the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: madam speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 1097. providing for consideration of the bill, h.r. 903, to enhance the security operations of the transportation security administration and stability of the transportation security work force by applying the personnel system under title 5, united states code, to employees of the transportation security administration who provide screening of all passengers and property and for other purposes. providing for consideration of the bill, h.r. 2499, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, united states code, to create a

presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any uncertain diseases is the result of such employee's duty and for other purposes. providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 5129, to amend the community services block grant, to re-authorize and modernize the act. providing for consideration of the bill, h.r. 7691, making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in ukraine for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the clerk will report the resolution. i'm sorry. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: madam speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 1097 and ask for its

immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 76, house resolution 1097. resolved that upon adoption of this resolution, it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h.r. 903, to enhance the security operations of the transportation and security administration and stability of the transportation security work force by applying the personnel system under title 5, united states code, to employees of the transportation security administration who provide screening of all passengers and property and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on homeland security, now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 117-40 modified by the amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this

resolution shall be considered as adopted. the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waved -- waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on homeland security or their respective designees. two, the further amendments described in section 2 of this resolution. three, the amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. and four, one motion to recommit. section 2. after debate, pursuant to the first section of this resolution, each further amendment printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc, pursuant to section 3 of this resolution, shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report,

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report, equally divided an controlled by the proponent -- and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. may be withdrawn by the proponent. shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject for demand of division of the question. section 3, it shall be in order at any time after debate, pursuant to the first section of this resolution, for the chair of the committee on homeland security or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. eams en bloc -- amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read. shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on homeland security or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be

subject to demand for division of the question. section 4. all points of order against the further amendments printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. section 5. upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house a bill, h.r. 2499, to amend chapter 81 of title 5 united states code, to create -- 5, united states code, to create a presumption this that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire action activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on education and labor, now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 117-41, modified by the amendment, printed in

part b of the report -- c of the report of the committee on rules, shall be considered as adopted. the bill as amended shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill as amended and on any further amendment thereto without fi final passage. two, the further amendments described in section 6 of this resolution. three, the amendments en bloc described in section 7 of this resolution. and four, one motion to recommit. section 6. after debate, pursuant to section 5 of this resolution, each further amendment printed in part d of the report of the committee on rules not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 7 of

this resolution shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be dedebatable for the time specifd in the report, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. section 7. is it shall be in order at any time after debate, pursuant to section 5 of this resolution, for the chair of the committee on education and labor or his he isingny to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments not earlier disposed of. amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equal request divided and controlled by -- equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the

committee on education and labor, shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject to demand for division of the question. section 8. all points of order against the further amendments printed in part d of the report of the committee on rules or amendments en bloc described in section 7 of this resolution are waived. section 9. upon adoption of this resolution, it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h.r. 5129, to amend the community services block grant act, to re-authorize and modern ietz the act. all points of -- modern ietz the act. all points -- modernize the act. an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 117-42, modified by the amendment printed in part e of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered

as adopted. the bill as amended shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill as amended and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on education and labor or their respective designees. two, the further amendments described in section 10 of this resolution. three, the amendments en bloc described in section 11 of this resolution. and four, one motion to recommit. section 10. after debate, pursuant to section 9 of this resolution, each further amendment printed in part f of the report of the committee on rules not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc, pursuant to section 11 of this resolution, shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated 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 an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject to demand for division of the question. section 11. it shall be in order at any time after debate, pursuant to section 9 of this resolution, for the chair of the committee on education and labor or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part f of a report of the committee on rules, accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. amendments en bloc pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor member of the committee on education and labor or their respective designees, shat knob be subject to amendment and shall not be subject for demand for division of the question.

section 12. all point of order against further amendments printed in part f of the report of the committee on rules or amendments en bloc described in section 11 of this resolution are waived. section 13. house resolution 1096 is hereby adopted. section 14, house resolution 188 agreed to march 8, 2021, as most recently amended by house resolution 1065, agreed to april 28, 2022, is amended by striking may 13, 2022, each place it appears and inserting in each instance june 10, 2022. section 15. notwithstanding clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on a vote by the yeas and nays on the question of adoption of a motion that the house suspend the rules offered by -- offered on the legislative day of may 10, 2022, or may 11, 2022, may be

postponed through the legislative day of may 18, 2022. section 16. upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h.r. 7691, making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in ukraine for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the amendment printed in part g of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill as amended and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on

appropriations or their respective designees, and, two, one motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for one hour. mr. raskin: madam speaker, for the purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from minnesota, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. raskin: madam speaker, today the rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 1097, providing for consideration of h.r. 903, the rights for the task force work force -- t.s.a. work force act under a structured rule. provides one hour of debate queely divided and controlled by the committee on homeland security. it self-executes manager's amendment from chairman thompson, makes in order eight amendments and provides for one motion to recommit. the rule also provides for

consideration of h.r. 2499, and h.r. 5129 under structured rules. it provides one hour of debate for each, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on education and labor. self-executes manager's amendments from chairman scott to both bills, makes in order eight amendments and 17 amendments respectively and provides for one motion to recommit for both bills. the rule provides en bloc authority to chairman thompson and scott. further, the rule provides for consideration of h.r. 7691, the additional ukraine supplemental appropriations act. under a closed rule. the rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations. the rule self-executes manager's amendment from chairwoman delauro the rule self-executes a manager's amendment from ms. delauro. the rule also deems passage of house resolution 1096, recognizing congressional workers' right to organize.

it provides recess instructions and same-day authority through june 10. finally i it postpones suspension votes on may 10 and may 11 through may 18. madam speaker, the rule contains five essential points of action. this seeks to afford t.s.a. employees similar rights prork texts and benefits afforded to most other federal workers across the country in order improve the agency's operations, work force retention and morale. h.r. 2499 is the bipartisan federal firefighters fairness act of 2022. this legislation establishes a science-based list of diseases for which an automatic presumption of work-related illness would apply for federal

firefighters who get sick, provided that they are employed in fire protection activities for at least five years. it also establishes a process for adding other diseases based on scientific analysis going forward. h.r. 5129 is the bipartisan community services block grant modernization act of 2021. it re-authorizes and imfliefd -- improves the popular and effective community services block grant program to help reach even more americans, provides more community development across the country and further reduce poverty. the rule also contains a resolution recognizes the right of congressional staff to unionize and finally it includes h.r. 7691, toe the additional ukraine supplemental appropriations act of 2022.

madam speaker, generations to come will look back at this moment to ask, what did our generation do when vladimir putin and his army invaded the sovereign nation of ukraine and tried not only to crush its democracy and violate the spirit of its people but vaporize and annex the entire nation. well, today let future generations observe the biden administration and the bipartisan congress is not only already provided more than $4 billion in security assistance to ukraine, almost all of it coming after the february 24 invasion, but today we are voting to provide nearly $40 billion to address the immediate and near-term security, economic, and humanitarian needs of the ukrainian people that are urgent and desperate. we will provide $6 billion for

training, equipment, weapon, logistics support, supplies, salaries and stipends and intelligence support. $4.35 billion in emergency food assistance medical equipment and other humanitarian aid. billions more for humanitarian relief for the millions of refugees displaced by putin's violence and bombardment of communities in ukraine. the aid that we vote on today will come with the fervent solidarity, admiration and love of the american people. we are in awe of president zelenskyy, the ukrainian people and their army. they have been hanging tough against terrible odds and terrible violence in a splendid display of democratic patriotism for their country. their resolve is heroic and it is breathtaking to behold. with that, i will reserve the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time they have gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized.

>> thank you, madam speaker. i thank the representative, mr. raskin, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i yield myself as much time as i may consume. today we are here to discuss a rule providing for consideration of h.r. 903, the rights for t.s.a. work force act, h.r. 5129, the community services block grant modernization act, and h.r. 2499, the federal firefighters fairness act, which would provide needed benefits to firefighters and other federal workers suffering from occupational related diseases and simplifies the process of providing care and benefits for these workers to ensure they will not be caught up in bureaucratic red tape. finally the rule provides for consideration of a supplemental appropriation to ukraine to ensure they have the necessary funds to counter russian aggression. mrs. fischbach: the community

services block grant or csbg, aims to reduce poverty by improving economic security for low-income individuals and creating economic opportunities in their communities. this program has not been updated since 1998 and is in dire need of reform but h.r. 5129 fails to accomplish that goal. it can'ts to let states set the benchmarks for progress and allowing ineffective programs to continue receiving taxpayer dollars. it increases the income thresholds to 200% above the federal poverty line, stretching federal resources thinner and effectively robbing those most in need of help. it allows grantees to use their facilities for voter registration, completely distracting from the program's goal to fight poverty and risking the introduction of partisan activity into nonpartisan efforts. worst of all, this bills cuts

existing protections for faith-based charities. without these protections organizations that have fought poverty for years could be forced to remove their faithful beliefs from their work if they want to continue providing important poverty relief. why would we want to limit the number of organizations participating in this cause? h.r. 903, the rights for t.s.a. work force act, has so many flaws i don't have time to mention them all. this bill goes against congress' intent when it enacted the aviation support -- the aviation transportation security act to create the transportation security administration, or the t.s.a. in november of 2001. physical lowing the 9/11 terror attacks. at the time, congress recognized the importance of providing unique authorities to ensure that t.s.a. could carry out its national security mission.

converting all 60,000 t.s.a. employees into title 5:00 would limit that flexibility. under atsa, the agency may exercise one-step removal for serious offenses such as intentional security breaches, theft, failure of drug and alcohol tests while on duty or arrests for certain criminal offenses. under h.r. 903, an employee who knowingly allows guns or explosives through a security check point may no longer be immediately fired. furthermore, under this bill, matters of national security could be negotiable under collective bargaining negotiations. the flexibility that congress intended for t.s.a. would allow for the imposition of, for example, enhanced screening procedures based on credible threats. under this bill, the implementation of new security requirements could be subject to

negotiation with the union. if the national security implications are not enough, how about the fact that t.s.a. employees could actually lose benefits under this bill? if h.r. 903 becomes law, mes could lose the ability to trade shifts with one another, donate leave to their colleagues and receive certain incentive pay. some overtime pay would be prohibited and current career milestone bonuses could no longer be offered. finally, this bill forces employees to unionize under afbo employees wouldn't even get to choose their labor representation. this bill does not allow for an intervening union election and would require the d.h.s. secretary to consult with afge on leave benefit, additional pay and incentive, and bonuses for all t.s.a. employees now a

60-person work force. 60,000 person work force. everyone here, i'm sure, is thankful for t.s.a. and wants their employees to be satisfied with their working conditions. but that is a question of -- but what that is a question of congress prioritizing for that purpose. not an inflexible, forced unionization to appease the majority's base. i urge my colleagues to heed the recommendations of the blue ribbon panel, a bipartisan group of former officials that strongly recommended against moving t.s.a. personnel under title 5. thank you, madam speaker, i oppose the rule and ask members to do the same and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized.

>> i rise in support of this legislation which i'm a co-sponsor and inten to vote for. firefighters are routinely exposed to heat, smoke and other substances and are far more likely to develop a cardiovascular or lung disease than other workers. i strongly support extending workers compensation to america's federal civilian firefighters as we will do with the federal firefighter fairness act but i want to use this opportunity to call on house leadership and the veterans affairs committee to bring forward another related bill, the michael wesic firefighters protection act. ms. spanberger: i strongly support extending workers compensation to civilian firefighters but we must extend the same benefit tots our military firefighters and not doing so would be a dereliction of our sacred duty to them. one such firefighter was michael

wesic, an air force firefighters. he deployed twice and after coming home, he was diagnosed with multiple my loma, a blood cancer linked to the dangerous conditions of his service as a military firefighter. a connection we are acknowledging for federal firefighters with our votes for the federal firefighters fairness act. while i'm grateful that we are moving this bill forward i'm deeply concerned and disappointed we are not remedying this issue for the brave service members like mike who had similar exposures. mike died in march, 2021, at the age of 41, leaving behind a loving wife and three school-age daughters. as he faced dunn his illness he worked and advocated to ensure that other military firefighters would have their service connected illnesses recognized. in his honor and in service to military firefighters like him i will continue to work to ensure an acknowledgment of harm is tex tend -- extended to all affected

populations including veterans dieing from cancer without any acknowledgment of their service related injury. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlewoman has expired. ms. spanberger: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. raskin: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota. mrs. fischbach: i yield four minutes to the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> i thank the gentlelady for yielding. this ukraine supplemental in this rule authorizes an additional $40 billion to provide defense article service, humanitarian aid and financial support. i do believe it is important that western countries continue to support ukraine in its fight against its barbaric aggressors but honestly dpork we not deserve a plan? does the administration not need to come to us with where we are going with this? this is an additional $40

billion on top of the several billion that have already been spent. mr. burgess: it's not that i object to the money. i object to not understanding how the administration is proceeding with this. look, it was just 10 months ago that we were all on a conference call with secretary of defense, secretary of state, secretary of homeland security, and they assured us the government in afghanistan was solid and they were going to be ok. and at the same time we're all getting alerts on our phone that the government in afghanistan is headed for the exits with all of our money. that it was october of this year when the clear signs that vladimir putin was massing on the borders around ukraine and there was no solid discussion about whether or not this was important to the united states

and whether or not we should do anything to counteract that. and indeed, there were approves -- approvals for some transfer of weaponry but it was slow to get there. then the president made the unfortunate statement that a small incursion would perhaps be ok. and the same secretary of defense and secretary of state said this would all likely be over in three day's time but they didn't take into account the nationality, the spirit of president zelenskyy and his countrymen who said no, this is not going to happen in our country. look, none of us can predict the future. none of us can predict the future but truly the biden administration really does need to justify the use of american resources as this conflict unfolds. is there a plan for when this supplemental funding runs out? will the united states defense production keep up with ukrainian demand? who is keeping count on the number of stingers and javelin

missiles that are leaving our stockpiles, that should be defending our homeland, are we depleting those so severely that we won't be able to respond should we need to? and are we providing resources that will give ukraine an asimilar ethic advantage to eventually win this war? and if we're not doing that, how long are we going to ask the american people to continue to fund the status quo? look, russia advancing beyond ukraine's borders in a nato territory would almost certainly draw the united states into a war in europe, but let me stress, that's a war in europe. where is the rest of europe in this? we all want to prevent that outcome. we cannot let vladimir putin create this new world order in which he's the tyrant of the world. but to defeat him we have to be united in our goals and united in the expenditure of american resources in support of those goals and we have to have a plan

that we're confident is being followed. it's not lost on me that this amount of money that we're asking to appropriate in an emergency fashion today is exactly 1/2 of the amount, the dollar amount, of weaponry that was abandoned in afghanistan, abandoned to our enemies. let's not find ourselves in that situation again. i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. the gentleman asks us to justify the use of american resources in supporting our democratic allies in ukraine. how would we justify the use of these resources? well, let's start with this. the ukrainian people and president zelenskyy have asked for our help. they've asked for these resources and they need these resources in order to beat back a brutal, bloody and illegal

invasion by vladimir putin who is violating the laws of war on a daily basis. they've killed thousands of civilians, they've killed more than 150 children, murdering them, and his army is raping and killing women, leaving their corpses in the streets. and so we have a democracy trying to defend its sovereign borders against an autocrat who wants to rebuild the russian empire. vladimir putin, the former chief of the k.g.b., who said that the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century was the collapse of the soviet union. and we were hoping that we would have a unanimous, bipartisan statement today in favor in aid to the besieged people of ukraine. but instead we get more voices of defeatism, pessimism and

gloom. and we heard it before. heard representative cawthorn who said, remember that zelenskyy's a thug, remember that the ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and it is incredibly evil and it's been pushing woke ideologies. heard it from steve bannen who said no -- bannan who said no -- bannon who said no republican should vote for any money for ukraine. zero dollars for ukraine. we're hearing it from other candidates around the country. j.p. advance says, i got to be -- vance says, i got to be honest with you, i don't really care what happens to ukraine one way or the other. madam speaker, the democratic world is under siege by vladimir putin. and his filthy army, which is murdering children, raping women, killing civilians. which side are we on? the biden administration is rallying the democratic world, rallying the nato countries.

and we should be standing on a unanimous bipartisan basis with the people of ukraine. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: i thank the gentleman. madam speaker, i rise in support of this rule which includes the resolution i introduced to provide house staff legal protection to organize and bargain collectively. first, a big thank you to speaker pelosi, majority leader hoyer, whip clyburn, and committee chairs lofgren and scott for working with me to get this legislation across the finish line. and to the majority of democrats for co-sponsoring this resolution. it feels surreal and completely right to be here at this critical moment. i've spent much of my career helping workers form unions and bargain collectively. the power of workers to unite and demand fair wages, better benefits and safer working

conditions was central to the creation of the american middle class and it's central right now for working families simply trying to get by. that's why i was humbled when congressional staffers approached me earlier this year and asked me to introduce a resolution that would grant them a fundamental human right, the right to organize and bargain collectively without fear of retaliation. for months now our workers have been organizing in the shadows because they lack the legal protections to come forward. it should not and does not have to be this way for workers seeking to exercise their first amendment right to freedom of association, especially here in the halls of congress. i fervently believe all workers have the chance to have a union and to be protected in pursuing one. this resolution approves regulations originally proposed

in 1996, 26 years ago. those regulations provide guidance for how legislative branch employees can exercise their statutory right to form or join labor organizations. as congress expressly intended. i can say without a doubt that here in the people's house we could not serve our districts without the hard work and dedication of congressional staff. they manage our schedules, advise on policy, engage with constituents and do so much more essential work with humility, with grit and often with little to no recognition. these same workers have endured trauma while providing public service, working through a global pandemic that has killed a million people in this country, and experiencing an assault on our very workplace on january 6, 2021. the very least we can do is honor and respect their effort to organize in congress, giving them the long overdue right to

find their collective voice. this resolution will protect bargaining over working conditions, wages, just cause provisions and more. we've heard loudly and clearly over the past few months congressional staffers want a union. let's not make them wait a second longer. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on the rule and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: thank you, madam speaker. i yield two minutes to the representative from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mrs. greene: thank you. i rise in opposition to the ukrainian supplemental bill. $40 billion, but there's no baby formula for american mothers and babies. an unknown amount of money to the c.i.a. in the ukraine supplemental bill, but there's no formula for american babies

and mothers. $54 million in covid spending in ukraine, but there's no formula for american babies and mothers. $900 million for nonprofits and organizations in ukraine, but there's no formula for american babies and mothers. $8.7 billion for economic support and funding in ukraine, but there's no formula for american mothers and babies. if this is about claiming that it's about saving lives, let's be real. then we would care about war-torn countries like ethiopia. so that's a bunch of hypocrisy, because i never hear ethiopia brought up here. totally ignoring, completely ignoring our own border crisis, our own baby formula crisis, and brutal inflation, skyrocketing gas prices that no one can afford, but $40 billion for

ukraine? stop funding regime change and money laundering scams and u.s. politician cover-ups of their crimes in countries like ukraine. the american people do not support paying for constant u.s. involvement in foreign affairs while our own government fails our own country. let me remind everyone here, we swore an oath to uphold and defend the constitution of the united states of america and our borders. we should be paying attention to our country right now. i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. here's a formula for the destruction of democracy. repeating putin's propaganda and disinformation and appeasing impeerialist assaults on sovereign nations.

i yield to the gentlewoman from washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from washington is recognized for one ms. minnick: -- for one minute. jay allen thank you. the -- ms. jayapal: thank you. the labor movement has shown us what is possible when we dream big and fight hard. tonight we'll clear another hurdle in the battle for workplace safety and dignity. i thank my colleague, representative levin, for his tremendous leadership on this resolution. with house resolution 915, congressional staff will be able to organize and bargain for a better workplace without fear of intimidation or retaliation. as someone who organized with unions, working people and for collective bargaining rights before coming to congress, i know how important it is that we guarantee our staff that same right. as a co-lead of the p.r.o. act, i've continually pushed for pro-worker policies that prioritize safety, equity and better pay. like other workers, congressional staff deserve to be protected at work. they put in long, hard hours, they work incredibly hard to serve the people.

we must lead by example and show our gratitude by ensuring our staff have the right to bargain, to organize and to unionize. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i yield such time as -- i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for such time as she may consume. mrs. fischbach: if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider a bill that would block the biden administration's effort to establish a so-called disinformation governance board. and, madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record, along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. fischbach: thank you, madam speaker. policing of the first amendment protected speech has no place in this country. but yet the biden administration, unsatisfied with their big tech and their mainstream media allies' efforts

to control criticism of their disastrous agenda, have decided to propose a government-sanctioned, taxpayer-funded ministry of truth. this is not only -- this not only runs contrary to the values of our nation, but unlikely -- but likely unconstitutional and congress should play no part in its creation. in fact, congress should come together to uphold the constitutional principles that the best weapon against speech we don't like is not censure, it's more speech. to further speak on the amendment, i yield three minutes to the representative from new york. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. >> madam speaker, i rise today in opposition to the previous question and in support of the immediate consideration of legislation introduced by leader mccarthy and house republicans to defund and prohibit the activities of the biden administration's disinformation

governance board at the department of homeland security. that's right. it's called the disinformation governance board. the notion that this ill-conceived effort will improve americans' trust in their government is fundamentally absurd. in fact, it is just the latest example of how this administration and specifically leadership at the department of homeland security remains grossly out of touch with what issues matter most to the american people. at a time when the boarder is in a state of crisis and more americans than ever before are being fatally poisoned with fentanyl, everyone in this room and in this country would be wise to take note that this, a disinformation governance board, is what your department of homeland security is focused on. mr. katko: are they focused on combating the drug cartels and human traffickers that are profiting from the chaos at our southwest border? apparently not. are they focused on improving our economic security and resilience against unprecedented threats from china, russia and

others? it doesn't seem like it. madam speaker, as ranking member of the homeland security committee, i have witnessed firsthand the consistent lack of transparency demonstrated by secretary mayorkas and the department of homeland security when faced with congressional oversight and legitimate requests for information on the department's mission. why on earth would we trust the same department to now unilaterally expand their mission and decide for us, the public, what is or is not the truth? why has the department why has the department of homeland security been unable or unwilling to answer questions as to the function of this board when canned by congress? if the biden administration was serious about maybing the board apolitical as they claim they are, why have they opted to appoint known operatives as executive director and co-chair. it is reported that the named executive director herself has

promoted now-debunked claims on social media. think about that. the person they claim to be the executive director is -- has in the past herself engaged in disinformation. that's pretty ironic. i ask you, madam speaker, and my colleagues across the aisle, where is accountability for this misguided operation? with this vote we have an opportunity to send a clear message. we should focus on restoring national security not making itself the arbiter of truth and speech. this is america, this is not a communist country. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from minnesota reserves. the gentleman is recognized mr. raskin: i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. green: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank the member, mr. raskin, for the time. i thank mr. levin for what he's done to bring this resolution to

fruition. madam speaker, and still i rise, and today i rise, to defend the rights of our staff to organize. this really is about respect. we should respect their rights, their right to have a decent day's pay for a hard day's work. their right to have the best health care that we can afford. i respect them, i support them, and i respect the right of all workers to organize. hence i will vote for the legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: i yield three minutes to the representative from louisiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to oppose the

previous question so we can immediately consider h.r. 7690, to defund the biden administration' recently announced disinformation governance board. madam speaker, the biden administration' decision to create this board is dystopian in design and should be doomed from the start. the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: members will remove their conversations from the floor. >> thank you, madam speaker. the disinformation governance board should be defunded for one obvious reason. it is not only orrwell yanbu it is unconstitutional we don't allow bureaucrats and government officials to deem what speech is acceptable or

silence viewpoints they don't like this fundamental part of our law must be vigorously defended to preserve our freedom and keep our government in check. mr. johnson: i'm so encouraged to work is so many colleagues on this side of the aisle here who are also fiercely committed to this cause. let's put this simply. there is zero role for the federal government in determining what constitutes true speech. but while we have everybody's attention let's recap this real quickly this disinformation governance board will be housed within the department of homeland security. it was just announced by ambush, very abruptly, by secretary mayorkas. there's no information about its budget. there's no information provided to us about the scope of its work. no information about how it will be kept accountable. there are no details at all. remember this is from the same administration that wants to spy on parents who speak up at school board meetings and spy on our bank accounts. this governance board is a glaring example of mission creep

and even its name is creepy. here's what we do know. the board is supposed to be headed -- the speaker pro tempore: members, please take your comments to the cloakroom. the gentleman may pr seed. mr. johnson: the board is supposed to be headed by a young woman named nina jankowicz who refers to herself as the mary poppins of disinformation. she's a frequent purveyor of untruths, such as calling the new york post report on hunter biden's laptop as bunk. she told npr recently she shudders, that's her word, to think about a country where free speech absolutists, again quoting her, were taking over more platforms. she recommended that law

enforcement and legislatures do more to censor americans. to help her hit the ground running here's what we suggest in her very short stint that will be in this job she ought to check out the recent falsehoods from her administration. the falsehood that secretary mayorkas has done a good job managing the border cries aand it's under control. the falsehood that economic contraction in quarter one is just masking some hidden, broad economic resil yen sthism falsehood that biden's $3.5 trillion spending bill cost zero dollars. the falsehood that inflation is a high class problem, as they told us. the falsehood that 7 pbt of our current inflation is being caused by vladimir putin. you get the point. the problem with the government appointing itself as the arbiter of truth is that it's the government itself that often engages in spin and untruth. madam speaker, i yield back. thank you.

mrs. fischbach: i yield the gentleman and additional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. johnsons: i thank the gentlelady. i would tell my colleagues if this was being proposed by a republican administration we'd be fighting it just a vociferously. i do find it telling that those most concerned about addressing disinformation are those that spread it. the government has no role in determining what is truth or acceptable speech. president biden should dissolve this board immediately and entirely and if he won't republicans well. i urge my colleagues to vote no on the previous question so we may consider my bill to defund the disinformation governance board. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire the gentlelady from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized mr. raskin: i yield one minute

to the gentleman from texas, mr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. doggett: tonight we stand with courageous ukrainians who refuse to give in to putin's war crimes. the morning after this unprovoked attack, i authored the first sanctions legislation in this congress. eventually it may help but what is needed immediately is more weapons and humanitarian relief. undoubtedly, putin was encouraged by those he hoped would divide the west like his admirer president trump who ky de-kylered putin, quote, a genius, and called this, quote, a peace-keeping mission. and his close adviser who even after the bombing got under way claimed that putin was being too gentle. with our weapons, ukrainians defend not only themselves but freedom and democracy everywhere. tonight i hope that republicans

will join democrats in what is truly a test of our commitment to freedom. together, we offer strong support for ukraine to push back on the brutal aggressor in this -- end this terror and maintain its independence. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire. the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: i yield three minutes to the represent frif colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from colorado is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise to oppose the previous question so that we can immediately consider h.r. 7690. mrs. boebert: madam speaker, the biden administration wants to talk disinformation, ok, let's give them something to talk about. let's talk about how the white house said it was republicans that want to defund the police. let's talk about how secretary mayorkas said the southern border is closed. let's talk about how joe biden said his build back better

agenda cost zero american tax dollars. let's talk about how biden's new press secretary falsely claimed trump stole the 2016 presidential election. and remember afghanistan? let's talk about how joe biden said any american who wants to come home, we'll get you home. well, that sounds like the words of a lying dog faced pony soldier to me. the american people will not have their speech monitored by corrupt career professional politicians who lie day in and day out. and now the d.h.s., a militarized department, has established a new disinformation governance board or more accurately known as the department of propaganda. d.h.s. was created to stop terrorism, now it's being used to terrorize the american people. and who did mayorkas hire to run

this orrwellian ministry of truth? this lady. nina jankowicz. she's called an expert on disinformation. probably because she tells lies all the dang time. nina said that president trump would embolden isis. he defeated it. nina said the hunter biden laptop from hell was a trump campaign product. nina said that concerned parents who wanted a say in their children's education were pushing disinformation. and nina said big tech should censor the wuhan lab leak theory because it was, you guessed it, disinformation. nina doesn't seem to have a good relationship with truth. and will surely use this board to silence americans. nina is no public servant. how is that, you say? don't take it from me.

here's her words. are these the words of a public servant? what do i need to do, well, madam speaker, i'll let you read the rest of that. this doesn't seem like someone who should be monitoring american's speech. the democrat party has truly lost their minds. from intimidating judges at their homes, burning down pregnancy centers, and vandalizing churches, to calling moms and dads domestic terrorists and now creating this department to censor free speech because extremists are scared of, what, elon musk? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mrs. boebert: this needs to be defunded. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is no longer recognized. the gentlelady from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from maryland. members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the president. while speaking on the floor of the house.

the house will be in order. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. the very distinguished gentlelady from colorado called the president of the united states -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman deserves to be heard. members, cloakroom is available for your conversations. the gentleman will proceed. mr. raskin: madam speaker, the distinguished gentlelady from colorado called the president of the united states, or likened him to, i think she said, a lying dog-faced pony soldier we obviously could have taken those words down but we have

serious business to do here. unlike some of our colleagues on the other side, we're not interested in censoring other people's speech we want the whole world to see how the gentlelady from colorado speaks. in public. as a member of congress. we want everyone to look at that. meantime, we have come here tonight, madam speaker, to fight for the rights of the t.s.a. work force. more than 50,000 workers, we're giving them the same rights other federal workers have. we came here to fight for the rights of federal firefighters, tens of thousands of them, who will be able to benefit from this legislation if and when they get sick from illnesses caused by their work as firefighters. we came here to expand and improve the community services block grant in the modernization act of 2022. a bipartisan piece of legislation despite what was said about it on the other side. i believe there were eight members of the minority who

voted for it in the house education and labor committee. we are here to recognize the right of congressional staff to unionize and we are here most significantly, madam speaker, on the additional ukraine supplemental appropriations act. and it's for that act that the antics and the diatribes of our colleagues are so profoundly disappointing to those of us who come here to support president zelenskyy and the heroic people of ukraine who are resisting a brutal, illegal, aggression by vladimir putin and his army. we were hoping that we would and we were hoping we'd have bipartisan, unanimous support for this legislation, to rend rt military and strategic -- render the military and strategic economic and humanitarian aid that our democratic allies need. and are asking for and deserve

to fight off this illegal criminal aggression by vladimir putin, who's not a genius, but a war criminal and a mass murderer. that's what he is. and so we are very proud of the work that president biden has been doing in unifying the democratic world against the autocrat, vladimir putin, and his naked, bloody aggression against the people of ukraine, which has cost the lives of thousands of civilians already. and we've seen the war crime of rape spread at the hands of rusrussia's filthy soldiers and we've seen them kill children, blow up schools and hospitals. and we don't see anything remotely like the seriousness and the slemnyity that we would expect of members of the united states congress.

but instead they put up profanity, they mock the president of the united states, they make a disgrace of their own party by the way they behave on the floor of the house of representatives. madam speaker, vladimir putin and his cheerleaders all over the world thought they would make quick work of the people of ukraine and president zelenskyy. they only had supplies for less than a week. everybody thought it was just going to be game over, as some of our colleagues have said. that vladimir putin would just cut right through them. but you know what they weren't counting on, madam speaker, they weren't counting on the spirit of a democratic people, the noble people of ukraine who have heroically resisted every criminal aggressive act by

vladimir putin and his autocratic cheerleaders around the world. and so today, 2 1/2 months later, president biden, having rallied the democratic world, having unified nato, comes back to us and asks for nearly $40 billion in aid to support the strategic needs, the security needs, the economic needs, the humanitarian needs of a population that is reeling from the war and, madam speaker, we say, the american people are here to support the ukrainian people. that's what we're doing here tonight. and i will reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair would remind members that remarks in debate may not engage in personalities toward the president, including by repeating remarks made elsewhere that would be improper if spoken in the member's own words. the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i

yield three minutes to the representative from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise to oppose the previous question so that we can immediately consider h.r. 7690, to defund the biden administration's d.h.s. disinformation governor's board. however, before i get into that i'd like to remind my colleague that just a couple months ago, the administration did offer a ride to president zelenskyy, offered him a ride out of ukraine, to leave the country that he so valiantly has been fighting for. so i want to make sure that that is set straight. and we'll get back to the business at hand. the disinformation governance board, the fact is that the administration thinks that they should be policing disinformation. it's beyond alarming and i'm trying to put myself back into the shoes of the founders 240

years ago to think that the government would be in charge of personal views of the first amendment. mr. pfluger: and the antics, ass been called here -- as it's been called here. my constituents don't think what i'm saying right now are antics. what they are proud of is that we're standing up to say that we do affirm that the government does not get to determine what is true and false. personally i've heard secretary of homeland security mayorkas claim that our border is secure. but millions of illegal immigrants are allowed to pour into our country, including known and suspected terrorists. even more disturbing is that secretary mayorkas has put an outspoken partisan person who has mocked stories, including those about hunter biden's laptop, has praised the now

debunk dossier and other stores out into the public, -- stories out into the public, while still claiming to be the purveyor of truth. it's beyond laughable. the department of homeland security should be focused on one thing and this is not a partisan issue. it's our security. it's our nation's security. that's what d.h.s. was founded on after september 11. that's what the focus should be on right now. not fact checking social media or censoring americans. today every member of congress will be put on record and the question will be, do you stand on the side of free speech or not? i stand on the side of free speech for my constituents. the 750,000 who i believe would not call what i am saying antics. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. our colleagues don't seem to

want to talk about the chaos and the violence and the bloodshed that's been unleashed on the people of ukraine. i'm really shocked that they don't want to talk about it. but they want to talk about free speech. great. let's talk about free speech in russia. more than 15,000 people are arrested and detained as they crush the anti-war movement in russia. as he jails political opponents in russia. and they haven't said a word about that. have they said anything about the opponents of the war in russia who have been thrown into jail? no. they're talking about a board in america that i wasn't even aware existed, i'm not sure it does, that has never thrown anybody into jail. how do they feel about russian critics of the war being thrown into jail? how do they feel about more than eight million ukrainians who have been displaced by the war?

who are living in the homes of the polish people who have heroically opened their doors to them. they say nothing about that. do they think that vladimir putin is the leader of a democracy? is there any one of them who will stand up and say that vladimir putin is an autocrat, an authoritarian, a would-be totalitarian? do any of them remember that vladimir putin was the head of the k.g.b.? is that their ideal model for civil liberties? vladimir putin, who said that the collapse of the soviet union is the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century? is this abraham lincoln's party we're hearing today? or is it a consult of donald trump? madam speaker, we have to decide which side america's going to be on. the democratic world has risen as one to support the people of

ukraine. and yet our friends don't seem to want to talk about that. they don't want to seem to support this effort, which is extraordinary to me. as the people of ukraine are doing whatever they can to fight this naked, illegal aggression, this unilateral war of aggression, unprovoked, unjustified, a violation of international law in every way. madam speaker, it is incumbent upon us as the leader of the democratic world if that's still what we want to be to support democracies under attack by authoritarian regimes. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the representative from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. roy: thank you. the gentleman from maryland

talked about this institution, but we got a $40 billion bill at 3:00 in the afternoon. i haven't had a chance to review the bill. my staff is pouring over the pages to try to see what's in it. you want to talk about the institution? you want to talk about standing up alongside ukraine? why don't we have a debate on the floor of the people's house instead of the garbage of getting a $40 billion bill at 3:00 in the afternoon, not paid for, without having any idea what's really in it, with a massive slush fund that goes to the state department, $13 billion, $8 billion for the economic support fund, $110 million for embassy security. we got $40 billion that is unpaid for and you want to sit here and lecture this body about what we're going to do or not do about standing alongside ukraine? what don't we talk about the american people are hurting, the wide-open borders, the inflation that's killing people, the jobs people can't get because of the cost of good and services in this country. sitting here and being lectured to when i don't have time to look at a $40 billion unpaid bill. i make a motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: the question son the motion to adjourn -- is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [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 alabama rise? >> as the member designated by mr. cawthorn of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. cawthorn will vote yes on the motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. kim of california, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. kim will vote yes on the motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady new hampshire rise? >> as the member designated by by ms. brownley, i inform the house that ms. brownley will vote no on the motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? >> as the member designated by

mr. curtis, i inform the house that mr. curtis will vote yeah. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> as the member designated by mr. dell gad hue and mr. huffman, these members will vote no on the members to vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from florida rise. >> as the member designated by mr. diaz-balart from the sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. diaz-balart will vote yes on the motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> as the member designated by by the honorable james langevin of rhode island and pursuant to house resolution 8, mr. langevin

will vote no on the motion to adjourn. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson from florida, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote no on the motion to

adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairman scott and chairman carter, these members will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise?

>> as the member designated by ms. herrera butler of washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera butler will vote yes on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin rise? >> i inform the house that congressman from the 7th district of wisconsin will vote yes on adjournment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. sires, mr. lamb, mrs. kirkpatrick, these members will vote no on

the motion to adjourn. are are >> for what purpose does the gentleman from gentleman rise? >> i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> as the member designated by mr. ocasio-cortez of new york, i inform the house that

ms. ocasio-cortez will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from new jersey rise? >> as the member designated by ms. what laster ky will vote yes on the motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> as the member designated by by congressman lewan correa, i inform the house the house pursuant to house resolution 8 in accordance to regulation c-6, mr. correa will vote no on the motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker, the following members vote no, brown from maryland, waltz from pennsylvania and and rush from illinois.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise?

>> as the member designated by ms. meng and ms. speier, these members will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. price of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. price will vote no on the motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from west virginia rise? mrs. miller: as the member designated by mr. mooney, i inform the house that mr. mooney votes yes on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise?

mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, i inform the house that he will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? ms. kaptur: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. ryan of ohio, i inform the house that member will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? >> madam speaker, the following members are no on the motion to adjourn. cuellar of texas, castor of texas and scanlon of pennsylvania. i inform the house that these members will all be voting no on the motion to adjourn.

thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from delaware rise? for what purpose does the gentlelady from delaware rise? ms. blunt rochester: as the member designated by ms. kelly of illinois, i inform the house that ms. kelly will vote no on the motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia rise? ms. wexton: as the member designated by ms. bourdeaux and ms. port porter, i inform the house that -- ms. porter, i inform the house that these members vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin rise? >> madam speaker, i would once again say that the congressman from wisconsin votes aye on adjournment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan rise? ms. stevens: as the member designated by mrs. lawrence, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote no on the

motion to adjourn.

the speaker pro tempore: all members having voted?

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 188, the nays are 225 --

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 188, the nays are 226. the motion is not adopted. the house will be in order. the house will come to order. the house will come to order. the house will come to order.

the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady. ms. jackson lee: i reject the notion that america is not strong and america and american people are not strong enough to stand with those in ukraine who are fighting with their fighting and against the violence. i reject the notion that americans are not empathetic about ma rmp iupol and 210 children were murdered by this bombing in the midst of.

and i traveled with codel hoyer. as unicef said, this war is a nightmare for ukraine's. this supplemental recognizes that and democracy must stand and children must be protected with focus on humanitarian aid and recognizing that girls and women have been raped. it is time for us to speak with the american people have spoken, standing with ukraine. this supplemental will help us stand with ukraine and i ask my colleagues to stand with ukraine. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from minnesota. >> i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman from maryland ready to

close? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland is recognized. >> i just wanted to comment a little bit. there has been complaints that our speakers on our side of the aisle are not addressing the bill that has been presented to us this afternoon but we are talking about the rule and dealing with the procedures for what will happen the rest of this week. this is a rules debate and we will get to the substance of the issue in the debate on each of the bills. i am sure, i know that our members will be talking about the ukraine bill and some of the concerns and some of the positives about that bill. with all of the time that is allotted for those debates later today and there will be discussion about each of those at great length. in the meantime, there is great concern regarding the

disinformation governance board and this body needs to discuss it. and mr. speaker, i oppose the rule and the previous question and i ask members to do the same. and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: i thank the gentlelady for her remarks, we were interrupted by a motion to adjourn a few moments ago. ukranians are being slaughtered. schools, churches, hospitals have been bombarded and yet 188 of our colleagues just to pack it up and go home instead of providing the people of ukraine and president zelenskyy with the humanitarian assistance they need. and i'm glad and i thank the

bipartisan majority that rejected that approach. and i want us to make sure we are sending a message of hope and solidarity to the people of ukraine. mr. speaker, if we have isolationists in the house, i hope they don't think that putin is a civil -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. proceed. mr. raskin: thank you, mr. speaker. putin is no civil lib tearian. and putin is no civil libber tearian. he is looking access to media and throwing people into prisons for people and finds a new law

to impose 15 years in prison on anyone who publishes or broadcasts what the government considers false for. it is against the law in russia to describe the invasion of ukraine as an invasion or a war. you can't describe it. talk about orwellian. why did we hear nothing from our colleagues about that. do they think that putin is fighting for civil liberties in his invasion of ukraine and his attempt to demolish a country? mr. speaker, the american people, in every public opinion poll we have seen stands strongly with the people of ukraine and understand illegal

aggression when they see it and we know that putin is trying to crush the sovereignty of the people of ukraine. and america stands with the nato countries. america stands with the democratic governments and america stands with democracy. all over the world. that's who we are, that's who we are and we will never forget it and never let go of it and not fall prey to putin's propaganda, disinformation or the conspiracy theory about what is happening in ukraine today. mr. speaker, i urge a yes vote on the rule and the previous question and i yield back. and i move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the question is in ordering the previous question on the

resolution. those in favor say aye those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. >> i request the yeas and nays pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, the chair will reduce to five minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the resolution. this is a 15-minute vote.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from texas rise snr ms. garcia: as the member designated by by the following members representative castro and representative cuellar and i i inform the house that they will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady california rise? >> as the member designated by ms. kim of california, pursuant

to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. kim will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady michigan rise snr >> as the member designated by mrs. lawrence, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on the previous question. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from north rise? >> as the member designated by mr.~wilson, i inform the house that mr.~wilson will vote no. >> as the member designated by ms. brownley, i inform the house that ms. brownly will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady west virginia rise? >> as the member designated by mr. mooney of west virginia, i inform the house that he will

vote no on ordering the previous question on h. res. 1097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from virginia rise. >> ms. porter. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady. >> as the member designated by ms. walorski will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> as the member designated by congress member correa, i inform the house that it is his intention to vote aye on the resolution, the motion to provide the previous question on house resolution 1097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >> as the member designated by

mr. cawthorn, i inform the house that mr. cawthorn will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, mr. suozzi, ms. barra dpan, they will vote yes on ordering the previous gee. >> as the member designated by mr. the gentleman from wism, i inform the house that mr. tiffany will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> as the member designated by mr. rush, mr. mfume and mr. lawson and mr. doyle, pursuant to house resolution 8, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from florida rise? >> as the member designated by mr. lawson, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> as the member designated by ms. herrera butler of washington state, she will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise snr mr.connolly: madam mr. connolly spb as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, i inform the house that ms. titus of nevada will vote aye on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> good evening, madam speaker. as the member designated by honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes on the motion to prove the previous question on house resolution 1097.

thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> yes, ma'am. madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> as the member designated by mr. delgado of new york, ms. wilson of florida, and mr. huffman of california, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. tim ryan of ohio, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. price from north carolina, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. mario diaz-balart of the sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. diaz-balart will vote nay on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman johnson, chairman scott, chairman thompson and representative khanna, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from delaware rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. kelly of illinois, i inform the house that ms. kelly will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. sires, mr. lamb, mrs. kirkpatrick and

mr. gottheimer, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? >> as the member designated by mr. curtis of utah, i inform the house that mr. cur kit will vote nay on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. speier and mse that these -- ms. meng, i inform the house that that they will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> as the member designated by ms. ocasio-cortez of new york, i inform the house that ms. ocasio-cortez will vote yea on the motion to prove the previous question on h.r.res. 1097.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are?

the speaker pro tempore: this vote, the -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 218.

and the nays are 203. the previous question is ord ordered. the question is, on the adoption of the resolution, those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it the gentlelady from moted. >> i request the yeas and nays pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from missouri ria. >> ms. war laster ky will vote no. mr. pallone: as the member designated by by mr. sires, mr. lam, and kirkpatrick, these members will vote yes on h. res. 1097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south rise? >> as the member designated by mr.~wilson, i inform the house that mr.~wilson will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise?

mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. bar began and mr. dei inform the house that they will vote yes on h. res. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlemanfrom california rise? >> and house resolution 8, ms. kim will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michiganize? >> as the member designated by ms. lawyers, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes oh, yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >> as the member designated by mr. cawthorn of north carolina, mr. cawthorn is no longer on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> as the member designated by congress member correa, i inform

the house that mr. correa will vote yes on house resolution 1097. and the rules providing for consideration of h.r. 903. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin rise? >> as the member designated by mr. tiffany, i inform the house that mr. tiffany will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from virginia rise. >> as the member designated by ms. porter, i inform the house that they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise snr mr. jeffries: and chairman scott

and chairman thompson i inform the house the house that they will vote yes on h. res. 1097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from west virginia rise? >> as the member designated by mr. mooney of west virginia, that mr. moon yes will vote no on the adoption of h. res. 1097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from texas rise? ms. garcia: as i foes that they will vote yes on h.res. 097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? >> as the member designated by mr. curtis of utah, mr. curtis will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady

rise? ms. garcia: as as the member designated by mr. castro of texas and mr. scanlon of pennsylvania, these members will vote yes oh, yes on h. res. 1097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> as the member designated by ms. herrera butler, she will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlemanfrom virginia rise? mr.connolly: as as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, i inform the house that she will vote aye on h. res. 1897. >> as the member designated by for mr. carter of texas, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote nay on the rule.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady in new hampshire rise? >> ms. brownly will vote yes on h. res. 1097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from florida rise? >> as the member designated by mr. dlairt, mr. diaz-balart will vote nay on the rule. >> as the member designated by mr. lawson, fowgd that mr. lawson will vote yes yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from delaware rise? >> as the member designated by ms. kelly of illinois, ms. kelly will vow yes on h. res. 1097.

ever >> as the member designated by mr. james langevin of rhode island i would like to innows the house that he will vote yes on h. res. 1097. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from north carolina rise? >> as the member designated by mr. price of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on house resolution 1097. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, mr. delgado of new york and mr. huffman of california, they will vote hesm yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from new york rise? >> as the member designated by ms. owe cases yeoh cortez, the member will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> as the member designated by mr. rush of illinois, mr. mf ump m emp, mr. brown, mr. deutch, pursuant to house resolution, they will vote yes on house resolution.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? ms. kaptur: as the member designated by mr. tim ryan of ohio, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on house res. 1097. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 217. the nays are 202. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to house resolution

1097, house resolution 196 is hereby adopted.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1097, i call up the bill h.r. 7691, the additional ukraine supplemental appropriations act 2022, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 7691, a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance

for the situation in ukraine for the fiscal year sending -- ending september o30, 2022 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1097, the amendment printed in part g of house report 117-320 shall be considered as adopted. the bill as amended is considered read and shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their respective designees. the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. granger, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: 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.

ms. delauro: i rise in support of t the additional ukraine supplemental appropriations act which provides $40.1 billion in much-needed emergency security, economic, and humanitarian aid to support the ukrainian people and defend global democracy in the wake of russia's unprovoked attack on ukraine. for nearly three months now, putin's greed, growing aggression and unyielding pursuit of power have led to grieves loss of life and humanitarian devastation. the cruelty against innocent civilians at the hands of putin and his cronies is devastating. the images of the violence and terror coming from ukraine should horrify us all. entire cities are being demolished. ukraine's democracy is being undermined every single day. women and girls are being sexually abused by cruel russian

soldiers. hospitals and universities which should be safe havens are being intentionally attacked. war crimes are being carried out every single day as part of a deeply dangerous pattern of extensive shootings, torture and other violent crimes. thousands of innocent children and their families have been brutally murdered. and as a result, nearly six million ukrainians have been forced to flee their country. and another 6.5 million have been displaced inside war-torn ukraine. given the magnitude of the terror campaign being waged against the ukrainian people and ukrainian democracy, we are morally obligated to ensure the brave ukrainian fighters and ukrainian people have the security and economic aid that they need. i am proud to be standing here today in support of a bill that does just that. this legislation invests

strongly to support ukraine's dire efforts to defend itself by keeping weapons and ammunition flowing without interruption. with $6 billion for the ukraine security assistance initiative, we will provide the equipment, training and weapons that the ukrainian military and national security forces need to continue to protect the ukrainian people. at the same time, we are providing additional support for ukraine and our allies and partners in the region as they continue to build and upkate their capabilities. but we know very well that russia's invasion is not only a threat to ukraine's physical security but also a threat to the very core of ukrainian and global democracy. this bill will invest in critical economic assistance to help ukraine protect its democracy by ensuring the continue newty of its democratic government. by countering human trafficking and by fighting dangerous russian lies. but the impact of this war does not end there.

the prolonged invasion has taken an immense toll globally, where people the world over are suffering from a growing food insecurity, the rising costs of food, and to address this devastating reality we are providing more than $5 billion in emergency food assistance and support for agricultural development. as we support the fight against russian aggression, those struggling to put food on the table, the most vulnerable people around our world, deserve our support. and none of the devastation caused would have been possible without help from putin's cronies and for that reason the funding in this bill will continue efforts to hold them accountable for the terror they have caused the people of ukraine with funds to seize, rethane, and sell the forfeited property of russia's criminal kleptocrats who enabled putin

regime's war crimes. this bill enschuurs we are one step closer to making them pay the full price for their actions and in the process we will be standing firmly with the ukrainian people while combating the exploitation of ukraine's vulnerable financial system. for those ukrainians who managed to find refuge at our borders, this bill provides funds to expand support services that will make sure they feel safe here as they search for peace and for freedom. we are providing funds for trauma care, housing assistance, case management, english language classes and for screenings, vaccinations and ongoing public health surveillance. the ukrainian people are in desperate need of our support and russia's invasion of ukraine continues to threaten peace and democracy around the globe. this bill will protect democracy, limit russian aggression and strengthen our own national security while most importantly supporting ukraine.

we have no room to fail and must act swiftly and decisively. the members of this body came together quickly in march to provide critical security and economic support for the people of ukraine. mr. speaker, while i am saddened and angry that we have to be here again today, russia's continued aggression and this vicious attack -- and this vicious invasion require us to act decisively in support of ukraine. our allies in the region and the millions of others suffering as a result of this war. we need to protect global democracy, limiting russian aggression in the longer term and strengthening our own national security. failure is not an option. for those critical reasons, i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlelady is recognized.

ms. granger: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 7691, a bill to that would provide additional assistance to ukraine and other partners in the region. 10 weeks ago we witnessed russia begin its attack on the sovereign nation of ukraine. to support ukraine, our allies, during the unprovoked, illegal and appalling attack, congress provided nearly $14 billion in emergency funding through the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. that funding has been crucial in ukraine's efforts to fight back against putin's evil invasion. the bill before us today would provide roughly $40 billion in assistance to address the ongoing conflict. with russia continuing to take control of the country, more resources are needed to provide military assistance to ukrainian forces, address the humanitarian crisis created by this conflict

and support our allies in the region. a large portion of the bill will also go to backfill d.o.d.'s weapons and equipment. the united states has the best weapons in the world, and it's critical that we not only supply those to our allies in their time of need as we've done in ukraine but that we ensure our own troops continue to have what they need. as china, iran, and north korea watch our response, we must show the world that america stands firm with its allies and will do what is necessary to protect our interests abroad. for those reasons, i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from ohio, the chairwoman of the premises subcommittee on energy and water development, ms. kaptur, who has been a leader leading the effort

and the fight to make sure that we help to preserve democracy in ukraine and to really be responsive to the ukrainian people. ms. kaptur. ms. kaptur: thank you very much, chair delauro, for your leadership in moving this bill to the floor with such dispatch and content. i rise tonight to urge passage of the sensual $40 billion supplemental security package for ukraine. the battle for ukraine and what it is waging for liberty is not one for her to fight alone. the world must recognize the true evil that free people everywhere are confronting. indeed, liberties -- liberty's survival and the global rule of law are on the line. russia invaded an independent, sovereign nation without provocation. ukraine is the scrimmage line for liberty. on the continent of europe today.

undeathered to reason or humanity, putin will not stop his brutal slaughter of innocents. words and well wishes will not be enough. what ukraine needs most of all is reinforcement. it needs arms, ammunition, combat vehicles, and air and sea defense. putin's russia will never win this war. the carling and resolve of the ukranian people is legendary but to hiceen the demise, america must act. ukraine's fight for liberty is the world fights for liberty in this modernerra d.m. anand: put an end, sooner rather than later to the bloodshed that putin's has unleashed.

thank you chairwoman delauro to bring this critical bill forward. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. >> the i yield to the ranking member of the state and foreign operations for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. rogers: i rise in support of h.r. 769 #, the emergency supplemental appropriations act for ukraine. this vital assistance will continued support of ukraine's heroic and assistance of our countrymen and will continue to support their heroic and

inspiring resistance to russia's unprovoked invasion. we miss provide the the assistance and help preserve ukranian independence. for those in this country and elsewhere, mr. speaker, who thought that war was a 19th or 20th century concern, this crisis has underscored the military alliancees and the critical importance of leadership in the transatlantic alliance. this bill provides assistance across state department and department of defense accounts and includes funding and returns

our diplomats to kyiv and provides humanitarian relief for ukraine and other countries impacted. i urge support of the bill. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from evil connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield to the woman from california, ms. lee. ms. lee: first of all, mr. speaker, i rise in support of this emergency supplemental and address the floabl impact. and i want to thank chairwoman delauro. a little more than a week ago, i visited to meet the i cranians and what is taking place.

we met with organizations funded by the united states who in the midst of danger and violence, our i was deeply moved by their resilience and recognized what an emergency this is. and i want to thank everyone for bringing this bill to the floor. the ukranian people need our support and we need to support their efforts to protect their people, their economy and way of-and their democracy. as chair of the state and foreign operations subcommittee i'm pod that we provided $18.9 billion in assistance for economic security for ukraine in this bill. this bill will help sustain the government's essential services

and clear unex plodded and combat and funds getting our our diplomats become to kyiv so they can continue working on behalf of the united states to protect the people and the dig fit of ukraine and i thank them for them their service and precious resources to deal with the food crisis. this is truly a defining moment in our history and ukranian history. i urge my for the resilience of the i cranian people and we need to stand by them by supporting the supplemental appropriations bill.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized. >> i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time >> i yield one minute to the speaker of the house of representatives, ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the madam speaker is recognized. the speaker: i thank her and the ranking member for bringing this legislation to the floor, it's legislation that will have an immediate and substantial and make an immediate and substantial difference what is happening in ukraine. 10 days ago, it was my privilege to lead a congressional dell dpaition where we met with president zelenskyy. and our delegation expressed our deep admiration for the courage of the ukranian people important their democracy erm. and endless respect for his

great and heroic leadership. in return, really, really, just from the start, president zelenskyy expressed his gratitude to the american people that i convey to the american people for the extraordinary support that we have supplied and more to come. he praised our president for being a source of hope as well as support for the people of ukraine not only for our support and unifying support he has been in this fight. as putin accelerates his campaign of horror and brutality, time is of the essence and we are pleased that be cor proceed immediately with this bill and goes through the

senate and to the president's desk so the assistance going to the people of ukraine and eastern europe. we cannot afford to wait. and it will will be pivotal and the economy and in terms of humanitarian assistance. i was very pleased on the dell dpaition to join from the chairman of the intellectuals committee and the food security initiative and he made very clear the link between what putin is doing and the impact it will have on the rest of the world because ukraine has been the bread basket of europe and the world, whether it is sunflower oil, wheat, going to

other places in the world is essential to their food security. so the brutality of putin but the impact it is having on food for the world. when you are home thinking what is what this is all about, when i'm hungry, you fed me. d.m. anand: mr. meeks, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee was with us because we talked about sanctions and i mentioned that because he knows the subject very well as president zelenskyy. but what we want to see is the end to war and end war by using economic sanctions, all the better, all the better to spare human lives on both sides.

but president putin has initiated a war of hostilities into a sovereign country, what, with a thinking he was going to be receiving, what could he be thinking. mr. meeks, in terms of negotiations and in terms of sanctions and the rest. mr. schiff, the chair of the intelligence committee had a clear conversation withment zelenskyy and their minister about how and respectful of what the ukranians are doing with their own security and not to be misled and thinking that their own security has led to the former successes they have had. ms. barbara lee, the chair of the state foreign ops committee,

so remarkable in our visit to poland how we not only have humanitarian assistance but accountability and help for children who are suffering for so much there. mr. keating, a member of the armed services committee was very much into the accountability piece. he is chair of the committee that is the environment and global issues across borders and understood the need for us to have public support and have accountability. and jason crow, member of the armed services spoke with weapons systems and the rest with president zelenskyy and

what they immediate and what swruments are made in that regard. what is interesting of mr. crow, he is a member earlier in his life, member of the 8 #nd airborne and when we met with them in poland and welcomed their former members and spoke the same language and hoots and hole arizona. it was a very benefit his participation was beneficial and especially when it came to comparing notes on weapons systems. pa i think it is important for the american people to know that what putin has done is not only a act of brutality but coward

ace. and who would a coward resort to the rape of children and their parents in front of them, boys and girls. who but a coward would take them to russia. all of this would be a matter of coming to justice and right mao, we have to have it come to a conclusion that we don't do that. outside the circle of civilized human behavior. what we are doing here is very important. and secure assistance and government and economic assistance and i thank congresswoman lee and congressman mcgovern. for the displaced within ukraine

and those who are trapped under fire without food or water, because their civilian communities are being attacked by the coward putin. we are proud. and we should be proud that we had the opportunity and putin decided whatever he decided to be brutal and cruel and a coward, that we were there to help. democracy versus a dictatorship. democracy must prevail. the ukranian people are fighting the fight for their democracy and for ours as well. we must help them win and feed the hungry and stop the horrible behavior that they are doing in

treating women and trafficking women and girls. this is unbelievable. and it's obvious and the world needs to know why we have decided to go forward with this as soon as possible. this pack acknowledge builds on the strong support delivered by the united states thanks to bipartisan, by cam ram and our government funding legislation last month and thriferred $13.6 in economic assistance. these resources are helping the ukrainians protect their people and repel russian forces. and just yesterday president biden proudly signed into law one of our consequential legislative initiatives, the revival of the historic program. it helped turn the tide in the fight against fascism in world

war ii and it will be essential in our mission to rescue democracy from dictatorship today. the house also passed one that i like to call season freeze -- seize and freeze. seize the russian asset, freeze them, and then to punish the russian oligarchs, funding this diabolical war, use it's as ets when they -- its assets when they thaw to rebuild ukraine. america has continued to work together with our allies to level historic punishment against putin for his senseless aggression. isolating russia and devastating its economy. i wish the people of russia knew what he was doing to them. but he does not allow truth to be heard by the russian people. i just want to say one more thing about all of this. and that is when we talk about our partners in nato and in the

european union, i want to sing their praises because they have seen that their dependence on russian oil is a weapon of war for the russians. they have seen that unless they diversify away from russian oil, they'll always be enslaved by needing that oil. and so i was so pleased that they had made the decision that in an appropriate timetable, they'll be withdrawing from that, as we did in the house a number of weeks ago when we said, and the senate did as well, we won't be purchasing any more russian oil. so for for these and other reasons -- so for these and other reasons, it's an honor to be associated with the courage of the people of ukraine, the generosity of the people of poland, and other eastern european countries who are receiving these refugees. they've opened their homes and their hearts to them and we need to be helpful in every way that

we can. and so i salute our bipartisan leadership in bringing this to the floor. i also want to thank mr. rogers, former chair of the committee when i was on the committee, and i appreciated his remarks earlier. and again i thank rosa delauro for the efficiency and directness with which she was ready to bring this to the floor, the minute the president said we can proceed with it as a single measure. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back and urge a strong bipartisan vote for this act of mercy. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the speaker yields back. the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota, the chair of the appropriations subcommittee on defense, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlelady is recognized. ms. mccollum: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, chair delauro. i rise in strong support of the additional ukrainian supplemental appropriations act. the biden administration, congress and the american people have been unflinching in our support f for the people of ukraine. under desperate circumstances, the ukrainian people have valiantly resisted vladimir putin's illegal, unjust and unprovoked invasion of their country. today the house of representatives has another opportunity. not only to stand with the people of ukraine, but to stand together with our fellow democracies against this authoritarian aggression, by passing this supplemental. as chair of the defense appropriations subcommittee, i know how critical it is to continue our commitment to provide ukraine withrow bust security assistance -- with robust security assistance. at the same time we must provide the department of defense with the additional tools to respond to the russian aggression. and that's why we've included $2.1 billion in this legislation, including $6

billion for the ukrainian security initiative, to provide equipment, weapons and training to the ukrainian military. we've included $9.1 billion to replenish stocks of the u.s. military equipment that has been donated to ukraine. last month i had the opportunity to travel to germany and poland and visit with our deployed service members. today i am pleased that we've included flexibility for the department of defense to provide hardship pay for those deployed in the region. this legislation also includes funding for desperately needed humanitarian relief for ukrainian families who have been displaced within ukraine or have fled to neighboring nations. mr. speaker, i urge our republican colleagues to join us in a show of bipartisanship unity. let us stand together, let us pass this bill. let us defend democracies everywhere from a russian aggression. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, is recognized. mr. davis: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, madam speaker, for yielding. i rise in strong support of the ukrainian supplemental appropriations act. and i do so without hesitation or reservation. i do so because there's no way that we could stand idly by and watch the horror that is being heaped upon our ukrainian brothers and sisters. rather than just wringing our hands and talking about how unfortunate it is, we are doing something about it. we are bringing aid and help and

assistance and i am proud to be part of a country that looks out not only for itself, but recognizes that we either stand for something or we fall together. so, madam chairwoman, i thank you for your len: and i also must -- and -- your leadership and i also must thank the country of poland. i thank poland for standing up in the face of dire circumstances. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i am grateful for the leadership that we have

shown in this democratic caucus, joined with our republican friends. let me thank the chairwoman, manager of this bill, and the republican manager and my friend from texas. the one point that i think we can all agree to, this is a vile and violent and brutal and senseless war. it is vladimir putin trying to return to the greatness of russia that fought naziism, but is now making a fiasco and light of what fighting naziism is all about. in going to ukraine, my focus was on the terrible plight of children. an op-ed that was printed in the houston chronicle, i said that our children in war must never suffer the nightmare that unicef says. so i support this supplemental for the very reason of dealing with, one, providing for the

munitions and exportability of funds to procure critical munitions, but as well the humanitarian aid that will correct the devastation of children who saw the bodies of their parents dead in the street. ms. delauro: i yield the gentlelady from texas another minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentlelady for her kindness. dealing with the pictures that were depicted, but the stories that i heard of children sitting next to dead parents or dead bodies. children unaccompanied. loss, orphaned. and so -- lost, orphaned. and so my conclusion is that in addition to war, we must realize that our children are our future. in this bill, the administration for children and families, $900 million to provide refugee services to help those who have been trafficked or may be trafficked, to help those who have been raped, young women, and children. and to deal with the centers for disease control, $54 million to provide the medical support and

of course able to provide dealing with the migration and refugee circumstances that we saw in poland that took two to three million refugee, including children. we are standing on democracy, we are not afraid to stand with what is right and we are not afraid to say, glory to ukraine. we want the victory for ukraine and we want defeat for vladimir putin. regime change would be great. but we realize that that will not happen. but defeat must happen. i support the supplemental. let us stand for democracy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized. the gentlelady reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: we are prepared to close if the gentlewoman -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i want to say a thank you to ranking member

granger for the support for this effort, as the speaker pointed out, this has been a bipartisan measure since we moved on march 8. so -- ok. and i also want to say a thank you to chairman rogers for speaking here tonight as well. the world must see that we are united in our support of ukraine. and, you know, i think the ukrainian people, they need us. they are in desperate need of our support. russia's invasion of ukraine continues to threaten peace and

democracy around the globe. and vladimir putin must be held accountable. why is there an unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation? whose only desire is to be free, to be a democracy, to associate itself with the west. why is that a provocation for being invaded, for the massive destruction that ukraine is undergoing at the moment? again, vladimir putin and his cronies must be held accountable. this bill does that. by protecting democracy, limiting russian aggression and

strengthening our own national security. we must act swiftly and decisively tonight. we have not seen such a mobilization of support around the world for an ally since world war ii. and i am so proud that that mobilization has been led by united states president, president biden. it is a moral obligation, it is a moral responsibility. we can't sit by and watch news day in and day out and seeing the massive destruction that is being wrought on ukraine and its citizens. you know, president zelenskyy

said, light will overcome darkness and our job is to help to provide the light. i think it was stirring when you had in moscow victory day and president putin with his extraordinary display of power, and then watching president zelenskyy walk down the street of kyiv and on his own, by himself, an extraordinary leader who needs to know, and i believe he does know, that the united states and the world is there to support his efforts. i urge my colleagues to support this bill. and i will yield back the balance of my time.

congresswoman granger, would you bear with us? i think the majority leader is here to speak. so i urge my colleagues to support this bill and will shortly recognize the majority leader. mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader, mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: i apologize for keeping people waiting and i tend to speak -- intend to speak more briefly than i usually speak in my one minute, but not because of the importance of this subject. not because of the deep feelings that i have that this is the right thing to do. mr. speaker, this supplemental

appropriation bill is a down payment. on the security and success of democracy. we have paid that price before. not only in dollars but in lives. not only in ukraine but throughout the world. yesterday, vladimir putin watched as the russian military paraded through red square to commemorate victory in the second world war. instead of honoring, however, those who defeated fascism, putin repeated his lies about the purpose of his criminal and unprovoked war against ukraine. putin, like hitler and stalin before him, has denigrated the

law, humanitarian principles, morals, and any kind of status in the world. we know why putin invaded ukraine. not to free its people. they were free. they are free. not to protect russian speakers. they were protected with all the rights and security of free citizens in a nation of laws. in fact, i suggested that the u.n. send observers into eastern ukraine to protect russian speakers. russia was not only under no threat from ukraine but not from any nato nation either.

no, the plain truth is that vladimir putin ordered the invasion of ukraine because he wanted to consolidate and expand his own power and his control over russia. in sum, he wants to re-create the russian empire. a tyranny. a ruling over people by force. not by choice. after the defeat of fascism in the second world war, the united states and our allies built a global order based on human rights and the rule of law. in ukraine, putin sought to forge a new international order with help from china. one in which might makes right and strong men make rules. in such a view, individual freedoms must yield to the benefit of the leader and his cronies over the greatness of the state or the ruling party. putin believed a quick victory

in ukraine would show his might and strength in his rule and deter america and our allies from standing up to future acts of russian aggression. we have all been surprised and heart and admiring and awed by the courage and determination of the ukrainian people and their leader. in their valiant fight they have written a new chapter in the history of those in favor say aye nation and the story of humankind's struggle for a free world. our own nation. give me liberty, or give me death. the first stage of the war in ukraine was a victory for free dpom and the ukrainian people. with the help of western arms and aid, ukraine defeated putin's attempt to win a quick and decisive victory and to

occupy and control the capital of ukraine. indeed, they have given the russian military is a substantial bruising. but this war, as we know is far from over. in the east, russian forces continue their fierce assaults, their criminal assaults, their murderous assaults, their savage assaults. there's not an adverse adjective you can use that does not apply to the actions of russia and its soldiers and its leaders. their seizure of towns and villages and their war crimes against civilians is meant to demoralize the ukrainian people into submission. how awed we must be and proud of their determination not to be bludgeoned into submission. the world now knows that ukrainians will fight to their last breath for their country.

we pledge our lives and our honor, our sacred honor, and all that we have. that's what our founders said. fighting a behemoth power, the world power of its day. because of the courage of our founders and those minutemen and those men and women we prevailed. i say this is a down payment. this bill. the world now knows that ukrainians will fight to their last breath for their country just as the fighters, and that's not just we have to say it, we have seen it in mariupol. this is a down payment, this bill. for the success and security of democracy. not just of ukrainian democracy or ukrainian freedom but for the freedom of the global community. as i have said in recent weeks,

america and our allies must ensure putin suffers a strategic loss from this invasion. if he does not, every two-bit dictator in the world will take the lesson that we can do the same. president biden understands this which is why he requested this funding to provide the -- provide ukraine with the type of arms it needs to shift from defensive to offensive operations. the battle of kyiv has at least for now been won. but this war will turn on the battle of don bays and the battle of the black -- of donbas and the battle of the black seacoast. i urge every one of my colleagues, do not be dissuaded tonight by politics. do not be diverted from our support of democracy which 435 of us support, or freedom, or liberty, about which all of us

talk all the time. talk is cheap, this victory for democracy is not. it has never been. and it is not today. or tomorrow. and the day thereafter. let us not let putin achieve a victory over democracy and liberty and freedom. vote yes for ukraine, for the american people, and our democracy, and for those who love liberty throughout this globe. let us send a united message, yes, we have political differences, yes we can sometimes be demeaning of one another. but when it comes to the defense of liberty and freedom, we shall be united.

vote yes. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: thank you, mr. speaker. we worked together as i said earlier on march -- we were together, as i said earlier, on march, in support of ukraine. let us be together tonight in support of ukraine. let us tell vladimir putin that the united states is leading the world in support of ukraine, on behalf of ukrainian people. let him understand that he is alone in this world and needs to pay a price for this outrageous invasion and unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. all time for debate has expired.

pursuant to house resolution 1097, the previous question is ordered on the bill as amended. the question is, on the 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 making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in ukraine for fiscal year sending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the bill. pursuant to clause 10 of rule 20, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [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 gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. price of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on h.r. 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. rush, mr. mfume, mr. brown, mr. horsford, mr. -- mr. horsford, mr. doyle, ms. wild, they all vote yes on passage.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yea on h.r. 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore of wisconsin, ms. barragan of california, mr. desaulnier of california, mr. suozzi of new york, i inform the house that these four members will vote yes on h.r. 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congressman correa, i inform the house that he wishes to vote yes on final passage of h.r. 7691, additional ukraine supplement. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. tom tiffany of wisconsin, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. tiffany will vote no on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. lawrence, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on h.r. 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by ms. ocasio-cortez, i inform the house that ms. ocasio-cortez will vote yes on h.r. 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. sires, mr. lamb, mrs. kirkpatrick, mr. gottheimer and mr. payne, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7491 -- 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: as the member designated by ms. brownley, i inform the house that ms. brownley will vote yes on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. connolly: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, i inform the house that ms. titus of nevada will vote aye on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. huffman of california, mr. delgado of

new york and ms. which will florida, i inform the house that -- ms. wilson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. granger: mr. speaker, as the member designated by the following members, representative quay war -- >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by by the following members, representative cuellar, scanlon, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yes on h.r. 7691, supplemental funding for ukraine. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from missouri seek recognition?

>> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote aye on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from west virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mooney of west virginia, i inform the house that mr. mooney will vote yes on the passage of h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. meng and ms. speier, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition?

>> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. cawthorn of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. kaw thon will vote no -- mr. cawthorn will vote no on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from delaware seek recognition? ms. blunt rochester: good evening, mr. speaker. as the member designated by ms. kelly of illinois, i inform the house that ms. kelly will vote yes on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. curtis of utah, i inform the house that mr. curtis will vote yea on h.r. 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. bourdeaux and ms. porter, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7691.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. kim of california, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. kim will vote yea on the passage.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. mario diaz-balart of the

sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. diaz-balart will vote yea on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good evening, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes on h.r. 7691, the additional ukraine supplemental appropriations act of 2022. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. kinzinger of illinois, i inform the house that mr. kinzinger will vote yea on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. tim ryan of ohio, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on h.r. 7691. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairman thompson, chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, chairman scott and representative carter, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 7691. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the -- for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington state, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote yea on h.r. 7691.