only death that i know of was an innocent woman who was shot by a capital policeman -- capitol policeman, and nothing happened there. the fa >> as part of c-span's over 40-year commitment of live gavel-to-gavel coverage of congress, we take you live to the u.s. house of representatives. today, house members will debate bills dealing with public lands and a measure dealing with the internment of japanese americans during world war ii. live coverage here on c-span. recognition? mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 268, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 197. h.r. 268. a bill to provide for the

boundary of the palo aalto battlefield national historic pacialg to be adjusted to authorize the donation of land to the united states for addition to that his park, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona, mr. grijalva, and the gentleman from utah, mr. moore, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you. i rise in support of h.r. 268. the palo aalto battlefield national historic park boundary adjustment act introduced by my

colleague, representative vela of texas. h.r. 268 expands the boundary to include approximately 166 acres of land that is to be donated to the department of inpieror. interior. the donated land was the site of fort brown, a crucial outpost during the mexican-american war which remains the last standing physical structure associated with that war. during its life, fort brown transformed over site design for a confrontation into a post that served to protect the growing mexican-american population of the region. the battlefield was designated as historical -- as a national historic landmark in 1960, as a national historic site in 1978. and national park in 2009. today the pallo aalto battlefield is the only unit of the national park service focused on the mexican-american

war. i congratulate representative vela for bringing this bill and championing it. i urge my colleagues to support and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. without objection, the gentleman from arkansas will control the time for the minority. the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> h.r. 268 authorizes the transfer of approximately 166 acres by donation from the international boundary and water commission to the national park service for inclusion in the palo alto battlefield national historic park in texas. the park is the site of the first major battle of the mexican american war and has the distinction of being the only national park service unit to be part of the war. it includes the historic fort

brown site which served as a critical outpost during the mexican-american war. i want to thank chair grijalva for accommodating our request at markup to rirt secretary of interior to complete a down bring study analyzing the feasibility of adding this land to the park prior to it being acquired and incorporated into the boundary. the land to be donated is feasible for the national park service to be managed in addition to the park. this legislation will help preserve an important piece of american history and i urge my colleagues to support the bill. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. let me now yield to the gentleman from texas, the sponsor of the legislation, representative vela for as much time he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. vela: thank you, mr. chairman.

mr. speaker, today i rise in support of h.r. 268, legislation to add the fort brown earth works to the palo aalto battlefield national historic park. i introduced this legislation to preserve a piece of history that is not only central to sut texas, but to our great -- south texas, but to our great nation. adding fort brown is critical toint pretting the mexican american war and the changes made to our international bound drivment it is a record of our nation's border expansion extending to the rio grande river. in hopes of establishing the rio grande river as the southern border of the united states, general taylor ordered the construction of fort texas in march of 1846. on may 3 of 1846, mexican general arista attacked fort texas. under the command of general zachary taylor, u.s. forces, including lieutenant grant, fought at the battle and the --

had two decisive victories. while the siege produced limited damage to the fort, major jacob brown, who had command of the post, was mortally wounded in its defense. afterward general taylor named the site fort brown and surrounding area became the city of brownsville, texas. the earth works is the only standing architecture in the united states associated with the mexican-american war. bringing the earthworks into the national park helps tell our nation's story and protects this important symbol of the transformation of the country resulting from the 19th crepetry western expansion. i urge you to -- urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this legislation so we can protect an essential piece of our history that will help us to tell the story of our nation long into the future. i thank the chairman and the ranking member for their support in this legislation. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arizona reserves.

the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i reserve. ready to close when the gentleman from arizona is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. i have one additional request to address the legislation. that is from the representative gonzalez. i recognize him for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. gonzalez: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of congressman vela's bill, h.r. 268, which would add fort brown to the palo alto battlefield national park located in brownsville, texas. by including this fort we are creating a national monument for the only standing architecture in the united states associated with the mexican-american war.

in 1845, after the annexation of texas, president james polk sent soldiers to mexico to proclaim the boundary of the united states at the rio grande. in 1846, general zachary taylor ordered the construction of the fort, which consisted of a six sided earthwork. once finished, general taylor left a procure supplies and gave command of the fort to major jacob brown. on may 3, 1846, mexico sought to capitalize on the depleted resources and bombarded the fort for six straight days. major jacob brown and the american troops sought -- fought valiantly forcing mexico to retreat. american forces only lost two soldiers, one of which was major brown himself. today the city of brownsville

and fort brown serve as a testament to major brown's valor and patriotism and sacrifice by passing h.r. 268, we as a nation will honor major brown and the americans who stood their ground on fort brown. i urge my colleagues to both sides of the aisle to join congressman vela and i in preserving this important part of south texas and our entire country's history. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. west everyman: mr. speaker -- mr. westerman: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no further requests for time and inquire whether my colleague is -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. westerman: i'm ready to close. i urge adoption of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: join with ranking member to urge adoption of the

legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 268, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 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. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. grijalva: thank you again, mr. speaker. i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1908. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 196. h.r. 1908. a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as ka'ena point national hair tanl area, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona,

mr. grijalva, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you again, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. mr. grijalva: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 190 #, the ka'ena point national heritage act introduced by natural resources committee colleague representative ed case. this bill authorizes the secretary of secretary of interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating ka' ena point national heritage area in the state of hawaii. the study focuses on the undeveloped area of the point on the west end of the island and home to some of the richest and

most well preserved cultural aspects of hawaii's history, along with invaluable, unique, environmental, and natural resources. the area's site -- is the site of the last intact sand deun ecosystem in hawaii and important cultural site that according to some hawaiian traditions is where the souls of the deceased left to the next plain of existence. rich with wildlife and biodiversity, the area is home to various protected species including albatross, the wedged tailed waters, monk seals, and plants. i congratulate my colleague, representative case for championing this bill on behalf of his constituents. urge my colleagues to support the legislation. i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. moore: i yield myself such

time as i may consume. this bill requires the secretary of interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating ka'ena point as a national heritage area. the study focuses on an undeveloped area on the west end of o'hau which has the last intact sand dune species in hawaii. as the chairman pointed out, this point is inhabited by various protected species. the wedged tail sheer waters, monk seals and rare native plants. the feasibility that this bill authorizes will be conducted in consultation with state and local historic preservation officers, historical societies and tourism offices. someday i hope to be able to visit this ka'ena point with congressman case. i urge adoption of the bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield as much time as he may

consume to the sponsor of the legislation, the gentleman from hawaii, mr. case. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. case: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 1908, the ka'ena point national heritage area act. i wish first to recognize and say mahalo, or thank you to our partner in our hawaii congressional delegation, mr. kahele. our bill directs the u.s. department of the interior to see where ka'ena point should be designated as a national heritage area, or n.h.a. the three-year study would evaluate whether ka'ena point holds invaluable resources that reflect our country's heritage and worthy of conservation and special recognition nationally. such a designation would also offer critical support to our local community in hawaii to conserve the area for present and future use. i am certain that ka'ena point

is a perfect candidate for n.h.a. designation. it houses a rich cultural and environmental history. it is the location of one of hawaii's most sacred places, a leaping place of souls where, according to native hawaiian tradition, the spirits of the recently deceased leap from this realm to the next. as one of the last few remaining and easily accessible wilderness areas on owe hau would you, the sand dunes are home to a number of indengered piece use such as the monk seal, and this bill will preserve the traditions and pristine natures of ka'ena point. the community, our local organizations, fishers, hikers and neighborhood groups will be fully engaged throughout the study process and, if the area is eventually designated as an n.h.a., will be integral partners in the area's management.

finally, i also want to thank the chair and ranking minority members of my full committee on natural resources and subcommittee on national parks, forests, and public lands, and our staffs for your understanding and support of our proposal. and, yes, to the ranking minority member, i look forward of showing you can henna point as soon as you can come out. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on this legislation, and i yield back. mahalo. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: i have no further speakers on the legislation and inquire as to my colleague on the other side. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i, again, urge adoption of the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you very much, mr. speaker. we all know hawaii is a

beautiful state. the bill will help protect and conserve that rich environmental and cultural heritage. i urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and urge congress -- representative case to invite all of us to hawaii when it's time to see the site. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time has expired. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1908. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas -- i'll get it right. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. grijalva: thank you, mr.

speaker. i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1931, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1931, a bill to provide competitive grants for the promotion of japanese american confinement education as a means to understand the importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to raise awareness about the importance of cultural tolerance toward japanese americans, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona, mr. grijalva, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you, again, mr. speaker. and i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield myself such time as i may consume.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you. i rise in support of h.r. 1931, the japanese american confinement education act, introduced by my colleague, representative doris matsui. in 2006, congress established the japanese american confinement sites program for the preservation and interpretation of u.s. confinement sites where japanese americans were detained during world war ii. these grants are awarded through a competitive process to entities working to preserve historic japanese american conservation sites. it requires a 2:1 federal to nonfederal match. this bill would authorize the increase and much-needed funding for the program within the national park service ensuring the lessons and history of the unjust incarceration of japanese americans is not forgotten and that we continue to learn from the transgressions of the past. the bill will also establish a new competitive grant within the

program that would support nonprofits to create and share educational materials about the incarceration of japanese americans during world war ii. i congratulate my colleague, representative matsui, for championing this bill on behalf, and i urge my colleagues to support it. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. westerman: mr. speaker, h.r. 1931 extends the authorization of the japanese american confinement sites grant program and establishes a new competitive grant program to award grants to japanese american organizations to create and disseminate educational materials about the history of japanese american confinement during world war ii. in 2006, congress established the japanese american confinement sites, or jacs program, for preserving and interpret u.s. confinement sites during world war ii.

however, the program will soon run up the end of its authorization cap. it has supported valuable projects across the country, including at least 12 in my home state of arkansas where important projects had been funded at my alma mater, the university of arkansas at fayetteville as well as arkansas state university, the university of arkansas at little rock, the central arkansas library system, and the mcgee industrial foundation. these projects include archiving, creating educational exhibits, hosting workshops and lectures, preserving cemeteries and recording oral history. i appreciate representative matsui's work on this important legislation. and i urge my colleagues to support extending the program. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you, again, mr. speaker. and i yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from california, the sponsor of the legislation, representative

matsui. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. matsui: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of my bill, the japanese americans confinement education act. this bill builds upon one of my earliest achievements, re-authorizing the japanese americans confinement sites program established in 2006. the japanese american story is an important one. it needs to be told and retold. it is a story that cannot afford to be lost in time. this year marks the 80th anniversary of the authorization of the executive order 9066. yet, too many americans do not know the history of the japanese american community. these americans were stripped from their homes and sent to remote camps. families were put behind basrbe wi wire and guarded by armed

soldiers. today, i speak to be on the floor of the people's house as a member of this esteemed chamber. yet, my first three months of life were part of that pained experience. my parents were among those who lived in these appalling conditions, incarcerated solely because of their ancestry. this also included many people from the sacramento region, including my late husband, congressman bob matsui, who was only 6 months old when he was sent to one of these camps. those of us in the japanese american community know all too well if we do not learn from history, we risk the chance of it repeating. that is why we must continue to lift up these stories. that is why we must continue to listen to those who came before us. and teach this history to our future generations. these are the voices that my bill seeks to preserve.

there are still some people who think that by walling off our country from the less fortunate that we will somehow make ourselves safer, that by making people feel like the other that we will be more secure. but that is not who the american people are. we have this wonderfully diverse nation, and it is together that we stand the strongest. the story of japanese americans is something that bob and i felt the responsibility to preserve. the history of individuals and families in the japanese american community. and really, it is truly an american story of perseverance, persistence, and the love of this country. with that, i urge my colleagues to vote yes on educating our public about this important, painful piece of american

history. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you. let me recognize the gentleman from hawaii, mr. case, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. case: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 1931, the japanese american confinement education act, as well as h.r. 6434, which we will consider later today. i am honored and humbled to co-sponsor these measures, and i sincerely thank my colleagues from california, representatives matsui and obernolte, for crafting both pieces of ensuring

that the japanese americans are never forgotten. the memory of world war ii invokes one of the darkest periods of our history, the mass internment of japanese americans. our federal government forcibly relocated and incarcerated about 120,000 japanese americans, the majority of whom were u.s. citizens, in barbed wired enclosed camps. these two bills strengthen our ability, if not necessity, to tell the history of what happened at these confinement sites, and to ensure that future generations learned what happened so it never occurs again. i urge my colleagues to honor and require the japanese americans who were incarcerated at still infamous sites like manzanar, tuli lake, where my wife's and aunt were interned,

heart mountain, and another in honolulu, by voting yes on both h.r. 1931 and h.r. 6434. mahalo and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. . gri gri i have no further requests for time and does the gentleman have any more speakers? mr. westerman: i encourage passage of this bill. i have friends back in arkansas who like representative matsui were in some of these internment camps and great americans and very patriotic and we owe it to them to recognize what happened and to support this program and i urge adoption and i yield

back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: i would urge approval of h.r. 1931, the sponsor of the legislation and representative case have made the profound argument for the legislation and its support. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentleman yields back the balance of his time all time has expired. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1931 as amended. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. grijalva: i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2899. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill.

the clerk: h.r. 2899, a bill to direct the secretary of the interior to conduct a study to assess the suit built and feasibility of designating areas within the island of guam as a national heritage area and for other purposes. pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona and the gentleman from arkansas each will control 20 minutes. mr. grijalva: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: i yield myself such time as i may consume. this was introduced by my colleague, representative san nicholas. this authorizes the secretary of

interior to conduct a study to assess the suit built and feasibility of designated areas within the island of guam as national heritage areas. the study would cover the entire island of guam and identify areas of natural, historic and cultural importance to reflect the customs and beliefs that have significant as pets of the american stories. i congratulate representative san nicholas in promoting this legislation and i urge support from my colleagues and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time the gentleman is recognized mr. westerman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. westerman: h.r. 2899 offered

by mr. san nicholas of guam requires the secretary of interior to conduct a study to assess the suit built and feasibility of designating areas within the island of guam as national heritage areas. the mariana islands were one of the first places settled by sea-fairing people. spain, united states and japan. after the spanish-american war, guam was ceded to the united states. it merits consideration for natural herltage status. i support representative san nicholas to determine whether they need to be designated. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time the gentleman from arizona is recognized.

mr. grijalva: i yield as much time as he may consume to the sponsor of the legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. san nicolas: while i would like to thank the chairman as well as the ranking member, unanimous support for this legislation h.r. 2899 and the majority leader for us to bring this measure to the floor today. this bill will authorize national park service to conduct a study throughout the territory of guam to identify sites that would be designated as national heritage areas. it was signed into law by president reagan and 54 other sites throughout the country have been designated as national heritage areas to preserve, promote and enhance the significance of these sites. guam, in relation to our exam is

our western-most territory situated closer to asia than america. we have the largest coral reef and deep history of imperial japanese occupation and over 300 years of spanish colonization and 1234 years as a u.s. possession and 3,000 years of present-day indigenous history who these people recognized this month. guam holds story of resiliency, loyaltiy, triumph over struggle and our great relationship with these united states. it is the birth place of patriots who gave their lives, veterans who proudly serve and americans who have sought full inclusion into this great

nation. this legislation is one of many steps we must acknowledge the territory of guam in the tapes try that is american democracy. our national heritage is not contiguous to a single land mass. it is everything and everyone we are today. and the confluence of circumstances that have brought us to this day. i urge my colleagues throughout this congress to join my colleagues on the committee to secure unanimous passage of h.r. 2899 of symbolism of the united states, tribes and territories of america. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: i urge adoption of the bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas yields back. the gentleman from arizona is recognized.

mr. grijalva: having no further requests for time i'm prepared to close and inquire if there are any speakers from his side. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has the only time remaining? mr. grijalva: i urge my colleagues to support the legislation and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2899. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. grijalva: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3113 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill.

the clerk: a bill to require the secretary of the interior, the secretary of agriculture, the assistant secretary of army for civil works to digitize and make available geographic mapping data relating to access to water and for other purposes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered mr. grijalva: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of h.r. 3119 -- 13 or map land act

introduced by representative blake moore. we have sportsmen's access to public land and shortly after i became chair we passed the john d. ding tell conservation management and recreation act which included an entire title on sportsmen's access. this will build on that law and investments to help ensure that hunters and andlers can find information and resources to help facilitate public lands' access. the bill would direct the forest service and army corps of engineers to adopt standards to ensure data-base compatibility for the chairing of data relating to federal lands. i thank representative moore for championing this bill. and i urge my colleagues to

support and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support along with chairman grijalva and thank him for his port, the map land act offered by the ranking member natural resources, mr. blake moore of utah. the u.s. forest service to jointly develop and adopt interagency standards for the collection and dissemination of recreation data. our men and women are reliant on mapping to hunt, fish and enjoy activities on our complicated patchwork of federal lands. inconsistent and incomplete mapping data prevents the

agencies from maximizing the full benefits of these technologies plvment moore's bill requires our land agencies to digitize maps across private lands so the public will have a better understanding of federal land access points americans reg stay safe. it is vital to our nation's economy and we need to expand access. i commend mr. moore for his hard to modernize our federal land management records and i urge aoption of the measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time the gentleman from arizona is now recognized. mr. grijalva: i reserve the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time the gentleman from arkansas. mr. westerman: i yield five minutes to the gentleman from utah, mr. moore. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five

minutes. mr. moore: i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 3113 map land act. access to america's lands is critical driven in part by the covid-19 pandemic and seeing people hike and bike than ever before. this creates fond memories and contributes significantly to our economy. each year outdoor recreation injects billions of dollars and support communities in utah. contribute to high-paying job and connects us to our hobbies and interests. of these lands, 9 million acres have no permanent no legal means of access. they understand the shortage of information that exist on which lands are opened, how they can

be accessed and more. tens of thousands of files are currently outdated or only in paper form filling up cabinets in office building basements. this isn't good enough for the 21st century. this prevents us from environs scroiing all our lands to offer and makes it difficult for the employees at our land management agencies to do their jobs and time to fix these problems by modernizing the data. my bill, the map land act will do just that. this bipartisan and bicameral commonsense legislation will help land agencies to work together and improving the digital information to all who visit our lands. making this information more detailed and access i will in the digital age is the reason why this bill enjoys broad support and will help families to spend more time outside and

fostering the great outdoors. i'm grateful for my co-sponsors and drive it forward and staff members and stakeholder groups who worked with my office to bring these lands boo the 21st century. this is an effort that will help for years to come. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i hope my colleagues in the senate will support and pass this bill expeditiously. thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: i reserve the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: again, i encourage adoption of this commonsense bill. it would be beneficial to provide better access to our outdoor recreation areas and also i think would be of great

benefit to americans. i urge adoption and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas yields back all time of his and i now recognize the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva. mr. grijalva: thank you. i concur with the gentleman from arkansas and yield back the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona yields back. all time being yielded the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3113 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayesvisit. -- ayes have it. 2/3 being in the affirmative. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> i request a recorded vote, please. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings are

postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. grijalva: thank you, madam speaker. i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3197. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 195. h.r. 3197. a bill to direct the secretary of the interior to convey to the city in louisiana certain federal lands in louisiana and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the jell from arizona, mr. grijalva, and the gentleman from arkansas, mrl 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you again, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered, without objection. mr. grijalva: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman is recognizeds for as much time hays may consume. mr. grijalva: i rise in support of h.r. 3197, the save the liberty theater act, introduced by my colleague, mike johnson. this would direct the second reto tear of the entireor to convey a small piece of the lis his toric theater to the city of louisiana. though the theater is owned and operated by the city, it's adjacent to the cultural center which is owned by the national prick service as part of the jean lafitte area. they ended up using part of the lands to build a ramp and hvac unit. the city is planning to build their own hvac system.

it is a commonsense piece of legislation and i thank representative johnson for bringing the bill forward and bringing it to our attention and urge our colleagues to support the passage today and reserve the balance of our time. the speaker: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: thank you. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time hays may consume. mr. westerman: i also rise in support along with chairman grijalva of h.r. 3197, the save the liberty theater act, offered by mr. johnson of louisiana. it transfers an annex to the city of louisiana so they can complete critical renovations to the historic liberty theater. it will allow them to replace the hvac system and allow the city to install a new hvac system in the theater and perform other ren rations currently hindered due to the

park service's ownership interest. this will result in cost savings for the national park savings and the taxpayer. i commend mr. johnson for his work to save this important louisiana landmark and building local support for his legislation. i urge adoption of the measure and i hope that the senate will take up this bill very soon. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: madam speaker, reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: again i urge adoption and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas yields back the balance of his time they have gentleman from from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you. i urge my colleagues to support the legislation and i yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. all of his time. the balance of his time. the question is now will the

house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3197. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair 2/3 being in the affirmative -- for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask for a record vote, please. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. grijalva: thank you, madam speaker. i move that the house spleuls -- suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4 80. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: union calendar 193, h.r. 4380. a bill to designate the el paso community healing garden and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the yell from arizona, mr. grijalva,

and the jell from arkansas, mr. westerman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. grijalva: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you again, madam speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 4380, a bill to designate the el paso community healing garden national memorial introduced by my colleague, representative veronica escobar. on january 3, 2013, el paso, texas, was the victim of a horrific terrorist attack that took 23 live, injured 23 other people and devastated communities across the nation. the mass shooting occurred at a wal-mart supercenter on the east side of el paso and is arguably the deadliest targeted attack against latinos in modern

american history. following the attack the county of el paso approved construction of the el paso community healing forward ton provide the community with the space to honor victims and survivors and to heal my heart goes out to all the victims of the horrific attack and while i know there is nothing we can do to turn back the clock, i hope that our efforts to recognize this site as a national memorial will help bring some solace and healing to the community. i thank representative escobar for championing this important bill and i urge my colleagues to support it. madam speaker, i reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from arkansas, mrw recognized. mr. westerman: i yield myself such time as i may may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. westerman: thank you, madam speaker. again, along with chairman grijalva, i rise in support of h.r. 4380 to designate the el

paso healing garden in el paso, texas, as a national memorial. on august 23, 2019, more than 20 people lost their lives and 20 23* more were injured when a gunman opened fire in a wal-mart supercenter. in 2020, the county approved the el paso healing garden to aid the community in heal. i hope it will bring comfort to those who lost loved ones in this senseless and horrific attack. i urge my colleagues to support this measure and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from arizona is now recognized. mr. grijalva: thank you, madam speaker. i yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from texas, the sponsor of the legislation, representative escobar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for as much time as

she may consume. ms. escobar: thank you, mr. chairman. madam speaker, i rise today in strong and enthusiastic support of my bill, h.r. 4380, the el paso community healing garden national memorial act. my bill will designate the el paso county healing garden in el paso, texas, as a national memorial and help ensure that our entire country honors the 23 innocent lives we lost in the attack on el paso on august 3, 2019. i rise today for my legislation but i also rise in memory of the 23 souls who were killed by a domestic terrorist. i rise for the 23 -- for the 22 other victims injured in the attack. and i rise for their loved ones, their families, friends, and for an entire community rocked by white supremacy. on the morning of saturday, august 3, 2019, a 21-year-old

gunman drove more than 11 hours and hundreds of miles to get to el paso. he used an ak-47 and opened fire at a buttsy wal-mart while families were shopping for groceries, getting their prescriptions filled, buying school supplies for their children. he killed couples. grandparents. siblings. brand new parents. his youngest victim was just 15 years old. it was the deadliest targeted attack on latinos in modern american history. the weapon he used wasn't just intended to kill. an ak-47 rips flesh, bones and arteries to shreds. most of the survivors from athe attack don't just live with the scars that we can't see in front of us. but they live with unbelievable physical agony and they also have to shoulder the financial consequences of ongoing

surgeries and medical care. even years later. when he turned himself in, the domestic terrorist confessed to police that he drove to el paso to slaughter mexicans and immigrants. he published a screed online just before the massacre and in it he cited the anti-immigrant great replacement theory and xenophobic hate speech, claiming that he was combating what he called the, quote, hispanic invasion of texas, end quote. this is the same language, these are the same theory, the same hate and racism that we still hear today from right wing public figures and the former president whose favorite scapegoats are still vulnerable immigrants. these people should have seen that their words have power. unfortunately, however, instead of learning from this tragedy, racists and supremacists have

grown more embold and why wouldn't they? they are radicalized nightly by a national media outlet disguised as quote-unquote news that runs unchecked. their talking points openly parroted by leaders here in the halls of congress. our safe, loving, welcoming community, a community of good will, is seen as a threat by people with hate in their heart. and the language of hate draws a target on the backs of the most vulnerable. and on august 3, el paso paid the price. el pasoians, however, came together in the immediate aftermath of the shooting and we did what we do best. take care of each other. stand united. stand in love. we represent the best of america. and el pasoans continue to be a great source of hope for me. el paso is strong. we are resilient. but we deserve justice and

recognition. i am honored to help ensure that what happened in el paso is not forgotten. not anywhere. not in any corner of this country. that we remember every victim and we work to prevent more tragedy. i would like to close my time, madam speaker, by sharing the names of the victims. and tray pablo anchando. jordan kay anchando. arturo benavidez. leonardo camp ios junior d campo os jr. saraester mondrial. guillermo garcia angelina silva inglesby. maria munoz flores. raul flores. gear hrt alexander hoffman. david alva johnson.

luis alfonso juarez. maria eugenia margaret tay roth. ivan monsano. elsa el mendoza. margeie record. javier rodriguez. theresa trinidad sanchez guerra. and juan velascas. may they rest in peace. may their families find comfort. may our country learn from this tragedy. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: i support this bipartisan bill. unfortunate that something -- had so much agreement on it that people would point fingers at political figures or political

movements and try to assign the actions of a disturbed radical individual through a political party or to a political figure. i do support this. i wish the debate hadn't gone in this direction and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from arizona is now recognized. mr. grijalva: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. castro: gun violence epidemic has impacted american communities and texas is no exception and neither was el paso. in 2019, it was shaken to its core when he drove 11 hours to stop what he culled the hispanic

invasion of texas. all of us know that this hatred and bigotry was encouraged from the highest levels of government and played on american media from hard news to led to lives being cut short in the deadliest targeted attack on latinos. and instead, they banded together to mourn their loved ones and rebuild their community and we as americans stood with them. that summer, we were all el paso strong. by designating the el paso healing garden as a federal national memorial site, we will provide solace to the survivors. i strongly support my friend's

bill h.r. 4380 and i urge my colleagues to do the same. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona? mr. grijalva: madam speaker, i continue to reserve our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas. mr. westerman: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: i have no further excuse me. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: are you going to speak? the gentlelady representative

jackson lee is yielded two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i rise in strong commitment and recognition of this healing garden legislation, h.r. 4380 and thank my colleagues, congresswoman escobar, whose legislation it is and congressman castro and grijalva and the gentleman from arkansas for recognizing that we stand united in the acknowledgement of the pain and violence that these families experienced and the tragedy of someone coming to target innocent families and children and that who thought they were invading and statue of

liberty says bring is your for lorn and i thank the leadership she gave and the strength she showed and congresswoman escobar as i traveled to el paso. she was strong. we were broken and resolved and never stand for this again. it was a terrorist act and against people because of their race and ethnic background. i visited those in the hospital that were wounded, some of whom died later. i attended funerals where families lost mothers and fathers. i'll never forget this enormous and devastating tragedy and viciousness of this act. and so i rise to support this legislation and to say never again and thank congresswoman

escobar for reminding us we are americans and this violence and hatefulness will not stand. we ask those in leadership position to not call names of backgrounds they don't understand. let us stand for the people of el paso. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields and the gentleman from arizona reserves. mr. westerman: i recognize. mr. grijalva: i am prepared to close, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas. mr. westerman: i urge adoption of this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: i thank the ranking member for helping bring this to the floor.

representative escobar on this particular piece of legislation, not merely a reminder of a political statement, but it is a memorial, acknowledgement of a tragedy and acknowledgement of reconciliation and need for healing, the need for understanding and the need to have the conversations as communities we need to have. so that if we do knowing else to prevent this kind of deranged violence, we can talk about the issue in a way that maybe reaches part of that end to reduce this kind of violence, violence in general. i speak from limited experience, but vital experience. our former colleague,

representative gifford. six people died. where she would hold events for people to come and talk to her about the issues facing our nation and district. that unique ability of this democracy of ours for their elected firlts to being accessible to the people that they represent. she was shot, almost died, survive and we have a memorial to that event in tucson and it is a rallying point and proven to be a great instrument for nonviolence and it is a forum for discussion and growth, the growth of tolerance and understanding in tucson, arizona. so, with that, let me urge support for this legislation. and thank the ranking member. and i yield back the remainder

of my time, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona yields back. all time having been yielded back, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 4380. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. 2/3 being in the affirmative -- for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> i request a recorded vote on this question. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to section 3-s of rule 8. further proceedings are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona now seek recognition? mr. grijalva: thank you, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass bill h.r. 5001. the clerk: union calendar number 192, h.r. 5001 a bill to

authorize the secretary of the interior to implement programs for the upper colorado and san juan river basin and for other purposes pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona and the gentleman from arkansas each will control 20 minutes. mr. grijalva: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized without objection to submit that. grief give i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. grijalva: i rise to support in h.r. 5001 introduced by representative joe neguse of colorado. this bill would re-authorize two programs that are recovering

fish. this legislation will continue tribes, water users and local utilities and state and federal agencies that are partnering to recover four fish species currently listed under the endangered species act. this has compliance that uses water resources from the san juan river and upper colorado river basins for these fish to be recovered while human water use can continue. with the conservation actions undertaken through the program, one fish was unlitigationed from threatened. and this would work and important that it continues. i want to commend the chair of

the land subcommittee, representative neguse, for his leadership on this bill and i urge my colleagues to support the legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time the gentleman from arkansas. mr. westerman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. westerman: h.r. 5001 would extend the upper colorado and san juan implementation program and reporting requirements for an additional year. it has compliance for 2500 water proper jets and draw more acre-feet of water. the program's goal is to recover four endangered fish species with the goal of species delisting. they reclassified one of these species the humpback chubb and

proposed for the razorback sucker. we need to take care of it. current laws require the secretary of the interior to submit a report to congress by september 30, 2021 or recommendations for the program's post-2023. the department of interior failed to meet this deadline. we are extending the programs by one year to give the administration enough time to complete the report. while i support the extension today, i want to be clear that any extension will require a discussion of the program's goals, achievements and administrative overhead costs. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: i reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is

recognized. mr. westerman: i'm ready to close if the gentleman is ready to close. mr. westerman: again, i support this bill and i support the razor back sucker and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas yields back. the gentlemanfrom arizona is recognized. mr. grijalva: well, it's good to know that the ranking member and we are going to put razor back in every piece of legislation from now on. i have no further speakers. and i yield the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona yields the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 5001. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. 2/3 being in the --

for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> on this question, i request the yeas and nays pursuant to section 3-# s of resolution 8, further to resolution 8, rule 20, further proceedings are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. grijalva: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6434. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar 191, h.r. 6434, a bill to direct the secretary of interior to establish within the national park service, the japanese american history network and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona, mr. grijalva, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerman, each will control 20 minutes.

the chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas. mr. grijalva: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. grijalva: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. grijalva: i rise in support of h.r. 6434, the yap these american world war ii history network act, introduced by my colleague jay oner nolte. -- obernolte. his bill would direct the secretary of interior to establish a japanese american world war ii history network within the service. the u.s. government wrongfully imprized 120,000 japanese americans, many of whom were american citizens. many activities were done in

secrecy and not accurately represented to the public in careers after the war. designating this network will support education and awareness of people, places and events that were associated with the wrongful incarceration of japanese americans. this effort will be a welcome complement to existing japanese american confinement sites grant programs which we are looking to re-authorize and strengthen today through representative matsuis legislation which we considered earlier this afternoon. i want to thank representative obernolte for championing this legislation and i urge my colleagues to support and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker: the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. westerman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. westerman: i rise in support of h.r. 6434, offered by my committee colleague mr. obernolte of california, to establish a japanese american

world war ii history network within the national park system and as chairman grijalva stated this bill is complementary to the previous bill we considered today with the jacks program in it. following the attack on pearl harbor, thousands of japanese americans were remove fred this west coast to relocation centers. they were imprisoned without trial and forced to relocate to some of the most remote areas of our country with few personal belongings. my state of arkansas was hope to two such camps. mr. obernolte's bill which i proudly co-sponsored would establish a cohesive national network to increase the visibility of all sites related to the japanese american experience in world war ii. the network will be similar to existing networks established in recent years to connect sites associated with the underground railroad, reconstruction era,

and the african-american civil rights movement. at the legislative hearing, mr. bruce sito testified this critical network saying, quote we must continue to strength then network, continue to connect the dots through the network, so this tragic and very important lesson in history is never forgotten. the new network will be an important tool to ensure that this history, no matter how painful it may be, is always remembered and the important stories of interred japanese americans are told with honor and respect. in addition to the friends of manzanar, we have received letters of support from the national conference of state historic preservation officer, the national yap these american historical society and the arkansas historic preservation program. i commend mr. oobernolte for his work on this important legislation that will help future generations learn from and reflect on the experiences of japanese americans during

world war ii. i urge my colleagues to support this important bill. i'm prepared to close and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves the balance of his time they feel gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. gri hall have: i'm prepared to close. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: thank you, madam speaker. again, i thank the chairman for his support, i thank mr. obernolte. i urge adoption of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time they have gentleman from arizona is recognize. mr. grijalva: i thank mr. obernolte, my colleague on the committee, ms. matsui a former colleague on the committee, for two pieces of very important legislation that looks at the realism we need to look at in terms of our history as a nation. they're complementary. they're good pieces of legislation. i urge approval and i yield back the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time having been yielded

back, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6434. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair 2/3 being in the affirmative -- for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> madam speaker, on this question i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings are postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair now declares the house in recess until approximately 6:30 p.m.