a lot of their supporters meant making noise that this has happened that only because the elections are fraudulent and need to be fixed. they do point to problems that happened at the polls on november 8, but those problems were not so great that it deprived people of the vote. perhaps some of the supporters might show up at the capitol to protest but we have had no sign of it yet. host: when it >> we'll leave this program here to keep our over 40-year commitment to live coverage of congress. u.s. house is about to gavel in to debate and vote on an immigration related bill. live coverage of the house here on c-span. ognition act of 202 and ask for its -- 2022 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 400, h.r. 7946, a bill to

provide benefits for noncitizen members of the armed forces and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1508, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary printed in the bill is adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered as read. the bill, as amended, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees. after one hour of debate, it shall be in order to consider the further amendment printed in part c of house report 117-590 if offered by the member designated in the report, which shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject tore for demand -- subject for demand for division of the question. the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren, and the gentleman

from california, mr. mcclintock, each will control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. lofgren: today, this house will pass h.r. 7946, the veteran service recognition act of 2022. this is a bill that recognizes and honors the commitment and sacrifices of our noncitizen service members and veterans. you know, noncitizens have served in our military in every conflict since the revolutionary war. in tribute to their patriotism, our laws offer noncitizen service members an expedited

pathway to citizenship. unfortunately, this expedited path is not always known to the service members themselves. sometimes there's confusion or lack of information. not every legal permanent resident who could avail themselves of this opportunity has in fact done so. and we have found instances where service members believed that despite serving they had become united states citizens. so our bill does do some measures to make sure that that information is better communicated in the future and there's less confusion. however, and unfortunately, the complexity of the current system -- immigration system puts, you know, some unnecessary roadblocks to naturalization but also can have a terrible impact on veterans who have not availed themselves of the opportunity. the trauma of war can have terrible effects on our

veterans. individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder are far more likely to become entangled with the criminal justice system. when that happens, citizens are simply subjected to the criminal justice system. for example, they are arrested for drug possession, they might serve time in the county jail. and when they're released, they've paid their debt to society. but noncitizens who are in the same situation, people who fought for our country, might serve their jail time for drug possession but then they also face immigration court. because a crime that might lead to relatively minor consequences for a u.s. citizen could lead to deportation of a noncitizen veteran. now, noncitizen veteran service records are meant to be considered during removal proceedings, but such consideration rarely occurs. consequently, veterans who earn

the right to citizenship decades ago have been deported. h.r. 7946 corrects this problem by giving deported veterans the opportunity to apply for a second chance and obtain lawful permanent residency. relief under this bill is discretionary, available only to those veterans whose return is in the public interest. additionally, the bill creates a review process for service members in removal proceedings to ensure that their service records are taken into account by immigration judges. it has an advisory council to see whether or not he or she was suffering from ptsd and the like and information can be given to the immigration judge, but the immigration judge retains the authority to make the decision. the legislation, as i mentioned earlier, makes needed changes to

current laws to allow service members to naturalize as early as possible and we believe these changes will ensure that future veterans will not be at risk of deportation. finally, h.r. 7946 codifies the current parole in place for the immediate relatives of u.s. citizen service members and veterans, making permanent an administrative program that began in 2007 under then-president george w. bush. you know, at the time, we had come across instances where an american soldier was killed in action but his mother was subject to deportation and that mother was sent outside the country, could not even visit the grave of her deceased military son. george bush sought to change that and we kept that change in

place ever since, and this would codify it. this bill is supported by numerous advocacy, labor, and veteran groups, including the american legion, the nation's largest veteran service organization. you know, we made a commitment to our noncitizen service members when they joined our armed forces and our laws really should reflect that commitment. i am proud to have worked alongside my colleagues, chairman nadler, as well as representative takano, chairman takano, and i'd like to mention specifically other members of our caucus who introduced bills on this subject and they were collected including congressman correa, congressman ruiz, congressman vargas, congressman grijalva, and several others. i urge my colleagues to support this important legislation, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from california,

mr. mcclintock, is recognized. mr. mcclintock: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, d.h.s. secretary mayorkas has repeatedly asserted, including in sworn testimony that the southern border is secure. this, of course, is a lie and not even a subtle one. we know the numbers. a stunning 4.1 million encounters since inauguration day when joe biden reversed the trump administration's enforcement measures. in the same period, another one million known got-aways while the border patrol is changing diapers and arranging transportation for thousands of illegal crossings each day. so how do our democratic colleagues react to this unprecedented illegal migration that they have unleashed? do they call on the biden administration to stop the releases? do they call on the president to actually enforce u.s. immigration law or at least stop

incentivizing this mass illegal migration? no. instead, they produce this bill that readmits immigrant veterans who were later deported, mainly for committing criminal offenses. this needs to be clearly understood. a noncitizen who joins the military promising to defend our country and instead commits crimes against the citizens of our country is subject to deportation and rightly so. this bill adds the political advisory committee, hand picked by mr. mayorkas, that can in fact override our deportation laws and it invites criminal offenders who've already been deported back into our country. and it presumes they are of good moral character despite their criminal offenses simply by producing a green card. this is astonishing. let's be very clear, that the vast majority of legal immigrants who enlist in our military do so because of patriotism toward our country and they are exemplary citizens

and exemplary members of our armed forces. in recognition of their service, we offer them special avenues for naturalization under the immigration and nationality act. that is as it should be. about 3% of u.s. veterans today are foreign born. many have been -- have chosen to become u.s. citizens. but that's not what this bill is about. this bill is about the bad apples who've been ordered deported for breaking our laws. since its creation in 2002, u.s. citizenship and immigration services have naturalized over 148,000 members of the u.s. military. if an alien service member or veteran is removed from this country, it's only after that alien has had their due process in immigration court and an immigration judge has issued a final order of removal. . alien servicemembers and veterans had a also offered a special process upon

encountering enforcement officials under which the totality of the circumstances approach i.c.e. agents determine whether arrest and placement removal proceedings are the appropriate action to take. however, in this bill the democrats have decided an advisory committee of people chosen by secretary mayorkas are better equipped to determine whether an alien's actions warrant removal than a trained i.c.e. official. yesterday in rules committee, the chair of the subcommittee even indicated these random people chosen by the secretary would be better than a trained immigration judge at determining whether an alien should be able to stay in the u.s. during the judiciary committee markup, my republican colleagues offered an array of amendments at ensuring alien servicemembers, veterans, and their family members who committed serious crimes would not be able to benefit from the provisions in this bill that prevent removal and allow green cards to be issued. we tried to prevent individuals with convictions for things like

drug trafficking, firearms trafficking, explosives trafficking, perjury, domestic violence, obstruction of justice, and even illegal voting from being able to benefit from the bill's provisions. but the democrats rejected nearly all such amendments. they did, reluctantly agree, exclude murderer, rapist, and child sex abusers as beneficiaries of this bill. i suppose we can claim some progress. but they didn't even bring themselves to accept an amendment to prevent aliens with d.u.i.'s, they decided five is too many. ridiculously the bill allows aliens to have four d.u.i. convictions and bit fit -- benefit from this bill. they also opposed an amendment to ensure alien veterans who benefit from the bill were honorably discharged from the military. right now as the bill stands it requires the alien be discharged under other than honorable

conditions. democrats also rejected a republican amendment that would have given the victims of a crime committed by the alien service member a say in whether or not the alien should face immigration consequences. this bill once again lays bear the true objectives of the democrats. first, ignore the 4.1 million illegal aliens encountered by border patrol and one million got aways as well. blur the distinction between legal immigrants who have obeyed our laws and the millions of illegal immigrants that the democrats are now happily allowing to stream into our country. and then introduce bills like this that blur the distinction between the many legal immigrants who have honorably served in our nation's armed forces and a handful of bad apples who have broken our laws and been ordered deported for doing so. this is the woken sanity that grips the democratic party today. thank god the voters have just broken their grip on the house of representatives.

i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, a few notes. the exclusion of those serious offenses was in the base bill. we didn't have to be convinced of that. we used the definition of veterans in the veterans code, and veterans who have an honorable or general discharge are eligible for benefits. that's what we used, dishonorable discharges are not included. i'll just say this. these are discretionary matters. if you have multiple d.u.i.'s, say you have three, but they are 25 years ago, and you have a completely clean record, you might be able to seek administrative review of that matter. that's all this does. i would like to now recognize the chairman of our veterans' affairs committee, mr. takano, who has played such a key role in this. noting also that the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america

are supporting this bill and supporting mr. takano. i yield four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. takano, is recognized for four minutes. mr. takano: thank you, chairwoman lofgren, for your leadership. thank you, chairman nadler, for your staunch support to move this -- my bill, the veterans service recognition act, through committee to bring it to the floor. as chairman of the house committee on veterans' affairs, one of my top priorities has been the prevention of undo noncitizen veteran deportations. most americans would be shocked and disbelief that we have deported people who have served in our military, have served in uniform. have even been in combat. they would be shocked to learn that we have done this. but it is true. we have actually taken american heroes who have served in our military and we have deported them. while many would be shocked to learn veterans who serve our

country are being subjected to deportations, the number of these individuals is unknown because we have not kept adequate records on who these people are. in 2019, representative vargas and i requested that the general accounting office evaluate the scope of service member and veteran deportations and determine the state of adherence to d.h.s. policies on such deportations. d.h.s.' own policies, what the g.a.o. found was significant gaps. not only in the federal approach to processing potentially removable veterans, but also on how the government facilitated the naturalization of noncertificate -- noncitizen servicemembers and veterans. i was further dismayed by the additional findings that the number of these veterans were not being tracked. deportation often prevented these individuals from accessing their v.a. benefits and services or attend hearings to appeal decisions. and i.c.e. did not consistently adhere to its own policies on removal proceedings involving

veterans. the g.a.o. report made it clear that reforms are desperately needed across the federal government. that is precisely what my bill endeavors to do today. despite being born in a different country, these veterans served in the united states for the promise of a better future. they put their lives on the line to promote our ideals and values because they believe in the american experience. often these individuals like veterans leave service with traumas or ailments that impact their physical and mental health. this could lead to drug addiction, self-harm, or ptsd which also can serve as a precursor to violence or criminal activity. we must recognize these struggles that our veterans face and show greater compassion toward those who may have made a mistake, including those noncitizen veterans who are facing deportation due to their actions. i say to you, mr. speaker, if there is anyone who deserves a second chance in our country, it is people who have worn the

uniform of the united states of america. the veteran service recognition act creates a pathway for us to recognize their service and prevent the undue deportation of servicemembers and veterans of the the bill achieves this by making the naturalization process easier for active duty servicemembers at basic training. establish ago military family -- establishing a military family immigration advisory committee to review the record of an individual being considered for deportation. this is not an automatic thing. this is about weighing the service member's record as part of those proceedings. what american would deny that we should treat veterans, noncitizen veterans, with fairness and compassion? we want veterans to be able to apply for green cards to return home and include -- excluding, excluding the most egregious cases. and codify an administrative program for immediate family members of veterans to also attain green cards consistent

with existing administrative policy. the number of eligible individuals under this legislation remains a very small subset of the veteran population. in fact, estimates are in the couple of hundreds. ms. lofgren: 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 30 mekdz mr. takano: for my friends across the aisle, this is an opportunity to honor our brave veterans of their heroism regardless of the country they were born in. we commemorated veterans day last month and can i think of no better way to honor our veterans than voting yes on the underlying legislation. we can and must do better by our immigrant veterans. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. ms. lofgren reserves. mr. mcclintock is recognized. mr. mcclintock: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from illinois, mr. bost. the speaker pro tempore: mr. bost is recognized for three minutes. mr. bost: i thank my friend from california for yielding the time for me to speak today. i rise in opposition to this legislation.

this bill is unnecessary. creates additional carve outs to already broken immigration system. right now d.h.s. can't even do their job of securing the southern border and enforcing current immigration law. just last month, we saw the highest number of got aways ever at the southern border that. is 73,000 individuals that invaded -- evaded border patrol. d.h.s. agents and staff are overwhelmed and overworked. we should not be adding more to their plate when they already struggle to secure the border. now, as a veteran, i greatly appreciate those who are willing to raise their right hand and swear to protect our nation and our constitution. i served with many of them. even though an individual is a veteran that shouldn't excuse or create an excuse for poor judgment or cri criminal activi.

i fear this bill may encourage just that. we already have a pathway for individuals who are serving our country in uniform. to stay here in the u.s. and become citizens. instead of this bill, we should be debating today -- that we are debating today we should improve the information provided to our servicemembers during transition assistance program on how to upgrade their immigration status. making emprovments to the -- improvements to the tap has been and will continue to be a top priority of mine. during that time we can explain to them once again how important it is to follow the laws and the constitution which they fought to uphold. next congress i plan to be working on tap to ensure a smooth transition to civilian life for all of our servicemembers, but on this bill i urge a no vote. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. mr. mcclintock reserves. ms. lofgren is recognized. ms. lofgren: i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the

chairman of the house judiciary committee, the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler. the speaker pro tempore: mr. nadler is recognized for three minutes. mr. nadler: i thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 7946, the veterans service recognition act. this modest but important legislation would ensure that noncitizen active duty military, veterans, and their families are treated with the dignity and respect befitting the sacrifice they have given to this country. while military service can offer a expedited pathway to naturalization, many noncitizens servicemembers leave the military without becoming a u.s. citizen because of unnecessarily burdensome requirements that they must meet. further, many servicemembers have family members who lack lawful status in the united states with no ability to adjust their status. as a result, while our military personnel are deployed protecting u.s. global interests and keeping our nation safe, they must worry about their loved ones will be apprehended in immigration raid and potentially be deported.

this legislation would address this concern and would protect our servicemembers just as they protect us. it would, one, establish an advisory committee to review and provide religiouses on the cases of noncitizen veterans, active servicemembers, and their families who are placed in removal proceedings. two, it would direct the department of homeland security and department of defense to implement the program that allows noncitizen servicemembers to file for naturalization during basic training or as early as otherwise possible. three, it would provide an opportunity for noncitizen veterans who have been removed or ordered removed and who have not been convicted of serious crimes to be considered for lawful permanent resident status. four, it would allow certain immediate relatives of u.s. citizens servicemembers or veterans in the united states to adjust their status and obtain a green card as long as they are otherwise admissible. despite the rhetoric we have

already heard from our republican colleagues throughout this debate, i want to make it clear that h.r. 7946 has nothing to do with the border. this legislation is about recognizing and honoring the sacrifices of our servicemembers by supporting them and their families and by giving them the opportunity to become u.s. citizens, if they so desire. i'd like to thank chairman takano, the veterans' affairs committee, as well as our immigration and citizenship subcommittee chair zoe lofgren for their commitment and leadership on this issue. i was honored to join them in introducing the legislation before us today. immigrants have served in our armed forces since the founding of our nation. in return for their service and sacrifice, we promised them and they have earned the opportunity to become american citizens. i hope all my colleagues could demonstrate their commitment to our servicemembers and veterans by supporting this important legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york yields back. the gentlelady from california

reserves. mr. mcclintock is recognized. mr. mcclintock: the gentleman is correct. the legislation emanating from the judiciary committee doesn't have anything to do with the border because the democrats having created this monumental crisis refuse to do anything to address it. so instead we are left with bills like this that sets distractions on the most important question facing america today. i'm now pleased to yield four minutes to my colleague from california, mr. issa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. issa, is recognized for four minutes. mr. issa: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. issa: thank you, mr. speaker. i don't just rise in opposition to this bill and i don't rise and i don't want to appear angry, but as a veteran who served both as an enlisted man, as an officer from 1970 until nearly 1990, i know what it's like to get an honorable discharge not once but twice want. as an officer -- twice.

as an officer i oversaw court marshals. shame on those who would write a bill and then refuse to allow a change that would at least prohibit those who are being discharged with bad conduct discharges. let's understand. other than honorable is a nice term. dishonorable is a clear term. but you know if you murder your commanding officer, you get a dishonorable discharge. if you just try to you will probably get a bad conduct discharge. if you're caught dealing vast amounts of drugs, if you're an ms-13 person who lied to get in the military and you've gone awol, you might even get a general but you're certainly going to get nothing worse than a bad conduct discharge. the fact that this bill allows people with a bad conduct discharge, people who have been convicted of clear felonies to gain and retain citizenship of

the united states is reprehensible. let's understand something else. in time of peace after six months of honorable service, you can apply and get your green card and get your citizenship. we have people who have served less than two years who get sworn in as u.s. citizens. so we're not even talking about people who wanted to be citizens and at the first opportunity chose to do that. we're talking about people who didn't, who now they've been sent out of the united states, many of them, by the way, after their service for other crimes they committed, they now want to be able to come back here and then be vindicated as though they did something right. military service is in fact an honorable event, and those who serve honorably we want to make sure are paid with all of the thank yous, including citizenship, for themselves and their family.

this bill doesn't do it. and for all of us who are veterans, shame on those who would confuse honorable service when in fact this bill allows those who have committed felonies bad conduct discharge individuals to retain their u.s. opportunity, one, which has never been the case, shouldn't be the case. if you commit the crimes, you should not be an american. you didn't serve honorably. and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. mr. mcclintock reserves. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i would just note once again that those with dishonorable discharges are not eligible for relief under the bill. and i would like to now recognize the gentlelady from washington, a member of the immigration subcommittee, ms. jayapal, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from washington, ms. jayapal, is recognized for three minutes. ms. jayapal: thank you. i rise in strong support of the veteran service recognition act,

to stop the deportation of immigrant veterans. and i want to thank my colleague, mark takano, representative takano, for bringing this important bill forward and our immigration subcommittee chair zoe lofgren for her tremendous leadership on this issue. mr. speaker, immigrants have defended the united states in every major conflict since the revolutionary war. one of the first casualties in the iraq war was lance corporal jose gutierrez, who was not an american citizen, when he died fighting for us. he signed up for the marines wanting to give back to the country that gave him everything. today, there are 45,000 immigrants serving in the united states armed services and yet, hundreds of immigrant veterans are estimated to have been deported. this, mr. speaker, is unacceptable. immigration and customs enforcement is supposed to consider veteran service to the country when making removal decisions. but a 2019 g.a.o. study found

that i.c.e. attorneys did not consistently follow its policies involving veterans who are placed in removal proceedings in part because i.c.e. officials were, quote, unaware of the policies. mr. speaker, we can't leave this to chance. even one deported veteran is one too many. and yet, hundreds of immigrant veterans are estimated to have been deported. when people sign up to defend this country, we should be helping them to become u.s. citizens as quickly as possible. and that's exactly what this bill does. that's why i'm so proud to support the veteran service recognition act to take crucial steps to stop the deportation of veterans and provide relief to veterans who have already been deported. no one has put -- no one who has put their life on the line for the united states should be deported. it's that simple, mr. speaker. vote yes to support veterans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back.

ms. lofgren reserves. mr. mcclintock is recognized. mr. mcclintock: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield such time as he may consume to the ranking member of the judiciary committee, mr. jordan of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: mr. jordan of ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i thank you, mr. speaker. just a few minutes ago the chairman of the judiciary committee, democrat chair, said this bill is not about the border. that's the problem. that's what we should be addressing. four million illegal migrant encounters since joe biden has been in office. 1.4 million migrants released into the country. one million got-aways and an administration that says that the border is secure. laughable. i don't know how they can say that with a straight face. remember those border agents on horseback, remember those guys doing their job on horseback, this administration allowed a lie to fester and grow for months knowing those guys did nothing wrong. yeah, this bill's not about the border. it should be.

when are the democrats going to take this issue seriously? we went from a secure border to no border. when are they going to take it seriously? they are not going to take it seriously. over the last 20 months they have not addressed it which leads us to the logical conclusion any american, every american -- they're doing this intentionally. why, i do not know. but it has to be intent. it has to be intentional. it has to be deliberate. it has to be premeditated because you can't have this kind of chaos just happen and now they bring this bill. the bill that says veterans who have committed crimes that make them deportable aren't going to be deportable. makes no sense to me. so i hope at some point the democrat party will wake up. i hope at some point the biden administration will do what everyone knows needs to be done and get our border secure again. and maybe it would help, maybe it would be a good first step,

maybe a good start would be for the president of the united states, who is charged with securing our homeland, securing our border, maybe a good first step would be go to the border. i know the leader of our party has asked him, leader mccarthy asked him to go. maybe go together. help unify the country. stand up for what makes sense, have ard bioer. maybe that would be a first step instead of bringing bills like this and not addressing the fundamental problem. a bill that's not about the border, you can say that again, because this one isn't. this one won't address the problem that every american knows is as real as it gets. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. mr. mcclintock reserves. ms. lofgren is recognized. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, mr. correa of california has served on the immigration subcommittee. he served in this congress. he is the author of one of the bills that was included in this bill and has visited with deported veterans across the border and i would like to yield to him for three minutes.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. correa, is recognized for three minutes. mr. correa: mr. speaker, this is the oath a soldier takes when he's joining the military. i do swear or affirm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that i will bear true faith and allegiance, true faith and allegiance to the same and that i will obey the orders of the president of the united states and the orders of the officers that have appointed -- that are appointed over me. mr. speaker, follow me here. soldier takes this oath without any reservation, mental or otherwise. fights for our country, for our nation. he is -- he or she is honorably

discharged and is not a citizen. corporal jose lived in my district, jose angel was the first service member in orange county to make the ultimate sacrifice for this country in iraq after 9/11. he took the oath. yet, he died as a noncitizen. he deserved to die as an american citizen. and many, many other honorably, honorably discharged citizens, veterans are deported. but they can't come back once they die because they still have the right to be buried in a national cemetery. let's pay our debt to our veterans. we ask them to fight, to serve our country, to defend our freedom, and our moral

obligation is to take care of all our veterans. let's pay our debt to our veterans. let's pass the veterans service recognition act. mr. speaker, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from california reserves. the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close when the gentlelady has exhausted her speakers. ms. lofgren: we've digsal speakers. mr. speaker -- we've digsal speakers. mr. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. lofgren: mr. castro has played a useful role in crafting these measures, i yield two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. castro, is recognized for two minutes. mr. castro: i rise in support of this bill because it's time to bring our deported veterans home. five years ago i led a delegation of lawmakers to meet with a group of deported veterans at a support house in tijuana, texas. many of these folks joined the

military after 9/11, putting their lives on the line to defend our freedom and freedom of our allies thousands of miles away. when they enlisted our country gladly accepted their perished. but when they came back home and struggled, they were kicked out of a nation they would have died to protect. i represent san antonio, texas, known as military u.s.a., and from how i see it, deporting our citizens is one of the worst acts of betrayal our federal government can commit. the veteran service recognition act will right this awful wrong by providing an opportunity for deported veterans to apply for permanent residency and help current and future service members apply for naturalization for themselves and their families. this bill is about doing the right thing for those who served. it's time to bring our deported veterans back home. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for the managers, ms. lofgren

has 10 minutes -- 10 1/2 minutes. mr. mcclintock has 16 minutes. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i would now be pleased to yield to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee, who is a proud member of the immigration subcommittee and long-serving member of the house judiciary committee, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the sponsor and proponents of this legislation for it is even startling, stunning, shocking, absurd to even be standing here discussing the deportation of men and women who have worn the union form and -- uniform and have offered to sacrifice their life for this totally and

significantly the oldest democracy in the world. it is clearly an effort that is long overdue and i'm stunned by my friends on the other side of the aisle, i said that word, stunned, i'm shocked there would be any opposition to this as we know that immigrants have served in the united states armed forces in every major conflict and they're -- there are now 45,000 immigrants in this country. it is important that we fix the gap, the loophole, the calls that are gotten when immigrants are deported. and this legislation, i'm very grateful to say, is about fixing this problem. and so i rise to support h.r. 7946, that require -- would have d.h.s. create an and enforcement -- and enforcement a system and require the status of the veteran to be brought into consideration in the case of

removal proceedings. their service record will also be brought into it. if any of us can believe it, they can be heroic and that doesn't even count in today's scheme. it would also require d.h.s. to provide the opportunity of eligible noncitizen veterans to be granted lawful permanent resident. identification of their veteran status would halt any removal proceedings and there is a final administrative decision on veteran eligibility. what i like about it, when you come into basic training, we can naturalize these individuals, these servants who have offered themselves for training and to be part of this government by fighting, by wearing the uniform, by fighting for democracy to become citizens. the veteran service recognition act is offered to respond to d.h.s. and u.s. immigration customs failure to not following their own policies regarding deportation of those. we say on the floor of the house with great embarrassment that we have deported men and women who have served in uniform.

and, yes, we had challenges with the same kind of -- how should i say it? detoured road that our veterans fell to, substance abuse, but they've still worn the uniform, and they can get into veteran courts or services. the other veterans who had the same defaults, if you will, because of the conditions of war, have to be deported. that doesn't make sense. more than 760,000 noncitizens have enlisted in -- over the past century. peaks in world wars and 9/11. there is approximately 45,000 immigrants. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. jackson lee: can i get an additional minute, please? ms. lofgren: i yield an additional minute to the gentlelady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i want to make sure our county knows there are 179,000 veterans who live in harris county and 1.67 million

live in texas and some are our immigrant veterans and some are not citizens. and so my point is here my point is here today we must find every available waip to wao treat them as they treated this nation. i'm willing to die for america and its values. languishing in a russian prison is a veteran. paul whale. with bogus charges. a hostage, a longside him is grit any briner, it's been determined the conditions she's going in is atrocious. my point is any time in america needs america to fix the problem as a democratic nation we must stand with those who stood with us. those are our citizens, and those who are immigrants who 235u9 -- the gentlelady's time has expired. the speaker pro tempore: -the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlelady's time has expired. the gentlelady from california reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcclintock: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: we can now plainly see the effect of the democrats' open border policies on communities across our nation. the strain on our schools, our hospitals, our public safety. working class wages and opportunities. social services. no civilization has ever survived the magnitude of illegal mass migration than the democrats have unleashed upon our country in the span of just 23 months. and gallup warns us there are another 42 million people living in poverty just in latin america and the caribbean who intend to come here now that they can. when secretary mayorkas appeared before the house judiciary committee, he couldn't tell us how it benefits the american people to have their classrooms packed with nonenglish speaking

students, their emergency rooms flooded with ill lease demanding basic care, how their families will be safer with increased gang activity and fenltal inundating communities, or how working families will be made better off by flooding the labor market with cheap illegal labor, or how taxpayers are served by footing the bill for supporting a largely unskilled, uneducated, and dependent population. where is this bill taking us? we already know because we have already had a taste of it. for a while we allowed aliens on temporaries visas, and illegal immigrants here under daca, to enlist so they could claim a fast track to citizenship. one mavny enlistment was found to be a chinese spy. a number of foreign nationals who enlisted in our military were subsequently deported for committing crimes. that program was such a debacle that the obama administration,

the architect of daca, had to suspend it in 2016 because of the danger it posed to national security. foreign nationals who come to america legally, who obey our laws and seek to serve our country because of a love of it and of the principles upon which it is founded are one of our greatest strengths. 11 years ago i spoke at the funeral of corporal singh whose family had immigrated from india legally 11 years before. let me tell you about him. his father described him this way. he was always a very patriotic man for the u.s. from the time he was a little boy. he knew he wanted to serve in the u.s. military. he was very proud of his service with the marines. corporal singh was wounded in combat, chose to return, overstayed his assignment, in order to relieve a friend and was killed in action in helmund

province, june 22, 2011. yet the democrats are either unable or unwilling to tell the difference between a chinese spy like quinn and an american hero like singh. it appears the democrats are attempting to equate the heroism, devotion, and fidelity of heroes like singh with the convicted criminals that a court has ordered to be deported from our country, or the lawless illegal mass migration the democrats are not only ignoring but actively aiding and abetting with their policies. now, even at every convicted criminal the democrats are trying to benefit from this bill were meritorious, wrongly convicted of crimes, and exemplary in every way, we are still 25ubging about a small fraction of those who are allow into this country every day by the dangerous policies of this administration. that includes 120 known terrorists we have intercepted

and got only knows how many more among the 1 million god aways who entered our country on joe biden's watch. the immigration subcommittee of judiciary committee has done nothing to address this crisis. the judiciary committee has done nothing to address this crisis. and the house has done nothing to address this crisis. a crisis that literally began on inauguration day when biden reversed the policies of the trump administration that had finally secured our borders. i can assure the american people that 28 days from today all of that is going to change. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. lofgren: this bill is an important step forward to making sure that those who served our country in the military are

given every consideration. we know from the reports we receive from our vets how tough it can be. i think it's important to note that iraq and afghanistan veterans of america are supporting this bill. they know better than i do the kind of trauma that can be experienced in those theaters and have been experienced by our brave men and women in the military. they also know that sometimes those traumatic experiences can lead to a path that's destructive for the veteran. a veteran who is suffering from ptsd. now, if a military member that was born in california and they used drugs because of ptsd, they might spend some time in jail.

but then they would have paid their debt to society. if, instead, their fellow soldier was a legal permanent resident of the united states, born in another country but volunteered to fight for our country, after they pay their debt to society for the exact same circumstances, then they are booted out of the country. that's why the american legion is saying, they support this bill. because we owe some kind of honor and stature to those who stepped forward to volunteer to fight for our country. that's what we owe them. i'll just close with this. i'm going to represent a town called salinas, california, and i was there last month. they have put up on every light pole, on the downtown street, pictures of people from salinas who served in the military.

it's so inspiring. they had a little ceremony to unveil these photographs of the salinas heroes. after that one of the veterans organizers said to me, the worst experience of his life was driving his sergeant to the border to be kicked out of the country he fought for. it's not right. this bill will change that. and i hope that we will all volt in favor -- vote in favor. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. all time for debate on the bill has expired. to consider amendment number 1 printed in part c of house report 117-590. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i have an

amendment at the desk made in order by the rule. the speaker pro tempore: dord te clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1, printed in part c in house report number 117-590, offered by mr. vicente gonzalez of texas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1508, the gentleman from texas, mr. gonzalez, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. gonzalez. mr. gonzalez: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my amendment, h.r. 7946, the veterans service recognition act, which requires the secretary of homeland security to propose regulations to implement this bill no late than 90 days after the date of enactment. our deported veterans have waited long enough. these men and women are heroes and how did we thank them for their service after they fought for our country around the world? we deported them.

that is despicable and goes against every principle this country stands for. at the very least, we owe them an opportunity to naturalize, to live in the country they fought for, to raise a family, and to live and pursue their american dream, the dream they have earned, the dream they have fought for. i came to congress six years ago and introduced our patriot act because i was in shocked that the united states was deporting american veterans. this gave them a pathway to citizenship. today i'm proud to see chairman takano's bill on the floor. together we have been fighting this cause to ensure future service members have the resources to naturalize and become american citizens. i can't think of anything more shameful than to deport an american veteran. someone who's worn our uniform and fought for our freedom. most of the issues that have occurred when they come home are

due to ptsd and scars they bring back from the battlefield. i have spoken time and time again to my constituents in south texas, to veterans across my border, and people across this country and the consensus is clear. congress must fix this and bring every last veteran home. this congress has taken more action than any before by signing the honoring our pact act to clear the way for veterans to get the health care deserve after incurring illnesses in the line of duty. but we can't stop there. while there is no way to adequately apologize to veterans who have been deported, afte% bravely serving this country, this is a step in the right direction. for decades many veterans have not been with their families, have not celebrated anniversaries and holidays. they couldn't be with loved ones for important moments like

graduations and birthdays. this is our chance to act and our chance to show we can grow and correct the wrongs and create a nation that really is for all. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support my amendment and to ensure the department of homeland security acts swiftly and comprehensively to promoaz regulations and implement -- propose regulations and implement this critical bill. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote in favor of the underlying bill, the veterans service recognition act, to ensure these service members can come home. and that we will never, ever deport a single veteran again. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mcclintock: time in opposition to the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: i would remind my friend that every alien who serves in our military has the right to naturalize, but that

does not give them a right to commit crimes against our country. and that's what this bill does. this amendment sets 90 days as the deadline for promulgating regulations to implement this bill, a bill that overrides the laws governing deportation of aliens who commit crimes in our country if they have enlisted in the armed forces. it raises some disturbing questions. why is it that the bill surrenders legislative prerogatives to the executive. if you are going to write the law, write it in its entirety in the open. yes, we have been granting these powers to the executive branch for a very long time, but the point that 10 times more laws are written by the bureaucracy than by the body vested with lawmaking authority, we'll save that discussion for another day. . 90 days is an absurdly short period of time to write the regulations, allow public input

on the regulations, rewrite the regulations and publish the final version. it begs the question why. is it possible the supporters of this know what they want to do and have no desire to hear if the public? that is the way the left does things and i would not be surprised. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. gonzalez: we have no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: it is clear that the left is trying to ram this bill through. we tried to get into the bill a provision that would allow the victim of these criminal aliens to testify as to the impact of the crimes on their lives and

the democrats rejected it. notice and comment periods themselves require 30 to 60 days after the notice of proposed rule making is published for the public to submit comments about the proposed rule, after that the agency has to comb through and respond to all of the submitted comments. there's simply no way to comply with the executive orders 12866 economic analysis requirement for a significant rule and that's what this is, within a 90-day period of enactment. it's apatient the democrats are trying to rush out an interim final rule on this bill before the american public has any opportunity to see what they're doing. we can only conclude that the democrats know that the american people are not going to like what they see. i urge a no vote on the amendment and a no vote on the underlying bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. gonzalez: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support my amendment and the underlying

bill and assure justice is served to all who served our country. a vote against this bill and against this amendment would be on the wrong side of history. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back pursuant to the rule, the previous question is ordered on the bill. and on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. gonzalez. the question is on the amendment by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. mcclintock: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman request the yeas and nays? mr. mcclintock: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20,

this 15-minute vote on the amendment will be followed by five-minute votes on passage of the bill, if ordered, and en bloc motion to suspend the rules if offered, and motions to suspend the rules and pass senate 452, concur in cincinnati amendment to h.r. 3462, to pass senate 3875, pass senate 3499, pass senate 2796, pass senate 4834, and concur in the cincinnati amendment -- in the senate amendment to heaver 6476. that 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 gentlewoman from delaware rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member

designated by mrs. demings of florida, i inform the house that mrs. demings will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seeng? -- seek recognition? mr. cicilline: as the member designated by ms. bass of california and mr. gallego of arizona, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? mr. pappas: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. o'halleran of arizona, mr. gottheimer of new jersey and mr. kildee of michigan, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the gonzalez

amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members newman, roybal-allard, ryan and cuellar, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama and mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. brooks and mr. palazzo will both vote nay on amendment number 1. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition?

mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, mr. defazio, mr. sires, mr. welch, ms. titus, mr. doyle, ms. johnson and mr. pascrell, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

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

recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that she will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. kath rein rice of new york, i inform the house

that miss rice will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. cole will vote nay on amendment number one. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> well, mr. speaker, i'm up here to inform the house as the designee of mr. paul gosar from arizona that representative paul gosar is going to vote no way, jose, or nay, on this vote of number 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. jeff duncan from south carolina, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote nay on amendment one.

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

amendment number one.

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

>> as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler of washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote nay on amendment number o one.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mike simpson of idaho's second district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the

house that mr. simpson will vote no on h.r. 7946.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. mrs. cammack: as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn will vote nay on amendment number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, as the member designated by mr. stanton, i inform the house that congress member stanton will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lieu, mr. lowenthal, ms. moore and mre that these four members will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. beatty, mr. >> i valieva -- mr. grijalva and ms. bresly, i inform the house that -- ms. pressley, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the gonzalez amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 2123, the nays -- 213, the nays are 207. the amendment is adopted. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the armed forces and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it.

the bill -- for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, 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 maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform

the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yea on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. koafl oklahoma, i inform the house that -- cole of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. cole will vote nay on h.r. 7946. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote nay on h. h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that she will vote yes on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mike simpson of idaho's second district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. simpson will vote no on

h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, mr. lieu and ms. moore, i inform the house that these three members will vote yes on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. steube of florida, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote no on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gosar, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote no on 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congressman stanton, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek

recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kinzinger of illinois, mr. kinser will will -- kinzinger will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? ms. blunt rochester: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. demings of florida, i inform the house that mrs. demings will vote yes on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, thank you. as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama and mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that both members will vote nay on h.r. 7946. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? mr. pappas: as the member designated by mr. kildee, mr. gottheimer, mr. o'halleran, i inform the house that they will vote yes on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. jeff duncan from south carolina, mr. duncan will vote nay on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by congress members marie newman, lucille roybal-allard, and tim ryan, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn will vote nay on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. fulcher: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote nay on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. pressley, ms. brightly, and -- mrs. beatty and mr. grijalva, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7946.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. bass of california, mr. gay yago of arizona -- mr. gallego of arizona, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7946. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by ann kirkpatrick, peter defazio, albio sires, peter welch, dina titus, mike doil, eddie -- mike doyle, eddie bernice and mr. pascrell, i inform the house that they will vote yes on h.r. 7946.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. kathleen rice of new york, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes on h.r. 7946.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 217. the nays are 208. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

the speaker pro tempore: ok. on this vote the yeas are 219. the nays are 208. the speaker pro tempore: one more try.

the yeas are 220. the nays are 208. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. members, please take your conversations off the floor. members are advised to take your conversations off the floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: madam speaker. madam speaker, pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 1508 i move to suspend the rules and passion h.r. 8844, senate 198, and senate 1687. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the titles. the clerk: union calendar number 390, h.r. 8844, a bill to re-authorize the state trade

expansion program of the small business administration and for other purposes. senate 198, an act to require the federal communications commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps. senate 1687, an act to amend section 21 of the small business act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 1508, the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated to the end that all such motions are considered as withdrawn. the question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from maryland. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3

having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bills are passed -- for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> thank you, madam speaker. i request the yeas and nays, please. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, 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 new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. ann kirkpatrick, peter defazio, albio sires, peter

welch, dina titus, mike doyle, eddie bernice and bill pascrell, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. lucas: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. cole will vote yea on suspensions en bloc. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? mr. pappas: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. kildee, mr. gottheimer, mr. o'halleran, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition?

mr. cicilline: as the member designated by ms. bass and mr. gallego of arizona, these members will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pressley, mr. grijalva and mrs. beatty, these members will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. palazzo will vote yes on suspensions en bloc. as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote nay on suspensions en bloc, thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house she will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by

mr. ruppersberger, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote aye on the suspensions en bloc. 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 the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by congress members new man, roybal-allard and ryan, these members will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by jeff duncan of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote nay on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. lieu, mr. lowenthal and ms. moore, these members will vote yes on

the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. simpson, second district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. simpson will vote yes on the motion 1687. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. demmings of florida, i inform the house that ms. demmings will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler of washington, i inform the house that she will vote yes on suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by congressman greg stanton, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on the

suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. kathleen rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. paul gosar of arizona, i inform the house that he will vote nay on suspensions en bloc.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 3880, the nays are 46, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, a the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20,

the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone to suspend the rules and pass s.4052. the clerk will report the -- on which the yeas and nays are ordered the clerk will report the title. >> senate 4052 an act to re-authorize a program for early detection, treatment regarding deaf and hard of hearing newborns and children and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey -- [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 new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick,

mr. welch, ms. titus, ms. eddie beenees johnson and mr. bill pascrell, i inform the house that they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama and mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that both members will vote yes on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition? >> as the member designated by by congress members new man, roybal-allard and ryan, these members will vote yes on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. lucas: as the member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. cole will vote yes on

s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. moore, mr. lewan mr. lowenthal, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s.4052. 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 yes on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yes to s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas. mr. weber: as the member designated by mr. gosar, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by

congressman stanton, he will vote yes on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yes on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. demmings of florida, i inform the house that ms. demmings will vote yes on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler, i inform the house that she will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frank ell, i inform the house that she will vote yes on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek

recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jeff duncan, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote nay on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pressley, mr. grijalva and mrs. beatty, i inform the house that they will vote yes on s.4052.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mike simpson idaho's 2nd district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. simpson will vote yes on senate bill 4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. o'halleran, mr. kildee and mr. gottheimer, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s.4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition?

the gentleman is recognized the gentleman has been recognized twice. >> as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes on s.4052.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn will vote yea on s. 4052. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. bass of california, mr. gallego of arizona, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 4052.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 408. the nays are 17. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez, to suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 3462 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 3462, an act to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the small business administration and for other purposes. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 3462. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] [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 oklahoma seek recognition? mr. lucas: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. cole will vote yea on

h.r. 3462. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? ms. meng: as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that she will vote yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does indiana seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yea on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? the gentleman from maryland has been recognized. mr. sarbanes: as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by

mr. brooks of alabama and mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. brooks and mr. palazzo will both vote yea on h.r. 3462. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by congressman greg stanton, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn of the sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. dunn will vote yea on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? mr. pappas: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. o'halleran, mr. kildee, and mr. gottheimer, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? mr. fulcher: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mike simpson of idaho's second district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. simpson will vote

yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: as the member designated by ms. pressley, mr. grijalva, and mrs. beatty, i inform the house that these three members will vote yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> speaker dingell, i inform the house that mr. paul gosar of the great state of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote yes on h.r. had 346 -- h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. ann kirkpatrick, peter defazio, albio sires, peter welch, dina titus, mike doyle, eddie bernice johnson and bill pass secret, i inform the house that these -- bill pascrell, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. steube of florida, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote yes on h.r.

3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. bass of california, mr. gallego of arizona, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. jeff duncan from south carolina, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote yea on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? ms. blunt rochester: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. demings of florida, i inform the house that mrs. demings will vote yea on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote yea on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by congress members marie newman,

lucille roybal-allard, and tim ryan, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 3462. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yea on h.r. 3462.

the speaker pro tempore: on ocasio-cortez. on this vote there were 417 ayes and no nays. 2/3, everybody, 100% being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the senate amendment is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from the district of

columbia, ms. norton, to suspend the rules and senate 3872 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. t the clerk: senate 3875, an act to require the president to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the united states and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. 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 oklahoma seek recognition? mr. lucas: madam speaker, as the

member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. cole will vote yea on s. 3875. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. bass of california, mr. gallego of arizona, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote yes on the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house she will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. weber: as the member designated by mr. paul gosar, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote know on h.r. 3875.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congressman greg stanton, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on s.3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. palazzo will vote yes oh, yes. as the member designated by mr. brooks, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, mr. mr. defazio, ms. titus, mr. doyle and ms. johnson and mr. pascrell, they will vote

yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yes on s.3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? the speaker pro tempore: as the member designated by ms. demmings, i inform the house that ms. demmings will vote yes on 3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. moore, mr. lewan mr. lowenthal, these members will vote yes on s.3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mike simpson of idaho's 2nd district, i inform the house

that mr. simpson will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pressley, mr. grijalva and mrs. beatty, they will vote yes on s.3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jeff duncan of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote yes on passage of 3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kildee, mr. gottheimer and mr. o'halleran, these members will vote yes on s.3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by designated mr. steube of florida, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, pursuant to

house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yes on s.3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miss rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes on s.3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition? >> as the member designated by by congress members marie new man, lucille. ms. roybal-: allard and tim ryan, these members will vote yes on s.3875. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. baird, i inform the house that mr. baird will change his vote to a nay vote to s.3875.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 333, the nays are 92. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentlewoman from from the district of columbia, ms. norton, to suspend the rules and pass senate senate 3349 on which yeas and nays are ordered the clerk will report the title. the clerk: senate 3499 an act to amend the post-katrina emergency reform act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. 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 tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. palazzo will vote yes on s.3499. as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote nay on s.3499. >> as the member designated by by congress members new man roybal-allard and ryan, they will vote yes on s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yes on s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house she will vote yes on s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. weber: as the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. bass and mr. gallego, i inform the house they will vote yes. 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 yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek

recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. o'halleran, mr. kildee and mr. gottheimer, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. duncan of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote yes on passage of s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. demmings will vote yes. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, mr. coal cole will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yes on s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. herrera beutler, i inform the house that mrs. herrera beutler will vote yes. >> as the member designated by miss rice of new york, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes on s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mike simpson of idaho's 2nd district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. simpson will vote yes on s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. stanton, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition?

-- the gentleman from colorado has been recognized. >> as the member designated by mrs. beatty, ms. pressley and mr. grijalva, those members will vote yes on s.3499. 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. defazio, mr. welch, ms. titus, and mr. pascrell, these members will vote yes on s.3499. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn will vote yes on s.3499.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, there were 424 ayes, and

one no. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, to suspend the rules and pass senate 2796 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: senate 279 6 -- 2796 an act to amend the crime act of 1996 under the comprehensive opioid abuse grant program and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device.

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 new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by ms. ann kirkpatrick, peter defazio, peter welch, dina titus, mike doyle, eddie bernice johnson and bill pascrell, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yea on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog

recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members marie newman, lucille roybal-allard and tim ryan, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. cole will vote yea on s. 2796. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. beatty, ms. pressley and mr. grijalva, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. steube of florida, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. stanton, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker as the member

designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. paw law zoe will vote yea on s. 2796. and mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote nay on s. 2796. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from dwyer seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. demings of florida, i inform the house that mrs. demings will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas s seek recognition? >> mr. speaker as the member designated by mr. paul gosar of the great state of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that she will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dop will vote yea on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger,

i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. jeff duncan from south carolina, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote nay on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. moore, mr. lieu, ms. lowenthal, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mike simpson of idaho's second district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. simpson will vote yes on senate bill 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that

miss rice will vote yea on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, mr. kildee and mr. o'halleran, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 2 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. bass of california, many gallego of california, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 2796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member

designated by ms. herrera beutler of washington, i inform the house that she will vote yes on s. 2796.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 408. the nays are 11. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is a

vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. to suspend the rules and pass s. 4834 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. senate 4834, to re-authorize the national internet crimes against children task force. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. 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 rise? >> as the member designated by mr. duncan, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote yea on senate 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, i inform the house that mr. cole will vote yes on s. 4834. thank you, mr. speaker.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler of washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote yea on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members marie newman, lucille roybal-allard and tim ryan, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mike simpson of idaho's second district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. simpson will vote yes on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that she will vote yes on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi and mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that both members will vote yea on s.

48346789 thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from delaware seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. demings of florida, i inform the house that mrs. demings will vote yes on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote yes on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. beatty, ms. pressley and mr. grijalva, i inform the house that these three members will vote yes on s. 4834. 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 yes on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yes on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member

designated by mr. lieu, mr. lowenthal, ms. moore, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 4834678. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yea on s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yea son s. 4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stanton of arizona, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on s. 4834 for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: as the member designated by ms. bass and mr. gallego, i inform the house that they will vote yes.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, mr. doyle, and mr. pascrell. these members will vote yes on s.4834. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gottheimer and mr. kildee and mr. o'halleran, these members will vote yes on s.4834.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn will vote yes on s.4834.

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 421, the nays are 1, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is vote on the motion of the woman from the gentlewoman from texas to concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 5796. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: an act to amend title 35 to establish a competition to award certificates that can accelerate at the trade and patent offices. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house

suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment. 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.] as the member designated by mr. palazzo, he will vote yes. as the member designated by mr. brooks, he will vote no. >> as the member designated by ms. demmings of florida, ms. demmings will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress members new man, roybal-allard and ryan, these members will vote yes on h.r. 5796. 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 yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, mr. kildee and mr. o'halleran, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: as the member designated by ms. bass and mr. guy ago, these members will vote yes on h.r. 5796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house she will vote yes on h.r. 57796. mr. lucas: as the member designated by mr. cole of oklahoma, mr. cole will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. moore,

mr. lewan mr. lowenthal, these members will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house mr. baird will vote yes on h.r. 5796. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. beatty, ms. pressley and great reference from the state of california, those three members will vote in the after thetive on h.r. 5796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. duncan of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. duncan will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miss rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes on h.r. 5796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. simpson, i inform the house that mr. simpson will vote yes on h.r. 5796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. herrera beutler. i inform the house that mrs. herrera beutler will vote yes.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn will vote yes. >> as the member designated by congressman greg stanton, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on h.r. 5796. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger will vote yes on h.r. 5796.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek

recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, mr. defazio, mr. welch, ms. titus, mr. doyle and mr. pascrell, i inform the house these members will vote yes on h.r. 59 -- 5796.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> paul gosar is votingno.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 396, the nays are 24. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider slade on the table.

the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. once again, members are asked to take their conversations off the floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> i'm joined in the tbalry today by six former hostages and the families of 11 former hostages who are here to represent the 52 former hostages taking by the iranian student militants when they stormed the u.s. embassy in tehran on november 4, 1979. i rise today in support of my bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would award the congressional gold medal to the 52 hostages of the iran houghs damage crisis who were released after 444 days of captivity over 44 years ago. as it currently stands, almost

300 members of this chamber have pledged their support for this legislation. a showing of true bipartisanship in oftentimes divide this chamber. despite solitary confinement, beatings and psychological torture, these american houghs maintained their strength, resilience and loyalty to their country. i was 17 years old in 1979 and i remember well, as many americans do, that the iran hostage crisis was a painful time in our history. but that pain cannot stop us from recognizing the true pain and sacrifice by these special americans. on behalf of the entire congress, i'd like to give special thanks to brock pierce, chairman of commission 52, and ezra freelander for helping gather support for this bill. it's a true public service. i urge the swift passage of this bill as soon as it's passed in the senate and i thank you, mr. speaker and i yield back my

time. but first i ask let's give a round of applause to these folk who was joined us here today. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the winkler gallery -- and congratulate them on their 20th anniversary. since its creation in 2003, the winkler gallery and art education center has provided a place for artists in pennsylvania to create art in many different forms. mr. thompson: the winkler gallery originally began as a fine art cooperative name theafd famed water color artist perry winkler. today they feature more than 20 different artists in the collection and serves as a place

for locals to come learn about the different types of art available to tbalry. the winkler gallery remains a staple in our community and serves as host of the pennsylvania 15th high school students who participate in the annual congressional art competition. the gallery is also home to a notable exhibit, the carousel for children. the exhibit was originally built in london in 1896 and is the world's most complete and original english carousel. mr. speaker, please join me in congratulating the winkler gallery on 20 years of being home to the fine art and culture available in northern pennsylvania. their art brings more beauty to a naturally beautiful place in our region. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: i rise to honor a

one one of a kind, remarkable man, dr. douglas deckers of northwest ohio who passed away last week at the age of 4. dr. neckers had an accomplished career as a photo chemical scientist. he was a true renaissance man. a lover of arts, the written word, he shared his opinion on opinion piefnlings newspapers across the state. he was head of bowling green university's chemical defendant and was a pioneer of 346d printing technologies. even in later years raise aid wareness and kept learning about topics such as the mindset of nazi scientists who invented chemical weapons during world war ii, seeking always to build understanding and to promote and uplift humankind. when thinking of dr. neckers i call to mind the words of mahatma gandhi, strength does not come from physical capacity,

it comes from an indomitable will. indomitable will coursed through every fine over doug's spirit. he was a force of nature in every one of his days. as we mourn doug's passing may his family and we take comfort in the knowledge that he lives on in every student he influenced, every person blessed to call him friend. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. >> three years ago today, a saudi air force officer with ties toall sy kentucky da attacked naval air station pensacola resulting in the deaths of ensinn joshua caleb, airman apprentice cameron walters and airman mohammed hay atha and it included the injury of others. saudi arabia had the responsibility to screen and monitor their officers and they failed.

the family members who lost their loved ones live with this pain every day and the saudi government's initial promise made directly to me that they could compensate the grieving families has resulted in nothing. for this reason i am introducing the saudi arabia december 6, 2019, anti-terror and accountability act. this bill would prohibit the d.o.d. from funding any saudi-led proxy wars and would end the export of weapons and logistical services to saudi arabia. this legislation would halt the military officer exchange programs with saudi arabia. it would also set aside $10 million within the state sponsored terrorism fund so that the victims would be able to be compensate. the legislation is budget neutral as it draws from a reallocation from funds that would otherwise go to a war in ukraine. it is time we demonstrate national solidarity on the anniversary of this terrorist attack. we should send saudi arabia a message, not more weapons. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today unfortunately to address the horrible anti-american comments made by donald trump. mr. payne: recently, the prominent republican posted that it was time to terminate the constitution. the constitution is the foundation of our country and the back bone of our democracy. it is a brilliant document -- document that con it is inspire democratic governments worldwide. if a democrat or myself made these comments, the person would be widely condemned.

and denied any attempt to run for office. but the republicans do the opposite. they give weak denunciations of the comments, if any at all. but they refuse to reject trump in public. he reject ours constitution, fights to deny our elections, and dines with racists. yet this is the type of person the republicans believe should be a viable candidate for our highest office. it is a disgrace and a national embarrassment. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to

congratulate kate haslem for her placement on georgia's 40 under 40 list. she's working as an audit principle for hancock, askew and company. a graduate of the university of georgia she inherited her ambitious spirit from her mother who competed in two sports at the college level while pursuing several graduate degree, the same drive that allows her to build a high level career in accounting while raising two young kids at home. she's not only a leader in her workplace but also in the broader savannah community. she was a 2021 graduate of leadership savannah, a parato instill good leadership qualities in, manies from across industries in the savannah area. on on of this she finds time to give back to her community. she participates regularly in volunteer services for the fames of fallen first responders as well as the united way and march of dimes. i'm proud so many young people

are as impressive as kate is and i'm proud that georgia trends recognize these accomplishments so. thank you again, kate. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> to address house floor for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise to recognize district attorney nancy o'malley who is retiring as chief law enforcement officer of alameda county after 25 years. her work began as a ripe crisis counselor where she saw firsthand victims disregarded or disrespected and it inspired her to go into law enforcement and rise to district attorney. she's developed a reputation for excellence as the county's first elected female district attorney. she also created the one-stop-shop idea of a family justice center replicated across the country providing legal, health, housing, psychological and other support services.

she's also written and sponsored 60 bills that have become law in california helping people with disables and access to the courts as well as making sure victims of crime have their day in court too. nancy also founded the human exploitation and trafficking unit or heat which has led the nation in response to human trafficking. furthermore i'm fortunate for nancy's guidance as my former boss, mentor, friend and fishant at my wedding. as her work comes to an end next year her desire to serve justice will live on. i wish her and her husband happy retirement and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. the house is losing many fine members at the end of this session. and i wish them all well.

there's one retiring member i want to say a few words about today. that member is my good friend louie gohmert. louie and i came to congress in the 109th in the year 2005 in a relatively small class, but that class had five fine texans. three of whom have already retired. louie gohmert has been a great friend and an extremely dedicated patriot and representative. he's been actually a great friend to all people in this body. he is kind and gentle. he is very serious also about the work that is done here. i know he's often been frustrated by the actions of

both the house and the senate but he has continued to work diligently to make our country, and indeed, the entire world, better. the highest compliment i think i can pay him is that he is a good man who has always sought to do good. our country has been blessed by louie gohmert throughout his life and i am sure he will continue to do good. i'll miss you, louie, but will pray that god will continue to bless you, kathy, and your daughters. i yield back. the speaker pro the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> i rise to celebrate orange

county fire chief brian hen essie for 2w0e9 fire chief of the year award. and see worsening fire seasons. ms. porter: we are lucky to make our communities safer. since joining the fire authority in 20818, he has placed a strong focus on community outreach and fire mitigation and disaster preparedness and equipped his firefighters with the tools and training to be safe and keep us safe. he joined me for a town hall where we discussed measures and ways to stay safe. i congratulate the chief on this well deserved recognition and look forward to working with him the wonderful orange county authority team. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from texas seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise to recognize a young man from houston, texas, who as long as he can remember wanted to be a police officer. d.j. daniel was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer when he was eight years old and undergone 11 brain surgeries and spent half of his life battling cancer. i cannot think of a braver young man. given five months to live, he has made it his mission to be sworn in by 100 law enforcement agencies and three years later and he has been sworn in by 743 police departments across the country. d.j. has made a tremendous

impact on many across the nation and is a shining example of what makes texas so great. anyone who has followed d.j.'s story will be the first to say how he embodies the qualities we look for in law enforcement, strength, courage, resilience and selflessness are all traits i have heard describing d.j. may god bless him, his family. thank you. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. >> i rise to encourage my colleagues to continue the work to finalized the pending fiscal

year 2003 -- 2023. i would highlight the community-funded projects that will grow the northwest economy. friction, i am grateful for the inclusion of specific funds that support economic development at the inner city harbor and expansion of a cargo operations at the gary, chicago international airport. we need to continue to prioritize to support economic growth in northwest indiana. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i rise to address the house for one minute and revise. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized. >> i rise to strongly support h.r. 3462, the cyber awareness

act which i introduced with jason crow to improve cybersecurity at the small business administration. the s.b.a. provided record number of services to provide a lifeline to small businesses in need. but with that, the s.b.a. also saw issues with i.t. capability being able to keep up and safely store applicants' information. we must ensure that entrepreneurs can safely access resources vale to them and have the confidence that the s.b.a. has the tools to keep their information safe from cyberattacks. our bill will do exactly that. additionally, h.r. 3462 safeguards our supply chains by protecting i.t. components from the maligned influences.

i want to thank my colleagues who help to pass this bill, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, thousands of members of the military have terminated their service for our country because of the covid military vaccine mandate. thousands more have chosen early retirement. recruitment is down. our national security is suffering because of this. it's time to treat the men and women of our military who signed up and pledged their lives to defend this country with the respect they deserve and time to get rid of the covid vaccine mandate for the military. i introduced this bill in june of 2021. we have garnered over 90

co-sponges soars for that bill. and are i urge my colleagues to include the language of h.r. 3860 to protect the brave men and women of our military. and i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> i would like to address the problems in china and protests in china and the degree to which the largest american corporation out of sheer greed is weighing in and preventing protestors from communicating. their c.e.o. tim cook who is making over $90 million a year is preventing air drops from being made between different protestors. without communicating with each other, those protests will not

succeed. china has one of the most regimes in the world. it has been the greatest threat to freedom in this country for the last 100 years and disappointing although not surprising that american corporations, the wealthiest country in the world cannot resist shutting down free speech in china to make a few more dollars. i urge congress to act and do something with these large corporations who in america as well, have a monopoly on free speech and communication and using it to support the agent is particular totalitarianism. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. la lar it is raining in california. i know that song from the 1970's

would say otherwise but we are seeing relief from the drought, partially manmade and government made instead of running to the farnls and people. our fire season is over for a while in most of the state. but let me remind you, this map here is a portion of northern california. this half of this fire area is about one million acres from last year called the discs yes fire, last year, two million acres in one section of one state. this calls out the need and it is the off-season and we have forgotten about the fire to have forest management that is effective. we need the u.s. forest service to take this issue head on instead of more talk, more plans, treating maybe one million acres a year when the forest service has 200 million

acres and he need to bring in the private sector on forest thinning so we don't burn our communities down and causing water quality issues and loss of wildlife. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. lamalfa: what are we doing here. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. lamalfa: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. >> i rise -- ms. jackson lee: i rise to talk about the horrible plight of brittney griner and paul wheel and among hostages held around the world in this by a december pot who wants to use brittney as a pawn. this wonderful young woman, 6'

9" has been taken to a labor camp, conditions that are disgraceful and only because the selfish despot that wants to eliminate democracy and wants to use her as a vicious pawn. when a former president suggests they want to suspend the constitution, watch iran killing people in the streets and watch russia every day. it has been said, you made a highlight or star out of brittney griner. no. her family said we want her home. we want paul home. and this vicious and vial leader thinks. i demand we get strong handed with him. this young woman needs to be brought home to her family. and it is a disgrace. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 202 1-rbgs the gentlewoman from new mexico ms. leger fernandez is recognized. as the -- mr. speaker , i rise today to talk about the hundreds, no thousands of daca recipients and dreamers who inspire every day with their art, resiliency and strength. their stories of success, hope and dreams are the stories of our country and those who truly believe in the american dream. last week, i went to the kennedy center, one of the world's most prestigious performance arts convenient you here in this to see the ballet --

[speaking foreign language] >> i saw a dreamer who is a constituent of mine. they are originally from mexico. he came to the united states before he was two years old. after moving from mexico, he fell in love with the art that is dance. he attended the new mexico's school for arts which is a very prestigious school in new mexico dedicated to the arts. but his future remained uncertain because of his immigration status. he didn't know if his daca status would be granted. once it was finally approved, he was applied and accepted to juilliard, one of the most performing arts school and he is a reknowned dancer. i have a picture of him here

because he does inspire with his art form. he inspires me. he soars across the dance floor at the kennedy center. i was moved. so i asked him for his permission to highlight his story and his inspiration to our community and to america of what our dreamers can do when we let them live their dream and accomplish what they are capable of doing in our beautiful country. his story reminds us of the inspiring stories of thousands of dreamers across our country. his family brought him to the united states in search of a better life and he found his american dream. his story reflects the best of us, hope and dreams for a better future. like so many others, his story gives me hope and while i stand here, he soars from new mexico

and embraces america with his stunning performances but we find dreamers in every state and every community. i want to echo his words today, he said, i quote, don't think because you are from a small town in new mexico you can't go out there and do the things you want to do, end quote. we need to remember that small things can do -- that small places can do big things. small places can do big dreams. our dreamers from from small towns, big cities, the rural area, suburbia and they believed they could they believe they could do more and with daca they have done more. laine like cindy -- like cindy, who came from chihuahua, mexico, seeking a better life. now as 35-year-old she's actually first ever daca

recipient to achieve a presidential appointment to work in the biden administration as a senior policy advisor to u.s. secretary of housing and urban development. she now works for marcia fudge. hugo and cindy are two of the more than 5,000 daca recipients who make new mexico a more vie branlt place to live -- sly brant place -- vibrant place to live. but none of this would be possible if we didn't have daca. with the recent court rulings, however, daca is in immediate danger. we need our senate republican colleagues to rise to the moment, repass out of this house in spring of 2021, the dream and promise act. we now need the senate to act and work with us to pass a bipartisan legislation before the end of the year. because it is now or never for dreamers. i would now like to recognize

the gentlewoman from texas for as long as she may take. >> thank you so much. and, mr. speaker, i rise to call upon our colleagues in the senate to protect daca resip yenlts before -- recipients before the end of this congress. 6 years old, mr. speaker, 6 years old. that's the average age recipients of daca were when they first entered the u.s. through no fault of their own. known as dreamers, these young people have served in our military, attended our schools and worked in our communities. they've grown up here, eagerly contributing to our neighborhoods and the diversity that makes america great. they are americans and their heart -- in their heart and in their soul and in their minds. because this is the only country that they have known. many of them are now educated

doctors, trusted lawyers, committed school teachers and essential workers. ms. garcia: in fact, more than 200,000 of them worked as essential workers during the pandemic, keeping us safe, keeping us healthy. now because of right wing attacks on our community's all-stars, their future is uncertain. madam speaker, dreamers need action and they need it now. in my home state in texas, nearly 100,000 dreamers are at risk for facing -- and are facing risk of deportation. and 30,000 of them live in my hometown of houston. they are not strangers, they are not martians coming in from some alien nation. we are talking about our friends, our neighbors, people we go to church with, people we buy groceries with. people that are just down the

street. and they are also part of our families. for our community, it is now or never. the senate must put dreamers over the political tactics of fear and hate. it's simple. we need to put people over politics, we need to put dreamers over rhetoric. the time is now. thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back to ms. fernandez. leg leg thank you so very much -- ms. leger fernandez: thank you so very much, representative garcia. and we know americans want daca to become codified they. want our dreamers to live here -- codified. they want our dreamers to live here. indeed, in the united states we know that a bipartisan poll conducted in october, 2022, found overwhelming support. democrats,ment ins, republicans -- independents, republicans all support this. democrats support it 93%. independents at 75%. and our republican neighbors, they also support it at 71%.

this needs to happen. this needs to happen for us to truly live up to the promise that we could be. the congressional hispanic caucus is holding this special order hour. i welcome all of my colleagues who have come to speak here before us today. but right now i'd like to recognize our chair of the congressional hispanic caucus who has come with his two daughters to share with us his thoughts on dreamers. >> thank you, madam chair. i rise today as chair of the congressional hispanic caucus, as a father of these two beautiful daughters of mine, sky and sage, to call on the senate to act now for dreamers. this october the fifth circuit court ruled that the daca program is unlawful and set the stage for this incredibly successful and