slowed down tremendously. china shut down to trying the covid pandemic. and other places have slowed down business because of their employees have had the virus and had to stop working for some period of time. that is part of it. the gasoline prices are set by opec inns -- opec in russia. the gas prices are much higher in europe and the same thing in europe. if you look at the range -- host: we are going to have to end because the houses coming in. plenty of topics that we can talk about down the road. we always always appreciate your time. guest: you are welcome. host: we will take yours to the house floor. the house getting ready to gamble in and we will see how long they do as they await the bipartisan gun bill that is getting worked on by the rules committee. live coverage getting right now here on c-span. [captions copyright national

cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. june 24, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable lucy mcbath to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. eternal god, you created the world and called it good. and it was good. as we acknowledge that our heritage is deeply rooted in the first human beings we ask your

forgiveness. for like them we have dared to challenge your supreme authority in favor of our own will. like cane who murdered abel with his hands because his heart had turned from you, even today our wills are set on our position, our power, and our pride. we weaponize the things at our hands and fail to humble our hearts to accept your peaceful design for community. turn our wills, o god, from evil. speak into our souls and save us there ourselves -- from ourselves. from the beginning of time we have about the obstacles to peace and injustice. from the smallest infraction against a colleague to the vengeance we call on our enemies we have been and remain responsible to the row blocks for reconciliation. god grant us your wisdom to live the righteous life you intended for our first ancestors. may your divine insight make our hearts pure, peace loving,

considerate, full of mercy, impartial, and sincere. then may our deeds hence forth be borne in the humility that come from your eternal and gracious plan. in your merciful name we pray. and by your grace we live. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. dean. ms. dean: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the

gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? ms. dean: madam speaker, i ask consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. dean: madam speaker, i rise today to honor the career of raymond jadzak owner of p.j. auto repair who is retiring on july 9. this year marks the 50th anniversary of p.j. auto repair, a family-owned business led by ray and his son. born and raised in jengintown, pennsylvania, and graduating from my alma mater, abingdon high school, he grew up in a mechanically inclined household. oven working on cars as a

teenager with his late father. after high school he turned his passion into a lifelong career. at just 22 ray opened an arco gas and repair service business. he was one of the youngest arco franchises in the philadelphia region. and in 1982, ray was recognized by the national institute for automotive service excellence as mechanic of the year. for five decades p.j. auto repair has helped thousands wheal creating jobs in our district. as he prepares to hand off his business to his son, i rise to congratulate him on a long and distinguished career of serving our community. thank you, madam speaker. i yield the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. carter: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. carter: madam speaker, i rise today to honor mashama bailey for her achievement of

receiving the prestigious james beard award for outstanding chef. she's a renowned chef at the gray in savannah, georgia, where she's served southern cuisine since 2014. she traveled to many locations around the world perfecting her craft and uses what she's learned to showcase the amazing tastes of southern cuisine. the james beard award was established to highlight the exceptional talent and achievements in the culinary arts. she also received the james beard award for best chef southeast back in 2019. throughout her career she has taken the fine dining world by storm through her exceptional dishes that have helped put savannah among some of the best culinary spots in the nation. her commitment to her passion has fed many of the savannahans some of the best food in the world and an inspiration to the first congressional district. congratulations and good luck in your future ennefers. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. brown: madam speaker, supply chains disruptions caused by the pandemic have contributed to rising prices across america. these disruptions included considerable congestion at our ports last year. in this void, the port of cleveland, in my district, increased its tonnage by nearly 70% helping to keep goods moving across america and beyond. yet even as congestion has eased, international shipping companies have been charging extremely high fees to transport goods. this is driving up costs on store shelves and hurting our small businesses while leaving key products waiting on our docks. last week the house passed and president biden signed into law the bipartisan ocean shipping

reform act. the law cracks down on these unfair shipping fees. this will help goods get in and out of docks like the port of cleveland quicker. it will lee dues -- reduce costs for families and level the playing field for our businesses. i call that a win-win. with that, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, after nearly 25 years of service as president of the pennsylvania college of technology, dr. davey gillmor is retiring. during her accomplished tenure, she has guided penn college through challenges, growth, and innovation. ultimately shaping the institution into a national leader in applied technology education. penn college has stepped up in a big way to develop pennsylvania's work force and

close the skills gap. mr. keller: largely due to her vision and commitment to giving students the tools to excel in high demand fields. dr. gillmor and i share that vision and i have enjoyed working with penn college in congress to develop policies that bring job creators and the work force closer together. expand opportunities for career and technical education, and promote economic development and spur job creation. i thank dr. gillmor for her service, vision, and tireless commitment to penn college's important mission. i wish her all the best in her future endeavors. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. garcia: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to applaud president biden and house democrats' efforts to

lower the cost of goods for hardworking american families. as we have seen, war criminal putin has caused price hikes by way of his cruel war on ukraine. as a result, americans are seeing rising costs at the gas pump and the grocery stores and across the shelves of stores. while extreme maga republicans have chosen to play the blame game, president biden, house democrats have decided to take action. and together we are delivering results. we passed key bills like the lower food and fuel costs act which will strengthen supply chains and produce cleaner and cheaper gas. this will lead to lower prices. you see, democrats are laser focused on lowering costs for hardworking families. not helping greedy billionaires and greedy companies. together we will continue building a better america.

thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. as a strong advocate and fighter for the second amendment i cannot support the senate's gun control bill. the legislation is simply another attempt to blame law-abiding gun owners instead of holding accountable the disturbed criminals who are carrying out despicable acts of violence. the vn control bill would strengthen red flag laws, which take away individuals' due process rights while allowing law enforcement to remove guns from individuals at the request of an expansive list of acquaintances. in america, a american is innocent until proven guilty. but liberal democrats, they don't see it quite that way. the presumption of incense, the

foundation -- innocence, the foundation of our criminal justice system apparently does not apply to law-abiding gun owners in the world of the democrats' vision. i will fight tooth and nail to protect families from washington democrats' relentless attacks on the freedom and our way of life. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: rend. madam speaker, i rise today to celebrate the george mcgovern dn robert doal food education and child nutrition program. 20 years ago congress established it as a permanent program under usda in the 2002 farm bill. mcgovern-dole provides one nutritious school meal to some of the world's most vulnerable children. it is a life changing program that improved the food security,

nutrition, literacy, and education of 31 million children through families and communities building good will towards the american people in over 48 countries. with the support of american farmers, ranchers, and millers, mcgovern-dole programs are carried out by n.g.o.'s, the u.n. world food program, and local partners with u.s. financial and technical assistance. and u.s. and locally purchased food commodities. congressman tracey mann and i have introduced h.res. 1156 to continue the mcgovern-dole program and build upon its 20 years of success. i invite all my colleagues to co-sponsor and support this resolution. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. rose: madam speaker, federal reserve chair jerome powell has confirmed what we knew all along. inflation isn't because of

putin's disgraceful invasion of ukraine, it's because of president biden's and congressional democrats' reckless spending. earlier this week during a senate banking committee hearing my friend and fellow tennessean, senator bill hagerty, pointed out that inflation had already risen to 7% well before the war in ukraine. he asked chair powell if, quote, the war in ukraine is the primary driver of inflation. chair powell responded, quote, no, inflation was high before. certainly before the war in ukraine broke out, close quote. this isn't a putin price hike. it's biden inflation. the biden administration and congressional democrats and their allies in the mainstream media need to stop with the misdirection and misleading excuses. thankfully tennesseans are smart and can recognize the difference. taking responsibility for mistakes, followed by straight talk are necessary prewreck pres for getting us out of this mess and are our minimum expectation

for the president of the united states. president biden must do better. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to speak for a minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, our children are hungry and i rise to support hungry children and to end their hunger. i rise to support the keep kids fed act of 2022. one in every seven households with children struggle to get enough food on the table just weeks into our pandemic which still continues, one in every three households with children, nearly half of all mothers struggle to feed our children. it is crucial that we take an emergency action to immediately stop the hunger in this nation. and certainly we should look to around the world as well. congress must extend the key flexibilities. so this legislation provides

nationwide waiver authority, allows waivers related to the summer food program. in my district, all of the school districts have children that are in need of food both breakfast, lunch, and dinner. stop hungry children from suffering and pass this legislation and end hunger for children as we know it, the work must continue. hungry children cannot be what america is defined as. they must be safe. i ask my colleagues to join me in stopping hunger in america and our children and families. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. . for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, i rise today to recognize miss laura thomas. on may 18, 2022, lauren mulligan thomas, alongside her students,

after a 40-year career at charlottesville high school, ms. thomas will begin her retirement on june 30, 2022. she began in 1982 with a group of just eight c.h.s. students as part of the c.h.s. orchestra. now that orchestra includes over 100 students and is internationally recognized. ms. thomas has received a number of awards, including winning the 2022 american string teachers association e-lizabeth green teacher award. i want to thank her for her commitment of the students of charlottesville high school. knowing many of her students have gone on to be music teachers just like her. i want to thank her for her dedication to the high school and her community. i wish her the best in her retirement. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication.

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on june 23, 2022, at 11:30 p.m. that the senate passed senate 4261. that the senate agrees to the house of representatives amendment with further amendments. that the senate agrees to the house of representatives amendments with a further amendment. senate 2089. signed sincerely, kevin mccumber, deputy clerk. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report for filing under the rule. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 1204,

resolution providing for consideration of the senate amendments to the house amendment to the bill senate 2938, to designate the united states courthouse and federal building located at 111 north adams street in tallahassee, florida, as the joseph woodrow hatchett united states courthouse and federal building and for other purposes. providing for consideration of the senate amendment to the house of representatives to the bill senate 2089, to amend the families first coronavirus response act to extend child nutrition waiver authority and for other purposes. relating to consideration of the senate amendment to the bill h.r. 4346, making appropriations for legislative branch 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. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from -- excuse me -- the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition?

mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 1204 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 84, house resolution 1204. resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the speaker's table the bill senate 2938, to designate the united states courthouse and federal building located at 111 north adams street in tallahassee, florida, as the joseph woodrow hatchett united states courthouse and federal building and for other purposes. with the senate amendments to the house amendment there to and to consider in the house without intervention of any point of order, a quorum is not present a single motion offered by the chair of the committee on the judiciary or his designee that the house concur in the senate amendments to the house amendment. the senate amendments and the motion shall be considered as read. the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees. the previous question shall be

considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question. section 2, upon adoption of this resolution, it shall be in order to take from the speaker's table the bill senate 2089, to amend the families first coronavirus response act to extend child nutrition waiver authority for other purposes. to consider in the house without intervention of any point of order, a quorum is not present a -- a point of order an amendment offered by the chair of the committee. the senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. the motion shall be debutedable -- debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on education and labor or their respective designees. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. section 3, upon adoption of this

resolution, the house shall be considered to have taken from the speaker's table the bill h.r. 4346, making appropriations for legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. with the senate amendment thereto and to have concurred in the senate amendment with the amendment consisting of the text of rules committee print 117-53. section 4, house resolution 1132 is hereby adopted. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one hour. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, for purposes of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota pen pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, earlier today, the rules

committee met and reported the rule house resolution 1204 for two measures. first, it provides for consideration of the senate amendments to house amendment to s. 2938, the bipartisan safer communities act. the rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the committee on the judiciary that the house concur in the senate amendments and provides one hour of debate equally kwieded and controlled -- divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary. second, it provides amendment to the senate amendment to the house amendment to s. 2089, the keep kids fed act of 2022. the rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the committee on education and labor that the house concur in the senate amendment and provides 10 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled of the chair and ranking member of the committee on education and labor. the rule deems passage of house resolution 1132 and deems that

the house concurs in the senate amendment to h.r. 4346 with an amendment. madam speaker, let me first say that i am so disappointed with where this school meals extension landed. you know, we had a bipartisan, bicameral agreement in place, a measure that in my opinion didn't go far enough but i was willing to support it because we have a hunger cliff looming in six days. it passed the house yesterday by a vote of 376-42. and then one senator decided to hold up the bill. a bill to give kids free meals over the summer and provide administrative flexibilities and extra funding to schools in the fall. the objection, a provision that gave free meals to school for kids at 185% of poverty or b below. for a family of four, that's a

maximum total household income of over $50,000 a year. what a rotten thing to do. and i can't say the words i'd like to use on the house floor to describe just how callous this is so let me just say this. it takes a real jerk to take food out of the mouth of kids. i'm going to support this bill. the stakes are too high for us not to support it and there are a lot of good provisions in here. provisions that extend the flexibilities and provide a reimbursement rate increase to schools to help them continue serving kids nutritious meals and extend universal free meals over the summer. but i'm going to continue fighting like hell at every chance to make sure that every child gets a free breakfast and lunch as part of their school day. food is a right. i believe it's a fundamental human right and for kids living in poverty, school meals are sometimes the only nutritious food that they have access to.

i want to thank my friends, chairman scott and chairwoman stabenow for their work in averting the hunger cliff and getting free meals to kids this summer. i want to thank speaker pelosi for her incredible leadership. i want to thank chairwoman rosa delauro for her persistence on this. you know, they are all dedicated to ending hunger, especially among children. i want to continue to work with them until we finally end hunger in this country once and for all. in addition, madam speaker, let me say this is a historic moment. we are on the threshold of passing the first major overhaul over federal gun safety legislation in decades. this bill that we will soon vote on will save lives. and it couldn't come at a more important time. as the american people are demanding we do more to prevent gun violence, the supreme court is recklessly striking down gun

safety laws that have been on the books for over a century. as the american people look to congress to take action to prevent the next mass shooting, house republican leaders are caving to the gun lobby. whipping against a bipartisan, bicameral agreement of commonsense gun safety measures that an overwhelming majority of the american people support. despite what you'll hear on the floor today, the american people get it. they know the terrible toll gun violence has taken on communities all across this country. over 100 per day killed by guns. more children killed with a gun in the last two decades than on-duty police officers and active duty military combined. the list of mass shootings and tra tragedy grows longer and longer by the month. yet, if you talk to republicans here in the house, you'd think we're living in an alternative

universe. just this week, most republicans voted down a bill to alert people when a mass shooting was happening near them. let me repeat that. just this week, republicans voted down a bill to alert people when a mass shooting was happening near them. are you kidding me? what kind of people don't even want you to know which way to run if there's a shooting nearby? i am so sick and tired of the stranglehold that the gun lobby and their blood money has on the republican party. enough is enough. the time has come for action. the time has come for us to put aside politics and actually do the right thing. i want to commend the many republicans who have done just that. now, i don't think i could agree with senator mitch mcconnell on where to go to have lunch, but he said that the safer

communities act is a, and i quote, a commonsense package of popular steps that will help make these horrifying incidents less likely while fully upholding the second amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. that's mitch mcconnell. senator lindsey graham, we're polar opposites, he said, let me quote, the legislation is not perfect but we must not let the perfect become the enemy of the good, end quote. let's lindsey graham. even here in the house some courageous republicans have said that they will support this bill. like congressman tony gonzalez who said, and i quote, it's my duty to pass laws that never infringe on the constitution while protecting the lives of the innocent. end quote. the u.s. senate is notorious for not being able to build consensus around solutions to fix the most straightforward of problems. yet, here they have come up with a reasonable bipartisan deal on a contentious issue.

and i think it is shameful, quite frankly, that g.o.p. leader mccarthy and his team are parodying the gun lobby's talking points. but what i find even more disappointing, frankly, are the crocodile tears about bipartisanship from the g.o.p. you know, when they vote time and time again against substantial bipartisan deals like this one. so please spare us the lectures. nothing in this bill is new. nothing in this bill is controversial. these ideas have been around for decades, and they are what the american people want. so people are worried about backlash back home, this is an opportunity for you to correct the record. go home and tell the truth. that this bill does nothing to infringe on the second amendment. and it doesn't punish law-abiding gun owners. this country is crying out for action. americans are begging us to work together to protect our kids and our communities.

i know i'm asking you to vote against your party's leadership. i know that's a tough spot to put some of my republican friends in. but i think at the end of the day you owe it to yourself to consider this one idea. what if this bill stops even one mass shooting from happening? is a no vote worth the lives of your constituents? don't listen to those who are spreading crazy conspiracy theories saying this will lead to everybody's guns taken away. you hear over and over again. listen to your g.o.p. colleagues who helped write this bill and who passed it over in the senate. listen to the american people who overwhelmingly support this bill. and then listen to your conscience. i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: i thank the representative from massachusetts and the distinguished chair of the rules committee for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, s. 2938 as amended in the senate is at its core an effort to chip away at the second amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. it has received no hearings, no committee process, and has only recently been released in bill form for the public to review. it came to us very early this morning and the senate passed it late last night. and my colleagues expect us to vote on this bill later today, despite the egregious procedural violations. but unfortunately for the american people, that is not a unique development here in congress. i am disappointed that this is the way the majority has chosen to proceed. with legislation, with no hearing, and no public input. the bill provides $750 million over five years in federal j.a.g. grant funding to states

for crisis intervention proceedings. including state-level red flag programs. however, this bill fails to provide explicit due process requirements. we have seen in places where red flag laws have been adopted that these types of laws always infringe on the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners. this ambiguous language contains insufficient guardrails to ensure that the money is actually going towards keeping guns out of the hands of criminals or preventing mass violence. vague red flag laws are ripe for abuse and can become extremely dangerous. for example, a person could have just gotten out of an abusive relationship and has had a firearm to defend themselves against their ex-partner. their abusive partner could report this individual and have their firearm taken away, putting the victim at even greater risk. this bill also includes

provisions that will lead to enhanced scrutiny of certain adults based on their age before they can exercise their actually guaranteed rights. there are no other constitutional rights in which we require enhanced screening of certain adults based solely on their age. there is also surprisingly little in this bill that actually focuses on making schools safer. the bill does nothing to help provide for additional school resource officers. i suspect this is due to the fact that some of my democrat colleagues are still incapable of supporting funding for additional law enforcement officers, even in our children's schools. lastly, we know that this is just the tip of the iceberg. president biden and my democrat colleagues have made it abundantly clear that this is just, and i quote, a small step towards their larger gun grabbing agenda. the action of this

administration's department of justice, f.b.i., and a.t.f. have completely whittled away the confidence of gun owning americans that the provisions in these bills will not be abused beyond their stated scope. house republicans are committed to identifying and solving the root causes of violent crimes and bolstering school security. but doing so must not infringe upon the second amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. for example, just earlier this week we voted on the bipartisan restoring hope for mental health and well-being act. this bill contains the bulk of the mental health care provisions included in the senate bill without infringing on the second amendment rights. in this case, the bill we are considering under this rule is not only a blatant infringement on lawful gun owners second amendment rights but unnecessary duplication of the bipartisan

work we have already done. thank you, madam speaker. for these reasons i oppose the rule and ask the members to do the same. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, let me just say that it is a little frustrating to hear my colleagues imply somehow we are moving too fast. after decades of inaction. of doing absolutely nothing. after massacre after massacre after massacre doing nothing and now we are being accused of moving too fast. want to talk about the process? there have been countless hearings on gun violence. and on measures to combat violence in a variety of committees here. we had a committee hold a hearing with a young girl from uvalde who told members of congress that she had to cover

herself with the blood of her dead classmate and pretend that she was dead in order to escape being killed herself. we have heard from law enforcement officials. we have heard from grieving parents. this is -- nothing in this bill is controversial. people have seen -- the text of this bill has been available since tuesday. it's not that complicated. when people say process, oh, we just need more time, we should do more hearings and this and that, no. this is the put up or shut up time for all of us. this is an opportunity that we cannot miss. the choice for members on both sides is simple. we either do something, again, this is way more modest than

anything i would suggest we do, but we are either going to do something or we are going to do the same old, same old, nothing. i yield three minutes to the distinguished the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, member of the rules committee, ms. scanlon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized for three minutes. ms. scanlon: thank you, mr. chairman. madam speaker. the american people know that we cannot sit idly by and watch preventible gun deaths happen day after day, year after year. over the past few weeks i have heard from hundreds of constituents of all ages, all walks of life who are demanding action to reduce gun violence. when our framers gathered in philadelphia to write the constitution, they were explicit about the purposes of the entire document. to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, not individual armageddon, and

promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. with those words our government was created to meet the needs of the people. but how can we meet the needs of the people if we don't take action to prevent them from being gunned down in their schools, workplaces, houses of worship, or neighborhood streets? how can we be faithful to the purposes of the constitution while allowing the routine terrorization and slaughter of our children, neighbors, teachers, doctors, and seniors? i refuse to tell the american people and particularly our children that they must be sacrificial lambs to a twisted theory of armed second amendment liberty that defies the express purposes of our constitution by undermining the general welfare and destroying domestic tranquility. the american people know as well as we do that the time is now to

act. the safer communities act is a minimal first step in taking action, keeping our children and communities safe. after 30 years of senate inaction, it is a step and we know that it should not be the last. our children deserve a better -- brighter future in which they can enjoy the blessings of liberty instead of being traumatized by active shooter drills, and actual active shooters. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: thank you, madam speaker. i would just like to mention that my distinguished colleague repeatedly talks about how this is not controversial and if it is not controversial then committee hearings held by the majority should not be a problem. so i would ask again that we follow the procedures of the house. madam speaker, if we defeat the previous question i will offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider congressman

hudson's stop act, stop to act, critical legislation that addresses two issues that both sides of the aisle should be able to agree on. hardening for schools and active shooter training, law enforcement, and mental health funding. 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. mrs. fischbach: thank you, madam speaker. house republicans are committed to addressing the tragedy of these school shootings, but we cannot and should not impede te constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. this is not a matter of democrat or republican. it is a matter of what is in the constitution. congressman hudson's legislation is something we can pass right now, today. that will have immediate positive effects, keeping students safe while getting americans the mental health resources they need. many of these solutions are included in the bill we are

considering under the rule, but congressman hudson's solution achieves the same outcome without infringing on our second amendment rights. to speak further on the amendment, i yield 10 minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, the bill's sponsor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for 10 minutes. mr. hudson: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to oppose the previous question so that we can immediately consider my bill, h.r. 7966, the stop to secure every school and protect our nation's children's act. it's an honor to be here today. in fact, what an honor the people of north carolina's eighth congressional district have allowed me to be their representative here in the united states congress. as i walk the halls of this capitol building this morning, i couldn't help but think of the great american patriots who have served here before us. i think about the patriots that came before who pledged their lives, their property, and their

sacred honor so that we could live in the freedom and prosperity we enjoy today. people like patrick henry who famously said, give me liberty, or give me death. the courage of our founders, the faith, the strength of their convictions, the belief in an ideal, an idea that all people are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. they devised a constitution that protects and guarantees these rights. it's an incredible thing to think about. the legacy they have left in the hands of this, the 117th congress. each one of us swore an oath when we accepted this office. it wasn't an oath to a person or political party, it was an oath to defend the constitution. the issue before us today, what can we -- no, what should we do in face of the challenge before us this epidemic of children taking the lives of other

children in our schools? every single one of us grieves for these lives taken. as the father of an elementary school child, my heartaches for the lives lost and the unimaginable pain and grief felt by those who love them. neither party cares more about this. neither political party has a monopoly on wanting to do something. that's why republicans have come to the table with ideas that will actually get to some of the root causes of this violence. more than 12 pieces of legislation have been introduced by republican members of this house to strengthen background checks, to improve law enforcement coordination and response, to address the mental health needs of our children. to make schools safer. and to prevent this violence. to date my colleagues across the aisle have been unwilling to engage with us, to seek consensus, to work together to

solve this problem. just a few weeks ago the majority party brought forth a package of gun control measures. this legislation targeted the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. this legislation did nothing to address the security in our schools. it did nothing to provide better mental health resources to improve the ability of school officials and law enforcement, to intervene with these children in crisis. but it did let a lot of people around here feel better because they could go home and say we did something. over in the senate they aren't even considering this reckless package of bills. but republicans and democrats in the senate did attempt to work together to find a solution. and there are many things that i like about the senate legislation. in fact, i'm flattered that they used much of the mental health and school safety provisions from my legislation. but as much as we feel the need to do something to tackle this problem, we cannot forget that

oath that we all took on the first day of this congress. our highest calling as members of congress is to defend the constitution. and that is where this legislation september to us by the senate falls -- sent to us by the senate falls short. this open senate gun control legislation opens the door to federal funding of state pred flag laws. . first, these laws don't work. i did unanimous consent to submit into the record 12 mass shootings in states that already have red flag laws. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hudson: the state most on the list is california. california has the most restricted gun laws in america. they have a red flag law. more important than this debate, red flag laws subvert due process protections and threaten the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. why would we agree to borrow

more money we don't have so that the federal government can give it to states to enact laws that don't work and that actually threaten the rights of our citizens? why would we do that? second, this legislation singles out law-abiding citizens under the age of 21 by giving the government discretion to delay for any reason their constitutionally protected right to a firearm, a right by the way affirmed yet again by the supreme court just yesterday. we all want to keep firearms out of the hands of people that shouldn't have them. and i'm willing to consider ways to better identify people with mental health challenges. but i cannot help but think that 20-year-old paratrooper stationed at fort bragg, north carolina. our country trusted him with a weapon system but can't trust them with a semi-automatic weapon in their home? what about in spring lake, north

carolina, alone because they deployed in service to our nation, are we to tell that spouse that our government doesn't trust you to defend their home? instead, we'll delay your purchase for 10 days. at the end of the 10 days, the government doesn't even have to get back to the gun owner or the gun store. let that gun dealer decide if they want to take a risk on selling you this firearm while an f.b.i. investigation is still open. no. this is a de facto ban on gun sales to law-abiding citizens under the age of 21. third, this legislation also broadens firearm prohibitions for misdemeanors and nonviolent offenders. i think most of us can agree. someone convicted of beating up their spouse ought to be put on the background check system. the law extends this to misdemeanor assault on a spouse or someone with whom you share a

child. but we have to be careful when we're talking about taking away a constitutionally protected right over other misdemeanors. the language in this bill is so broad it can include nonviolent offenders. and i'm concerned that the due process protections are simply not there. so what are we proposing today? let's set aside these controversial unconstitutionally provisions that divide us. let's unite around the real idea we'll tackling these violence. these mat shoos -- these mass shootings are from young male. most are likely on some behavioral medication. and they've shown plenty of signs of being in crisis. yet, effective intervention and mental health treatment did not happen. so let's start there. today, i rise to propose we defeat this previous question

and replace the senate language with h.r. 7966. this legislation builds on the stop school violence act signed into law in 2018 by providing $1 billion in grants to hire more school resource officers. it provides $1 billion to hire mental health guidance counselors so schools have the resources to intervene with these children in crisis. imagine if we had been able to intervene with the shooter in uvalde before he dropped out of high school. this legislation includes $5 billion to fund stop school violence programs to make schools safer, to provide active shooter training to law enforcement and better equipped school officials and law enforcement to intervene before one of these students reaches the breaking point. this $7 billion is paid for by redirected, unspent covid-19 funds that have already been approved. also, schools can apply for a

threat assessment to identify weaknesses in their security and to assess the mental health services at the school. we would also codify clearing-house at homeland security to collect and share best practices for school safety. these are practical, commonsense solutions that we should all be able to agree will have a real impact. i agree with my friend, now is our moment. today, we can come together, republicans and democrats, and really address these issues in a meaningful way. and we can do this while at the same time keeping the promise made by the sacrifice and the courage of our founders by upholding our pledge on the first day in office to defend this constitution. i urge my colleagues to vote against the previous question so we can immediately consider this important legislation. thank you. god bless you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves.

the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: yeah, madam speaker, let me just say a couple of words in response to the gentleman from north carolina. he just said democrats and republicans should come together. they did. i mean, mitch mcconnell is a republican. lindsey graham is a republican. tony gonzalez is a republican. i mean, republicans and democrats have come together like they never have before on this issue. i mean, so i don't really -- maybe my republican friends ought to get together with other -- their republican friends to try to work it out on their side but democrats and republicans have come together. and i'm having trouble following the gentleman's logic when he basically implies if we can't do something to stop all shootings then maybe we -- it's not worth doing anything. nobody is saying that what we are doing today will prevent

every shooting. what we're saying today is that it will prevent some. what we're saying today is it will protect lives. and in the aftermath of uvalde and buffalo, people all across this country, regardless of their politics, were so horrified. they're demanding that we act. again, as i said at the outset, i would have preferred that we do more. i understand we can only get done what we can get done in the reality in by we're living here in the congress. and in the senate, you need 10 republicans, you know, to get permission to have a cup of coffee. the fact of the matter is, there's a process over there that has prevented even a debate on gun safety legislation

because of the filibuster. but a number of republican senators came together because they listened to their constituents and i think they finally said we have to do something. so, you know, the idea that, yeah, no one is saying this will stop every shooting but under that logic, why do we have fire departments? we have fire departments. there are still fires. why do we have seat belt laws? we have seat belt laws and we have people that get killed in car crash fatalities. i mean, the bottom line is we have them because they save some lives. it's worth it. and then, you know, i have to say what is particularly ironic here, as i said at the outset, every item in this bipartisan package, there's been a hearing on at some point. none of these ideas are new. so there has been a process. what i find particularly ironic,

as we're being lectured, oh, we need more time, we need more hearings. the gentlelady says we should bring up the gentleman's bill and consider it immediately with no hearings, with no process. i mean, i get whiplash just trying to follow the logic of my friends on the other side. but the bottom line is, as i said, this is -- and we're either going to do something or we're not. those who are arguing for delaying this more and more and more are the same people who will never vote for it. and so with that i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the chairman very much and for the expeditious way in which the rules committee realized we're in crisis. let me just start by saying to stop the carnage and the bloodshed. i rise in support of the

bipartisan safer communities act and since i know that this congress has vision and it has passion to move as well the protect our kids act as we go forward in the future. i realize that this bipartisan effort is historic. particularly in light of the supreme court decision which took history and literally shedded the constitutional privileges of life and liberty by suggesting that laws that under heller were legal could not be in place. legislation that is going to come before us will in fact emphasize that we want to save lives. and so i support this effort going forward because i want to say to the grieving families of buffalo, the greeieving familie of mother emmanuel, the grieving families of uvalde, the parent

who spoke to me two nights ago that her daughter bled out is we're listening. i rise to support h.res. 1132 which says to the world that the united states congress calls on the government of russia, the russian federation to immediately release brittney griner. this bill was introduced by myself, congressman statton and congressman allred because we realized this young person who was a two-time olympian, renowned wnba player, is now wrongfully detained in russia. she's had a prolific collegiate career and went to nimitz high school and baylor university. she is someone who has been known to be generous in her community by providing an outstanding program that helps young people. she has a heart and soul shoe

drive. she's an american's american. we ask that you support this resolution, 1132, to release brittney griner now. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: thank you, madam speaker. i just wanted to point out to the gentleman from massachusetts that the majority solely holds the power to give a bill a hearing and i am sure i can speak on behalf of the gentleman from north carolina that he would be happy to be granted a hearing on his bill and would love to have that given that you are in control of those hearings. with that, mr. speaker -- madam speaker -- excuse me -- i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. >> i thank the lady. madam speaker, it's a privilege to be here. this is a somber time. mr. wil yes, i actually have a

bill, h.r. 7909, that i think y'all would be interested in if i got to speak to in the rules committee this morning. it does three things. it says to our law enforcement retired professionals, if they want to get a part-time job, as an armed resource officer, they don't have to pay social security, withholding taxes, fica, none of that. mr. weber: the second thing it does, it allows schools to hire an absolute professional, a retired law enforcement professional, at reduced rate. because they don't have to match social security withholding and fica. but third and most importantly what it does, it gives the students and the teachers and the staff of that facility first-class armed protection in that school system and in that school district so that when and

if this happens they got a professional there. may 18, 2018, it was a friday. 10 people were killed in santa fe high school in my district. john barnes police officer, an armed police officer, was there within three minutes. he came around and approached the -- confront the gunman and the gunman eviscerated his right arm with a shotgun. other police officers showed up quickly. we can do this with help to the school districts. we can get armed professional police officers there to help protect our school, the kids, teachers and the staff. it doesn't have to be about violating the second amendment. it doesn't have to be about taking away gun rights. this is one simple thing. i would urge my colleagues to look at that bill, see if they're interested if it because it's one way we can help. with that i thank the gentlelady. madam speaker, i yield back. mrs. fischbach: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized.

mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, i just want to take a moment to recognize and thank a longtime rules staffer who will be leaving us next week to head for the department of commerce as their director of legislative affairs. rose laughlin, who is next to me, has been with the rules committee for eight years starting with an intern with the late congresswoman and chairwoman louise slaughter and rose was ms. slaughter's right-hand woman. and rose, i know that louise is terribly proud of all of your accomplishments and all of your dedication to the people of this country. i think it's fitting today that this -- that rose is here because this will be her last rule on the house floor, but it's fitting she's here because this is a historic measure, historic bipartisan measure on gun reform that will actually make it to the president's desk. . no one on this committee has

worked harder or thoughtfully than rose over the years. her attitude has made this work easier for us all. and this institution and those we serve are better off because of her dedication to public service. rose, you always will have a home here at the capitol. we are going to miss you. we are excited about continuing to work with you in your new role. we are very, very proud of you. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: thank you, madam speaker. we join the chair in wishing rose the best in her future endeavors. thank you for that. i am prepared to close. thank you, madam speaker. the house republicans want to ensure that our schools and communities are safe. but today, the lack of hearings, the lack of public input, the lack of procedure offends our duty to our constituents and our oath to defend the constitution.

we are not willing to subvert constitutional rights of law-abiding americans like this bill would do. there are solutions to prevent tragedies like we have seen without affecting law-abiding gun owners. we can pass those today. and that both sides can agree on. unfortunately, the legislation provided under the rule attaches these solutions to unconstitutional and misguided policies that are, and i quote, a small step in the democrats' broader gun control agenda. thank you, madam speaker. i oppose the rule and ask members to do the same. i yield the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota yields. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, i urge all my colleagues, democrats and republicans, to vote for this bipartisan bill. not that long.

people have had it st since tuesday. it's been posted since tuesday. as i said it's not everything that i think needs to be done. certainly it's not everything we passed in this house. but it's a start. and if we pass this and we send it to the president for his signature, and it becomes law, it will save lives. and it's what the american people want. i have talked to so many families who have lost loved ones to gun violence. i have watched the hearings in which grieving parents and brothers and sisters have talked about how horrific it was to lose a loved one. to gun violence, begging us to do something so no other family has to go through that. and for years, for years all those pleas have fallen on deaf

ears. when we even tried to get anything done here, modest legislation, we send it over to the senate, and we couldn't get the 60 votes to even have a discussion on the senate floor. that just changed. and it changed because people are so horrified about what just recently happened, but what's been happening time and time and time again in this country. i think the question for everybody here is not about does this violate the second amendment, or is this taking away guns from flawl gun owners -- lawful gun owners. it's not. that's all garbage. it is. that's not what this is about. i get it. the gun lobby is making phone calls and threatened to hold back-checks if people -- hold back checks if people somehow don't frustrate this bill so it can't get to the president's desk. we were elected to help people,

to protect people. and in the senate we have this remarkable bipartisan slab budget reconciliation -- collaboration. in the house there are republicans who have reported sensible gun safety legislation. i hope this is an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in the house. i know that it may not be because the leadership here has awrnlged republican -- has urged republican members to oppose this. i regret that very much. when people say this is somehow a left-wing bill, mitch mcconnell? lindsey graham? give me a break. this is a truly bipartisan bill. it's a compromise. and to suggest that, we need more hearings on a bill on a compromise that every single topic in this compromise has had hearings on before. to suggest we do that by people who don't want this to move to

begin with, come on. put up or shut up movement for people. we ought to do something or we are going to do nothing. we are doing nothing for years. i urged -- in my opening that people think long and hard before they vote, consult your conscience. i can't go back and talk to parents who lost loved ones to gun violence and say we tried but it wasn't perfect or -- i could easily go back and say i wish it were bigger and more. it's not perfect so i'm not going to support it. i'm supporting this because it's something and it's going to save people's lives. i urge all my colleagues to please support this. i urge a yes on the rule. and a yes on the previous question. i yield back the balance of my time. and move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman from massachusetts yields. the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition? mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. 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. [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 texas seek recognition? mr. weber: speaker mcbath, as the member designated by mr. gohmert of texas, mr. carter of texas, and mr. gosar of

arizona, i inform the house that they will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas wish to be recognized? mr. weber: speaker mcbath, as the gentleman authorized by brian babin of texas, he will vote no on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado wish to be recognized?

mr. neguse: speaker mcbath, with great reverence for you and your service, as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keating, mr. rush, mr. suozzi, mr. jeffries, mr. krishnamoorthi, ms. underwood, and mr. gottheimer i inform the house that these 10 members will vote yes on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by representatives w washerman schultz -- wasserman schultz, crist, lawson, i inform the house that they will vote yea on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by m mr. albeero sires -- mr. albio sires, ms. watts watson

coleman -- mrs. watson coleman, mrs. fletcher, mr. pascrell, 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 indiana seek recognition? mr. baird: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from the great state of indiana, and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote no on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. doug lamalfa of the great state of california, i inform the house that mr. lamalfa will vote nay on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek to be recognized? mr. wilson: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. timmons of the great state of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. timmons will vote nay on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek to be recognized? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote nay on the previous question. i inform the house that mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that she will vote yes on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by victoria spartz from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. spartz will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from -- for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. takano and mr. bowman, 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 pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. jacobs of new york, i inform the house that mr. jacobs will vote nay on the previous question.

some for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by congresswoman boebert and congressman hice, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman boebert and congressman hice will vote nay on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? mr. bake job: -- mr. bacon: as the member designated by mrs. hartzler of

missouri, she will be a no on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congresswoman pressley, i inform the house that congresswoman pressley will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. johnson of georgia, ms. bush of missouri, mr. carter of louisiana, mrs.

cherfilus-mccormick of florida, ms. wilson of florida 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 illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by million casten of illinois -- mr. casten of illinois, i inform the house that mr. casten will vote yes on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> good morning, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. wittman of virginia, i inform the house that mr. wittman will be voting no on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. brown of ohio, ms. stansbury of new mexico, miss bernice johnson of texas, and mr. moulton of massachusetts 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 north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. barr of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. barr will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- >> as the member designated by mr. -- for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gimenez of florida, i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote no on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition? >> as the member designated by representative manning of north carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that representative manning will vote yea on the previous question on h.res. 1204.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives danny davis, tlaib, jayapal, allred, and cardenas, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by by the following members -- bourdeaux, costa, barragan, espaillat, 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 texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. taylor of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. taylor will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mceachin, mr. cohen, ms. bonamici, mr. auchincloss, mr. chuey garcia, mr. desaulnier, ms. moore, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. cawthorn of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. cawthorn will vote no on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. khanna, i inform the house that mr. khanna will vote yes on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. guest of mississippi and mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that both mr. guest and mr. palazzo will vote nay on the previous question. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. diaz-balart: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote no on the p.q.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. reschenthaler: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by dr. van drew of new jersey, i inform the house that dr. van drew will vote no on the previous question. additionally, as the member designated by mr. hal rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers will also vote

no on the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 218. the nays are 204. the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye.

those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition? mrs. fischbach: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to 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. [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 seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. wittman of virginia, i inform the house that mr. wittman will be voting no on the present rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlfromcalifornia seek recogn. >> as the member designated by mr. bowman and mr. takano, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on house resolution 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member

designated by mrs. spartz from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. spartz will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by million casten of illinois, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. william timmons of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. mr. timmons will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? mrs. trahan: as the member designated by the honorable pressley, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote yes on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by dr. van drew of new jersey, i inform the house that dr. van drew will vote no on the rule. additionally, as the member designated by mr. hal rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers also will vote

no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? ms. williams: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, mrs. cherfilus-mccormick of florida, ms. wilson of florida, mr. johnson of georgia, and ms. bush of missouri i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. taylor of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. taylor will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. weber: as the member designated by mr. babin of texas, mr. carter of texas, mr. gohmert of texas i inform the house that they will all vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by miss bernice johnson of texas, ms. stansbury of new mexico, ms. brown of ohio, and mr. moulton of

massachusetts, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. guest of mississippi and mri inform the house that both mr. guest and mr. palazzo will vote nay on the rule. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition? >> as the member designated by representative manning of north carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that representative manning will vote yea on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by representatives danny davis, tlaib, jayapal, allred, and cardenas, i inform the house that these members

will vote aye on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by congresswoman boebert and congressman hice, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman boebert and congressman hice will vote nay on house resolution 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. auchincloss, mr. mceachin, ms. moore, mr. cohen, mr. desaulnier, miss bona me chi, mr. garcia they will vote yes on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? mr. bacon: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mrs. hartzler from missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that she will vote yes on h.res.

1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by million gimenez of florida, i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. sires, mrs. watson coleman, mr. payne, mrs. kirkpatrick, mrd mr. pascrell i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by million lamalfa of california, i inform the house that mr. lamalfa will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by representatives wasserman schultz, crist, and lawson i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition?

>> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter ms. strickland, mrs. mrs. hayes, mr. keating, mr. krishnamoorthi, ms. underwood, and mr. gottheimer i inform the house that these members will all vote yes proudly on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote nay on the rule. as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, mr. rice will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> madam chair, as the member designated by mr. khanna, i inform the house that he will proudly vote yea on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr.le jacobs of new york, i inform the house that mr. jacobs will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by congress members bourdeaux, costa, barragan, and espaillat i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 1204. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. mchenry: as the member designated mr. barr of kentucky, he will vote no on the rule.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 217, the nays are 203, the resolution is adopted. the motion to ky very -- to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to the rule the amendment say dwreed to and

house resolution 1132 is hereby domented. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1204 i call up the bill s. 2089 with the senate

amendment to the house amendment thereto and have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill, designate the senate amendment to the house amendment and designate the motion. the clerk: senate 2089, an act to amend title 38 united states code to ensure grants provided by the states secretaries of veterans affairs do not prevent interment of certain reserve dmoafnts armed forces. senate amendment, mr. scott of virginia moves that the house concur in the senate amendment to the house amendment to senate 2089. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1204, the motion shall be debate fcial 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on education and labor or their designees. the gentleman from virginia, mrn from north carolina, ms. foxx, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia.

mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the legislation currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. we're here again to pass legislation to ensure our nation's children have access to healthy meals, the senate amended the bill we passed yesterday and so today we're going to accept that amendment. so the bill can be forwarded on to the president for signature. s. to 20 -- s. 2089 will continue food programs that do not increase cost, provide additional support for child and adult feeding programs and increase school reimbursement rates for the upcoming school year. we know this bill alone went end hunger in america does it uphold the stronger provisions in the

bill that the house passed yesterday but it is an important step to take for our nation's children and for our basic responsibility to keep them from going hungry. i want to thank the gentlelady from north carolina, the ranking member of the committee, dr. foxx, for qupting and making sure this legislation could come to the floor along with the senator from michigan, ms. stabenow and the senator from arkansas, mr. boozman. i urge a yes vote on the motion and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate my colleague from virginia yielding time. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: this is essentially the same bill we passed overwhelmingly yesterday except it was improved by our colleagues in the senate. this bill is a more targeted approach that includes temporary support for students and schools. it puttance end to the permanent

pandemic narrative that led to unnecessary federal programs with little return to taxpayers. for more than two years, broad nutrition waivers provided free meals to everyone including wealthy families. this legislation returns these programs to regular order. most importantly this bill is fully paid for. it is an example of respecting taxpayer funds. something the federal government is in short supply of. simply put, this bill pours school nutrition programs back on track so taxpayers, schools and students are better served. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has the only time remaining. the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: mr. speaker, the reality is that congress has reached its deadline, we must pass this critical legislation to ensure that children have healthy meals this summer. and that schools and day cares

have the funding and flexibilities they need to respond to the supply chain and high food costs in the future. if we do not act, we will jeopardize children's access to nutritious meals. so i wish again to thank the ranking member, dr. foxx, for her cooperation in bringing this bipartisan, bicameral legislation to the floor along with senators stabenow and boozman. i urge my colleagues to support s. 2089, support the motion, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time for debate has expire. pursuant to house resolution 1204, the previous question is ordered. the question is on the motion by the gentleman from virginia, mrr say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is a grie ed -- is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1204, i call up the bill s. 2938 with the senate amendments to the house amendment thereto and i have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill, designate the senate amendment to the house amendment and designate the motion. the clerk: senate 2938, an act to designate the united states courthouse and federal building located at 111 north adams street from tallahassee, florida, as the joseph woodrow hadgett. senate amendment. mr. snad leer moves that the house concur in the senate amendments to the house amendment to senate 2938. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1204, the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the judiciary or their designees.

the gentleman from new york, mrn from ohio, mr. jour dab, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all member may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: i would be remiss if i didn't comment on the decision of the supreme court minutes ago to revoke the constitutional right to abortion. a right that millions of americans have relied upon for half a century. worse, justice thomas indicated this is merely the beginning of a radical right-wing effort to roll back other rights including the right to contraception, the right to marry whomever we choose and the fundamental right to privacy. and we should observe that the same justices telling us today that questions about reproductive rights must be left to the states told us just

yesterday that the states cannot be trusted to regulate modern firearms. weapons that were never dreamed of by the trams of the -- frames of the second amendment. history will prove these activists wrong on both counts. today, mr. speaker, we take a historic first step toward ending the epidemic of gun violence in this nation. the only developed nation with this problem. we come to this moment after the tragic loss of so many innocent lives, 10 african-americans in buffalo, targeted because of their race. 19 young students and two teaches for the uvalde just a few days short of their summer vacations. scores more lost in other mass shootings too numerous to mention. over 100 more americans kill everyday day in gun violence that never makes the headlines. no piece of legislation can ever bring these lives back. no legislation can make their families or the communities whole. but we can act to keep others from facing the same trauma that they have endured. a few weeks ago, i was proud to

bring forth protecting our kids act which took a bipartisan and comprehensive approach to ending gun violence. i am pleased that the senate incorporated portions of that bill into their own legislation. i wish there was more. i wish we could say we were doing everything we could to prevent another parent from losing their child to gun violence. but i am proud to be making an important start today. this cannot be the last step. we also cannot let another day go by without taking action to make our communities safer and to keep even one more family whole. recently, i have turned to a particular teaching in the talmud, whoever takes one life, it's as if he kills the entire world. and whoever saves one life, it's as if he saves the entire world. this legislation includes provisions that will save many lives. like the protecting our kids act, it includes funding to implement extreme risk prevention laws and prohibition on draw purchasing. it strengthens background checks

for those under 21, makes more sellers responsible for conducting background checks, takes steps to address the boyfriend loophole and provides significant funding for programs that will make our community safer. today we will send legislation to the president's desk. for the first time in decades it will make progress toward ending the scourge of gun violence. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the bipartisan save our communities act and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. jordan: mr. speaker, let me first say god bless the united states supreme court. god bless president trump for the people he selected for our highest court. today's decision is a win for the constitution and a win for the sanctity of human life.

june 24, 2022, a win, a date that will be remembered for a win for the sacredness of human life. now, this bill. mr. speaker, the rights spelled out in the first amendment and protected by the second amendment are why the united states is different than every other country. it's why we are special -- we are the greatest nation in history. for 18 months the democrats have attacked our first amendment liberties. today they are coming after our second amendment liberties. and who knows what it will be tomorrow. i can only imagine. my guess is in light of the decision yesterday from justice thomas, the decision today from the court, my guess is they are going to look to pack the court. chairman of the judiciary committee, democrat chair of the judiciary committee, has already introduced legislation to pack the court. might be amnesty for the two million illegal immigrants who

have come into our country in the biden administration. they have told us they want toned the electoral college, filibuster. who knows what it will be tomorrow. today they are coming after americans', law-abiding americans' second amendment liberties. understand what this legislation does. this legislation tells states, someone who doesn't like you can report you to law enforcement or to a judge, there will be a hearing, a hearing where you can't be at, your lawyer can't be at, you can't confront your accuser. you didn't commit any crime but they can take your property. they can take your gun. they can take your guns. they can take away your second amendment rights. and then you have to petition to have a subsequent hearing where you get them back. that's what this legislation does. understand this. this is so important. this is not being done in a vacuum. understand what we have seen from the left and how they have weaponized -- a government against their political enemies.

12 years ago it was the i.r.s. targeting conservatives. six years ago the f.b.i. spying on president trump's campaign. more recently it was the department of justice using counter terrorism measures against moms and dads. just a few weeks ago the department of homeland security set up a disinformation governance board. going to chill everyone's speech. today they are coming after your second amendment liberties. here's the good news. here's the good news. yesterday the supreme court got it right. they got it right when it came to the second amendment. we should celebrate that. we should do everything we can. i hope this doesn't pass. it seems like it's going to. i hope it doesn't. i would urge a no vote, mr. speaker. would reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished speak every of th, miss pa lowsy. the speaker pro tempore: the distinguished gentlewoman from of the house, speaker pa lowsy, is recognized for one minute.

the speaker: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank him for his extraordinary leadership in bringing this very important legislation to the floor. i commend you, mr. chairman, as well as mr. mike thompson, the chair of our gun violence prevention task force and so many others who have participated in some of the elements of this legislation. i rise, mr. speaker, in support of the bipartisan safer communities act, a strong step forward to combat america's epidemic of gun violence and to protect our precious children. as lawmakers we share a sacred responsibility to keep our kids safe from harm, but according to new data from the c.d.c., guns are the number one killer of children in america. more than car accidents or cancer. our hearts remain shattered by the rampage at robb elementary school in uvalde, as they do from the massacre at sandy hook

and countless other communities across the nation. we know these schools could have been in any one of our districts and have been in some. those families could have been any one of our neighbors. and have been. and those children could have been our own. all of us who have met with survivors in the wake of the tragedies have heard their message loud and clear. we must do something. today in their honor we heed their powerful cry, sending the major gun violence prevention legislation to president biden's desk for signature. and we send it to the president for his signature with gratitude for his leadership on this important issue. he was the author of the brady law in 1994, and has been a champion ever since. this legislation, the bipartisan safer communities act, includes several strong steps to save lives, not only from horrific mass shootings, but also from

the daily massacre of gun crimes, suicide, and tragic accidents. as included in this package are two major provisions which we have championed here in the house. first, this bill includes significant investments to help states establish extreme risk protection order laws. otherwise known as red flag laws. thanks to the leadership of representative lucy mcbath, who has been our inspirational leader on this subject in our caucus and this congress and mrn also keep deadly weapons away from those who pose a threat to themselves and others. secondly, this bill takes strong action to combat straw purchases that cause congresswoman robin kelly spearheaded. although we hear about the notorious mass murders every day on our streets of our -- and our country, murders take place. doing so will make it illegal to buy a gun on behalf -- this is

robin kelly's straw purchases piece. doing so will make it illegal to buy a gun on behalf of those who cannot legally purchase it. if i can pass the test, i buy the gun. then i sell it to you. and you can't pass the test. straw purchase, very dangerous. this bill addresses that. that's a giant step. this package also includes additional initiatives that it will help reduce the danger of gun violence across our country. we are moving toward closing the boyfriend loophole, a victory, to help protect survivors of domestic violence and to top abusers from acquiring a gun. this has long been a priority. we are strengthening background checks for potential buyers under 21 which would have applied to the 18-year-old gunman at uvalde. we are making enormous investments in mental health programs, school safety programs, and community-based

violence prevention initiatives. i mention these, mr. speaker, because, of course, i have to say that this bill doesn't do everything we would like to do. we need to do more on background checks. ththere is some other language e would like to do with background checks not only on guns but high capacity armiament -- armament. i say to my colleagues, i frequently do, it applies here more than ever. let us not judge this legislation for what it's not in it but respect it for what it does. and what it does is save lives. and we are very, very proud of that. again i thank chairman nadler, and gun violence protection task force chairman mike thompson, for their determined leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor. this package represents the most significant action to prevent gun violence in nearly three

decades. and it is a necessary step to honor our solemn duty as lawmakers to protect and defend the american people. importantly the bipartisan safer communities act has earned strong support from gun owners, gun survivors, and law enforcements alike. gun owners for responsible ownership endorsed our bill saying we write today as responsible gun owners, above all else we are parents and grandparents of toddlers, students, and young teachers who want them to be safe. every town for gun safety wrote that this commonsense legislation addresses every form of gun violence. and the fraternal order of police and the international associations of chiefs of police applauded our bipartisan agreement calling it a giant step forward and one that will save lives. i repeat, a giant step forward and one that will save lives. the statement of the fraternal

order of police and the international association of chiefs of police. indeed, keeping our children safe is a unifying issue for our country. it must be a unifying issue in this congress. yesterday, our nation watched in horror as a radical partisan super majority of supreme court ruled to flood america's streets with more deadly weapons. it is unconscionable that as america reaches a fever pitch of gun violence the court, this court has chosen to create a new right to bring guns into public spaces while hindering the ability of states to stop the blood shed. in doing so the g.o.p. super majority trump mcdonnell court is implicitly -- mcconnell court is implicitly ensuring the mass shootings plaguing our nation. with this bipartisan package we take the first steps to fight back on behalf of the american people who desperately want new

measures to keep communities safe in the high numbers in the polling. our democratic house majority has again and again passed landmark legislation that would combat the scourge of gun vines. we will never give up in our fight to save lives. mr. speaker, our fight to prevent gun violence is of, by, and for the children. of the children because they are suffering. it's heartbreaking in america more children die from guns than any other cause. by the children because they are leading. we see the children marching in the streets testifying before congress demanding action. and always for the children, a future wherever child can reach his or her fulfillment free from the fear of gun violence. to the members who lack the courage to join in this work, to those who lack the courage to join in this work, i say your political survival is insignificant compared to the survival of our children.

and today we will prevail for the children. i urge a strong bipartisan aye vote for this lifesaving legislation. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: mr. speaker, i'll tell you what saves lives. the decision we got from the supreme court today saves lives. this bill takes rights away from law-abiding citizens. their second amount liberties. that's the key distinction. i yield two minutes to my friend, the gentleman from louisiana, mr. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. johnson: thank you. speaker pelosi lectured us. guns are the number one killer of children in america. that's not true. abortion violence is the number one killer of children in america until today. there is no right to abortion in the constitution. and thankfully the supreme court finally said that decisively. thanks be to god. there is a right, however, a crystal clear right in the constitution, to keep and bear arms. here we are today, congress is

moving full steam ahead to restrict the right to self-defense for law-abiding gun eners and -- owners. this legislation is the wrong approach and we ought to oppose it. in our judiciary committee markup several days ago, some of our democrat colleagues here on the floor today openly said they don't care about the constitution. they don't care about its protections. they want to overlook that. this bill does that. it's a perfect example of members of congress simply ignoring the threution. president biden and his administration are already disowe paying laws that we have on the books. to revoke firearm dealer licenses over simple clericaller-e roars. this legislation will make that worse. this is not going to help anything. it's going to lead to more errors. more false flags. more backlogs. nothing in this bill fixes that. there is nothing in this bill to increase school safety. we want real solutions. we think we ought to harden the schools. physical improvements to help protect children. that's not here. they don't have time for that. two weeks ago hi a very moving conversation with a pastor on the ground ministering to the

people of uvalde community who have suffered such an unspeakable loss. he said something that was really clear. i think it's echoed throughout america. people paid a lot of attention to it. you know what, we need to address the ruse causes of this blood shed. america's problem is not guns. america's problem is a heart problem. he's right. we are seeing today the results of decades of decline in the secularization of american society and open assault on our institution, family, religion, morality, the breakdown of law and order. the results of this on young people in clinical settings, schools, and everywhere else. we want to did things that matter. it's not more gun control or federal laws or intrusive government. we need to address the root causes. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from texas, a member of the judiciary committee, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i stand here in the name of mr. garza whose daughter in uvalde bled out. buffalo, tulsa, parkland, santa fe, sandy hook. i stand here with the recognition of my children, mr. nadler, and the years and decades, mine over two decades, of fighting for gun laws. . so as i hold up the number of give up laws i introduced other 27 years, pages and pages, i can say to the senate, in this bill, they have built on our legislation. the p mental health access and prevention will help, the boyfriend loophole in this bill, the protecting our kids act and issues dealing with raising the age and bumper guns and ghost guns are yesterday yet to be done but we can stand on this because it was bipartisan. people are dying every day and

it is obvious that through the legislation, "the new york times" said here are the shoot, pages and pages, that could have been stopped by stricter gun laws. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. jackson lee: the article says mass shootings where stricter gun laws might have made a difference. we understand that this legislation is only the concrete beginning and my friends are going to attack that but the american people are 70% for banning various weapons that are assault weapons. they are 70% and more for extreme risk protection. they are 70% and more for understanding that we need and extended time for purchase of these guns and yes, they are supporters of the bill, the storage bill, which says we need to get people to prevent suicide and store their guns. support the safer community. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the

gentleman from arizona, mr. biggs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. biggs: i thank the gentleman, mr. speaker. i thank god for the decision that stops the heinous practice that has taken more than 60 million lives in this country. over the last 50 years. and i thank god that those voices that have been lost, we will not see that anymore. i hope and pray that that's the case. and i thank them for that. there's no right to take that life but there is a right to defend yourself. we have a god-given constitutionally protected right to defend ourselves and the supreme court reaffirmed that just yesterday. this bill infringes on the constitutionally proteched rights of law-abiding americans and provides funding for -- it treats 18, 19 and 20-year-old americans as second class citizens. the supreme court ruled that the second amendment applies to those 18, 19 and 20-year-olds

just like those over 21. justice alito in his concurrence highlighted the flawed logic used by the supports of the bill. alito says, does the dissent think that laws like new york's prevent or deter such atrocities? will the person bent on carrying out a mass shoot being stopped if he know it's illegal to carry a handgun outside his home? how does the dissent account for one of the mass shootings near the too much its list took place in buffalo? the new york law didn't stop that perpetrator. the essence of this is, gun controls do not stop controls because criminals have no regard for the law. that's definition of a criminal. this bill restricts law-abiding american's ability to purchase firearms, it viles a basic god-given right. i oppose this bill and urge my colleagues to do the same i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gelt yealdz -- the gentleman yields. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i now yield one minute to the distinguished

gentlelady from california, a member of the judiciary committee, ms. lofgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. lofgren: thank you, mr. chairman, thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this bill. my state of california has several provisions in law that are included in this bill but it doesn't work as a patchwork because individuals can cross state lines and endanger people. everything in this bill is consistent with the second amendment, that's why it got such bipartisan support in this -- in the senate. you know, in the last three years alone, my district has had two cities added to the long list of communities that have experienced mass shootings. america doesn't have to be the only country in the world where mass shootings are near daily occurrences. there's broad support in the country for reform that will prevent this epidemic of gun violence. this bill doesn't do everything that i think should happen but

it does something. it will make people safer. i strongly urge its support and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock. two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. mcclintock: instead of treating law-abiding citizens as if they were criminals maybe we should start treating criminals as if they were criminals. stop the plea bargains and put gun predators behind bars until they're old and gray. execute the murderers. those measures worked until a generation of soft on crime judges, woke district attorneys and politically correct police commissions made a mockery of our laws. if someone is dangerously mentally ill then of course they should not have access to firearms, they shouldn't have access to any kind of weapons. we once confined them so we

could treat them and prevent them from doing harm during the course of their illness. we had a commitment process, it respected due process. they could come before a judge to challenge the findings in open court, submit evidence on their behalf and face their accuser. but not under the red flag laws this bill promotes. and i'm -- an anonymous accuser can trigger a secret proceeding against you that you don't know is happening until the police bang on your door in the dead of night, ransack your house and strip you of your right of self-defense. the burden then feunls you to try to restore it. this bill also targets young adults for special restrictions. we trust them to vote. to start families. to enter into legally binding agreements. but we don't trust them with firearms because of what some criminal or madman their age did? just laws hold people accountable for their own actions. unjust laws hold them accountable for other people's actions. this is an unjust law.

these atrocities will go on until we get the criminals and madmen off our streets. how many more tragedies do we need to go through before the congress understands this self-evident truth. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished majority leader of the house, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. for years, the duan violence epidemic in our country has forced us to cope with ■th immeasurable grief and loss. throughout america, many communities have begun to erect memorials. to remember those they have lost through gun violence. these monuments are not much different than those right

outside the national mall that honor americans killed in war. just last week, people in san bernardino, california, unveiled a curtain of courage. made of steel and bronze to pay tribute to the 16 people who were murdered in a mass shooting there in 2015. in newtown, connecticut, a planned memorial will feature a spiral of granite inscribed with the names of the 20 children and six teachers killed at sandy hook elementary in 2012. memorials are being built or planned as well to honor 240ez who died in shootings in charleston, orlando, las vegas, el paso, buffalo, uvalde, and many others. the best way i suggest to honor those we have lost to gun

violence however is not with bronze. or with steel. or with granite. rather it is with meaningful action to prevent others from suffering the same fate. the bipartisan safer communities act which was overwhelmingly passed by the united states which i'm pleased to bring to the floor today is the dissh a step in the right direction to take action. this legislation includes measures that will reduce the threat to gun violence and save lives. across the country. it will help implement red flag laws that empower law enforcement officers to keep guns out of the hands of people at risk of using them to harm themselves or others. closing the so-called boyfriend loophole in this bill will prevent people convicted of

domestic abuse in dating relationships from possessing deadly firearms. they have displayed violence. they ought to be prohibited from getting weapons which will make mass violence more probable and possible. it will also require more authority rogue background checks for americans -- require more for roe background checks -- for more f thorough background checks for these wanting to acquire guns. 85% of people say they are for those background checks. that's the minimum. but no action has been taken in the united states senate. but they have taken some action. and some action is better than no action. additionally this legislation includes $250 million in funding for community-based violence

prevention programs. do we not want to see community violence diminished? it will also crack down on those who make straw purchases. purchases of large portions of guns that otherwise under the existing system could not be purchased by the ultimate user of those guns. i want to thank senator murphy, judiciary chairman jerry nadler, representative lucy mcbath, representative robin kelly, chairman mike thompson of the gun violence prevention task force, and those republicans who said that n.r.a. does not stand for no republican action. they took action. they stood up. even in the face of boos from

their own party. this legislation, as i said is a step forward. and that's how we make progress in america. a step at a time. none of us have had the opportunity ever to vote on a perfect bill in this house. we vote on good bills. bills that we feel will move our country forward. this is that kind of bill. a step forward but not enough. many of us feel we need to do more. we need to do comprehensive background checks. we need to close the charleston loophole. we sent those bills to the senate. we can and must do more. yesterday the supreme court issued a ruling that will weaken commonsense gun safety laws all over the country. yes, we could return to the ok

corral and everybody having a six-shooter on their hip. and anybody who thinks that would make us a safer, more civil community, i think is sadly mistaken. that fact ought to disturb all of us very deeply. the court's decision to make it even easier for bad actors to carry dangerous concealed guns without restrictions should serve as a reminder that we need to take additional active steps to protect our communities and our kids. actions that are supported by the overwhelming majority of the american people. if we fail to do that, if we allow this legislation to be the end instead of the beginning, parents will continue to receive that dreaded, unfathomable call, that they will never see their

children again. new monuments honoring victims will continue to pop up in communities across the country. ladies and gentlemen of this house, republicans and democrats, conservatives and liberals, we don't need additional memorials. we need action. we need new laws. if we can follow today's legislation with action on comprehensive background checks and further gun safety measures, however, future generations, perhaps not guaranteed but it is certainly worth the effort. to reduce the gun violence, to reduce the need for memorials. if we do not, those who come after will wonder why their forebears allowed such violence

to be perpetrated uniquely in america. you don't find this in other countries. democratic country, free countries. who protect individual rights. ladies and gentlemen of this

the secretary amendment includes the right to carry a gun for self-defense purposes outside the home. this bill flies in the face of that ruling. specifically, the bill fails to define what constitutes a willful violation that would warrant a revocation of a federal firearm license. mr. fitzgerald: this is especially important given the department of justice's zero tolerance policy in over 500% increase in license revocation proceedings that have occurred under this administration. current extreme risk protected orders that exist in 19 states do not come close to providing adequate due process protections. we cannot sport the use of taxpayer funds to implement more such unconstitutional laws without specific and iron glad assurances due process rights will be protected. in the wake of the tragic

shooting at stoneman douglas high school in february, 2018, i worked with colleagues in the wisconsin legislature to protect against school shootings. we worked to pass act 143 which appropriated $100 million in school safety grants. that's where this bill should be going. i urge my colleagues to focus on bipartisan solutions that will not infringe on our constitutional rights. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from california, member of the judiciary committee, mr. lieu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. lieu: thank you, mr. speaker. democrats and republicans are not the same. while democrats are working to pass this gun safety legislation for the people, republicans have whipped their members to oppose it. democrats and republicans are not the same.

with the supreme court handing down radical decisions, you have extreme maga republicans working to eliminate gun safety laws while democrats are working to expand gun safety laws. and you have extreme maga republicans calling for a nationwide criminal abortion ban, while democrats are working to preserve roe vs. wade. democrats and republicans are not the same. i urge the american people to remember that this november. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we sure aren't the same, mr. speaker. we actually think you should protect the sanctity of human life and so appreciate the decision from the court today. we don't think you should take away rights from law-abiding american citizens. i yield one minute to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. tiffany. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for one minute. mr. tiffany: thank you. america does not have a gun

problem. america has a crime problem. mr. speaker, law-abiding americans do not want more laws chipping away at the second amendment. they do not want to see the right to bear arms elimb named on the -- eliminated on the stawment plan. they want prosecutors to prosecute. they want the police to police. they want dangerous thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the member of the judiciary committee. mr. correa: uvalde texas, children killed in an elementary school. this is 1828 mass shootings in america over the last 40 years. it's time to act.

this is not perfect legislation, but if we can save one, two, three or more lives, then it is my responsibility to pass this legislation. our communities are depending on us. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr.connolly: i rise in support of of bipartisan bill. 15 years ago, i was chairman of fairfax county when the virginia tech tragedy occurred. we buried six young people in my community that week. six. i'm still in touch of those families and emptiness in their souls will never go away.

we have the opportunity to choose. will we protect our children or will we continue to persist in abstract to an absolute reading of the second amendment which is false and false reading of the constitution. we can do something finally. america demands we do something. we need to disenvirons thrall ourselves from the gun mythology and do the right thing protecting our children and families. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to mr. crow. mr. crow: i rise as a father, a combat veteran and gun owner and a member of a community devastated by gun violence.

i have families at stem and we consoled each other after these terrible shootings and we demanded commonsense reform and our leaders refused to act. when i came to congress i promised that i would fight to protect our community from gun violence and i am proud to vote for this bill. this bill is the first step and doesn't have everything we would hope tore. today's success belongs to americans that turned hurt into action. pi plead with my quoll for a yes vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. mr. jordan: we reserve. mr. nadler: how much time is

remaining? the speaker pro tempore: 16 1/2 minutes on both sides. mr. nadler: i yield to the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. dingell: i rise in support of the safer communities act and past time to end violence that is harming communities across the nation. we need to protect all people who are vulnerable to gun violence and this includes survivors of domestic abuse. known as the dating partner loophole, this dangerous gap in federal law puts victims at risk every day. i thank people for including this in acknowledging this is an issue. it is critical that the department of justice swiftly issue regulations in the dating

partner provision. the definition in act is not intended to be overlly restrictive and should be covering dating relationships as commonly understood in the violence against women's act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield the gentlelady an extra 30 seconds. . >> intimate violence -- mrs. dingell: intipt partner violence is a problem. i understand this, i lived with it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield one minute though gentleman from colorado, mr. buck. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. buck: i thank my friend the gentleman from ohio, mr. chair. it's estimated that legal gun save 162,000 lives annually and prevent 2.5 million crimes a

year or 684 theurks crimes every day. by their own admission criminals fear armed citizens more than the police, up to 90% of criminals who commit crimes with a gun do not acquire that firearm legally. we have serious problems. in this country involving family, drugs and mental health. these issues have been going in the wrong direction for decades. instead of addressing these issues head on, the bill will instead jeopardize the right to bear farms millions of law-abiding citizens. decades of supreme court precedent prevent the government from exercising prior restraint on our first amendment rights to free speech. we should not treat the second amendment differently. the court just spoke forcefully in favor of this right, this body should do the same. i urge a no vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from rhode island, mr. langevin.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of s. 2938, the bipartisan safer communities act. as we speak, our nation is being wracked by an epidemic of gun violence. every year, 40,000 americans die from guns. more than 110 every single day. many of them children. we have the power to prevent this carnage but for decades congress refused to act. no more. madam speaker, this bill is not perfect no bill is. but this legislation will save lives. once signed into law the bipartisan save our communities act will help keep guns out of the wrong hands. it'll protect survivors of domestic abuse by closing the boyfriend loophole. it will crack down on straw purchases and improve background checks for people under 21 and it will deliver hundreds of millions of dollars for improved mental health services,

community-based violence prevention initiatives and school safety. the issue of gun safety is personal to me. it's about time that congress take action. let us pass this historic, bipartisan bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. green. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. green: i rise in opposition to this flay florida grantly unconstitutional gun control act. this is another attack on our god-given rights to self-defense. for instance, the bill would provide taxpayer dollars for state level gun confiscations without due process. we constantly hear this constant theme from the left on how you can't be pro-life and pro-gun which i think it's poignant to point out today, for those who say you can't be pro-life and pro-gun, why did you send billions of dollars of guns to ukraine to help them save their

lives against the russians? you sent billions of dollars of guns over there so that our soldiers wouldn't have to go over there and fight a war to save their lives. guns save lives or you wouldn't have been sending the money over there. our founding father, george maison who wrote the virginia declaration of rights on which our constitution's bill of rights is based once said, and i quote, to disarm the people is the most effectule pay to enslave them, end quote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has ex-niempled gentleman from ohio reserves. tthe gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from illinois, ms. kelly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. kelly: i rise in support of the bipartisan safer communities act. we are here today to protect our constituents and save lives. we have waited far too long for this day. elements of my bill, the prevent gun trafficking act, are

included in this legislation to track down on the illegal gun trafficking and straw purchasing that is bringing gun into communities across the country. i know just how detrimental trafficking can be on a community. last year in chicago, a single stolen gown was linked to at least 27 separate shootings before it was taken off the street. two dozen people were shot during its use. and two of them killed. more than half of guns used in chicago shootings are brought into the city by trafficking. thank you, wisconsin and indiana. we have lost so many people and traumatized countless others. i urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this legislation to help make chicagoland a safer place. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia, mr. klein. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. klein: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in defense of our constitution today, defense of law-abiding american citizens

and against this senate gun control bill. this legislation thacks wrong approach in attempting to curb vinyl crimes. it thorns system of due process on its head. you will be found guilty and your guns taken away until you can prove your innocence. it has vague language containing insufficient guardrails to keep give ups out of the hands of criminals. it creates a de facto waiting period for legal, law-abiding citizen's firearm purchases and the consideration of whether an adult purchaser's juvenile record should prohibit them buying a firearm. we are committed to identifying and prohibiting violence, putting officers in scoocialtion reinforcing school buildings but we must not -- must not infringe on the rights of citizens while doing. so. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from new jersey, ms. sherrill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. sherrill: thank you, mr. speaker. today has been a tough day as we

watch an extremist and politicized supreme court roll back protections americans have relied on for decades. but there is good news coming out of congress. we've come together to pass the most comprehensive gun safety package in almost three decades. in new jersey, we've already passed a large number of these proposals including extreme risk protections, assault weapons safeguards and high capacity manage seen prohibitions and we have seen the results. new jersey has made major progress in combating gun violence. as of 2020, my state has the third lowest level of firearm mortality according to the c.d.c. think about that. the most densely populated state in the nation has one of the lowest levels of gun violence in the nation. and as the rate of gun deaths has increased by 33% nationwide, in new jersey it actually fell by 10%. and of course as a mother i'm focused on keeping our kids safe. this law would prevented the

shoot for the uvalde from getting a firearm without an enhanced background check. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expire. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield the gentlelady 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. sherrill: as a mother i'm focusing on keeping our kids safe this law would have prevented the shoot for the uvalde from getting a firearm without an enhanced background check. this law gives states the support they need to act when a mom worries her child is contemplating suicide. it's why everyone from the american society of pediatrics to the fraternal pored over police endorsed this bipartisan bill. it's time for my republican colleagues to put our nation's kids ahead of the gun lobby. thank you, mr. speaker and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields -- the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from georgia, mr. cleveland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cleveland: thank you to my colleague from -- mr. collide: thank you to my -- >> thank you to my colleague.

thank you to the supreme court for removing the course of abortion. six supreme court justices have stood for life and that is a beautiful thing. regarding this gun control bill before us today, this bill would have done nothing to curb the actions of illegal minded criminals intent on harming our children. but it will harm the law-abiding citizens of this great nation by violating their second, fourth, fifth and 14th amendments specifically their due process rights. so let me refresh our collective memories. the fourth amendment, the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violate thsmed fifth amendment no person shall be depriefd life, liberty or property without due process of law. and the 14th amendment, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property without the due process of law. and then of course my favorite, the second amendment, the right of the people to keep and bear

arms shall not be infringed. these red flag laws enable one sided ex parte hearings and allow -- and though they don't take some of the grans all the people they take all the of the guns from some of the people. this is completely unacceptable, i stand against it and i encourage all members of the house to vote against it. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from nevada, mr. horsford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. horsford: mr. speaker, today june 24, 2022, marks 30 years to the day that my father was shot and killed by senseless gun violence. so i stand here emotional, as i prepare to cast a vote in favor of the bipartisan safer communities act. historic legislation that will reduce crime and break the cycle of violence that so many people throughout our country have unfortunately experienced.

one of the most important provisions in this bill is $2 billion in funding for anti-violence programs. including $250 ■million fo community violence intervention. from my break the cycle of violence legislation. every day, 110 americans are killed with guns, and other 200 are shot and wounded. amid the global pandemic, homicides by gun increased 35%. today, gun violence remains the leading cause of premature death for black men as well as the number two cause of premature death for latino men and black women. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i grant the gentleman and additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. horsford: thank you. so today, i am casting my vote for my father, the 58 victims that lost their lives during the 1 october shat shooting in las

vegas, shawn jerry coleman, a constituent, a las vegas youth leader, and so many other americans who are victims and survivors of gun violence. i urge this body to pass bipartisan safer communities act. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield three minutes to to my friend the gentleman from north carolina, mr. bishop. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for three minutes. mr. bishop: thank you, mr. speaker. dobbs earlier this great morning and in the new york state r.p.a. decision yesterday, the supreme court declared something atonnish -- astonishing which has electrified the country and left radicals seething. the constitution means what it says. in new york state r.p.a. the court reiterated what healther

decided in 2008 -- what heller decided in 2008 to paraphrase, the decision said, like we told you the first time the second amendment protects an individual's fundamental right weighed and decided upon by the people at the founding. but just as most of the courts of appeals flouted heller by reweighing that right over and over for more than a decade, the senate again flouts the new decision before the ink is dry. what is the historical analog from the founding era under which the right to bear arms could be targeted for complete deprivation upon less than complete process rights? name it? name the historic analog. that's congress' burden. the renewed assault on the second amendment is more than sufficient grounds to oppose this bill. but even the constitutionally permissible components repeat the terrible misjudgment that has afflicted this tithe

legislation for far too long. i've said it before. you're not grappling with the issues. 60 years of targeted destruction of the american culture by the secular and postmodernist left. foremost in that destruction has been the unrelenting assault on the family. so what does this do something bill do? displaces families further by building a massive new mental health delivery bureaucracy into public school agencies. connecting medicaid and chip directly to schools for, quote, early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment of services -- treatment services in schools supporting the provision of culturally competent and trauma informed care in school settings. americans who have been watching will hear a familiar refrain in that jargon. it means beyond the reach of parents.

and the reach of common sense. who is it that is delivering this double down on woke to your child at school? republican senators. moms and dads across the country. if you thought that washington has heard you loud and clear, you are sorely mistaken. washington has yet to recognize that it it is the author the devastation we confront. they are taking another step down the long path we have tropical depression that has transformed america. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. jordan: yield 30 seconds. mr. bishop: this bill is an attack on constitutional rights and dangerous ill-defined improve sayings. wringing your hands and doing something instead of the right

thing will have the same result it has had. show that honesty and courage does not reside only in the supreme court building across the street. defeat this bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentlelady, ms. clark. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. >> i'm deeply troubled by the gun epidemic and leaving grief and sorrow. i cannot overstate how reckless detrimental ruling that struck down a new york state law places lives at risk. there are no gun manufacturers in new york city and despite the moving thousands of guns from our streets, illegal guns are

arisk by car, train and bus every single day through the iron pipeline. today's vote is an imperative and addresses the issue of straw purchasing and the gun trafficking that is prevalent across new york city. let me take this opportunity to thank congresswoman robin kelly and lucy mcbath for their fight to stop the sea of gun violence in our nation. we must pass commonsense gun legislation and i am voting in support of this bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: i yield to mr. davis 1 1/2 minutes. mr. davis: i rise in opposition to this bill. i know how important gun ownership is for self defense.

i was practicing for a congressional baseball game when a gunman tried to kill us because we were republicans. the attack would have been a massacre if not form the armed police officers, david bailey and crystal griner, who were there. the actions on that field that day solidified my support for the second amendment. remember, mr. speaker, this gunman wanted to set his political differences with us with bullets on a baseball field. it's not what we do in the united states of america. that day, i wish i had my firearm to protect myself. we don't need more laws and restrictions that make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to exercise their

constitutional rights and protect their families. we need to support law enforcement to get tough on criminals and further improve mental health principals. i'm a concealed carrier and strong supporter. i will work to preserve the second amendment. i urge my colleagues to vote no on this attempt to undermine the second amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, how much time remains? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york has nine minutes and the gentleman from ohio seven minutes. mr. nadler: i yield to mrs. beatty one minute. mrs.beatty: i rise in support of this gun bill today after decades of inaction and too many innocent lives loss to senseless

gun violence. this is a step we must all take and will provide needed resources, school safety, mental health, intervention and school safety and yes enhance back grouped checks to make it harder for 18-21-year-olds to get guns and close the boyfriend. who say no, tell that to the children and families that lost. go tell your no vote to the families and the children who lost lives. the compromised bill today, it is not expect but will help us save lives and i'm proud that the congressional black caucus had a large role to play in this and i thank our power and our message. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. the chair reminds members to direct their remarks to the chair. mr. jordan: i yield one minute to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. perry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. perry: no one on that side of the aisle cares more about the lives lost than these people on this side of the aisle as heart broken as anyone is. we are trying to find the balance that we have agreed to swear an oath rights granted by god and weigh that with keeping our communities safe. ladies and gentlemen, our society has a sickness. that's for sure. the laws passed in this house to restrict people from their constitutional god-given rights that criminals disobey is not going to change that. we can do something great here

today, we could. we could do something great. but we are not going to but infringe on the rights of the law abiding who want to defend themselves for the sake of the criminals who refuse to follow the law. with that, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. meeks: mr. speaker, i am prayerful today and finally today that i can come on the floor of the house and say to the victims of gun violence and say to those who lost their lives and to their families, that i can be on the floor of the house today not just saying

i give you my thoughts and my prayers. not just saying i want to send to you my sympathies. i can't tell you how tired i have been coming to the floor feeling hurt in my heart and all i could say is thoughts and prayers. today, i can vote on something that's going to make a meaningful difference. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from new mexico. ms. leger fernandez: thank you, mr. chairman, across this

country we shed tears for the children who are killed, for the parents who are killed, for the girlfriends who are killed. in this chamber we shed tears for the parents and fathers and the fathers and sons who are killed. we cannot only grieve but give our tears, we must act. and today we get to act and today is the first step towards addressing the pandemic of gun violence. new mexico has assed similar laws. we believe in protecting our children. we believe in protecting our women, those who oppose this law clearly do not. the congressional hispanic caucus understand that latinos are killed by guns. i stand up in support of this action because not acting is an

insult to the vast majority of our constituents who want this. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reverve. the speaker pro tempore: nasm new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york. mr. higgins: leading cause of death for kids in america is now gun violence. hundreds of americans die every day in america because of gun violence. five weeks ago, 10 people from my community of buffalo, new york who drove 300 miles to the black community of our city and included there was a retired police officer. 30-year veteran of the police department and worging security that day. someone said the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a

good guy with a guy. he didn't stand a chance because he was out gunned and outequipped. our police officers in buffalo and throughout the country are outgunned by the bad guys and this bill -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois, mr. foster. mr. foster: when i first took office in 2008, one of first official acts was to attend memorial services in 17 children that were killed at northern illinois university and i have

attempted to give s omp lace. but until today we had nothing to offer them but our thoughts and prayers and what we are going to pass today may not be enough but it is a start. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield three minutes to the co-chair of the second amendment caucus, mr. massie. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. massie: the democrats today describe this senate bill as a step forward. if you are saving lives, it is a step backwards. if you are banning guns it is a small step forward. everybody on the other side it doesn't go far enough. it is a red flag law bill and want to take all of the guns from some of the bill but doesn't go far enough because it

doesn't take all of the guns from all of the people. who has taken a step forward? which institution, which branch of government, if you are counting how many lives are going to be saved, you have to consider that the supreme court is the institution, the branch of government that has taken two steps forward to save life. one of those steps was to reaffirm the heller decision that men and women in this country have the right to defend their own lives and second step was to affirm that the states -- the state legislatures have the right to defend the lives of the unborn. this bill is ineffective unconstitutional and ill conceived without consideration for the intended consequences. could it be the definition of gun dealer more ambiguous when they transfer a gun to a family

member. did the senators consider in their sleep deprivation when they drafted this bill that using childhood mental health records as a basis for denying their basic rights to self-defense is going to discourage parents seeking mental health care. if they go without early intervention, their conditions will grow worse and will see more mass shootings un-- unfortunately, this bill will cost more laws. red flag laws are going to have the same effect. people will not seek mental health care and we'll see more damage to the american public. if politicians here were serious and not serious, they will be back. you will be back here in six months and another bite at the

apple to ban guns. this bill won't do what you say. if you were serious you would acknowledge that 96 mass shootings happen in an area where guns are banned and would keep the prohibitions from citizens to exercise their god-given rights. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to direct their remarks to the chair. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. gomez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognize. mr. gomez: i rise in support of the bipartisan safer communities act in honor and memory of one of my constituent who was killed in the las vegas mass shooting in october 2017, michelle vo. i also rise in memory of the kids killed in uvalde, texas, in parkland, in stony hook. i rise in all their meme risms i

rise in the fact they will have a newborn child on august 8. and that child in a few years will be going off to school. and i'll be worried about that child will be put in danger because he's going off to school where there's mass shootings across this country. i rise in support of this because it's small step forward to prevent the loss of life. and in the end it comes down to one simple question as my colleague from northern california posed. are you with the kids, or are you with the killers? are you with the victims or are you with the killers? i choose the victims. i cheese kids. i choose the countless lives we'll save because we'll pass this law. thank you so much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from colorado, mr. perlmutter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

mr. perlmutter: i thank the gentleman. let's start with the ghoifng constitution. we the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. that's how our constitution starts, to uphold the premise of the declaration of independence, of freedom, to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. this bill helps us move forward. because it helps us with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. my friend complains about the red flag rule. it helps us with those individuals who suffer from domestic violence. who have suicidal ideation. but it helps the families destroyed at columbine in my area and at the aurora movie theater. this bill that i am so happy to advance today is pro-constitution, pro-freedom, and pro-liberty.

i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: mr. speaker, the experience has taught me when you have to say a bill is constitutional it's probably not. when you have to say a bill hears due process -- adheres to due process it probably doesn't. this bill certainly doesn't. we reserve the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. chu: i stand here in strong support of the bipartisan safer communities act. it was just one year ago when a young man went into the store and bought a gun and just hours later went to an asian spa in the atlanta, georgia, area to murder asian women. then he drove 27 miles away and to two more asian spas to kill more asian women. in all, he killed eight people including six asian women.

they were mothers, grandmothers, daughters, and i will never forget the tears and sobs of their loved ones when we went down to georgia to visit. so to see that again in buffalo and uvalde, where families had their lives ripped apart in an instant, is more heartache than our country can bear. the bipartisan safer communities act is an important step forward. there will be enhanced background checks for gun purr chatses under 21. provide funds for states for flag laws and close the boyfriend loophole. this bill will save lives. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: we're prepared to close, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, mr. speaker. again, i urge a no vote on this legislation. proponents say that this bill doesn't violent due process.

nothing could be further from the truth. you haven't been charged with a crime, but there's a hearing. a hearing that you're not allowed to be at. you can't be present there. a hearing where you don't have a lawyer and a hearing where a judge can take your property. so again, just to underscore this, you haven't been charged with a crime. there's a haryg where your property and your rights are at stake. you're not allowed to be there. your lawyer is not aloud to be there. you can't confront your accuser but they can take your gun, they can take your property, they can take your second amendment liberty. here's the scariest part of all. as my friend from kentucky just pointed out, the democrats say this is just the first step. this doesn't go far enough. holy cow. so that kind of proceeding doesn't go far enough when it comes to your second amendment liberties? one of the key things that separate this is great nation from all other countries is how we have due process in our

justice system. this bill takes it away. no other way to put it. you can say all day long that it doesn't violate due process, but as i said a few minutes ago, every time i hear that experience has taught me it most certainly does. when you have to say it, it does. in this case it is certainly violate dying process. for that reason alone, there are other problems but for that reason alone we should vote no. and again the scariest thing of all is they're saying, oh, this is just the first step. this doesn't go far enough. imagine where they want to take us. their beef is with the second amendment. they want it to go away. don't let it happen. i urge a no vote and yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, the difference between this country and other countries is only that in this country do we have mass shootings and mass murders of children. no other country has them. we know from the experience in

new jersey, ms. tices sherrill told us, when we pass -- as ms. sherrill told us, we can reduce the number of children and adults shot. but we hear from the other side of the aisle, no, we don't want to do that. they are right. this legislation is the beginning. this legislation is not perfect. it is a bipartisan compromise. it's not nearly what we should do. it's not nearly what the house did. but it is a beginning. and it is a beginning in saving lives in this country. and anyone who stands in its way is standing in the way of saving lives in this country. i will not allow myself or anyone i associate with to stand in the way of saving lives, many live, and again i remind yous the only country that has it, it is not because we are more mentally ill than other countries, it's because we do not have the gun control laws that other countries do. so i urge everyone to vote for this bill as a good beginning. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: all time for debate has expired. pursuant to house resolution 1204, the previous question is ordered. the question is on the motion by the gentleman from new york, mry aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we ask for a roll call vote. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. 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 south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. duncan, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote nay on senate bill 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kasten of illinois, i inform the house that he will vote yea on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives danny davis, tlaib, jayapal, cardenas, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on the motion to concur on s. 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congresswoman boebert and congressman hice, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congresswoman boebert and congressman hice will vote nay on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member

designated by ms. sheila jackson lee of texas, i inform the house that ms. lee will vote yes on the motion to concur on s. 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. turner of ohio, i inform the house that mr. turner will vote yes on s.2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gibbs of ohio, i inform the house that mr. gibbs will vote nay on s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rob whitman from the state of virginia, mr. whitman will be voting no on s.2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, ms. bush of missouri, miswilson of florida and mr. johnson of georgia, these members will vote yes on the motion to concur on s.2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by honorable pressley, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote aye on the motion to concur s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. wenstrup of ohio, i inform the house that mr. wenstrup will

vote no on s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. hartzler from missouri, mrs. hartzler will vote no on s.2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that she will vote yes on the motion to concur on s.2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. spartz of indiana, mrs. spartz will vote nay on s.2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. william timmons of south carolina and congressman lambert of colorado, i inform the house that mr. timmons and mr. lambert vote nay on s.2938. 1*. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. takano and mr. bowman, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by by mrs. kirkpatrick, mr. sires, ms,

mrs. fletcher, mr. pascrell and mr. doyle, these members will vote yes on the motion to concur on s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. steube of florida, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote no on s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> in recognition to your great service and as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mr. keating, mr, ms. underwood and mr. gottheimer, these members will vote proudly on -- yes on the motion to concur on the s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by representatives wasserman schultz, lawson and crist, i inform the house that these members will proudly vote yes on the motion to concur and senate bill 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress members, bordeaux, costa and espaillat, they will vote yes on motion to concur on s.2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jacobs of new york, i inform the house that mr. jacobs will vote yes on senate bill 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lamalfa, i inform the house that mr. lamalfa will vote nay on s.2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gimenez of

florida, i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote nay on s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cawthorn of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. cawthorn will vote no on s. 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the designee for mr. brian babin of texas and as the designee of mr. john carter of texas, and as the designee to mr. louie gohmert of texas, i'm here to tell the house that they're going to vote nay on s. 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. taylor of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. taylor will vote no on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. a auchincloss, ms. bone nietszche, mr. garcia,

ms. newman, mr. desaulnier, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the motion to concur in s. 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from the great state of indiana, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote no on the senate amendment to senate bill 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative manning of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that representative manning will vote

yea on s. 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. guest of mississippi and mr. palazzo of mississippi i inform the house that mr. guest and mr. palazzo will both vote nay on s. 2938. thank you, sir. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. bernice

johnson of texas, ms. stansbury of new mexico, ms. brown of ohio, and mr. moulton of massachusetts, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the motion to concur on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker, as the member designated by dr. van drew of new jersey, i inform the house that dr. van drew will vote no on s. 2938. additionally, as the member designated by mr. hal rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers will also vote no on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. khanna, i inform the house that he will vote yes on the motion to concur on s. 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yes on senate 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. david price of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on the senate amendment to the house amendment to s. 2938 in honor of his wife, lisa price. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. barr of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. barr will vote no on s. 2938. i misstated. mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. barr of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. barr will vote nay on

senate bill 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote nay on s. 2938. as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, mr. katko will vote yea on s. 2938. as the member designated by mr. kinzinger, i inform the house that mr. kinzinger will vote yea on s. 2938.

the speaker pro tempore: on tht vote, the yeas are 234, the nays

are 193. the motion is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the motion is adopted.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, today, i welcome maria

bartolassio to celebrate her great accomplishment. 2022 winner of 15th congressional district of the the annual art showcases the talents of high school students from every congressional district. maria has just finished her sophomore year at forest hills high school. her work "girl with a pearl earring is an acrylic painting on canvass. maria's work was selected by a panel of independent judges. the competition had the largest number of environs tries to date. winning pieces will be displayed in the cannon tunnel and on display. i would like to congratulate

maria on her remarkable achievement. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? any further one-minute requests? under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from texas, mr. green, is recognized as the designee of the majority leader. mr. green: i'm very proud to have a friend and colleague on the floor with me and i yield such time as she may consume to

her, ms. ocasio-cortez. >> thank you for yielding your time. i believe we are here today, today is a very heavy day for so many of us across the country. every single has woken up today with less rights and pregnant people in particular are in more danger in the united states today than we were yesterday as a result of the supreme court's decision to overturn roe v. wade. i think what we are experiencing here, it's important to tell the truth of what's going on. and with so many individuals out here, i think it's important to tackle this myth that this is somehow about babies or children

or life. because the same individuals who purport, claim to be protecting life fight against universal health care. do they believe in universal child care? do they believe in life after birth? from their policy positions, i assure you the evidence is lacking. a life that claims to be protecting the lives of childred individuals who claim to protect the lives of children just weeks after over a dozen children died in texas now claim to support their life, the lives of the young. who are we protecting? who does this protect?

no one. overturning roe puts every single one of us in danger. and what i think many of our colleagues perhaps haven't quity understand is that it also undermines the right to privacy in the united states of america. but we are here to solve this issue. our job is to develop a path forward, and in that, we know that this house has passed and is willing to codify roe, but what we also need is answers from our colleagues in the united states senate. to those senators who voted for

these justices under the claim, on the guys that this would not happen, this decision falls on them. what will they do? as they were lied to. what will they do as a consequence of this decision? whether that be republican or democrat, but we cannot allow this go on unanswered. we are talking about a court with the majority of justices appointed by a party that has not won a popular presidential election more than once in 30 years. ruling against the majority of americans. we have a senate that is controlled by minority rule.

and we have a house suffering from the impacts of gerrymandering that amplifies and undermines our democracy. we are in a very dangerous moment not just for women, not just for lgbtq communities, but all of us, but we are in a dangerous moment in the world because this is not just about the right to choice but rule of law and democracy. and you as a full person in the eyes of the law. but to all of those who are watching today's events unfold in fear, in anger, in rage in depression, in anxiety, one thing remains steady, that we

will not stop fighting until this is fixed. and i say that to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, we are not going away. we stay, we fight, we push and we will not be silenced. with that, i yield back to the gentleman. thank you very much. mr. green: i thank the gentlelady mr. green: i thank the gentlelady, i assure her i will be part of the fight. there are some fights that you cannot escape. i believe that women should have the right to choose. it's not my choice. it's a choice of the woman.

i hope that we will see a time when the supreme court will realize that it has made a mistake that has to be corrected. but today i'm here primarily and principally to talk about a state of affairs in texas. sadly, regrettably, and unfortunately, the g.o.p., the grand old party, the party of lincoln, has degenerated and devolved into what i call the c.o.t., the cult of trump. the party of lincoln has devolved into the cult of trump. it is no longer the lincolnian

party firmly planted on the bedrock of democratic principles, government of the people, by the people, for the people. it has deteriorated into the trumpian party firmly planted on the dubious ground of, quote, government of trump, by trump, for trump. this is best evidenced and evinced by juxtaposing the public policy stands taken by the g.o.p. with the public policy stands cod fid and voted on by the texas republican party, the c.o.t., the cult of trump, on june 18, 2022, at their party convention in houston, texas. juxtaposing the g.o.p., the party of lincoln, took a stand

and fought to keep the union together. the c.o.t., the cult of trump, has take and stand to secede from the union. literally. texas now, under republican leadership, desires to leave the union. when i say republican leadership, i mean those persons who participated in the convention. the governor sent a message. state elected officials were a party to it either directly or in some vicarious way, they were all affiliated and associated. they know about this vote that was taken. and either they voted for it or they have acquiesced to it. the g.o.p., the party of lincoln, historically accept and participated in the peaceful

transfer of presidential power. the c.o.t., the cult of trump, rejects the certified results of the 2022 presidential election and holds that president biden was not legitimately elected by the people. this is all news that has taken place in the state of texas recently as of june 18, 2022. texas, wanting to leave the union by and through the g.o.p., now the cult of trump, and also the texas republican party indicating that president biden is not the president. and they went so far as to say they reject the certified results of the 2022 presidential

election. that holds that president biden was elected. but they say not legitimately elected. and lastly, of the many things i could mention, but it is something that is critical to people of color and women, the g.o.p., the party of lincoln, forged the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution recognizing the right of former slaves to vote. and under the hand of g.o.p. president george w. bush, a 25-year re-authorization of the voting rights act was signed into law. on the other hand, the c.o.t., the cult of trump, urges that

the voting rights act of 1965, codified and updated in 1973, be repealed, not re-authorized. the texas former republican party, now the cult of trump, would repeal and not re-authorize the voting rights act. should this happen, the gender, complexion,ed on diversity of the congress will change significantly. and here is why. in 1965, when our dear colleague and brother, john lewis, crossed the edmund pettus bridge on what we now call bloody sunday, when he crossed the edmund pettus bridge that day, he had to sense what fate was awaiting him on

the other side of the bridge. i'm not sure he anticipated it would be as dastardly imposed as it was. but as he approached the bridge and i've been to the bridge many times, it has a zenith. it has a crest. and as you approach the crest, you can see what awaits you on the other side. on bloody sunday in 1965, peaceful protesters marching from selma to montgomery, peaceful, meaning no one harm, simply wanting to peacefully demonstrate that they were willing to walk to a city that for years had been a place where there had been persons who were

being mistreated, not having the opportunity to vote as other people were voting, but in any event, walking. and they came upon the police, the cons tab lair -- the constabulari on horses. i spoke to my friend, john lewis, about this. he said he thought he was going to die. because they started beating them. and they beat them all the way back to the church where they started. it's a sad day in history. sad day in the history of this country. sad day in the history of the world. the cameras caught what was happening. and it was broadcast around the world. a president from texas, lyndon

johnson, wanted to do what he ultimately did, but didn't have the momentum to get it done. until bloody sunday. when people saw the meanness, the hate, the -- the -- just the desire to harm peaceful people. when they saw all of this, it gave him the momentum that he had been seeking. and i admire him. he was able to get the voting rights act of 1965 signed. that voting rights act of 1965 changed the diversity in congress. the complexion of congress. and the gender of congress. this is the same voting rights act, my dear friends, that the

cult in texas, the cult of trump, the c.o.t., no longer the grand old party, the g.o.p., they would not re-authorize it, they would repeal it. president johnson signed the voting rights act. at the time he signed it, in 1965, in the 89th congress, there were four asian members, four. there were four latino members. six black members. 13 women. four asians in 1965. now fast forward to 2022. the 117th congress. 21 asian members. before, the voting right -- before the voting rights back became law there were four.

2022, 21. before the voting rights act, four latino members. 2022, 52. the voting rights act has afforded opportunities that were not there prior to bloody sunday. six black members in 1965. 2022, 61 black members. i'm proud to be one of them. *6 1. and i would dare say that but for the voting rights act of 1965, i would not be one of the 61. the voting rights act of 1965 has made a difference in the complexion of congress. 13 women in 1965.

2022, 151 women. you see, when the voting rights act of 1965 made it possible for african-americans to have these opportunities, it did open the door for others as well. it opened the door for people of color. they were not the slaves that benefited from the 13th amendment, but they were people who benefited from the voting rights act of 1965. it also provided people in my congressional district to have the ballot printed in more than one language. houston is a polyglot city. many languages spoken. the ballot in the ninth congressional district where i'm fortunate enough to serve is prinked in four different languages. english, spanish, vietnamese,

and chinese. voting rights act. made that possible. it has been re-authorized and amended such that language has been made a part of the voting rights act. giving people the opportunity to simply vote in a language they understand. some people would say, well, they should all speak english. well there's native alaskans who don't necessarily find english as their native tongue. they are citizens. they ought to be able to vote. there are people who acquire citizenship. speak another language. speak english well enough to have the kinds of conversations that can help you in your daily life. but when you're casting a vote for president of the united states, or some other public

office, judgeships, it would serve people well to be able to do this with the language they're most comfortable with. hence we have the ballot in these four languages. the voting rights act of 1965 has made and continues to make a difference not withstanding the fact that a portion of it, a significant portion, has been eviscerated. we still have section 2 of the voting rights act to help prevent invidious discrimination. that texas is known for, by the way. texas is the home of invidious discrimination. texas has twice left its -- its place in countries where slavery was not acceptable and rather

than remain, texas has seceded. texas left mexico because of slavery. and texas left the united states because of slavery. so the voting rights act of 1965 has made a difference but the state of texas, through many of its agents, and especially those associated with the cult of trump, formerly known as the g.o.p., the grand old party, many of those agents would repeal the voting rights act which would make a great difference in who speaks at this microphone. who walks the halls of congress. it seems that in texas, if you can't conform with the law, and

you don't want to, you just simply change the law. and that's what they seek to do now. to change the law rather than allow the diversity to exist that we currently see. they would change the law and roll back the clock. and i assure you the diversity that we currently experience would cease to exist. so i'm here to say that the voting rights act i'm here to se voting rights act of 1965 must be re-authorized. the supreme court seems to be hostile to the rights of minorities, hostile to the rights of women. my dear friend, ms. owe cast ms. ocasio-cortez spoke quite

eloquently on this subject. i indicated that this was my last talk as it results to the cult in texas but i have to confess that in texas, the former g.o.p., now the cult of trump bans abortions or would ban abortions and this is what they codified and publish would ban abortions from the moment of fertilization. that means there would be no legal abortions in texas, from the moment of fertilization. i do have sympathy for women who are raped. there will be no options. from the moment of

fertilization. it appears at least to some that this would also mean, even if the mother's life is in question. this is as draconian as a law can be. women should have the right to choose. it's their body. i can have opinions, but they have to deal with the reality. and it's not an easy reality for many women to confront. so this is something they have the opportunity to to talk to their most trusted confidants and make hard choices and i don't wish the choice upon

anyone, but i do think women ought to have that choice. and my hope is that as i indicated earlier i live long enough to see a supreme court that will realize that roe versus wade, the decision in roe versus wade was a decision that gave women the opportunity to make choices that only they should have the opportunity to make. mr. speaker, these are some very difficult times. i see many people celebrating, but i also know that when i called a friend to discuss this, there were many tears being

shed. and not everybody is happy today. for many people, this is a very dark day in the life of our country. just yesterday or day before, the days run together sometimes when you are up late, the supreme court ruled that you can carry your gun openly, noto notoriously. i don't want to live in a world where my safety is dependent upon me an ak-47 or replica of an ar-15.

i don't want my safety to depend upon being the quickest draw. i want to resolve my dispute -- i don't want to resolve my dispute with a gun. i think this is a very difficult time for us. and my prayer is that we will have persons in the senate who will understand that there is little time left for us to make a difference. we have the house, democrats, we have the senate and we have the presidency. there is just little time left, but there is enough time left for us to make a difference if we choose to. and my prayers that those

senators will understand that either we take up our agenda now or we risk not having the opportunity to take it up within the foreseeable future. that's what we risk. i hope that they will see that now is the time to deal with a women's right to choose. the legislation is there. now is the time to deal with gun safety laws that can prevent 18-year-olds having weapons of war. now is the time to take up voting rights so that all persons will have an equal opportunity to serve.

now is the time to take up an agenda that will make america the beautiful, a more beautiful america. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time

the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker house of representatives, madam, pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8 following consultation with the office of attending physician, i want to provide you further noiftion that the public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus, sars remains in effect, sergeant at armts. ism the chair announcees the

extension of effective june 29 of the covered period designated on january 24, 2021. pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: i would be remiss if i didn't comment on the decision