i wish we were not having the olympics in beijing, it is china's way to soften its image around the world when we all know that they have major human rights atrocities that we are turning a blind eye to. host: representative nancy mace from south carolina, we appreciate you coming and talking with our callers. coming up, the house of representatives is coming into session. they will be in in a few minutes and we will go live to that it'd be back tomorrow on the “washington journal" with a taxpayer advocate. they will be here for a full hour and he be able to talk taxes with him. we appreciate you being with us. here is the house.

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house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. february 9, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable ritchie torres to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. lord, you wait to be gracious to us. in your infinite regard you stand at the ready waiting to share the enormity of your loving kindness to each of us. pierce the most hardened of hearts that we would accept your tender care. lord, you have promised to show mercy to us. in your boundless love, you want to take us into your compassionate embrace that we would know of your forgiveness.

pierce the most secret corners of our hearts that we would relax in your acceptance. lord, you are a god of justice. blessing those who trust that you have the final word over the injustice and evil in this world. pierce the most doubting heart that in the face of all that we fear we would discover that our hope is found only in you. we give our hearts to you this day trusting in the salvation of your holy name. amen. the speaker pro tempore: praidz -- pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved, the plj pledge will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee. mr. kildee: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> in an important moment of bipartisanship on monday, this chamber passed the ending force arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harrassment act of 2021. ms. dean: over 75% of our members voted to restore power to women who for far too often have been at the mercy of powerful men and even more powerful companies. this bill is not simply about arbitration, but about ending forced arbitration. according to the eeoc, one in

four women have been sexually harassed at work. for many the fear of retaliation, blackballed stops them from coming forward and the women who do find the courage to come forward can be challenged by the confidentiality clause so often tied to arbitration clauses in employment contracts. this legislation will give sexual harassment and assault survivors the freedom to decide legal action. this bill goes a long way for recourse for the victim. it's about redress in a court of law not a closed arbitration room. because that is justice. i look forward to senate passage. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the life of the first lady and former first lady of lamar, texas, one patricia ann

hawking. patty as she was known as was a fascinating woman with a colorful background from an early age she loved ballet. she took ballet lessons with the houston ballet foundation. she worked hard in pursuit of that goal and eventually she danced professionally with that same houston ballet company. mr. weber: patty graduated from the academy in downtown houston. mairdry one mr. bobby hawking and they settled in bee cave, texas, where she built, own, and ran her first of two dance studios. after b.k. was incorporated in 1987, bobby was elected the first mayor. patty was always by his side. they traveled internationally where bobby was lead singer in many bands. it was patty's prayers and influence that brought bobby back to his roots and they spent many years in ministry co-pastoring churches in

oklahoma, texas. the city of lamar was the beneficiary of her gift of public service. she was devoted to and passionate about her faith, family, and her community. a gracious giving and loving woman, patty was adored by all who met her. first lady hawking, you will be missed. bobby, we love you. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition. ms. garcia: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. garcia: mr. speaker, i rise today to discuss the critical need for congress to act to improve our nation's supply chain issues. last week the house took a big step to make sure that the products we rely on are available for all americans by passing the competes act. the pandemic turned all our lives upside-down. what that disruption revealed

are long-standing problems in how much we really do rely on foreign manufacturing and foreign ingenuity. house democrats have taken bold, decisive action to authorize $45 billion to fix this -- these issues. we'll build more critical components right here in america. we'll strengthen our nation's security by cultivating domestic sources and investing in american workers. and we'll never again, never again face shortages of goods needed for the safety and health of our communities across america. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition. mr. carter: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and honor the c.e.o. of the franc allen boys and girls club vincent dell montae.

he's been a leader for the boys and girls club for nearly 20 years. with his retirement he leaves behind a legacy of selflessness and service. the boys and girls club mission is to enable all young people to reach their full potential. vincent did that and more. vincent assumed his role during a time of severe financial turmoil. he was able to navigate these troubles carefully. making the frank allen boys and girls club one of the nation's top clubs. with renewed finances and a heightened status, the club went on to improve the lives of not only as many members but the communities they serve under vincent's guidance. we hope vincent truly enjoys his retirement. after what he has done for the boys and girls club, he has certainly done more than his fair share for our community. vincent is the type of man many should strive to be. someone who leaves the community he loved better than he found it. congratulations on your well deserved retirement. thank you, mr. speaker.

i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to strongly condemn the recent forced removal of sudan's transationle -- transitional government by sudan's military forces. before the oact coup by military leaders, the government was re-engage wght united states and the rest of the world, including having been removed from the state sponsor of terrorism list and opening up the sudanese economy for foreign investment. the people have bravely stood up to demand the right to democratically shooz their own future. after decades of oppression under the previous regime. the sudanese military must respect the rights of the sudanese people. america must stand with those

who want democracy, including the people of sudan. the u.s. and our allies must use every diplomatic tools available to restore stability and civilian-led control of sudan's government. thousands of civilians are risking their lives every day for democracy. the united states must align its policies to support their democratic aspirations. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, in honor of black history month i would like to recognize a special place in my district, fort mosay. near st. augustine, florida, it is the first legally sanctioned free black settlement in what is now the united states. as early as the late 1600's, freedom seekers escaped

enslavement in the english colonies and made their way to st. augustine, then under spanish rule. mr. rutherford: an estimated 100 africans were given freedom in exchange for adopting catholicism and declaring allegiance to spain. in 1994 the fort was designated as a historic national landmark. it embodies the fight for freedom by black americans in the early days of our country. it highlights a piece of black history that is dramatically different from the more familiar story of slavery and oppression. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> in the fall of 1912, forsyth county in my district was the site of an appalling racial cleansing. may crow, three black men, rob,

ernest, and oscar were accused her murder and lynched without due process. following this white men on horseback dubbed knight ridders rode throughout the county terrorizing families and burning black churches, homes, and businesses ultimately driving out over 1100 black residents. forsyth county continued to have little to no black residents for almost a century. ms. bourdeaux: today i'm introducing a resolution condemning the lynchings and the actions of the white supremacist mobs which forced out nearly the entire black population of foresite -- forsyth county. it's important during black history month we acknowledge incidents such as this and honor the memory of the victims of those tragedies. i reaffirm this body's commitment to seek justice and right the wrongs of our past. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize february as career and technical education month. during this month we celebrate and highlight the value, career in technical education or c.t.e. which restores the wrongs on the ladder of opportunity for many individuals and gives thement tools to succeed. as co-chair of the bipartisan career and technical education caucus and senior member of the house committee on education and labor, i always supported and will continue to support c.t.e. programs that provide learners of all ages with career ready skills. our students should be aware of their national -- educational options and a bachelor's degree is not the only path to a family sustaining career. a highly skilled work force is important to the success of america's economic growth and competitiveness. i want to thank my friend, congressman jim langevin of

rhode island, for joining me in introducing this resolution to recognize the poshes of career and technical education. we'll continue to work hard to close the nation's skills gap. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the postal service reform act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to help the u.s. postal service remain financially viable and ensure that it provides the high quality of service that americans expect and deserve. mr. kilmer: even before this pandemic began, the postal service and our -- post office and the postal workers played a critical role ensuring people received essential packages and letters, including medication, food, ballots, notes from loved ones. this importance only grew during the pandemic.

unfortunately the postal service has faced serious financial challenges in recent years. even as postal workers service more locations it has been burdened, among other things, by a requirement that no employer in private industry has. to prefund benefits for workers who, frankly, haven't even been born yet. . this bill makes some commonsense reforms to save the postal service billions of dollars, that have the backs of the terrific professionals who work for the service, to improve the services' performance and to ensure folks around the country can rely on the delivery of paychecks, prescriptions, and tax returns. we have to get this bill signed into law. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from colorado seek recognition? ms. bow bart: --

mrs. boebert: to address the house for one minute. i rise to recognize joel "joe" stevenson. he will be remembered as a larger than life champion of rural colorado who never wavered in his belief that the world needs more cowboys. he was a rancher, a caring husband, a loving father, and a friend. joe was a happy warrior and his passion with a smile will continue to inspire me as i serve in congress and generations to come. joe devoted his life to the agriculture community where he served his neighbors as a brand inspector for the colorado department of agriculture for 20 years. joe's life of service has come to an end, but his legacy will live on in montezuma colorado and the colorado agriculture community and his wife, thatry, and his children. and his seven grandchildren who affectionately call him papa.

mr. speaker, i take comfort knowing that god's wrap-around presence is surrounded joe's family today, and he's entered in to the joy of his lord. america needs more cowboys like my friend, joe stevens. but i know that heaven just gained one. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek, mr. meeks, seek recognition? mr. meeks: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 900, i call up h.r. 3485, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 166, h.r. 3485, a bill responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex, lgbtqi individuals, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution

900, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on foreign affairs printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 117-30 is adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered as read. the bill, as amended, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and the ranking minority member of the committee on foreign affairs or their respective designees. the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks, and the gentlewoman from new york, ms. tenney, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks. mr. meeks: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material extraneous material on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meeks: i yield myself, mr. speaker, as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. meeks: mr. speaker, this is a very important day with a very

important bill, and i rise today in strong support of h.r. 3485, the global respect act, as amended, and introduced by my friend and great american congressman david cicilline. we live in a country thattess spouses that -- that espouses that all are created equally, no matter what we look like, how we pray, or where we come from. the universal declaration of human rights tells us all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. the international covenant of civil and political rights states that all persons are equal before the law and all entitled without any discrimination to the equal

protection of the law. and our own declaration of independence famously says, we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. mr. speaker, the global respect act brings us closer to realizing these treasured ideals. today, unfortunately, shamelessly millions of people are living in fear in countless

countries, lgbtqi-plus people face punishment just because of who they are. they are subject to brutal beatings, imprisoned for lifetimes, tortured, hanged, and stoned. when human rights abuses are being committed, the united states of america must do its part to hold the perpetrators accountable. and that is why congressman cicilline introduced h.r. 3485, the global respect act. this legislation is critical, straightforward, and overdue. it requires the president to identify foreign individuals responsible for these human rights violations against lgbtqi-plus people and forbid

them from entering the united states of america. and it requires the state department to designate at least one senior officer responsible for tracking violence, criminalization, and restrictions on the freedoms of lgbtqi-plus people abroad. this legislation also requires the department of state to include information relating to violence or discrimination against lgbtqi-plus communities in its annual human rights report. now, unfortunately, several of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle said they oppose the bill because they claim it is duplicative of mag --

magnisky legislation. rarely has it been used by those who persecute lgbtqi-plus persons. this bill simply builds on existing human rights-related authorities to ensure -- to ensure that human rights abusers are held accountable everywhere on this planet. they also argue the language of the bill is overly broad. when in fact the words they quibble with is already in the united states code. drawing word for word the definition of gross violation of human rights. there are critics out there who say this bill infringes on religious beliefs. i wholeheartedly, 1,000% reject this notion. the global respect act is about holding accountable individuals responsible for committing human rights abuses against

lgbtqi-plus people. individuals who commit the absolute worst crimes, such as murder, forced detentions, disappearances of persons. this bill is clear in that it targets heinous acts. it does not authorize any action against an individual based solely upon religious beliefs. so i can't thank congressman david cicilline enough for his work, for his commitment, for his dedication presenting this legislation so that equality and human rights are protected. i also want to recognize the courageous lgbtqi-plus activists

who are out there and who dared to stand up and claim their basic human rights in the face of violence, discrimination, persecution simply for whom they love. mr. speaker, i have a brother who had to stand up for who he is. he's a human being. and we should not allow any violations of human rights here in the united states or anyplace, anyplace on this place we know as the planet earth. so when lgbtqi-plus people are murdered simply for existing, the world is watching and the world is watching what we do and the world is watching how we react to it and the world is watching what we say and what we stand for when we say we have values for human beings.

that's what is at stake here. this should not be a partisan issue. it has never been a partisan issue. this should be an issue about all human beings. protecting human beings. the human race. because when you break it down, we're all the same. and that's why i'm hardened that this legislation is in fact bipartisan. and i'm heartened and proud that this legislation passed out of the house foreign affairs committee by a voice vote. i'm proud -- one of the proudest moments i have is introducing and being on this floor today as chair of the house foreign affairs committee to strongly support this bill. and i reserve the balance of my

time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. tenney: thank you, madam speaker. -- thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, we all believe that all people have inherent dignity and possess equal human rights. we all reject violence directed at individuals on the basis of their race, religion, biological sex, or sexual orientation. the problem with this bill, however, is that it borrows language from two existing laws. the global magnitsky act, and the so-called so-called section sanctions, and then creates a new reporting mechanism that is not focus on the human rights of all but rather the human rights of particular groups. i don't see why we should focus on some human rights violations more than any others. every person's human rights are of equal value and certain violations of those rights should not be subordinate to others. the bill's broad language has

the potential to sweeping in nonviolent conduct and impose visa restrictions on individuals engaged in that conduct. for example, it speaks about complicity and cruel treatments. if a parent opposing their child's -- based on the tenets of his religious faith? there are no safeguards in the bill that address these situations, when free speech, religious freedom, and parental rights protections were poe posed to be added to the bill, the democrats balked and preached tolerance until they're asked to vote on it. regardless of the author's intent, which i think is good, there are people that will use the bill to target their political and ideological opponents in the culture wars. the bill's author will say it should be no problem since it used the very same language as other human rights statutes.

but those existing provisions already address and punish the conduct this bill targets. so the real question is why is this bill so necessary. in the committee report, democrats acknowledged the bill is redundant. but in search of some any perhaps rationale they claim not enough sanctions have been rolled out that cover crimes committed lgbtq -- against lgbtq identifying individuals. we know, for example, groups and individuals that under the trump administration, particularly, that groups and individuals were sanctioned under the global magnitsky for human rights abuses, including extra judicial killings and the torture of l.g.b. eye tentfying -- identifying individuals. and the gambian president was persecuted after making shocking statements against l.g.t.

identifying people. more sanctions are -- using these global magnitsky act under president biden. we know based on recent global magnitsky report to congress that came out a few weeks ago, individuals last year in places like cuba, uganda and bangladesh have been sanctioned and are associated with groups conducting conduct targeting lgbtq identifying individuals. so this bill is clearly unnecessary. it reflects and represents the administration's aggressive attempts to push the envelope regarding culture war issues at every possible juncture. not only domestically but also abroad. . that requires diplomats to devote time and resources to culture war issues at the expense paid to china, russia, iran, the quagmire in afghanistan, and the crisis at our southern border. it is disappointing that as ukraine is on the verge of being invaded by russia, as north

korea continues to conduct bistles tests -- ballistic missiles. that the majority has decided now is the time to bring this bill forward. and the state department agrees. it has reviewed the global respect act and recommended extensive changes. it, too, sees this bill as superfluous and duplicative. definitely duplicative. other groups have said the same including the heritage foundation, concerned women for america, and the family research council. although i agree with the sentiment that human rights violationsny of kind are deplorable and despicable, the devil is really in the details on this bill. and i -- we oppose this bill for the reasons i stated. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. meeks: i want to state that the notion that this bill is not supported by the administration

is false. just last week the biden administration release add statement of the administrative policy in full support of the bill and noted the urgent need to address threats to the human rights of lgbtqi plus not just abroad but right here in the united states of america. with that, mr. speaker, i am honored to yield four minutes to the author of this bill, the dynamic congressman david cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in support of h.r. 3485. i want to begin by expressing my profound gratitude to chairman meeks for his consistent and passionate and powerful support of this bill and of the lgbtqi community broadly.

he has been such a champion for our community we would not be here today on this floor without his support. we are all grateful for that. i also want to recognize congressman fitzpatrick, senator shaheen, and senator portman for their partnership and leadership making this legislation bipartisan and bicameral. i want to recognize and thank president biden for his incredible commitment to lgbtqi equality here at home and around the world. with today's vote the u.s. house will send a strong message across the world that every member of the lgbtqi community deserves to live with dignity and free from violence, unlaw fellow detention, torture, and other forms of brutality. h.r. 3485, the global respect act, builds on existing sanction authorities. by requiring the president to deny visas to foreign nationals who commit gross human rights violations against members of

the lgbtqi community. let me be clear, this bill protects lgbtqi people from murder and torture and other forms of violence. rejecting this proposal is you are saying people like me can be murdered and tortured with no consequence. whether that's your intention or not, that's the impact of your vote. in the past years we have seen a dangerous increase in violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people and their families when my colleague on the other side of the aisle says what's the need for this, tell that to the victims who are being tortured, detained, and murdered because of who they are. in too many places violence against this community is pervasive and sanctions or directed by government officials. universal declaration of human rights states that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. any form of social or legal

marginalization weather based on sex, race, religious ethnicity, the denial of human rights of lgbtqi people not only wrong but negatively affects health outcomes, social stability, the rule of law, and economic potential. this bill sends a signal to not just the accusers but also signals the victims and survivors that the united states stands with them as we have throughout the course of human history in standing up for human rights. victims like camilla, 29-year-old transgender woman from el salvador, arrested, beaten, and thrown from a moving vehicle after being deported from the united states. she died several days later. or the young man, gay man who fled sudan to egypt after threats of public outing of violence only to experience kidnapping and further stig mi at thissization and violence in his new home. or ijay, the systemic rounding up and torture of men and women thought to be gay in chech chech.

chechnya. they threw me to the floor and beat me, beat my chest and face with their feet. one of them said do not beat him until the shot stage. at that point he'll stop feeling pain. we don't need that. they address me with female pronounce and demand i tell them the names of other gay people i knew. they threatened to kill me if i didn't. the public reports we have heard of isis officials throwing gay men off rooftops and stoning them to death. these are just some examples of the many, many stories. the global respect act is simple, straightforward, it gives the executive branch greater tools to punish those who murder and torture members of the lgbtqi community. i want to take a quick moment to tell you what this bill does not do. it doesn't duplicate existing rights legislation in a global magnitsky act, it's a very important tool, but it's voluntary. it's only been used once for lgbtqi human rights violations

despite many documented cases. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: it's different because it requires sanctions if a foreign national commits gross human rights violations against lgbtqi people. it doesn't have overly broad langage. it has language 22u.s.c.2204. doesn't create any new definition. the definition of existing law what gross human rights violation is. it doesn't prevent speech or religious beliefs. this conduct, this bill targets conduct, actions. it has never global magnitsky nor this bill immeedz nip's right to say or believe anything. it's the gross human rights actions that are at issue. when my friend on the other side of the aisle said it's cancel culture. when did preventing murder, torture, and violence and standing up for human rights become cancel culture? we have a long tradition in this country of this all around the

world. the global respect act honors that history, that responsibility we have as a world superpower to continue to protect and stand up for human rights in the face of unspeakable violence. i urge all of my colleagues to support this bill. and where i began, enormous gratitude to our extraordinary chairman for his leadership on this issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. tenney: i appreciate the gentleman's passion and i support his support of condemning and sanctioning these terrible acts against the lgbtq community. i just wanted to let the speaker know the newest global magnitsky act report, just released a few weeks ago, covers 2021 sanctions were opposed -- imposed on cuba police. in uganda the chief of the

police military intelligence. all of these were associated with lgbt causes, this act is being used to sanction those who commit acts of violence of any kind against people of the lgbt community. i want to make sure the gentleman is aware of that anti-state department is already reporting and doing this. it's being done and though i do support everything that he's stating here, it is already being done. in the interest of good legislation we don't want to overburden our bureaucrats and people that are working on these issues. also reporting. they have indicated that additional reporting requirements only take more time out of the organization. i do appreciate the messaging from the gentleman from rhode island. it is very important that we signal to the world that we condemn acts against the lgbt community. the problem is we already have this and we have the ability and two tools that are very effective and used internationally to condemn these

acts. i reserve. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. meeks: i now proud -- let me say this real quick. i don't want mind burdening anyone if it saves anyone's life. there are certain burdens we have to carry. this is one of them. i with pride yield two minutes to a strong fighter for human rights, ms. titus from nevada. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. titus: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you very much, mr. chairman. i rise in support of the global respect act that is being led by my friend, mr. cicilline, and i thank him for his passion and his leadership in the committee on this issue. since the supreme court's landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage in 2015, we sought out domestic opportunities to ensure that individuals' basic rights are not infringed upon simply because of their sexual orientation. but we have to make more

progress not just here at home, around the world where we take leadership on this issue. throughout the last century, we have stood for human rights and in 2016 i was proud to support the global magnitsky act which imposes certain restrictions as you heard mentioned already. it did not go far enough to prosecretary tect the lgbtq+ community. in at least 423 countries there remain -- 42 countries there remain legal barriers on freedom of expression on sexual orientation and gender identity, and 51 countries specific laws and policies against the formation, establishment, or registration of n.g.o.'s working on sexual orientation issues. nor has magnitsky dissuaded the persecution of lgbtqi community whose rights continue to be violated. that's why i was grateful to have a part in working on this

global respect legislation because it will impose needed visa sanctions on foreign people responsible for such actions. my own legislation, the global act, i think would take a step further to assert u.s. global leadership in this area and provide the administration with additional tools to carry out those things established in this landmark legislation. some of those would be ensuring that foreign assistance and global health programs don't discriminate against lgbtq+ populations, and also ensuring fair action ses to asylum -- access for asylum to lgbtq people. i thank the chairman and sponsor. i urge everyone to vote for this much needed and very important bill. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. tenney: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york reserves.

the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. meeks: i'm proud to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from north carolina, representative manning. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. manning: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of the global respect act, including my amendment to ensure accountability for torture. as a member of the foreign affairs committee, i'm proud to work with my colleagues, chairman meeks and congressman cicilline, to protect and defend human rights and uphold our values around the world. mr. speaker, this bipartisan bill would require the president to identify and impose visa sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against lgbtq+ people. my amendment would direct sanctions against those responsible for one of the most horrific acts of violence, torture. no one should face violence because of who they are or who they love. we must hold those responsible for gross violations of human

rights accountable, no matter what. this important legislation ensures that the united states continues to protect the human rights of all people, including lgbtq people targeted by some of the world's worst and most oppressive regimes. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the global respect act, i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. tenney: i reserve. mr. meeks: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. tenney: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, again, i support

the underlying idea behind the bill and i really appreciate the passion of the sponsor and those who are speaking out on behalf of it and protecting the human rights of all individuals living abroad and holding violators accountable. but as i have said, we have a strong difference of opinion about whether a bill that's duplicative of current law is necessary. i think the global respect act, at the moment the way it's drafted, is counterproductive insofar as it would create a separate regime aimed at protecting the human rights of some rather than the human rights of all. i fear it could be used to target the left's political opponents in the culture wars. i urge my colleagues to oppose this bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. meeks: mr. speaker, let me

start by commending and thanking the biden administration for its support, for its strong support in moving this legislation. you know, this legislation was noted that legislation like this is needed at a time, especially when countries are undertaking steps to further marginalize or harm lgbtqi+ community members. and that it looks forward -- this is from the administration -- to working with congress on what i know will be a bipartisan vote.

and i also happen to agree with president biden and echo his statement that at a time when authoritarianism and hate persists, that it is critical that we send a strong message to the world that the united states of america, the world's greatest democracy, that the united states of america, who leads with its values, that the united states of america can speak up and speak out, striving to be a

more perfect union, that the united states of america can lead the world. to say we are going to stop the persecution of human beings simply for who they are. this is the year 2022, mr. speaker. i would think by now we would have learned that our voices shut never be shuttered when we see violations of human rights. one of the things that i pledged when i became chair of this committee, that human rights would be on the front burner because if we can't come together no matter what party we're in, no matter what

religion we have, no matter what ethnicity we have, no matter where we come from on this planet, if we can't come together and say we are going to stand up and speak out and stop when individuals are being persecuted and prosecuted, murdered, that's the least we can do. i don't care how difficult it is. i don't care if it puts a burden on the administration to do it, because that's our values. that's what should take precedent. i've seen too much right here in the united states. individuals just walking down the street holding hands with who they love and someone walks up and does something horrific to them. and we've had to pass these

bills, laws in our country so they can live their life. and if we see it happening anyplace else, we got to make sure that voice is heard and stop individuals who are persecuting and prosecuting people from anyplace else on this planet from coming to this country. send the message. don't send it once, send it twice. if it takes sending it three, four times, so be it. that's what this is all about. the camera of history is recording this. looking to see what we do and what we say. how do we react to a human tragedy? generations yet unborn will be saying, what did the united

states congress do when they knew no one denies what's taking place all over the world when it comes to lgbtqi+ individuals. nobody denies that they're being killed. no one denies they're being tortured. no one is denied they're treated in an inhumane way. that's not being denied. so as long as it exists, we should use every tool available to make sure that we wipe it off the planet earth, and that's what david cicilline, this great congressman, intended when he authored this bill. this should be a historic moment and a proud moment for the

united states congress to say we have stood up and led the world to stop human rights violations for people just like us, human beings. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york has yielded. all time for debated has expired. each further amendment printed in part a of house report 117-241 not earlier considered as part of the amendments en bloc, pursuant to section 3 of house resolution900, shall be -- resolution 900, shall be considered only in the ordered printed in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and opponent, may be withdrawn

by an opponent before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject for amendment and subject for demand for division of the question. it shall be in order for the chair to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part a of house report 117-241 not earlier disposed of. amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debated for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on foreign affairs or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject for demand for division of the question.

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 900, i offer the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment the amendments en bloc. the clerk: amendments en bloc consisting of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 printed in part a of house report 117-241 offered by mr. cicilline of rhode island. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 900, the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline, and the gentlewoman from new york, ms. tenney, each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from rhode island. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. i recognize myself for such time as pi may consume. and -- as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cicilline: before i address the amendments en bloc, i just want to respond quickly that has

been made on this floor that was made in the rules committee by my friend on the other side of the aisle that the magnitsky act has already covered lgbtqi human rights violations. i will say it again, that's simply, factually incorrect. all the things, there is one case, one lgbtqi case in which sanctions were imposed in 2019 against the chechnya leader for kidnapping, tore during, killing members of the lgbtqi. the cases is in bangladesh, uganda, cuba, they demand a crackdown on democracy but don't involve individuals who are targeted or brutalized because they were members of the lgbtqi community. there is in fact not significant use of magnitsky. that's what the global respect act fix. it will make sanctions against

individuals a mandatory requirement of visa sanctions. so this idea of pulling other human rights cases and saying it's enough, it's not. it's a growing and serious and deadly problem. and with that, mr. speaker, i move these amendments, which taken together, both strengthen the bill and make a strong statement that the united states stands with the lgbtqi community around the world. it clarifies that torture is part of the definition of a human rights definition. this definition, which we used part of the foreign assistance act of 1961, makes it clear its actions, torture, cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment that leads to sanctions. these amendments firmly state the value of religious freedom is protected. the united states has long been a leader of protecting freedom of religion and our foreign policy must uphold the tradition. it makes it clear no one, i repeat, no one will be sanctioned due to their religious beliefs. instead, only those who keeps

egregious acts of violence -- torture, forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings will be denied enter in the united states. some of my colleagues will say religious freedom is not in conflict with the promotion of global lgbtqi rights. this amendment acknowledges this truth and upholds the rights of all people regardless of their religion, sexual orientation, sex characteristics to be protected against violence and brew dalt. -- brutality. it will provide the biden-harris administration to have the tools to build the coalition of countries protecting lgbtqi people. it's important we stand with countries around the world, including those like bostwana which legalized same-sex marriages in 2019 to strengthen equality around the globe. with today's vote, the u.s. house will send a strong message around the world that every member of the lgbtqi community deserves to live with dignity and free from violence, unlawful detention, torture, and other

forms of brutality. and with that, mr. speaker, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. tenney: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i just want to focus on a -- just to respond a little bit to the sponsor and, again, i can't say enough that we support and echo the sentiments of protecting the rights of the lgbt community around the world and at home. but many -- this bill actually mirrors the global magnitsky act and language is the same. and so it's kind of hard to argue we should have the same set of standards and if you look at these instances, the state department doesn't disclose, necessarily, what the nature of it is. because of the confidentiality. if you go into a google search and look at the reporting in

these countries, they are all based on lgbt conduct against people with lgbt leanings and that's why the act was used. the state department preserves confidentiality. in the end, yes, we are using this act right now, today, to condemn and to sanction this activity against the lgbt community around the world. so i oppose the en bloc of amendments. while some of the amendments are well-intentioned, they are ultimately duplicative, again, just like the underlying act, understand necessarily -- unnecessarily, and requiring the state department to do what it doing in practice. the gottheimer requires the study examining risk to the lgbtqi individuals. the state department publishes its annual country reports on human rights practices each year, including this data, and they just provided another report recently. human rights officers who are stationed at our embassies and consulates around the world meet

routinely with local activists and officials to gain this information. they talk to individuals around the ground to compile these reports which are detailed and comprehensive. each regional burrow in the department is involved -- bureau in this department is involved in this process. it requires them to do what they are doing and is burdensome on career officers and officials. other officials, like is well-intentioned and also manying in a very positive way show that the democrats know they've overreached on the bill. the harder amendment prevents sanctions against any individual based solely on religious belief. i agree with this sentiment but at markup, democrats rejected a very similar religious freedom and free speech amendment offered by representative scott perry. the rationale was, well, this bill just isn't about that. well, it seems one other colleague disagrees. while i appreciate the democrats are willing to acknowledge some of the flaws in the bill, the harder amendment is also insufficient. the amendment speaks only of

religious belief. it does not speak to situations in which religious adherence manifest or express their beliefs in daily life. so under representative harder's amendment, a person who expresses belief in the traditional family or in conventional human biology could still be sanctioned because sanctions would not be based on beliefs but rather on actions. . this is not as robust as the amendment representative perry put up at markup. we oppose it. this does not contain amendments that would enhance the legislation. they seek to add safeguards to a bill that as i explained is duplicative, unnecessary, and dangerous insofar as it can be used by the left to target political opponents in the international culture wars. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman new york reserves. the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentlelady from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of my

amendment to proactively prevent human rights abuses against lgbt gi individuals. as the congresswoman representing the lgbtqi capital of the south, this amendment is just another way that my district is leading the way to achieve human rights and equity for all. decades of advocacy from atlanta's first gay pride march in 1971 to annual events like black bride and southern fried queer cried made atlanta the city too busy to hate. it gets a perfect score from the human rights campaign anti-community that the black and lgbtq+ activists have created in atlanta is the world we want never your. ms. williams: at home we have a saying. atlanta influences fertion. my amendment is designed to do just that by extending human rights protections beyond my city and our nation's borders w my amendment the state department will study how it can better coordinate internationally to prevent human

rights abuses based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex contradicts before those abuses -- sex characterristic before those abuses occur. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. tenney: continue to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: i'm prepared to close. ms. tenney: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: i just want to respond quickly to two things before i close. the first is, again, the global respect act like magnitsky does not punish and cannot be invoked for speech. it's very clear. it has never been used in that way. it specifically targets conduct. out of an abundance of caution

to reassure our colleagues on this aisle, mr. harder offers an amendment that makes that explicit. that says no one will be sanctioned due to their religious beliefs. only those who commit egregious acts of violence, including torture, or extra judicial killings will be denied entry into the united states. this notion like we are concerned about this religion issue, but when it explicitly is addressed because it's offered by a democrat and not a republican it doesn't satisfy my friends on the other side of the aisle. it's very disappointing. very disappointing. this global respect act legislation is designed to address a real problem. and i will just say one last time in section 3 of the bill, the language in the bill includes gross violations of internationally human as codified in 22u.s.c.2044. not what is that? not your view on marriage, not whether you like someone you like. it's defined as torture or cruel

inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. prolonged detention without charges in trial caution the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine intentions of those persons and other flagrant denials of life, liberty, or security of the person. this is a well established definition from gross human rights violations. this bill simply says if you engage in that kind of behavior, you do not have a right to enter the united states of america. we will deny you a visa. because we stand for human rights. i urge my colleagues to support the en bloc amendment. support this bill. be proud today that the united states is standing, again, for the protection of human rights of all people here in the united states and around the world. with that, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to house resolution 900, the previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from rhode island. the question is on the amendments en bloc. so many as are in favor say aye.

those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the aye vs. t the en bloc amendments are agreed -- the ayes have it. the en bloc amendments are agreed to. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana -- >> recorded vote on the en bloc amendment. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition. mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. boyle of pennsylvania and mr. david trone of maryland, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. loudermilk of georgia, i inform the house that mr. loudermilk will vote nay on the amendments en bloc. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on en bloc 1.

toirp for what purpose does the gentleman from -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. lowenthal of california, mr. cohen of tennessee, and ruppersberger of maryland, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kinzinger of illinois, mr. kinzinger will vote no on the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from hawaii seek recognition? mr. case: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. kahele, i inform the house that mr. kahele will vote yes on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. weber: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. louie gohmert from the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. gohmert will vote nay on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, mr. keating of massachusetts, ms. sewell of alabama, and mr. larson of connecticut, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman waters, chairwoman lofgren, and representative bowman, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek

recognition? miss rice: as the member designated by ms. frankel and ms. brownley, i inform the house that these members will vote -- ms. meng: as the member designated by ms. frankel and ms. brownley, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote nay on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. gosar from arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote no on the cicilline amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as

the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, mrs. ann kirkpatrick, mr. donald payne, mr. albio sires, and mr. tom malinowski, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva of arizona and representative omar from minnesota, i inform the house that they will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma seek recognition? mrs. bice: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lucas and by mr. johnson, i inform the house that mr. lucas and mr. johnson will vote nay on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. crist and soto of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote no on the cicilline amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition? ms. bonamici: madam speaker, as the member designated by pingree of maine and representative kuster of new hampshire, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: as the member designated by ms. clarke of new york and mr. schneider of illinois, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. .

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote no on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. mr. takano: madam speaker, as the member designated by marilyn strickland of washington state, and karen bass of california, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> a mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by the following members, amie berra, grace napolitano, vincente gonzalez, lucille roybal-allard, henry cuellar, john garamendi, raul ruiz, juan vargas, and mr. aguilar i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. gomez: as the member designated mr. khanna and mr. huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on amendments en bloc 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition. >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote no on the amendments en bloc. as the member designated by mr. kelly of pennsylvania, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. kelly will vote no on the amendments en bloc. as the member designated by mr. amodei of nevada, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. amodei will vote no on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. >> madam speaker, as the member designated by representative dunn of florida, i inform the house that dr. dunn votes no on the amendments en bloc, thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition. ms. kaptur: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. rush of illinois, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the amendment en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition. >> as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yea on the amendment en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. hagedorn of minnesota, i inform the house that mr. hagedorn will be voting no on the amendment, thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition. >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lucas of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. lucas will vote no on amendment en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. calvert and mr. issa of california, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. calvert and mr. issa will vote no on en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from minnesota seek recognition. >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. bergman of the great state of michigan, i inform the house that mr. bergman will vote no on the amendment en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition. ms. wexton: madam speaker, as the member designated by members porter and mceachin, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: members, meb -- madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. doggett and ms. desaulnier, ms. moore and mr. suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on the amendments en bloc 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. cammack: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. gimenez of the sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote nay on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from north carolina seek recognition? mr. mchenry: as the member designated by mr. reed of new york, i inform the house that mr. reed of new york will vote no on the amendment en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote nay on the amendments en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 223. the nays are 207. the amendments en bloc are

adopted. the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex, lgbtqi, viedz individuals and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? ms. tenney: madam speaker, i request a recorded vote.

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. mullin: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lucas of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. lucas will vote no on h.r. 34985 -- h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva and ms. omar, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote no on h.r. 3485.

as the member designated by mr. kelly of pennsylvania, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. kelly will vote no on h.r. 3485. mr. balderson: as the member designated by mr. amodei of nevada, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. amodei will vote no on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: as the member designated by ms. clarke of new york and mr. schneider of illinois, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. bergman from the great state of michigan, i inform the house that mr. bergman will vote no on h.r. 3485.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. marilyn strickland from the state of washington, and karen bass of the state of california, i announce these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. brooks from alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote no on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. soto and crist of florida, i inform the house that both members will vote yea on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. kinzinger of illinois, mr. kinzinger will vote yes on the bill.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yea on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. loudermilk of georgia, i inform the house that mr. loudermilk will vote nay on h.r. 3485. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by the following members, ami berra, grace napolitano, van hollen sente gonzalez, lucille roybal-allard, hen which cuellar, john garamendi, raul ruiz, juan vargas, and pete aguilar i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the

gentlewoman from oklahoma seek wrecknies. mrs. bice: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. johnson of south dakota, i inform the house that mr. johnson will vote nay on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative pingree of maine and representative kuster of new hampshire, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by dr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that dr. gosar will vote no on the measure. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. mr. gomez: as the member designated by mr. khanna and mre that these members will vote aye on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that

mr. fallon will vote no on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. rush of ill now, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hagedorn of minnesota, i inform the house that mr. hagedorn will vote no on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek nation. mr. cicilline: as the member designated ms. wilson of florida, mr. keating of massachusetts, ms. sewell of alabama, mr. larson of connecticut, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. calvert and mr. issa of california, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. calvert and mr. issa will vote no on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition.

>> as the member designated by ms. frankel and ms. brownley, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative dunn of florida, i inform the house that dr. dunn votes no on h.r. 3485. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from hawaii seek recognition. mr. case: than you, mr. speaker. as the member designated mr. kehele, i inform the house that mr. kehele will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition. >> as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yea on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, mrs. ann kirkpatrick, mr. donald payne, mr.al beo sires, and mr. tom

malinowski i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote nay on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. gimenez of the sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote nay on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition. mr. jeffries: as the member designated chairwoman waters, chairwoman lofgren, representative bowman i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 3485.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition. >> as the member designated by the member mr. louie gohmert of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. gohmert will vote nay on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek trek nation. mr. raskin: mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. doggett, mr. desaulnier, ms. moore, mr. suozzi, i inform the house to i inform the house the house these members will vote aye on h.r. 3485.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition. mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lowenthal of california, mr.on of tennessee, mr. ruppersberger of maryland, mr. trone of maryland, and mr. boyle of pennsylvania i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote no on final passage of h.r. 3485.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reed of new york, i inform the house that mr. reed will vote aye on h.r. 3485.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek

recognition. ms. wexton: mr. speaker, as the member designated by members porter and mceachin, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 227. the nays are 206. the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.

pursuant to clausele of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3539. . on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 3539, a bill to designate the postal facility in guam as the tatino perez post office. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device.

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kelly of pennsylvania, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. kelly will vote yes on h.r. 3539. as the member designated by mr. amodei of nevada, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. amodei will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by marilyn strickland of washington and karen bass of california, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yea on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by chairwoman lofgren, chair waters and representative bowman, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. bergman of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. bergman will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. hagedorn of minnesota, i inform the house that mr. hagedorn will be voting yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia -- gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mceachin and ms. porter, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r.

3539. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee sheening recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. loudermilk of georgia, i inform the house that mr. loudermilk will vote yea on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. khanna and mr. huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yea on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative pingree of maine and representative kuster of new hampshire, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative dunn of florida, i inform the house that dr. dunn votes yes on

h.r. 3539. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, many keating of massachusetts, ms. sewell of alabama, and mr. larson of connecticut, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. louie goam thoafort great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. gohmert will vote yea on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, ms. ann kirkpatrick, mr. donald payne, mr. albio sires and mr. tom malinowski, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. kinzinger of illinois, mr. kinzinger will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel and ms. brownley, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. johnson of south dakota, i inform the house that mr. johnson will vote aye on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. grijalva and ms. omar, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lucas of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. lucas will vote yea on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. trone of maryland, mr. puppersberger of maryland, mr. boyle of pennsylvania, mr. cohen of tennessee, and dr. lowenthal of california, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3539.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote yea on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by dr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that dr. gosar will vote yes on the measure. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from haye seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. kehele, i inform the house that mr. kehele will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. clarke of new york and in snider of illinois, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3539.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. doggett,

mr. desaulnier, ms. moore and mr. suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote rae on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california sook are -- seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. calvert and mr. issa of california, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. calvert and mr. issa will vote yes on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by the following members, ami bera, grace

napolitano, vicente gonzales, lucille roybal-allard, henry cuellar, john garamendi, raul ruiz, juan vargas, and pete aguilar, i inform the house that these members will vote yes yes on h.r. 3539.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote yes on h.r. 3539.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher of idaho will vote yes on h.r. 3539.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek

recognition? ms. kaptur: as the member designated by mr. rush of illinois, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.r. 3539. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition. >> i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote yea on h.r. 3539.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition. ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. soto and kris of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 3539. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition. mr. mchenry: i inform the house that mr. reed will vote aye on h.r. 3539.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 417. the nays are 1. two are recorded as present. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20,

the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2842 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 2842, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 1204th street in petaluma, california, as the lynn c. woolsey post office building. the speaker pro tempore: will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. bergman, i inform the house that mr. bergman will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek

recognition. mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, mr. keating of massachusetts, ms. sewell of alabama, mr. larson of connecticut i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma seek recognition. mrs. bice: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. johnson of south dakota, i inform the house that mr. johnson will vote nay on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie bolt, mrs. ann kirkpatrick, mr. donald payne, mr. albio sires, mr. tom malinowski, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. kelly of pennsylvania, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. kelly will vote no on h.r. 2842. as the member designated by mr. amodei of nevada, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. amodei will vote no on

h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition. >> as the member designated by chairwoman waters, chairwoman lofgren, and representative bowman i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. loudermilk of georgia, i inform the house that mr. loudermilk will vote nay on h.r. 2842. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. mr. evans: as the member designated mr. lawson, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ravment seek recognition. >> as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yea on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition. >> as the member designated by ms. clarke of new york and mr. schneider of illinois, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r.

2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote no on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition. mr. beyer: , mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. trone of maryland, mr. ruppersberger of maryland, mr. boyle of pennsylvania, mr. cohen of tennessee, dr. lowenthal of california i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote no on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition. ms. wexton: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mceachin and ms. porter, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hagedorn of minnesota, i inform the house that mr. hagedorn will be voting no on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the

gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition. ms. bonamici: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative pingree of maine and representative kuster of new hampshire, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. mr. -- >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, dr. dunn votes no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition. >> as the member designated by ms. frankel and ms. brownley, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gohmert i inform the house that mr. goal letter vote nay on h.r. 2842. >> a. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from i am now seek recognition. >> as the member designated by pl grijalva and ms. omar, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition.

>> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lucas of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. lucas will vote no on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by marilyn strickland of washington and karen bass of california, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. gimenez i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote yea on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the jeamentd ohio seek recognition. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. rush of illinois, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.r. 2842. with respect for our colleague congresswoman lynn woolsey. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. calvert and mr. issa of california, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. calvert and mr. issa

will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated mr. soto and kris of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by dr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that dr. gosar will vote no on the measure. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by the following members, ami bera, grace napolitano, vincente gonzalez, lucille roybal-allard, henry cuellar, john garamendi, raul ruiz, juan vargas, and pete aguilar i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. baird of

indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote nay on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from hawaii seek recognition. mr. case: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. kehele, i inform the house that mr. kehele will vote yes on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentleman from idaho seek recognition. mr. simpson: as the member designated mr. fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote no on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition. >> as the member designated by mr. doggett, mr. desaulnier, ms. moore, and mr. suozzi i inform the house that these members will vote aye on h.r. 2842. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> as the member designated by mr. khanna and mr. huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on h.r.

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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the

gentlewoman from florida rise? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. jimenez of the sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote nay on h.r. -- yea on h.r. 3842.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. reed of new york, i inform the house that mr. reed will vote aye on h.r. 2842.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 245, the nays

167. one voting present. 2/3 not being in the affirmative, the rules are not suspended, the bill is not passed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> i hereby remove myself as co-sponsor of h.r. 1440. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered.

the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> investing in innovation is vital to strengthening america's economic security. that's why i supported the america competes act of 2022 which makes a historic investment in american technology and innovation. it addresses 21st semplegry challenges by turbocharging the domestic production of semiconductor, increasing the manufacturing work force and investing in stem education. i'm proud that my amendment, which creates partnerships with local industries to tailor stem education to local economic needs, was included in the house

version of the bill. this bill broad then scope of stem education and offer now gnu opportunities in rural communities like much of my district. with transformative investments in some of illinois' biggest industry, the america competes act will strepten the stem pipeline in my district and across the country. i am proud of this bipartisan effort to support mench economic competitiveness and urge my senate colleagues to act quickly to send this legislation to the president's desk. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, we passed 100,000 overdose deaths this year, a 28% increase. the amount of fentanyl seized at our southern border, seized, is over 100 million pills and 11,000 pounds. now as a physician who administered fentanyl this is is

enough to kill hundreds of millions of americans. the price of fentanyl is down to $2. one stunning supply chain success this administration has under its belt is the fentanyl supply chain across the southern border. one place this administration has successfully fought inflation is drugs on the street. now the latest encouragement to drug use by this administration supplying clean crack smoking pipes to addicts. just say no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> good afternoon, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today because there is a crisis in syria right now.

for the past two years there have been tens of thousands of syrians in settlements suffering from not only starvation but a lack of medical care. the last remaining unicef clinic in the encampment closed in ma of 2020 right at the onset of the global pandemic. since then thousands in the camp have tested positive but have nowhere to quarantine. ms. newman: they don't have access to vaccine they don't have access to medical care, they don't have access to clean water. with russia and assad regimes preventing aid from reaching the camp i'm calling on the u.s. to employ immediate action to intervene and help. we have a fundamental obligation to save thousands of syrian lives. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> i rise today to congratulate

and thank sharon hughes for 20 years of service to the 8th district of ohio. she was born in marion, ohio and worked for congressman john boehner from 2002 to 2016 and has been a staff member in my office since 2016. she was a case worker and directed the military academy and congressional art competition with excellence. outside of her congressional work she has served in leadership roles for the fill harmonic orchestra. sharon has made a difference in the lives of countless quints, solving tax return problems and acquiring service records, passports and military service disconnected disability compensation.

thank you so much for everything you have done for 8th congressional district. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. pressley: i rise today in honor and remembrance of legendary air force brigadier general charles mcgee who departed on the morning of january 22, 2022. charles mcgee lived a full and brave life. he was the embodiyment of hope and service. he was one of the first black aviators. flying 409 combat fighter missionness three wars. mr. mcgee had an enduring life.

he married the love of his life in 1942 and they would be married for more than 50 years and survived by three children. black history is american history. and charles mcgee is an american hero. he will be forever. i pray that you rest in peace, and with the wind forever at your back and the clearest blue skies ahead. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> today, i would like to speak about a great american from

nebraska, dwight l. clemons. he died last week at 102 years old. he was born in elmwood, nebraska and got a degree in business at the university of nebraska. his education was disrupted by world war ii where he served as an army combat engineer in france. after the war, dwight earned his law agree at the university of nebraska and returned to small town elmwood and joined a law firm. he continued in banking and law but this is the point, mr. speaker, dwight was a humble, dutyful small town resident. he served something far larger than himself.

through a sense of duty, selflessness, sacrifice and patriotism. he represented the kind of person that not only held nebraska together but holds america together. may he rest in peace. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from colorado seek recognition? mr. perlmutter: i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. mr. perlmutter: i rise today to recognize and honor the thornton fire department in thornton, colorado for earning the 2021 congressional fire service institute's excellence in fire service base e.m.s. award which is given annually to the top fire department in the country. throughout the covid pandemic, the fire department has gone above and beyond to serve their

communities. as part of their efforts, they created a pandemic response team which has oughted 20,000 covid tests for public employees, senior citizens, first responders and other community members. when vaccines became available, the response team expanded their services to administer over 80,000 vaccinations at drive-through sites. the response team success led other fire agencies to look to thornton as a model how to respond to the challenges of covid-19. in a very difficult year for fire and emergency services, the fire department's innovative approach to rapidly changing health crisis is something we should thank and model. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without

objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today as our nation faces major foreign and domestic challenges brought on by the weakness of the biden administration. the border crisis, the withdrawal from afghanistan, the failure to hold china accountable and the greenlighting of the nordstrom 2 pipeline have sensed signals of weakness to our adversaries. that weakness is being threatened -- tested. this threat to the ukraine is a threat to democracy. ukraine needs our support to defend itself and that means sending a strong signal by supporting more military and security equipment and immediate financial assistance. our national sovereignty has been betrayed. illegal immigrants and drugs are

coming across the border at record pace. we must support ukraine. failure to do so will weaken our national security for years to come. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, last year more than 100,000 americans died from drug overdosees, 60% of them from fentanyl. these were mothers and fathers and relatives, neighbors, friends and my nephew eli. he died from an unintentional using a legal herbal supplement and would have turned 21 tomorrow. what happened to him is not unique, people on social media who think they are buying xanax

are being sold counterfeits. it is the responsibility of every member of congress to acknowledge that fentanyl are killing our constituents everywhere in america. we know the chemicals to develop these drugs are coming from china and shipped to mexico and our social platforms can cut dealers' access to buyers and fentanyl test strips save lives. mr. speaker, we consider tackle these challenges and ensure that other kids like eli aren't lost and don't miss the opportunity to celebrate their 21st birthday. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without

objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i recognize turner syndrome awareness month and my constituent nicole cleveland to bringing attention to this little known disease. she was diagnosed with t.s. and may never walk again but she did. she was told she would never go to college but she did but graduated with a degree in journalism and political science. she was the youngest woman ever elected to the sergeant bluff city cram and will be releasing a book called "the butterfly chronicles." and in conjunction with her advocacy, i will be introducing a bill to criminalize the abortion of any baby diagnosed with t.s. because my faith

teaches me that every person is created for a purpose and nicole was created as a special one and thank you, nicole, of sharing your message of optimism and hope to so many people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> i rise today to call for an extension of the critical child tax credit. here's the truth. before expiring at the end of 2021, the expanded child tax credit was working, payments lowered hunger and kept nearly 4 million children out of poverty and helped countless people make ends meet. it was a critical lifeline for 35 million american families and that is 70,000 in my district

which has some of the eyest poverty in america. a mother of three from cleveland used the payments to pay rent and afford basic necessities, but two months after the payments stopped, she is just getting by. it is time to extend the child tax credit. we cannot no, we must not let families down. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> the city of cincinnati is in bengals' fever and coverage on the nightly news. everyone is celebrating their third trip to the super bowl. the city on cincinnati west side. so the residents will be driving

joe burrow way rather than harrison avenue and chase drive instead of glenmore avenue. it reminds me about the last time since 1989. and we face legendary joe montana for the second time at the super bowl. montana avenue that is boomer's street all in good fun. well done, and i will close with this. who day. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> minnesota is known for our winters, most think we endure them, but we celebrate them from ice fishing, from hockey. i recognize the 23 residents of

minnesota at the population. we have sent more athletes to olympics. and five of those athletes hail from the district of minnesota's frozen third, jake brown, grace and kelly. this is the first winter games represent on artificial snow and if climate change continues to accelerate, few cities will be able to host olympics. and the shreds for our luge team. we need to keep the north cold all around the world and i invite my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to help us do so. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition?

mr. lamalfa: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: california's high-speed rail issued a new draft business plan to the year 2022. it was released yesterday and shows a new price tag of $105 billion over the last plan we received not too long ago. when it was placed on the ballot was the original price was $33 billion, not $105 billion. it will now connect more towns, merced and bakersfield two tracks that won't get up to high speed because they can't get up to speed, two tracks that will be haul, i guess, ghost passengers for people who won't be using this project anyway between bakersfield and merced. every transit agency in the country ought to be looking that the plan to see how it works. we need to be building water storage, we need to be spending

money in forestry, forest burn every year instead of this boondoggle which continues to be a rat hole of good money for a project that isn't helping anybody. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> i seek recognition to speak for one -- to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in honor of the late commissioner carolyn coleman, a loving mother, grandmother and remarkable trail blazer for civil rights. she had a lifelong commitment to activism from her first heroic actions at the savannah sit-ins to advising governor hunt on minorities. she made history at guilford county's first african-american chairwoman in 2005 where she continued to serve her community for the next two decades. commissioner coleman recently earned the north carolina association of black county

officials frederick douglass award for her work feeding the community in the pandemic, a testament to her unwavering commitment to service. she was never the center of attention but when she spoke all eyes immediately went to her. her thoughtful words had the power to change minds and encourage others to join her calls to action. her influence made a consistent and admirable impact on the community. ms. manning: carolyn coleman paveed the way for progress with a kind heart and relentless spirit. she will be deeply missed by the triad community but she leaves behind an incredible legacy and a loving family. may her memory be a blessing for all who knew her. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to aspeak for a minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. grothman: was rebreak here far recess, it's important to -- as we break here far recess,

it's important to remember that covid is still a very serious threat and a little under 2,000 people a day or dying of it. i have been contacted by medical professionals in my district who feel there is too much pressure to use redesevir and not enough opportunity to use ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine to treat this disease. it is unprecedented that people would step in. hospitals are billing out $#,000 a day for ivermectin but may be getting under $50 or $60 for ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine. the number of doctors being prevented from doing what they want and some people are making a lot more money on one drug than another are something the press should be looking into and something our oversight committee should be looking into. i hope if anybody is paying

attention you pick up on this story and see what the real background is. i'm not an expert on the topic but experts on the topic do believe that people are dying unnecessarily. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i proudly stand before you to celebrate the 14th independence of kosovo, one of the world's youngest nations, rising from the ruins of ethnic cleansing at the hands of one of the worst murder rust dictators of the 20th century. the u.s. has no greater friend in southeast europe than kosovo and kosovo should have no greater friend in the world than the u.s. we owe it to that fendship as well as the greater cause of democracy to stand with kosovo as it seeks universal recognition from the international community and

membership in the e.u. and nato. mr. torres: kosovo should be given the full respect an independent country deserves. the united states should stand with those who stand with america and stands for mesh. kosovo stands for the vision of a more democratic world. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> i rise today to honor the life and legacy of haven j. barlow. we lost a community giant who lived to be 100 years old. haven's life was nearly cut short when at just 9 months old a train struck the model t ford he was riding in, killing his mother and three other passengers. fortunately, he survived. and he lived a life full of service to others. he was a navy ensine in world war ii and was the longest serving state legislator in utah history, first elected in 1953 and served until 1995.

mr. moore: he served -- service to utah and davis county was immeasurable where he focused on matters pertaining to education. he led to the fight to fund and establish the first vocational institution in davis county, now davis college. and the helped develop the w.p.u. to ensure children get the same education regardless of where they live. he helped establish the aerospace museum freshing port and was mind the original utah symphony endowment fund he was married to bonney ray elson for 58 years before her passing and raised six children. he's a utah legend and we honor him in his passing. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. lee: i rise today to

celebrate the passage of the global respect act and thank congressman cicilline for sponsoring this legislation and also chairman meeks and the speaker for bringing it to the familiar. human dignity is a basic human right. yet lgbtq individuals are often targets for harassment, violence and death, simply based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. as chair of the state foreign operations subcommittee i'm committed to protecting and promoting the human rights and dignity of all people especially those who are marginalized and most vulnerable such as lgbtq individuals. i'm so proud in the fiscal 2022 bill we provide $15 million for the global equality fund at the state department and $10 million for the po text of lgbtq persons in usaid. it will ensure the u.s. has the tools it needs to advance the rights of all human beings regardless of who they ared on who they love.

this bill upholds our core values of tolerance and compassion for our fellow human beings. i want to congratulate this body for voting for this bill today. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognize for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i rise in strong support of h.r. 3435, the global respect act of 2021, which mandates the listing of, and visa restrictions on, foreign persons complicit in

transgressions against lgbtqi persons. it is very difficult for these individuals to suffer what they suffer. this community of course faces discrimination and violence and bigotry all over the world. 68 countries criminalize same-sex sexual relations which means more than one third of united nations member nations criminalize same-sex relations. it includes up to nine countries in africa. in some places it may be punishable by death and anti-lgbtq +plaws -- plaws. this is a bipartisan bill with a list of foreign individuals, this bill has deet teeth pause it requires the denial or revocation of visas.

let me ask senate to pass this bill, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. clyburn: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i would like to yield six minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern. mr. mcgovern: thank you. i want to thank the distinguished majority whip for yielding me time and for his commitment to justice and all necessary to make this country a better place for everybody. mr. speaker, some say that time heals all wounds. and in the hours right after the january 6 attack, i was hopeful that with time america might begin to heal too. that in the wake of such a dastardly attack on our democracy republicans would recoil in disgust at what they had created. that after the president of the united states whipped a violent

mob into a frenzy and sent them here to attack congress, they might finally say, enough is enough. that didn't happen. and it's not going to. the republican national committee just called january 6, and i quote, legitimate political discourse. legitimate political discourse? they had lead pipes and guns. they destroyed property and beat cops. give me a break. sadly, this is just their latest attempt to rewrite history. last year they called january 6, and i quote, a normal tourist visit. they continue obstructing the january 6 select committee. they continue spreading the big lie that the election was stolen. despite overwhelming, incontrovertible evidence that it wasn't the former president again promised to pardon those who engaged in violence if he assumes office again. this week we learned that he considered using the military to

seize ballot boxes. there's a sentence that sends a chill down my spine. you know, i credit leader mcconnell, who rebuked his party this week, he said january 6 was, quote, a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. but he is the exception. for a majority of republicans things have not changed. they've stayed the same. stuck in a qanon fever dream, waiting at the beck and do you feel a twice-impeached ex-president who spent his retirement shredding evidence at mar-a-lago. time has not stiffened their spines. it hasn't jolted them into reality or brought us together like we were in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. january 6 hasn't become a turning point. instead it's become a talking point. this is the new republican reality. to gain support from the ex-president you have to repeat

a lie that the election was stolen. and to make -- maintain the support of the republican party you have to repeat another lie, that january 6 wasn't a violent uprising against america. there's a word for that, mr. speaker. it's called fascism. and it's a jarring word. one i don't use lightly. so let me be clear exactly how i mean it. fascism isn't about a particular set of beliefs or political ideology, it's about power. and the lengths to which some people will go to acquire and retain it. for decades, america fought against fascism. but today a growing movement here at home seeks to upend norms, settle disagreement with violence, and silence the truth. free societies, american philosopher jason stanley says, require truth. so to smash fry dom you must smash truth. so let me say this plainly. the election was not stolen.

trump appointed judges say it was not stolen. republican-led investigations say it was not stolen. republican officials responsible for counting votes say it was not stolen. if you're an elected official and you continue smashing the truth even after all that we have learned about what happened on january 6 you are supporting fascism. what's happening is not new. even the earliest philosophers saw that democracies are particularly susceptible to tyranny. there's no reason to believe it can't happen here. what is special about america isn't the strength of our institutions alone, it is the strength and courage of the people willing to stand up and fight for them. and that's why i'm glad the january 6 select committee is doing its work. i'm grateful president biden isn't falling for false claims of executive privilege by the ex-president designed to cover up what went on. and i'm proud of the people who keep showing up day in and day

out despite going through hell that day, from congressional staff to the administrative staff to cafeteria workers to cleaning crews to the capitol hill -- capitol police. each of you is playing a vital role in defending our democracy. but make no mistake, we are when we spend hours and hours debating whether state legislatures should nullify ballots or over throal legitimate political discourse. the snarks, conspiracy theories, big lie, they are all branches of the same true. and at the root of all of it is power. i don't have a magic wand to patriotic it better. i have a warning. time won't rein.

we must demand the truth. the people who are trying to normalize what happened on january 6. god help us all and help the united states of america if that happens. i yield back. mr. clyburn: i thank the gentleman for his comments. mr. speaker, i come to the floor today to discuss some other theories, and to really honor this month, black history month. last year, the governor of kentucky wrote the president, president biden, asking him to

promote colonel charles young to brigadier general. charles young is not a name that most people in the country probably recognized. he's a buffalo soldier, third african american-american to graduate from west point. and stories are leg again dare as to what he went through. he was born son of slaves back in 1864 in kentucky. but he rose and went into the military at the urging of his father. and performed heroicically,

however for obvious reasons, he was stuck at lieutenant colonel and never got the promotions he deserved. so post humanously, the defense department last week upon the request of the governor of kentucky wrote a letter to the president in support of that request last week, he was promoted to general. i thank the defense department for repairing that fault. now, mr. speaker, black history month started out back in 1926. it started by dr. carter

g.witson for the association of negro life and history. dr. wood son is known by most of us as the father of black history. he has some strong feelings about the contributions of african american-americans in this great country that were going untold and intentionally ignored. so he and the association lobbied for a week to focus the country's attention on the contributions of black americans. he was successful. and as i say in 1926, a week was

established. now back in the 1960's, many campuses, college and university campuses had a lot of activity brought on those campuses and i am very familiar with some of them, but one of the things that came up was this focus on the contributions of african americans. so a movement started on these campuses and decided, i believe it was kent university was the first university, decided that it would just celebrate and focus on african

american-american history that a week was not enough. and why was february set aside to study black history? the number of days in the month had nothing to do with it. it was only two days in the month of february. when an agreement was made to celebrate black history, carter g. wood son and the association picked february because february 12th is the birthday of abraham lincoln and february 14th, the birthday of federal rick douglas s so they picked a week in

february. and then, of course, with the acknowledgetation on the college campuses, they just started a tradition of just celebrating the whole month. and, of course, in 19 -- i believe 1969 because of activities up in kent, in 1976, president gerald ford decided to officially recognize the month of february as black history month. that's how we got to this point and every president since has followed suit. now today, the teaching of black

history has taken on a new meaning in this polarized country that we are currently experiencing. education week, the publication "education week," reports since january, 2021, in the last 13 months, 14 states, led by republicans where black history month was established officially by a republican president, gerald ford, but we have become so polarized and we have so

politicized what is not a political issue that in the last 13 months, 14 states led by republican governors, florida, georgia, alabama, south carolina, virginia, tennessee, utah, oklahoma, texas, iowa, new hampshire, north dakota, montana and idaho have all imposed restrictions or bans on teaching about racial issues. and legislation is currently pending in another 23 states. these states claim to be

protecting the k through 12 students from being taught critical race theory or as we have seen in some publications, things that make white children uncomfortable. i would like to remind all of us, especially my friends on the other side of the aisle, that theory is part of higher education experience and is not part of any curriculum in k through 12. instead, these students are being taught fact, what i call

critical race facts. now, all of us are aware of the contributions like rosa parks, martin luther king, junior, harriet tubman and none of us seem to be uncomfortable with knowing about these people. but, mr. speaker, there are a lot of others, people of color, who have made significant contributions to the growth and development of this great country that have been intentionally left out of our history books. and for some straining reason, people seem to feel that

students will be uncomfortable learning about those contributions. it is important to the full development of all children to be taught exactly what this country is all about. let me offer a few examples of what i am talking about here. in fact, i opened up black history month this year speaking to students over at gonzaga high school. and in that speech, as i have done on this floor, i looked up

at the lights, and i talked to those students a little bit about the person for the person who was responsible for the light bulb, thomas edison. nobody argues with that. we are very comfortable with knowing that, reading about that in the history books, and studying about thomas edison call a the greatest inventor of all times. but the fact of the matter is that thomas edison did invent the light bulb, but a very critical unknown fact to most people is that he could not get the light bulb to work. he could get it to come on, but

he couldn't get it to stay on. and it was not until someone who told thomas edison about a young man, the son of former slaves, his parents had escaped from slavery and was living up in massachusetts, a young man, totally different from thomas edison, lose latham. he said this light bulb that you can't get to stay on, this guy up in massachusetts might be able to solve your problem if you could just step outside of your comfort zone. it may be uncomfortable, if you can step outside of your comfort

zone and sit down with lose, because this man has invented a fillament -- filament that might make your light bulb work. thomas edison decided to to that. he wanted to light the world. he was having problem, for some reason he couldn't get it done. so he went up to massachusetts, sat down with lewis latimer and sure enough, lewis latimer's filament put inside thomas edison's light bulb, it worked. and together, they lit the world. it should not be uncomfortable for people to know about lewis latimer.

what is -- that is not critical race theory. that is a critical racial fact. that ought to be known. by all. -- by all children and adults. and what is wrong with teaching that in the classroom? for some strange reason, a lot of people seem to feel that would be uncomfortable for children to learn. there's many other examples like that. i think today of another one. the steam engine. nobody will argue about how important the steam engine was and still is to the industrial revolution. and if you ask people, most

people from the books they have learned who invented the steam engine? they'll tell you thomas savory. and they'd be correct. but when thomas savory invented the steam engine, it would overheat. and they'd have to cut the engine off and sometimes in order for -- to keep from cutting it off they would employ a person they called a oiler -- called an oiler. that person's job was to pour oil on the engine so it would keep running and they would not have to shut it down. it was a very dangerous job, some lost their limbs.

carrying out their duties. but there was a guy working in a similar situation who came up with abautomatic oil pan. he designed a way for the engine to self-lubricate. so you would not have to turn it off. and lose production. so you would not have to employ a person who could lose a limb. that man was elijah mccoy. also, according to my research, a son of slaves. he was a prolific inventor. that was just one of the things that he invented.

in fact, elia mccoy's genius was so well thought of and highly respected that he -- and he had invented so many things to make life better, to make production more profitable, to make this country a better place, and out of respect for his genius, the stories are told that whenever anybody came up with some gadget or something to make it -- make life easier, the request was asked often, is this a real

mccoy? it's very comfortable for people to, even today, use that phrase, ask that question. is that the real mccoy? are you the role mccoy? -- the real mccoy? why would it be so uncomfortable for children in the classroom to know that that iconic phrase came about as a result of the significant contributions to the human spirit, to the greatness of america, by an african-american named elia mccoy? why is that to be uncomfortable? there's nothing that should be uncomfortable about that.

i also think today about another african-american, jerry morgan. now all of us marvel at the gas mask. i remember as a child the first time i saw one and experimented with how it worked. i had no idea of the orr jib of it -- of the origin of it at the time. in fact, if i were to read the books that were published, i

still would not have known the real origin. because in the books, they'll tell you that john coldane, scottish inventor, who came to this country and supposedly during world war i invented the first gas mask. but the critical fact is, world war i started in 1914. ended in 1918. but in 1911, or thereabouts, a man named garrett morgan, also

from kentucky, he was born to a mother who was native american and a father who was african-american. who was also a former slave. morgan, in 1914, at the beginning of world war i, invented the gas mask. and that gas mask was used in 1916 in new york city. to save the lives of over 500 people caught in some kind of an

accident. now if you look at the calendar, this was done before john coldane and whatever he may have invented. the story of garrett morgan is interesting, a little bit, maybe to some, i know to me, is uncomfortable to think about. because garrett morgan experienced a lot of difficulties trying to sell his gas mask. and the only reason people wanted to use it for big event in cleveland, ohio. people waned the gas mask. but they wouldn't buy it from

him. because of his color. so garrett morgan hired a white actor to pose as the inventor. and he went along with it and put the gas mask, the hood on, demonstrate it. and of course to hide who he really was. that's how he was able to sell the gas mask. as effective as it was, as good of an invention that it was, they would not buy it from him

simply because of his skin color. now, that might have disappointed him and it certainly should have. but he didn't let that deter him. he went on with other inventions and some note that it is garrett morgan that is credited with being the inventor of the traffic light. so these inventions that made life easier for people made industrial plants more productive. made our streets safer.

made our existence much more blessed and much more conducive to reading, to getting around. all by african-americans. what is uncomfortable about teaching this in our classrooms? what is so bad about children knowing this? why shouldn't the descendants, and there are some of all three of these people, why shouldn't their descendants be made to feel proud of the contributions of their great, great, great,

maybe more greats, grandfather or great uncle or -- why? why would anybody be uncomfortable with that? but that's not the only three. i often talk about charles drew. when i was growing up, polio visited our neighborhood twice. leaving one of animy playmates dead and another one crip -- one of my playmates dead and another crippled for life. along came jonas salk andall bert sabin, two men who happened to be born white, two men who had a certain genius, who did significant research, because of

their genius and because of their great research they were able to unlock some secrets and together virtually eliminated polio from the face of the earth. there's nothing uncomfortable about talking about that and people learning about that. so why would it be uncomfortable for the guy who was able to unlock some secrets of the blood cells, charles drew, an african-american born right here in washington, d.c., who because of his research, he was able to figure out how to store blood, save it, until it was needed. blood spoils once it leaves the human body. but charles