-5631. A letter from the Secretary, Divi- ices, Science, Space, and Technology, and PHMSA-2017-0120 (HM-219C)] (RIN: 2137-AF33) Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- sion of Corporation Finance, Securities and received November 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 Exchange Commission, transmitting the quently determined by the Speaker, in each U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. case for consideration of such provisions as Commission’s final rule — Update of Statis- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on tical Disclosures for Bank and Savings and fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Transportation and Infrastructure. concerned. Loan Registrants [Release No.: 33-10835; 34- EC-5640. A letter from the Assistant Chief By Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mr. 89835; File No. S7-02-17] (RIN: 3235-AL79) re- Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pipeline and ceived November 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 BISHOP of North Carolina): Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, H.R. 8770. A bill to direct the Attorney U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Department of Transportation, transmitting General to establish a national strategy to 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Fi- the Department’s final rule — Hazardous Ma- combat voter fraud, and for other purposes; nancial Services. terials: Response to an Industry Petition to to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5632. A letter from the Secretary, Divi- Reduce Regulatory Burden for Cylinder Re- By Mr. ESTES (for himself, Mr. MAR- sion of Corporation Finance, Securities and qualification Requirements [Docket No.: SHALL, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla- Exchange Commission, transmitting the PHMSA-2017-0083 (HM-219B)] (RIN: 2137-AF30) homa, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. COLE, and Commission’s final rule — Modernization of received November 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 Mr. WATKINS): Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 [Re- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. H.R. 8771. A bill to amend the National lease Nos.: 33-10825; 34-89670; File No. S7-11-19] 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm (RIN: 3235-AL78) received November 16, 2020, Transportation and Infrastructure. National Historic Trail and the Western Na- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law EC-5641. A letter from the Director, Legal tional Historic Trail, and for other purposes; 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- to the Committee on Natural Resources. mittee on Financial Services. ice, transmitting the Service’s IRB only rule By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas (for him- EC-5633. A letter from the Director, Office — 2021 Cost-of-Living Adjustments to the In- self and Mr. HURD of Texas): of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- ternal Revenue Code Tax Tables and Other H.R. 8772. A bill to expand the grants au- ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- Items (Rev. Proc. 2020-45) received November thorized under Jennifer’s Law and Kristen’s tion’s interim final rule — Applicability of 16, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Act to include processing of unidentified re- Annual Independent Audits and Reporting Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to mains, resolving missing persons cases, and Requirements for Fiscal Years Ending in 2021 the Committee on Ways and Means. for other purposes; to the Committee on the (RIN: 3064-AF63) received November 16, 2020, EC-5642. A letter from the Director, Legal Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Processing Division, Internal Revenue Serv- on Homeland Security, for a period to be 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- ice, transmitting the Service’s final regula- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in mittee on Financial Services. tions — Guidance on the Determination of each case for consideration of such provi- EC-5634. A letter from the Secretary, Secu- the Section 4968 Excise Tax Applicable to sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the rities and Exchange Commission, transmit- Certain Colleges and Universities [TD: 9917] committee concerned. ting the Commission’s final rule — Qualifica- (RIN: 1545-BO75) received November 16, 2020, By Mr. GUTHRIE: tions of Accountants [Release No.: 33-10876; pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law H.R. 8773. A bill to amend the Harmonized 34-90210; FR-88; IA-5613; IC-34052; File No. S7- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- Tariff Schedule of the United States to pro- 26-19] (RIN: 3235-AM63) received November 16, mittee on Ways and Means. vide for permanent duty-free treatment on

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A bill to amend title 18, United the Rules of the House of Representa- States Code, to divert certain parents of against the Law of Nations; tives, the following statements are sub- minor children, expectant parents, and other To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning caregivers from incarceration and into committed regarding the specific powers Captures on Land and Water; prehensive programs providing resources, granted to Congress in the Constitu- To raise and support Armies, but no Appro- services, and training to those individuals tion to enact the accompanying bill or priation of Money to that Use shall be for a and their families; to the Committee on the joint resolution. longer Term than two Years; Judiciary. By Ms. BROWNLEY of California: To provide and maintain a Navy; By Mr. RUIZ (for himself and Mr. H.R. 8769. To make Rules for the Government and VARGAS): Congress has the power to enact this legis- Regulation of the land and naval Forces; H.R. 8775. A bill to require the Secretary of lation pursuant to the following: To provide for calling forth the Militia to the Interior to take certain measures with Article I, Section 8 and Amendment XVI execute the Laws of the Union, suppress In- respect to protecting the Salton Sea, and for By Mr. BUDD: surrections and repel Invasions; other purposes; to the Committee on Natural H.R. 8770. To provide for organizing, arming, and dis- Resources, and in addition to the Committee Congress has the power to enact this legis- ciplining, the Militia, and for governing such on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be lation pursuant to the following: Part of them as may be employed in the subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. Service of the United States, reserving to each case for consideration of such provi- By Mr. ESTES: the States respectively, the Appointment of sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 8771. the Officers, and the Authority of training Congress has the power to enact this legis- committee concerned. the Militia according to the discipline pre- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for him- scribed by Congress; ARTICLE IV, SECTION 3, CLAUSE 2 self and Mr. LANGEVIN): To exercise exclusive Legislation in all The Congress shall have Power to dispose Cases whatsoever, over such District (not ex- H.R. 8776. A bill to direct the Secretary of of and make all needful Rules and Regula- ceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession Labor to make grants to eligible applicants tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- of particular States, and the acceptance of to provide stipends to individuals enrolled in erty belonging to the United States. Congress, become the Seat of the Govern- a pre-apprenticeship program, and for other By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas: ment of the United States, and to exercise purposes; to the Committee on Education H.R. 8772. like Authority over all Places purchased by and Labor. Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Consent of the Legislature of the State By Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: in which the Same shall be, for the Erection BALDERSON, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, PERRY): granted to Congress under Article I, Section and other needful Buildings; And 8 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 8777. A bill to direct the Secretary of To make all Laws which shall be necessary By Mr. GUTHRIE: Homeland Security and Secretary of State to and proper for carrying into Execution the H.R. 8773. require aliens applying for certain visas to foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- Congress has the power to enact this legis- disclose if they receive funds from the Gov- ed by this Constitution in the Government of lation pursuant to the following: ernment of the People’s Republic of China or the United States, or in any Department or Article I, Section 8 the Chinese Communist Party, and for other Officer thereof. By Ms. JAYAPAL: purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- By Mrs. TORRES of California: H.R. 8774. ary. H.R. 8778. By Mrs. TORRES of California: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 8778. A bill to amend the Emergency This bill is enacted pursuant to the power lation pursuant to the following: Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to au- granted to Congress under Article I of the Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all thorize use of amounts under the Troubled United States Constitution and its subse- Laws which shall be necessary and proper for Assets Relief Program to be used for activi- quent amendments, and further clarified and carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- ties under the Emergency Solutions Grant interpreted by the Supreme Court of the ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- Program of the Department of Housing and United States. stitution in the Government of the United Urban Development or the Hardest Hit Fund By Mr. RUIZ: States, or in any Department or Officer Program of the Department of the Treasury, H.R. 8775. thereof. and for other purposes; to the Committee on Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. UNDERWOOD: Financial Services. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 8779. By Ms. UNDERWOOD: Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: H.R. 8779. A bill to amend the Federal Cy- United States Constitution, to provide for Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- bersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 to re- the general welfare and make all laws nection. quire Federal agencies to obtain exemptions essary and proper to carry out the powers of By Mr. WALDEN: from certain cybersecurity requirements in Congress. H.R. 8780. order to avoid compliance with those re- By Mr. SMITH of Washington: Congress has the power to enact this legis- quirements, and for other purposes; to the H.R. 8776. lation pursuant to the following: Committee on Oversight and Reform. Congress has the power to enact this legis- This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, By Mr. WALDEN (for himself and Ms. lation pursuant to the following: Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution. BLUNT ROCHESTER): Article I Section 8 By Mr. STEUBE: H.R. 8780. A bill to amend title XVIII of the f H.R. 8777. Social Security Act to provide for additional Congress has the power to enact this legis- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS requirements with respect to lation pursuant to the following: electrodiagnostic services under the Medi- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- care program; to the Committee on Energy tions, and among the several States, and were added to public bills and resolu- and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- with the Indian Tribes; tions, as follows: mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be To establish an uniform Rule of Natu- H.R. 1002: Mr. PALAZZO. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ralization, and uniform Laws on the subject H.R. 1349: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. each case for consideration of such provi- of Bankruptcies throughout the United H.R. 1556: Mr. COHEN. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the States; H.R. 1873: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. committee concerned. To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, H.R. 2200: Ms. HOULAHAN. By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of H.R. 2442: Mr. WALTZ. Ms. NORTON, Mrs. HAYES, and Mr. Weights and Measures; H.R. 2482: Mr. NORCROSS. MCGOVERN): To provide for the Punishment of counter- H.R. 2491: Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. H. Res. 1227. A resolution recognizing and feiting the Securities and current Coin of the H.R. 2746: Ms. UNDERWOOD. honoring Dawn Wooten and the integral role United States; H.R. 2898: Mr. VAN DREW. that whistleblowers play in holding account- To establish Post Offices and Post Roads; H.R. 3331: Mr. PENCE. able those that endanger members of the To promote the Progress of Science and H.R. 4052: Ms. SPANBERGER. public and violate this Nation’s laws, often useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to H.R. 4681: Mr. KATKO. at great personal expense and risk; to the Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to H.R. 4705: Ms. ESHOO. Committee on the Judiciary. their respective Writings and Discoveries; H.R. 4804: Mrs. DAVIS of California.

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H.R. 5340: Mr. PALLONE. H.R. 8052: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, BURCHETT, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. H.R. 5534: Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. GREEN of and Mr. SWALWELL of California. GALLAGHER. Texas, Mr. VAN DREW, and Mrs. MILLER. H.R. 8080: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 8687: Mr. WELCH, Mrs. BUSTOS, and Ms. H.R. 5907: Mr. COHEN and Ms. NORTON. H.R. 8082: Mr. KILDEE. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H.R. 5957: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H.R. 8113: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 8702: Mr. GIBBS, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. New York. H.R. 8242: Ms. ESHOO. WENSTRUP, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NEGUSE, and Mr. HERMAN H.R. 6134: Mr. GARAMENDI. H.R. 8248: Mr. S . GRIFFITH. H.R. 6144: Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. H.R. 8274: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 8707: Mr. PHILLIPS. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali- H.R. 8281: Mr. COOPER. H.R. 8723: Mr. CLINE. fornia, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. HAS- H.R. 8359: Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. MILLER, and H.R. 8744: Ms. BONAMICI. TINGS, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. CARTER of Texas. H.R. 6389: Mr. EVANS and Mr. ESPAILLAT. H.R. 8368: Mr. GUEST and Mr. ALLEN. H.R. 8745: Mr. FOSTER and Mr. PHILLIPS. H.R. 6492: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 8373: Mr. CRAWFORD. H.R. 8757: Mr. HARRIS and Mrs. LESKO. H.R. 6585: Ms. PORTER. H.R. 8396: Ms. DEAN. H.J. Res. 53: Mr. MULLIN. H.R. 6721: Mr. GOMEZ. H.R. 8438: Mr. KIND. H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. KATKO. VANS H.R. 6788: Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 8476: Mr. E . H. Res. 114: Mrs. WAGNER. H.R. 7087: Mr. BUCK. H.R. 8519: Mrs. LURIA. H. Res. 672: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 7209: Mr. MOULTON. H.R. 8632: Ms. MATSUI and Mr. CONNOLLY. H. Res. 809: Mr. KIM. H.R. 7276: Mr. KIND. H.R. 8633: Mr. SIRES. H. Res. 835: Mr. CONNOLLY. H.R. 7303: Mr. WELCH. H.R. 8662: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. H.R. 7312: Ms. GABBARD. WITTMAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RYAN, Mr. H. Res. 1110: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 7822: Ms. UNDERWOOD. CORREA, Mr. CLINE, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. H. Res. 1203: Mr. SCHNEIDER. H.R. 7940: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HARDER H. Res. 1220: Mr. STEIL. COOPER, Mr. POCAN, and Mr. RASKIN. of California, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. HOLDING, H. Res. 1222: Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LANGEVIN, H.R. 8031: Mr. BUCK. Mr. DUNN, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. Mr. CASE, and Mr. COHEN.

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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 No. 196 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was Senator from the State of Georgia, to per- in this body since 1993, when he was in called to order by the Honorable KELLY form the duties of the Chair. Iowa helping with historic flooding. LOEFFLER, a Senator from the State of CHUCK GRASSLEY, Since then, across 27 years and 8,927 President pro tempore. Georgia. votes, Senator GRASSLEY had shown up Mrs. LOEFFLER thereupon assumed f for every single one. It is by far the the Chair as Acting President pro tem- longest such streak in Senate history. PRAYER pore. Senator GRASSLEY broke the previous The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f record back in January of 2016 and obviously continued to extend it for al- fered the following prayer: RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Let us pray. most 5 years. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Holy God, continue to be our This show of diligence and dedication pore. Under the previous order, the strength and shield. Extend Your pow- is remarkable by any measure. But be- leadership time is reserved. erful hands to aid and deliver us. cause of who Senator GRASSLEY is, it Lord, inspire our Senators to believe f hasn’t seemed remarkable at all. That incredible commitment to serving that You continue to work for the good CONCLUSION OF MORNING Iowans and working around the clock of those who love You. Let Your favor BUSINESS shine upon our lawmakers and sustain is just who our colleague is. That devo- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- them with Your unfailing love. tion is just his daily routine. pore. Morning business is closed. Lord, release to them the blessings This is the Senator who manages to You have stored for those who honor f visit all 99 counties in Iowa every single year. We call it the ‘‘full GRASS- You. You are our God, and our future is EXECUTIVE SESSION in Your hands. LEY.’’ Nearly 9,000 consecutive Senate Remind us all to seek first to under- votes must have seemed like a cake- stand before we strive to be under- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR walk by comparison. But yesterday, our colleague’s streak stood. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- had to be temporarily placed on hold. We pray in Your Sacred Name. Amen. pore. Under the previous order, the On the advice of doctors, after close f Senate will proceed to executive ses- contact with someone who had later sion to resume consideration of the fol- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tested positive for the coronavirus, lowing nomination, which the clerk Senator GRASSLEY began self-quaran- The Presiding Officer led the Pledge will report. tining yesterday morning. of Allegiance, as follows: The senior assistant legislative clerk Later in the day, our colleague let us I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the read the nomination of Stephen A. know he had tested positive himself, United States of America, and to the Repub- Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of underscoring why his good judgment to lic for which it stands, one nation under God, the United States Court of Inter- follow doctor’s orders while awaiting indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. national Trade. his test result was the right decision. f RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER So our colleague’s historic run has been put on pause for the same reason APPOINTMENT OF ACTING The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- that it was compiled in the first PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE pore. The majority leader is recognized. place—leadership, service to others, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY and a determination to set the right clerk will please read a communication Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, example. to the Senate from the President pro yesterday something extremely rare On Monday, in his floor remarks, our tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). happened here in this Chamber, some- colleague reminded all Americans of The senior assistant legislative clerk thing so unusual that only a few of us our duties in this moment: read the following letter: current Senators had ever seen it be- Although promising vaccines for the U.S. SENATE, fore—a rollcall vote that did not in- coronavirus are on the horizon, it is more PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, clude the name of our President pro important than ever to stop the surge. . . . Washington, DC, November 18, 2020. Wash your hands; limit your activity outside To the Senate: tempore and distinguished colleague your household; social distance; wear a Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, from Iowa, Senator CHUCK GRASSLEY. mask. We are going to get through this to- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Before yesterday, the senior Senator gether, but we need everyone to do their appoint the Honorable KELLY LOEFFLER, a from Iowa had not missed a single vote part.

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By playing all-or-nothing hardball This morning brought a fresh series So we will look forward to seeing him with a proposal this radical, our col- of Presidential delusions on Twitter. soon. leagues have thus far guaranteed that President Trump declared—sometimes CORONAVIRUS American workers and families get in capital letters—that the election Madam President, now on an entirely nothing at all. was a fraud, a joke, and even unconsti- tutional. Imagine that, an unconstitu- different matter, Senate Republicans The pace of our economic recovery tional election. That is because have spent months—months—trying to and the promise of vaccines on the horizon give us reasons for major hope, Trump’s ego is such, when he doesn’t get another bipartisan rescue package but we are nowhere near—nowhere win, everything is wrong, false, et passed and signed into law for the near—out of the woods yet. Vaccines cetera. American people. will need to be distributed nationwide President Trump, get out of your For months, our position has been and quickly. Republicans’ targeted pro- bubble. You lost. Joe Biden will be entirely consistent. We want to reach posal provided billions of dollars to sworn in as the next President of the agreement on all the areas where com- make that happen, but Democrats United States on January 20. There is promise is well within reach, send hun- blocked it. nothing you can do to stop it. Get out dreds of billions of dollars to urgent The PPP has helped millions of of the bubble and work on a transition. and uncontroversial programs, and let American workers and small businesses Last night, continuing President Washington argue over the rest later. hang on thus far, but now, in the home Trump’s outrageous and dishonest be- There is no reason why doing right stretch, they need more help. Repub- havior, President Trump fired our by struggling families should wait licans’ targeted proposal would have country’s chief election security offi- until we resolve every difference on renewed that lifeline for the hardest cer, Chris Krebs, an honorable public every issue. But, unfortunately, both hit small businesses, but again, Demo- servant, because he confirmed that our Speaker PELOSI and the Democratic crats blocked it. elections were secure. This reinforced leader have been equally consistent, So think about it. We moved Heaven the No. 1 rule of working for Donald and they don’t think Congress should and Earth and spent mountains of Trump: You can never tell the truth. do anything at all—anything, unless money to help workers keep their jobs But no matter whom he fires or how they get to cash out a far-left ideolog- and help small businesses keep the many times he tweets, President ical wish list, including things with lights on from the springtime all the Trump cannot change reality. He lost zero relationship to the present crisis. way up to now, but now, after all that, the Presidential election. Joe Biden They have continued to insist that with the end seemingly in sight, we will be the next President of the United Congress must pass their so-called He- might lose the hardest hit small busi- States, and it is time for President roes Act or do nothing at all. nesses in the home stretch because Trump to quit the nonsense, admit the The problem is that their proposal is Democrats have refused—refused—to truth, and move on. Anytime my Re- a multitrillion-dollar laughingstock let us continue helping. We kept family publican colleagues want to tell him that never had a chance of becoming businesses alive for months and that would be fine by me. law. months, only to see some of them fail CORONAVIRUS Let’s recall what Speaker PELOSI’s now, with vaccines on the horizon, be- Madam President, now, on another own Members said when she first re- cause Democrats have blocked another matter entirely, the country is facing leased this proposal: round of PPP. the worst phase of the pandemic. As I think the Heroes Act went too far. It got Well, it is not too late to make a dif- the number of new infections and hos- loaded up with a bunch of political wish list ference. Republicans stand ready to de- pitalizations threaten, once again, to things. liver this urgent aid. Let’s fund all the overwhelm the capacity of our This is Washington politics at its worst programs where there is not even real healthcare system, we have to make . . . a partisan wish list. disagreement—just the ones where sure that our nurses and doctors and It’s a middle finger to the American people. there is no disagreement—and let’s do all of our healthcare professionals have it now. We just need Democrats to fi- the PPE they need to protect them- These are all reactions of House nally get serious about this. selves and their patients safely. Democrats. And no wonder, because I suggest the absence of a quorum. We all remember the early days of here are just some of the demands the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the crisis, when healthcare profes- Speaker will not drop: a massive tax pore. The clerk will call the roll. sionals in some parts of the country cut specifically for wealthy people in The senior assistant legislative clerk were forced to jury-rig masks and blue States; a colossal slush fund for proceeded to call the roll. gloves from spare clothing and bits of consistently mismanaged State and Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I string. In my home State of New York, city governments, with no linkage to ask unanimous consent that the order nursing homes alone were burning actual pandemic needs. for the quorum call be rescinded. through 12 million pieces of PPE a These things are included, but they The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- week during the height of the pan- managed to completely leave out—lis- pore. Without objection, it is so or- demic in April. The recent surge in ten to this—leave out entirely any new dered. cases might bring us all back to or be- funding for a second round of the job- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER yond the peak levels we saw earlier saving Paycheck Protection Program— The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this year. We must do everything—ev- something we made sure to include in pore. The Democratic leader is recog- erything—in our power to avoid a re- every Republican offering. They want nized. peat of the widespread PPE shortages. to spend $3 trillion but couldn’t find 2020 ELECTIONS So I am joining Senators MURRAY, one cent—one cent—of new money for Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, PETERS, BALDWIN, and MURPHY to in- the job-saving program that has kept first, let me join all of my colleagues troduce new legislation that authorizes small businesses afloat from coast to in wishing the Senate pro tempore, the $10 billion for the Strategic National coast. senior Senator from Iowa, Senator Stockpile to purchase large quantities Oh, and by the way, because the far- GRASSLEY, a speedy and quick recov- of PPE, including N95 respirators, left decided in the summertime they ery. We know he is a strong man, and gloves, gowns, face masks, face shields, didn’t much like the men and women of we have every confidence he will beat and surgical masks. law enforcement anymore, between the this back, as he has beaten many other The N95 masks don’t need to be worn first and second version of this pro- adversities back in the past. by every American on a daily basis, but

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Not a single Democrat sional who needs it. bill that the leader brings to the floor voted for it. We are calling, once again, for the gets zero Democratic support. And yet The Democratic leader was just talk- Defense Production Act, grossly under- the Republican leader’s position is, if ing about the House of Representa- utilized by the current administration, you don’t take my bill, get nothing, tives, where they passed a bill. Yes, to be invoked in order to expand indus- when he knows his bill can’t pass the they passed a bill. It didn’t have a sin- trial capacity to meet surging demand. Senate and can’t pass the House. It is a gle Republican on it. It was a massive Our bill will create a $1 billion grant feeble position, as the pandemic rages, multitrillion-dollar bill, liberal wish program for small business to retool and it just doesn’t fly. list, that included all kinds of things their facilities to assist in the produc- We Democrats lowered our proposal like bailouts for blue States the tax- tion of PPE. by over $1 trillion to move closer in ne- payers would have to finance, including For months, our communities have gotiations, and what did Senate Repub- tax cuts for millionaires in places like been held together by the quiet her- licans do? They didn’t move in our di- New York and California, and left a lot oism of nurses, doctors, caregivers, and rection. They moved further away by of the American people who are really essential workers. We call them front- cutting their already inadequate pro- suffering from the coronavirus holding line workers because they are like our posal in half, making compromise even the bag. soldiers, putting their own lives at risk We believe that there are things that more difficult. to protect the lives of others. And just So, look, we need to reset the con- need to be done, and just because we as we would never send our troops into versation here. The country is in des- can’t do everything that the Demo- battle without helmets or bulletproof perate straits, maybe more desperate crats want to do on their liberal wish vests, we must never leave our front- list, that we should do something, and than it has ever been in this crisis. The line workers to battle diseases without Republicans came together behind a consensus view of economists and ex- the N95 masks they need, as well as bill. They increased the support above perts is that the country requires a other PPE like gloves and gowns that and beyond what unemployed workers substantial injection of aid: meaning- serve as their armor. would normally get through unemploy- ful relief to our schools, small busi- So, our bill, the Protect our Heroes ment insurance—increased that benefit nesses, the unemployed, State and Act of 2020, should be part of the bipar- by $300 a week. It also provided a sig- local governments, our healthcare sys- tisan discussion on the next COVID re- nificant amount of funding for schools tem, among other things. These are not lief bill. Our bill will allow frontline as they continue to deal with the cost frivolous. These are not someone’s workers to get the N95 masks they of trying to stay open safely. It put sig- need and deserve. We urge bipartisan whim. These are the desperate needs of nificant investments into vaccines, support for this proposal. The truth is, people crying out for help. Almost none testings, therapeutics, support for pro- there should be a great urgency to get of them were covered adequately in the viders, and all the things that will help something done here in Congress to de- Republican leader’s bill. on the healthcare front to defeat this This morning, New York’s MTA an- feat the virus, save American lives, and virus. And, of course, it provided infu- forestall even greater pain for our nounced a cut to subways and buses—a sion of additional dollars for the Pay- workers and businesses. flashing warning sign about how des- check Protection Program, which has Speaker PELOSI and I had negotiated perately we need transit relief. We are been so successful in assisting our for months, in good faith, with the going to fight hard for transit relief. small businesses as they weather and Trump administration to find an agree- None of it is in Leader MCCONNELL’s survive this crisis to try and keep their ment on a COVID relief bill. Democrats bill. workers employed and keep their busi- lowered our proposal by $1.2 trillion to The two vaccines in development nesses up and operating and keep our move closer to our Republican counter- must be produced and distributed on a economy operating in this country. parts. Meanwhile, Leader MCCONNELL massive scale, and they must reach un- Those are all things—all things—for and Senate Republicans refuse to take derserved and minority communities. which there is bipartisan support and part in those negotiations. Instead, the The House Heroes bill goes much fur- on which there should be votes, not Republican leader has asked the Senate ther in getting that done than the just among Republicans in the Senate to accept several inadequate partisan McConnell bill. It is time for our two but among Democrats as well, but un- proposals. In every version of the parties to sit down together and hash fortunately the Democrats have opted COVID relief legislation that the Re- out a compromise on a bill that meets not to sit down in a reasonable way and publican majority has put on the floor, the needs of the American people. We come up with a reasonable proposal. there have been poison pills included to have been going around in circles—the The bill that came over from the ensure the bill will fail. Republican leader, in particular—for House of Representatives that they Many Members of the Republican far too long with nothing new added to continue to tout is something that Senate caucus want to spend no dol- the conversation. would never pass in the Senate, and it lars, so Leader MCCONNELL has to twist So Speaker PELOSI and I have for- would never get signed into law. himself in pretzels to put any bill on mally invited the Republican leader The bill that Senate Republicans the floor, and the only way he can get and our Senate Republican colleagues passed—I shouldn’t say passed but got support of his caucus is to put poison to join us in bipartisan talks. Our col- majority support for here in the Senate pills in so he can wink at them and leagues face a simple choice: They can not once but twice—would, in fact, get say: Hey, this won’t pass. put the election behind them and work signed into law and is something that So Senate Republicans are seeing across the aisle to get something done could pass here in the Senate and I be- this pandemic as an opportunity to try or they can remain in their partisan lieve in the House of Representatives, and make it harder to hold corpora- corner defending the poisonous lies of a too, because they are all things that tions accountable when they put their flailing President refusing to do the enjoy broad bipartisan support. workers at risk. I heard the Republican people’s desperately needed business. The difference is that our bill was leader this morning give the same long, I yield the floor. targeted to those areas which need the tired speech that pretends as if Demo- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- support the most. It was fiscally re- crats haven’t been trying to negotiate pore. The majority whip is recognized. sponsible, recognizing that we have a with our colleagues and that we Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I $26 trillion debt growing by the day haven’t been trying over and over think it is important to point out that and that every dollar we spend is a bor- again to get our Republican colleagues as we discuss the issue of coronavirus rowed dollar from our children and to talk with us. relief, that Senate Republicans have grandchildren.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.004 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7050 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 It is so important that when we do Confirming good judges is one of the President Obama famously said that this, we do this in a way that is most important responsibilities that he wanted judges with empathy. Well, thoughtful, deliberative, reasonable, we have as Senators, and it is a respon- that is all very well until you are a and with an eye toward making sure sibility that I take very seriously. In party in a case, and you have the law we are getting a good return for the fact, one of the main reasons I was first on your side, but the judge empathizes American taxpayer and delivering as- elected to the Senate was to make sure with the opposing party. What happens sistance in a targeted way to those that outstanding judicial nominees then? folks who need it the most—unem- were confirmed to the Federal bench. The only way to preserve the rule of ployed workers; those who are em- It is hard to imagine now, but con- law in this country is to confirm judges ployed; the small businesses that em- firming judges used to be a pretty bi- who understand that their allegiance ploy them; the healthcare frontline partisan affair. Presidents of both par- must be to the law and to the Constitu- workers who are out there every day ties generally got the majority of their tion, not to their personal feelings, fighting this fight against this virus, judicial nominees confirmed to the their personal beliefs, their political making sure they have the PPE to pro- bench. But all of that changed back in beliefs, or their ‘‘broader vision of what tect them—and then, of course, the im- the early 2000s. America should be.’’ Otherwise, you re- portant investments we are making in After President George W. Bush’s place the rule of law with the rule of a vaccines and therapeutics and testing election, Democrats decided that the bunch of individual judges. and all the things that will help defeat President’s judicial nominees might So I am very thankful that we have this; money for schools, colleges, uni- not deliver the results that Democrats confirmed so many judges who under- versities, elementary and high school wanted, and so they decided to adopt a stand that the job of a judge is to apply students and faculty and administra- new strategy: blocking judicial nomi- the law, not make it, and who won’t tion—those who are trying to keep our nees on a regular basis. That became try to usurp the role of Congress by kids in school, keep them educated by the routine here in the Senate. legislating from the Federal bench. I dealing with a lot of additional costs I was one of the many Americans thank the majority leader for making related to providing that education in who were upset by the blockade of im- judicial confirmations such a priority. a safe way. pressive, well-qualified nominees, and Those are all things on which there is I look forward to confirming more out- it was one of the main reasons that I broad bipartisan agreement. We could standing judicial nominees this week. ran for the Senate in 2004. I promised pass it today. We could pass it today in I yield the floor. South Dakotans that if they elected the Senate, but the Democrats insist I suggest the absence of a quorum. me, I would help put outstanding, im- on a liberal wish list, which includes a The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- multitrillion-dollar proposal—multi- partial judges on the bench. I am proud pore. The clerk will call the roll. trillion-dollar proposal—with a liberal to have delivered on that promise. The senior assistant legislative clerk The list of outstanding judicial nomi- wish list, an agenda that in many cases proceeded to call the roll. has nothing to do with combating or nees we have confirmed over the past 4 Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. fighting the coronavirus but simply is years is long. We have confirmed bril- Madam President, I ask unanimous an attempt to deliver on a liberal agen- liant, accomplished men and women consent that the order for the quorum da for their political base. So let’s just with superb qualifications, but most call be rescinded. make that point very clearly here importantly, we have confirmed men The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- when we talk about what we should be and women who understand the proper pore. Without objection, it is so or- doing. role of a judge, who know that the job dered. I believe what we should be doing is of a judge is to interpret the law, not Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. sitting down and working on a reason- make the law, to call balls and strikes, Madam President, I ask unanimous able bill, a targeted bill, a fiscally re- not to rewrite rules of the game. consent that the mandatory quorum sponsible bill. Republicans have been It is here that Republican judicial call with respect to the Vaden nomina- more than willing to do that and more philosophy diverges from the judicial tion be waived. than willing to compromise, but the philosophy of a lot of Democrats. Re- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Democrats both in the House and the publicans believe that the job of a pore. Without objection, it is so or- Senate continue to insist upon a multi- judge is to look at the law and the Con- dered. trillion-dollar bill that consists, again, stitution and then rule based on how CLOTURE MOTION of a bunch of liberal wish list items— those things apply to the facts in a par- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- taxpayer bailouts for blue States, tax ticular case. Judges, we believe, should pore. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair cuts for millionaires across this coun- leave their politics and their personal lays before the Senate the pending clo- try, putting money into diversity stud- opinions at the courtroom door and ture motion, which the clerk will state. ies on cannabis—instead of the tar- base their opinions solely on what the The legislative clerk read as follows: geted things, the things that are really law and the Constitution say. CLOTURE MOTION going to be necessary to help the For Democrats, on the other hand, We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- American people and our economy re- what matters most is not how judges ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the cover from the coronavirus. reach their conclusion, not whether Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY they apply the law, but what outcomes move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Madam President, as I begin today, I they deliver. If a judge can deliver the nation of Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to just want to say that our thoughts are right outcome by following the plain be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade. with Senator CHUCK GRASSLEY after his meaning of the law, then great, but if she can’t, then Democrats want a judge Mitch McConnell, Cindy Hyde-Smith, coronavirus diagnosis. It was a strange Thom Tillis, John Thune, Mike Crapo, day in the Senate yesterday with to reach beyond the plain meaning of Mike Rounds, Steve Daines, Kevin CHUCK GRASSLEY not voting, because the statute to deliver what Democrats Cramer, Richard Burr, John Cornyn, he broke a 27-year-long streak of show- see as an appropriate result. Shelley Moore Capito, Todd Young, ing up for every single vote. We are Then-Presidential candidate Barack John Boozman, David Perdue, James E. praying for his swift recovery and his Obama back in 2007 said: Risch, Lindsey Graham, Roger F. speedy return to the Senate. [W]hat you’ve got to look at is, what is in Wicker. JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS the justice’s heart? What’s their broader vi- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Madam President, a couple of weeks sion of what America should be? pore. By unanimous consent, the man- ago, we confirmed one of the most Well, that is a very dangerous stand- datory quorum call has been waived. qualified Supreme Court Justices in ard. It is not the job of a judge to im- The question is, Is it the sense of the living memory. This week, we are con- pose his or her ‘‘broader vision of what Senate that debate on the nomination firming more district court judges, America should be’’; it is the job of a of Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to bringing the total number of judges we judge to determine what the law says be a Judge of the United States Court have confirmed over the last 4 years to and then apply the law to the par- of International Trade, shall be nearly 230. ticular case before him. brought to a close?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.006 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7051 The yeas and nays are mandatory ticators, and the pundits—well, they the floor of this Senate and voted in under the rule. are already taking a beating for their favor of the proposal. Not a single The clerk will call the roll. many wrong predictions. Democrat voted for it. It is our plan to The legislative clerk called the roll. The American people in States all get people back to work, to get kids Mr. THUNE. The following Senators across this country and, certainly, in back to school safely, and to put the are necessarily absent: the Senator Wyoming, rejected this far-left agenda. disease behind us. from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the They saw what the Democrats were of- Just last week, Pfizer announced a Senator from Colorado (Mr. GARDNER), fering, and they said: No, thank you. vaccine that could be 90 percent effec- the Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), Voters looked at the violent leftwing tive in the fight against the and the Senator from Florida (Mr. protests that have wrecked large cities coronavirus. This morning, it found SCOTT). and small cities across the country. out, with more testing and more time, Further, if present and voting, the People saw the death, injuries, and de- that it will be, actually, 941⁄2 percent Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- struction of property, and Americans effective. Now Moderna and the Na- ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ the went to the polls and said: No, thank tional Institutes of Health have devel- Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY) you. They rejected the Democrats’ oped a vaccine that is almost 95 per- would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ and the Sen- calls to defund the police; rebuffed the cent effective. There are four other ator from Florida (Mr. SCOTT) would Democrats’ threats to pack the Su- vaccines in the trials, and one of the have voted ’’yea.’’ preme Court; and said no to one-size- Members of this body, the Senator Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the fits-all, government-run healthcare. from Ohio, is part of the trial of one of Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN- They snubbed the Democrats’ embrace those. I believe additional vaccines will STEIN), the Senator from California of the Green New Deal and rejected be coming down the pipeline as well. (Ms. HARRIS), and the Senator from this far-left plan to end American en- It was a front-page story yesterday Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) are necessarily ergy production. Basically, Americans in every major paper in America—the absent. said no. good news about vaccines and that the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Many Democrats ran on this far-left light at the end of the tunnel of the SASSE). Are there any other Senators agenda. They lost despite spending coronavirus is upon us. in the Chamber desiring to vote or hundreds of millions of dollars trying Today there was an announcement of change their vote? to convince Americans otherwise. The an at-home test for coronavirus—very, The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 49, Democrats must be asking themselves: very promising. nays 44, as follows: What did we get wrong? But when we think about the vaccine [Rollcall Vote No. 236 Ex.] No matter how much the Democrat and why this all happened, Congress YEAS—49 Party pushes and their candidates wisely invested $18 billion for vaccine push, America is not a far-left country. treatment and for research, and it is Barrasso Fischer Portman Blackburn Graham Risch Americans don’t want to blow up the paying off. Blunt Hawley Roberts Senate or the Supreme Court. They The Governor of New York, astonish- Boozman Hoeven Romney don’t want to add more States to the ingly, called this bad news. He said this Braun Hyde-Smith Rounds is bad news. It had to do with the fact Burr Inhofe Union or more Justices to the Court. Rubio They don’t want to kill our energy that this is coming out now, and he Capito Johnson Sasse Cassidy Kennedy Scott (SC) economy and the good jobs it provides. wanted it to wait for a couple of Collins Lankford Shelby People do not want to pay $10 a gallon months, after a Presidential inaugura- Cornyn Lee Sullivan Cotton Loeffler for gasoline when they fill up under the tion. Thune Cramer McConnell Green New Deal. They don’t want more Why is it bad news that, through in- Crapo McSally Tillis novation and the work of the Cures Toomey government meddling in their personal Cruz Moran Act, which came out of this body under Daines Murkowski Wicker healthcare decisions. Enzi Paul Young I know what the people of Wyoming the Republican majority and was then Ernst Perdue want, and Members ought to know this. accepted by unanimous consent in the NAYS—44 Americans want jobs and security. House—why is it bad news that we may They want to get back to work in a be able to save millions, if not tens of Baldwin Heinrich Rosen Bennet Hirono Schatz free enterprise economy, not a socialist millions, of lives all around the world? Blumenthal Jones Schumer one. They want their kids back in Why is it bad news, as the Governor of Booker Kaine Shaheen school safely to make sure they don’t New York calls it? Why is it bad news Brown King Sinema fall further behind. People are smart that American invention and innova- Cantwell Klobuchar Smith Cardin Leahy Stabenow enough to know that the free stuff for tion and an investment by this body Carper Manchin Tester everyone means the American taxpayer has brought about such a tremendous— Casey Markey Udall will be left footing the bill. what I would call as a doctor—modern Coons Menendez Van Hollen Cortez Masto Merkley Between now and the end of the year, medical miracle? Warner Duckworth Murphy we have very important things to do Now, we still need to provide addi- Durbin Murray Warren Whitehouse for the Nation in this body, the U.S. tional funding for vaccine distribution, Gillibrand Peters Senate. We need to fund the govern- Hassan Reed Wyden and there is going to be a briefing to- ment. We need to pass the National De- morrow for all the Senators on both NOT VOTING—7 fense Authorization Act. We need to sides of the aisle with Operation Warp Alexander Grassley Scott (FL) confirm well-qualified nominees to the Speed to talk with the heads of re- Feinstein Harris Federal judiciary. Senate Republicans Gardner Sanders search and distribution about how to are ready to get that work done. There make sure we can continue on this The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this is also work to be done in our fight path to success—a path that the New vote, the yeas are 49, the nays are 44. against the coronavirus. York Times yesterday described as one The motion is agreed to. The Democrat House has played poli- that could lead to 20 million people The Senator from Wyoming. tics with American lives and liveli- being vaccinated before the end of this 2020 ELECTIONS hoods for months now. With the elec- year. Bad news, says the Governor of Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I tion behind us, I hope it will take a New York, because it came this year come to the floor to talk about what more sensible approach to this Nation’s rather than after January 20. the voters of America told the elected most pressing problem right now. For It is distressing that an elected offi- representatives in Washington about months, Senate Republicans put for- cial would behave that way, in such a the election earlier this month. There ward targeted proposals—first in Sep- callous manner toward the lives, as has been a lot of analysis about what tember, again in October—that pro- well as the livelihood, of so many happened this year in the elections— vided comprehensive coronavirus re- Americans. who got what right, who got what lief, that focused on the coronavirus. We still have work to do. At every wrong. The pollsters, the prognos- There were 52 Republicans who came to turn, Democrats have blocked our

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.010 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 path. They are keeping us stuck and of the Marine Corps recommended Del- crisis like the one we are in. Her posi- America stuck in this coronavirus cri- bert Littrell’s honorary promotion to tions aren’t conservative. They are not sis by demanding funding for things the rank of corporal, which was en- traditionally conservative, which we unrelated to coronavirus, per the dorsed soon after by the Secretary of could debate. I would be willing to vote Speaker of the House. You say: Oh, no, the Navy. for conservatives, as I have before, if I she wanted this $3 trillion for all sorts Both of these leaders recognized Mr. thought they were qualified and their of things unrelated to coronavirus. She Littrell’s unique contributions, with thinking was not so far, far right out of has more money in that bill to send di- the Secretary of the Navy noting the the mainstream. But her positions rect paychecks to illegal immigrants— indelible mark that Mr. Littrell has aren’t conservative; they are disquali- people in this country illegally—than left on the proud history of the U.S. fying. she does for coronavirus vaccines. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy. For three decades, she has advocated That is the kind of opposition and The State of Oregon and our entire returning to the gold standard. No seri- leftist thinking that we have been run- Nation are proud of Delbert Littrell’s ous person—progressive, moderate, ning into here in this body and that the meritorious service throughout World conservative—no serious person, left or American people rejected on election War II. Mr. Littrell’s remarkable com- right, still believes in the gold stand- day and said: No, we want a path for- bat history and his actions in support ard. She opposes FDIC, Federal deposit ward. We want to continue the great of freedom mean that this recognition insurance—the insurance that protects American comeback. We want our jobs. is long overdue. your money when you put it in the We want our kids. We want that path I am proud that this son of Oregon, bank. She has flip-flopped on these forward. who I hope is watching right now, is fi- issues several times during her nomi- There is still more work to be done, nally receiving this special honor. nation. The only thing consistent she and we are ready to do it. Colleagues, I know that you join me stands for is that she—no surprise— I yield the floor. in honoring, respecting, and appre- wants to do what Trump wants to do. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ciating Delbert Littrell and his com- But Americans have moved on from LANKFORD). The Senator from Oregon. mitment to the fight for freedom and Donald Trump, 80 million strong. It is REMEMBERING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DELBERT his legacy of service to our Nation with time for the Senate to move on from LITTRELL the distinction of corporal in the U.S. this failed nomination and this failed Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I Marine Corps. Presidency. come to the floor today to recognize I suggest the absence of a quorum. This nomination was a waste of time. the distinguished service of one of Med- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Look what we should have been doing ford, Oregon’s own and to ask my Sen- clerk will call the roll. instead. You all know that. Every mo- ate colleagues to join me in support of The senior assistant legislative clerk ment we spend on unnecessary, un- the U.S. Marine Corps PFC Delbert proceeded to call the roll. qualified nominees like this is time the Littrell’s honorary promotion to cor- Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask Senate isn’t spending saving lives. It is poral. unanimous consent that the order for time to get to work delivering results It is an honorary promotion because the quorum call be rescinded. for the people whom we serve. it was 75 years ago, in World War II, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without We are watching hospitals fill up that Mr. Littrell served in the 14th Ma- objection, it is so ordered. again from Oklahoma to Ohio. Our rine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. CORONAVIRUS healthcare system is getting over- His service was marked by a combat Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, the whelmed. Gig workers and self-em- history of notable intensity and dura- American people sent a clear message ployed workers will lose their unem- tion. He fought in five pivotal battles in this election. They want us to get to ployment insurance at the end of the that together changed the tide of the work to empower people with a plan to year. Small businesses and local gov- war in the Pacific Theater: the Gilbert fight this virus and to get people back ernments are running out of money. It and Marshall Islands campaign, be- to work, back to school, and back to doesn’t have to be this bad. tween November 1943 and February their lives. They gave President-Elect I have had enough and I think my 1944; the Battle of Saipan, between Biden a commanding 5-million vote colleagues in both parties have had June 15, 1944, and July 9, 1944; the Bat- victory to do that. It is time for us to enough of this false choice between tle of Tinian, between July 24, 1944, and get to work. saving the economy and combating the August 1, 1944; the Battle of Iwo Jima, We have had more than 1 million new virus. We have to do both, and we can between February 19, 1945, and March cases just in the past week. Yet what do both. It is not an unsolvable prob- 26, 1945; and, fifth, the Battle of Oki- does Leader MITCH MCCONNELL—what lem. We need the resources, and we nawa, between April 1, 1945, and June does he keep the Senate in session to have the resources. We are the great- 22, 1945. What an outstanding contribu- do? He keeps the Senate in session and est, wealthiest country on Earth. We tion to make to the fight for freedom, he puts essential workers at risk all to have some of the hardest workers, the and what a remarkable bit of history try to ram through an unqualified best scientists, and the smartest doc- to be part of. nominee who pretty much everybody in tors. We have manufacturing expertise. As administrative officers noted this body knows has no business serv- We have natural resources. We have while evaluating him, Private First ing on the Federal Reserve. the world’s reserve currency. We have Class Littrell performed excellently Let’s be clear on what this is about. all those things. time and again. He should have re- It is about our outgoing President— But President Trump and Senator ceived this promotion a long time ago. again, who lost the popular vote by 5 MCCONNELL want you to believe we The units he served in, however, were million people and lost an electoral can’t solve big problems; we can’t use under constant enemy bombardment, college by a landslide—trying to sabo- our resources to help ordinary families; and the kinds of performance reports tage our economic recovery on his way we can’t use our talents to produce and administrative submissions that out the door. Yesterday, luckily, Sen- tests and PPE; we can’t use our inge- would have given him that promotion ators of both parties rejected that ef- nuity to figure out how to open busi- were often misplaced or incomplete in fort. There were 80 million Ameri- nesses and schools safely. They have the midst of the rigorous amphibious cans—most ever by a lot—who voted essentially thrown up their hands and assaults pivotal to the Allied victory. for stability in this election. Judy said: Sorry, America, you are on your It wasn’t until earlier this year, Shelton, the Trump nominee, promises own. They want you to believe this is three-quarters of a century later, that more Trump chaos. the best America can do. In this elec- the Marine Corps Advisory Panel re- You can’t say you support working tion, Americans made it clear they viewed the comprehensive record of people while putting someone in charge don’t buy that. They have had enough Mr. Littrell’s service to the Marine who has no problem whatsoever threat- of aiming low and being told: We can’t Corps and to the national security of ening their jobs and their savings to do that. We can’t solve this problem; it the United States of America, and after push a bizarre intellectual agenda. She is too big. We can’t govern. We can’t reviewing the record, the Commandant has no idea how to handle an economic afford it.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.012 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7053 We can do big things. We did big this, we certainly do have so much to Interestingly, too, in hearing my fa- things in World War II. We did big be grateful for and thankful for. ther’s generation talk about their serv- things combating communism. We did A little fun fact is, I was actually ice to the country, it was always big things combating the Great Depres- born on Thanksgiving Day, and my framed in terms of duty and love of sion. We can do big things, and we can parents always joked that they were country and never in terms of ‘‘I had to solve the problems for the people we going to name me ‘‘Thankful Ever do this’’ or ‘‘my parents thought it was serve. Moore’’ because my last name was a good idea.’’ These were things deeply We did it this past spring. When we Moore at the time. And while my par- held inside of those veterans who want- passed the CARES Act unanimously, ents, thankfully, decided to go a dif- ed to be a part of something that they one study said that 12 million people ferent route with my name, the mean- held dear—their love of country, their were kept out of poverty because of the ing still holds true today. love of freedom, their love of liberty. $600 unemployment insurance, because It is true because I am thankful ever- Woody Williams is one of those indi- of the help to small businesses, because more for many things, especially, as I viduals who lives in my State. Many of we helped local governments, and be- said, as we approach this Thanksgiving you have seen them. He did the coin cause we helped people stay in their holiday, which is just around the cor- flip at the Super Bowl last year, I homes. There were 12 million people ner. And it is going to look a little bit think. I continue to be inspired by him kept out of poverty. different for a lot of people, but that every day. I have mentioned him more And the individual checks that were doesn’t mean it can’t be just as special. than a few times on the Senate floor, sent out, essentially, that expired in I am thankful evermore for my own as have all of our proud West Vir- July and August. Since then, we have personal good health and that of my ginians. He is a proud West Virginian seen literally thousands of Americans a family’s. I am very, very grateful and himself and is one of the last remain- week falling into poverty. We kept mil- thankful for the first responders and ing Medal of Honor recipients from lions of Americans from falling into the essential workers and now those World War II. He turned 97 last month. poverty. We can do it again. We can workers in the hospitals who are really He valiantly fought in the Battle of keep Americans from losing their seeing a lot more patients coming in Iwo Jima and rightfully earned the homes. We put in place an eviction with COVID. I think about the grocery military’s most prestigious medal for moratorium. We gave people stimulus store workers, the truckers, and others his actions during the war. We are so checks. We helped support the small who have really kept life moving dur- proud of him and all he does with our businesses. Why are we not doing that ing those first months when we weren’t Gold Star families. We have memorials sure how to cope. all throughout our State and across the again? Why does Senator MCCONNELL I am very grateful for my wonderful country, where Woody inspires not just not want to do that again? community of Charleston, WV, where I We can rise to meet this moment. We those who have served but those who have lived for over 40 years. And I am can restore people’s faith in their gov- support and the families who support very grateful for the opportunity and ernment. We can’t allow President those who serve. So we are very proud the honor of a lifetime to represent the Trump—with his out-the-door ap- to call him our West Virginia own. We people of West Virginia in the U.S. pointees of people out of the main- did rename the VA center, hospital, in Senate. I am grateful for our country Huntington after Woody. We had a stream—we can’t allow him to sabo- and all of the great American thoughts grand opening. It was really fun. tage this economy and sabotage this and prayers that have carried many of Whether it be the Korean war, the government from within, creating us through these last few months. Vietnam war, the first Gulf war, the chaos wherever he can, after voters de- But I am especially thankful and ongoing fight against terrorism in the cisively, decisively, decisively rejected grateful for the brave servicemembers Middle East, and all the conflicts that him with an electoral college landslide who have put their lives on the line for America has fought, our country’s and rejected him by more than 5 mil- our country year after year. I am servicemembers have made the ulti- lion votes. The voters have sent a clear grateful for the many veterans who mate sacrifices to keep our liberties in- message to all of us to get to work. have come before them and for the tact. I suggest the absence of a quorum. military families from all over the Sometimes I think people get kind of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The country who support the men and down about where are we going, and it clerk will call the roll. women who serve. seems like we don’t have the optimism The senior assistant legislative clerk Just last week, we celebrated Vet- as a country. Do you know what? I am proceeded to call the roll. erans Day. It is always a very special, very optimistic because of what I am Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I ask kind of solemn day in our State, and it talking about today. unanimous consent that the order for is very well attended. This year we Without the sacrifices of men and the quorum call be rescinded. couldn’t have the parades. We did a lot women, we would not be able to have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of virtual celebrations, but it was no these many freedoms, and it is impor- objection, it is so ordered. less special. This is a day to honor the tant to remember those men and THANKSGIVING men and women of the U.S. Armed women who have supportive family Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I am Forces, both past and present, who members. here today to join some of my fellow have stood up to protect the freedoms It is fitting also that this month is Senators here to talk about giving that we hold dear. Military Family Appreciation Month. I thanks to our military servicemembers Our military is undoubtedly the very think about the different moves or the and our veterans. Certainly, this is the greatest in the world. From the ‘‘great- nights of sleeplessness where you are thankful and grateful season that we est generation’’ to our younger soldiers unsure where your loved one is or how are heading into. I think November has who have fought in Iraq and Afghani- they are serving. This is a month to a lot of celebratory times both for our stan, all of our soldiers have served ad- honor and recognize the sacrifices and families and also for our veterans and mirably, and I am pleased to be serving challenges that military families face military families. with some who have not just served while supporting these brave men and There is no question that this year several years ago but in recent times. women. has been most different and has looked My home State of West Virginia has Our military families do face unique very different than most. We have a long and proud history of answering challenges, and I think here in this faced so many challenges and adjusted the call of duty. I think we have the body we take that into consideration to a new norm of teleworking, tele- highest percentage per capita of mili- quite a bit when we are looking at ap- health, telecommuting, all kinds of dif- tary veterans. propriations and ways to help our fami- ferent ways to communicate on our de- I am the proud daughter of a World lies. We are forever indebted to the sac- vices, FaceTiming—I do a lot of War II veteran and Purple Heart recipi- rifices they make as their loved ones FaceTiming with my family—and other ent. I grew up hearing stories about are fighting for our freedoms. They are socially distanced activities, and I heroism displayed on and off the bat- often the ones behind the scenes, faced don’t see that coming to an end in the tlefield and have always been in awe of with difficult decisions every single near future. But in the midst of all of those who have served this country. day, and it is not easy.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:41 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.013 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7054 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 I have had the chance to meet many point, I think, that we need to be there to make sure that those options are military families and hear about their for our veterans and our servicemem- available to them. experiences firsthand, and I have also bers every day, not just on Veterans We also need to recognize that mem- heard from many of our own here, par- Day, but that we need to be out there bers of our military suffer injuries both ticularly Senator JONI ERNST, who every day saying thank you for all that seen and unseen. There are the wounds served as well and is a veteran. Senator they do for us—and to their families— that you can see, but then there are MARTHA MCSALLY is also one of those and to always keep in our hearts and also the wounds, the battle scars of whom I have been fascinated to hear our prayers all of those who are de- war, that you can’t see. her path and her service. ployed around the world today keeping In terms of what the VA does for our Whether it is our current service- us safe. veterans, we need to make sure that members, veterans, or military fami- In my State of North Dakota, we the mental healthcare and the suicide lies, we are so grateful for their serv- have a rich tradition of service. I am so prevention programs are in place there ice. It is because of their sacrifice and proud of all of our North Dakotans who as well. Last month the Commander courage that we are able to enjoy these have served in the military and serve John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental freedoms and liberties that we all cher- today. Health Care Improvement Act was ish. Since I was Governor of North Da- signed into law, and I was pleased to be This Thanksgiving, take a moment kota, from 2000 through 2010, and even able to cosponsor that legislation, and to thank a veteran, a servicemember, since I have been here in the Senate, I that legislation will help advance a and in this environment, a frontline don’t think I have ever missed partici- more comprehensive approach to ad- worker, an essential worker—someone pating at home on Veterans Day in dress the tragedy of veteran suicide. who is giving of themselves, sacrificing ceremonies for our servicemembers. It also expands access to alternative time with their family and, in some Really, because we were in session last treatment options like hyperbaric oxy- way, putting themselves in precarious week, this was the first time in, I gen therapy, or HBOT, for veterans situations with meeting the health think, more than 20 years that I wasn’t who have not been able to benefit or re- challenges of COVID. able to attend services at home for our cover using traditional therapies for At the same time, this should not be veterans on Veterans Day. So what I post-traumatic stress. limited to just Thanksgiving or to Vet- did is I went over to Arlington Ceme- Last year, working with others, I was erans Day or Military Family Appre- tery and spent some time there. able to secure for the Fargo VA des- ciation Month. We should be doing this I also went to the U.S. Marine Corps ignation as the fifth location in the Na- every day, and we should be making Memorial, and I particularly wanted to tion for an HBOT pilot program, and sure that those who serve know our ap- go over to the Marine Corps Memorial we recently extended that program for preciation, that those who serve because my father was a marine. Of a longer period of time and added addi- know—like the Senator from North Da- course, for his life—he died when he tional service area in Jamestown, ND, kota, who is going to be after me—that was 87 years old, but throughout his as well. their long history of service in our life, you could never say he was a ma- I have to say, our VA veterans States—and, certainly, the Presiding rine because once a marine, always a healthcare facility in Fargo is second Officer’s State as well—all across this marine. So even when he was in his to none. They do a tremendous job. I country are not going without recogni- eighties, he would say he still is a ma- talk to veterans who go there not only tion. from North Dakota but from much of Without this great sacrifice and dedi- rine. If you said ‘‘was a marine,’’ then Minnesota, and they really appreciate cation to defending the flag, this coun- he would get mad at you, but now that it. The care there is high level. try would not be what it is today. I he has passed, I can say he was a ma- Sometimes we hear these stories and mentioned how optimistic and grateful rine. But he was awfully proud of his have great concern about veterans’ and thankful I am to be an American. service. While this year has thrown a lot our As I looked at that Marine Corps Me- care facilities where they are not doing way, and it may be difficult to see morial, it made me think of him. It a good job, and we need to address some of the positives, we must always just is, again, a recognition for all of us that, but I can say that our Fargo, ND, remember that we have much to be of how much we owe our veterans. VA healthcare facility is tops. And the thankful for. So it is about thanking them and ac- veterans I talk to on a regular basis Thank you. knowledging them, but it is also very tell me that, so we are very appre- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- important that we show our gratitude ciative of all the healthcare providers ator from North Dakota. in other ways, by making sure that our who work there and do that very good Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I want Armed Service forces, members, as well job for our wonderful veterans. So we to acknowledge and express my appre- as all of our veterans receive the care, need to continue to provide that type ciation for the comments of the Sen- the benefits, the recognition, the of care as well. ator from West Virginia, her father’s things that our Nation has promised Also, I joined with Senator SINEMA service, and the service of so many vet- them for their service. and Senator SULLIVAN in introducing erans, as well as our colleagues here in We need to follow through on those the Reduce Unemployment for Vet- the Senate who are here today saying things. In this Congress we have erans of All Ages Act, which enables thank you as we enter this time of worked to do that, and we need to con- veterans, regardless of when they Thanksgiving for our veterans and all tinue to work to do that. served, to access VA’s vocational reha- those who serve today. We appreciate Some of the things we have been able bilitation and employment benefits. them so much. to do are work to strengthen the VA’s That just makes sense, particularly Of course, that is what this colloquy ability to provide veterans with a con- during this pandemic. We are seeing is all about, for us to come down today tinuum of care so that not only do they the challenges with unemployment for and to say thank you to our veterans, have access to the medical care they everybody, and making sure that our thank you to those who serve. I know need, but they also have that con- great veterans have access to work and the Presiding Officer’s State has a tinuum of care as they get older. employment when they come back or number of military bases and a large We talk about our World War II gen- leave the service is always a priority. contingent of servicemembers, and eration, America’s ‘‘greatest genera- It is obviously very much a priority as they are truly fantastic. They are just tion,’’ as laid out in Tom Brokaw’s we work our way through this pan- amazing. We have two large Air Force book and that famous acknowledge- demic. bases in my State, and, of course, our ment of all that they did in World War So passing this legislation would help Guard and others who serve in our II. So many of them, of course, we are provide veterans with greater self-suf- military. I am impressed every day losing now, and it highlights the need ficiency, better financial security, and, when I see what they do and how they to make sure that we have the con- of course, a higher quality of life. serve. We are so deeply appreciative. tinuum of care there for them, both Also, as chairman of the Senate Com- That is what today is all about. It is care in terms of nursing home care and mittee on Indian Affairs, I have worked thanking our veterans and making the also home-based care as well. We need with our committee to ensure that our

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When they are gone, the families final design just a month later, and the So, as I say, for all of our veterans, have to pick up the slack at home, and Higgins boat was born. we have to be there, but we certainly they do. Andrew Higgins’ company went on to have to make sure, then, that we are That is one reason that each year produce over 23,000 of these boats, and providing help and support for our Na- since coming to the Senate, I have in- his design worked so well that the Al- tive American veterans who have troduced in the past the Senate resolu- lies trusted them to carry our soldiers served as well. tion proclaiming a national Day of the across the English Channel on D-Day. Clearly, Native American veterans Deployed to recognize and thank our Without the Higgins boat, we may not face some unique challenges related to deployed servicemembers and their have turned the tide of World War II at homelessness and housing, and that is family members: Active Duty, Guard, Normandy. We may never have liber- a function of being on the reservation. and Reserves. ated Europe from Hitler’s grasp. They have some unique challenges, and With Thanksgiving approaching, we In fact, President Dwight Eisen- we have to work to address those chal- are reminded of the many freedoms and hower, who was the Supreme Allied lenges. blessings that we enjoy as a nation, all Commander in Europe on D-Day, went So I have worked with Senator of which have been secured by the men as far as to say that Andrew Higgins UDALL, the vice chairman of the Indian and the women who have served and do was ‘‘the man who won the war for us.’’ Affairs Committee, along with Senator serve in our Armed Forces. It was an honor to attend the 75th TESTER, whom I think is ranking mem- Today and every day—not just on anniversary of D-Day last year at ber on the Veterans’ Affairs Com- Veterans Day but today and every Omaha Beach, to see firsthand the mittee, and we introduced the Tribal day—we say thank you and God bless beach where the ‘‘greatest generation’’ HUD-VASH Act, which would provide you. jumped out of those boats that Andrew rental housing assistance as well as I yield the floor. Higgins built to save the world from housing for eligible Native American The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ROM- Naziism. veterans who are homeless or at risk of NEY). The Senator from Nebraska. I am thankful for them, and I am homelessness. THANKSGIVING thankful for the sacrifices that all of Our legislation has passed the Sen- Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, next our veterans and Active-Duty service- ate, and we are certainly hoping that it Thursday is Thanksgiving, and we are members make each and every day. receives action in the House very soon. here today because, even during a We all know that Thanksgiving is As we continue to support our serv- tough year like this one, we have so going to be a little different this year. icemembers, I also am a member of the many things to be thankful for. As important as it is to spend time Senate Defense Appropriations Com- In that spirit, I would like to tell a with our extended family, many of mittee, and we need to continue to short story about a Nebraskan whose whom we only see once a year, it is work to invest in our military and en- contribution to the history of our just as important to do what we can to sure that our servicemembers have the country is pretty extraordinary. protect those we love from this virus. tools they need to complete their mis- In 1886, Andrew Jackson Higgins was I won’t pretend that it is easy to sions. born in the small town of Columbus, spend Thanksgiving apart from these In North Dakota we have many Ac- NE. He spent most of his childhood in large gatherings of loved ones, but I tive-Duty servicemembers at our Air Omaha, and he served in the Nebraska hope the far greater sacrifices our sol- Force bases, as well as others in the Army National Guard after the turn of diers and veterans have made will help State. They perform incredibly impor- the 20th century before moving to Ala- us to keep this hardship in perspective. tant missions, and we need to make bama at the age of 20 to work in the This Thanksgiving, let’s give thanks sure that we are supporting them and lumber industry. for our military; let’s give thanks for our servicemembers across the country He worked a wide variety of jobs, Andrew Higgins and the Higgins boat, and deployed around the globe and that hoping to learn enough to eventually which saved the lives of so many of our they have what they need to do their start his own business. He succeeded in soldiers on D-Day; and let’s give missions. his dream in 1922 when he founded Hig- thanks for our veterans and those cur- That applies equally for our members gins Lumber and Export Company, rently serving this country in the of the National Guard and the reserves. which quickly grew to become one of Armed Forces. Without the sacrifices As a former Governor—and I know the the largest lumber companies in North that they have made and continue to Presiding Officer was a former Gov- America. make every day, our country wouldn’t ernor himself—the amount that we Four years later, his company de- be as great as it is today. Their service rely on the National Guard is unbeliev- signed the Eureka boat, a 36-foot-long makes Thanksgiving possible, this year able. Their level of service is unbeliev- boat that was able to sail in just a few and every year. able. Whether it is fire or flood or hur- feet of water. At the time, lumber I suggest the absence of a quorum. ricane or tornadoes or any kind of nat- could only be loaded onto ships at port, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ural disaster here at home or whether but a craft that could operate in such clerk will call the roll. it is deploying to the global war on ter- shallow water could run on and off of The legislative clerk proceeded to ror in Afghanistan, Iraq, or anywhere riverbanks, enabling Higgins Lumber call the roll. else around the world, our National and Export Company to load and un- Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask Guard is there. They do an incredible, load its lumber just about anywhere. unanimous consent that the order for incredible job, so we need to make sure In short, Andrew Higgins built the the quorum call be rescinded. we are supporting our Guard and re- Eureka boat simply to make his em- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without serves just as we support our Active- ployees’ lives easier, and that was an objection, it is so ordered. Duty forces. As a matter of fact, one of honorable goal. But throughout the Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I am our Guard units is actually deployed next decade, as it became clear that rising today, along with others, giving for a 9-month assignment defending the Hitler decided to plunge the world back thanks to our military and service- Nation’s Capital. They are here defend- into war, the U.S. military began to members and our veterans. In our fam- ing Washington, DC. search for a way to land soldiers di- ily, this comes naturally. I am the son Again, talk to anybody who is a Gov- rectly onto beaches. They turned to of Wes Roberts, a World War II Marine ernor or a former Governor, and they the Eureka boat, which beat the Navy’s veteran who fought at Okinawa and will tell you just how incredible the design in a head-to-head test in 1939. Iwo Jima, and as a Marine veteran my- National Guard is. And those deploy- There was just one problem: The only self, I say with certainty and pride that ments are not easy. Whether they are way to get on or off the boat was by there is no greater duty than to stand

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That quickly turned into a their Commander in Chief and salute ises we have made are kept to the combat situation, both in Okinawa and him as they would have liked to have armed services members who have Iwo Jima. I am very thankful that he done years back. stepped forward and donned a uniform. was spared. I would also like to add I would point out that through my 40 That means making sure, during this that I thank former President Truman years of service in both the House and COVID–19 pandemic, that federally run for making a decision that allowed him Senate, I have said many times that retirement homes, like the Armed and 800,000 other Americans to come the No. 1 priority of our Federal Gov- Services Retirement Home in Gulfport, home. ernment is to provide for the safety MS, have the resources they need. It It is of the utmost importance, espe- and security of our great Nation and to means acting boldly to reform the VA, cially today, to pause and to recognize encourage those who protect us and to which we have done, actually, on a bi- and thank veterans everywhere for give them due. It has also been an partisan basis, in recent years, with their service in defending our Nation honor to serve as a marine and to serve legislation like the VA MISSION Act from threats, both overseas and here at the great State of Kansas in Wash- and the VA Accountability and Whis- home. ington. tleblower Protection Act. These laws Another point of privilege I would Our Nation is forever indebted to the have reduced wait times, expanded ac- like to point out is that before the pan- acts of bravery and sacrifice of the cess to telemedicine and private care, demic, we were set to dedicate the service men and women who repeatedly and allowed the Department of Vet- Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial on answer the call of duty and step for- erans Affairs to fire employees who May 8. That was the 75th anniversary ward to defend the freedoms we all hold have engaged in poor performance. As I of Victory in Europe Day—an anniver- dear. Each and every one of us—more say that, I might add, when I talk to sary with worldwide significance. especially in this body—give the veterans who have used the services of Due to the ongoing pandemic, we thanks of a grateful Nation to our Na- the VA, so many times, they are com- dedicated the memorial in September, tion’s veterans. plimentary and profusely generous in and now, after decades of work, the me- I would be remiss if I did not close by their praise of the employees of the De- morial dedicated to our President and stating ‘‘Semper Fi.’’ partment of Veterans Affairs. For the Supreme Allied Commander and I yield the floor. those who don’t get the job done and Kansas’s favorite son, Dwight D. Eisen- I suggest the absence of a quorum. perform poorly, we now have the abil- hower, is attracting generations of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ity, under this important legislation, visitors to the National Mall. I drive by pore. The clerk will call the roll. to get rid of them and replace them it on Independence Avenue when I am The legislative clerk proceeded to with those who will join the majority going home. I am always amazed that call the roll. of the VA employees in getting the job there are 25 or 30 people taking pic- Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I done. tures of Ike, both as President and also ask unanimous consent that the order I have also introduced legislation the Supreme Allied Commander. for the quorum call be rescinded. with Senator KAINE to designate Sep- I am delighted that we are relearning The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tember 30 as National Veterans Suicide the contributions of this great Presi- pore. Without objection, it is so or- Prevention Day. It is something on dent and a man who basically saved dered. which, again, we have worked in a bi- Western democracy and gave us 8 years Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I partisan manner down through the of peace and prosperity as President. ask unanimous consent that the con- Congresses. The memorial encourages all visitors firmation vote on the Vaden nomina- This month is not only Thanksgiving to learn more about the critical role tion occur at 2:15 p.m. today. month and election month, but it is Ike played in not only shaping our Na- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Military Family Appreciation Month. tion and defining the United States of pore. Without objection, it is so or- Showing our thankfulness to veterans America on the world stage but leading dered. also includes showing our thankfulness our country through 8 years of peace Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I am to the families of our military mem- and prosperity. He recognized the joined on the floor by the Senator from bers. So I am pleased to join my col- promise of America and the reciprocal North Carolina, and I think a few addi- leagues and yield the floor, in just a responsibility of his people to serve the tional Members will be coming to talk few moments, to my colleague from Nation that serves them. As he said in about Thanksgiving Day and about one North Carolina. his first inaugural address, ‘‘It is the of the things that we are most thank- Just today, Members of the House firm duty of each of our free citizens ful for in this Nation, which is the and Senate are working on the final . . . to place the cause of this country service of our veterans who have paragraphs and the final provisions before the comfort, the convenience of stepped forward in uniform to give us that remain undecided within the Na- himself.’’ It was Eisenhower’s decision the free country that we enjoy today tional Defense Authorization Act. This to launch the D-day invasion that and the freedoms that we enjoy today— year, it will be named after a retiring helped turn the tide of war in Europe veterans like my 96-year-old father, colleague of ours, Representative MAC and save Western democracy. who was in World War II, who was rec- THORNBERRY, of Texas, who did not While the memorial pays tribute to ognized at the Ole Miss-South Carolina seek reelection this year. I can tell you his valiant leadership, it also pays trib- game just Saturday night as one of the that Members of the Senate and Mem- ute to the ‘‘greatest generation.’’ With- surviving World War II veterans. bers of this Republican conference are out their bravery and sacrifice during So I want to take a personal moment working hard today to make our Na- World War II, the world, no doubt, to recognize my dad and people like tional Defense Authorization Act a re- would be a very different place. him who served so many, many decades ality again for the 60th straight year Now, we have another favorite son in ago. They kept us safe and defended and to serve those veterans and future Kansas. My dear friend and mentor, our most important freedoms, includ- veterans who have done so much to Senator Bob Dole, is another one of ing the freedom that Americans exer- make our country free. these heroes of the ‘‘greatest genera- cised just this month—the freedom to At this point, I yield the floor. tion,’’ and he made a tremendous effort cast a ballot. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- in making the World War II Memorial I am a veteran myself, and I am a pore. The Senator from North Carolina. a reality. In talking with Bob about his proud veteran. Of course, my accom- Mr. TILLIS. Madam President, before effort and then his key role in making plishments do not compare with those the senior Senator from Mississippi the Eisenhower Memorial an actuality of my World War II veteran dad’s. I am leaves, I would like to thank him for

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I rise for the same purpose—to thank of progress in this area, but we have Those wearing the uniform aren’t the our men and women in uniform, our much more to do. only ones making a sacrifice, either. veterans, and those actively serving. On a special note, I want to talk to Back home, there is an empty seat at In North Carolina, we have a proud the military families who are in mili- the family table. There are kids miss- tradition of military service. We have tary housing on our installations ing their mom or dad, as my daughter one of the fastest growing populations across the world, particularly to the missed me while I was deployed. Par- of veterans in the Nation. We will have folks down at Fort Bragg and Camp ents are missing a child, and husbands surpassed a million over the next cou- Lejeune. and wives are missing a spouse. ple of years. We also have over 100,000 We are not done with making sure Due to COVID, many who are sta- Active-Duty servicemembers who serve that you have the best, safest, cleanest tioned in the United States can’t even bravely from Fort Bragg, Camp housing that you can possibly have. We travel home to be with their families. Lejeune, Cherry Point, New River, and have made a lot of progress in this Con- My own daughter will not be able to Seymour Johnson, which is where my gress, but we have a lot of work to do. travel over Thanksgiving. Restrictions colleague from Mississippi served. We So I make a commitment to every have been put in place prohibiting non- also have a fantastic, well-decorated servicemember and every veteran: As essential travel to or from many mili- National Guard and the largest air sta- long as I am in the U.S. Senate, we are tary installations, including Camp tion for the Coast Guard right up in the going to work to continue to repay Dodge in my home State of Iowa. But northeast part of our State. We have a that debt. We are looking for your feed- every day, not just Thanksgiving, can proud tradition of military service, and back, and we are looking for your input be a sacrifice when serving in the I am proud to serve them as their U.S. so that we can do right by you. Armed Forces. Those who enlist are Senator. To all of the veterans and all of the well aware of this. Yet it is no deter- I also have the privilege of serving as military families, I thank you from the rent. the chairman of the Personnel Sub- bottom of my heart for all that you As a combat veteran with over 23 committee on the Senate Armed Serv- have done and for all that you continue years of service between the Army Re- ices Committee and on the Committee to do. serves and the Iowa Army National on Veterans’ Affairs, where we work On a final note, to those of the vet- Guard, I understand what many fami- every day to try to make life better for erans service organizations, with whom lies are going through, and I have a our men and women who serve today I work closely on the Committee on deep sense of gratitude for the sacrifice and for our veterans who have served Veterans’ Affairs, thank you for your our men and women in uniform make in the past. continued service. You have served our for the good of their neighbors. I have to say, with regard to the Nation in the armed services, and you Just last year, I visited our Iowa Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, it is continue to serve by helping veterans troops for Thanksgiving in Afghani- one of my favorite committees be- and helping to be a voice up here in stan. It was good to see them, and I cause—and the American people need Congress. know how much they were missing to recognize this—we almost always To the veterans and military fami- their families. They also want to make come together, Republicans and Demo- lies, God bless you, and thank you for sure that the people back home remem- crats, to continue to make install- your service. ber them—remember that they are far ments on a debt we can never fully I yield the floor. from home, remember that they are repay. Senator WICKER talked about The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. working hard to protect our freedoms. some of the progress we have made HYDE-SMITH). The Senator from Iowa. Our courageous servicemembers with the VA MISSION Act, which Ms. ERNST. Madam President, I know the real cost of freedom. They makes sure that we provide to the vet- thank my colleague from North Caro- have seen and felt it firsthand. Many of erans who need care the best possible lina for joining us to talk about our them live with that price the rest of care they can get. veterans and about how important their lives. Far too many who survive I also thank for his leadership the they are. combat continue fighting an internal Secretary of the VA, Robert Wilkie, North Carolina, of course, is home to battle when they return home. who is also a native North Carolinian. many of our Active-Duty installations, That is why I have made it a top pri- Out of 17 Federal agencies, he has which house many of our brave, young ority to work across the aisle to com- taken the Department of Veterans Af- men and women from across the United bat suicide and mental health struggles fairs organization, which was ranked States. Many Iowans will travel to the among our veterans. My most recent 17th as the preferred place to work, to great Fort Bragg or other installations effort would designate a Buddy Check the top 5, and its satisfaction rating and call North Carolina home at least Week to educate veterans on how to among veterans today is over 90 per- for a short while. So thanks to my col- conduct peer wellness checks. It is a cent. I would put what they are doing league for joining us today. really simple measure that could go a up against any of the best healthcare Thanksgiving dinner has become the long way to support the health and systems in the private sector. single most celebrated meal of the safety of those who have bravely served We have a lot of work to do, and I year, with tens of millions of Ameri- our Nation. want all of the veterans to know that cans gathering with family and friends During this Thanksgiving season, we we are going to honor their service by to give thanks for their blessings and, also must continue to show our grati- doing our work here in the Senate of of course, for one another. And, folks, I tude for those who are putting their continuing to do better by them. know that this year, it is a lot dif- own health and lives at risk by serving I also want to talk about the fact ferent. on the frontlines in our fight against that it is Military Family Appreciation While we still have so much to be COVID–19. Month. I think the real silent heroes thankful for, the COVID–19 pandemic Throughout this pandemic, there out there are the spouses and the fam- means folks will be traveling less and have been over 850 Iowa National ily members who are left behind when might not be celebrating in larger Guardsmen working to deliver personal you are deployed or are in training. We groups. As a result, many will be sepa- protective equipment, food, and med- have to continue to make progress for rated from their loved ones on this ical supplies all across the State of military families. Many people may very special day. Iowa. Having served in the Iowa Army not appreciate what it is like if you are But, folks, this is a very familiar National Guard for many, many years, in a career as a spouse and are being feeling for anyone who has ever served I could not be more proud of their tire- moved from station to station every in our Nation’s Armed Forces. There is less and selfless efforts. That is why I

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:41 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.021 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7058 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 have introduced legislation to provide in leaving the military but in retire- shouldn’t be very hard to become a tax-free hazardous duty pay for our Na- ment from whatever they did next, medical technician wherever you de- tional Guard men and women to recog- don’t realize until that moment how cide to move to after the military. If nize the work they are doing during much their service has impacted the you have been a truckdriver in the this pandemic and provide them the way they see things and do things and Army, it shouldn’t be very hard to get pay they deserve. think about things and are concerned a truckdriver’s license pretty quickly I know I speak on behalf of all about things. once you decide this is where you want Iowans when I say I am truly thankful We need to be sure that veterans who to go. If you have been an electrician for all of those who have ever served have experiences and skills that they in the Navy, you ought to be able to our Nation in uniform, and also to take out of the military are able to get your license to be an electrician their families. This month we honor quickly connect with employers as pretty quickly when you go to where and appreciate all the sacrifices our they transition to civilian life. you go after you leave the military. military families make to support Every employer—in fact, at least I So these are the kinds of things we loved ones who are serving our Nation have never talked to an employer who can do. Certainly, our deep apprecia- in uniform. doesn’t say: We really hire vets. It is a tion for veterans, our deep appreciation While this Thanksgiving might look priority where we are to hire vets. for their families, our honoring the flag a little different, let’s not forget to be But we passed some legislation a few that they have done so much for—all of grateful for the freedoms and the bless- years ago, the HIRE Vets Act, which that is important. It is an integral part ings we have in this truly great coun- gave the Department of Labor the au- of what we are as a country. But there try. thority to recognize employers that ac- are things we also do that show vet- May God bless all Iowans, including tually do that—that hire vets, that erans that what they did, what they those serving overseas and those caring promote vets, that retain vets. Sec- learned counts, it matters, and we are for strangers during this pandemic. I retary Alex Acosta was Secretary of going to recognize that as employers, am thankful for the opportunity to Labor at the time, and they took a pro- as coworkers, as Members of Congress. serve you. gram that—everybody who advised him I yield the floor. I yield the floor. on this said it would take about 3 years The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to set this up. They set it up in about ator from Indiana. ator from Missouri. 6 months, and we began to recognize Mr. YOUNG. Madam President, I ask Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, first, employers around the country who unanimous consent to complete my re- let me thank Senator ERNST for orga- truly do meet the standard that all em- marks before the vote. nizing this opportunity to talk about ployers say they meet, and some do. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without our veterans, to talk about those who Everybody wants to, but it is easier to objection, it is so ordered. serve and the obligations we have to say you do it than it is to do it. Mr. YOUNG. Madam President, in them, to talk about their challenges. Seven Missouri businesses just re- the Marine Corps, we have a motto: Last week, certainly Veterans Day was ceived earlier this month the 2020 HIRE Semper Fidelis. It means ‘‘always very much on our minds, but also we Vets Medallion Program Award. They faithful’’—always faithful to our Na- ought to be sure that our veterans are are C2C in Chesterfield; Connectria in tion and to the brave patriots who have on our minds all the time. St. Louis; Arnold Defense & Elec- honorably served it. We have appropriations bills we need tronics in Arnold, MO; AME Construc- Just last week, we recognized a day to pass that will make a big difference tion in Cottleville; Veterans of Foreign that is very special to me and I think in how veterans’ issues are dealt with. Wars in Kansas City, an employer that to all Americans—Veterans Day. On Obviously we need to pass the appro- at one time was the World War I Me- this important occasion, we say thank priations bill for the Department of morial—the only memorial; On Target you to our veterans, to those who have Veterans Affairs, and every veteran Solutions in Belton; and Pod-Grown in worn the uniform for their courage and would want us to pass the appropria- Wentzville. They all received the rec- for their commitment to protecting tions bill for the Department of De- ognition that they really do hire vets our freedoms and preserving our very fense. But there are also provisions in and they really do promote vets and way of life. other bills that help veterans get back they really do meet extraordinary Their service, of course, should be an into society more effectively when standards that are part of that pro- example to all of us. I try to instill this they leave the military. gram. The program aims to highlight in my children. It is something I dis- The Labor, Health and Human Serv- companies that do just that. cuss at school groups oftentimes, en- ices, and Education bill that I talked Third, we have worked to make it couraging people to think about maybe about on the floor last week increases easier for military spouses to transfer spending some time in military service assistance for veterans’ employment their licenses and skills from one State or finding other ways to serve their fel- programs and veterans’ training pro- to another. We included that in the De- low Americans. grams. It supports veterans when they fense Authorization Act passed in July. Our veterans help keep us safe during move from the military workforce to That Defense Authorization Act hasn’t times of great uncertainty and the civilian workforce. It works to give passed the Congress yet. It has passed unease—something all of us, I think, homeless veterans a chance to have a the Senate; it hasn’t passed the House appreciate a little bit more during this home, have a job, have an oppor- yet. I know we have every intention of trying year. tunity—break through whatever bar- getting that done this year. But when The month of November also marks rier is a barrier for them. Opioid de- we do, we put provisions in there that Military Family Appreciation Month. pendence—we all know those numbers really do allow much easier transfer Our military families don’t always get are back up. Those opioid death num- from one State to another, whether the credit they deserve, but they bear a bers are back up. Veteran suicide—not you are a teacher or a nurse or a beau- very special and unique burden on be- one is acceptable. Funding the veterans tician or a barber or an engineer, archi- half of our country that, frankly, most hotline, funding behavioral health protect—whatever you might be transfer- of us cannot fully understand. They grams, being sure that telehealth can ring and want to transfer as your sacrifice their peace of mind and their be available to veterans who may not spouse moves from one assignment to well-being on behalf of their neighbors, be able to drive all the way to a pro- another, it shouldn’t take most of the their communities, and their fellow vider but would be able to quickly con- time you are there to finally get quali- Americans, people they have never tact the person who helps them. fied to do what you were qualified to do met—What could be more beautiful We need to understand the challenges before you got there. than that?—because they believe in for homeless veterans particularly and Lowering these license barriers for this Nation and they believe in this post-traumatic stress in other veterans spouses—I think we ought to also do country and the values that undergird who sometimes don’t develop post- all we can to lower those barriers for it. traumatic stress until decades after veterans themselves. If you have been a Even though we can’t begin to repay they serve. Often our veterans, not just medical technician in the Air Force, it the sacrifices they make on our behalf,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:41 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.022 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7059 we can honor them, and we can express Hyde-Smith Murkowski Scott (SC) The clerk will call the roll. our gratitude. So this Thanksgiving Inhofe Paul Shelby The senior assistant legislative clerk Johnson Perdue Sullivan season, this time for counting our Kennedy Portman Thune called the roll. blessings and celebrating how many of Lankford Risch Tillis Mr. THUNE. The following Senators them we enjoy even amidst this global Lee Roberts Toomey are necessarily absent: the Senator Loeffler Romney pandemic, may we remember all that Wicker from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the McConnell Rounds Young we are thankful for—every bit of it— McSally Rubio Senator from Colorado (Mr. GARDNER), and who we are thankful for, as well— Moran Sasse the Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), yes, our family members, our neigh- NAYS—43 and the Senator from Florida (Mr. bors, and our close friends, but I per- Baldwin Heinrich Rosen SCOTT). sonally am thankful for our Active- Bennet Hirono Schatz Further, if present and voting, the Duty servicemembers. I am thankful Blumenthal Jones Schumer Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- Booker Kaine for Indiana’s more than 400,000 vet- Shaheen ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ the Brown King Sinema erans. I am thankful for their selfless Cantwell Klobuchar Smith Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY) families. Cardin Leahy Stabenow would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ and the Sen- I hope all Americans will join me Carper Manchin Tester ator from Florida (Mr. SCOTT) would Casey Markey Udall today, this month, this Thanksgiving, Coons Menendez have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Van Hollen and every day thereafter and reflect on Cortez Masto Merkley Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Warner these men and women, the fellow Duckworth Murphy Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN- Durbin Murray Warren Americans who sacrifice so much on Gillibrand Peters Wyden STEIN), the Senator from California behalf of all of us. Our country simply Hassan Reed (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Wash- ington (Mrs. MURRAY), and the Senator would not be the same without them; it NOT VOTING—8 arguably wouldn’t exist without the from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) are nec- Alexander Grassley Scott (FL) essarily absent. families who are prepared to sacrifice Feinstein Harris Whitehouse so much. Gardner Sanders The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COT- So God bless our Active-Duty serv- The nomination was confirmed. TON). Are there any other Senators in icemembers, God bless our veterans, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- the Chamber desiring to vote? and God bless our military families, jority whip. The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 49, and may God continue to bless this Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask nays 43, as follows: great country, the United States of unanimous consent that the motion to [Rollcall Vote No. 238 Ex.] America. reconsider be considered made and laid YEAS—49 I yield the floor. upon the table and the President be im- Barrasso Fischer Portman The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- Blackburn Graham Risch Blunt Hawley the previous order, all postcloture time tion. Roberts has expired. Boozman Hoeven Romney The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Braun Hyde-Smith Rounds The question is, Will the Senate ad- objection? Burr Inhofe Rubio vise and consent to the Vaden nomina- Without objection, it is so ordered. Capito Johnson Sasse tion? Cassidy Kennedy Scott (SC) Collins Lankford f Shelby Mr. ENZI. I ask for the yeas and Cornyn Lee Sullivan Cotton Loeffler nays. CLOTURE MOTION Thune The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Cramer McConnell Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask Crapo McSally Tillis sufficient second? unanimous consent that the manda- Cruz Moran Toomey Wicker There appears to be a sufficient sec- tory quorum call with respect to the Daines Murkowski ond. Enzi Paul Young Mizelle nomination be waived. Ernst Perdue The clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there The bill clerk called the roll. objection? NAYS—43 Mr. THUNE. The following Senators Without objection, it is so ordered. Baldwin Heinrich Schatz are necessarily absent: the Senator Bennet Hirono Schumer Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays Blumenthal Jones Shaheen from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the before the Senate the pending cloture Booker Kaine Sinema Senator from Colorado (Mr. GARDNER), motion, which the clerk will state. Brown King Smith the Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), Cantwell Klobuchar Stabenow The senior assistant legislative clerk Cardin Leahy and the Senator from Florida (Mr. read as follows: Tester Carper Manchin Udall SCOTT). Casey Markey CLOTURE MOTION Van Hollen Coons Menendez Further, if present and voting, the Warner We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Cortez Masto Merkley LEX Warren Senator from Tennessee (Mr. A - ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Duckworth Murphy ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Durbin Peters Whitehouse Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY) move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Gillibrand Reed Wyden would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ and the Sen- nation of Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of Flor- Hassan Rosen ator from Florida (Mr. SCOTT) would ida, to be United States District Judge for NOT VOTING—8 the Middle District of Florida. have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Alexander Grassley Sanders Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, Mike Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Feinstein Harris Scott (FL) Crapo, Shelley Moore Capito, John Cor- Gardner Murray Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN- nyn, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Steve Daines, STEIN), the Senator from California Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Thom Tillis, The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Richard Burr, Pat Roberts, Cory Gard- vote, the yeas are 49, the nays are 43. Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the Sen- ner, Tom Cotton, John Boozman, John The motion is agreed to. Hoeven, Lindsey Graham. ator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE- f HOUSE) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- The result was announced—yeas 49, imous consent, the mandatory quorum EXECUTIVE CALENDAR nays 43, as follows: call has been waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The [Rollcall Vote No. 237 Ex.] The question is, Is it the sense of the clerk will report the nomination. YEAS—49 Senate that debate on the nomination The senior assistant legislative clerk Barrasso Cassidy Daines of Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, read the nomination of Kathryn Blackburn Collins Enzi to be United States District Judge for Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, to be Blunt Cornyn Ernst the Middle District of Florida, shall be United States District Judge for the Boozman Cotton Fischer brought to a close? Middle District of Florida. Braun Cramer Graham Burr Crapo Hawley The yeas and nays are mandatory The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Capito Cruz Hoeven under the rule. ator from Arizona.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:33 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.024 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 FAREWELL TO THE SENATE teamwork, and a ‘‘make it happen’’ dent PENCE, Majority Leader MITCH Ms. MCSALLY. Mr. President, I rise mindset. MCCONNELL, and all of my colleagues to give my final speech on the Senate I especially want to thank those who who demonstrated leadership and com- floor, with a heart of gratitude. Serv- have been with me for all 6 years of my mitment to these important missions. ing and fighting for Arizona as a U.S. time in the House and Senate: my chief We saved the mighty A–10 Warthog Senator has been the opportunity of a of staff, Justin Roth, whom I trust from being mothballed—again. I stood lifetime. completely as my closest wingman to in the gap to ensure due process for a Many times in the last 2 years, I had lead our amazing team through thick brilliant senior military leader to con- to pinch myself that this middle-class and thin; my legislative director, Pace tinue to serve our Nation, and I told veteran became one of only 1,984 Amer- McMullan, who drives our legislative the whole world in a Senate Armed icans to serve in the U.S. Senate and success and embodies the young, bril- Services Committee hearing that, as a only 677 to serve in both Chambers of liant talent making a difference on the fighter pilot, retired colonel, and U.S. Congress since our Nation was formed. Hill; my deputy State director, C.J. Senator, I, too, am a survivor of sexual Like most Americans, on my life’s Karamargin, who took a risk to join assault. My path of healing, of finding journey, I have overcome adversity our team first in the House and built my voice and strength to not be held which could have crushed me but, by strong relationships across southern down or held back, was not easy, but I the grace of God, gave me a purpose to Arizona; and Rosa Ruiz, who has been a can truly say, like Joseph in the Old fight for others. When I was just 12 tireless case worker to help so many Testament: What others intended for years old, my dad died unexpectedly of Arizonans left behind by Federal agen- evil, God used for good. I am grateful a heart attack. I learned at that early cies. They welcomed our larger team in to God for giving me the courage to age to treat each day of this life as a the Senate to serve the whole State. tell my story, and I am blessed to be a gift. I was reminded of that lesson Of that incredible group, I want to Senator, not only to lead on reforms again this year when my 58-year-old recognize my deputy chief of staff and that were signed into law but also to brother Martin passed away. Though it State director, Tanya Wheeless, who use my platform to be an example of hope and healing for others. wasn’t from COVID, this type of deep brought a wealth of experience, matu- During my time serving in the Air grief—unexpectedly losing a family rity, and relationships to lead and Force, I developed a commonsense ap- member—is one too many of us have mentor our Arizona team, and Alana proach to solving problems that I took faced in 2020. We have been reminded Wilson, my director of scheduling— with me when I deployed here to DC. once again that every moment, every really, my director of everything—who This approach, despite the division, ob- day, every chapter of our lives is truly has extraordinary capacity and matu- struction, and dysfunction here in Con- a gift. rity beyond her years, and I absolutely gress, drove me to tirelessly seek com- As it has been for most chapters of could not function without her on so mon ground, to find pragmatic solu- my life, I didn’t come here in a tradi- many levels. tions that have made a real, tangible tional or easy way. This institution could not operate difference in people’s lives. We know I want to first thank Governor Doug and the people of all 50 States would where we disagree—the lines are very Ducey for the blessing to serve the not be served without the intelligent, bright—but I am proud to say my team great State of Arizona, especially dur- hard-charging, often young men and always looked for where the Venn dia- ing these times of unprecedented chal- women who choose to work on the Hill gram overlapped to solve problems and lenges. in staff positions. They don’t do it for get something accomplished, and it Accepting the Governor’s appoint- the pay, and they could make much worked. We tied for the most bills ment to be a Member of the world’s more and work fewer hours in other signed into law in my first year in the most prestigious and powerful gov- fields, but they choose these behind- Senate, and I am proud to say I will erning body was, like most missions in the-scenes, unglamorous jobs to be a leave this body ranked as the sixth my life, a high-risk, high-purpose en- part of keeping our constitutional Re- most bipartisan Senator—because I deavor. Becoming a U.S. Senator was public strong. I am so proud and thank- joined with many in this Chamber, on the ultimate expression of one of my ful for Team McSally and the profound both sides of the aisle, to find common life’s principles: Do things afraid. I and lasting impact they have made for ground for the common good. took on the mission with my eyes wide others. As one of the few combat veterans in open. I gave it my all, and I left it all Together as a team, we intervened on the Senate, I was uniquely honored to on the field in my fight for the Grand behalf of over 7,800 Arizonans who were fight for our military heroes, their Canyon State. getting the runaround from Federal bu- families, and veterans. Too often, our When I gave my maiden speech on reaucracies in the last 2 years alone. men and women in uniform come home this floor, I shared my approach to We secured nearly $7 million of bene- with the invisible wounds of war. The service, which was forged through 26 fits they deserved. legislation that my team and I crafted years in uniform: Honor your oath. To my fellow Arizonans, it was an and successfully got across the finish Live up to your calling. Don’t walk by honor to be your voice and fighter on line gives them the lifesaving treat- a problem. To paraphrase renowned your behalf. ment they earned and deserve, allowing fighter pilot John Boyd, choose to ‘‘do We crafted a legislative agenda that them to heal and reach their full, God- something’’ instead of trying to ‘‘be fought for freedom, opportunity, and given potential. Those who sacrifice somebody.’’ security for Americans and Arizo- life and limb for this country—who As I make the trip back home from nans—the very principles for which I bear the scars of battle, both seen and DC to Arizona for the last time and and my fellow veterans put our lives on unseen, who ran toward the sound of close out this 9-year chapter of my life, the line. We played a key role in cre- the guns in godforsaken lands—are the I do so with gratitude, with joy, with ating a strong economy so everyone heroes we can never forget and to no regrets, and with the pride of having has the opportunity to realize the whom we owe a profound debt. My represented the most optimistic, resil- American dream; rebuilding our mili- deepest hope is that the work we did to ient, and gritty people on the face of tary; standing up to China; securing fight for our veterans is a cornerstone the Earth. our border; and transforming the judi- of the legacy we leave here in the Sen- While my name is on the door of our ciary back to its constitutional role for ate. office here, this has always been a generations to come. This includes the Over these last few years, I have met team effort. None of what we have historic opportunity to confirm a pio- so many inspiring Arizonans as I have achieved would have been possible neering Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, to traveled through all 15 counties and en- without an exceptionally talented, self- the Supreme Court. gaged with people from myriad back- less, and committed staff, many of We worked together in this Chamber grounds and experiences. It was an whom are here today. I am so thankful to quickly deliver relief during this honor of a lifetime to meet four Navajo for my team of professionals in DC and first-in-a-century pandemic, saving Code Talkers when attending National Arizona, who truly embody our core lives, jobs, and small businesses. My Navajo Code Talkers Day on the Nav- values of integrity, service, excellence, thanks to President Trump, Vice Presi- ajo Nation; to visit with World War II

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:33 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.029 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7061 vets like George Cross while partici- son of Esther 4:14 as my life’s scripture The Senator from New Hampshire. pating in the 75th anniversary of D- ever since: Can it be that you were put CORONAVIRUS Day in Normandy; to connect with and in this position for such a time as this? Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I encourage Arizona sailors patrolling I was honored to serve with each of come to the floor today to raise the the Straits of Hormuz during height- you in this Chamber for such a time as concern about the need to pass another ened tensions with Iran; to secure, then this. We experience this gift of life in package of assistance to address the pin an overdue Purple Heart on Iraq seasons, and while this season is one coronavirus. war veteran Michael Letcher; and to filled with tumult and challenges, I I had a chance over the weeks that tour the border with the Ladd family know we will get through it as Ameri- we were in our home States in October and other ranchers—hard-working, pa- cans always do—together. and after the election to travel around triotic people whom I never would have When I was appointed to the Senate, New Hampshire and to talk with a met had I not served in Congress. I thought of this season in my life and number of our small businesses, rep- Over the last several, challenging decided, if this is the last 2 years of my resentatives from nursing homes, from months, I have been so inspired and life, I want to make it count for others. our hospitals, from so many of the peo- proud to witness Arizonans stepping up Today represents a change in seasons ple who are affected by what is hap- to help each other get through this for me. I don’t yet have clarity on what pening with COVID–19. pandemic. Our small business owners my next mission will be, but I do know And what I heard was that too many and universities found innovative ways who is the author and finisher of my people are struggling; too many people to make PPE for our frontline faith and that He created each of us are hurting, and they need help. healthcare heroes. We delivered meals with a purpose. We live up to that pur- New Hampshire has a small business to doctors and nurses with church con- pose when we live, as John McCain ex- economy. It is an economy where over gregations and packed up food boxes horted to us, for causes greater than 50 percent of our workers are employed with the National Guard at local food oneself. by small businesses, where about 98 This mentality was encapsulated by banks. percent of the businesses in New Hamp- Teddy Roosevelt in a famous speech Even in the midst of such unprece- shire are considered to be small busi- more than 100 years ago, one I trust we dented challenges, I, like many other nesses. Arizonans, took in the beauty of our all know well. I came across his ‘‘man And I was very proud of being able to in the arena’’ passage when I was just great landscapes by hiking sections of work with Senators CARDIN and RUBIO a teenage cadet in the Air Force Acad- the Arizona trail. On a day-long trek to and COLLINS to design the Paycheck emy, and it spoke to my purpose-driven the bottom of the Grand Canyon and Protection Program as part of the spirit, so I cut it out and put it on my back with a dear friend, we were joined CARES Act that has helped over 24,000 bulletin board. The same yellowed, for part of the hike by the park’s new small businesses during the time after torn paper is on my refrigerator today, superintendent. We saw firsthand the it was passed—small businesses and more than 30 years later. benefits the Great American Outdoors We can truly say in this short season nonprofits. Act would bring to this national treas- that we were daring in all we did to ad- That also was instrumental in bring- ure and crowning jewel of our State— vance worthy causes, and our place ing $2.5 billion into New Hampshire and legislation we championed in this very shall never be with those timid souls keeping 200,000 people employed. Many of those small businesses have room. who knew neither victory nor defeat. I also went on ride-alongs with Bor- It has been a true honor, Arizona. We bounced back to where they were be- der Patrol and local law enforcement are an extraordinary State with ex- fore COVID–19, but too many of them to experience the challenges they face traordinary people. I know our future still need help, and they are worried in keeping our communities safe and is blessed and bright just like our State about whether they are going to be learn how to best support these heroes. motto: ‘‘God enriches.’’ I have been enable to get through the winter. I will miss these life-changing oppor- riched by the privilege to fight for you Of special concern are businesses in tunities, but I will always carry with and serve you these past 6 years—2 the hospitality industry—our hotels me the time I had and lessons I learned here in the Senate. and restaurants. Tourism is our second from Arizona’s amazing unsung heroes. I wish my successor, Mark Kelly, all largest industry in New Hampshire. As we approach the end of a year that the best as he represents our incredible Recently, I had a conference call has tested our country, I look forward State in this hallowed Chamber. with a number of folks from the Hotel to spending time, as I do every year, in Let me close with the words of Apos- and Lodging Association. One of the prayer, thought, and writing for the tle Paul, which I hope and pray will be things that they told me is that they year ahead. Sometimes I feel the Lord said about my life in my final days are not sure how they are going to get presses a few words on my heart— whenever they come. He wrote: ‘‘I have through the winter. words that are important to keep fought the good fight. I have finished For many of our restaurants, about a strong and guide my spirit for the next the race. I have kept the faith.’’ third of their business has come over year. At the end of last year, three May God continue to bless America the summer from outdoor eating, and words stuck out during my time of re- and Arizona. May we all finish the race that, of course, is ending in New Hamp- flection for 2020. I put these words on and keep the faith. shire as the weather gets cold. How sticky notes on my bathroom mirror to I yield the floor for the final time. they are going to make that up is a serve as daily reminders: peace, joy, (Applause, Senators rising.) real question. and gratitude. ORDER OF PROCEDURE Restaurants were the first businesses In the most difficult year in modern The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. to be shut down in New Hampshire; history, I have known a peace that sur- BLACKBURN). The majority leader. they were the last businesses to open passes all understanding, a joy that Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, up; and now we have a huge industry can only come from a loving Creator, I ask unanimous consent that the clo- that is not sure how it is going to get and a gratitude that even on the most ture motion with respect to the McNeel through the year. difficult days, an almighty God put me nomination ripen at 5:30 p.m. Monday, The second highest number of work- on this Earth and in this Chamber to November 30. I further ask that at 4:30 ers in this country are in the res- stand in the breach during this mo- p.m. today the postcloture time with taurant industry. We have got to pro- ment in our Nation’s history. respect to the Mizelle nomination ex- vide some help for them, and it needs Standing up for what is right during pire and the Senate vote on confirma- to be significant. We also have to look challenging times is the founding ethos tion of the nomination. Finally, if con- at the hotels. Again, a big piece of of our great country. firmed, the motion to reconsider be what we have got to address. Early in my time in the military, a made and laid upon the table and the There was a recent report from the mentor pointed me to the Book of Es- President be immediately notified of American Hotel and Lodging Associa- ther for guidance as I navigated wheth- the Senate’s action. tion that showed that business travel er to risk my career to stand up for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without over the holidays is going to be down what was right. I have carried the les- objection, it is so ordered. significantly. That is a big source of

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We know we had will be out of business. some of our rural hospitals, we are about $125 billion left in that program, As I talked to employers at some of going to see more bankruptcies. That but we need to think about how we can those small businesses, they tell me means not just an impact on the target it best to those industries that one of the challenges they have is healthcare that they provide, but for are most affected, also to minority being able to bring workers back when many of those institutions, they are businesses that may not have a rela- they are able to operate because they the biggest employer in their commu- tionship with a financial institution. don’t have any childcare for their kids. nity, so more people are going to be So as we think about what we have And, of course, with schools going so out of work. got to do, that is one of the big pieces. remote, there is a real concern about So we are looking at this downward I had a chance to visit a restaurant parents and how they are dealing with spiral that is going to get ever worse if over in the western part of our State. their kids. Most parents and most we do nothing to address the needs of It was a business that I visited 6 years schools want to bring the kids back, our businesses, of the people who are ago, right after it had opened—a res- but in order to do that, they have to unemployed, of hospitals, childcare taurant and pub. make sure that it is safe, and they need centers, and our schools. It is critical When I went there, they had five em- help in order to make sure it is safe. that we come to some agreement. We ployees. It is a young man and his They need help with HVAC systems ought to be able to reach a bipartisan mother who run the business. I asked and with the cleaning supplies and the agreement. It is one of the things I him if he was able to get a PPP loan. PPE that are necessary in order to heard as I was campaigning around He said, yes, but he said: My mother make sure the schools are safe for the New Hampshire. People need help. and I haven’t taken a salary since students. We have to provide help for They need help now. Why can’t we March because it didn’t seem right to those schools. We have to provide help work together to get that done? lay off one of my five employees who for the childcare centers and help for I think we need to all double down have families just so that I could take our small businesses. and try to come to some sort of com- a salary. He said: So we are doing ev- Then, of course, I met with nursing promise that allows us to provide help erything we can to get by. We hope we homes in New Hampshire. Long-term to people who need it immediately be- will be able to make it, but it is not at care facilities have had about 40 per- cause if we don’t, it is only going to get all clear that we will be able to do cent of the deaths as a result of worse. The number of coronavirus that. COVID–19 in this country, and yet they cases are only going to continue to in- I looked around the restaurant, and have only gotten about 4 percent of the crease, and we need to work to address in the middle of the restaurant was a funding. In New Hampshire, where we that. We need to have a transition that al- big barrel, and it was filled with have the highest percentage of deaths lows the next administration to work canned goods and dried goods—food. On in our long-term care facilities of any with the current administration to it was a sign that said, ‘‘Take what you State in the country, 82 percent of our make sure that the efforts to get this need,’’ because we have so many people deaths have been in nursing homes. who are desperate—desperate for food, Right now they have a workforce new vaccine out—the two vaccines that desperate for housing. shortage that averages about 25 per- look like they are promising—are As I talked to the mayors in New cent. It is so bad that our Governor going to be effective and we are actually going to be able to get people im- Hampshire, particularly in our two this week reinstituted a stipend for munized and have the funding to do largest cities, Manchester and Nashua, long-term care workers. It is some- that. In order for that to happen, we housing and homelessness is a huge thing that he started back in April. It have to see a change in the transition, issue. Homelessness has increased ex- ran through July. As things got better, and we have to work together to make ponentially. In Manchester, our biggest they needed less help. But now they are that happen to provide the help that city, we have 35 encampments of the back in a situation where they can’t the States need. homeless. The biggest one is on the get the help they need. So I am going to be continuing to do I visited a nursing home in the north- grounds of the State superior court. everything I can here in this body to What does it say when, in the richest ern part of New Hampshire, Coos Coun- see if we can’t come to some agreement country in the world, we have so many ty, our northern most county that bor- around a package that would provide people who are homeless? And the ders the Canadian border. What they help to those who need it, and I hope problem is getting worse. I talked to told me is that while they have some that all of my colleagues will do the the community action agencies in New personal protective equipment, they same, that we will all double down on Hampshire, which are providing help don’t have enough to guarantee what the efforts. I am not saying we should for people with housing. They told me they need long term. So here we are, 9 help people who don’t need it. That is they are seeing people they have never months into this pandemic, and we obvious. But we should help the people seen before—people who need help be- still have nursing homes that can’t get who need help because they are strug- cause of COVID. the help they need, can’t get the per- gling, and it is not going to get any Then there are the childcare centers sonal protective equipment that they better unless we provide some assist- and camps. In New Hampshire, our need. They are struggling to get by, ance. camps have been a special part of our struggling to get the workers they I hope we are going to see some ac- summer experience. We have people need. tion in the next couple of weeks be- from all over the country who come to Then there are the hospitals. In New tween now and the end of the year. camps in New Hampshire. Only six of Hampshire we have a lot of rural hos- I yield the floor. our overnight camps were able to oper- pitals. One of them has gone bankrupt The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ate through the summer, and they op- in the last couple of weeks because of ator from Arkansas. erate on a margin that says if they COVID. The hospitals in our two big- Mr. COTTON. Madam President, I don’t make it in the summer, they are gest cities have had the majority of the ask unanimous consent to complete my not going to get any revenue for an- hospitalizations that we have seen in remarks before the scheduled 4:30 vote other year until next summer. They New Hampshire. We have four hos- if my remarks run beyond 4:30. are worried about whether they are pitals, two in Manchester and two in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without going to go under between now and New Hampshire, that have dealt with objection, it is so ordered. next summer. the most COVID patients in the State. ANNIVERSARY OF THE ‘‘MAYFLOWER’’ Our childcare centers—I heard from Just when they were beginning to see Mr. COTTON. Madam President, a Jackie Cowell, who runs an organiza- their patients come back in September great American anniversary is upon us:

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Daniel fierce storms, dangerous to travel to known obedience’’ to the new government— Webster called them ‘‘Our Pilgrim Fa- places, much more to search an unknown not ‘‘total’’ or ‘‘unquestioning’’ or thers’’ on the 200th anniversary of this coast. Besides, what could they see but a hid- ‘‘permanent’’ submission and obedi- occasion. Regrettably, we haven’t eous and desolate wilderness. ence. That obedience would presum- heard much about this anniversary of And to those physical dangers, you ably be ‘‘due’’ as long as the laws re- the Mayflower. I suppose the Pilgrims can add legal and political danger. mained ‘‘just and equal,’’ and the offi- have fallen out of favor in fashionable While the Mayflower had found land, it cers appointed performed their duties circles these days. I therefore would was the wrong land. For, you see, the in a ‘‘just and equal’’ manner. like to take a few minutes to reflect on Pilgrims’ patent extended to Virginia, Finally, even in that moment of the Pilgrim story and its living legacy but Cape Cod was hundreds of miles to great privation and peril, the Pilgrims for our Nation. the north. According to Bradford, turned their eyes upward to the higher, By 1620, the Pilgrims were already ‘‘some of the Strangers,’’ perhaps hop- nobler ends of political society. They practiced at living in a strange land. ing to strike out on their own in search listed their ‘‘preservation’’ as an objec- They had fled England for Holland 12 of riches, began to make ‘‘discontented tive of the new government, but even years earlier, seeking freedom to prac- and mutinous speeches.’’ These Strang- before that came ‘‘our better order- tice their faith. But life was hard in ers asserted that ‘‘when they came ing.’’ The Pilgrims understood that lib- Holland, and the Stuart monarchy, in- ashore, they would use their own liberty, prosperity, faith, and flourishing tolerant of dissent from the Church of erty; for none had the power to com- are only possible with order, and that England, gradually extended its oppres- mand them’’ in New England. while safety may be the first responsi- sive reach across the Channel. So the Maybe they had a point. But Strang- bility of government, it is not the high- Pilgrims fled the Old World for the er and Pilgrim alike also had a prob- est or ultimate purpose of government. New. lem: They couldn’t survive the ‘‘deso- This new government would do more In seeking safe harbor for their reli- late wilderness’’ alone. Before landfall, than merely protect the settlers or region, the Pilgrims differed from those then, they mutually worked out their solve their disputes; it would aim for settlers who preceded them in the pre- differences and formed what Bradford ‘‘the general good of the Colony.’’ vious century, up to and including the modestly called ‘‘a combination.’’ There, aboard that rickety old ship, Jamestown settlement just 13 years This ‘‘combination’’ is known to us tossed about in the cold New England earlier. As John Quincy Adams put it and history, of course, as the waters, the Pilgrims foreshadowed in in a speech celebrating the Pilgrims’ Mayflower Compact. But this little fewer than 200 words so many cherished anniversary, those earlier settlers Compact—fewer than 200 words—was concepts of our Nation: faith in God ‘‘were all instigated by personal inter- no mere ‘‘combination.’’ It was Amer- and his providential protection; the ests’’ motivated by ‘‘avarice and ambi- ica’s very first constitution; indeed, in natural equality of mankind; from tion’’ and ‘‘selfish passions.’’ The Pil- Calvin Coolidge’s words, ‘‘the first con- many, one; government by consent; the grims, by contrast, braved the seas stitution of modern times.’’ rule of law; equality before the law; ‘‘under the single inspiration of con- Likewise, Churchill called the and the impartial administration of science’’ and out of a ‘‘sense of reli- Mayflower Compact ‘‘one of the more the law. gious obligation.’’ remarkable documents in history, a Little wonder, therefore, that Adams Not to say all aboard the Mayflower spontaneous covenant for political or- referred to the Mayflower Compact and felt the same. About half of the 102 pas- ganization.’’ High praise coming from the Pilgrims’ arrival as the ‘‘birth-day sengers were known as ‘‘Strangers’’ to him, so it is worth reflecting a little of your nation’’ or that Webster, de- the Pilgrims. The Strangers were more on a few points about the Com- spite all the settlements preceding craftsmen, traders, indentured serv- pact. Plymouth, said that ‘‘the first scene of ants, and others added to the manifest First, while the Pilgrims affirmed our history was laid’’ there. by the ship’s financial backers for busi- their allegiance to England and the But that history was only just begin- ness reasons. The Strangers did not monarchy, they left little doubt about ning. The Pilgrims still had to conquer share the Pilgrims’ faith, suffice it to their priorities. The Compact begins the ‘‘desolate wilderness’’ and establish say. Winston Churchill, in his ‘‘History with their traditional religious invoca- their settlement. Considering the chal- of the English-Speaking Peoples,’’ tion: ‘‘In the name of God, Amen.’’ lenges, it is a wonder that they did. As wryly observed that the Strangers were They expressed as the ends of their ar- Coolidge observed, though, the Com- ‘‘no picked band of saints.’’ duous voyage, in order, ‘‘the Glory of pact ‘‘was not the most wonderful So these were the settlers who God,’’ the ‘‘advancement of the Chris- thing about the Mayflower. The most boarded the Mayflower, which Dwight tian faith,’’ and only then the ‘‘honor wonderful of all was that those who Eisenhower once characterized as ‘‘a of our King and Country.’’ And much drew it up had the power, the deter- ship that today no one in his senses like the Founding Fathers’ famous mination, and the strength of char- would think of attempting to use.’’ One pledge to each other before ‘‘divine acter to live up to it from that day.’’ can only imagine the hardships, the Providence’’ 156 years later, the Pil- They would need all that and more to dangers, the doubts that they faced grims covenanted with each other ‘‘sol- survive what has been called ‘‘the while crossing the north Atlantic. The emnly and mutually in the presence of starving time.’’ Upon landfall, the Pil- ship leaked chronically. A main beam God.’’ grims ‘‘fell upon their knees and bowed and cracked. The passage took Second, they respected each other as blessed the God of Heaven who had longer than expected—more than 2 free and equal citizens. Whether Pil- brought them over the vast and furious months. Food and water—or beer, often grim or Stranger, the signatories ocean.’’ But it would be a ‘‘sad and the beverage of choice—ran dan- covenanted together to form a govern- lamentable’’ winter of disease, starva- gerously low. ment, irrespective of faith or station. tion, and death, as half the settlers But somehow, through the grace of Third and related, that government died and seldom more than half a dozen God and the skill of the crew, the would be self-government based on the had the strength to care for the ill, Mayflower finally sighted land. Yet the consent of the governed. The Pilgrims provide food and shelter, and protect dangers only multiplied. William Brad- did not appoint a patriarch; they the camp. ford, a Pilgrim leader whose ‘‘Of Plym- formed a ‘‘civil body politic’’ based on As anyone who has endured a New outh Plantation’’ is our chief source ‘‘just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, England winter knows, at that rate, for the Pilgrim story, recorded those constitutions, and offices.’’ And imme- there might not have been any camp dangers: diately after signing the Compact, they left to protect by spring. But what can They had now no friends to welcome them, conducted a democratic election to only be seen as a providential moment nor inns to entertain or refresh their weath- choose their first Governor. came in March, when a lone Indian

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Toomey Hyde-Smith Portman turn with another Indian, Squanto, But I, for one, still have the pride Wicker Inhofe Risch Young who spoke fluent English. and confidence of our forebears. So Johnson Roberts Squanto’s Tribe had been wiped out a here, today, I speak in the spirit of Kennedy Romney few years earlier by an epidemic that cabin, and I reaffirm that old NAYS—41 plague. He now lived among the Compact. As we head into the week of Wampanoag Tribe in what is today Baldwin Hassan Reed Thanksgiving, I will be giving thanks Bennet Heinrich Rosen Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode this year in particular to ‘‘our Pilgrim Blumenthal Hirono Schatz Island. The plague had also weakened Fathers’’ and the timeless lessons they Booker Jones Schumer the Wampanoags, though not neigh- Brown Kaine Shaheen bequeathed to our great Nation. For as Cantwell King boring rival Tribes. The Wampanoag Coolidge observed, ‘‘Plymouth Rock Sinema Cardin Klobuchar Smith chief, Massasoit, thus had good reason does not mark a beginning or an end. It Carper Leahy Stabenow Casey Manchin to form an alliance with the Pilgrims. marks a revelation of that which is Tester Coons Markey Van Hollen Squanto introduced him to the settlers without beginning and without end.’’ Cortez Masto Menendez Warner and facilitated their peace and mutual May God continue to bless this land Duckworth Merkley aid treaty, which lasted more than 50 Durbin Murphy Warren and may He bless the memory of the Wyden years. Pilgrims of 1620. I extend my best wish- Gillibrand Peters Squanto remained with the Pilgrims, es to you and to your family for a NOT VOTING—10 acting, in Bradford’s words, as ‘‘their Thanksgiving as happy and peaceful as Alexander Harris Udall interpreter’’ and ‘‘a special instrument the First Thanksgiving. Feinstein Murray Whitehouse sent of God for their good beyond their Gardner Sanders I yield the floor. Grassley Scott (FL) expectations.’’ He instructed them on VOTE ON MIZELLE NOMINATION the cultivation of native crops like The nomination was confirmed. corn, squash, and beans. He showed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under them where to fish and to hunt. He the previous order, all postcloture time the previous order, the motion to re- guided them on land and sea to new is expired. consider is considered made and laid destinations. The question is, Will the Senate ad- upon table, and the President will be And you probably remember what vise and consent to the Mizelle nomi- immediately notified of the Senate’s happened next. As the Pilgrims recov- nation? action. ered and prospered throughout 1621, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. The Senator from Maryland. they received the blessings of a bounti- Madam President, I ask for the yeas f and nays. ful fall harvest. The Pilgrims enter- LEGISLATIVE SESSION tained Massasoit and the Wampanoags The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a and feasted with them to express their sufficient second? gratitude to their allies and to give There is a sufficient second. MORNING BUSINESS thanks to God for His abundant gifts. The clerk will call the roll. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask This meal, of course, was the First The senior assistant legislative clerk unanimous consent that the Senate Thanksgiving. called the roll. proceed to legislative session and be in Now, the Thanksgiving season is Mr. THUNE. The following Senators a period of morning business, with Sen- upon us, and, once again, we have are necessarily absent: the Senator ators permitted to speak therein for up much to give thanks for. But this year from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the to 10 minutes each. we ought to be especially thankful for Senator from Colorado (Mr. GARDNER), The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without our ancestors, the Pilgrims, on their the Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), objection, it is so ordered. 400th anniversary. Their faith, their and the Senator from Florida (Mr. f bravery, their wisdom places them in SCOTT). the American pantheon. Alongside the Further, if present and voting, the MAGNITSKY ACT Patriots of 1776, the Pilgrims of 1620 de- Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, earlier serve the honor of American Founders. ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ the today, Senator WICKER and I partici- Sadly, however, there appear to be Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY) pated in a call with our colleagues few commemorations, parades, or fes- would have voted ‘‘yea,’’ and the Sen- from Europe in regard to their efforts tivals to celebrate the Pilgrims this ator from Florida (Mr. SCOTT) would to pass a Global Magnitsky statute. I year, perhaps in part because revi- have voted ‘‘yea.’’ mention that because this month rep- sionist charlatans of the radical left Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the resents the 11th year anniversary of have lately claimed the previous year Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN- the tragic death of Sergei Magnitsky. as America’s true founding. Nothing STEIN), the Senator from California Sergei Magnitsky was a lawyer in could be further from the truth. The (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Wash- Russia, representing a client when he Pilgrims and their Compact, like the ington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Senator discovered the largest tax fraud in Founders and their Declaration, form from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the Sen- modern Russian history—$230 million. the true foundation of America. ator from New Mexico (Mr. UDALL), and Many of the individuals who were in- So count me in Coolidge’s camp. On the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. volved in this corruption had ties with this anniversary a century ago, he pro- WHITEHOUSE) are necessarily absent. Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin. claimed that ‘‘it is our duty and the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mr. Magnitsky did what any lawyer duty of every true American to reas- CRAMER). Are there any other Senators is required to do, he reported the fraud semble in spirit in the cabin of the in the Chamber desiring to vote? that he discovered to the local authori- Mayflower, rededicate ourselves to the The result was announced—yeas 49, ties and asked for them to investigate Pilgrims’ great work by re-signing and nays 41, as follows: the issue. Instead, Sergei Magnitsky reaffirming the document that has [Rollcall Vote No. 239 Ex.] was arrested. He was imprisoned with- made mankind of all the earth more out parole; he was beaten; he was tor- YEAS—49 glorious.’’ tured; and he died in jail without med- Some—too many—may have lost the Barrasso Braun Collins ical help in November of 2009. Blackburn Burr Cornyn civilizational self-confidence needed to Blunt Capito Cotton There was no accountability for the celebrate the Pilgrims. Just today, for Boozman Cassidy Cramer perpetrators of this atrocity. In fact,

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But, also, there is a Europe, including Russia, committed needed other countries to act. serious part of her platform and serious to basic human rights for their people, I am pleased that other countries personal story of Asya’s in overcoming that their government would be hon- have followed the U.S. leadership. The adversity, and I admire that so much est, and that they would protect the UK, Canada, Estonia, Latvia, and Lith- in Asya Branch. She speaks openly rights of their citizens. The Helsinki uania all have enacted similar Global about her father’s 10 years in the State Final Act gave every member state the Magnitsky bills. Currently, Japan and prison, resulting in his absence for right to question what other States Australia are considering similar bills much of her upbringing. That difficult were doing in compliance with the Hel- and legislation. period shaped who Asya Branch is and sinki Final Act ideals. Today, we had a very positive con- gave her strength and a unique per- It is legitimate for us to question versation with the European Union, spective on incarceration. what Russia is doing in carrying out its and they are considering the passage of During the Mississippi pageant, commitment, so we did something a Global Magnitsky bill. This would Asya’s platform was empowering chil- about it. I introduced legislation add 27 countries to be covered under dren of incarcerated parents. Can you known as the Magnitsky Act. I want the Sergei Magnitsky law. imagine the courage of a young woman you to know this was a bipartisan ef- This is one of the, I think, leading taking that on as her platform? It en- fort. My partner in the passage of the moments for the U.S. Senate and Con- abled her to reach out to other chil- Magnitsky Act was the late Senator gress, where we showed leadership on dren, encourage them that their lives John McCain. My partner in passing behalf of speaking out for those other- do not have to be defined by their cir- the Global Magnitsky Act and the wise who would not be heard. As a re- cumstances. Magnitsky Act is my good friend sult of our action, I am convinced we During her year as Miss Mississippi, ROGER WICKER, who is the chair of the saved many lives, and we made it clear she was part of a White House round- Senate U.S. Helsinki Commission. We that in our foreign policy, we will table, where she discussed criminal jus- worked together to make sure that we embed that in the principles that have tice and prison reform, much as we did passed these Magnitsky Acts. made this Nation the great democratic here on the floor of the U.S. Senate. What does it do? What it does is the Nation it is, the respect for universal And the First Step Act—she discussed country does not hold accountable human rights. this act with President Trump and those who violate basic global human With that, I suggest the absence of a Vice President PENCE, Mississippi Gov- rights of its citizens; we impose sanc- quorum. ernor Phil Bryant, and lawmakers, in- tions. Those sanctions prevent that in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cluding Senator HYDE-SMITH and me. dividual who perpetrated these acts clerk will call the roll. She also started the Love Letters from visiting the United States The legislative clerk proceeded to Program in which she donated sta- through the issuance of a visa or par- call the roll. tionery and stamps to inmates, allow- ticipating in our banking system. Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I ask ing them to write to their loved ones. Why do we do this? Today, we heard unanimous consent that the order for In her new role as Miss USA, she plans from Mr. Kara-Murza, who is one of the the quorum call be rescinded. to expand Love Letters to a national activists on human rights in Russia The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without level and continue advocating for who has been poisoned twice by the objection, it is so ordered. criminal justice and prison reform. Russian Government. What he said f You can see why I am so proud of about the mantra of the Kremlin is: Asya Branch and so impressed with her TRIBUTE TO ASYA BRANCH They steal at home and spend abroad. accomplishments. She has the honor of They don’t want their money in rubles; Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, it gives holding two State titles and now a na- they want their money in dollars. So if me great pleasure to rise this after- tional title. This speaks to her unique we can prevent them from using our noon, as I do, to commend an out- gifts, accomplishments, courage, and banking system, we can really make it standing young American. In this case, passion for bringing about constructive hurt. a young Mississippian; namely, Miss change to the world. Let me tell you how important this Asya Branch, from Booneville, MS, I commend Asya for her example of is. It is not limited to Russia. We who was recently crowned as Miss USA perseverance. She has made Mississippi passed the Global Magnitsky law so it 2020. proud, and I think she is going to make applies to all of the countries where For those of you from Michigan, take the United States proud as she moves they have violations of human rights. some pride. She was born in Michigan forward next year to the Miss Universe If you want to know how important but moved to Mississippi at an early pageant, where I am sure she will do this statute is, it has been reported age and spent her childhood in well. I encourage all Americans to root that when Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump Booneville, as I said. She graduated for her next year, as we will certainly met in their first summit, the first this year from my alma mater, the be doing at my house. order of business that Mr. Putin raised University of Mississippi, having stud- I yield the floor. with President Trump was: Can’t we ied broadcast journalism. I suggest the absence of a quorum. get rid of these Magnitsky sanctions? Miss Asya Branch has experienced The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Believe me, they work. They deter bad dizzying success during the past 2 clerk will call the roll. actors around the world. It is a legisla- years. In 2018, Asya Branch won the The legislative clerk proceeded to tive initiative. title of Miss Mississippi under the Miss call the roll. We talked today about the fact that America Organization. The following Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask there is one common ingredient in year, she became the first African- unanimous consent that the order for every country that has considered the American woman to win the other the quorum call be rescinded. Global Magnitsky laws; that is, the ini- State title, Miss Mississippi USA. She The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tiative that comes from the legislators. is only the seventh person in history to objection, it is so ordered. There is a natural reluctancy among hold both State titles: Miss Mississippi f the bureaucrats not to burden them- and Miss Mississippi USA. And now she selves with additional problems in is the first-ever Miss Mississippi USA NATIONAL DEFENSE their bilateral relations with other to win the Miss USA crown. AUTHORIZATION ACT countries, but we recognize that it is Asya Branch has been competing in Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, here it important for America, the leader of pageants since 2016, when she won her is November 18. It seems like the elec- the democratic world, to speak up for first preliminary title in the Miss Mis- tion was a few years ago. Time is flying

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I know back home in Texas, made no secret of its desire to flex its healthcare providers to beef up their many small businesses that received economic and political power through- supply of personal protective equip- PPE loans are uncertain, for example, out the world as evidenced by their ment, the supplies were already de- what the tax consequences are going to Made in China 2025 Initiative. It seeks pleted or we were dependent on China be associated with that. Many of them, to advance Chinese dominance in high- to produce them. for whom that was a lifeline, are run- tech manufacturing for everything Healthcare workers did what they ning out of that lifeline due to the pas- from electric cars to advanced robotics could by reusing masks throughout an sage of time. to artificial intelligence to seemingly entire shift in order to conserve sup- We also know we need to pass an ap- innocuous devices like jetways at air- plies. Hospitals were pleading with the propriations bill before the December ports. general public to donate any unused 11 deadline to both avoid a government One major component of this plan is personal protective equipment so their shutdown and give our government semiconductor manufacturing, and workforce could remain safe. We didn’t agencies the ability to plan and oper- China is making serious headway. reach that point because of lack of ate with certainty. Since 2000, China has gone from manu- preparation, but because of our reli- Of course, perhaps most signifi- facturing zero chips to 16 percent of the ance on other countries, namely China, cantly, we need to pass a final version global supply, and it plans to invest an- to produce that medical gear. of the National Defense Authorization other $1.4 trillion in the semiconductor This has been a wake-up call, I think, Act. The foremost obligation of the technology. for me and, I think, certainly many Federal Government is the peace and Why is this important? Well, because others about our supply chain vulnera- security for the American people. We these microcircuits that have gotten bilities. It is a clear signal that we do that by passing the defense author- smaller and smaller and smaller and need to take action to secure other ization act and funding our military make up the working components in critical supply chains. When it comes to semiconductor each year on an annual basis. This bill everything from iPhones to our weap- manufacturing, that is easier said than determines how we maintain our mili- ons systems—these have become harder done. Building a new semiconductor tary bases, modernize our aircraft, and and harder to manufacture. foundry is a very, very expensive un- invest in the next generation of air- In fact, one of the things this COVID dertaking. It simply will not happen craft and weaponry. virus has taught is the vulnerability of without a robust private-public part- Of course, we know that our adver- our supply chains. Right now, one of nership. We know our adversaries are saries—most notably, countries like the sole sources of the most sophisti- making a big down payment on their China and Russia—are moving very cated semiconductor that goes into ev- own semiconductor manufacturing. quickly to modernize their military erything from our iPhones to our na- The Organization for Economic Co- and their weaponry in a way that could tional defense systems is manufactured operation and Development estimates jeopardize the balance or the deter- overseas, primarily in Taiwan. that 21 major semiconductor firms rence of our current systems. It is While China has upped its production across a number of countries received very, very important. of semiconductors dramatically and its more than $50 billion in government This is also how we supply our serv- investment, the U.S. has dropped to support between 2014 and 2018. This is icemembers and their families with the producing roughly a quarter of the not exactly a market that is going to money they need to provide for their world’s semiconductors to only 12 per- depend purely on the private sector. It families. It is how we take stock of the cent. That is a big problem. is going to require the Federal Govern- evolving threat landscape—things like First is the obvious economic impli- ment to step up if we are going to bring hypersonic glide vehicles—and ensure cations. Giving up a significant global that manufacturing onshore and if we our country is taking active steps to share of manufacturing means missing are going to reduce our vulnerabilities, counter threats on the horizon. out on thousands—indeed tens of thou- both from an economic and national se- The most important thing, I think, sands—of high-paying jobs that could curity perspective. Ronald Reagan taught us or reminded be stationed right here at home. Some of the countries investing, us of is ‘‘peace through strength,’’ that It also ignores the benefits of a though, in manufacturing these tech- weakness is actually a provocation to strong U.S. manufacturing supply nologies are South Korea, Singapore, the bullies, tyrants, and dictators who chain to support products made by the Taiwan, Ireland, Germany, and—yes, will take advantage of any oppor- United States and our trading part- you guessed it—China. We have lost tunity. It causes instability and per- ners. Our growing dependence on oth- ground to our global competitors, and haps even miscalculation and people ers, including China, for semiconduc- unless we take action, it is estimated taking risks that, ultimately, will lead tors also poses a serious national secu- that, by 2030, 83 percent of global semi- to armed conflict. The best thing we rity risk. conductor manufacturing will be in can do to maintain the peace is make As I said, these chips are everywhere. Asia—83 percent. We simply can’t allow sure the United States of America re- They are also critical components to that to happen. The U.S. needs to make mains the preeminent military force our infrastructure, things like cell tow- a strategic investment in semicon- on the planet. ers, hospital equipment, missile de- ductor manufacturing to regain lost Of course, it is no secret that, in re- fense systems. Our most critical tech- ground, and this year’s National De- cent years, China has emerged as one nologies rely on a product we are look- fense Authorization Act includes the of the greatest threats to world order. ing for a country overseas to supply, critical first step. It is increasingly belligerent and well whether it is Taiwan or China or some I introduced a bill, along with our resourced and continues to dem- other country. colleague, our friend from Virginia, onstrate a lack of respect for basic Earlier this year, we, of course, expe- Senator WARNER, called the CHIPS for human rights and dignities. rienced how dangerous that is. It is as America Act, and a version of this bill The challenge of China is they don’t simple as things like personal protec- was adopted as an amendment to the play by the rules. I know back when tive equipment. China has long been a National Defense Authorization Act. It China became part of the World Trade major supplier of masks, gloves, and had bipartisan support—a vote of 96 to Organization, there was a hope ex- gowns, and other PPE used by our 4. It will help restore American leader- pressed that maybe by becoming part healthcare workers. That didn’t seem ship in semiconductor manufacturing of the World Trade Organization, they to be a problem because they could al- by creating a Federal incentive pro- could join the other rules-based econo- ways make it cheaper, but when the gram through the Department of Com- mies and countries, but they have not. virus hit, we found out it was a serious merce in order to encourage chip man- They continue to steal intellectual problem. ufacturing here in the United States.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:33 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.040 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7067 In short, this will help stimulate do- EXECUTIVE SESSION Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby mestic advanced semiconductor manu- move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- facturing and boost both our national nation of Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Member of the National Credit Union Admin- security and global competitiveness. It istration Board for a term expiring August 2, will enable us to bring the manufac- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 2025. turing of these critical devices back move to proceed to executive session to Mitch McConnell, Shelley Moore Capito, home and strengthen the supply chains consider Calendar No. 864. Roger F. Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, for our military systems, our critical The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Joni Ernst, Roy Blunt, Mike Rounds, infrastructure, telecommunications, question is on agreeing to the motion Mike Crapo, James Lankford, John to proceed. Hoeven, Thom Tillis, John Cornyn, Mi- healthcare, agriculture, manufac- chael B. Enzi, Todd Young, Lindsey turing, and virtually every other indus- The motion was agreed to. Graham, Tim Scott, James E. Risch. try you could name. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. f Senator WARNER and I have worked The legislative clerk read the nomi- LEGISLATIVE SESSION closely with Senator COTTON, of Arkan- nation of J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, sas, and with Senator SCHUMER, of New Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I to be United States District Judge for move to proceed to legislative session. York, in drafting this bipartisan the Northern District of Ohio. amendment. I am glad our colleagues The PRESIDING OFFICER. The CLOTURE MOTION in the House have approved a similar question is on agreeing to the motion. Mr. MCCONNELL. I send a cloture amendment to their legislation, and I The motion was agreed to. motion to the desk. am eager to see the final version in the f The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- conference report. When the NDAA ture motion having been presented EXECUTIVE SESSION makes its way to the President’s desk, under rule XXII, the Chair directs the it will mark the 60th consecutive year clerk to read the motion. in which Congress has passed such bi- The legislative clerk read as follows: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR partisan legislation to fund, supply, CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to proceed and equip our Nation’s military. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- to executive session to consider Cal- I appreciate the strong bipartisan ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the endar No. 650. support of Chairman INHOFE, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Committee on Armed Services, and move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- question is on agreeing to the motion. nation of J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be Ranking Member REED, and I am eager The motion was agreed to. United States District Judge for the North- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for this legislation to come to the floor ern District of Ohio. for a final vote, but the next step is to Mitch McConnell, James E. Risch, Joni clerk will report the nomination. secure funding for the programs to Ernst, Marsha Blackburn, Mike Crapo, The legislative clerk read the nomi- incentivize domestic semiconductor James Lankford, Thom Tillis, Roy nation of Kathryn C. Davis, of Mary- manufacturing. We have been working Blunt, Roger F. Wicker, Pat Roberts, land, to be a Judge of the United with the administration, particularly Mike Rounds, John Cornyn, John States Court of Federal Claims for a Hoeven, Jerry Moran, Lamar Alex- term of fifteen years. with Secretary Mnuchin, Secretary ander, Mike Braun, David Perdue. Ross, and Secretary Pompeo, who have CLOTURE MOTION identified this as a major vulnerability f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I and have worked with us to try to close LEGISLATIVE SESSION send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- that gap. I have enjoyed working with Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to proceed ture motion having been presented colleagues on both sides of the aisle to to legislative session. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the ensure that we provide full funding for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk to read the motion. this legislation, but we are not there question is on agreeing to the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: yet. The motion was agreed to. CLOTURE MOTION This is the key to our long-term na- f We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- tional security and economic competi- EXECUTIVE SESSION ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the tiveness, and it is my top priority in Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby the coming weeks as the Senate pre- move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- pares to consider appropriations bills. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR nation of Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to A secure semiconductor supply chain be a Judge of the United States Court of Fed- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I will strengthen our national security, eral Claims for a term of fifteen years. move to proceed to executive session to Mitch McConnell, Roy Blunt, Mike and our economy will reap countless consider Calendar No. 835. Rounds, Todd Young, Pat Roberts, benefits by bringing these manufac- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Cindy Hyde-Smith, John Thune, Kevin turing jobs back to the United States. question is on agreeing to the motion. Cramer, Thom Tillis, Michael B. Enzi, As we work to counter increasingly James Lankford, John Barrasso, Joni The motion was agreed to. Ernst, Lamar Alexander, Rob Portman, sophisticated adversaries around the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Tim Scott, Steve Daines. world, passing the National Defense clerk will report the nomination. Authorization Act and funding these The legislative clerk read the nomi- f new programs could not be more im- nation of Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to EXECUTIVE CALENDR portant. be a Member of the National Credit Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I I yield the floor. Union Administration Board for a term ask unanimous consent that the Sen- expiring August 2, 2025. ate proceed to the en bloc consider- I suggest the absence of a quorum. CLOTURE MOTION ation of the following nominations, Ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ecutive Calendar Nos. 856 and 369. clerk will call the roll. send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- objection, it is so ordered. proceeded to call the roll. ture motion having been presented Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to under rule XXII, the Chair directs the consider the nominations en bloc. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I clerk to read the motion. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous ask unanimous consent that the order The legislative clerk read as follows: consent that the Senate vote on the for the quorum call be rescinded. CLOTURE MOTION nominations en bloc with no inter- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- vening action or debate; that if con- objection, it is so ordered. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the firmed, the motions to reconsider be

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Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Mem- There being no objection, the com- PN1704-2 ber of the Surface Transportation mittee was discharged. Ordered, That the following nomination be Board for a term expiring December 31, The nominations considered and con- referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela- 2022, and Michelle A. Schultz, of Penn- firmed are as follows: tions: sylvania, to be a Member of the Sur- PN2074 The following-named Career Members of face Transportation Board for the term The following named Career Member of the the Senior Foreign Service of the Depart- of five years (New Position), en bloc? Foreign Service of the United States Agency ment of State for promotion within the Sen- The nominations were confirmed, en for Global Media, Broadcasting Board of ior Foreign Service of the United States of bloc. Governors, for promotion into the Senior America, Class of Minister-Counselor: Foreign Service to the class indicated: Aziz Y. Younes, of Texas. f Career Member of the Senior Foreign Serv- f EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ice, Class of Counselor, and a Consular Offi- cer and a Secretary in the Diplomatic Serv- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ice of the United States of America: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Gunter E. Schwabe, of North Carolina. ate proceed to the en bloc consider- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- PN2174 ation of Executive Calendar No. 908 and ate proceed to the en bloc consider- all nominations on the Secretary’s The following-named Members of the For- ation of the following nominations: Ex- eign Service of the Department of State to Desk in the Coast Guard; that the ecutive Calendar Nos. 801, 877, 879, 880, be a Foreign Service Officer, a Consular Offi- 882, and 884. nominations be confirmed en bloc the cer, and a Secretary in the Diplomatic Serv- motions to reconsider be considered ice of the United States of America: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without made and laid upon the table with no Bergen Nichole Bassett, of Virginia; objection, it is so ordered. intervening action or debate, and the Dillon M. Clancy, of Florida; There being no objection, the Senate President be immediately notified of David J. McCrane, of Florida. proceeded to consider the nominations the Senate’s action, all en bloc. The following-named Career Members of en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Foreign Service for promotion into the Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous objection, it is so ordered. Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor: consent that the Senate vote on the The nominations considered and con- Matthew Victor Cassetta, of Virginia; nominations en bloc with no inter- David C. McFarland, of the District of Co- firmed are as follows: vening action or debate; that the mo- lumbia; tions to reconsider be considered made IN THE COAST GUARD James Patrick Merz, of Virginia; and laid upon the table en bloc; and The following named officers for appoint- Timothy L. Smith, of Texas. that the President be immediately no- ment in the United States Coast Guard to The following-named Career Member of the the grade indicated under title 14 U.S.C., sec- Foreign Service for promotion into the Sen- tified of the Senate’s actions. tion 2121(d): ior Foreign Service, as a Career Member of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without To be rear admiral the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Coun- objection, it is so ordered. Rear Adm. (lh) Brendan C. McPherson selor, and a Consular Officer and a Secretary The question is, Will the Senate ad- Rear Adm. (lh) Douglas M. Schofield in the Diplomatic Service of the United vise and consent to the nominations of Rear Adm. (lh) Andrew M. Sugimoto States of America: Lisa S. Kenna, of Vermont, a Career Rear Adm. (lh) Richard V. Timme Mark A. Sullo, of Virginia. Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Rear Adm. (lh) Todd C. Wiemers PN2075 Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S The following-named Members of the For- Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of DESK eign Service of the Departments of Com- the United States of America to the IN THE COAST GUARD merce to be a Consular Officer and a Sec- Republic of Peru; Thomas Laszlo retary in the Diplomatic Service of the * PN2233 COAST GUARD nominations (89) Vajda, of Arizona, a Career Member of United States of America: beginning STEVEN C. ACOSTA, and ending Scott L. Anderson, of Texas; the Senior Foreign Service, Class of JESSICA S. WORST, which nominations Careylou S. Arun, of Maryland; Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador were received by the Senate and appeared in Randall E. Bussman, of Virginia; Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Congressional Record of September 10, John W. Cabeca, of California; the United States of America to the 2020. Ann E. Chaitovitz, of New York; * PN2272 COAST GUARD nominations (2) Union of Burma; Melanie Harris Hig- Santiago Davila, of California; beginning CORINNA M. FLEISCHMANN, and gins, of Georgia, a Career Member of Jeffrey D. Dutton, of the District of Colum- ending KIMBERLY C. YOUNG-MCLEAR, the Senior Foreign Service, Class of bia; which nominations were received by the Sen- Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraor- Bruce J. Ellsworth, of Virginia; ate and appeared in the Congressional Robert D. Gaines, of Arizona; dinary and Plenipotentiary of the Record of September 30, 2020. Robyn E. Garfield, of Maryland; United States of America to the Repub- * PN2292 COAST GUARD nominations (204) Bryan J. Goldfinger, of California; lic of Burundi; Jeanne Marie Maloney, beginning MICHAEL S. ADAMS, Jr., and John G. Haberstock, of New Jersey; of Virginia, a Career Member of the ending ANDREW H. ZUCKERMAN, which Frederick J. Helfrich, of Pennsylvania nominations were received by the Senate and Senior Foreign Service, Class of Min- Cynthia C. Henderson, of Virginia; appeared in the Congressional Record of Oc- ister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Ex- Melissa A. Hill, of California; tober 20, 2020. traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Michael lmbrogna, of Massachusetts; United States of America to the King- f Christine M. Kelley, of Virginia; dom of Eswatini; James Broward EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Antonios Louloudakis, of Virginia; Michael A. Marangell, of California; Story, of South Carolina, a Career Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Dorian S. Mazurkevich, of Pennsylvania; Member of the Senior Foreign Service, ask unanimous consent that the For- Heather S. McLeod, of the District of Colum- Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador eign Relations Committee be dis- bia; Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of charged and the Senate proceed to the Kolbjorn T. Nelson, of Minnesota; the United States of America to the consideration of PN2074, PN2174, Seth Oppenheim, of the District of Columbia; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and PN2075, and PN1704–2 en bloc; that the Richard A. Pearson, of Massachusetts; Michael A. McCarthy, of Virginia, a Craig R. Phildius, of Florida; nominations be confirmed en bloc; that Daniel T. Pint, of New York; Career Member of the Senior Foreign the motions to reconsider be consid- Irwin H. Roberts, of North Carolina; Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to ered made and laid upon the table with Adam S. Roth, of New Jersey; be Ambassador Extraordinary and no intervening action or debate; that Jennifer A. Shore, of Florida; Plenipotentiary of the United States of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:41 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.048 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7069 America to the Republic of Liberia, en fices and classrooms. Students sup- of Kentucky, where she met her future hus- bloc? ported by Mira’s philanthropy were band and worked in the Placement Service The nominations were confirmed en given an extra leg up. Anyone who office. Although she graduated with a teach- bloc. turns on Kentucky Educational Tele- ing certificate and taught junior high school students for one year, Ball left teaching to f vision, KET, or receives help from the stay home when her children were born. As United Way has benefited from her vi- LEGISLATIVE SESSION the family and the building business grew, sion and immense generosity. she became the bookkeeper and behind-the- So, it is my privilege to join the cho- scenes partner while her husband became the rus praising Mira’s leadership in Ken- MORNING BUSINESS business’s public face. tucky. She has not only paved a re- ‘‘Don was a good salesperson,’’ said Ball. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I markable path, but she is also helping ‘‘He had the ideas. And I was the one who ask unanimous consent that the Sen- new leaders find their own. On behalf of kept things straight.’’ ate proceed to legislative session and my Senate colleagues, I would like to She said that while it’s important to be be in a period of morning business, ready for new opportunities and challenges, congratulate Mira Ball for this award good timing had a lot to do with their suc- with Senators permitted to speak and wish her years of continued success cess. Ball Homes has also benefited from new therein for up to 10 minutes each. in Kentucky. ideas as her children began to lead. They ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The Kentucky Builders Journal re- panded into new markets, developed new objection, it is so ordered. cently published a profile on Mira neighborhoods and formed a property man- f Ball’s career. I ask unanimous consent agement business within the company. the article be printed in the RECORD. ‘‘There’s a lot of interaction between Ray, TRIBUTE TO MIRA BALL There being no objection, the mate- Mike and Lisa. But they work well to- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, for rial was ordered to be printed in the gether,’’ said Ball. ‘‘The building business is something that you can be very proud of; six decades, my dear friend Mira Ball RECORD, as follows: you’re furnishing homes for people.’’ has been helping Kentucky families re- [From the Kentucky Builders Journal, When asked how she had managed to raise alize one of the cornerstones of the Summer 2020] children who wanted to follow into the fam- American dream: owning their own MIRA BALL HONORED FOR HER LIFE’S WORK ily business and shared their parents’ com- home. Earlier this year, Mira was hon- Earlier this year, the statewide leadership mitment to the community, Ball mentioned ored for a lifetime of achievement in development program Leadership Kentucky the example set by her and Don’s parents. our Commonwealth with Leadership awarded its annual Flame of Excellence ‘‘Our parents were really good examples for Kentucky’s Flame of Excellence Award to Lexington businesswoman Mira my children. Hard work was expected and Ball. The award is given to an outstanding Award. Today, I would like to con- something you should enjoy and helping Kentuckians who ‘‘bravely goes before and other people was important. Some of that gratulate Mira for this latest recogni- lights the way for others.’’ Ball has certainly empathy came naturally to Don,’’ said Ball. tion of her contributions to our home led a life that fits that description. As a ‘‘I think you have to be sincere and live your State. member of the home building community, life like you should and be a good example, With her late husband, Don, Mira she is a role model to future generations in but I also thank the Lord every day for my built Ball Homes into a respected busi- areas of leadership, business management parents and what they gave me. It wasn’t and community involvement and service. wealth but they had good values and that’s ness helping improve the lives of Ken- While the Ball name is well known in the tuckians for generations. Don led the what was more important.’’ Lexington area, Ball and her late husband, ‘‘I’m sure too that having us both work in sales, and Mira kept the books. To- Don, have both had impact across the state. the business and talking about things in gether, they made a premier team help- The couple incorporated Ball Homes in 1959 front of [our children] made them familiar ing make home ownership a reality for and immediately focused on the first-time with what went on in the building business, families across the region. The organi- home buyer market with their first model both the ups and downs. There have been zation was made better still as their home in the Cardinal Valley neighborhood times when we thought we’d never sell an- children, Ray, Mike, and Lisa, took off Versailles Road. Their goal was to build other house with interest rates at 18% and homes in a price range that Lexington city 19%. They were aware of that growing up and their own leadership roles. Today, the police and firefighters could afford. At the company builds over 1,000 high-quality understood it. Don always understood the time, police and firefighters were required to impact of high interest rates on afford- homes each year. live within city limits. ability, and Ray really gets that too.’’ Mira’s contributions to Kentucky ex- More than 60 years later, the company re- FOCUSED ON EDUCATION tend far beyond her entrepreneurial mains family owned and still prides itself on achievement. She is a trailblazing lead- making home ownership a reality for those Her husband is remembered for his efforts who never thought it possible. to aid the homeless and addicted across the er and philanthropist with special em- ‘‘If you’ve got a heart for people, you want state through his roles as state representa- phases on the health and education of them to be able to have an affordable home tive and service on the Kentucky Housing our next generation. Saying she would that they can live in and enjoy,’’ said Mira Corporation. Ball’s own civic contributions only get involved in organizations Ball. ‘‘You see what’s happening with zoning have focused on health and education. She where she could really make a dif- and the availability of land, and you get very has served with a wide variety of organiza- ference, this former schoolteacher has concerned about the fact that the people who tions including the PTA, the American Can- helped steer the future of some of Ken- are the ordinary workers can’t afford to live cer Society, the United Way, Kentucky Bap- there.’’ tucky’s prominent institutions. In fact, tist Homes for Children, the St. Joseph Hos- Ball Homes has built more homes all over pital Foundation, the Kentucky Historical Mira was the first woman to chair the Lexington as well as in the Louisville and Society, the Governor’s Mansion Preserva- boards of trustees for the University of Knoxville markets. Don was passionate tion Foundation, and the Kentucky Horse Kentucky, Midway College, and the about affordable housing throughout his ca- Park. In 1991, she became the first woman to Lexington Chamber of Commerce. reer, and the Balls’ daughter Lisa Ball Sharp serve as chairman of the Lexington Chamber In 2018, Mira made the single largest shares her father’s interest and has served on of Commerce. She was also the first woman scholarship gift in UK’s history of $10 Lexington’s Affordable Housing Task Force. elected to the Kentucky Utilities board of di- Ball is still involved in the business al- rectors, the first woman chairman of the million to help Kentucky students ac- though the Balls’ three children, Ray, Mike cess higher education and the oppor- Midway College board of trustees, and the and Lisa, have been leading the company first woman to serve as chair of the Univer- tunity for a better future. The scholar- since the 1980s. Ray took over acquisition sity of Kentucky board of trustees. She was ships focus on students from Nelson and development, Mike oversees construc- appointed to the State Economic Develop- and Henderson Counties, Mira and tion management, and Lisa is in charge of ment Task Force and the Governor’s Com- Don’s native homes, respectively. The property management and sale. Ball said mission on Tax Policy. She continues to gift is only one snapshot of years of that even as her husband let go of the day- serve on the Endowment Board of Kentucky to-day decision-making long ago, she stayed philanthropy that will benefit the Educational Television. active in the business long after because ‘‘I think I came along at a time when a lot school and all who rely on it. ‘‘nobody wanted to do what I did.’’ What Ball Across our Commonwealth, families of organizations thought it’s time for a did was make sure the bottom line always woman. I wasn’t going to get involved with and communities can see the results of added up. any organization if I wasn’t going to actu- Mira’s work. Families living in homes ACCOUNTING FOR SUCCESS ally work on it,’’ said Ball. ‘‘There are so built by the Ball have adapted this Ball first took an interest in accounting many things in this world that you feel like year, turning kitchen tables into of- and business while attending the University you can’t make a difference. But education

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:02 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.052 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7070 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 is the No. 1 thing that will change Kentuck- pressing issues of the day—the COVID– For the online course, students submit ians for the better. It’s where you can really 19 pandemic, racial injustices, the fra- questions about assigned readings and then do more to help.’’ gility of our democracy’s norms, to listen to a conversation between Georgetown One of the problems Ball has tried to ad- name a few—and give them a sense for Law Dean William M. Treanor and a faculty dress has been lowering the attrition rate of member. He asks them to talk about how to returning students who can’t keep up with what, as future attorneys, they can do move forward to confront ‘‘the great issues tuition costs. In 2018, she gave the University to address them. of this terrible time.’’ of Kentucky $10 million to establish a schol- In a time of unprecedented uncer- ‘‘This is a time when we’re all grappling arship fund that will focus on students from tainty, the course is a reminder, as one with so many crises’’ and profound chal- Nelson County, where she grew up and Hen- enrolled student put it, ‘‘that there is lenges and losses, he said. derson County, where Don was raised. It will hope.’’ Lawyers as Leaders centers stu- The conversations held each Sunday—now available to all on the school’s anniversary fund dozens of undergraduate and graduate dents in the values that inspired them scholarships in the two counties and sur- website—have been topical, even urgent. to study the law and reminds them of Students have heard from Lawrence Gostin rounding areas, focused specifically on ad- their own agency to make measurable dressing unmet financial need. about health-care policy during the pan- change. It is no wonder that over 300 demic, such as vaccine distribution and IMPACT ON HBA MEMBERSHIP students have enrolled in this course, whether the government should mandate While her efforts have been highly pub- the largest class enrollment in George- mask-wearing and social distancing. licized in the world of higher learning, Ball town Law’s 150-year history. I hope Neal Katyal, who has argued more than 40 recognizes the benefits of work experience cases before the Supreme Court, spoke about and involvement in organizations to promote this course is offered for many semes- the contested 2000 election, in which he was lifelong learning. ters to come. co-counsel to Democratic candidate Al Gore, ‘‘My work experience at UK was as valu- I have often highlighted the achieve- and about electoral integrity this year. able as any classroom experiences I had,’’ ments of Georgetown Law both on and Randy Barnett, a libertarian and self-de- said Ball. ‘‘I think experience is a big educa- off the Senate floor. The education I scribed contrarian, talked about the con- tor, and sometimes you have to make your received there was central to my deci- stitutionality of health policy, recent Su- own. I enjoy learning about new things all sion to dedicate my career to public preme Court nominees and the importance of seeking out opposing viewpoints. And Rosa the time. That’s the reason I like KET so service. It is exactly courses like Law- much.’’ Brooks talked about her work examining The Balls were active members of the yers as Leaders that will help encour- whether norms will hold fast in the after- home builders association and were jointly age this and future classes of George- math of this contentious election, or wheth- named Builders of the Year by the Lexington town Law students to pursue their pas- er the country could face a constitutional HBA in 1992. Attending meetings like the sions as attorneys. Georgetown Law crisis. International Builders Show was a source of should be commended for offering this The conversations have been challenging, ongoing learning for her. course and reminding students that the insightful, sometimes funny and surprisingly ‘‘I used to go to those meetings, and there vulnerable. Gostin spoke of his difficult law is most exciting and trans- childhood, and how that had helped shape wasn’t a time that I didn’t come back with formative when it is viewed not just as something valuable. I went to all the finan- the optimistic outlook he’s known for. He cial seminars, and I can still remember some a career, but as a calling. shared his tips for the best way to make pop- of the speakers and what they said,’’ she I ask unanimous consent that an ar- corn. laughed. ticle from the Washington Post, pub- Katyal told students to do something that was uncomfortable for them, especially early Ball points to her upbringing and her lished on November 6, 2020, titled in their careers. He said he had recently Christian faith for prompting her to serve ‘‘Most popular course ever at George- taken rap improv classes to improve his abil- her community through the years. She town Law? How to fight for justice,’’ be ity to think on his feet, and found it terri- talked about a young minister who influ- printed in the RECORD. fying. enced her to see all people as deserving of There being no objection, the mate- Katyal also shared how his father faced love and respect. As she describes how she rial was ordered to be printed in the discrimination and was unfairly fired, but felt when she visited the Hope Center and RECORD, as follows: had his dignity restored by a civil case, in- other drug and alcohol addiction recovery [From the Washington Post, Nov. 6, 2020] spiring Katyal to go to law school. He told programs. Ball’s compassion for those who how he always asked his children’s advice MOST POPULAR COURSE EVER AT GEORGETOWN struggle in her community is evident. the night before a Supreme Court case, and LAW? HOW TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE ‘‘You never visit those places without shared some of their tips on how to stay thinking how blessed you are,’’ she said. ‘‘If (By Susan Svrluga) calm when facing the justices. (Once: ‘‘Think you just go in and really talk to people, you In her third year of law school, Maxine of a cute pig.’’) get the idea that you’ve just got to help.’’ Walters expected to have everything in This is a time when shared challenges f place: Her job locked in, her career path make people more comfortable talking about mapped out. vulnerabilities, Treanor said. ‘‘I don’t think GEORGETOWN LAW’S ‘‘LAWYERS Then the pandemic hit, and economic un- we would have these same conversations if AS LEADERS’’ COURSE certainty, and protests erupted over racial we had this class two years ago.’’ justice and tensions flared over the presi- Hillary Sale, an associate dean and pro- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, there is dential election and transition. Her summer fessor who helped design the class, agreed. no question that 2020 has been a year of job with a firm evaporated, and with it the The stress of the times is making people in- challenges, difficulty, and concern. It hoped-for offer of a permanent position by trospective and reflective, she said, ‘‘in ways is in these more challenging times that the time classes resumed for the fall. that are probably really good, and probably it is especially important to shine a But her school year began with an unusual wouldn’t happen without that outside pres- light on those individuals and institu- class—one created to mark Georgetown Uni- sure.’’ Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, tions that are doing good work, work versity Law Center’s 150th anniversary and shaped by the realities of 2020—that has, for challenged students to rethink the justice that inspires the next generation of many students, upended their ideas about system, which he argues is not weakened by leaders to think bigger and create a rigid timelines for success, their expecta- a few racist bad-apple police officers, but is brighter future. It is no surprise that tions and even their aspirations. ‘‘broke on purpose’’ and working the way it Georgetown Law, where I earned my Instead of a traditional course focused on was designed to work. law degree, is doing precisely that, liv- an area of law such as contracts or torts, the Butler told of his searing experience dec- ing up to its timeless motto: ‘‘Law is school’s leaders crafted a more personal, ades ago when he was arrested while he was but the means, justice is the end.’’ broad-ranging look at leadership. It was a a prosecutor on a case accusing a U.S. sen- recognition that the tumultuous times are ator of corruption. As he wrote in his book This fall, Georgetown Law has of- forcing a reckoning, and leaving many stu- ‘‘Let’s Get Free,’’ Butler was charged with fered a unique course entitled ‘‘Law- dents yearning to have an impact. simple assault after a neighbor falsely ac- yers as Leaders’’ for the first time. Far Clearly, they touched a nerve: More than cused him of pushing her after a dispute over from a staid black letter law class, this 300 upper-level students signed up for ‘‘Law- a parking space. Police officers cursed at course is styled as a series of candid, yers as Leaders,’’ the largest enrollment for him. At the courthouse, he was led, hand- introspective conversations between a course in the history of Georgetown Law. cuffed, through the inmates’ entrance— Georgetown Law Dean William M. ‘‘This is definitely a time where the ground when, as a prosecutor, he normally could is moving,’’ said Max Lesser, a 28-year-old Treanor and faculty members who have breeze through the main entrance without student from New Jersey. ‘‘Everyone realizes needing to go through a metal detector. been prominent leaders in the law and that the old paradigms of politics and justice At his trial, he said, he listened to a police public service. These conversations are kind of breaking.... Lawyers have a officer lie on the stand. After he was acquit- seek to confront law students with the real role to play in what path we take.’’ ted, he felt the weight of how easily the false

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In June 2019, ferent in the way police responded to me.’’ it would be great to go back there and try to rogue regional security forces assas- He wanted students to think about the in- make it the best place it could be.’’ sinated the president of Amhara region evitable setbacks and traumatic experiences f and the head of the Ethiopian National they would face, and how they would con- Defense Forces, and in June 2020, the front those with integrity. ‘‘The main thing I wanted students to think about,’’ Butler VOTE EXPLANATION murder of popular Oromo singer said, ‘‘is justice.’’ Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, I was Hachalu Hundessa triggered violence For Walters, a 23-year-old Black student necessarily absent but had I been that killed at least 239 people. Sadly, from Mobile, Ala., the leadership class ini- present would have voted yes on roll- Ethiopians of all ethnic and religious tially sounded like a welcome break from call vote 225, motion to invoke cloture backgrounds have been victims of this typical law classes—in which professors grill endless cycle of senseless violence. students with tough questions—during a on the nomination of James Ray Knepp busy fall when she is also applying for jobs. II, to be a United States District Court To be clear, there are some who have But Walters, who is president of the George- Judge for the Northern District of taken advantage of new-found freedoms town Law Black Law Students Association, Ohio. to threaten or use violence to achieve has been struck by a number of the conversa- It was necessarily absent but had I political ends, engage in hate speech, tions, including Butler’s. been present would have voted yes on ‘‘It has been inspiring to have this class,’’ and incite broader conflict. Such be- Walters said. rollcall vote 226, on the nomination of havior is inconsistent with democratic As faculty reflect in the class on their own James Ray Knepp II, to be a United practice and has further exacerbated life choices, the odd zigs and zags of their ca- States District Court Judge for the the country’s ethnic and political divi- reers, the abject failures that turned out to Northern District of Ohio. sions in a profoundly damaging way. be gifts and the pinnacles that unexpectedly fell flat, the stories resonated with other f Ethiopian authorities have a responsibility to protect their citizens by hold- students confronting their own imminent de- ETHIOPIA cisions. ing the perpetrators and purveyors of People are definitely more stressed about Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I such actions accountable through a careers this fall, said Luke Bunting, a stu- rise today to call upon the administra- transparent, credible legal process. dent from Indiana who has worked for Re- tion to take urgent diplomatic action Yet the government’s response to publican members of Congress and is now in to address the escalating conflict in these challenges has only complicated his second year at Georgetown Law. He Ethiopia, a country in the midst of hopes to work for a firm and make an im- matters. In May 2020, a report from what many in the international compact, and hearing from people with such dif- Amnesty International chronicled a munity, including myself, had hoped ferent backgrounds and approaches made long list of abuses committed by Ethio- would be a historic political transition him more confident that was possible, he pia’s security forces since the transi- said. to democracy. Instead the country is tion began, including extrajudicial Kristin Ewing, a student from Nebraska by sliding into civil war. Unless the inter- killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest. way of a musical-theater career in New national community acts quickly to The government has engaged in a trou- York, gained an interest in health-care pol- forestall further violence, I fear that icy when she saw how performers were af- bling crackdown on political opposi- fected by their lack of insurance. She said it bloody and protracted conflict is un- avoidable. tion, media organizations, and civil so- was reassuring to hear professors talk about ciety, particularly in the wake of career pivots. Ethiopians have long aspired to par- Rujuta Nandgaonkar, also interested in ticipate in a democratic system of gov- Hachalu Hundessa’s death. There are health policy—an inclination cemented by ernment. For years, their leaders let growing fears that state institutions the pandemic, she said—was struck by them down, but in 2018, things ap- are being leveraged by the ruling party Barnett’s advice to surround yourself with peared to change when in response to to unfairly consolidate the current people who disagree with you, and an idea government’s power, including through several people shared about getting past the peaceful popular protests centered in Ethiopia’s Oromo and Amhara regions, weaponizing law enforcement and the inevitable bumps in the road. ‘‘Those are im- judicial process to attack government portant lessons for these times,’’ she said. Ethiopia’s ruling party elevated Abiy ‘‘This is not the greatest time—but there is Ahmed to Prime Minister. Prime Min- critics. Under these conditions, it is hope,’’ Nandgaonkar said. ‘‘That’s the string ister Abiy undertook dramatic polit- unlikely that Ethiopia’s next general that runs through it.’’ ical reform in the first year of his ad- elections can be anything approaching Lesser, a high school teacher for four years ministration, releasing thousands of credible, exacerbating an already vola- before law school, isn’t sure what he wants tile political situation. to do after he graduates. But he is consid- political prisoners, inviting exiled op- ering options that tie into his interests in position groups back home, and allow- Against the backdrop of a transition democracy and criminal justice reform, such ing the press to freely operate. Repres- in jeopardy, violence between the fed- as working in a prosecutor’s office, judiciary sive laws like the Charities and Soci- eral government and political leaders committees in Congress or for the military. eties and Anti-Terrorism proclama- of the Tigray region is escalating. Re- After hearing Brooks talk, Lesser said, tions, which had long been used to sti- ports suggest that hundreds have al- ‘‘her lecture reinforced that having a func- fle political dissent, were revised and ready died in clashes between govern- tional modern democracy is a precious thing, and it can get lost easily if people aren’t replaced. The new government com- ment and regional forces. I am particu- willing to perfect it.’’ mitted itself to free and fair elections larly horrified by evidence of a civilian The class has been grounding, Lesser said. and, for the first time in Ethiopia’s his- massacre in Mai-Kadra. I condemn this ‘‘It reminds you of why you’re doing this. tory, introduced a gender-balanced act and all attacks on civilians in the That’s important, especially when our coun- Cabinet. Many Ethiopians and much of strongest term, and call for a thorough try is being tested, our field is being tested. the international community rightly and transparent investigation by a You have to reconnect to the values’’ that brought people to study the law, he said. celebrated these achievements and credible, neutral, independent body. Walters had gravitated during law school looked to further democratic progress. Those who attack civilians must be to apply to firms because she was worried Abiy himself was awarded the Nobel held accountable in accordance with about paying off student loans. But after a Peace Prize in 2019. the rule of law. I am also concerned by summer of protests following George Floyd’s Yet transitions from autocratic rule reports of civilian deaths as a result of killing in police custody, she witnessed peo- to democracy are rarely seamless, and federal government airstrikes, mass ple paint messages about defunding the po- Ethiopia’s transition is no exception. displacement, and discrimination and lice near the White House, and was struck by The journey to democracy has been arrests based on ethnic profiling. Au- the role public defenders were playing in the community. beset by the proliferation of ethnically thorities in Tigray have confirmed that The new economic uncertainty and the motivated violence across the country. their forces fired rockets into the cap- idealism reinforced by the class reaffirmed In 2018, IOM reported that Ethiopia re- ital of a neighboring country, Eritrea.

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I urge the adminis- Tigray will not only lead to a cata- ment and officials in Tigray, there is tration to act while there is still time. strophic loss of life and worsening hu- no military solution to the conflict be- f tween the federal government and the manitarian conditions, but will breed TRIBUTE TO MAJOR CATHERINE Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Dia- further enmity that will derail Ethio- ‘‘CATIE’’ SHUTTERS SUNDIN pia’s democratic progress and desta- logue is the only path forward. A joint bilize the entire subregion. delegation should demarche the Prime Mr. SCHATZ. Mr. President, today, I We cannot afford to let that happen. Minister with this message and reach rise to pay tribute to MAJ Catherine Ethiopia is the second most populous out to leaders in Tigray with the same. ‘‘Catie’’ Shutters Sundin and her serv- African country, home to the African Increase support for Ethiopia’s demo- ice as an officer in the U.S. Army. I am Union, and one of the world’s top con- cratic transition—the administration especially grateful for her support to tributors to UN peacekeeping missions should redouble its efforts to support my office as an Army congressional fel- a tradition that dates back to the Ko- the transition by providing the Em- low from January to December 2017 rean war. It has been a pillar of U.S. bassy and USAID mission with more and, later, as the Army congressional budget liaison, where she supported my engagement in the Horn of Africa for staff to provide increased monitoring responsibilities as the ranking member decades, partnering with the U.S. on in the areas of democracy and human of the Senate Appropriations Sub- counterterrorism and with the U.S. and rights and increased technical assist- committee on Military Construction international community to stabilize ance in the area of election administra- and Veterans Affairs. Major Shutters protracted conflicts in neighboring So- tion. Funding for grassroots conflict Sundin will complete her military malia and South Sudan. mitigation and reconciliation is crit- service in November after more than 12 The Ethiopian people need peace, not ical given ongoing tensions. The United States must also engage all Ethiopian years of honorable service. war; and the world needs a stable, A native of Muskegon, MI, Major stakeholders, including traditionally democratic and prosperous Ethiopia. Shutters Sundin entered the military I urge the federal government and marginalized populations, without as a paralegal in the Indiana Army Na- the leaders of Tigray region to choose favor or bias, with the goal of encour- tional Guard. After completing her ini- the path of peace. While it is tempting aging dialogue between the country’s tial military training, she attended to assign blame for the outbreak of rival political forces. Political dis- Wentworth Military Academy and Jun- agreements must be settled through hostilities, our collective focus must be ior College in Lexington, MO, where peaceful means. on how to restore order. Make no mis- she commissioned as a second lieuten- Take an informed, organized, and ho- take, a full accounting must take ant. She completed her undergraduate listic approach. Civil war in Ethiopia place. Right now, however, both sides degree in sociology at the University of will destabilize the Horn of Africa and must agree to an immediate ceasefire Central Missouri and accessed nto Ac- has implications for U.S. geostrategic and begin a sustained dialogue to settle tive-Duty status as an aviation officer. interests in the Horn of Africa and Red political differences. She attended flight school at Fort Sea corridor writ large. It is critical I also call on Prime Minister Abiy to Rucker, AL, in 2008, graduating as a that the U.S. approach diplomatic en- take a series of actions to facilitate a UH–60 Blackhawk pilot. She also has a gagement in a holistic manner, recog- successful democratic transition. First, master’s degree in legislative affairs nizing the potential ripple effects of barring immediate and incontrovert- from the George Washington Univer- ible evidence of serious crimes, he prolonged conflict. Negotiations be- sity. should release all members of the polit- tween Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt rel- Major Shutters Sundin has served in ical opposition. Their continued deten- ative to the Grand Ethiopian Renais- a number of assignments during her tion is unacceptable, and I am troubled sance Dam—GERD—are only one ex- Army career. Her first assignment as by reports that their judicial pro- ample of how the conflict could impact an aviation officer was with the 5th ceedings are being politicized. Second, stability in the subregion. Progress on Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Bri- media and digital rights must be re- the GERD talks is highly unlikely in gade, 101st Airborne Division at Fort spected. Arresting journalists and im- the face of civil war, since Ethiopia is Campbell, KY. As a small unit leader in posing internet blackouts harkens likely to remain focused on its domes- Alpha Company, she deployed her pla- back to the dark days of the previous tic problems. toon to multiple joint training exer- regime. Mr. Prime Minister, such prac- Unfortunately, the U.S. approach is cises and ultimately to Khost Province tices must end. You and your col- currently fractured. The administra- in eastern Afghanistan in support of leagues have taken bold action to chart tion has engaged in GERD negotiations Operation Enduring Freedom 12–13. a new course for the country, and I as though they are unfolding in a vacu- While in combat, she served as task urge you to continue along the difficult um, divorced from our interests in a force intelligence officer, where she path of reform. strong bilateral partnership with Ethi- was charged with leading an intel- Third, the Prime Minister should em- opia and absent a broader strategy for ligence unit that provided threat anal- power an independent and impartial the Horn of Africa and Red Sea cor- ysis, briefings to aircrews and leader- body to investigate and ascertain re- ridor. Even in the parochial context in ship, and assisted military decision sponsibility for past acts of violence which we have engaged in GERD nego- making. beyond those related to current hos- tiations, the administration’s actions Upon redeployment, Major Shutters tilities in Tigray. Finally, I call on the have, quite frankly, been unhelpful. Sundin attended the Maneuver Cap- Prime Minister to engage in an inclu- Having Treasury Department lead the tains Career Course at Fort Benning, sive dialogue with relevant stake- talks was never wise. Treasury lacks GA, in preparation for her company holders in advance of elections to en- the deep regional knowledge and exper- command at Hunter Army Airfield, sure there is a level playing field and tise to lead such sensitive negotiations, GA. There, she commanded Bravo Com- buy-in to the electoral process from all and there is no evidence that its ac- pany, 4th Battalion, 3rd Combat Avia- stakeholders. tions were developed as part of an tion Brigade from January 2014 to Feb- Although resolving the current crisis interagency strategy or policy ap- ruary 2016. Major Shutters Sundin’s requires Ethiopian commitment and proach informed by such expertise. It is team of 42 personnel and 10 UH–60M as- action, the United States, along with imperative that a sound strategy be de- sault helicopters supported a number others in the international community, veloped and that the State Department of training exercises to include a 9- have a critical role to play. I therefore take the lead on an integrated diplo- month deployment in support of Oper- urge the administration to do the fol- matic approach to both the country ation Atlantic Resolve. Bravo Com- lowing: and the subregion. pany was the first aviation unit to be a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:57 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO6.013 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7073 persistent presence in Eastern Europe, turer. Founder William Boyd pioneered MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT where they flew across the Baltic the lounge-style dentistry chair, now a Messages from the President of the States and Poland to strengthen NATO standard feature in dental offices na- United States were communicated to relationships while deterring against tionwide. As ‘‘sit-down’’ dentistry be- the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his the threat of Russian aggression. came more common, Boyd Industries secretaries. In 2017, as an Army congressional fel- reinvented itself as a cabinet, medical f low, I had the privilege of working with chair, and exam equipment manufac- Major Shutters Sundin in my office for turer. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED a year and during her subsequent as- More than 60 years later, owner and In executive session the Presiding Of- signment as the Army congressional CEO Adrian LaTrace has continued ficer laid before the Senate messages budget liaison. She worked tirelessly Boyd Industries’ tradition of innova- from the President of the United with Members of Congress and their tion and growth. A native of the Fort States submitting sundry nominations staff to accurately represent the Walton Beach-Destin area, Adrian which were referred to the Committee Army’s budget positions to the Senate graduated from The Citadel before on Armed Services. and House Appropriations Committees. serving 8 years in the U.S. Air Force. (The messages received today are Her professionalism, diligence, and Under his leadership, Boyd has re- printed at the end of the Senate pro- commitment to the mission are un- mained committed to its core values of ceedings.) matched, and her work as a fellow and integrity, respect, innovation, loyalty, f as a liaison well represented the U.S. and dependability. Veterans are the Army and the Department of Defense heart of Boyd Industries’ workforce, MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE to the U.S. Congress. with servicemembers from four At 11:51 a.m., a message from the The foundation of Major Shutter branches of the military currently rep- House of Representatives, delivered by Sundin’s military success is her family. resented at the company. Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- Raised in the Midwest as one of five Attention to detail and high-quality nounced that the House has passed the children, her family established par- craftsmanship have earned Boyd Indus- following bill, with an amendment, in ticular values early on: service, sac- tries a reputation for excellence. They which it requests the concurrence of rifice, and compassion. She is a devoted are widely regarded as the top oral and the Senate: wife to her husband Carl, who also implant surgery equipment provider in S. 1869. An act to require the disclosure of serves as an officer in the U.S. Army. the nation. Notably, Boyd Industries ownership of high-security space leased to Their commitment to service and care manufactures the majority of its prod- accommodate a Federal agency, and for for others infuses every organization to uct components at its Clearwater facil- other purposes. which they belong. Together, they are ity. Additional components are sourced The message also announced that the examples of servant leaders in the U.S. from U.S.-based companies, and Boyd House has passed the following bills, in Army and to their communities. assembles all products in-house. which it requests the concurrence of Throughout her career, Major Shut- Under Adrian’s leadership, Boyd In- the Senate: ters Sundin has positively impacted dustries has earned industry awards H.R. 2117. An act to improve the health and soldiers, peers, and superiors. Our and invested in its community. High- safety of Americans living with food aller- country has benefited tremendously quality products have earned Boyd In- gies and related disorders, including poten- from her extraordinary leadership, dustries the Townie Choice Award for 8 tially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food pro- judgment, and passion. I join my col- consecutive years. Laird Plastics rec- tein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and ognized Boyd Industries with the Envi- eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and leagues today in honoring her dedica- for other purposes. tion to our Nation and invaluable serv- ronmental Excellence Award from 2015– H.R. 2281. An act to direct the Attorney ice to the U.S. Congress as an Army 2018, citing its increased recycling and General to amend certain regulations so that congressional liaison. sustainability. Collaborating with the practitioners may administer not more than Mr. President, it has been a pleasure American Association of Oral and Max- 3 days’ medication to a person at one time to have worked with a talented officer. illofacial Surgeons and the American when administering narcotic drugs for the On behalf of a grateful nation, I join Association of Orthodontists, Boyd In- purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symp- toms . my colleagues today in recognizing and dustries has contributed to developing orthodontist training and best prac- H.R. 2466. An act to extend the State commending MAJ Catherine ‘‘Catie’’ Opioid Response Grants program, and for Shutters Sundin for her service to our tices, and furnished dental residency other purposes. country and wish her all the best as she training facilities. Additionally, Boyd H.R. 2610. An act to establish an office explores new ways to continue her Industries regularly donates surplus within the Federal Trade Commission and an service. cabinetry to Habitat for Humanity and outside advisory group to prevent fraud targeting seniors and to direct the Commission f has supported the Clearwater Free Clinic for decades. to study and submit a report to Congress on ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS As an essential business, Boyd Indus- scams targeting seniors and Indian tribes, tries managed to stay open, keep their and for other purposes. employees safe, and adapt to the chal- H.R. 2914. An act to make available necessary disaster assistance for families af- RECOGNIZING BOYD INDUSTRIES, lenges caused by the coronavirus pan- INC. fected by major disasters, and for other pur- demic. In April 2020, the SBA launched poses. ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, as chair- the Paycheck Protection Program, a H.R. 3878. An act to amend the Controlled man of the Senate Committee on Small small business relief program I was Substances Act to clarify the process for reg- Business and Entrepreneurship, each proud to author. The PPP provides for- istrants to exercise due diligence upon dis- week I recognize a small business that givable loans to impacted small busi- covering a suspicious order, and for other exemplifies the American entrepre- nesses and nonprofits who maintain purposes. neurial spirit at the heart of our coun- H.R. 4358. An act to direct the Adminis- their payroll during the coronavirus trator of the Federal Emergency Manage- try. It is my privilege to recognize a pandemic. Despite experiencing a drop ment Agency to submit to Congress a report veteran-owned small business known in revenue, a PPP loan enabled Boyd on preliminary damage assessment and to es- for excellence and outstanding crafts- Industries to retain 77 jobs. tablish damage assessment teams in the Fed- manship. This week, it is my pleasure Boyd Industries exemplifies the crit- eral Emergency Management Agency, and to recognize Boyd Industries, Inc., of ical importance of small businesses in for other purposes. Clearwater, FL, as the Senate Small the medical manufacturing industrial H.R. 4499. An act to amend the Public Business of the Week. base. Their outstanding craftsmanship Health Service Act to provide that the au- In 2012, Adrian LaTrace purchased and continual innovation are com- thority of the Director of the National Insti- tute on Minority Health and Health Dispari- Boyd Industries, a dental and medical mendable. Congratulations to Adrian ties to make certain research endowments equipment manufacturing company and the entire team at Boyd Industries, applies with respect to both current and that was established in 1957 as a cus- Inc. I look forward to watching your former centers of excellence, and for other tom residential furniture manufac- continued growth and success.∑ purposes.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:57 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO6.014 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7074 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 H.R. 4611. An act to modify permitting re- MEASURES REFERRED H.R. 5919. An act to amend title 40, United quirements with respect to the discharge of The following bills were read the first States Code, to require the Administrator of any pollutant from the Point Loma Waste- General Services to enter into a cooperative water Treatment Plant in certain cir- and the second times by unanimous agreement with the National Children’s Mu- cumstances, and for other purposes. consent, and referred as indicated: seum to provide the National Children’s Mu- H.R. 4712. An act to amend the Federal H.R. 2117. An act to improve the health and seum rental space without charge in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect safety of Americans living with food aller- Ronald Reagan Building and International to limitations on exclusive approval or licen- gies and related disorders, including poten- Trade Center, and for other purposes; to the sure of orphan drugs, and for other purposes. tially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food pro- Committee on Environment and Public H.R. 4806. An act to amend the Controlled tein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and Works. Substances Act to authorize the debarment eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and H.R. 5953. An act to amend the Disaster Re- of certain registrants, and for other pur- for other purposes; to the Committee on covery Reform Act of 2018 to require the Ad- poses. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. ministrator of the Federal Emergency Man- H.R. 4812. An act to amend the Controlled H.R. 2281. An act to direct the Attorney agement Agency to waive certain debts owed Substances Act to provide for the modifica- General to amend certain regulations so that to the United States related to covered as- tion, transfer, and termination of a registra- practitioners may administer not more than sistance provided to an individual or house- tion to manufacture, distribute, or dispense 3 days’ medication to a person at one time hold, and for other purposes; to the Com- controlled substances or list I chemicals, and when administering narcotic drugs for the mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- for other purposes. purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symp- mental Affairs . H.R. 5668. An act to amend the Federal toms; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modernize H.R. 6435. An act to direct the Federal cation, Labor, and Pensions. Trade Commission to develop and dissemi- the labeling of certain generic drugs, and for H.R. 2466. An act to extend the State nate information to the public about scams other purposes. Opioid Response Grants program, and for related to COVID–19, and for other purposes; H.R. 5855. An act to amend the Public other purposes; to the Committee on Health, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Health Service Act to establish a grant pro- Education, Labor, and Pensions. gram supporting trauma center violence H.R. 2610. An act to establish an office and Transportation. intervention and violence prevention pro- within the Federal Trade Commission and an H.R. 6624. An act to support supply chain grams, and for other purposes. outside advisory group to prevent fraud tar- innovation and multilateral security, and for H.R. 5919. An act to amend title 40, United geting seniors and to direct the Commission other purposes; to the Committee on Com- States Code, to require the Administrator of to study and submit a report to Congress on merce, Science, and Transportation. General Services to enter into a cooperative scams targeting seniors and Indian tribes, H.R. 7310. An act to require the Assistant agreement with the National Children’s Mu- and for other purposes; to the Committee on Secretary of Commerce for Communications seum to provide the National Children’s Mu- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. and Information to submit to Congress a seum rental space without charge in the H.R. 2914. An act to make available nec- plan for the modernization of the informa- Ronald Reagan Building and International essary disaster assistance for families af- tion technology systems of the National Trade Center, and for other purposes. fected by major disasters, and for other pur- Telecommunications and Information Ad- H.R. 5953. An act to amend the Disaster Re- poses; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- ministration, and for other purposes; to the covery Reform Act of 2018 to require the Ad- rity and Governmental Affairs. Committee on Commerce, Science, and ministrator of the Federal Emergency Man- H.R. 3878. An act to amend the Controlled Transportation. agement Agency to waive certain debts owed Substances Act to clarify the process for reg- H.R. 8121. An act to require the Consumer to the United States related to covered as- istrants to exercise due diligence upon dis- Product Safety Commission to study the ef- sistance provided to an individual or house- covering a suspicious order, and for other fect of the COVID–19 pandemic on injuries hold, and for other purposes. purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- and deaths associated with consumer prod- H.R. 6096. An act to improve oversight by ary. ucts and to direct the Secretary of Com- the Federal Communications Commission of H.R. 4358. An act to direct the Adminis- merce to study and report on the effect of the wireless and broadcast emergency alert trator of the Federal Emergency Manage- the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and systems. ment Agency to submit to Congress a report tourism industry in the United States; to the H.R. 6435. An act to direct the Federal on preliminary damage assessment and to es- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trade Commission to develop and dissemi- tablish damage assessment teams in the Fed- Transportation. nate information to the public about scams eral Emergency Management Agency, and H.R. 8266. An act to modify the Federal related to COVID–19, and for other purposes. for other purposes; to the Committee on cost share of certain emergency assistance H.R. 6624. An act to support supply chain Homeland Security and Governmental Af- provided under the Robert T. Stafford Dis- innovation and multilateral security, and for fairs. aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, other purposes. H.R. 4611. An act to modify permitting re- to modify the activities eligible for assist- H.R. 7310. An act to require the Assistant quirements with respect to the discharge of ance under the emergency declaration issued Secretary of Commerce for Communications any pollutant from the Point Loma Waste- by the President on March 13, 2020, relating and Information to submit to Congress a water Treatment Plant in certain cir- to COVID–19, and for other purposes; to the plan for the modernization of the informa- cumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- tion technology systems of the National Committee on Environment and Public ernmental Affairs. Telecommunications and Information Ad- Works. H.R. 8326. An act to amend the Public ministration, and for other purposes. H.R. 4712. An act to amend the Federal Works and Economic Development Act of H.R. 8121. An act to require the Consumer Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain Product Safety Commission to study the ef- to limitations on exclusive approval or licen- grants to develop a comprehensive economic fect of the COVID–19 pandemic on injuries sure of orphan drugs, and for other purposes; development strategy that directly or indi- and deaths associated with consumer prod- to the Committee on Health, Education, rectly increases the accessibility of afford- ucts and to direct the Secretary of Com- Labor, and Pensions. able, quality child care, and for other pur- merce to study and report on the effects of H.R. 4806. An act to amend the Controlled poses; to the Committee on Environment and the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and Substances Act to authorize the debarment Public Works. tourism industry in the United States. of certain registrants, and for other pur- H.R. 8408. An act to direct the Adminis- H.R. 8266. An act to modify the Federal poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. trator of the Federal Aviation Administra- cost share of certain emergency assistance H.R. 4812. An act to amend the Controlled tion to require certain safety standards re- provided under the Robert T. Stafford Dis- Substances Act to provide for the modifica- lating to aircraft, and for other purposes; to aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, tion, transfer, and termination of a registra- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and to modify the activities eligible for assist- tion to manufacture, distribute, or dispense Transportation. ance under the emergency declaration issued controlled substances or list I chemicals, and by the President on March 13, 2020, relating for other purposes; to the Committee on the f to COVID–19, and for other purposes. Judiciary. H.R. 8326. An act to amend the Public H.R. 5668. An act to amend the Federal MEASURES PLACED ON THE Works and Economic Development Act of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modernize CALENDAR 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain the labeling of certain generic drugs, and for The following bills were read the first grants to develop a comprehensive economic other purposes; to the Committee on Health, and second times by unanimous con- development strategy that directly or indi- Education, Labor, and Pensions. rectly increases the accessibility of afford- H.R. 5855. An act to amend the Public sent, and placed on the calendar: able, quality child care, and for other pur- Health Service Act to establish a grant pro- H.R. 4499. An act to amend the Public poses. gram supporting trauma center violence Health Service Act to provide that the au- H.R. 8408. An act to direct the Adminis- intervention and violence prevention pro- thority of the Director of the National Insti- trator of the Federal Aviation Administra- grams, and for other purposes; to the Com- tute on Minority Health and Health Dispari- tion to require certain safety standards re- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and ties to make certain research endowments lating to aircraft, and for other purposes. Pensions. applies with respect to both current and

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An act to improve oversight by Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, De- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- the Federal Communications Commission of partment of Housing and Urban Develop- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- the wireless and broadcast emergency alert ment, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; systems. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Implementing Execu- Blue Ridge Paper SO2 Emission Limits’’ f tive Order 13891; Promoting the Rule of Law (FRL No. 10016–41–Region 4) received in the through Improved Agency Guidance’’ Office of the President of the Senate on No- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER (RIN2501–AD93) received in the Office of the vember 10, 2020; to the Committee on Envi- COMMUNICATIONS President of the Senate on November 16, ronment and Public Works. 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, The following communications were EC–5922. A communication from the Direc- and Urban Affairs. laid before the Senate, together with tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–5913. A communication from the Asso- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- ciate General Counsel for Regulations and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- uments, and were referred as indicated: Legislation, Office of Housing, Department titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Idaho, Incorpora- EC–5904. A communication from the Dep- of Housing and Urban Development, trans- tion by Reference Updates and Rule Revi- uty Administrator for Policy Support, Food mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule sions’’ (FRL No. 10016–18–Region 10) received and Nutrition Service, Department of Agri- entitled ‘‘Manufactured Housing Program: in the Office of the President of the Senate culture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Minimum Payments to the Senate’’ on November 10, 2020; to the Committee on report of a rule entitled ‘‘Supplemental Nu- (RIN2502–AJ37) received in the Office of the Environment and Public Works. trition Assistance Program: Pandemic Elec- President of the Senate on November 16, tronic Benefits Transfer (P–EBT) Integrity’’ 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, EC–5923. A communication from the Under (RIN0584–AE80) received in the Office of the and Urban Affairs. Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- President of the Senate on November 10, EC–5914. A communication from the Sec- mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- the Department of Defense Agency Financial trition, and Forestry. ant to law, a six-month periodic report on Report (AFR) for fiscal year 2020; to the EC–5905. A communication from the Direc- the national emergency with respect to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Central African Republic that was declared ernmental Affairs. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- in Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014; to EC–5924. A communication from the Direc- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- the Committee on Banking, Housing, and tor, Office of Government Ethics, transmit- titled ‘‘Tolerance Crop Grouping Program Urban Affairs. ting, pursuant to law, the Office’s fiscal year V’’ (FRL No. 10015–10–OCSPP) received in the EC–5915. A communication from the Sec- 2020 Annual Financial Report (AFR); to the Office of the President of the Senate on No- retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- vember 10, 2020; to the Committee on Agri- ant to law, a six-month periodic report on ernmental Affairs. culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. the national emergency with respect to EC–5906. A communication from the Presi- Syria that was declared in Executive Order EC–5925. A communication from the Treas- dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the Committee on urer of the National Gallery of Art, trans- suant to law, a report relative to the con- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. mitting, pursuant to law, the Gallery’s In- tinuation of the national emergency that EC–5916. A communication from the Sec- spector General Report for fiscal year 2020; was originally declared in Executive Order retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- to the Committee on Homeland Security and 12170 of November 14, 1979, with respect to ant to law, a six-month periodic report on Governmental Affairs. the national emergency with respect to Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, EC–5926. A communication from the Sec- Yemen that was declared in Executive Order and Urban Affairs. tion Chief of the Diversion Control Division, EC–5907. A communication from the Presi- 13611 of May 16, 2012; to the Committee on Drug Enforcement Administration, Depart- dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. ment of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to suant to law, a report relative to the con- EC–5917. A communication from the Divi- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Schedules tinuation of the national emergency that sion Chief of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of of Controlled Substances: Placement of was originally declared in Executive Order Land Management, Department of the Inte- Crotonyl Fentanyl in Schedule I’’ ((21 CFR 13712 of November 22, 2015, with respect to rior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Part 1308) (Docket No. DEA–633)) received in Burundi; to the Committee on Banking, port of a rule entitled ‘‘Non-Energy Solid the Office of the President of the Senate on Housing, and Urban Affairs. Leasable Minerals Royalty Rate Reduction November 9, 2020; to the Committee on the EC–5908. A communication from the Presi- Process’’ (RIN1004–AE58) received in the Of- Judiciary. dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- fice of the President of the Senate on No- suant to law, a report relative to the con- vember 10, 2020; to the Committee on Energy EC–5927. A communication from the Pro- tinuation of the national emergency that and Natural Resources. gram Analyst of the Policy Division, Federal was originally declared in Executive Order EC–5918. A communication from the Direc- Communications Commission, transmitting, 12938 of November 14, 1994, with respect to tor of the Regulatory Management Division, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled the proliferation of weapons of mass destruc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ‘‘Expanding Consumers’ Video Navigation tion; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Choices; Commercial Availability of Naviga- and Urban Affairs. titled ‘‘Air Quality Implementation Plan; tion Devices’’ ((MB Docket No. 16–42) (FCC EC–5909. A communication from the Chair- California; Northern Sierra Air Quality Man- 20–124)) received in the Office of the Presi- man of the Board of Governors, Federal Re- agement District; Stationary Source Per- dent of the Senate on November 16, 2020; to serve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, mits’’ (FRL No. 10016–28–Region 9) received the Committee on Commerce, Science, and a report entitled ‘‘Report to the Congress on in the Office of the President of the Senate Transportation. the Profitability of Credit Card Operations of on November 16, 2020; to the Committee on EC–5928. A communication from the Pro- Depository Institutions’’; to the Committee Environment and Public Works. gram Analyst, Wireless Telecommunications on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC–5919. A communication from the Biolo- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- EC–5910. A communication from the Regu- gist, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- latory Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to port of a rule entitled ‘‘Implementation of of the Currency, Department of the Treas- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan- State and Local Governments’ Obligation to ury, transmitting , pursuant to law, the re- gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Approve Certain Wireless Facility Modifica- port of a rule entitled ‘‘National Banks and Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis Lupis) From tion Requests Under Section 6409(a) of the Federal Savings Associations as Lenders’’ the List of Endangered and Threatened Wild- Spectrum Act of 2012’’ ((WT Docket No. 19– (RIN1557–AE97) received in the Office of the life’’ (RIN1018–BD60) received in the Office of 250) (FCC 20–153)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, the President of the Senate on November 10, President of the Senate on November 16, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, and Urban Affairs. Public Works. EC–5911. A communication from the Direc- EC–5920. A communication from the Direc- Science, and Transportation. tor of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–5929. A communication from the Pro- Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursu- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- gram Analyst, Media Bureau, Federal Com- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- munications Commission, transmitting, pur- ‘‘Final Rule - Certain Emergency Facilities titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State suant to law, the report of a rule entitled in the Regulatory Capital Rule and the Li- Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollut- ‘‘All-Digital AM Broadcasting; Revitaliza- quidity Coverage Ratio Rule’’ (RIN3064– ants: City of Philadelphia and District of Co- tion of the AM Radio Service’’ ((MB Docket AF41) received in the Office of the President lumbia’’ (FRL No. 10016–45–Region 3) re- No. 19–311) (FCC 20–154)) received in the Of- of the Senate on November 10, 2020; to the ceived in the Office of the President of the fice of the President of the Senate on No- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Senate on November 10, 2020; to the Com- vember 16, 2020; to the Committee on Com- Affairs. mittee on Environment and Public Works. merce, Science, and Transportation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:57 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO6.056 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7076 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF grade crossings and to require the Secretary By Ms. HIRONO: COMMITTEES of Transportation to evaluate the require- S. 4915. A bill to establish the ments of the railway-highway crossings pro- Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative The following executive reports of gram; to the Committee on Commerce, within the Civil Rights Division of the De- nominations were submitted: Science, and Transportation. partment of Justice, and for other purposes; By Mr. WICKER for the Committee on By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. to the Committee on the Judiciary. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. CARDIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. VAN By Mr. WYDEN: * Coast Guard nominations beginning with HOLLEN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. WARNER, S. 4916. A bill to amend title 18, United Capt. Michael H. Day and ending with Capt. Mr. COONS, Mr. KAINE, Mr. REED, Mr. States Code, to divert certain parents of Edward M. St. Pierre, which nominations MARKEY, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. BALDWIN, minor children, expectant parents, and other were received by the Senate and appeared in Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. DUCKWORTH, caregivers from incarceration and into com- the Congressional Record on September 10, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, prehensive programs providing resources, 2020. Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. SMITH, Mr. CAR- services, and training to those individuals * Coast Guard nominations beginning with PER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. and their families; to the Committee on the Rear Adm. (lh) Brendan C. McPherson and SANDERS, Mr. CASEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Judiciary. ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Todd C. Wiemers, Mr. JONES, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. DURBIN, By Mr. BOOKER: which nominations were received by the Sen- Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, Mrs. FEIN- S. 4917. A bill to amend the CARES Act to ate and appeared in the Congressional STEIN, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. MERKLEY, support States and local educational agen- Record on September 30, 2020. Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. cies in responding to the COVID–19 pandemic so that all students, especially historically Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, for the UDALL, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. TESTER, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. KING, underserved students, are provided with a Committee on Commerce, Science, and and Ms. STABENOW): safe, healthy, equitable, and excellent edu- Transportation I report favorably the S. 4907. A bill to nullify Executive Order cation; to the Committee on Health, Edu- following nomination lists which were 13957, entitled ‘‘Creating Schedule F In The cation, Labor, and Pensions. printed in the RECORDS on the dates in- Excepted Service’’; to the Committee on By Mr. LEE: dicated, and ask unanimous consent, to Homeland Security and Governmental Af- S. 4918. A bill to transfer antitrust enforcement functions from the Federal Trade Com- save the expense of reprinting on the fairs. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. mission to the Department of Justice, and Executive Calendar that these nomina- for other purposes; to the Committee on the tions lie at the Secretary’s desk for the SCHUMER, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. Judiciary. information of Senators. BOOKER, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND): By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. BEN- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without S. 4908. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- NET, Mr. BROWN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. COR- objection, it is so ordered. enue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for TEZ MASTO, Mr. BOOKER, and Ms. * Coast Guard nominations beginning with taxpayers who remove lead-based hazards; to DUCKWORTH): S. 4919. A bill to provide for a study by the Steven C. Acosta and ending with Jessica S. the Committee on Finance. National Academies of Sciences, Engineer- Worst, which nominations were received by By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. ing, and Medicine on the potential benefits the Senate and appeared in the Congres- MORAN): on population health outcomes of incor- sional Record on September 10, 2020. S. 4909. A bill to amend title 38, United porating into the Federal legislative process * Coast Guard nominations beginning with States Code, to prohibit the collection of a tools that measure the impacts of proposed Corinna M. Fleischmann and ending with health care copayment by the Secretary of legislation (including in areas outside of Kimberly C. Young-Mclear, which nomina- Veterans Affairs from a veteran who is a health care) on health and health disparities, tions were received by the Senate and ap- member of an Indian Tribe; to the Com- and for other purposes; to the Committee on peared in the Congressional Record on Sep- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. tember 30, 2020. By Mr. TESTER: By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. * Coast Guard nominations beginning with S. 4910. A bill to adjust the regulation of MORAN): Michael S. Adams, Jr. and ending with An- certain grants awarded by the Secretary of S. 4920. A bill to improve the cybersecurity drew H. Zuckerman, which nominations were Veterans Affairs during a covered public of small organizations with respect to tele- received by the Senate and appeared in the health emergency to serve homeless vet- working, and for other purposes; to the Com- Congressional Record on October 20, 2020. erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- By Ms. MURKOWSKI for the Committee on mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. mental Affairs. Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. MERKLEY: By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. * Mark C. Christie, of Virginia, to be a S. 4911. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- HAWLEY): Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory enue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for S. 4921. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Commission for a term expiring June 30, compensation for injuries or sickness to en- enue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 2025. compass posttraumatic stress disorder, and traveling expenses for Federal disaster relief * Allison Clements, of Ohio, to be a Member for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- workers away from home for more than 1 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis- nance. year; to the Committee on Finance. sion for a term expiring June 30, 2024. By Mr. WYDEN: By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. * Nomination was reported with rec- S. 4912. A bill to amend the Federal Cyber- CORNYN): ommendation that it be confirmed sub- security Enhancement Act of 2015 to require S. 4922. A bill to expand and enhance pro- Federal agencies to obtain exemptions from grams and activities of the Department of ject to the nominee’s commitment to certain cybersecurity requirements in order respond to requests to appear and tes- Defense for prevention of and response to do- to avoid compliance with those require- mestic violence and child abuse and neglect tify before any duly constituted comments, and for other purposes; to the Com- among military families, and for other pur- mittee of the Senate. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. f mental Affairs. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. PAUL, and Mr. MURPHY): INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND FISCHER): S.J. Res. 77. A joint resolution providing JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. 4913. A bill to require the Federal Rail- for congressional disapproval of the proposed The following bills and joint resolu- road Administration and the Federal High- foreign military sale to the United Arab tions were introduced, read the first way Administration to provide recommenda- Emirates of certain defense articles and tions for reducing the number of very rural and second times by unanimous con- services; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- highway-rail grade crossing collisions, to au- tions. sent, and referred as indicated: thorize a public outreach and educational By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. By Mr. MORAN: program to reduce such collisions, and to au- PAUL, and Mr. MURPHY): S. 4905. A bill to amend the National Trails thorize grants to improve grade crossing S.J. Res. 78. A joint resolution providing System Act to designate the Chisholm Na- safety; to the Committee on Commerce, for congressional disapproval of the proposed tional Historic Trail and the Western Na- Science, and Transportation. foreign military sale to the United Arab tional Historic Trail, and for other purposes; By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mrs. Emirates of certain defense articles and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- FEINSTEIN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. HEINRICH, services; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- sources. and Ms. WARREN): tions. By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. S. 4914. A bill to amend title 23, United By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Mr. MORAN, and Mr. States Code, to establish a grant program for PAUL, and Mr. MURPHY): TESTER): transportation projects to improve Tribal S.J. Res. 79. A joint resolution providing S. 4906. A bill to establish a portal and health, well-being, and youth safety, and for congressional disapproval of the proposed database to receive and maintain informa- other purposes; to the Committee on Indian foreign military sale to the United Arab tion regarding blocked railroad-highway Affairs. Emirates of certain defense articles and

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A joint resolution providing signed to the 6888th Central Postal Di- for congressional disapproval of the proposed S. 3089 foreign military sale to the United Arab rectory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six At the request of Mr. TESTER, the Emirates of certain defense articles and Triple Eight’’. name of the Senator from New Jersey services; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- S. 910 (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor tions. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her of S. 3089, a bill to improve the con- f name was added as a cosponsor of S. struction and leasing of medical facili- 910, a bill to reauthorize and amend the ties of the Department of Veterans Af- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND National Sea Grant College Program fairs, and for other purposes. SENATE RESOLUTIONS Act, and for other purposes. S. 3587 S. 1069 The following concurrent resolutions At the request of Mr. MORAN, the At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her and Senate resolutions were read, and name of the Senator from Minnesota name was added as a cosponsor of S. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- 1069, a bill to require the Secretary of By Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mrs. sponsor of S. 3587, a bill to require the Commerce, acting through the Admin- LOEFFLER): Secretary of Veterans Affairs to con- istrator of the National Oceanic and S. Res. 777. A resolution expressing the duct a study on the accessibility of sense of the Senate on the need for common Atmospheric Administration, to estab- sense solutions to improve health care deliv- lish a constituent-driven program to websites of the Department of Veterans ery and affordability for all people of the provide a digital information platform Affairs to individuals with disabilities, United States; to the Committee on Health, capable of efficiently integrating and for other purposes. Education, Labor, and Pensions. coastal data with decision-support S. 3612 By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. tools, training, and best practices and At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the YOUNG, and Mr. RUBIO): name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. S. Res. 778. A resolution recognizing Inter- to support collection of priority coast- scholastic Athletic Administrators’ Day on al geospatial data to inform and im- COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. December 15, 2020; to the Committee on Com- prove local, State, regional, and Fed- 3612, a bill to clarify for purposes of the merce, Science, and Transportation. eral capacities to manage the coastal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that re- By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. region, and for other purposes. ceipt of coronavirus assistance does UDALL, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BARRASSO, S. 1153 not affect the tax treatment of ordi- Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. WICKER, Ms. MUR- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her nary business expenses. KOWSKI, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. TESTER, Ms. name was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 3761 CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. SMITH, Mr. HEIN- RICH, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. FEIN- 1153, a bill to explicitly make unau- At the request of Mr. TESTER, the STEIN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. thorized access to Department of Edu- names of the Senator from South Da- BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. cation information technology systems kota (Mr. ROUNDS) and the Senator ROSEN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. KAINE, and the misuse of identification de- from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER) were Mr. WARNER, Mr. KING, Mr. SCHUMER, vices issued by the Department of Edu- added as cosponsors of S. 3761, a bill to Ms. CANTWELL, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. cation a criminal act. amend title 38, United States Code, to MERKLEY, Mr. SCHATZ, and Mr. S. 1311 require the Secretary of Veterans Af- THUNE): At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the S. Res. 779. A resolution recognizing Na- fairs to provide veterans service orga- tional Native American Heritage Month and name of the Senator from New York nizations and recognized agents and at- celebrating the heritages and cultures of Na- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- torneys opportunities to review De- tive Americans and the contributions of Na- sponsor of S. 1311, a bill to provide last- partment of Veterans Affairs disability tive Americans to the United States; consid- ing protection for inventoried roadless rating determinations before they are ered and agreed to. areas within the National Forest Sys- finalized, and for other purposes. f tem. S. 3986 S. 2315 At the request of Mr. THUNE, the ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. S. 327 name was added as a cosponsor of S. DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her 2315, a bill to amend section 4712 of of S. 3986, a bill to approve certain ad- name was added as a cosponsor of S. title 41, United States Code, to clarify vanced biofuel registrations, to require 327, a bill to amend the Federal Lands the inclusion of subcontractors and the consideration of certain advanced Recreation Enhancement Act to pro- subgrantees for whistleblower protec- biofuel pathways, and to reduce green- vide for a lifetime National Rec- tion. house gas emissions, and for other pur- reational Pass for any veteran with a S. 2353 poses. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her service-connected disability. S. 4110 name was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 362 At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the 2353, a bill to direct the Administrator At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma of the Federal Emergency Management name of the Senator from South Caro- (Mr. LANKFORD) was added as a cospon- Agency to develop guidance for fire- lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- fighters and other emergency response sor of S. 4110, a bill to designate resi- sor of S. 362, a bill to amend the Inter- personnel on best practices to protect dents of the Hong Kong Special Admin- nal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform tax- them from exposure to PFAS and to istrative Region as Priority 2 refugees ation of alcoholic beverages. limit and prevent the release of PFAS of special humanitarian concern, and S. 514 into the environment, and for other for other purposes. At the request of Mr. TESTER, the purposes. S. 4157 name of the Senator from Delaware S. 2741 At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the name was added as a cosponsor of S. of S. 514, a bill to amend title 38, name of the Senator from Massachu- 4157, a bill to amend the Homeland Se- United States Code, to improve the setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- curity Act of 2002 to expand the author- benefits and services provided by the sponsor of S. 2741, a bill to amend title ity of the National Infrastructure Sim- Department of Veterans Affairs to XVIII of the Social Security Act to ex- ulation and Analysis Center, and for women veterans, and for other pur- pand access to telehealth services, and other purposes. poses. for other purposes. S. 4347 S. 633 S. 2975 At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the At the request of Mr. MORAN, the At the request of Mr. BENNET, the names of the Senator from Virginia name of the Senator from Michigan name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. (Mr. WARNER) and the Senator from

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People’s Republic of China against tation infrastructure is exacerbating a 4375, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and public safety crisis, worsening public Social Security Act to make perma- members of other Muslim minority health, and degrading quality of life. nent certain telehealth flexibilities groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autono- Investments in infrastructure that under the Medicare program related to mous Region constitutes genocide. improve safety and expand opportunity the COVID–19 public health emergency. f for nonmotorized forms of transportation—such as sidewalks, bicycle in- S. 4380 STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED frastructure, and pedestrian and bicy- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from Minnesota cle signals—can help to prevent more By Mr. CARPER (for himself, road traffic fatalities and also combat (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. TESTER, of S. 4380, a bill to provide redress to the prevalence of chronic health dis- Mr. HEINRICH, and Ms. WAR- the employees of Air America. parities that exist throughout Native REN): American communities. To that end, S. 4426 S. 4914. A bill to amend title 23, the Promoting Access to Tribal Health, At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the United States Code, to establish a Wellbeing and Youth Safety Act would name of the Senator from Delaware grant program for transportation create a new grant program at the U.S. (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor projects to improve Tribal health, well- Department of Transportation to dedi- of S. 4426, a bill to establish an Office being, and youth safety, and for other cate new resources for pedestrian-re- of Subnational Diplomacy within the purposes; to the Committee on Indian lated infrastructure and improve pedes- Department of State, and for other Affairs. trian infrastructure throughout Indian purposes. Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I today Country. The legislation will also au- S. 4572 I am introducing legislation that aims thorize $25 million annually for these At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, to reduce traffic-related pedestrian fa- critical projects. the name of the Senator from Vermont talities in Native American commu- By improving pedestrian infrastruc- (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor nities while also improving public ture across Tribal communities, we can of S. 4572, a bill to amend title 38, health and quality of life. save lives while improving health out- United States Code, to provide for a First, let’s be clear. Everyone in this comes and quality of life in Tribal presumption of service connection for country deserves reliable options to communities. certain diseases associated with expo- travel safely from one place to another. I would like to thank my colleagues, sure to toxins, and for other purposes. Everyone deserves roads that connect Senator FEINSTEIN, Senator TESTER, S. 4574 us to each other and expand our hori- Senator HEINRICH, and Senator WAR- At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the zons. But the sad truth is that not ev- REN, for joining me to introduce this names of the Senator from North Da- eryone in this country has safe, reli- legislation. As we celebrate National kota (Mr. CRAMER) and the Senator able roads that foster connections and Native American Heritage Month, I from Montana (Mr. DAINES) were added expand horizons. That is especially look forward to working with my col- as cosponsors of S. 4574, a bill to estab- true in Native American communities. leagues on this issue. Together we can lish a demonstration program to pro- The adverse statistics surrounding improve the safety and health of Indig- vide integrated care for Medicare bene- the safety and health of Indigenous enous peoples across the Nation. ficiaries with end-stage renal disease, peoples are staggering. Vehicle-related and for other purposes. unintentional injury is the No. 1 cause By Ms. HIRONO: of death among American Indians and S. 4915. A bill to establish the S. 4860 Alaska Natives aged 1 through 44. It is Servicemembers and Veterans Initia- At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the also the third overall cause of death for tive within the Civil Rights Division of name of the Senator from North Da- all American Indians and Alaska Na- the Department of Justice, and for kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- tives, of any age or gender. other purposes; to the Committee on sponsor of S. 4860, a bill to exempt pay- While unsafe roadways put lives at the Judiciary. ments made from the Railroad Unem- risk, inadequate or unreliable transpor- Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I rise ployment Insurance Account from se- tation options create obstacles for ev- today to introduce the Servicemembers questration under the Balanced Budget eryday life, making it more difficult to and Veterans Initiative Act. This legis- and Emergency Deficit Control Act of simply access healthy groceries, lation would formally establish the 1985. schools, quality health care, emer- Servicemembers and Veterans Initia- S. 4874 gency services and economic opportu- tive—or SVI—within the Civil Rights At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the nities. Immobility for individuals with- Division of the Department of Justice, name of the Senator from North Caro- in Indian Country reinforces barriers DOJ. While the SVI was created in 2015 lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- to education, quality healthcare, and as an initiative within the DOJ, this sponsor of S. 4874, a bill to improve the economic opportunity. legislation is needed to give the initia- U.S. Immigration and Customs En- Meanwhile, Native American commu- tive authorization to protect the legal forcement Homeland Security Inves- nities face disproportionately higher interests of servicemembers, veterans, tigations’ Visa Security Program, and prevalence of diabetes and other heart and their families. I thank Representa- for other purposes. disease. In fact, American Indian and tive ESCOBAR and Representative TAY- S. 4898 Alaska Natives are more than twice LOR for introducing this important leg- At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the more likely than non-Hispanic White islation in the U.S. House of Represent- names of the Senator from New Hamp- Americans to die from diabetes. Car- atives. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the Senator diovascular disease is the primary Our Nation owes a tremendous debt from Georgia (Mr. PERDUE) were added cause of mortalities for Native Ameri- to our servicemembers, veterans, and as cosponsors of S. 4898, a bill to amend cans under the age of 65. While exercise military families for the sacrifices title VI of the Social Security Act to can help to lower the risks associated they make to protect our freedoms. De- extend the period during which States, with chronic heart disease, throughout ployment can seriously compromise a Indian Tribes, and local governments Indian Country, there are few safe op- servicemember’s ability to meet obli- may use Coronavirus Relief Fund pay- tions for walking, running and bicy- gations back home and protect their ments. cling. legal interests. Servicemembers and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:57 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO6.024 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7079 their families have been charged un- tary families in Hawaii and across the (D) incentivizing domestic manufacturing lawful lease termination fees when Nation by making it permanent within and ending drug shortages; and they receive permanent change of sta- the DOJ. This bill also tasks the initia- (E) promoting policies that ensure the peo- tion or deployment orders. While de- ple of the United States are not solely re- tive with serving as legal and policy sponsible for financing the biopharma- ployed overseas, some have been denied advisor to the Attorney General, and ceutical innovation that the world depends voting rights, while others have had liaison between the DOJ and military on; their property unlawfully sold. Mem- departments. The SVI is further tasked (3) lower insurance premiums through in- bers of the Reserve forces and the Na- with coordinating prosecution of fraud creased choice and competition, including tional Guard have been unjustly dis- that targets servicemembers and their through— criminated against and denied employ- families and enforcing Federal laws to (A) the availability of transparent infor- ment because of their military service. protect servicemembers and veterans. mation related to the price of health insur- Servicemembers, veterans, and their ance premiums and health care procedures so I call on my colleagues in the Senate patients can make informed decisions about families continue to be targeted by fi- to support the DOJ’s efforts to defend their care; nancial scams and fraud schemes. They the rights of those who protect our (B) access to association health plans, deserve better than this, and we must country by swiftly passing the which have led to average premium de- ensure that our government protects Servicemembers and Veterans Initia- creases of up to 29 percent for small business their civil rights during deployment, tive Act during the 116th Congress. owners; (C) State flexibility to do what is best for transition back home, and as they set- f tle into their civilian lives. communities in that State, which in some The DOJ recognized that, while there SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS cases has lowered health insurance pre- are laws on the books to protect miums up to 43 percent; (D) the establishment of tax-free personal servicemembers, veterans, and their SENATE RESOLUTION 777—EX- health management accounts to empower pa- families, more is needed to be done by PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE tients to afford and personalize their own the Federal Government to improve SENATE ON THE NEED FOR COM- health care arrangements; and education about what those laws are (E) expanded access to more doctors and MON SENSE SOLUTIONS TO IM- and what rights they protect and to in- specialists for veterans, those struggling PROVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY crease Federal enforcement actions to with mental illness, and those who live in AND AFFORDABILITY FOR ALL ensure those rights are protected. To rural areas; PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES that end, the DOJ announced the cre- (4) protections from surprise medical bills, Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mrs. including holding a patient harmless from ation of the SVI to further its efforts surprise medical bills and making sure pa- to enforce statutes that protect the LOEFFLER) submitted the following res- tients receive bills in a timely way; and civil rights of servicemembers, vet- olution; which was referred to the (5) safeguards from costly defensive medi- erans, and their families. The SVI Committee on Health, Education, cine in the health care system, that reflect works closely with the Department of Labor, and Pensions: medical malpractice reform that addresses Defense, Department of Veterans Af- S. RES. 777 the additional costs in the medical system fairs, and the Judge Advocate General Whereas the public health emergency that that do not improve quality of care. offices at military installations to edu- the United States is currently facing has f cate servicemembers, veterans, and highlighted the need for common sense solu- SENATE RESOLUTION 778—RECOG- military families about their rights tions to improve health care delivery and af- NIZING INTERSCHOLASTIC ATH- and how to report abuse. It also serves fordability; Whereas Congress has acted quickly to pro- LETIC ADMINISTRATORS’ DAY as a resource for anyone looking to ob- tect health care for the people of the United ON DECEMBER 15, 2020 tain legal assistance and legal practi- States in the wake of the COVID–19 pan- Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, tioners seeking information. demic, including expanding access to tele- and Mr. RUBIO) submitted the following Through the work of the SVI, the De- health, providing coverage for COVID–19 resolution; which was referred to the partment of Justice has brought a tests and vaccines, and supporting health Committee on Commerce, Science, and care providers; number of successful claims, including Transportation: one against the city and county of Whereas health insurance premiums in- S. RES. 778 Honolulu in February 2018 for illegally creased by nearly 105 percent between 2013 auctioning cars belonging to and 2017, thereby making health care cov- Whereas school athletic programs develop erage both unaffordable and inaccessible for young people physically, mentally, socially, servicemembers. DOJ launched an in- many people of the United States; and and emotionally through the life lessons vestigation into the city’s actions after Whereas nearly 134 rural hospitals have learned through participation and competi- receiving information from a military closed their doors since 2010 and the public tion; legal assistance officer and two Navy health emergency has exacerbated the rural Whereas interscholastic athletic participa- legal assistance attorneys that Hono- health crisis: Now, therefore, be it tion is an integral part of a student’s edu- lulu had on at least three occasions Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate cational experience and enhances the learn- failed to obtain court orders before that all people of the United States should ing process; auctioning cars belonging to have access to health care coverage with— Whereas athletic administrators are com- (1) protections if they have pre-existing mitted to developing and maintaining com- servicemembers while those medical conditions, including— prehensive education-based athletic pro- servicemembers were deployed aboard (A) guarantees that no citizen of the grams which seek the highest development U.S. Navy ships. The city had violated United States can be denied health insurance of all student athletes; the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, coverage as a result of a previous illness or Whereas athletic administrators fulfill SCRA, by denying these health status; professional responsibilities with honesty, servicemembers their right to obtain a (B) guarantees that no citizen of the integrity, commitment to equity, and fair- court’s review of whether the auction United States can be charged a higher pre- ness; of their vehicles should be delayed or mium or cost sharing as a result of a pre- Whereas athletic administrators preserve, vious illness or health status; and enhance, and promote the educational values adjusted to account for their military (C) access to health care to ensure that the of athletics in our schools through profes- service. The settlement that DOJ people of the United States with pre-existing sional growth in the areas of education, lead- reached with Honolulu mandated that medical conditions can afford to receive ership, and service; the city ensure servicemembers receive their care; Whereas athletic administrators embody notice that their car has been taken (2) lower costs of prescription drugs and de- high standards of ethics, sportsmanship, and into custody and that the city obtain a vices, which can be accomplished by— personal conduct and encourage coaching court order or SCRA waiver prior to (A) cutting red tape in the regulatory proc- staffs, student-athletes, and community auctioning a car owned by an Active ess to bring new drugs and devices to market members to commit to these high standards more rapidly; as well; Duty servicemember. (B) lowering prices through enhanced com- Whereas during the COVID–19 pandemic, The Servicemembers and Veterans petition by reforming outdated and archaic now more than ever, we need school leaders, Initiative Act recognizes the work this patent and trademark laws; including athletic administrators, who pre- initiative has carried out on behalf of (C) ensuring transparency in the drug sup- pare, plan, and endeavor to secure student servicemembers, veterans, and mili- ply chain; safety and well-being;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:57 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO6.054 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7080 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 Whereas during the COVID–19 pandemic, (1) enhancing health care and law enforce- G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Build- athletic administrators have been at the ment resources; and ing. The committee will hold an execu- forefront of overseeing their secondary (2) improving the housing and socio- tive session. school educational programs, as re-opening economic status of Native Americans; requires wisdom in preparation, adaptation, Whereas the United States is committed to COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL change, and relearning to be shared with strengthening the government-to-govern- RESOURCES other school officials; and ment relationship that the United States has The Senate Committee on Energy Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has maintained with the various Indian Tribes; and Natural Resources is authorized to shown the importance of athletic adminis- Whereas Congress has recognized the con- meet during the session of the Senate trators and interscholastic athletics during a tributions of the Iroquois Confederacy and on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, be- critical moment in our Nation’s history: the influence of the Iroquois Confederacy on ginning at 10 a.m. in room 366 of the Now, therefore, be it the Founding Fathers in the drafting of the Resolved, That the Senate— Constitution of the United States with the Dirksen Senate Office Building in (1) supports the recognition of Inter- concepts of— Washington, DC. The purpose of the scholastic Athletic Administrators’ Day on (1) freedom of speech; business meeting is to consider pending December 15, 2020; (2) the separation of governmental powers; nominations. (2) commends athletic administrators for and COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS their commitment and leadership provided (3) the system of checks and balances be- to student-athletes at the secondary school tween the branches of government; The Committee on Indian Affairs is level, especially during the COVID–19 pan- Whereas, with the enactment of the Native authorized to meet during the session demic; and American Heritage Day Act of 2009 (Public of the Senate on Wednesday, November (3) commends the National Interscholastic Law 111–33; 123 Stat. 1922), Congress— 18, 2020, in room 628 of the Dirksen Sen- Athletic Administrators Association as the (1) reaffirmed the government-to-govern- ate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to con- leading organization that prepares those who ment relationship between the United States duct a business meeting. lead secondary school athletics throughout and Native American governments; and the country, providing education, compas- (2) recognized the important contributions COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY sion, and preparation within the profession. of Native Americans to the culture of the The Committee on the Judiciary is f United States; authorized to meet during the session Whereas Native Americans have made dis- of the Senate on November 18, 2020, at SENATE RESOLUTION 779—RECOG- tinct and important contributions to the 10 a.m., in room 106 of the Dirksen Sen- NIZING NATIONAL NATIVE United States and the rest of the world in AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH ate Office Building, to conduct a hear- many fields, including the fields of agri- ing entitled ‘‘Nominations.’’ AND CELEBRATING THE HERIT- culture, medicine, music, language, and art; AGES AND CULTURES OF NA- Whereas Native Americans have distin- COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION TIVE AMERICANS AND THE CON- guished themselves as inventors, entre- The Committee on Rules and Admin- TRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE AMERI- preneurs, spiritual leaders, and scholars; istration is authorized to meet during CANS TO THE UNITED STATES Whereas Native Americans have served the session of the Senate on Wednes- with honor and distinction in the Armed day, November 18 at 10 a.m., in room Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Forces and continue to serve in the Armed UDALL, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. Forces in greater numbers per capita than 301, Russell Senate Office Building, in LANKFORD, Mr. WICKER, Ms. MUR- any other group in the United States; order to conduct a hearing to consider KOWSKI, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. TESTER, Ms. Whereas the United States has recognized the following nominations: Shana M. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. SMITH, Mr. HEIN- the contribution of the Native American Broussard, of Louisiana, to be a Mem- RICH, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, code talkers in World War I and World War ber of the Federal Election Commis- II, who used indigenous languages as an un- Mr. WYDEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. sion; Sean J. Cooksey, of Missouri, to breakable military code, saving countless BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. ROSEN, be a Member of the Federal Election lives in the United States; and Commission; and Allen Dickerson, of Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. WAR- Whereas the people of the United States NER, Mr. KING, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. CANT- have reason to honor the great achievements the District of Columbia, to be a Mem- WELL, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. and contributions of Native Americans and ber of the Federal Election Commis- SCHATZ, and Mr. THUNE) submitted the their ancestors: Now, therefore, be it sion. following resolution; which was consid- Resolved, That the Senate— SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ered and agreed to: (1) recognizes the month of November 2020 The Senate Select Committee on In- as ‘‘National Native American Heritage S. RES. 779 telligence is authorized to meet during Month’’; Whereas, from November 1, 2020, through (2) recognizes the Friday after Thanks- the session of the Senate on Wednes- November 30, 2020, the United States cele- giving as ‘‘Native American Heritage Day’’ day, November 18, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 4 brates National Native American Heritage in accordance with section 2(10) of the Native p.m., in room SVC–217 in the U.S. Cap- Month; American Heritage Day Act of 2009 (Public itol Building to hold a briefing. Whereas National Native American Herit- Law 111–33; 123 Stat. 1923); and age Month is an opportunity to consider and SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS, (3) urges the people of the United States to recognize the contributions of Native Ameri- AND MINING observe National Native American Heritage cans to the history of the United States; Month and Native American Heritage Day The Senate Committee on Energy Whereas Native Americans are descendants with appropriate programs and activities. and Natural Resources’ Subcommittee of the original, indigenous inhabitants of on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining f what is now the United States; is authorized to meet during the ses- Whereas the Bureau of the Census esti- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO sion of the Senate on Wednesday, No- mates that, in 2019, there were 6,945,552 indi- MEET viduals of American Indian and Alaska Na- vember 18, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. in room 366 tive descent in the United States; Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I have 8 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building Whereas Native Americans maintain vi- requests for committees to meet during in Washington, DC. The purpose of the brant cultures and traditions and hold a today’s session of the Senate. They hearing is to receive testimony on deeply rooted sense of community; have the approval of the Majority and pending legislation. Whereas Native Americans have moving Minority Leaders. SUBCOMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND stories of tragedy, triumph, and persever- FEDERAL MANAGEMENT ance that need to be shared with future gen- Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph erations; 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- The Subcommittee on Regulatory Af- Whereas Native Americans speak and pre- ate, the following committees are au- fairs and Federal Management of the serve indigenous languages, which have con- thorized to meet during today’s session Committee on Homeland Security and tributed to the English language by being of the Senate: Governmental Affairs is authorized to used as names of individuals and locations COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND meet during the session of the Senate throughout the United States; TRANSPORTATION on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 3 Whereas Congress has consistently re- The Committee on Commerce, p.m. in order to conduct a hearing enti- affirmed the support of the United States of Tribal self-governance and self-determina- Science, and Transportation is author- tled ‘‘Modernizing Federal Telework: tion and the commitment of the United ized to hold a meeting during the ses- Moving Forward Using the Lessons States to improving the lives of all Native sion of the Senate on Wednesday, No- Learned During the COVID–19 Pan- Americans by— vember 18, 2020, at 9:30 a.m., in room demic.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:57 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO6.052 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7081 THE CALENDAR LIEUTENANT MICHAEL R. ice located at 3703 North Main Street Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I DAVIDSON POST OFFICE BUILDING in Farmville, North Carolina, as the ask unanimous consent that the Sen- A bill (H.R. 1833) to designate the fa- ‘‘Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office,’’ was ate proceed to the immediate consider- cility of the United States Postal Serv- ordered to a third reading, was read the ation of the following calendar bills en ice located at 35 Tulip Avenue in Floral third time, and passed. bloc: Calendar Nos. 441, 443, 445 through Park, New York, as the ‘‘Lieutenant f 451, 494 through 497, 532, and 534. Michael R. Davidson Post Office Build- AUDIE MURPHY POST OFFICE The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ing,’’ was ordered to a third reading, BUILDING objection, it is so ordered. was read the third time, and passed. A bill (S. 3461) to designate the facil- There being no objection, the Senate f ity of the United States Postal Service proceeded to consider the bills en bloc. located at 2600 Wesley Street in Green- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous STAFF SERGEANT DYLAN ELCHIN ville, Texas, as the ‘‘Audie Murphy consent that the bills be considered POST OFFICE BUILDING Post Office Building,’’ was ordered to read a third time and passed and the A bill (H.R. 3207) to designate the fa- be engrossed for a third reading, was motions to reconsider be considered cility of the United States Postal Serv- read the third time, and passed as fol- made and laid upon the table all en ice located at 114 Mill Street in lows: bloc. Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as the S. 3461 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Of- objection, it is so ordered. fice Building,’’ was ordered to a third Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in reading, was read the third time, and f Congress assembled, passed. SECTION 1. AUDIE MURPHY POST OFFICE BUILD- SPECIALIST MATTHEW R. f ING. TURCOTTE POST OFFICE (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the PERMITTING THE SCIPIO A. JONES United States Postal Service located at 2600 A bill (S. 2847) to designate the facil- POST OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK, Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, shall be ity of the United States Postal Service ARKANSAS, TO ACCEPT AND DIS- known and designated as the ‘‘Audie Murphy located at 42 Main Street in PLAY A PORTRAIT OF SCIPIO A. Post Office Building’’. Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the ‘‘Spe- JONES (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, cialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Of- map, regulation, document, paper, or other A bill (H.R. 3317) to permit the Scipio record of the United States to the facility re- fice,’’ was ordered to be engrossed for a A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Ar- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to third reading, was read the third time, kansas, to accept and display a por- be a reference to the ‘‘Audie Murphy Post Of- and passed as follows: trait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other fice Building’’. S. 2847 purposes, was ordered to a third read- f Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ing, was read the third time, and RALPH HALL POST OFFICE resentatives of the United States of America in passed. Congress assembled, A bill (S. 3462) to designate the facil- SECTION 1. SPECIALIST MATTHEW R. TURCOTTE f ity of the United States Postal Service POST OFFICE. PAUL EATON POST OFFICE located at 909 West Holiday Drive in (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the BUILDING Fate, Texas, as the ‘‘Ralph Hall Post United States Postal Service located at 42 Office,’’ was ordered to be engrossed for Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, A bill (H.R. 3329) to designate the fa- a third reading, was read the third shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Spe- cility of the United States Postal Serv- time, and passed as follows: cialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office’’. ice located at 5186 Benito Street in S. 3462 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, Montclair, California, as the ‘‘Paul map, regulation, document, paper, or other Eaton Post Office Building,’’ was or- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- record of the United States to the facility re- resentatives of the United States of America in ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to dered to a third reading, was read the Congress assembled, third time, and passed. be a reference to the ‘‘Specialist Matthew R. SECTION 1. RALPH HALL POST OFFICE. Turcotte Post Office’’. f (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 f MOTHER FRANCES XAVIER West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, shall be CABRINI POST OFFICE BUILDING known and designated as the ‘‘Ralph Hall EINAR ‘SARGE’ H. INGMAN, JR. A bill (H.R. 4794) to designate the fa- Post Office’’. POST OFFICE BUILDING cility of the United States Postal Serv- (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, A bill (S. 3257) to designate the facil- map, regulation, document, paper, or other ice located at 8320 13th Avenue in record of the United States to the facility re- ity of the United States Postal Service Brooklyn, New York, as the ‘‘Mother ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office be a reference to the ‘‘Ralph Hall Post Of- in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the Building,’’ was ordered to a third read- fice’’. ‘‘Einar ‘Sarge’ H. Ingman, Jr. Post Of- ing, was read the third time, and f fice Building,’’ was ordered to be en- passed. grossed for a third reading, was read OPHA MAY JOHNSON POST OFFICE f the third time, and passed as follows: A bill (S. 3839) to designate the facil- S. 3257 JULIUS L. CHAMBERS CIVIL ity of the United States Postal Service Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- RIGHTS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE located at 2719 South Webster Street in resentatives of the United States of America in A bill (H.R. 4981) to designate the fa- Kokomo, Indiana, as the ‘‘Opha May Congress assembled, cility of the United States Postal Serv- Johnson Post Office,’’ was ordered to SECTION 1. EINAR ‘‘SARGE’’ H. INGMAN, JR. POST ice located at 2505 Derita Avenue in be engrossed for a third reading, was OFFICE BUILDING. Charlotte, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Ju- read the third time, and passed as fol- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the lows: United States Postal Service located at 311 lius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memo- S. 3839 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wis- rial Post Office,’’ was ordered to a consin, shall be known and designated as the third reading, was read the third time, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘Einar ‘Sarge’ H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office and passed. resentatives of the United States of America in Building’’. Congress assembled, f (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, SECTION 1. OPHA MAY JOHNSON POST OFFICE. map, regulation, document, paper, or other WALTER B. JONES, JR. POST (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the record of the United States to the facility re- OFFICE United States Postal Service located at 2719 ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to South Webster Street in Kokomo, Indiana, be a reference to the ‘‘Einar ‘Sarge’ H. A bill (H.R. 5037) to designate the fa- shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Opha Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building’’. cility of the United States Postal Serv- May Johnson Post Office’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:02 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18NO6.053 S18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S7082 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without IDENTIFYING OUTPUTS OF GEN- map, regulation, document, paper, or other objection, it is so ordered. ERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NET- record of the United States to the facility re- The bill was ordered to be engrossed WORKS ACT ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to for a third reading, was read the third Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I be a reference to the ‘‘Opha May Johnson time, and passed as follows: Post Office’’. ask unanimous consent that the Sen- S. 512 ate proceed to immediate consider- f Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ation of Calendar No. 580, S. 2904. JOSEPH G. DEMLER POST OFFICE resentatives of the United States of America in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Congress assembled, A bill (S. 4126) to designate the facil- clerk will report the bill by title. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. The legislative clerk read as follows: ity of the United States Postal Service This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Seniors located at 104 East Main Street in Port Fraud Prevention Act of 2019’’. A bill (S. 2904) to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support re- SEC. 2. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD Washington, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Joseph search on the outputs that may be generated G. Demler Post Office,’’ was ordered to TARGETING SENIORS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY OFFICE.— by generative adversarial networks, other- be engrossed for a third reading, was The Federal Trade Commission shall estab- wise known as deepfakes, and other com- read the third time, and passed as fol- lish an office within the Bureau of Consumer parable techniques that may be developed in lows: Protection for the purpose of advising the the future, and for other purposes. S. 4126 Commission on the prevention of fraud tar- There being no objection, the Senate geting seniors and to assist the Commission Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- proceeded to consider the bill, which with the following: resentatives of the United States of America in had been reported from the Committee (1) OVERSIGHT.—The advisory office shall Congress assembled, on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- monitor the market for mail, television, tation, with an amendment to strike SECTION 1. JOSEPH G. DEMLER POST OFFICE. internet, telemarketing, and recorded mes- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the sage telephone call (hereinafter referred to all after the enacting clause and insert United States Postal Service located at 104 as ‘‘robocall’’) fraud targeting seniors and in lieu thereof the following: East Main Street in Port Washington, Wis- shall coordinate with other relevant agencies SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. consin, shall be known and designated as the regarding the requirements of this section. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Identifying ‘‘Joseph G. Demler Post Office’’. (2) CONSUMER EDUCATION.—The Commission Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, through the advisory office shall, in con- Act’’ or the ‘‘IOGAN Act’’. map, regulation, document, paper, or other sultation with the Attorney General, the SEC. 2. FINDINGS. record of the United States to the facility re- Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Congress finds the following: ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to Postmaster General, the Chief Postal Inspec- (1) Gaps currently exist on the underlying re- be a reference to the ‘‘Joseph G. Demler Post tor for the United States Postal Inspection search needed to develop tools that detect vid- Office’’. Service, and other relevant agencies— eos, audio files, or photos that have manipulated or synthesized content, including those f (A) disseminate to seniors and families and caregivers of seniors general information on generated by generative adversarial networks. ERNEST ‘ERNIE’ T. PYLE POST mail, television, internet, telemarketing, Research on digital forensics is also needed to OFFICE and robocall fraud targeting seniors, includ- identify, preserve, recover, and analyze the ing descriptions of the most common fraud provenance of digital artifacts. A bill (H.R. 4734) to designate the fa- schemes; (2) The National Science Foundation’s focus cility of the United States Postal Serv- (B) disseminate to seniors and families and to support research in artificial intelligence ice located at 171 South Maple Street caregivers of seniors information on report- through computer and information science and in Dana, Indiana, as the ‘‘Ernest ing complaints of fraud targeting seniors ei- engineering, cognitive science and psychology, ‘Ernie’ T. Pyle Post Office,’’ was or- ther to the national toll-free telephone num- economics and game theory, control theory, lin- ber established by the Commission for re- guistics, mathematics, and philosophy, is build- dered to a third reading, was read the ing a better understanding of how new tech- third time, and passed. porting such complaints, or to the Consumer Sentinel Network, operated by the Commis- nologies are shaping the society and economy of f sion, where such complaints will become im- the United States. (3) The National Science Foundation has mediately available to appropriate law en- DR. C.O. SIMPKINS, SR., POST identified the ‘‘10 Big Ideas for NSF Future In- forcement agencies, including the Federal vestment’’ including ‘‘Harnessing the Data Rev- OFFICE Bureau of Investigation and the attorneys olution’’ and the ‘‘Future of Work at the general of the States; A bill (H.R. 5384) to designate the fa- Human-Technology Frontier’’, with artificial (C) in response to a specific request about cility of the United States Postal Serv- intelligence is a critical component. ice located at 100 Crosby Street in a particular entity or individual, provide (4) The outputs generated by generative ad- Mansfield, Louisiana, as the ‘‘Dr. C.O. publically available information of enforce- versarial networks should be included under the ment action taken by the Commission for Simpkins, Sr., Post Office,’’ was or- umbrella of research described in paragraph (3) mail, television, internet, telemarketing, given the grave national security and societal dered to a third reading, was read the and robocall fraud against such entity; and third time, and passed. impact potential of such networks. (D) maintain a website to serve as a re- (5) Generative adversarial networks are not f source for information for seniors and fami- likely to be utilized as the sole technique of arti- lies and caregivers of seniors regarding mail, ficial intelligence or machine learning capable SENIORS FRAUD PREVENTION ACT television, internet, telemarketing, robocall, of creating credible deepfakes. Other techniques OF 2019 and other identified fraud targeting seniors. may be developed in the future to produce simi- (3) COMPLAINTS.—The Commission through lar outputs. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the advisory office shall, in consultation ask unanimous consent that the Sen- SEC. 3. NSF SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON MANIPU- with the Attorney General, establish proce- LATED OR SYNTHESIZED CONTENT ate proceed to the immediate consider- dures to— AND INFORMATION SECURITY. ation of Calendar No. 418, S. 512. (A) log and acknowledge the receipt of The Director of the National Science Founda- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The complaints by individuals who believe they tion, in consultation with other relevant Federal clerk will report the bill by title. have been a victim of mail, television, inter- agencies, shall support merit-reviewed and com- The senior assistant legislative clerk net, telemarketing, and robocall fraud in the petitively awarded research on manipulated or read as follows: Consumer Sentinel Network, and shall make synthesized content and information authen- those complaints immediately available to ticity, which may include— A bill (S. 512) to establish an advisory of- Federal, State, and local law enforcement (1) fundamental research on digital forensic fice within the Bureau of Consumer Protec- authorities; and tools or other technologies for verifying the au- tion of the Federal Trade Commission to pre- (B) provide to individuals described in sub- thenticity of information and detection of ma- vent fraud targeting seniors, and for other paragraph (A), and to any other persons, spe- nipulated or synthesized content, including con- purposes. cific and general information on mail, tele- tent generated by generative adversarial net- There being no objection, the Senate vision, internet, telemarketing, and robocall works; proceeded to consider the bill. fraud, including descriptions of the most (2) fundamental research on technical tools Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous common schemes using such methods of for identifying manipulated or synthesized con- consent that the bill be considered read communication. tent, such as watermarking systems for gen- (b) COMMENCEMENT.—The Commission shall erated media; a third time and passed and that the commence carrying out the requirements of (3) social and behavioral research related to motion to reconsider be considered this section not later than one year after the manipulated or synthesized content, including made and laid upon the table. date of the enactment of this Act. human engagement with the content;

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Finally, I ask Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency laid upon the table. that the cloture motions filed during and the Intelligence Advanced Research The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without today’s session of the Senate ripen fol- Projects Agency, with coordination enabled by objection, it is so ordered. lowing disposition of the McNeel nomi- the Networking and Information Technology The committee-reported amendment nation. Research and Development Program. in the nature of a substitute was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SEC. 4. NIST SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND agreed to. objection, it is so ordered. STANDARDS ON GENERATIVE AD- VERSARIAL NETWORKS. The bill (S. 2904), as amended, was or- f dered to be engrossed for a third read- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National ADJOURNMENT UNTIL FRIDAY, Institute of Standards and Technology shall ing, was read the third time, and NOVEMBER 20, 2020, AT 8:15 A.M. support research for the development of meas- passed. urements and standards necessary to accelerate f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if the development of the technological tools to ex- there is no further business to come be- amine the function and outputs of generative NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- adversarial networks or other technologies that HERITAGE MONTH sent that it stand adjourned under the synthesize or manipulate content. (b) OUTREACH.—The Director of the National Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I previous order. Institute of Standards and Technology shall ask unanimous consent that the Sen- There being no objection, the Senate, conduct outreach— ate proceed to consideration of S. Res. at 6:34 p.m., adjourned until Friday, (1) to receive input from private, public, and 779, submitted earlier today. November 20, 2020, at 8:15 a.m. academic stakeholders on fundamental measure- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f ments and standards research necessary to ex- objection, it is so ordered. NOMINATIONS amine the function and outputs of generative The clerk will report the resolution adversarial networks; and Executive nominations received by (2) to consider the feasibility of an ongoing by title. public and private sector engagement to develop The senior assistant legislative clerk the Senate: voluntary standards for the function and out- read as follows: IN THE AIR FORCE puts of generative adversarial networks or other A resolution (S. Res. 779) recognizing Na- THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED technologies that synthesize or manipulate con- tional Native American Heritage Month and STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER tent. celebrating the heritages and cultures of Na- TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: SEC. 5. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF PUBLIC-PRI- tive Americans and the contributions of Na- To be major general VATE PARTNERSHIP TO DETECT MA- tive Americans to the United States. NIPULATED OR SYNTHESIZED CON- BRIG. GEN. PATRICK J. COBB TENT. There being no objection, the Senate BRIG. GEN. NICHOLAS A. GENTILE, JR. proceeded to consider the resolution. BRIG. GEN. MICHAEL T. GEROCK Not later than 1 year after the date of enact- BRIG. GEN. DUKE A. PIRAK ment of this Act, the Director of the National Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous BRIG. GEN. DARRIN E. SLATEN Science Foundation and the Director of the Na- consent that the resolution be agreed THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED tional Institute of Standards and Technology to; that the preamble be agreed to; and STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE shall jointly submit to the Committee on Science, OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER that the motions to reconsider be con- TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: Space, and Technology of the House of Rep- sidered made and laid upon the table To be major general resentatives, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the with no intervening action or debate. BRIG. GEN. MATTHEW D. DINMORE The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without BRIG. GEN. GENE W. HUGHES, JR. Committee on Appropriations of the House of BRIG. GEN. TONI M. LORD Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, objection, it is so ordered. BRIG. GEN. PETER NEZAMIS Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and The resolution (S. Res. 779) was BRIG. GEN. GREGG A. PEREZ BRIG. GEN. THOMAS M. SUELZER the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, agreed to. BRIG. GEN. MARK A. WEBER and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap- The preamble was agreed to. THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED propriations of the Senate a report containing— (The resolution, with its preamble, is STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE (1) the Directors’ findings with respect to the OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER feasibility for research opportunities with the printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: private sector, including digital media compa- mitted Resolutions.’’) To be major general nies to detect the function and outputs of gen- f BRIG. GEN. SANDRA L. BEST erative adversarial networks or other tech- BRIG. GEN. CHARLES G. JEFFRIES ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER BRIG. GEN. JAMES C. MCEACHEN nologies that synthesize or manipulate content; BRIG. GEN. SHANNA M. WOYAK and 20, 2020, THROUGH MONDAY, NO- BRIG. GEN. BRETT A. WYRICK (2) any policy recommendations of the Direc- VEMBER 30, 2020 THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE tors that could facilitate and improve commu- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I nication and coordination between the private OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER ask unanimous consent that when the TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: sector, the National Science Foundation, and relevant Federal agencies through the imple- Senate completes its business today, it To be major general mentation of innovative approaches to detect adjourn to then convene for pro forma BRIG. GEN. JAMES R. CAMP sessions only, with no business being BRIG. GEN. THOMAS F. GRABOWSKI digital content produced by generative adver- BRIG. GEN. PAUL E. KNAPP sarial networks or other technologies that syn- conducted, on the following dates and BRIG. GEN. RICHARD R. NEELY thesize or manipulate content. times, and that following each pro BRIG. GEN. TORRENCE W. SAXE SEC. 6. GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORK DE- forma session, the Senate adjourn until THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED FINED. STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE the next pro forma session: Friday, No- OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER In this Act, the term ‘‘generative adversarial vember 20, at 8:15 a.m.; Tuesday, No- TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: network’’ means, with respect to artificial intel- To be major general ligence, the machine learning process of at- vember 24, at 12:15 p.m.; Friday, No- tempting to cause a generator artificial neural vember 27, at 3:15 p.m. I further ask BRIG. GEN. BARRY A. BLANCHARD that when the Senate adjourns on Fri- THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED network (referred to in this paragraph as the STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE ‘‘generator’’ and a discriminator artificial neu- day, November 27, it next convene at 3 OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER ral network (referred to in this paragraph as a p.m., Monday, November 30; that fol- TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: ‘‘discriminator’’) to compete against each other lowing the prayer and pledge, the To be brigadier general to become more accurate in their function and morning hour be deemed expired, the COL. TARA D. MCKENNIE outputs, through which the generator and dis- Journal of proceedings be approved to THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED criminator create a feedback loop, causing the STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE generator to produce increasingly higher-quality date, and the time for the two leaders OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER artificial outputs and the discriminator to in- be reserved for their use later in the TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: creasingly improve in detecting such artificial day; further, that following leader re- To be brigadier general outputs. marks, the Senate be in a period of COLONEL MATTHEW A. BARKER

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COLONEL MATTHEW A. BOURASSA JAMES T. GRAVES DENNIS H. NYSTROM COLONEL MICHAEL J. BRUNO DAVID C. GROVES KOREY A. PACK COLONEL MICHAEL O. CADLE JAMES A. HABERER KENNETH W. PENNINGTON COLONEL JOHN J. CAMPO WILLIAM C. HAGEBUSH ROGER E. ROBITAILLE, JR. COLONEL DAVID J. CIESIELSKI ELIZABETH A. HAHN BRADLEY K. RUSH COLONEL ALICE A. CLARK SHANE A. HALTON THOMAS R. SAMELLA COLONEL DAVID V. COCHRAN JEFFREY L. HARPER DAREN L. SANFORD COLONEL LYNN E. COLE EDWARD A. HARRIS MICHAEL J. SCHRUMP COLONEL JOHN M. COSGROVE JOSHUA I. HAVASSY VALERIE E. SELLERS COLONEL KURT R. DAVIS REBECCA L. HAWS JOHN L. TATRO COLONEL JASON D. DICKINSON DANE M. HOLTMEYER CLINT E. TERGESON COLONEL LEON J. DODROE ELIZABETH M. HUBBS WILLIAM J. TRAYLOR COLONEL DANIEL M. FESLER SARA E. HUTCHINGS GARY E. ULLRICH COLONEL EMIL J. FILKORN ROBERT B. JEFFERSON DAVID J. VANDYKE COLONEL ROBERT T. GREGORY DOUGLAS J. JONES WINDIE M. VILLANUEVA COLONEL DAVID B. JOHNSON GRACE A. JONES SHANE A. WELSH COLONEL MICHELE L. KILGORE IRIS A. KAKU DAVID D. WILLIAMS COLONEL BRADFORD U. LARSON RORY F. KOZIK TODD W. WISH COLONEL VICTOR R. MACIAS TIMOTHY G. LAUFER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT COLONEL DEAN B. MARTIN, JR. PETER J. LEBLANC TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY COLONEL DANIEL R. MCDONOUGH CHRISTOPHER P. LEWIS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: COLONEL ALLISON C. MILLER ALEXANDER M. LUKICH COLONEL MARK W. MITCHUM PATRICK O. MCNAMARA To be lieutenant commander COLONEL MICHELLE R. MULBERRY MICHAEL S. MELZER COLONEL BILLY F. MURPHY, JR. KWESI A. MITCHELL PATRICK R. ADAMS COLONEL JOHN R. O’CONNOR JENNIFER M. MORSE MICHAEL J. ATTERBERY COLONEL DAVID A. PREISMAN BLAKE W. MURPHEY RICK W. BATES COLONEL JORI A. ROBINSON SEAN A. NEWMAN NATHAN A. BATTLE COLONEL SHANNON D. SMITH CHRISTOPHER R. NOVITCH DANIEL J. BELL COLONEL BRYONY A. TERRELL JEREMY A. OLIVER REX W. BIXBY KIMBERLY A. OLIVIER CHAD E. BLANKENSHIP THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED VERBON D. BRADLEY III STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE ANDREW E. PARKER BRYNN R. PELOQUIN SHAWN C. BRANSKE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER MICHAEL L. COBLE TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: CARLOS E. PEREZ ALEXANDER D. PHELPS JAMES B. CORLEY To be brigadier general DOMINIQUE L. PLUMAGE JASON R. CROW MICHAEL C. POLYARD CODY W. DAVIS COLONEL JEFFREY R. ALEXANDER LAUREN E. POWELL GEORGE L. DAY II COLONEL MARK A. GOODWILL MARK R. RAPISARDO THOMAS J. DISTEFANO COLONEL MARK A. MUCKEY CHRISTOPHER L. RIVERA ROBERT R. EASTMAN III COLONEL RICK L. MUTCHLER JASON M. ROBINSON JAMES N. EDWARDS THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED JOHN R. SAPLIWAY TERRY A. ENGLAND STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE JARRED P. SHANNON JOHN P. ENGLISH OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER JESSICA K. SHEFFIELD MICHAEL A. ESPOSITO, JR. TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: KATHERINE L. SMITH MIGUEL A. GONZALEZ STEVEN T. GRIFFITH To be brigadier general RICHARD S. STURMAN TENESHIA G. SYLVE JARROD A. HANCOCK ROBERT M. HARTWELL COLONEL JOHN H. BONDHUS AIDAN E. TACHERON JUAN P. HERRERAMAUER COLONEL JEFFREY D. COATS CARSON W. TALLEY JASON R. HOFFMIER COLONEL SEAN F. CONROY DONALD M. TONEY, JR. PAUL G. HUCKABY COLONEL MICHAEL L. CORNELL NICOLE C. WASHINGTON MICHAEL J. JOHNSON COLONEL EDWARD H. EVANS, JR. ANNICKA M. WEBER NICHOLAS L. KNIGHTS COLONEL CHRISTOPHER K. FAUROT DAVID C. WILLIAMS JOHN T. LOOBY COLONEL LAWRENCE P. HAGER CHRISTOPHER W. WILSON JASON S. MCLAUGHLIN COLONEL DAVID M. HOUGHLAND ANGELINA R. WOODBURN NICHOLAS M. MEADORS COLONEL CATHERINE M. JUMPER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JUSTIN G. MILLER COLONEL JULIO R. LAIRET TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY MATTHEW R. MILLER COLONEL WILLIAM M. LEAHY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTOPHER R. MONTMINY COLONEL JAMES R. PARRY ERIC A. MOORE COLONEL LYLE D. SHIDLA To be lieutenant commander JOHN R. NOLDAN COLONEL TODD R. STARBUCK DEREK S. BERNSEN MICHAEL F. PEOPLES COLONEL MELINDA L. SUTTON WALTHER A. DELORBE FRED D. RAY COLONEL MICHAEL T. VENERDI DWAYNE D. DUNLAP CHRISTOPHER S. SEE COLONEL PETER L. ZALEWSKI JOSEPH M. FEDERICO ZEBULUN J. SHAW THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED WILLIAM J. REIMER CHRISTOPHER G. SMITH STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CODRUT I. STAN OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AARON M. STROEH TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JAMES H. TAYLOR III To be brigadier general WILLIAM P. THOMAS To be lieutenant commander IAN E. WATERS COL. DENISE M. DONNELL EARL WATSON III DEENA R. ABT THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED COLIN C. WILLIAMS ERIC M. BACHTEL JACOB R. WOFFORD STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE ANDREW L. BALL OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TODD M. WOODCOCK JORGE L. BAUZO DAVID M. YOST TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: WILLIAM L. BRATCHER III To be brigadier general HECTOR R. BREA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MATTHEW B. BRINK TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY COL. ANTHONY D. STRATTON LAURENCE M. CALUZA, JR. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MICHAEL R. CARNEY To be lieutenant commander IN THE ARMY JUSTIN S. CARTER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DEMARLO M. CHAPPELL JOSHUA D. ALLEN IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR ARMY MICHAEL A. CLEMENTE YANO M. ANTEROCATLETT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 1211: KERRIE V. COLEMAN BENJAMIN S. BARTON KORRIN K. COOK NICOLAS J. Q. BATISTA To be second lieutenant PATRICIA R. CUNANAN JAYSON S. BELMES JOHN R. DAVIS, JR. SHEA A. BICKERSTAFF BRANDON M. CRISP STEPHEN E. ECKSTEIN DUSTIN B. BLAIR IN THE NAVY YVES EMILUS SHAWN A. BLAND JONATHAN P. ENGLAND ADAM J. BROPHY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TAMFU G. FOMUSO WARREN K. BUCKLAND TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY DION B. GOODWYN SHAWN M. CONLEY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: HAROLD L. GORDON, JR. BRIAN C. COUGHLIN To be lieutenant commander LASHONDRA P. GREEN YUNIEL DELGADO GASTON A. HATFIELD, JR. JOAN M. DIAZ MATTHEW B. ALEXANDER STEVEN M. HAWKINS PERPETUA A. DOMITROVICH ELKANIAH L. ALTIUSPHU BRAD A. HEANEY MICHAEL D. DOYLE ELIZABETH A. ARROW GREGORY W. HERROD AARON D. GAITHER CONNOR H. BERRIER ROBERT S. HIBBS MICHAEL L. HARPER WILLIAM R. BINGHAM TIMOTHY A. HOLLAND TERENCE J. HIGGINS SEAN S. BOYD FAWNI B. F. HOLT HEATH R. HILLESHIEM ANTOINETTE G. BROERE JOSEPH W. HUETT JASON W. HOSLER CAPRI J. BUMPHUS KEISHA A. HULLABY OSBALDO IBARRAVARELA ANDREW G. BUTLER JASON J. JONES PAUL N. JENKS CHRISTOPHER B. CHONG TEMI A. JONES LAMAR T. JOHNEKINS ROBERT J. CLAVIN KYLE R. KAUFFMAN CHRISTOPHER D. JONES CARRIE G. COOLEY JEFFREY A. KRYSKI RYAN R. JONES BRIAN S. CURRY JASON A. LAMBSON IMRAN M. KAMISS MIGUEL DUPREYOJEDA ANTHONY F. LAMONICA DOUGLAS A. KESTERSON MO FENG ADAM J. LEVINE KYLE D. KUESTER JASON F. FIGGEROA JAMES E. LEWIS KENNETH J. LUTZA ANDREW FOBES JAMES R. LEWIS, JR. JULIO C. MIRANDA MATTHEW T. FRANK PETER L. LOCKLEAR JEFFREY W. NAKHO DANIEL A. FRITZ JEROME V. MALVEAUX, JR. KENZY C. NAZAIRE LAUREN E. GANNON JEFFREY T. MAULDIN PATRICK D. PALMA DOMINIC M. GANZE MICHAEL C. MCDONALD DONALD E. PHELPS II

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DANIEL J. PRATT CAROLYN V. BOOTHE CHARLES B. CUMMINGS DAVID QUANT TAYLOR J. BOOTZ JOHN J. CUSHING, JR. MARIA D. RELAYO ANDREW W. BOSCHERT MORGAN A. DAHL MARK A. RODRIGUEZ KRISTOFFER R. BOSTIC ALEXANDER M. DAIE SAMUEL H. ROSE JONATHAN D. BOTTLER ZACHARY C. DANIEL QUENTINPARRISH L. SALINAS BRADLEY J. BOWEN BRENDAN P. DANNER KEVIN L. SAUER JENNIFER M. BOWER FRED DARLINGTON IV JASON A. SHANKS BRYCE D. BOWERS JAMES D. DAVIS II CHRISTOPHER C. SIMPSON JOHN P. BOWMAN DARNELL D. DEAS SHANNON D. THAYER JAMES D. BOYD SAMUEL F. DEEDY SHELDON C. WALLEN DAVID A. BRADLEY ALEXANDER J. DEGELDER MICHAEL E. WILCKENS KERRY K. BRADY CHRISTOPHER J. DEMATTEO MICHAEL S. WILLIAMS JUSTIN M. BRANLEY TIMOTHY R. DENNELLY PAUL S. YOUNG JULIUS G. BRATTON DAVID A. DENNING SHAWN F. ZENTNER TAYLOR S. BRAUNS JORDAN L. DENNIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT COURTNEY K. BRAYMAN JEREMIAH A. DERRICK TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RYAN P. BRENNER TOM W. DESHAZO UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SHANE P. BRENNER RACHAEL M. DESKIN RYAN C. BRESSON CASEY P. DESORMIER To be lieutenant commander PATRICK J. BRICE JOHN J. DEVER II HUNTER R. BRILEY CHRISTOPHER T. DEYOUNG OLUWASEUN O. O. ABEGUNDE SAMUEL F. BRINSON BRYAN E. DIETEL NICHOLAS M. ACKERMAN BRESHAUN K. BROWN JAKE A. DIGHTON JAMES L. ADAIR CLINTON A. BROWN ASHLEE J. DILLARDHOUSTON SCOTT A. ADAMS VANESSA D. BROWN JOVEN E. V. DINGLASAN SAMUEL J. ADAMSON ERIC T. BRUGLER ROBIN M. DISARNO MAHMOOD D. ALAVERDI MICHAEL J. BRUNETTI JONATHAN M. DOBBINS ALVIN A. ALCAIDE ROBERT C. BUCHANAN III COLIN B. DOHERTY MICHAEL B. ALEXANDER JORDAN A. BUCHANAN BRANDON T. DORMONT REBEKAH M. ALFORD ALEXANDER J. BUCK BRENDAN J. DOUGHERTY HANNAH E. ALLAIRE JOSEPH S. BUCK KEVIN P. DOYLE, JR. DAVID M. ALLEN MICHAEL J. BUCK KONSTANTIN DRABKIN JAMES M. ALLEN, JR. PETER J. BUE ROBERT J. DREITZ ROBERT R. ALLEN CLIFTON R. BUKOWSKY II THOMAS M. DRESSER RUSSELL W. ALLEN BRIAN N. BULLEN NICHOLAS M. DRISCOLL ASHLEY E. ALLISON ERIC M. BUNKER ABRAM C. DUBOIS TRAVIS C. ALSUP MATTHEW Y. BURCH ZACHARY E. DUENAS ANTHONY W. AMMERMAN CHRISTOPHER C. BURKE JOHN D. DUFFNER ALEXANDER S. ANDERSON ROBERT T. BURKE THOMAS J. DUGAN JOSEPH S. ANDERSON TYRONE B. BURKE ANTHONY M. DUNCAN KYLE J. ANDERSON WILLIAM J. BURNS MILES G. DUNFORD SHANNON R. ANDERSON CALEB J. BURROW WESLEY A. DUNHAM KATHLEEN M. ANDREWS SARA L. BURTON TONY G. DUNLAVY DONALD P. ANTHONY CARSON M. BURTON FRANCIS J. DUNN, JR. JOHN J. ARBALL KAITLYN E. BUSSELL KEVIN W. DUNN JOSHUA P. ARCHER CONOR M. BUTTLERRICKETTS NICHOLAS C. DUNN ERIC M. ARNOLD LARA R. BZIK TREVOR M. DUNN NICHOLAS R. ARNOLD ROWELL A. CAGUIOA GARY M. EDDY MATTHEW J. ARNSBERGER CHARLES J. CALABRETTA MARK N. EDSON TYLER A. ARP CLAIRE A. CALAWAY NATHANIEL J. EDWARDS JONATHAN D. ASBURY SAMUEL J. CALAWAY DANIEL R. EFINGER JEFFREY J. ASCH CAITLIN L. CALHOON JAMES R. ELDRIDGE DAVID J. ASH CHAD K. CALLENDER STEPHANIE R. ELLIOTT NATHAN D. ASHINHURST JOSE L. CALOCA PAUL A. ELLISON KYLE E. ATAKTURK RYAN P. CAMPBELL RYAN J. ELLWOOD DEVIN S. ATHEY SHANE M. CAMPBELL DAVID A. ERWERT FRANCIS A. ATKINSON COREY J. CAMPOS CLAIRE S. EUDY DANIEL T. AUCOIN VICTOR W. CANNUSCIO CHRISTOFER J. FACKRELL KRISTIN E. AVILA SEFRAM T. CARLILE COLE D. FAHEY LATASHA A. BACUS BARBARA G. CARLSON JON E. FAILE JOSHUA S. BAILEY CHAD A. CARLSON JASON R. FALK JOHN L. BAKER PAUL A. CARPENTER SUSAN L. FALT JONATHAN E. BAKER ADDISON J. CARR SOREN G. FARMER TIMOTHY J. BAKER JOHN S. CARTER GEOFFREY E. FASTABEND BRYAN J. BALLANTYNE JORDAN R. CARTER SEAN R. FEENEY CHARLES C. BALLARD JONATHAN A. CASHON ZACHARY A. FEENSTRA JOSHUA T. BALLARD NICHOLAS P. CASTELLI KRISTEN E. FEKETE NICHOLAS W. BALLARD BRENDAN M. B. CELIZ BRIAN T. FENSTEMAKER JOHN D. BAMONTE, JR. NICHOLAS P. CELONE KATHERINE L. FENSTEMAKER ANDREW J. BANKHEAD CARLOS R. CEPEDA RYAN R. FERRAO DENNIS E. BANKS CHRISTOPHER D. CHANDLER ANDREW J. FERRING BOWE L. BARGER KEVIN A. CHANEY AUSTIN N. FICK SEAN J. BARNER NICHOLAS A. CHAPPELL JARROD J. FIECOAT MICHAEL S. BARRE SAVITH R. CHAUHAN ERIC R. FIELDS GRANT M. BARRETT LAUREN E. CHESTER ANTHONY S. FINIGAN MICHAEL T. BARTEK CHARLES F. CHOATE VI RICHARD H. FISCHER GERALD K. BATCHELDER ALEX J. CLARK KYLE E. FISHER PATRICK W. BATES PATRICK E. CLARK SEAN J. FITZMAURICE STEPHEN B. BAUCHMAN ADAM T. CLAUDY ANDREW M. FITZSIMMONS ZACHARY J. BAUER MICHAEL J. CLAUS MICHAEL T. FLANIGAN JORDAN W. BAUM BENJAMIN J. CLAY WESTON W. FLOYD JAMES W. BEJA JAMES P. CLAYTON PATRICK D. FLYNN GARY A. BELAGA BENJAMIN M. CLEDE ALEXANDER M. FORD JOHN G. BELLEZZA RYAN W. CLIFFORD SCOTT H. FORD ROBERT J. BELLISSIMO ERIC N. CLOW DESMOND R. FOURNIER AUBREY E. BENNETT DEVON G. COBBS KYLE S. FRANK MATTHEW R. BENNETT MICHAEL A. COFSKY CHRISTIAN D. FRASHER DANIEL P. BERGEN II ALEXANDER F. COKER MARC J. FRICCHIONE KELSEY L. BERGH SCOTT D. COLLARD JAMES A. FRIEDLANDER STEVEN M. BERRES BRITTANY A. COLLINS STEPHEN P. FRIEDRICK JOHN P. BERRY BRYAN W. COLLINS ALEXANDER H. FULWILER PRITI BHATNAGAR PATRICK B. COLLINS LAUREN M. FURBUSH JAKUB S. BIALEK TRAVIS A. COLLINS KEVIN M. GALANG JOEL W. BIALKOWSKY JOHN P. COLLMUS JESSE L. GANDY JOHN A. BICE HECTOR A. COLUNGA EVER M. GARAY VERONICA J. BILDZUKEWICZ CHAD R. COMPTON DOMINIC A. GARCIA RACHEL A. BITAR SEAN A. CONKLE ERIC M. GARCIA PAUL J. BITNER ROBERT M. CONNELL VINCENT D. GARDNER JOSEPH C. BIVANS ANDREW C. CONSTANTINO KURT N. GARMAN DERRON B. BLACK BRETT M. COOK CHRISTOPHER J. GARNER JENNA H. BLAIS JEREMY R. COOPER SHAWN H. GARNER MICHAEL W. BLAIS DAVID D. CORBIN MILES A. GARRETT WILLIAM C. BLALOCK RYAN L. CORBIN THOMAS G. GASTER NICHOLAS S. BLANKENSHIP BRENDAN E. CORDIAL DAVID R. GATELY KYLE H. BLIZZARD ANNA M. CORNELL MARGARET C. GATESGEORGE LOREN A. BLUHM ROBERTO CORONADO II RICHARD G. GEER WILLIAM W. BOCHNER JAMES B. CORRIN DANIEL J. GESCH KAITLIN E. BOENSEL ROBERT D. COSLICK III ANTHONY J. GIAMPA JEREMY R. BOHANAN JOHN Z. COUGHLIN JAMES A. GIANCOLA JUSTIN A. BOILY DEIDRE F. COULSONTUCKER JASON M. GIBSON BRYAN A. BOLDON ALEXANDER C. COVELLE JOEL A. GILLQUIST TRAVIS J. BOLLER JOSHUA R. COX MCLAREN K. GILMORE JEFFREY S. BOLSTAD WILLIAM B. CRAVEN BLAKE C. GLASS KYLE W. BOLTON NIKI Y. CRAWFORD IAN D. GOMES TRAVIS A. BOND SEAN K. CROSS FRANCHESKA P. GONZALEZ BRETT A. BONDS SAMUEL D. CROUSE IVAN C. GONZALEZ IAN R. BOOK JOEL G. CUDA DAMON A. GOODRICHHOUSKA

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BRIAN F. GOTTFRIED LAMONT R. JOHNSON EVAN S. LUNDSTROM ROBERT A. GRANT MARCUS A. JOHNSON ALLAN B. LUTZ TYRELL S. GRANT PETER D. JOHNSON CLAYTON LYDICK ALEXANDER M. GRAVES SEAN A. JOHNSON GEORGE D. LYLE DANIEL S. GRAY STEVEN M. JOHNSON THOMAS P. MACNEIL GAYLAN M. GREENAWALT WILLIAM J. JOHNSON DANIEL F. MAHAFFEY DEREK P. GREENE ALISON R. JONES CARLOS L. MALDONADO ANDREW K. GREGORY CHRISTOPHER D. JONES MARK E. MALINIAK LONSDALE F. GREGORY KALYN N. JONES LISA M. MALONE WADE R. GREGORY KEITH M. JONES CHRISTOPHER P. MALONE NICHOLAS Q. GRELL STUART L. JONES JONATHON S. MALYCKE GARRETT T. GRIFFIN WILLIAM B. JONES CAITLIN M. MANDRIN KEVIN R. GROCH SYLVIA A. JORDAN MARCIA L. MANNARINO RALPH N. GROSSMANN IV JESSICA R. JOSES PAUL L. MARDER JESSICA M. GRUPP RYAN J. KACZOROWSKI BRYAN C. MAREK HAMILTON R. GUBANC TIMOTHY A. KAIN SAMANTHA F. MARGOLIS SARAH E. GUNN AARON M. KALFUS JASON MARISCAL SEAMUS H. GUNN DANIEL J. KAMENSKY CHARLES W. D. MARSHALL PATRICK N. HABR CHRISTOPHER L. KAMINSKY DARVIN L. MARSHALL KYLE A. HAITH WILLIAM G. KAMM WARLIN E. MARTE ERWIN A. HALE SAMUEL S. KANG ADAM M. MARTIN ELLIOT T. HALL ROBERT C. KAPLAN SAMUEL N. MARTINETTE SAMUEL W. HALL GAVIN X. KARSKI MICHAEL A. MARTINEZ WILLIAM J. HALL JOSEPH R. KEDROWSKI JARROD S. MARTYN WESLEY T. HAMANN CODY A. KEEF MICHAEL J. MASSEL JESSE R. HAMPSHER RORY C. KEEL WINSTON A. MASSEY DONALD O. HAMPTON MICHAEL B. KEESEE JAMES E. MATHER II MICHAEL W. HAMPTON DAVID M. KEHOE MATTHEW E. MATLOCK DREW J. HANCE DAVID A. KELLER II STEVE T. MATSUI DAVID J. HANCOCK BRENDAN M. KELLY ANDREW N. MAULDIN MATTHEW D. HANNIFY DANIEL P. KELLY MICHAEL L. MAY MARK R. HANSBERRY JAMES K. KELLY KEVIN A. MAZZELLA BRADLEY D. HARDEN MICHAEL P. KELLY SEAN J. MCABEE CALVIN S. HARGADINE ORION M. KELLY DANIEL J. MCCADDEN BRENT W. HARKINS RYAN P. KELLY EMMA K. MCCARTHY KELLY M. HARKINS CAROLYN N. KENALEY MICHAEL P. MCCLARY RANDOLPH S. HARLAN KEVIN C. KENNEDY JOSHUA J. MCCOLISTER HARLEY S. HARP MATTHEW A. KENNEDY JUSTIN C. MCCORKLE MATTHEW E. HARTSOG JOSEPH R. KESSENICH JEFFREY S. MCCORMICK ETHAN A. HARVEY BRIAN M. KIDD ALEX L. MCCOY PAUL T. HASSELL RYAN P. KILWAY TYLER K. MCCOY RYAN M. HAUBENSTEIN BAILEIGH E. KIMBALL BRYAN P. MCDONOUGH JACOB D. HAWLEY SETH P. KIMBALL BRANDON A. MCDOWELL BENJAMIN W. HAYES JESSICA L. KING CRYSTAL L. N. MCFADDEN CLARK L. HAYES ROBERT F. KING MICHAEL T. MCGARRY ERIN S. HAYES ALEXANDER M. KINNEY ARIC M. MCGEE WHITNEY C. HAYES CALVIN C. KIRTLEY COLLIN M. MCGEEHAN DENNIS A. HAYNES SEAN C. KITCHEN KYLE J. MCGHIE SAMUEL P. HAYS SHARI D. KLEIMAN ALEXIS M. MCGILVREY ANTHONY J. HAYWOOD III ADAM J. KLIMAS BRENDAN R. MCGOEY JOSHUA M. HEANEY SHEA B. KNECHT ZACHARY W. MCINTYRE JEFFREY S. HECKELMAN KARL G. KOBBERSTAD THOMAS J. MCKENNA AMY E. HEFLIN JOSHUA T. KOCH KRISTEN M. MCKIM JAMES C. HELVEY III JUSTIN E. KOWATCH BRYAN J. MCKNIFF JOSHUA A. HENDERSON JOHN L. KOZLOWSKI PATRICK N. MCMANN, JR. THOMAS R. HENDRICKS JOHN B. KRAMB MARK B. MCSHARRY HEATH L. HENEVELD ANDREW M. KRAMER PETER J. MCVEY JOSEPH F. HENKEL JULIA L. KRANZ BRAULIO MEDINA DAVE V. HENSON JASON W. KRESSEN JEREMIAH G. MEDINA SONIA R. HERRERA DOUGLAS H. KROH JUSTIN T. MEDLIN XERXES Z. HERRINGTON III BLAKE M. KROLL NICHOLAS G. MEHALIC TIMOTHY J. HETTEBERG KALEN A. KROPA TIMOTHY J. MENDOZA THOMAS A. HIGGINS SEAN M. KRUEGER GEORGE J. MESZAROS, JR. JOSHUA M. HIGHTOWER CONRAD J. KUSEL DANIEL J. MEYERS KATHERINE T. HINKLE JACOB N. KUTZER ELYSE F. MIELNIK DELTA M. HINSON JACOB D. KYZER SARAH B. MILLER BRENDAN M. HINZ CARTER T. LABARTHE JESSE R. MILLER JASON T. HIRZEL MICHAEL R. LACAMAN JONATHAN A. MILLER RICHARD T. HOBART CLARENCE F. S. LAMBERT JOSEPH W. MILLER WILLIS W. HOBSON VI BLAINE A. LANDER KELLY D. MILLER, JR. ROBERT P. HODGSON DANIEL J. LANDERHOLM NICHOLAS R. MILLER JEREMY E. HOFFMAN THOMAS P. LANE RYAN P. MILLER RYAN S. HOFFMAN ROBERT F. LANG III SELBY L. MILLER BRANDON M. HOGAN JOHN T. LANGRECK STEVEN M. MILLER THADDEUS M. HOKULA ALISON M. LANKES ROBERT J. MILLS II ANDREW S. HOLDER JUAN P. LANSANG JOSHUA L. MILLS MICHAEL S. HOLL STEVENPAUL G. LAPID JOHN H. MILNE IV REBECCA R. HOLMAN MICHAEL R. LASKI ZACHARY G. MINETTE CHAPIN J. HOLUB MICHAEL S. LASSITER CHRISTIAN J. MINEUR STEPHEN G. HONAN MATTHEW J. LATOCHA MICHAEL T. MINNEMAN BENJAMIN O. J. HONDRUM RICHARD C. LAUBER III VICTOR C. MIRANDA MICHAEL J. HOOK OLUFEMI S. C. LAWRENCE JONATHAN D. MISKE ROBERT B. HOPKINS JEANNETTE K. LAZZARO KATHERINE M. MIYAMASU JACOB R. HOPPER HO T. LE DANIEL R. MOCZYGEMBA JOHN H. HORNE HEATHER I. LEE SHAUN K. MOLINA JONATHAN D. HORNE JASMINE D. LEE MOIRA B. MOLLOY RICHARD K. HORTON, JR. JENNIFER L. LEE MARYA C. MONROE NICHOLAS P. R. HORTON TRAVIS J. LEE BRYAN A. MONTGOMERY DEREK S. HUDSON TONY LEGUIA BENJAMIN E. MOONEY KORY N. HUGHS WILLIAM D. LEIGHT BRIAN T. MOORE CHRISTOPHER A. HUIZINGA NICHOLAS J. LENCI COLCORD D. MOORE VIRGIL P. HUMES JONATHAN E. LEO MATTHEW H. MOOREFIELD ROBERT E. HUMMEL III SAMUEL B. LEPLEY CHARLES A. MORANT JACOB R. HUNTLEY CHRISTOPHER T. LEUNG BRADLEY A. MORGAN DANIEL J. HUNZIKER EVAN L. LEVESQUE CLARKE S. MORGRET ANTHONY D. HUSTEDT KELLI A. LEWIS MICHAEL J. MORRISON ZACHARY A. HUTCHINGS SARA M. LEWIS JARED S. MOSIER NEAL P. HUTSELL ADAM B. LEWIS THOMAS W. MOUNTAIN, JR. CHRISTOPHER T. IHLAN ERIC M. LEWIS WILLIAM J. MOXEY III TONY L. INGRAM JOSEPH C. LEWIS MEGAN MOYETTE TRAVIS D. IOTT SEAN C. LEWIS AMEER J. MULCAHY CHRISTOPHER A. ISLEY BRETT F. LIBBY RYAN D. MULLEN JOHN T. IZZO BENJAMIN J. LICK GEOFFREY C. MULLER JOSEPH E. IZZO THOMAS D. LIGHTBODY ALEXANDER E. MULLIN JUSTIN A. JACKSON SCOTT A. LINDAHL CHELSEA O. MURPHY ANDREW R. JACOBS SETH J. LLOYD CHRISTIAN S. MURPHY JOHN P. JAKES TIMOTHY J. LLOYD JOHN P. MURPHY ANDREW S. JALALI WILLIAM A. LOERA MATTHEW J. MURPHY ALAN M. JANIGIAN KEITH D. LOKKINS MONY R. MURPHY CHRISTOPHER L. JANOWICZ JEFFREY R. LONG SCOTT T. MURPHY LAUREN N. JELINEK COLIN A. LOOBY KEVIN P. MURRAY KEITH W. JERONIMUS KRISTOPHER A. LOVEKAMP TIMOTHY M. MUSMANNO EVAN B. JESTER DONITA L. LOZADA ANGELA M. MYERS ANDREW W. JETER JONATHAN M. LOZANO FRANK C. NAPIER JOSEPH J. JOHANNES SOLOMON C. LU RYAN M. NAULT COLLEEN C. JOHNSON JONATHON M. LUETKENHOELTER ROBERT A. NELSON DENNIE C. JOHNSON, JR. AUSTIN J. LUGO ANDREW S. NESBURG

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THOMAS W. NETHERTON MATTHEW R. ROBIDA ANDREW M. SZOCH MICHAEL H. NEWELL CHASE B. ROGALSKI BRADLEY S. TALBERT JOSEPH P. NEWMAN THOMAS A. ROLLOW CASEY R. TALBOT ROBERT E. Q. NEWMAN STEPHEN J. ROMAN JOHN F. TANALEGA MARK T. NICHELSON JASON M. ROMEO BRANDEN S. TANKO THOMAS L. NICHOLSON SIERRA G. ROONEY BLAKE R. TAYLOR ANTHONY S. NICOLAS JOHN J. ROSA GREGORY P. TAYLOR TYLER P. NICOLL DANTE A. ROSS SEAN T. TAYLOR KATRINA S. NIETSCH EDWARD R. ROSTETTER ALISON D. TEM BRADLEY J. NORDSTROM COREY R. ROTH LAURA B. TEMPERATO KYLE A. NORLIN CRYSTAL N. ROTH MICHAEL J. TENAGLIA MITCHEL R. NORMAND MATTHEW W. ROUKEMA DOUGLAS E. TENGLER II JOHN M. NORRIS THERESA L. ROUSE TYLER T. TERRONEZ REBECCA E. NORTZ EVAN T. ROWE CARISA A. TERRY NATALIE A. NORWOOD WILLIAM B. ROWNTREE ROGER D. TERRY II PATRICK J. NORWOOD JAMES M. ROYALS IAN L. THAMM LEANDER A. NUNEZ ERIC A. RUBY ZACHARY D. THRASHER JOSHUA A. NUNN JENNY RUDEWICZ JEREMY S. TIJERINA ANDREW J. NUNNIKHOVEN DAVID M. RYAN JASON R. TINNEL GALEN D. OBER JACLYN M. SALVATINI HANS W. TOOHEY NICHOLAS R. OBERKROM ALEXANDER K. SAMANIEGO EMILIE F. TORIELLI REBECCA J. OBRIEN SRDAN SAMARDZIC TEDMAN A. TORRES KRISTOFER W. OCHS JOSHEUA J. SAMUELSON MARK R. TRASK RORY T. ODONNELL LUIS E. SANCHEZ CARLOS S. TRAVERIA MORGAN A. B. OGREEN RAYMOND A. SANDERS, JR. JOSEPH B. TRAVERS II RODERICK J. OHEARN FRANCISCO J. SANTIAGORAMOS ALEXANDER G. TREFILEK CHRISTOPHER M. OLANDER FREDERICKPAUL SAPORITA AARON Z. TRODAHL ROSS H. OLEY JEFFREY M. SARGIS GABRIELE S. TROULLIER BENJAMIN L. OLIVAS DANIEL L. SAUER CHRISTOPHER S. TUCKER OLAF D. OLSON JOHN C. SAULS ALEX R. TURCO WESTLEY B. OLSON ALEX M. SCAPEROTTO CHRISTA A. TURNER KELLI M. ORNDORFF TRAVIS L. SCHALLENBERGER ALEXANDER C. TURNER BRIAN T. OSBORNE JOCHELLE A. SCHATZ JACK E. TURNER JUSTIN W. OTTO DUSTIN P. SCHEINERT TRAVIS M. TURNER MICHAEL E. OVERTON JASON D. SCHLADT CHAD S. TUTTON ASHLY C. PACHECO LOUIS A. SCHLECKER JONATHAN E. TWIGG TRAVIS R. PAGE PETER K. SCHMIDT ANDREW J. TYE NATHAN L. PALMER KEITH E. SCHMITT CHRISTINE L. TYNDALL TARA A. PALMER BRIAN T. SCHOENDORFER WILLIAM C. VAHEY TAI PAN COLT W. SCHOFIELD DANIEL E. VALDO PETER A. PAPPALARDO BRADLEY D. SCHOLES MATTHEW P. VANLANDINGHAM JASON J. PARK ALBERT J. SCHRAUTEMYER III KENNA M. VANOURNEY ANDREW J. PARKER BRIAN M. SCHUESSLER JESSE J. VARELA JAMES R. PARREIRA MATTHEW J. SCHWEERS RAFAEL E. VARGAS NICOLAS R. PARSONS STEVEN P. SCOGGINS JOHN B. VAUGHT REILLY A. PARSONS BRYAN J. SCOTT CASEY D. VELAZQUEZ BRIAN J. PASKEY ERIC A. SCOTT ALEXANDRA G. VISCOVICH BRIAN A. PATTERSON MELISSA A. SEETS STEPHEN R. VITALI LEE A. PATTERSON BRIAN J. SERBENT DANIEL E. VOGEL TARA L. PAYNE BRIAN P. SEYMOUR ALLEN J. VOHDEN JASON A. PECK DILLON B. SHEPLEY JANET S. VONEIFF EOWYN E. PEDICINI MATTHEW V. SHILAN JUSTIN R. WALDRUP NATHANIEL S. PELLETIER DERICK A. SHIMA MICHAEL P. WALLACE MICAH L. PENLEY JOEL B. SHIPLEY NATHAN T. WALLACE MADISON D. PENNINGTON MILES C. SHIPLEY MARC T. WALLIS DAVID M. PEREZ NATHAN D. SHUEY STEPHEN J. WALSH KORY L. PEREZ PETER H. SHULTIS BRIAN J. WALTERS GEOFFREY M. PETERSEN CHRISTOFER F. SIEDSMA DANIEL J. WALTERS PATRICK S. PETERSEN JOSEPH B. N. SILVERMAN RICHARD J. WARD ERIK M. PETERSON JEFFREY K. SKILES JAYME L. WARREN JOSHUA D. PFAFF STEVEN H. SLAUGH JOSEPH WASHINGTON III ANDREW C. PFARNER ALLISON K. SMITH MYLES F. WASSON LONG H. PHAN AARON M. SMITH BENJAMIN M. WATERS CHRISTOPHER L. PHILLIPS ANDREW M. SMITH RICHARD L. WATKINS DAVID C. PHILLIPS CODY T. SMITH GWENDOLYNN E. WATSON RAYMOND V. PIANA DALLAS B. SMITH MICHAEL T. WATSON BERNARD K. PICHA DANIELLE A. SMITH JAMES A. WEBB MICHAEL J. PIRES JERD H. SMITH KYLE R. WEBBER MICHAEL A. PIRIH JONATHAN M. SMITH MATTHEW G. WEBER KEVIN W. PITCOCK MYRIAN SMITH MATTHEW R. WEBER CARLOS A. PLAZAS, JR. RUSSELL D. SMITH TODD K. WEEKS JOHN M. POLAKOVSKY STEPHEN D. SMITH DONATUS M. WEITHMAN CHRISTOPHER H. POPA THOMAS M. SMITH DAVID R. WELLER JOSEPH L. POSWILKO TIFFANY N. SMITH THOMAS J. WENDT EDWARD J. POTTSSZOKE STEVEN L. SNOW AARON M. WERHAN MICHAEL R. POUNDERS KEITH H. SOSS JONATHAN R. WHEELER ANDREW M. POWANDA DAVID J. SPAULDING STUART W. WHIPKEY SEAN M. POYER JORDAN A. SPECTOR NATHEN A. WHISLER ERIK T. PRATT WILLIAM P. SPENCER TAYLOR R. WHITAKER CHRISTOPHER K. PRICE JACOB W. SPITZER ALEXANDER W. WHITE CHRISTOPHER M. PRICE AARON P. SPONSELLER MATTHEW R. WHITE ANNE E. PRISK MATTHEW S. STAFFORD JESSICA L. WHITENS NICHOLAS M. PULIDO AARON M. J. STALFORD ANDREW R. WHITMER JOSHUA L. PUSCAS JEREMIAH B. STAMPFLER GRAHAM J. WILL TYLER H. PUTNAM TAYLOR D. STANG BRETT R. WILLIAMS MARY O. QUINN CAROLINE E. STANTON CHELSIE M. WILLIAMS JOHN J. RADEMACHER, JR. JACOB R. STARR JONATHAN E. WILLIAMS KYLE R. RADEMAKER DANIEL J. STARSINIC MARK D. WILLIAMS MARK D. RANDAZZO LINDIANNA J. STEFFAN NATHAN A. WILLIAMS ALAN M. RATZEL JEFFREY C. STEINER ANDREW C. WILLIS PATRICK T. RAWLINSON FOSTER P. STENSON ALICIA R. WILLMS MICHAEL P. RAY, JR. WESLEY D. STERRETT ERAN C. WILSON BENJAMIN S. READ JOSHUA J. STEWART JACOB K. WILSON ALEXANDER J. REARDON THOMAS P. STGEORGE JOSHUA D. WINGFIELD DANIELLE A. REDMOND NICHOLAS D. STONER WILLIAM M. WININGER CASSIE J. REDNER ANDREW M. STOPCHICK CHASE E. WINSOR BENJAMIN J. REED ALEX J. STOUT DANIEL S. WINSOR BRANDEN M. REED JOSHUA J. STRAKA GRAIG A. WITHROW BRYAN J. REED BRIAN G. STRIFFLER BENJAMIN D. WITT KEVIN M. REES ERIC T. STROMME JUSTIN H. WITWICKI ROBERT R. REICHARDT HENRY R. STRONG BRYAN C. WOGERMAN JUSTIN C. REIFSNYDER BENJAMIN D. STUBBLEFIELD JORDAN A. WOLF CHRISTOPHER C. REILLY NATHAN P. STUMP AUSTIN J. WOOD JEFFREY D. REILLY RYAN M. STUMPF LAURA H. WRIGHT MARK B. REIS JOHN R. STURGILL JONATHAN W. WRIGHT JOHN P. RENNINGER KARL J. SUABEDISSEN BRYCE W. WYCKOFF KYLE W. RETZLOFF JARROD S. SUESS CALEB J. WYMAN VICTOR H. REZA PATRICK J. SULLIVAN XENG XIONG RYAN D. RHEA JOSEPH G. SUMMA WAI G. YAU DANIEL R. RHEAUME NATHAN M. SUNDELL HAN S. YI JOSEPH R. RICE ROBERT L. SUTPHIN BRYCE E. YOST JAMES M. RILEY GREGORY C. SUTTER BRIAN K. YOUNG CHARLES D. RINK TERRENCE C. SWEENEY CALEB M. YOUNG DAVID T. RITCHEY RYAN W. SWEETSER THOMAS L. YUHANIAK JOSHUA M. ROAF CASEY K. SWIFT MATTHEW M. ZAK CHRISTOPHER M. ROBERTS GREGORY R. SYERS SARA A. ZANITSCH JARED D. ROBEY JOSHUA E. SZAKAL CALEB J. ZEID

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KYLA M. ZENAN MICHAEL A. MELNICK III PETER B. BENSON GRAHAM D. ZIEMBA MATTHEW R. MERROW MATTHEW S. BERNARD ALEXANDER T. ZIMMERMAN MATTHEW E. OATES MALCOLM L. BORDEN JOSHUA W. ZISKA ANTHONY J. WICH SUSANMARIE BRIDENBECKER PETER J. ZOLLWEG THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT LONDON BRIDGET BRITT J. CAMPBELL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TODD M. CARLSON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JEREMY S. CARTER To be lieutenant commander JAKOB P. CHAUVIN To be lieutenant commander SHAMEEKA A. COLON CHRISTOPHER S. FIFE II CASSIE R. H. CORL BEKIM F. AUSTIN GRANT R. GAGNON SARITA K. CRADDOCK BRANDON R. BAXTER GILBERT GARCIA, JR. RYAN M. M. EDEM PETER BAZALAKI SCOTT A. HATZUNG BART D. ELLISON RYAN W. BOWERS THOMAS C. HIGGINBOTHAM SCOTT E. FINDLEY KEVIN S. CARLSEN JOHN V. KAMENSKY KAYLA R. FOSTER CODY M. CARTWRIGHT CRAIG B. K. LAPILIO ALEXANDER T. FROELKE BRYCE L. CHRISTENSEN KEITH C. LOEDEMAN ROBERT R. GARY ADRIAN J. ELIZALDEVALENCIA BENJAMIN M. MATHE TAYLOR I. C. GAZELEY AMERICA E. ESTEVEZGUERRERO MARY D. MCGHEE DONALD J. GEORGE, JR. CORY C. FLAMENT DAVID G. MERRILL MATTHEW W. GLAZE JOSEPH M. FLESHMAN TRACIE L. MEYERS YOLANDA E. GUTIERREZ KIMBERLY M. FOWLER KEVIN D. NIST FRITZ W. HAIN TAMARAH K. GRANT KEVIN M. SCHLEICHER JASON M. HEINEN LUCAS M. GROVES CLINTON J. SMITH WILLIAM D. HENRY, JR. JAYLYN D. HAGEN TANISHA Y. SPEED JAMES R. HOWELL JESSIKA S. HALL CASEY J. STAIDL KYLE G. HUNTER CHANTRELLE L. HARRIS JOSEPH R. TULLIS III PATRICK C. JOHNSON PAUL P. HEFT DENISE M. WASHINGTON TEWANER L. JOHNSON ALLISON R. HOGARTH WAYNE M. ZANNI RICHARD C. JONES III ROBERT E. LUERS JOHN T. KALAFATIS PHILIP J. LUKANICH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SPIROS P. KAROUSOS NICOLE P. LUNG TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RYAN M. KAVANAUGH EMMANUEL E. MAMARIL UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: IAN M. KELLY MATTHEW C. MOLLOY To be lieutenant commander MARIAN M. KENDRICK BRITTANY W. MORGAN CHRISTOPHER S. KIRKPATRICK ERIC M. MYERS JAMES F. ADAMS CAMERON E. KOVAREK THOMAS K. NEEDLES COURTNEY M. CALLAGHAN TYLER J. KRAMER LANCE M. NOEL LAUREN M. CHATMAS RENE S. LAPIDARIO II KAMILLE D. PIZARRO ANDREW R. DEGARMO GARY L. LATTIMORE GARY L. RAYFIELD ANDRIANA J. GENUALDI MICHAEL R. LIDESTRI CHARLOTTE E. ROCHE KARA L. HANDLEY CHRISTOPHER R. MARTIN KENNETH D. TATE MADISYN S. M. HANSEN GABRIELLE H. MCCRACKEN ROBERT J. TERRANOVA, JR. JOSEPH P. KEILEY DUSTIN M. MCKINNEY KELLY R. THOMSON KATHERINE C. KOENIG JOSHUA L. MILLWOOD SYKESHIA M. THURMAN TIMOTHY S. PIETRACK JUSTIN T. MITCHELL NIKITA D. TIPPINS ROBERT A. REINHEIMER EBEN R. MOORE HENRY A. VILLATORO MARY L. SANFORD WILLIAM V. MOULTRIE KARL F. SCHONBERG THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MBANEFO N. OFODILE CATHERINE M. SHEERIN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY BRANDON J. V. OLAND MARY E. R. SMITH UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MICHAEL L. PARKS, JR. MARY C. WALSH To be lieutenant commander MICHELLE L. PARMENTAR THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JOSEPH V. PASION ROBERT T. AUGUSTINE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY CHRISTOPHER M. PAYNE ROBYN W. BIANCHI UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JACOB D. PILARSKI SCOTT M. BIRKEMEIER RANDY L. PRICE RAYMOND D. BLYSKAL To be lieutenant commander NJERI A. PURVIS KAITLYN M. BOWER DAVID F. BORING JAMES S. RICE JOSHUA D. BOWLING CASEY J. BURGENER KATHERINE E. RICE ANDRE E. BYRD ALEXANDER W. CAVINS CHRISTOPHER J. RICHARDS ADAM M. CAMPBELL ERIKA A. FEE DAVID S. ROSE KYLE A. CHANCE STEPHANIE A. GEANT ZAKI A. RUCKER BRYAN D. CROSBY TERRANCE O. GREEN JASON R. RUNKLE JULIA E. CUMMING MATTHEW K. HARDIE GILBERT A. SANCHEZ EMILY A. CURRAN JOSHUA J. HELMS RICHARD T. SCHROYER RENATA DACRUZARAUJOVIEIRA SHUNIKA S. JOHNSON CALVIN A. SESSIONS THOMAS A. DEETER MELISSA N. JONMOORE BENJAMIN J. SHELDON KRISTOPHER K. DEVISSER KYLE R. KAUSCH JASON C. SNYDER JAMES J. DRACE ALEXANDER J. LEHMAN CRAIG E. STOREY JAMISON R. FIEBRANDT EMILY A. MOTZ TRISHA M. STRATTON ANNA L. HAAG DARREN L. PASTRANA MICHELE R. SULLIVAN ROBERT D. HALL DAVID C. RAMSAUR WILLIAM J. TYLER ZISHAN HAMEED NIKLAS H. RUETER JOSHUA J. VERRET DAVID J. HATCH LEE T. SURING ALEXANDER D. WASHOFSKY SHANE A. HAYS JESSICA B. WASSERMAN IAN M. WELLER HERBERT F. HEANEY CYNTHIA F. WILLIAMSON STEPHANIE L. WEXLER MARCELLA R. HERSTERDUDLEY JACQUELINE ZIMNY KANISHA A. WHITE JOEL J. HUBBARD SCOTT H. ZINN II THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SUNG HUH TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT FAISA T. HUSSEIN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY STEVEN F. HUTCHINSON UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DAVID M. INGRAHAM To be lieutenant commander KATHERINE E. IRGENS To be lieutenant commander AUSTIN R. JOLLEY NEHA U. ATHAVALE LUIS E. BANCHS JORDAN A. KLEIN JONATHON R. BICE TROY M. BEIDERBECKE AARON D. LENTNER AMAMNDA K. DAY MICHAEL A. BERTSCHINGER DANIEL W. LESZCZYNSKI PHOENIX W. GEIMER SAMANTHA J. BLEA JAMES R. LEY JERIMY R. HARTLESS JASON R. BROWN TRAVIS A. LIPPMAN CELESSE C. HIDROVOGUIDRY CARLOS D. CAMPUZANO WYATT T. MIDDLETON BRENNAN T. HOSACK BRIAN J. CAPLAN SAM C. MURPHY CAMERON D. JENNISON MARIE R. CARR SHAWN C. MURRAY KI S. JUNG LUKE R. CHAPMAN TRAVIS J. NORRELL JESSICA H. KAWAMURA SHARON L. CLARK BENJAMIN W. PARKER ROS A. LARY KYLE W. DECKER KEMI R. PAVLOCAK JOSEPH B. MCGINNIS ANDREW J. FAULK TRAVIS J. RAPP CHELSEY C. MCMAHAN YOUNG J. GI JOSEPH A. SCHNIEDERS JASON M. OLSON PAUL M. GUIDRY II ALEXANDER L. SCOTT GREGORY A. PAVONE IKEKEEN D. HARDY MATTHEW D. SPAKOWSKI HANG S. PHEIFFER DMITRI HATLEY PHILLIP M. TALARICO JINWEI PHO ROBERT H. HAUSER CHRISTOPHER C. TANG JOSEPH A. SALVATORE KATIE L. HENDRICKSON NEIL S. TUBLIN DANIELLA P. SEPULVEDA ERIC L. HUGHES NICOLAS W. TWISSELMAN VANESSA K. SONNICHSEN JAMES B. HUSTED CHARLES E. VALDYKE RACHEL J. THOMAS RANIA L. JOHNSON ROBERT T. VANN STEVEN P. THOMAS ADRIAN A. JONES TODD M. VRANAS ISMAEL TOUNKARA REGINA M. KETTER MATTHEW S. WAGNER MARIA J. VELORIA JUSTIN L. KOMMA MICHAEL F. WALTERS CHRISTOPHER T. WEHNER CHRISTIAN D. LARSEN CODY C. WHITE ERIC T. WILMER HANS M. LAUZEN ALEXANDER J. WUNDERLICH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT BRYAN P. LAY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY ERICK A. LIM TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: BRYAN L. MAUSTELLER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be lieutenant commander LINDA J. MCMILLAN To be lieutenant commander DANIEL A. MICHNEWICH MALIKUL A. AZIZ SHAURICE S. MILLER GAVIN L. KUREY ANDREW C. BAIERWALTER JAMES W. OVERBY IV

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JASON W. POOL SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES JUSTIN R. ROBSON RECORD ON JUNE 29, 2020. OF AMERICA TO THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VEN- AMANDA K. SCHUCK FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH EZUELA. MEGAN N. SILVESTER BERGEN NICHOLE BASSETT AND ENDING WITH MARK A. MICHAEL A. MCCARTHY, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEM- JORDAN A. SMITH SULLO, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MIN- BRIAN J. STORM SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL ISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- MARK G. VILLA RECORD ON AUGUST 6, 2020. DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES LEE H. WARWICK OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. MATTHEW K. WITTKOPP f THE JUDICIARY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATIONS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY KATHRYN KIMBALL MIZELLE, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: Executive nominations confirmed by UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE MIDDLE DIS- TRICT OF FLORIDA. To be lieutenant commander the Senate November 18, 2020: IN THE COAST GUARD GEORGE W. ACFALLE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD MARCUS T. BROWNING THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JUAN D. CARDONA MICHELLE A. SCHULTZ, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE A IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO THE GRADE IN- MATTHEW R. CLARK MEMBER OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DICATED UNDER TITLE 14 U.S.C., SECTION 2121(D): ROBERT C. COATES FOR THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS. DAVID J. COON To be rear admiral BRIAN C. CRUMP THE JUDICIARY REAR ADM. (LH) BRENDAN C. MCPHERSON LEE E. EVANS STEPHEN A. VADEN, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE A JUDGE OF REAR ADM. (LH) DOUGLAS M. SCHOFIELD CORY D. FITZPATRICK THE UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE. REAR ADM. (LH) ANDREW M. SUGIMOTO GREGORY A. FRITZ REAR ADM. (LH) RICHARD V. TIMME ANSEL G. HARRIS DEPARTMENT OF STATE REAR ADM. (LH) TODD C. WIEMERS CHRISTOPHER A. HOULE SHANIQUE D. HOWARD LISA S. KENNA, OF VERMONT, A CAREER MEMBER OF COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH STEVEN GARY MOLINA THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUNSELOR, C. ACOSTA AND ENDING WITH JESSICA S. WORST, WHICH DANIEL R. MORRISON TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENI- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- MICHAEL A. NORIEGA POTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON SEP- MALIKA H. PETTIGREW THE REPUBLIC OF PERU . TEMBER 10, 2020. BOGDAN RIMBU SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ANTHONY M. ROJAS CORINNA M. FLEISCHMANN AND ENDING WITH KIM- MATTHEW E. RUMPKE ROBERT E. PRIMUS, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE A MEMBER BERLY C. YOUNG–MCLEAR, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE CLARENCE E. SHELTON, JR. OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR A TERM RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- JORGE VARGAS EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2022. GRESSIONAL RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2020. EMMA S. YEARBY COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MI- DEPARTMENT OF STATE CHAEL S. ADAMS, JR. AND ENDING WITH ANDREW H. f THOMAS LASZLO VAJDA, OF ARIZONA, A CAREER MEM- ZUCKERMAN, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MIN- THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DISCHARGED NOMINATIONS ISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- RECORD ON OCTOBER 20, 2020. DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES FOREIGN SERVICE The Senate Committee on Foreign OF AMERICA TO THE UNION OF BURMA. MELANIE HARRIS HIGGINS, OF GEORGIA, A CAREER FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATION OF AZIZ Y. YOUNES. Relations was discharged from further MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATION OF GUNTER E. consideration of the following nomina- COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND SCHWABE. PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH tions by unanimous consent and the TO THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI. SCOTT L. ANDERSON AND ENDING WITH CONRAD WP. nominations were confirmed: JEANNE MARIE MALONEY, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER WONG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATION OF AZIZ Y. YOUNES. MINISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- RECORD ON JUNE 29, 2020. FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATION OF GUNTER E. DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SCHWABE. OF AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI. BERGEN NICHOLE BASSETT AND ENDING WITH MARK A. FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JAMES BROWARD STORY, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, A CA- SULLO, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SCOTT L. ANDERSON AND ENDING WITH CONRAD WP. REER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL WONG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE CLASS OF COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- RECORD ON AUGUST 6, 2020.

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HONORING MATTHEW NICHOLAS series and its successful pursuit of corporate can American and woman to be elected as the SUTHERLAND sponsorships. House Democratic Caucus chairman for the In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck New 2019–20 legislative session. Rep. McClinton’s HON. SAM GRAVES Orleans, Mr. Rainey returned home to assist historic election makes her the highest-ranking OF MISSOURI families in need. Along with Bishop James woman to serve in the Pennsylvania General Nelson Brown of Fisher Community Church Assembly’s 244-year history and the highest IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the 82nd Airborne Division cooks, he ranking Black Woman. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 worked courageously for two months to feed On behalf of my colleagues, we wish to ex- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, the victims of Hurricane Katrina. tend our sincere congratulations to Rep. Jo- I proudly pause to recognize Matthew Nich- Mr. Rainey was a treasure to the city of anna McClinton for all her achievements and olas Sutherland. Matthew is a very special New Orleans. That is why he was honored by her continued commitment to public service young man who has exemplified the finest President George W. Bush and the Jefferson and enhancing the quality of life for residents qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- Award Foundation. He lived a fulfilled life within her district and the state of Pennsyl- ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- doing what he loved to do for so many years. vania. ica, Troop 1376, and earning the most pres- I am grateful for his service. I send my sincere f tigious award of Eagle Scout. prayers, condolences, and strength to the HONORING NNAMDI P.J. ANYANIKE Matthew has been very active with his Rainey family during this difficult time. May his troop, participating in many scout activities. soul rest in peace. Over the many years Matthew has been in- Mr. George V. Rainey’s wife, Jeanne died in HON. SAM GRAVES volved with scouting, he has not only earned 2005. He is survived by three daughters, a OF MISSOURI numerous merit badges, but also the respect son, and six grandchildren. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of his family, peers, and community. Most no- Madam Speaker, I celebrate the life and Wednesday, November 18, 2020 tably, Matthew has served his troop as patrol legacy of Mr. George V. Rainey. Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, leader and earned the rank of Brave in the f I proudly pause to recognize Nnamdi P.J. Tribe of Mic-O-Say. Matthew has also contrib- PERSONAL EXPLANATION Anyanike. Nnamdi is a very special young uted to his community through his Eagle Scout man who has exemplified the finest qualities project. Matthew made closets at the Clay of citizenship and leadership by taking an ac- County Museum for his Eagle Scout project. HON. BILL HUIZENGA tive part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join OF MICHIGAN 1180, and earning the most prestigious award me in commending Matthew Nicholas Suther- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Eagle Scout. land for his accomplishments with the Boy Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Nnamdi has been very active with his troop, Scouts of America and for his efforts put forth participating in many scout activities. Over the in achieving the highest distinction of Eagle Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I rise many years Nnamdi has been involved with Scout. today regarding missed votes due to a death scouting, he has not only earned numerous f in the family. Had I been present for Roll Call merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- vote number 221, On the Motion to Suspend ily, peers, and community. HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY the Rules and Pass H.R. 4611, the Ocean OF MR. GEORGE V. RAINEY Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join Pollution Reduction Act II, I would have voted me in commending Nnamdi P.J. Anyanike for Yea. his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND f America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- OF LOUISIANA HONORING PENNSYLVANIA STATE ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVE JOANNA f Wednesday, November 18, 2020 MCCLINTON REMEMBERING TOMMY PACELLO Mr. RICHMOND. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of Mr. George V. HON. DWIGHT EVANS HON. STEVE COHEN Rainey who passed away on Wednesday, Oc- OF PENNSYLVANIA OF TENNESSEE tober 7, 2020 at the age of 89. He was the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES oldest Zulu king of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 A New Orleans native, Mr. Rainey attended Mr. EVANS. Madam Speaker, I rise today, Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today New Orleans Public School System and grad- along with my colleagues, Rep. BRENDAN to honor the memory of Tommy Pacella, uated with the first senior class at Booker T. BOYLE and Rep. MARY GAY SCANLON to honor President of the Memphis Medical District Co- Washington School in 1949. He would later State Representative Joanna McClinton, who operative, who passed away gracefully on join the U.S. Army where he served in the Ko- has been elected as the Democratic Leader of Monday at the age of 43. Mr. Pacella did rean War. In 1967, Mr. Rainey started the Pennsylvania State House. Rep. much to improve his hometown, particularly Rainey’s Restaurant and Catering, which McClinton will serve as the first woman and the Medical Center area, where he helped 36 quickly became a staple in the city. For sev- first woman of color elected in this role. businesses open and thrive over the past six eral decades it was one of the most prominent Rep. McClinton is a lifelong Philadelphian. years. Before that, as an Assistant City Attor- Black-owned restaurants in the area that She is a graduate of La Salle University and ney and at the Mayor’s Institute of Excellence served both the New Orleans Jazz and Herit- Villanova School of Law, both located in Phila- in Government, Mr. Pacella brought best prac- age Festival and Essence Festival. delphia, PA. Rep. McClinton was an Assistant tices and a passion for improvement to his In 1972, Mr. Rainey joined the Zulu Social Public Defender for seven years. In 2013, she city, and they will be his lasting legacy. Mr. Aide and Pleasure Club where he served in a entered the political field as Chief Counsel for Pacello, a graduate of the Evangelical Chris- variety of capacities for more than 45 years. In State Senator Anthony H. Williams. In August tian School, the University of Georgia, and the 1978, he was elected Big Shot and starting in 2015, Rep. McClinton was sworn in to serve University of Memphis, where he earned a law 1991 he served as the organization’s vice the people of the 191st Legislative District of degree and Master’s degree in city planning, president for five years. In his service as a Pennsylvania after winning a special election. was uniquely qualified to tackle the urban Board member for more than two decades, he Breaking barriers is not new to Rep. issues that were his chosen field, and he ex- was integral to the production of Zulu’s poster McClinton. In 2018, she became the first Afri- celled. I was pleased to work with him on the

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Madam Speaker, I rise today to Transit Authority board of commissioners. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honor Stamey’s Barbecue in Greensboro, way he approached his illness with a positive Wednesday, November 18, 2020 mindset and a focus on the essential was an North Carolina, which this year is celebrating inspiration to all who knew him. I express my 90 years of exceptional business. Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, profound condolences to his wife, Olivia; his Founded in 1930, Stamey’s is renowned I proudly pause to recognize Luke James young daughters, Colette and Cecile; his across my district for its Lexington-style bar- Stanton. Luke is a very special young man many friends and colleagues; and all those his becue, which involves cooking pork exclu- who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- life inspired. I have no doubt that, had he sively over hardwood coals and with their own zenship and leadership by taking an active been given more time, he would have been original dip. Stamey’s pitmasters arrive well part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop one of our greatest civic leaders. He led a fine before sunrise to begin a laborious cooking 1376, and earning the most prestigious award life and will be missed.’’ process that can take up to ten hours. of Eagle Scout. There is a saying at Stamey’s that, ‘‘good Luke has been very active with his troop, barbecue takes patience and an acute taste f participating in many scout activities. Over the for perfection,’ and their reputation across the many years Luke has been involved with RECOGNIZING LUCERO STOCKETT state backs up that commitment to excellence. scouting, he has not only earned numerous FOR HER PROMOTION TO CHIEF Stamey’s founder C. Warner Stamey was merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- MASTER SERGEANT born in 1911 as the youngest of 11 children. ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Luke After moving to Lexington, Mr. Stamey sold has earned the rank of Warrior in the Tribe of pork in tents across the street from the court- Mic-O-Say. Luke has also contributed to his HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART house with talented barbecue men Jess community through his Eagle Scout project. Swicegood and Sid Weaver. In 1938, Mr. OF FLORIDA Luke replaced all the service flag poles at the Stamey bought Swicegood’s Barbecue and re- Veteran’s Memorial in Liberty, MO. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES named it Stamey’s. Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join In 1953, Mr. Stamey opened the 2206 W. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 me in commending Luke James Stanton for Gate City Blvd, Greensboro location, which his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Madam Speaker, I rise was later joined by the 2812 Battleground America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- today to congratulate my United States Air Ave, Greensboro location in 1970. Warner ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. eventually handed the business off to his son Force fellow, Lucero ‘‘Lucy’’ Stockett on her f promotion to Chief Master Sergeant. Charles who was later joined by his brother Born in Mexico, Lucy was raised in El Paso, Keith Stamey in 1970. In 1993, current owner RECOGNIZING CHIEF MASTER SER- Texas, and, at the age of seventeen, enlisted Chip Stamey joined the family business. GEANT JOHN T. BEY’S RETIRE- in the United States Air Force (USAF). She Sadly, Keith passed away in 2000, but MENT FOLLOWING HIS YEARS OF began her impressive career in the USAF as Charles Stamey still resides in Greensboro SERVICE TO THE COMMON- an inflight refueling operator, with her primary where he proudly serves as barbecue WEALTH AND THE UNITED specialty being a KC–10 Boom Operator. pitmaster emeritus. STATES OF AMERICA Madam Speaker, treasured family establish- Lucy’s experience includes qualifications as a ments like Stamey’s Barbecue give character Boom Operator Instructor, Formal Training HON. SCOTT PERRY and richness to the districts we represent. I Unit Instructor, and Evaluator. She has had OF PENNSYLVANIA am proud to have Stamey’s in North Caro- multiple deployments supporting Operations lina’s 13th Congressional District, which is a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREE- source of great pride in our community. I ask Wednesday, November 18, 2020 DOM. While enlisted, Lucy has continued to that you please join me in both congratulating learn and better herself, receiving a B.S. in Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I’m honored them on 90 years in business and wishing Sports Medicine from American Military Uni- to congratulate Chief Master Sergeant John T. them well as they embark on the next 90 versity in 2014, and an M.A. in Executive Bey on his years of service to the Common- years. Leadership from Liberty University in 2017. wealth of Pennsylvania, and the United States f of America. It has been a privilege having Lucy in my of- Chief Bey first enlisted in the Air Force Re- fice this year. She is bright, passionate, eager CONGRATULATING THE SULLIVAN serve in January 1986. He attended technical to learn, and a true patriot. As an enlisted offi- EAGLES SOFTBALL TEAM FOR school at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, cer, she brings invaluable experience and ex- WINNING THE 2020 MISSOURI and then was assigned as an electrical lines- pertise regarding our nation’s defense. My CLASS II STATE SOFTBALL man at the 911th Air Wing (AW), Air Reserve staff and I have valued having her as a mem- CHAMPIONSHIP Station Pittsburgh, where he served for nine- ber of our team and we are proud to be a part teen years. Chief Bey also cross trained into of this important milestone for her. HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER the Fiscal Management (FM) career field in OF MISSOURI It would be remiss to recognize Lucy without 2004, wherein he ascended the ranks at the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES touching on why her promotion is such an im- 911th AW to Chief Master Sergeant. Chief pressive accomplishment. With Chief Master Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Bey Joined the Pennsylvania Air National Sergeant being the highest enlisted rank in the Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker, I Guard in February 2016, and was selected as Air Force, Lucy’s promotion is an inspiration rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in the Special Operations Mission Support Group for all young women who are interested in a congratulating the Sullivan Eagles softball Chief, 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), career in our Armed Forces. She has shown team for winning the 2020 Missouri Class II Middletown, Pennsylvania. He served for just that with dedication, hard work, and persever- State Softball Championship. over one year before being selected as the ance, any dream can be achieved. This is Sullivan High School’s first state Superintendent of the 193rd Special Oper- Madam Speaker, it has been an honor to championship win in the history of their soft- ations Comptroller Flight. work with Chief Master Sergeant Lucero ball program. This team and their coach Ash- Chief Bey is responsible for overseeing and Stockett this year, and to pay tribute to her ley Crump should be commended for their managing the peacetime training and wartime well-deserved promotion. l ask my fellow col- perseverance and hard work throughout this deployment of a fifteen-person FM team. Addi- leagues to join me in recognizing this remark- past season and for bringing home the state tionally, his team is responsible for the FM ca- able individual. championship to their school and community. pabilities serving over 1800 traditional Guard

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Carr for his ac- orientation briefings and accessions. students to pursue this discipline, and support complishments with the Boy Scouts of Amer- In addition to Chief Bey’s service in the Air them in their continued tasks. ica and for his efforts put forth in achieving the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. Force, he’s also served in the Pennsylvania f State Police, where he first enlisted on June 5, f 1989. He was appointed to the Special Emer- IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN KUHNLE RETIREMENT OF CHP gency Response Team as a Crisis Negotiator COMMISSIONER WARREN STANLEY in 1995 until 2003, when he was promoted to HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN Lieutenant and served as Patrol Section Com- OF VIRGINIA mander and Criminal Investigation Section HON. KAREN BASS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Commander for Troop G, Hollidaysburg. He OF CALIFORNIA was promoted to Captain in 2008, and served Wednesday, November 18, 2020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as of Administration and Director Training in Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise Wednesday, November 18, 2020 the Bureau of Education and Training until today in recognition of John Kuhnle, and his Ms. BASS. Madam Speaker, I have the 2014. Chief Bey retired from the Pennsylvania dedicated service to Virginia’s First District. State Police on October 13, 2014, at which honor of recognizing a public servant who has John joined my Stafford District Office two given 40 years of outstanding service to my time he served as Chief of Police for the Mid- years ago as a part of the Wounded Warrior state: California Highway Patrol Commissioner dletown Borough Police Department until Fellowship Program and has been an integral Warren Stanley, who retired on November 16, 2016. part of our team ever since. 2020. He is one of only a few people in the With great honor, I commend Chief Master John has been a significant member of the history of the CHP to hold every position, from Sergeant John T. Bey for his distinguished ca- District Team in Virginia’s First District Officer to its top executive. Governor Edmund reer of service to our great Commonwealth throughout these past two years. He was dedi- G. Brown, Jr. appointed him as the 56th Com- and Nation. His selfless service, dedication to cated to handling military and veteran case- missioner of the California Highway Patrol duty, and tireless efforts to serving and pro- work, and he provided years of knowledge (CHP) in 2017, the first African American to tecting our Citizens on myriad levels is a great and experience to the office. John never shied attain the rank of Commissioner in the history credit to himself, the Commonwealth of Penn- away from a challenge, and he would spend of the agency. sylvania and the United States of America. hours researching the latest information on I first worked with him when he became f veteran affairs and military topics in order to Chief of CHP’s Southern Division while I was assist constituents. the California Assembly Speaker. I greatly val- CELEBRATING PUERTO RICO’S John is a model caseworker. Staff routinely ued his ability to serve as a bridge between CHEMIST DAY went to John for advice and guidance on mili- the CHP and local residents, a role he would tary and veteran affairs procedure. John set play for his entire career. HON. JENNIFFER GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N the bar high, and often went above and be- Warren’s career focus led to his assignment OF PUERTO RICO yond to make sure veterans and their families as a member of the Protective Services Detail received the information and help they need- and as a Field Training Officer. He excelled IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed. I am confident that constituents in Vir- and rose through the ranks, supervising the Wednesday, November 18, 2020 ginia’s First District have been in good hands CHP’s Border Division Investigative Services Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto Rico. for the past two years, through the selfless Unit as a Lieutenant, and then serving as Madam Speaker, as we celebrate Puerto Rico service of John Kuhnle. Commander of the CHP Academy. He has Chemist’s Day, I would like to thank these pro- John’s last day with my office is on Decem- completed many elite training programs, in- fessionals for their extraordinary and invalu- ber 3, 2020 and he will be dearly missed by cluding the FBI National Executive Institute. able contributions to the advancement of our entire staff. Therefore, Madam Speaker, I He reached the rank of Chief in 2008 and science, public health and safety and both ask that you rise with me in recognition of assumed command of Coastal, then Southern basic and applied research and development. John Kuhnle, and I would like to thank John division. Before his appointment as Commis- sioner, he served as Deputy Commissioner, Their core scientific disciplines are essential for his service to Virginia’s First District. responsible for the day to day operation of the for every technology we enjoy today, and their f largest state law enforcement agency in the’ work helps create, deliver and ensure the nation, with more than 11,000 employees in safety of foods, fuels, drinking water, clean air, HONORING BRENON D. CARR his charge. drugs and medical supplies, industrial proc- As a law enforcement leader, Commissioner esses, raw and processed materials and fin- HON. SAM GRAVES Stanley has spearheaded a number of innova- ished products that are indispensable to our OF MISSOURI tive highway and traffic safety initiatives, in- society. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cluding the Impaired Driving Section, respon- In particular, chemical scientists play a key Wednesday, November 18, 2020 sible for implementing new laws facilitating role in many of Puerto Rico’s prime industries, new research into how cannabis affects driv- including most notably the biopharmaceutical Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, ing behaviors. Commissioner Stanley worked and medical devices industry, as well as the I proudly pause to recognize Brenon D. Carr. to bolster the Highway Safety Corridor Pro- aerospace and agriculture sectors, which are Brenon is a very special young man who has gram, which has promoted education, enforce- central to the economic development of the Is- exemplified the finest qualities of citizenship ment and coordination on California’s road- land. and leadership by taking an active part in the ways with high crash rates. Under his leader- I especially want to recognize today the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1376, and earn- ship, the CHP achieved a national profile in Puerto Rico Chemists’ Association, which is ing the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. addressing the special needs and concerns of celebrating its 79th annual conference with Brenon has been very active with his troop, elderly drivers, as well as collaborating on ini- this year’s theme: The Chemist, Always Cre- participating in many scout activities. Over the tiatives to promote responsible driving among ating Solutions for our Society. many years Brenon has been involved with teens. Since 1941, this organization has acquired scouting, he has not only earned numerous Warren’s first commitment has always been significant scientific and technical expertise to merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- to the people, both those under his command move Puerto Rico forward, while also main- ily, peers, and community. Most notably, and the communities that they serve. He will taining standards of excellence in such a dis- Brenon has served his troop as Den Chief and be remembered for his humility and for his tinguished profession, promoting unity among earned the rank of Warrior in the Tribe of Mic- compassionate leadership style. I wish him its members, and increasing understanding O-Say. Brenon has also contributed to his and his family all the best wherever the next and education of the chemical sciences. community through his Eagle Scout project. chapter of life may take him.

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Had I been present for them, I would OF MISSOURI Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Renee Reynolds, a Philadelphia difference- have voted as follows: Roll Call 219: S. 327 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wounded Veterans Recreation Act—ON THE maker, before the United States House of MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Representatives. Ms. Reynolds is a fiercely PASS THE BILL—YEA; Roll Call 220: S. 3147 vocal advocate for women who are battling to Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, Improving Safety and Security for Veterans beat cancer and who are overcoming domes- I proudly pause to recognize Cole S. Caylor. Act of—ON THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE tic violence committed against them. Cole is a very special young man who has ex- RULES AND PASS THE BILL—YEA; and Roll As she so powerfully puts it, Ms. Reynolds emplified the finest qualities of citizenship and Call 221: H.R. 4611 Ocean Pollution Reduc- is a domestic violence victor who, for four dec- leadership by taking an active part in the Boy tion Act—ON THE MOTION TO SUSPEND ades, has used her first-hand experience to Scouts of America, Troop 1180, and earning THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL—YEA. fuel her efforts to empower women seeking to the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. change their own difficult and trying situations. f Cole has been very active with his troop, In addition to hosting the annual Pink Dia- HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY participating in many scout activities. Over the mond Ball to honor the two sisters she lost to OF ROGER LEE WILSON OF many years Cole has been involved with cancer and to honor cancer patients, survivors SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA scouting, he has not only earned numerous and those that fought the good fight, Ms. Rey- merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- nolds has sought to expand her ability to HON. TED BUDD ily, peers, and community. spread her message and reach those who need help during the coronavirus pandemic. OF NORTH CAROLINA Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join Among her efforts to do this, she became the me in commending Cole S. Caylor for his ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pennsylvania contestant in this year’s national complishments with the Boy Scouts of Amer- Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Ms. Woman competition, where her platform ica and for his efforts put forth in achieving the focused on her advocacy. Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to highest distinction of Eagle Scout. honor the life and legacy of Roger Lee Wilson Through social media, public speaking, events, partnerships and seemingly more out- of Salisbury, North Carolina, who passed f away on October 18, 2020. reach than should be humanly possible, Ms. Roger was a husband to Kate and a father HONORING CHIEF WARRANT OFFI- Reynolds has committed herself to helping to Matt and Wesley. As a member of Unity CER 2 MARWAN SAMEH people and providing a first-person tale of re- Presbyterian Church, he faithfully served as GHABOUR demption that highlights her rise from domes- an Elder. tic-violence victim to entertainer, business pro- Throughout his life, Roger was a devoted fessional and an advocate for women who and dedicated educator, mentoring and inspir- HON. LORI TRAHAN need a helping hand and inspiration. Renee Reynolds embodies a commitment to ing countless students at Davie County High OF MASSACHUSETTS School and West Rowan High School. Roger public good. Her efforts are a model for the passed on his passion for woodworking and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES upwelling of selflessness and giving that has kept America going through these difficult craftsmanship to his students. I just missed Wednesday, November 18, 2020 having Roger as my workshop instructor at times. She embodies the spirit of Philadelphia. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Davie High, but was lucky enough to have his Mrs. TRAHAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to me in extending our sincerest appreciation to successor, his son Matt, as my teacher . honor the memory of a son of Massachusetts, Renee Reynolds for her extraordinary work on Madam Speaker, I have had the privilege of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Marwan Sameh behalf of our community. representing Rowan County as well as my Ghabour. He and four other brave American home county of Davie since 2017. I know first- soldiers tragically lost their lives on Thursday, f hand how much appreciation there is for the November 12 while on a peacekeeping mis- HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY knowledge and skills that Mr. Wilson passed sion in Egypt. OF THE ‘‘FATHER OF THE FINAL on to his students. Though he had been re- Mr. Ghabour will be remembered as a hero FOUR’’ TOM JERNSTEDT tired from teaching for quite some time, I for his valiant service and commitment to pro- imagine he was encouraged to know that tecting the freedoms and values that all Ameri- HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS schools have begun to again prioritize teach- cans hold dear. This tragic loss serves as a OF INDIANA ing the technical, trade, and hands-on skills reminder that when our troops bravely volun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that seem to have been forgotten over the teer to serve, both they and their loved ones Wednesday, November 18, 2020 past few decades. sacrifice more than we can ever imagine. My Madam Speaker, our country needs more heart goes out to Mr. Ghabour’s family and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, dedicated men serving and educating their friends during this difficult time. I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Thomas Walter Jernstedt, a National Colle- communities like Roger Wilson. The benefits Nevertheless, his legacy is secured by the giate Athletic Association (NCAA) legend and he brought to students and to his community many people who carry his memory forward. tireless advocate for men and women student will be felt for generations to come. In particular, the residents of Marlborough and athletes across the country. Tom was known f Arlington, Massachusetts, where he grew up for many things in his career and life, including and volunteered, will remember his passion for PERSONAL EXPLANATION being referred to as the ‘‘Father of the Final public service. Four.’’ I join Tom’s family, friends, colleagues HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER I am grateful for patriots like Mr. Ghabour and athletes across the country in mourning who risk everything to make the United States OF MISSOURI the loss of this great man who passed away and the world a better place and are prepared IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on September 5, 2020. to give the ‘‘last full measure of their devo- Tom was born on November 24, 1944, in Wednesday, November 18, 2020 tion,’’ as President Lincoln said. We are fortu- Carlton, Oregon. Tom attended Yamhill- Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker, I nate that such brave men and women are Carlton High School, where he was an all- was unable to be present for a recorded vote among us. state athlete in three sports: football, basket- on November 17, 2020 for H.R. 4611, the Marwan Sameh Ghabour and his fellow ball and baseball. On top of his incredible ath- Ocean Pollution Reduction Act. servicemembers will never be forgotten. letic ability, he was also elected student body

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:54 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18NO8.016 E18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with REMARKS November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1049 president. Upon his graduation, Tom attended CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT HONORING THE LEGACY OF MS. the University of Oregon on a football scholar- OF VICTOR BIRD JEAN D. THOMPSON ship, where he was again elected student body president. He graduated in 1967 with a HON. TOM COLE HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND degree in political science and went on to re- OF OKLAHOMA OF LOUISIANA ceive a master’s in education in 1973. He IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES worked as an events manager at his alma Wednesday, November 18, 2020 mater until he accepted a full-time position as Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to director of events for the NCAA. congratulate Mr. Victor Bird on his retirement Mr. RICHMOND. Madam Speaker, I rise to Tom spent the next 38 years working for the after a remarkable 36-year career in public honor the legacy and work of Louisiana Free- NCAA, as a leader and passionate adminis- service to the state of Oklahoma. dom Rider, Ms. Jean D. Thompson. Ms. trator. According to his colleagues and those Graduating with a bachelor’s degree and Thompson made history by participating in the who worked closely with Tom, he was known juris doctorate from the University of Tulsa, Freedom Rides that helped illuminate persist- to make time for everyone. He was thoughtful, Victor is a lifelong Oklahoman. After grad- ence segregation in the South despite Morgan respectable, likeable, honest and a silent uating, he started his career in law with the v. Virginia and Boynton v. Virginia. power. He is credited with turning the college public sector. Victor’s career in public service Born in Lake Providence, Louisiana on Jan- basketball championship into what it is today, started in 1983 in the Oklahoma Attorney uary 13, 1942, Ms. Thompson was an active a massive event with fans all around the world General’s office. From there he served at member of the NAACP and Congress of Ra- and a multi-billion dollar television contract. Oklahoma State University, the Office of the cial Equality (CORE). Throughout her life, Ms. Lieutenant Governor, and again the Attorney Thompson participated in a number of sit-ins, The City of lndianapolis benefited greatly General’s office under two different attorney was active in Louisiana and Mississippi Free- from having a leader like Tom in the sports generals. It was through this impressive path dom Summers, and contributed to anti-war world. He was influential in moving the NCAA that led him to the Oklahoma Aeronautics and feminist efforts in San Francisco and headquarters from Kansas City, Missouri to Commission as the Director in 2002. With no Berkeley, California. Starting at the age of 19, the City of Indianapolis in 1999. Tom not only previous aviation experience, Victor recog- her passion and determination made her one assisted in making March Madness what it is, nized the importance of the aviation industry of the youngest trailblazers for racial equity. he was key in helping the City of Indianapolis for Oklahoma and immediately put his knowl- In response to the federal government’s un- host the Final Four. Indianapolis has hosted edge of the state to work. willingness to enforce the U.S. Supreme seven NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours After 18 years at the Oklahoma Aeronautics Court’s decisions outlawing segregated inter- and three NCAA Women’s Final Fours in its Commission, few have left such a legacy. As state travel, the Freedom Riders rode inte- history and is scheduled to host the 2021 and the longest serving director in the state’s his- grated buses across state lines in the South to 2026 men’s finals as well. Tom was very tory, his advocacy and implementations have bring awareness to local laws that still re- friendly to the City of Indianapolis in many left a distinctive mark on Oklahoma’s role in quired blacks and whites to use separate seat- ways, generating events, promoting the city aviation and aerospace. Under his leadership, ing. These intentional actions played a key and, according to his friends, there was never the Commission has invested $71 million in role in the Civil Rights Movement. a young person who was interested in a ca- state funds and directed $189 million in fed- Ms. Thompson is a daughter of New Orle- eral funds into airport infrastructure statewide. reer in sports that Tom would not take under ans, and without her desegregation efforts, Victor’s pro aviation mindset has led to the his wing. persistence against injustice, and fearless- growth of the annual economic impact to $44 ness, many of us would not be where we are Tom received numerous awards throughout billion, which has directly resulted in tens of today. It is critically important that we give Ms. his lifetime including being inducted into the thousands of jobs. Victor Bird played a key Thompson her flowers while she is still here Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. He role in shaping aviation to become one of the with us so we can celebrate the strides she received the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achieve- state’s largest industries and top employers. took to improve racial equality. May we always ment Award in 2001 for his outstanding life- Victor’s career has largely gone unnoticed. lift up her name and honor her legacy by con- time dedication to basketball, and the Univer- He is the first and only Oklahoman to serve as tinuing to advance equal rights and justice for sity of Oregon honored him with the Distin- chairman of the National Association of State African Americans and those of African de- guished Alumnus Award. The National Colle- Aviation Officials in its 90-year history. He is scent all around the world. giate Basketball Hall of Fame enshrined Tom also the first and only non-elected public offi- Madam Speaker, I celebrate the life and as a contributor to the game, and in 2017, he cial to receive the Joseph B. ‘‘Doc’’ Hartranft work of Ms. Jean D. Thompson. was awarded Indiana’s highest civilian honor, Jr. Award from the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association. In 2006, he received the Distin- the Sagamore of the Wabash. Posthumously, f guished Service Award from the Oklahoma Tom was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall Association for Career and Technical Edu- CONGRATULATING THE VIENNA of Fame this year. cation for his contributions to career and tech- EAGLES SOFTBALL TEAM FOR Though it is obvious Tom had a huge im- nology education in Oklahoma. In 2009, Bird WINNING THE 2020 MISSOURI pact on the world of sports, it is said that his was the recipient of the prestigious General CLASS I STATE SOFTBALL greatest joys were in his personal life. He was Thomas P. Stafford Award, which recognizes CHAMPIONSHIP a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, those who have made substantial contribu- uncle, cousin and true friend. In speaking with tions to the Oklahoma aerospace industry and Tom’s friends, there is one consistent theme who reflect the revolutionary spirit of Gen. HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER that they all mention. Tom was a wonderful Stafford. Additionally, in 2017, Bird received OF MISSOURI friend who would stop at nothing to help those the Kenneth A. Rowe Ambassador of Aviation IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he cared about. He loved playing golf and Award from NASAO in honor of his national Wednesday, November 18, 2020 watching all sporting events with his family accomplishments. Most recently, in 2020, Vic- Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker, I and friends. Though he loved all sports, he re- tor received the President’s Award from the rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in mained a loyal fan of his Oregon Ducks, rarely Oklahoma Airport Operators Association for congratulating the Vienna Eagles softball team missing an event involving his university. his significant work in Oklahoma aviation. For four decades, Victor Bird’s dedication to for winning the 2020 Missouri Class I State Based on this long-term commitment, the Uni- Softball Championship. versity of Oregon has established the Tom Oklahoma has continued to help our state This is Vienna High School’s third state Jernstedt Student Athlete Scholarship. make enormous strides in terms of economic growth and innovation. As we reflect on the championship win in the history of their soft- I am honored to stand today and memori- 36-year career of Victor Bird, let us look at his ball program. They should be commended for alize Tom. He was a man of character and tireless work to inspire us. their hard work and dedication throughout this class, constantly putting the wants and needs Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to past year. of others before his own. I join his family and join me in congratulating Mr. Victor Bird on an Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in many friends as well as countless student-ath- extraordinary career and wish him all the best congratulating the Vienna Eagles for a job well letes in mourning the loss of Tom Jernstedt. in his much-deserved retirement. done.

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Mann, pay tribute to a great man and citizen of the ald has earned the rank of Hardway Warrior in IV. Thomas is a very special young man who Show Me state, Mr. Blake Hurst, as he cele- the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. Jerald has also con- has exemplified the finest qualities of citizen- brates his upcoming retirement. Since being tributed to his community through his Eagle ship and leadership by taking an active part in elected the President of the Missouri Farm Bu- Scout project. Jerald helped in with Our Lady the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 215, and reau on December 7, 2010, Blake has helped of Mercy Country Home Bench Rebuild. earning the most prestigious award of Eagle strengthen the Bureau financially and grow its Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join Scout. influence in Washington, D.C. me in commending Jerald Mutchler for his ac- Thomas has been very active with his troop, The Missouri Farm Bureau was founded as complishments with the Boy Scouts of Amer- participating in many scout activities. Over the the first state Farm Bureau in the United ica and for his efforts put forth in achieving the many years Thomas has been involved with States in 1915, and over the years, it has highest distinction of Eagle Scout. scouting, he has not only earned numerous grown to include over 130,000 members. Dur- merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- ing his tenure, Blake was a strong advocate f ily, peers, and community. Most notably, for Missouri’s farmers. He will be leaving the Thomas has served his troop as Patrol Leader Missouri Farm Bureau in a stronger position TRIBUTE TO BRIAN POTTS and earned the rank of Runner in the Tribe of than when he came into office and has en- Mic–0–Say. Thomas has also contributed to sured the long-term success and influence of HON. KAY GRANGER his community through his Eagle Scout the organization. project. Thomas built bat houses for the Mis- Blake has been an active member of the OF TEXAS souri Department of Conservation. Missouri Farm Bureau for much of his life, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serving on the Young Farmers & Ranchers Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join Wednesday, November 18, 2020 me in commending Thomas J. Mann, IV for Committee before becoming the statewide his accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of chairman and eventually serving on the state Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- board of directors. For eight years, Hurst today to honor Brian Potts, a member of the ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. served is a district board member for the state professional staff of the House Appropriations of Missouri and seven years as the Vice Presi- Committee, who has retired after 25 years of f dent of the Bureau. Blake has earned a na- service in the Federal Government. HONORING THE LIFE OF SAMUEL tional reputation as a leader in agriculture pol- Brian earned his bachelor’s degree from In- FIGUEROA icy. Over the years, Blake has written numer- diana University of Pennsylvania in 1994, ous pieces which have appeared in the Wall where he played football and studied account- Street Journal, The American, Weekly Stand- ing. Upon graduation, Brian began his career HON. JIM BANKS ard, Wilson’s Quarterly, Reader’s Digest, To- as part of the Department of the Navy Finan- OF INDIANA day’s Farmer, and the Show Me magazine of cial Management Trainee Program. During this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Missouri Farm Bureau. Hurst continues to be time, he worked as an auditor for the Naval Wednesday, November 18, 2020 an active member of his community, running a Audit Service and as a budget analyst for the wholesale greenhouse business with his wife, Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Julie, daughter, Lee; and sons-in-law, Ryan honor the life and service of Mr. Samuel (Comptroller). Brian excelled in the program, Harms and Matt Schlueter. and he was awarded the Office of the Sec- Figueroa of Indianapolis, Indiana. I wish Blake the very best as he embarks Samuel Figueroa was an outstanding em- retary of Defense Award for Excellence. on this new chapter of life, and I am grateful After completion of this program, in 1997, ployee who worked at the Creekside Health for his service to his community. and Rehabilitation Center in Indianapolis. Hav- Brian joined the House Appropriations Sub- ing worked at the center since its opening in f committee on Military Construction as a pro- September 2017, Mr. Figueroa was a dish- PERSONAL EXPLANATION fessional staff member. After leaving the Hill washer. We are only aware of his role as dish- briefly to work as an auditor for the Federal washer and are unaware of work in road and HON. STEVE KING Energy Regulatory Commission, Brian rebuilding construction. Those who had the op- turned to the House Appropriations Committee OF IOWA portunity to witness Mr. Figueroa work wit- Subcommittee on Military Construction. In IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nessed a man who took great pride in his job. 2004, Brian moved to the Senate Sub- While on the clock, Mr. Figueroa routinely Wednesday, November 18, 2020 committee on Defense where he would stay until 2014, at which time he became Minority made others smile and laugh. He was also Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Speaker, I was Staff Director for the Senate Appropriations careful to ensure that the facility was as clean unable to vote on November 16th and Novem- Subcommittee on Military Construction, Vet- as possible. On many occasions, fellow em- ber 17th due to not being present in Wash- erans Affairs, and Related Agencies. ployees witnessed Samuel scanning the park- ington, D.C. Had I been present, I would have ing lot for trash to dispose of. voted as follows: When the Senate switched control in 2015, By all accounts, Mr. Figueroa was the YES on Roll Call No. 219; YES on Roll Call Brian was hired to be the Majority Staff Direc- model employee. Always on time with a smile No. 220; and NO on Roll Call No. 221. tor for the Senate Appropriations Sub- committee on Defense, a position responsible on his face and willing to go the extra mile, he f desired to serve those in need. Mr. Figueroa for a portfolio exceeding $500 billion in annual will be remembered for the wonderful impres- HONORING JERALD MUTCHLER spending. In 2019, I asked Brian to become sion he made on his peers, residents and all my National Security Advisor on my House those who interreacted with him on the cam- HON. SAM GRAVES Appropriations Committee staff, and he proved pus. OF MISSOURI to be a trusted advisor. Brian could always be counted on to give great insight into the issues The story of Mr. Figueroa is one that is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES uniquely American. This record is a testament that face our men and women in uniform. to those ideals he embodied of service and Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Brian is known for his love of sports, and I sacrifice, which are inherent to the American Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, know he is enjoying retirement with his son, spirit. Though Samuel is no longer with us, his I proudly pause to recognize Jerald Mutchler. Owen, and attending his baseball and basket- spirit of good will and generosity in the halls Jerald is a very special young man who has ball games. We wish Brian the best in his new of Creekside and in the hearts of those whose exemplified the finest qualities of citizenship adventure and thank him for everything he has lives he touched endures. and leadership by taking an active part in the done for our nation’s security.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:54 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO8.026 E18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with REMARKS November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1051 INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO RE- based on a common vision for the world and munity and a profound belief that they can QUIRE AN ACCREDITATION PROC- shared values for our peoples. The Mutual De- build a brighter future for themselves, their ESS FOR EDX TESTING fense Treaty between the United States and families and their communities. By establishing the Republic of Korea endures to this day as high academic expectations and counseling HON. GREG WALDEN a pillar of stability for the entire lndoPacific re- students and their families on the college ap- OF OREGON gion. And in just the three generations since plication process, W2C helps students realize IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Korean War, South Korea has emerged as their full potential by making the dream of col- one of Asia’s great success stories, building a lege a reality. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 dynamic and diverse economy with a vibrant All of these students will be the first in their Mr. WALDEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today civil society and popular culture celebrated the families to attend college, and were selected to introduce a bill that will combat bad actors world over. for the W2C program due to their impressive taking advantage of Medicare by requiring an However, the relationship between the academic achievements and their contribu- accreditation process for electrodiagnostic American and Korean peoples goes even tions to their local communities. As leaders in- studies or EDX testing. deeper than the Korean War. In 1882, rep- side and outside the classroom, these stu- EDX testing is used to diagnose and guide resentatives of the United States and the dents show tremendous dedication and poten- treatment for neuromuscular conditions that Joseon Dynasty established diplomatic rela- tial. range from the uncomfortable, such as carpal tions between their countries through the Strengthening our communities requires tunnel syndrome, to the life threatening, such Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce and Navi- building new ladders of opportunity so that all as ALS and muscular dystrophy. Current Pro- gation. This was the first treaty Korea signed Americans can succeed and thrive. This be- cedural Terminology requires that a clinician with a Western power, a treaty that first ac- gins with providing every child, regardless of trained in EDX testing personally perform knowledged Korea’s status as an independent zip code, access to a high quality, affordable invasive needle electromyography and either country. education, and continues by ensuring all fami- perform or directly supervise nerve conduction My Hawaii has also played and continues to lies can afford to send their sons and daugh- studies. These requirements ensure proper play a major role in the strong relationship be- ters to college. testing is guided in real time based on bio- tween our two countries. In 1903, the first Ko- When our nation’s talented young people feedback from active study and a knowledge rean immigrants arrived in the United States pursue their passions and follow their dreams, of health history and potential diagnoses. through Hawaii, and I am proud of Hawaii’s they accomplish far more than personal An ongoing challenge for EDX testing has history and present as the gateway for new growth. They serve as role models in their been an increase of fraud and abuse when generations of Korean American immigrants communities and their achievements inspire mobile labs send ‘‘technicians’’ to provide an and as a major bridge between our countries and motivate other young people to equally excessive number of tests that are often not and peoples. Today, there are over two million strive and achieve. medically necessary and tend to be performed Korean Americans across the United States, These students truly are Champions of poorly, providing inaccurate results that are with almost 35,000 residing in my home state Change. I wish them the very best of luck in not clinically relevant. A 2014 report by the of Hawaii. It is a true honor to represent such their academic studies and in all their future HHS OIG entitled ‘‘Questionable Billing for a diverse and accomplished community that endeavors. Medicare Electrodiagnostic Tests’’ found $139 has contributed so much to the richness of f million in annual suspicious spending in this Hawaii. area. Today, this House passed two resolutions RECOOGNIZING JERRY THORNE This bill will require that professionals per- recognizing the importance of the U.S.-South forming EDX testing first demonstrate that Korea alliance. H. Res. 809 expresses the im- HON. ERIC SWALWELL they have the proper equipment to conduct portance of the United States alliance with the OF CALIFORNIA the test. Second, professionals must dem- Republic of Korea and the contributions of Ko- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES onstrate that they have the proper training to rean Americans in the United States, and H. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 interpret the results by going through an ac- Res. 1012 recognizes the 70th anniversary of creditation process managed by government the outbreak of the Korean War and the trans- Mr. SWALWELL of California. Madam entities and professional societies. Accredita- formation of the United States-Korea alliance Speaker, I rise to recognize my friend, Jerry tion has been successful in combating fraud in into a mutually beneficial, global partnership. Thorne, on the occasion of his retirement from other patient areas such as mammography I am proud to support both resolutions and service to the City of Pleasanton, California, and sleep labs. will continue to pursue opportunities to one of the largest cities in my congressional This bill will protect patients seeking treat- strengthen this crucial relationship, as well as district. ment by ensuring they receive the most accu- to support Korean American communities in Jerry has made public service a way of life. rate results possible and I strongly urge my Hawaii and across the country. After completing commitments to the United colleagues support for its passage. Thank you: (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da and mahalo) States Army and the Anny National Guard Of- f f ficer Corps, he left the military holding the rank of captain. He then transitioned into the CELEBRATING THE ALLIANCE BE- RECOGNIZING WAUKEGAN TO tech world with a decades-long career in glob- TWEEN THE UNITED STATES COLLEGE al operations management, facilities design, AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA and environmental engineering for some of the HON. BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER most recognizable names in Silicon Valley. HON. ED CASE OF ILLINOIS During that time, Jerry settled in Pleasanton, OF HAWAII IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES where he has made his home for over 40 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 His service to the city began in 1995 when Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, I am so Jerry became Parks and Recreation Commis- Mr. CASE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pleased to rise today to celebrate an amazing sioner. He chaired that commission for ten celebrate and honor the longstanding friend- program in my community, Waukegan to Col- years before making his first successful run for ship and continued alliance between two great lege, and to honor this year’s class: Alexis the Pleasanton City Council. After three terms nations: the United States and the Republic of Valdovinos, Moises Arreola-Malagon, Daisy on the council from 2005 to 2012, he decided Korea. Camacho, Maurice Davison Jr., Diana Diaz, to take the reins and run for mayor. He won Seventy years ago, American and Allied Justin Garcia, Jesus Murillo, Jose Ochoa, that race and Jerry dutifully served as mayor servicemembers and civilians bravely came to Giselle Palomar, Emilio Salgado, and Gabriela of the City of Pleasanton for four two-year the defense of South Korea, fighting alongside Serna-Gutierrez. terms. so many brave Korean citizens against North A year-round college readiness service, the During Jerry’s tenure, Pleasanton went Korean aggression. While three long years of Waukegan to College program, or W2C for through a remarkable period of growth. It is bitter conflict yielded only a stalemate, from short, launched in 2009. Over the course of now home to numerous start-up and estab- the shared sacrifice and courage of millions students studies, W2C seeks to advance indi- lished technology and biotechnology compa- emerged an enduring alliance and friendship vidual’s intellectual and emotional develop- nies, enabling employees to work near where between the United States and South Korea ment, cultivating a strong commitment to com- they want to live. He also helped oversee the

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This has helped establish Pleasanton Secretary of Defense to report on the number ing in a noncombat role in the Navy, Dorie Mil- Unified School District as one of the premier of military bases, installations, and facilities ler responded heroically when the battleship districts in California. that are named after African Americans; and West Virginia was attacked at Pearl Harbor. All the organizations to which Jerry has de- directs each Secretary responsible for a He was the first African American to be voted his time and energy are too numerous branch of the military to establish a review awarded the Navy Cross, the third highest to mention. However, I would like to highlight process to consider the naming of military in- honor awarded by the U.S. Navy at the time. his role as a founding member of the stallations and covered defense property 2. Admiral Michelle Howard Pleasanton Sentinels of Freedom. This group under the jurisdiction of that Secretary after Admiral Michelle Howard is a four-star Ad- focuses its efforts on providing opportunities African Americans who served in the Armed miral and one of the highest-ranking African for veterans who have suffered severe injuries Forces with honor, heroism, and distinction American women ever to serve in any branch of the military. Admiral Howard is also the first as a result of their service. I also appreciate and are deserving of recognition. African American woman to command a U.S. Jerry’s guidance as he serves as one of my I thank my colleagues Representatives Navy ship, the USS Rushmore. BENNIE THOMPSON, WILLIAM LACY CLAY, GREG- Service Academy Nomination Board members; She is the Navy’s second highest ranking ORY MEEKS, A. DONALD MCEACHIN, MARC that board helps me recommend some of the officer and is currently serving as the com- VEASEY, STANFORD BISHOP, ANDRE´ CARSON, best and brightest student constituents for ad- mander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa, com- and JAHANA HAYES for joining as cosponsors mission into some of our country’s finest edu- mander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and of this Amendment. cational institutions and begin careers of serv- commander of Allied Joint Force Command In every war waged from the Battle of Lex- ice themselves. Naples. I thank Jerry. While I look forward to con- ington to the Battle for Fallujah, African Ameri- THE AIR FORCE tinuing to work with him on mutual areas of in- cans have honorably answered the call to 1. Lt. Col. Shawna Rochelle-Kimbrell duty, and served with valor and distinction in terest in our community, his retirement is well In 2012, Lieutenant Colonel Kimbrell be- earned, and I hope he is able to enjoy more America’s armed forces. came the first female African American fighter The fact that military bases have been time at home with his wife, daughter, and pilot in the Air Force history. Her flights in named after Confederate military leaders or grandchildren. Northern Watch marked her as the first female soldiers is hard to imagine given that they f pilot to fly combat missions for Misawa’s 35th were fighting to end the United States. Fighter Wing, and the first African American SUPPORTING MOTION TO GO TO The Confederacy was not something that woman to employ ordinance in combat. She CONFERENCE ON H.R. 6395 should be held up for honor by the United has more than 1,110 hours in the F–16, in- States or our nation’s military. There is no shortage of honorable replace- cluding 176 hours of combat time. HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE 2. Colonel Ruth A. Lucas OF TEXAS ment candidates to receive the honor of hav- Colonel Lucas was the first African Amer- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing a military base, installation or facility ican woman in the Air Force to be promoted named in their honor: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 to the rank of colonel. At the time of her retire- UNITED STATES ARMY ment in 1970, she was the highest-ranking Af- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise 1. Gen. Roscoe Robinson, Jr. rican American woman in the Air Force. to speak in strong support of all the Jackson General Robinson was a 1951 graduate of 3. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Lee Amendments made in order for consider- West Point who attended the service academy In 1959 General Benjamin O. Davis became ation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na- before the Army was desegregated. Robinson the first African American Major General in the tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal served in Korea and Vietnam, with valor deco- United States Air Force. In 1943, he organized Year 2021. rations in both conflicts, and as a training offi- and commanded the 332nd Fighter Group I thank Chairman SMITH and Ranking Mem- cer as part of the U.S. military support mission known as the Tuskegee Airmen. General ber THORNBERRY and their staffs for working in Liberia. He went on to become the first Davis received many decorations during his with me and my staff in consideration of sev- black commander of the 82nd Airborne Divi- career, including two Distinguished Service eral Jackson Lee Amendments. sion, deputy chief of staff for operations in Medals and a Silver Star. On December 9, I offered several amendments to H.R. 6395 U.S. Army Europe, commander of U.S. Forces 1998, General Davis was awarded his fourth to improve the bill. Japan, the U.S. representative on the NATO general’s star by President Bill Clinton. Jackson Lee Amendment 180 directs the Military Committee, and the first black four-star THE COAST GUARD Secretary of Defense to report to Congress general in the Army. 1. Alex Haley the extent, if any, of the threat to national se- 2. William Harvey Carney Chief Petty Officer Haley is best known for curity posed by domestic terrorist groups and William Carney was the first African Amer- writing letters for his shipmates and his short organizations motivated by a belief system of ican recipient of the Congressional Medal of stories and articles, which got him promoted to white supremacy, such as the Boogaloo and Honor, which he received for his actions on Chief Journalist of the Coast Guard in 1959. Proud Boys extremists. July 18, 1863 at Fort Wagner, SC while a Haley ultimately received a number of military The threat posed by accelerationists and mi- member of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment honors, including the American Defense Serv- litia extremists—a range of violent anti-govern- in the Civil War—the state’s first all-black regi- ice Medal, World War II Victory Medal and an ment actors, movements, and organizations, ment. honorary degree from the Coast Guard Acad- some of which branch out of decades-old The 54th Massachusetts was the subject of emy. And most of you know him also as the ideologies and others which are relatively new the film, ‘‘Glory,’’ starring Denzel Washington author of ‘‘Roots.’’ has led to violent engagement of law enforce- and Morgan Freeman. 2. Bobby C. Wilks ment. 3. Lieutenant Colonel Charity Edna Adams In 1957, Captain Bobby Wilks became the My concern is that aftermath of a historic Lieutenant Colonel Charity Edna Adams first African American Coast Guard aviator. He national election, the activity of violence was appointed to lead the African American later became the first African American to influencers like Boogaloo Boys or Proud Boys Women’s Army Corps unit designated as the reach the rank of Captain and the first to com- will increase and lead to attacks becoming 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, mand a Coast Guard air station. He accumu- more frequent. which became known as the ‘‘Six Triple lated over 6,000 flight hours in 18 different In 2018, we saw too many instances of vio- Eight.’’ types of aircrafts. lent extremists searching for opportunities to This unit was instrumental in establishing Twenty-five percent of the today’s military is sow violence and disrupt democratic proc- and maintaining morale because it assured comprised of persons of color, of which 17.8 esses. that mail from the battlefront and the home- percent are African American. Boogaloo and Proud Boys are targeting front flowed efficiently and timely. In 2017, blacks made up 17 percent of the constitutionally protected activity for cooption 4. Lt. Col. Margaret E. Bailey DOD active-duty military—somewhat higher or to provide cover for attacks. In 1964, Margaret E. Bailey, Army Nurse than their share of the U.S. population ages Under the guidance that produced this re- Corps, was the first nurse to be promoted to 18 to 44 (13 percent). Blacks have consist- port, there should not be any activity directed lieutenant colonel. ently been represented in greater shares

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:54 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18NO8.035 E18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with REMARKS November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1053 among enlisted personnel (19 percent in 2015) scouting, he has not only earned numerous school in my district that is being honored as than among the commissioned officers (9 per- merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- a National Blue Ribbon School. It is a pleas- cent). ily, peers, and community. ure to congratulate Boone Meadow Elemen- Jackson Lee Amendment 179 implements a Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join tary in Zionsville, Indiana, in celebration of this recommendation made by the Cyberspace So- me in commending Jack T. Chirpich for his ac- special occasion. larium Commission to require the Secretary of complishments with the Boy Scouts of Amer- The National Blue Ribbon designation, given Homeland Security to develop a strategy to ica and for his efforts put forth in achieving the by the United States Department of Education, implement Domain-based Message Authen- highest distinction of Eagle Scout. is awarded to both public and private schools tication, Reporting, and Conformance f across our great nation. Started by President (DMARC) standard across U.S.-based email Reagan and given annually since 1982, the CONGRATULATING COLE COUNTY award celebrates great American schools that providers to increase the security of email. MISSOURI ON THE COMMEMORA- I thank my Colleagues Congressmen LAN- achieve very high learning standards or are TION OF ITS BICENTENNIAL GEVIN, GALLAGHER, KATKO, and JOYCE for join- making significant improvements in the aca- ing this bipartisan amendment to the FY 2021 demic achievements of their students. In my NDAA. HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER district and across the country, the award rec- The security of email has grown in impor- OF MISSOURI ognizes the great educators, students, and tance as it has become in many ways the pri- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES parents who have worked very hard to ensure mary way that businesses, consumers, gov- Wednesday, November 18, 2020 our children reach their full potential and ernment communicate. Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker, I achieve academic success. For all these reasons and many more, I am Jackson Lee Amendment 183 provides au- rise today to congratulate Cole County, Mis- very proud that Boone Meadow Elementary is thorization for a $10 million increase in funding souri, on the commemoration of its Bicenten- receiving this prestigious designation. It is a for increased collaboration with NIH to combat nial. Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Located in the heart of Missouri, Cole Coun- wonderful acknowledgement of the school’s As a Member of Congress, a mother, a sis- ty was founded in 1820 and named after the commitment to providing young Hoosiers with ter and a spouse, and a breast cancer sur- fearless pioneer Captain Stephan Cole. Start- an exceptional education. While hundreds of vivor, I feel a special responsibility to do all I ing with a small community of nearly 1,028 schools nationwide were nominated, only 367 can to ensure every American can win in the people, Cole County now has a population of schools were designated as 2020 National fight against all types of breast cancer, espe- around 80,000. This growth is combined with Blue Ribbon Schools. Of the 367 schools, cially triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). a rich history that outlines the story of the Boone Meadow was one of only eight Indiana About 10 to 20 percent of breast cancers heartland of Missouri. schools to receive recognition, making this test negative for both hormone receptors and Shortly after President Monroe signed the recognition all the more impressive. Boone Meadow is a school that is not only HER2 in the lab, which means they are triple- Missouri Compromise on March 6, 1820 in- committed to its students, but is committed to negative. ducting Missouri into the Union the first Mis- the teachers, staff and parents of their com- Studies have shown that triple-negative souri Constitution was written. Alexander munity. They are committed to creating an en- breast cancer is more likely to spread beyond McNair was elected Governor, Thomas Hart vironment that allows students to grow into the the breast and more likely to recur (come Benton and David Barton were elected as leaders of tomorrow. I want to personally con- back) after treatment. U.S. Senators and the first Missouri General gratulate principal Tom Hundley for leading These risks appear to be greatest in the first Assembly comprised of 14 state senators and 43 state representatives was formed. On No- this school to this well-deserved honor. few years after treatment. As an advocate for education and youth, I vember 16, 1820 Cole County was established Jackson Lee Amendment 181 provides au- recognize how important it is for our nation’s and five years later Jefferson City was found- thorization for $2.5 million increase in funding future to encourage and raise a new genera- ed. In 1826 Jefferson City officially became to combat post-traumatic stress disorder tion of Americans who have the skills and the capital of Missouri and has been home to (PTSD). knowledge to succeed both in and out of the the state legislature and governor ever since. According to the NIH, an estimated 3.6 per- classroom. Students like those at Boone cent of U.S. adults had PTSD in the past year. Moving forward in history, throughout the 1840s and into the 1890s Cole County saw Meadow give me hope that we will accomplish PTSD was first brought to public attention in this vital mission. Their outstanding work is an relation to war veterans, but it can result from massive population growth lead by an influx of German immigration to America. Many came inspiration to students, educators, and parents a variety of traumatic incidents, such as tor- across the nation. Once again, congratulations ture, being kidnapped or held captive, bomb- seeking religious freedom, independence and fertile land. From their many tightly bound to Boone Meadow Elementary School. I am ings, or natural disasters such as floods or very proud of them. earthquakes. communities began to grow and develop, f This amendment will help ensure that ‘‘no many centering around their respective soldier is left behind’’ by addressing the urgent churches. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS This year, Cole County will celebrate by need for more outreach toward hard to reach Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, placing a special commemorative monument veterans suffering from PTSD, especially agreed to by the Senate of February 4, those who are homeless or reside in under- at the trailhead of Katy trail as well as several 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- served urban and rural areas of our country. other smaller events to commemorate this his- tem for a computerized schedule of all I urge my colleagues to support all of these toric event. In these unprecedented times, it is meetings and hearings of Senate com- Jackson Lee Amendments. important now more than ever to come to- mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- gether and celebrate our shared history and f tees, and committees of conference. roots in this great nation. This title requires all such committees Madam Speaker, please join me in con- HONORING JACK T. CHIRPICH to notify the Office of the Senate Daily gratulating Cole County on their 200th Anni- Digest—designated by the Rules Com- HON. SAM GRAVES versary. May their rich history continue to be mittee—of the time, place and purpose the foundation for an undoubtedly bright fu- OF MISSOURI of the meetings, when scheduled and ture. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES any cancellations or changes in the f meetings as they occur. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 CONGRATULATING BOONE MEAD- As an additional procedure along Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, OW ELEMENTARY A BLUE RIB- with the computerization of this infor- I proudly pause to recognize Jack T. Chirpich. BON SCHOOL mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Jack is a very special young man who has ex- Digest will prepare this information for emplified the finest qualities of citizenship and HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS printing in the Extensions of Remarks leadership by taking an active part in the Boy section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF INDIANA Scouts of America, Troop 1180, and earning on Monday and Wednesday of each IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. week. Jack has been very active with his troop, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Meetings scheduled for Thursday, No- participating in many scout activities. Over the Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, vember 19, 2020 may be found in the many years Jack has been involved with I rise today to congratulate an outstanding Daily Digest of today’s RECORD.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:54 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO8.036 E18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with REMARKS Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Daily Digest Senate 8320 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the Chamber Action ‘‘Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Build- Routine Proceedings, pages S7047–S7089 ing’’. Page S7081 Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and seven res- Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post olutions were introduced, as follows: S. 4905–4922, Office: Senate passed H.R. 4981, to designate the fa- S.J. Res. 77–80, and S. Res. 777–779. cility of the United States Postal Service located at Pages S7076–77 2505 Derita Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Measures Passed: the ‘‘Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office’’. Page S7081 Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office: Sen- ate passed S. 2847, to designate the facility of the Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office: Senate passed United States Postal Service located at 42 Main H.R. 5037, to designate the facility of the United Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the ‘‘Specialist States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office’’. Page S7081 Street in Farmville, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Walter Einar ‘Sarge’ H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Build- B. Jones, Jr. Post Office’’. Page S7081 ing: Senate passed S. 3257, to designate the facility Audie Murphy Post Office Building: Senate of the United States Postal Service located at 311 passed S. 3461, to designate the facility of the West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley as the ‘‘Einar ‘Sarge’ H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Street in Greenville, Texas, as the ‘‘Audie Murphy Building’’. Page S7081 Post Office Building’’. Page S7081 Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Ralph Hall Post Office: Senate passed S. 3462, to Building: Senate passed H.R. 1833, to designate the designate the facility of the United States Postal facility of the United States Postal Service located at Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, 35 Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, New York, as the Texas, as the ‘‘Ralph Hall Post Office’’. Page S7081 ‘‘Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Build- Opha May Johnson Post Office: Senate passed S. ing’’. Page S7081 3839, to designate the facility of the United States Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Build- Postal Service located at 2719 South Webster Street ing: Senate passed H.R. 3207, to designate the facil- in Kokomo, Indiana, as the ‘‘Opha May Johnson ity of the United States Postal Service located at 114 Post Office’’. Pages S7081–82 Mill Street in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as the Joseph G. Demler Post Office: Senate passed S. ‘‘Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building’’. 4126, to designate the facility of the United States Page S7081 Postal Service located at 104 East Main Street in Scipio A. Jones Post Office: Senate passed H.R. Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Joseph G. 3317, to permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Demler Post Office’’. Page S7082 Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a por- Ernest ‘Ernie’ T. Pyle Post Office: Senate passed trait of Scipio A. Jones. Page S7081 H.R. 4734, to designate the facility of the United Paul Eaton Post Office Building: Senate passed States Postal Service located at 171 South Maple H.R. 3329, to designate the facility of the United Street in Dana, Indiana, as the ‘‘Ernest ‘Ernie’ T. States Postal Service located at 5186 Benito Street in Pyle Post Office’’. Page S7082 Montclair, California, as the ‘‘Paul Eaton Post Office Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office: Senate Building’’. Page S7081 passed H.R. 5384, to designate the facility of the Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Building: Senate passed H.R. 4794, to designate the Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the ‘‘Dr. C.O. facility of the United States Postal Service located at Simpkins, Sr., Post Office’’. Page S7082 D997

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:04 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D18NO0.REC D18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with DIGEST D998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST November 18, 2020 Seniors Fraud Prevention Act: Senate passed S. vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of the 512, to establish an advisory office within the Bu- nomination of Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to reau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade be United States District Judge for the Southern Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors. District of Mississippi. Page S7067 Page S7082 Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial ate took the following action: Networks Act: Senate passed S. 2904, to direct the Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Director of the National Science Foundation to sup- tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S7067 port research on the outputs that may be generated Hauptman Nomination—Cloture: Senate began by generative adversarial networks, otherwise known consideration of the nomination of Kyle Hauptman, as deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit may be developed in the future, after agreeing to the Union Administration Board. Page S7067 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. A motion was entered to close further debate on Pages S7082–83 the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- National Native American Heritage Month: sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate agreed to S. Res. 779, recognizing National Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition Native American Heritage Month and celebrating of the nomination of J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and be United States District Judge for the Northern the contributions of Native Americans to the United District of Ohio. Page S7067 States. Page S7083 Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Pro Forma Sessions—Agreement: A unanimous- ate took the following action: consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro forma ses- tive Session. Page S7067 sions only, with no business being conducted on the Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- following dates and times, and that following each tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S7067 pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro forma session: Friday, November 20, 2020, at Davis Nomination—Cloture: Senate began consid- 8:15 a.m.; Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 12:15 eration of the nomination of Kathryn C. Davis, of p.m.; Friday, November 27, 2020, at 3:15 p.m.; and Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, November of Federal Claims. Page S7067 27, 2020, it next convene at 3:00 p.m., on Monday, A motion was entered to close further debate on November 30, 2020. Page S7083 the nomination, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the McNeel Nomination—Agreement: A unanimous- Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition consent agreement was reached providing that the of the nomination of Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to motion to invoke cloture with respect to the nomi- be a Member of the National Credit Union Admin- nation of Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to be istration Board. Page S7067 United States District Judge for the Southern Dis- trict of Mississippi, ripen at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- ate took the following action: November 30, 2020. Page S7083 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- viding that Senate resume consideration of the nomi- tive Session. Page S7067 nation at 5 p.m., on Monday, November 30, 2020; Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- and that the motions to invoke cloture filed on tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S7067 Wednesday, November 18, 2020, ripen following Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- disposition of the nomination. Page S7083 lowing nominations: Calabrese Nomination—Cloture: Senate began By 49 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 237), Ste- consideration of the nomination of J. Philip phen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the Calabrese, of Ohio, to be United States District United States Court of International Trade. Judge for the Northern District of Ohio. Page S7067 Pages S7047–59 A motion was entered to close further debate on During consideration of this nomination today, the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- Senate also took the following action: sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. EX. 236), Senate Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreed to the motion to close further debate on the agreement of Wednesday, November 18, 2020, a nomination. Pages S7050–51

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:04 Nov 19, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D18NO0.REC D18NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with DIGEST November 18, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D999 By 49 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. EX. 239), Kath- Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. ryn Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, to be United States (Total—239) Pages S7051, S7059, S7064 District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- Pages S7059–64 journed at 6:34 p.m., until 8:15 a.m. on Friday, No- During consideration of this nomination today, vember 20, 2020. (For Senate’s program, see the re- Senate also took the following action: marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on By 49 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 238), Senate page S7083.) agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. Page S7059 Committee Meetings Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expir- (Committees not listed did not meet) ing December 31, 2022. Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a BUSINESS MEETING Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: term of five years. Pages S7067–68 Committee ordered favorably reported the following Lisa S. Kenna, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to business items: the Republic of Peru. S. 1031, to implement recommendations related Thomas Laszlo Vajda, of Arizona, a Career Mem- to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, with ber of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister- an amendment in the nature of a substitute; Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Union of S. 1166, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Com- Burma. merce for Communications and Information to make Melanie Harris Higgins, of Georgia, a Career grants for the establishment or expansion of internet Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of exchange facilities, with an amendment in the nature Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bu- of a substitute; rundi. S. 3730, to amend title 49, United States Code, Jeanne Marie Maloney, of Virginia, a Career Mem- to authorize and modernize the registered traveler ber of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister- program of the Transportation Security Administra- Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of tion, with an amendment in the nature of a sub- Eswatini. stitute; James Broward Story, of South Carolina, to be S. 3824, to require the Federal Trade Commission Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. to submit a report to Congress on scams targeting Michael A. McCarthy, of Virginia, to be Ambas- seniors; S. 3969, to amend title 49, United States Code, sador to the Republic of Liberia. Pages S7068–69 5 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admi- to reform the Federal Aviation Administration’s air- ral. craft certification process, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; Routine lists in the Coast Guard and Foreign S. 4472, to amend the Secure and Trusted Com- Service. Page S7068 munications Network Reimbursement Program to Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- include eligible telecommunications carriers and pro- lowing nominations: viders of educational broadband service, with an 78 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. amendment in the nature of a substitute; Routine lists in the Army and Navy. S. 4719, to provide, temporarily, authority for the Pages S7083–89 Secretary of Commerce to waive cost sharing require- Messages from the House: Pages S7073–74 ments for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, with an amendment; Measures Referred: Page S7073 S. 4803, to make the 3450–3550 MHz spectrum Measures Placed on the Calendar: Pages S7074–75 band available for non-Federal use; Executive Communications: Page S7075 S. 4827, to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Space Commerce to provide space situational aware- Executive Reports of Committees: Page S7076 ness data, information, and services to non-United Additional Cosponsors: Pages S7077–78 States Government entities, with an amendment in Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: the nature of a substitute; Pages S7078–80 S. 4847, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on Additional Statements: Page S7073 the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S7080 and tourism industry in the United States;

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S. 4884, to require the Consumer Product Safety increase the dividend exclusion, to exclude certain Commission to study the effect of the COVID–19 payments to Alaska Native elders for determining pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with con- eligibility for certain programs, to provide that Vil- sumer products, with amendments; and lage Corporations shall not be required to convey Routine lists in the Coast Guard. land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establish- BUSINESS MEETING ment of Municipal Corporations, and to provide for Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee the recognition of certain Alaska Native commu- ordered favorably reported the nominations of Alli- nities and the settlement of certain claims under that son Clements, of Ohio, and Mark C. Christie, of Vir- Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to con- ginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Energy vey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, Regulatory Commission. after receiving testimony from Chris French, Deputy Chief, Forest System, National Forest Service, De- PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS, AND MINING partment of Agriculture; Michael Nedd, Deputy Di- LEGISLATION rector, Operations, Bureau of Land Management, De- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub- partment of the Interior; Art Babbott, Coconino committee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining County, Flagstaff, Arizona; and Susan Jane M. concluded a hearing to examine H.R. 823 and S. Brown, Western Environmental Law Center, Eugene, 241, bills to provide for the designation of certain Oregon. wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S. 1695, MODERNIZING FEDERAL TELEWORK to amend the Wilderness Act to allow local Federal officials to determine the manner in which non- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- motorized uses may be permitted in wilderness areas, fairs: Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Fed- S. 2804, to promote conservation, improve public eral Management concluded a hearing to examine land management, and provide for sensible develop- modernizing Federal telework, focusing on moving ment in Pershing County, Nevada, S. 2875, to forward using the lessons learned during the amend the Smith River National Recreation Area COVID–19 pandemic, after receiving testimony Act to include certain additions to the Smith River from Michelle B. Rosenberg, Acting Director, Stra- National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and tegic Issues, Government Accountability Office; Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in Keith Washington, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the State of Oregon, S. 3492, to transfer administra- Transportation for Administration; Sydney T. Rose, tive jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Man- Chief Human Capital Officer, Office of the Assistant agement land from the Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Labor for Administration and Manage- the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national ment; and Jim Borland, Assistant Deputy Commis- cemetery, S. 4215, to designate and adjust certain sioner for Systems, and Deputy Chief Information lands in the State of Utah as components of the Na- Officer for IT Operations, Social Security Adminis- tional Wilderness Preservation System, S. 4569, to tration. modify the boundary of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in the State of Arizona, S. BUSINESS MEETING 4599, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favor- Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, S. 4603, to promote the use of forest ably reported the following business items: restoration residue harvested on National Forest Sys- S. 790, to clarify certain provisions of Public Law tem land for renewable energy, S. 4616, to direct the 103–116, the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Caro- Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National lina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, with an Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, S. amendment in the nature of a substitute; 4625, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the S. 3264, to expedite and streamline the deploy- Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the ment of affordable broadband service on Tribal land, use of prescribed fire on land managed by the De- with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; partment of the Interior or the Forest Service, with S. 4079, to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Flor- an emphasis on units of the National Forest System ida to lease or transfer certain land, and in the western United States, S. 4696, to provide for S. 4556, to authorize the Secretary of Health and the continuation of higher education through the Human Services, acting through the Director of the conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to fa- public land in the State of Alaska, and S. 4889, to cilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to Center in Hemet, California.

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NOMINATIONS NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee hearing to examine the nominations of Thomas L. concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Shana M. Broussard, of Louisiana, Sean J. Cooksey, Judge for the Seventh Circuit, who was introduced of Missouri, who was introduced by Senator Cruz, by Senators Young and Braun, Charles Edward and Allen Dickerson, of the District of Columbia, Atchley, Jr., and Katherine A. Crytzer, both to be each to be a Member of the Federal Election Com- a United States District Judge for the Eastern Dis- mission, after the nominees testified and answered trict of Tennessee, both introduced by Senator Alex- questions in their own behalf. ander, Joseph Dawson III, to be United States Dis- trict Judge for the District of South Carolina, who INTELLIGENCE was introduced by Senator Scott (SC), and Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel- after the nominees testified and answered questions ligence matters from officials of the intelligence in their own behalf. community. h House of Representatives a reminder that the current practice of providing Chamber Action small groups of Members with a minimum of 5 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 pub- minutes within to cast their votes would continue. lic bills, H.R. 8769–8780; and 1 resolution, H. Res. After voting, Members must clear the Chamber to 1227 were introduced. Pages H5931–32 allow the next group a safe and sufficient oppor- Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5932–33 tunity to vote. The Chair stated that it is essential for the health and safety of Members, staff, and the Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: U.S. Capitol Police to consistently practice social H.R. 631, for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, distancing, and to ensure that a safe capacity be Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar (H. Rept. maintained in the Chamber at all times. The Ser- 116–595); geant-at-Arms is directed to enforce this policy. The H.R. 4225, for the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Chair stated that the announcement of July 29, Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria 2020, regarding the wearing of masks in the Hall of Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera, the House remains in effect. Members and staff will with an amendment (H. Rept. 116–596); not be permitted to enter the Hall of the House H.R. 7146, for the relief of Victoria Galindo without wearing a mask. Masks will be available at Lopez (H. Rept. 116–597); and entry points for any Member who forgets to bring H.R. 7572, for the relief of Median El-Moustrah one. The Chair also reaffirmed the Chair views the (H. Rept. 116–598). Page H5931 failure to wear a mask as a serious breach of deco- Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she rum. Page H5875 appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules pro tempore for today. Page H5869 and pass the following measures: Recess: The House recessed at 10:46 a.m. and re- Condemning acts by the People’s Republic of convened at 12 noon. Page H5874 China and the Government of the Hong Kong Spe- Decorum Statement: The Chair announced that cial Administrative Region that violate funda- under clause 2 of rule 1, as previously stated on July mental rights and freedoms of Hong Kong resi- 29, 2020, the Chair is required to preserve order and dents as well as acts that undermine Hong Kong’s decorum in the Chamber. The Chair advised that all high degree of autonomy: H. Res. 1033, amended, Members should leave the Chamber promptly after condemning acts by the People’s Republic of China casting their votes and that Members should avoid and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Ad- congregating in the rooms leading into the Cham- ministrative Region that violate fundamental rights ber, including the Speaker’s Lobby. The Chair issued and freedoms of Hong Kong residents as well as acts

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that undermine Hong Kong’s high degree of auton- States-Republic of Korea alliance since the Korean omy; Pages H5877–78 War into a mutually beneficial, global partnership.’’; Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Con- Page H5886 demning acts by the People’s Republic of China and Libya Stabilization Act: H.R. 4644, amended, to the Government of the Hong Kong Special Admin- clarify United States policy toward Libya, advance a istrative Region that violate fundamental rights and diplomatic solution to the conflict in Libya, and sup- freedoms of Hong Kong residents as well as acts that port the people of Libya; Pages H5886–92 undermine Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy.’’; Affirming the nature and importance of the Page H5878 United States-Iraq bilateral relationship, includ- Recognizing the significance of the genuine au- ing security and economic components of the rela- tonomy of Tibet and the Tibetan people and the tionship: H. Res. 1062, amended, affirming the na- work His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has done ture and importance of the United States-Iraq bilat- to promote global peace, harmony, and under- eral relationship, including security and economic standing: H. Res. 697, amended, recognizing the components of the relationship; Pages H5892–93 significance of the genuine autonomy of Tibet and Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Addi- the Tibetan people and the work His Holiness the tional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act: H.R. 14th Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, 7990, amended, to prioritize efforts of the Depart- harmony, and understanding; Pages H5878–80 ment of State to combat international trafficking in Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Affirm- covered synthetic drugs and new psychoactive sub- ing the significance of the advocacy for genuine au- stances; Pages H5883–95 tonomy for Tibetans in the People’s Republic of East Africa Locust Eradication Act: H.R. 7276, China and the work His Holiness the 14th Dalai amended, to establish an interagency working group Lama has done to promote global peace, harmony, to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan to eradi- and understanding.’’; Page H5880 cate locust outbreaks in the East Africa region and Securing America From Epidemics Act: H.R. address future outbreaks in order to avert mass scale 6334, amended, to authorize United States participa- food insecurity and potential political destabilization; tion in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness In- Pages H5895–97 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To es- novations; Pages H5880–82 tablish an interagency working group to develop a Reaffirming the vital role of the United States- comprehensive, strategic plan to control locust out- Japan alliance in promoting peace, stability, and breaks in the East Africa region and address future prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond: outbreaks in order to avert mass scale food insecurity H. Res. 349, amended, reaffirming the vital role of and potential political destabilization, and for other the United States-Japan alliance in promoting peace, purposes.’’; Page H5897 stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institu- and beyond; Pages H5882–83 tional Transparency Initiative Act: H.R. 5586, Expressing the importance of the United States amended, to measure the progress of recovery and alliance with the Republic of Korea and the con- development efforts in Haiti and the strength of de- tributions of Korean Americans in the United mocracy and rule of law in the country; States: H. Res. 809, amended, expressing the impor- Pages H5897–H5900 tance of the United States alliance with the Republic Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To of Korea and the contributions of Korean Americans measure the progress of recovery and efforts to address corruption, rule of law, and media freedoms in in the United States; Pages H5883–84 Haiti.’’; Page H5900 Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean war and the transformation Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authoriza- tion Act: H.R. 7703, amended, to authorize appro- of the United States-Korea alliance into a mutu- priations for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, ally beneficial, global partnership: H. Res. 1012, enhance the United States-Caribbean security part- amended, recognizing the 70th anniversary of the nership, prioritize disaster resilience; Pages H5900–02 outbreak of the Korean war and the transformation of the United States-Korea alliance into a mutually Expressing support of the Three Seas Initiative beneficial, global partnership; Pages H5884–86 in its efforts to increase energy independence and Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Recog- infrastructure connectivity thereby strengthening nizing the historic transformation of the United the United States and European national security: H. Res. 672, amended, expressing support of the

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Res. freedom in Ukraine by Russia and armed groups 1145, amended, condemning the poisoning of Rus- commanded by Russia; Pages H5920–21 sian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and calling for Amending the State Department Basic Authori- a robust United States and international response; ties Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the Pages H5904–07 Department of State’s rewards program relating to Prohibiting Russian participation in the G7: information regarding individuals or entities en- H.R. 8259, amended, to prohibit Russian participa- gaged in activities in contravention of United tion in the G7; Pages H5907–09 States or United Nations sanctions: H.R. 4802, to Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 1956 to authorize rewards under the Department of State’s rewards program relating to information of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), recognizing the impor- regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities tance of the NPT’s continued contributions to in contravention of United States or United Nations United States and international security, and com- sanctions; and Pages H5921–22 memorating United States leadership in strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation regime since the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation dawn of the nuclear era: H. Res. 825, amended, Reauthorization Act of 2020: H.R. 7954, to reau- celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry into thorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conserva- force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nu- tion Act of 1998. Pages H5922–23 clear Weapons (NPT), recognizing the importance of Recess: The House recessed at 4:03 p.m. and recon- the NPT’s continued contributions to United States vened at 5:01 p.m. Page H5924 and international security, and commemorating National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal United States leadership in strengthening the nuclear Year 2021—Motion to go to Conference: The nonproliferation regime since the dawn of the nu- House agreed by unanimous consent to take from clear era; Pages H5909–11 the Speakers table the bill H.R. 6395, to authorize Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Urging appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military ac- the United States to continue to be a leader in sup- tivities of the Department of Defense and for mili- porting the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nu- tary construction, to prescribe military personnel clear Weapons (NPT) and the global nonprolifera- strengths for such fiscal year and ask for its imme- tion regime to reap the benefits the NPT and such diate consideration in the House; disagree to the regime bring to United States and international se- Senate amendment and request a conference with the curity.’’; Pages H5910–11 Senate thereon. Page H5924 Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Agreed to the Smith (WA) motion to close por- Trash for International Cleaner Seas Act: H.R. tions of the conference by a yea-and-nay vote of 396 4636, amended, to authorize the Secretary of State yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 222. Page H5924 and the Administrator of the United States Agency The Chair appointed the following conferees: for International Development to prioritize and ad- From the Committee on Armed Services, for consid- vance efforts to improve waste management systems eration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and prevent and reduce plastic waste and marine de- and modifications committed to conference: Rep- bris; Pages H5911–13 resentatives Smith of Washington, Davis of Cali- American Values and Security in International fornia, Langevin, Larsen of Washington, Cooper, Athletics Act: H.R. 8405, to direct the Department Courtney, Garamendi, Speier, Norcross, Gallego, of State to ensure persons representing the United Moulton, Carbajal, Brown of Maryland, Khanna, States in international athletic competitions in cer- Keating, Vela, Kim, Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, tain countries are appropriately informed; Cisneros, Thornberry, Wilson of South Carolina, Pages H5913–15 Turner, Rogers of Alabama, Lamborn, Wittman, Hartzler, Austin Scott of Georgia, Stefanik, Kelly of Mississippi, Gallagher, Bacon, and Banks. Page H5925

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Page H5925 1661, title 17 of division A, secs. 6231, 6251, 6284, From the Committee on Agriculture, for consider- 6286, 6293–96, 6299, 6299A, 6299B, 6299D, and ation of secs. 3601 and 3602 of the House bill, and 6299 F of the Senate amendment, and modifications sec. 1053 of the Senate amendment, and modifica- committed to conference: Representatives Engel, tions committed to conference: Representatives Sherman, and McCaul. Page H5925 Peterson, Spanberger, and Conaway. Page H5925 From the Committee on Homeland Security, for From the Committee on the Budget, for consider- consideration of secs. 1630, 1631, 1637, 1640A, ation of secs. 1002 and 8003 of the House bill, and 1640D, 1640F, 1760, 1784, 1793, 1804, and 9508 secs. 4, 126, and 1086 of the Senate amendment, of the House bill, and secs. 6088, 6096D, 6613, and and modifications committed to conference: Rep- 6614 of the Senate amendment, and modifications resentatives Morelle, Horsford, and Stewart. committed to conference: Representatives Torres Page H5925 Small of New Mexico, Slotkin, and Green of Ten- From the Committee on Education and Labor, for nessee. Page H5925 consideration of secs. 212, 279, 569, 570, 1110, From the Committee on House Administration, 1791, 1797, 1833, and 1834 of the House bill, and for consideration of secs. 536, 1101, and 1751 of the secs. 516, 561–63, 565, 566, 1090, 5211, 6047, House bill, and modifications committed to con- 6091, and 6615 of the Senate amendment, and ference: Representatives Lofgren, Fudge, and Rodney modifications committed to conference: Representa- Davis of Illinois. Page H5925 tives Scott of Virginia, Trahan, and Guthrie. From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consid- Page H5925 From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, eration of secs. 281, 540D, 814, 1055, 1215, for consideration of secs. 223, 229, 332, 335, 535, 1299O–6, 1299T–4, 1299T–5, 1640A, 1731, 1733, 540H, 601, 705, 736, 1299N–2, 1641, 1760, 1761, 1762, and 1763 of the House bill, and secs. 1296 1772, 1793, 1821, 1823, 1824, 2835, 3201, 3511, and 6088 of the Senate amendment, and modifica- 3601, 5101–04, 5109, 10306, and 11206 of the tions committed to conference: Representatives Nad- House bill, and secs. 311, 319, 703, 1053, 1091, ler, Mucarsel-Powell, and Steube. Page H5925 1092, 1094, 1098, 1099, 2841, 3121, 3125, 3131, From the Committee on Natural Resources, for 3132, 5239, 6082–84, subtitle I of title 60 of divi- consideration of secs. 601, 626, 627, 17 44, 1794, sion E, secs. 6299F, 6614, 6704, and 6706 of the 1795, 2834–36, subtitle E of title 28 of division B, Senate amendment, and modifications committed to and divisions O and P of the House bill, and secs. conference: Representatives Pallone, DeGette, and 315, 2861–63, 2887, 6081, and 7861 of the Senate Walden. Page H5925 amendment, and modifications committed to con- From the Committee on Financial Services, for ference: Representatives Grijalva, Haaland, and consideration of secs. 902, 1248, 1249, 1299 R–9, Bishop of Utah. Page H5925 1768, 1776, 1779, 1790, 1792, 1798, 1803, 1808, From the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 1812, subtitles H and I of title 17 of division A, for consideration of secs. 373, 813, 815, 825, 830B, and divisions G, J, K, and M of the House bill, and 833, 848, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1108, 1111, secs. 1706–10 and 6231 of the Senate amendment, 1114, 1115, subtitles B and C of title 11 of division and modifications committed to conference: Rep- A, secs. 1635, 1639, 1640C, subtitle B of title 17 resentatives Waters, Vargas, and Luetkemeyer. of division A, secs. 1744, 1745, 1769, 1770, 1774, Page H5925 1793, 1808, 9208, and 11410 of the House bill, and From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for con- secs. 631, 1103–06, 1109–13, 5244, 6047, and sideration of secs. 213, 843, subtitle C of title 11 9306 of the Senate amendment, and modifications of division A, secs. 1202, 1203, 1207, 1221–24, committed to conference: Representatives Carolyn B. 1231–33, 1238, 1248, 1249, 1251, 1260D, 1260E, Maloney of New York, Lynch, and Comer. 1261, 1266, 1272–74, 1276, 1280, 1286, 1290–92, Page H5925 1294, 1296, 1299, 1299B, 1299G, 1299H, 1299K, From the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- subtitles H–K of title 12 of division A, secs. nology, for consideration of sec. 229, subtitle D of 1299Q–1, 1299Q–2, subtitle M of title 12 of divi- title 2 of division A, secs. 327, 333, 341, 1744, sion A, secs. 1299T–4, 1299T–5, 1521, 1640F, 1771, 1806, 1807, 1821, 1824, 1825, division E, 1659, 1757, 1759, 1823, and division I of the secs. 5502 and 10104 of the House bill, and secs. House bill, and secs.1201–03, 1205–07, 1210, 318, 1098, 1099, subtitle C of title 52 of division

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 8:15 a.m., Friday, November 20 10 a.m., Thursday, November 19

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will meet in a pro forma Program for Thursday: Begin Consideration of H.R. session. 8294—National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (Subject to a Rule).

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E1046 Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E1046, E1048, E1049, E1053 Evans, Dwight, Pa., E1045 Perry, Scott, Pa., E1046 Banks, Jim, Ind., E1050 Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n, Jenniffer, Puerto Rico, E1047 Richmond, Cedric L., La., E1045, E1049 Bass, Karen, Calif., E1047 Granger, Kay, Tex., E1050 Schneider, Bradley Scott, Ill., E1051 Boyle, Brendan F., Pa., E1048 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1045, E1045, E1046, E1047, E1048, Swalwell, Eric, Calif., E1051 Brooks, Susan W., Ind., E1048, E1048, E1053 E1050, E1050, E1053 Budd, Ted, N.C., E1046, E1048 Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E1045 Trahan, Lori, Mass., E1048 Case, Ed, Hawaii, E1051 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1052 Walden, Greg, Ore., E1051 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1045 King, Steve, Iowa, E1050 Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1047 Cole, Tom, Okla., E1049 Long, Billy, Mo., E1050

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