the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. february 4, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable madeleine dean to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. spirit of the living god breath your grace and love into the business and the business of this day. make us aware of our breath that we would inhale the refreshment of your peace. a peace we do not always and perhaps cannot fully understand. then, help us to breathe out our anxiety and aggravations caused by the differences that divide us and the troubles of the world around us. enable us to inhale your wisdom and exhale our pride, to take in your encouragement and to push out despair. holy god, we invite you into our hearts and minds this day that you would refresh us with the clarity and unde

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? >> pursuant to house resolution 8, as the member designated by ms. granger of texas, i inform the house that ms. granger of texas will vote yes on s. 321. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. kelly of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. kelly of pennsylvania will vote yes on s. 321. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida and mr. raskin of maryland, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 321. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new hampshire seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. mention i inform the house that ms. mention will vote yes on s. 321. the speaker pro tempore: for what

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote -- the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 262 and the nays, 168. the amendments en bloc are adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment en bloc 3, printed in part brn of house report 117-241 offered by the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren. the clerk will real descreght the amendment. the clerk: amendments number 6, 7, 13, 26, 27, 28, 2, 30, 37, 45, 79, 80, 92, 94, 96, 106, 110, 116, 121, 164, 165, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 188, 198, 199, 217, 244 and 261 printed in part b of house report 117-241 offered by ms. lofgren of california. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from california. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] th

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meeks: i yield myself, mr. speaker, as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. meeks: mr. speaker, this is a very important day with a very important bill, and i rise today in strong support of h.r. 3485, the global respect act, as amended, and introduced by my friend and great american congressman david cicilline. we live in a country thattess spouses that -- that espouses that all are created equally, no matter what we look like, how we pray, or where we come from. the universal declaration of human rights tells us all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. the international covenant of civil and political rights states that all persons are equal before the law and all entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. and our own declaration of independence famously says, we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and they are endowed by their creator with certain

to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. crib: -- chal lynn kibben:00 would you pray with me. lord, be gracious unto us. be gracious to us and bless us. bless us with the warmth of your down tenens in. make your face to shine bonn us. may we reflect your saving power it will be known throughout the world. may we mirror the love you have for each and every person. imitate the grace you offer to all peoples. my ours be a nation that lives into your grace plan. may we not reject your design but allow it to influence our every decision. flavor every word from our mouths. guide our deeds. and inspire our hearts. holy god, you have richly blessed us to carry forth your divine and loving purpose. thus blessed to be a blessing may we live into the grace and mercy you have bestowed on us. we open ourselves this day to delight in your presence and we sing with gladness in your company. in the strength

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. waltz: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from north carolina, the republican leader of the education and labor committee, ms. foxx. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague for yielding. mr. speaker, democrats' china bill will weaken the united states on the world stage. this legislation isn't about competing with china. this bill is about appeasing china. this is a bill without teeth and does too little to confront the chinese communist party while simultaneously cushing the success and -- curbing the success and opportunities of american job creators and workers. and contrary to my colleague's statements just now, this bill is not positive for our workforce. by further centralizing apresentishship programs and giving unions unfair advantage over small businesses, this bill closes pathways to success for many american workers. this l

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, we are here today to discuss what house democrats are now calling the america competes act. and frankly it's a shame. it's a shame that they are framing this as a bill about competitiveness while it may have started as just that, it's now more offed -- morphed into another attempt to impose the democrats' out-of-touch agenda on america. mr. speaker, the sad reality is that we are in desperate need of a competitiveness bill. the chinese communist party is trying to overtake us and intends to overtake us as a global leader in science and technology because they know that leadership in science directly equates to a stronger economy, more secure homeland, and greater influence in the ethical standards that underpin all of our emerging technologies. mr. waltz: so it is no wonder that the chinese communist party is doing everything in its power to take every possible advantage in this global competition. the c

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. does the gentleman seek unanimous consent to address the house. mr. pence: i do, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pence: madam speaker, i rise today because every state is now a border state. a border crisis now, a fentanyl crisis. don't take it from me. take it from the sheriff's in my district. our sheriff said fentanyl is coming into our country from our southern border. it is becoming an increasing problem and it's killing my citizens. randall county sheriff said, our guys on the ground tell us they know these drugs are coming through dayton via the southern border. hancock county sheriff said illegal drugs coming across the border affects everyone, and indiana is not immune. in decatur the sheriff explained it like this, fentanyl in our communities is not just a thing, it's the thing. democrats, stop down playing this crisis. it's killing hoosiers in indiana. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what

members will vote yes on home the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- the speaker pro tempore: for what reason the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by my members allred, porter, trahan and these members will vote on h. r. 5577. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. butterfield of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. butterfield will vote yes on h.r. 5577. the speaker pro tempore: for what rp does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. suozzi, i inform the house that mr. suozzi will vote aye on h.r. 5577. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. jerry nadler, ms. ann kirkpatrick, mrs. bonnie watson coleman, mr. albio sires and mr. donald payne, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 5577. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylva

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. nadler: madam speaker, h.r. 4445, the ending forced arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harassment act of 2021 will help those who were forced to settle their disputes in arbitration that's often stacked against them. arbitration was originally developed as an alternative to the court system for parties of relatively equal bargaining power to enter into voluntarily. in recent decades, however, forced arbitration clauses have become ubiquitous in our lives, largely in take it or leave it contracts between very large companies and individual consumers. as a result, these clauses have rendered our court system in which plaintiffs have far stronger protections, inaccessible to far too many. none of is more problematic than in the workplace. it's projected that by 2024, 80% of private sector workers will be forced to sign an arbitration clause when accepting

the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to delivered to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, seek recognition? mr. nadler: madam speaker, pursuant to house resolution 900, i call up h.r. 4445, the ending forced arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harassment act of 2021 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 169, h.r. 4445, a bill title 9 of the united states code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 900, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary -- excuse me -- printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the rules committee print 1

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. raskin: yesterday, we met in the rules committee and reported a rule, house resolution 912, providing for consideration of two different measures. first, h.r. 3076, the postal service reform act of 2022, you should a structured rule. the rule provides an hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on oversight and reform makes in order a manager's amendment and provides for one motion to recommit. the rule also provides for consideration of h.r. 6617 the further additional extending government funding act under a closed rule, the rule provides an hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations and provide for one motion to recommit. finally, the resolution adopts h.con.res. 69 which provides for a joint session of congress to receive a message from the president and the rule restricts former members' access to the house floor during the joint session. m

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. takano: i rise today to may my respects to the late former congressman torres, a devoted and beloved chicano civil rights champion. i knew him in the 1990's during my first campaigns for keening honored by his support for my early campaigns and been fitted greatly from his counsel. we can find inspiration in his rise from humble beginnings to becoming a highly respected and influential of congress. indisputably he was a trailblazing latino leader and immigration advocate who opened the space of greater diversity in representation in california politics for all people. i salute the life of a korean war veteran, labor leader, community development executive, diplomat, and member of congress who c

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. case: madam speaker, as a proud member of your appropriations committee, i rise in strong support of this measure. i especially highlight section 165, directing $403 million to the emergency funding to the department of defense's urgent response to contamination of the city of honolulu's drinking water from our military's field facility at pearl harbor. it's a 250-millan gallon world war ii facility, providing drinking water to some 500,000 residents of which some 100,000 are military families served by the navy's water system drawing from this aquifer. obviously contamination of this ac we ferre would be -- aquifer would be catastrophic, to general public health and also to fundamental military readiness. and yet that is exactly what happened last november when likely tens of thousands of gallons of fuel did leak from red hill into the aquifer and then through the navy water system to thousands of homes, businesses and military operations. people got sick and died, lives were disrupt

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. nadler: madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 55, the emmett till anti-lynching act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 55. a bill to amend section 249 of title 18, united states code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. jordan, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: madam spe

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. lee: i want to thank the chair of the congressional black caucus, mrs. beatty, for giving us this special honor to honor my mentor, one of the founding members of the congressional black caucus, the late congresswoman shirley anita st. hill chisholm, and to congresswoman beatty, i just want to say how proud we are and how bold she has led this caucus by demanding that everyone really understand our power and our message. tonight is no exception. and in fact, congresswoman chisholm, i'm sure is very proud of the leadership of congresswoman beatty. now, as the first african-american woman elected to congress in 1968, since the first congress -- i want you to listen to this. the first congress convened in 1789. the first black woman elected to congress was in 1968. that was congresswoman shirley chisholm. also, she was the first african-american and woman to seek the presidency. shirley chisholm has truly cemented her place in history as a trailblazer. now, i first met congresswoman chis

the speaker pro tempore: so granted. ms. lofgren: madam speaker, these amendments, although i'm sure offered in good faith, diminish the value in the underlying bill. not only the underlying bill, but the bipartisan amendments just adopted or that we will adopt tomorrow or friday. i urge my colleagues to oppose these amendments and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. babin: thank you, madam speaker. this block of amendments includes nearly every single republican amendment that was made in order by the rules committee. out of more than 600 amendments submitted to rules, only 37 republican amendments were made in order. there's no rhyme or reason to which amendments were accepted. and which were rejected. i want to be very, very clear. that i do not support the underlying legislation here. with that said, the amendments being considered in this block were the only chance that most republican members have had to

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. february 28, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable ed perlmutter to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. holy god, you were working on us before we even knew to look for you. you have put people, situations, and events in our lives to draw us to yourself that we would come to know you and appreciate your steadfast love for us. continue to open our eyes that we may see your masterful hand at work. as we gaze about us, may we look with your eyes to see how you are reflected in the faces of those who share in creation with us. give us the insight to understand how certain challenges we faced have strengthened us to serve you better. to understand that our pain has given us empathy that we would b

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed without amendment an act making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following communications. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of represe representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. hopes, the -- house of representatives, the clerk received the following message by the secretary of the senate on february 15, 2022, at 3:50 p.m. that the senate passed with amendments h.r. 2497. with best wishes, i am signed sin serl, cheryl -- sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of th

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. joyce: madam speaker, i rise today in support of millions of law-abiding citizens who are under attack because they own a firearm. right now, their rights are under attack from the biden administration. this week, it was reported that the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives is now in possession of nearly one billion records dealing the firearm purchases of american citizens. this is a gross overstep of the a.t.f.'s power. no government agency should be spying on americans. right now, crime is on a rise in the cities throughout america. this certainly is not the time to attempt to intimidate law-abiding citizens. it is not the time to infringe on their constitutional right to carry a gun. this is their right to defend themselves, their right to protect their family and their communities. it's time for the biden administration to explain this menacing and unconstitutional action. madam speaker, the law-abiding people of america are awaiting an answer. thank you and i yi

the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., february 2, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable ed perlmutter to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. this morning. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from iowa, mrs. miller-meeks, for five minutes. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to speak about an event that many americans look forward to every four years, the winter olympics

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota, mr. emmer, for five minutes. mr. emmer: mr. speaker, i rise today to once again address the crisis in every household in america, run away inflation. the january 12 consumer price index report showed inflation has increased 7% over the last 12 months. the fastest increase since 1982. rural communities are being hit harder than anyone else. in my district inflation has increased 8% over the past year. americans are paying more for essentials everywhere from the grocery store to the gas station and working families are being hit the hardest. like many of my colleagues i believe the primary driver of this inflation is unchecked government spending. unfortunately, even though inflation has reached historic highs, this issue continues to be ignored by many of my democrat colleagues. whether you agree with me or not, we owe it to the american people to identify the root cause and begin to address the problem. i have introduced legislation t

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: i thank the gentleman from utah for his generous gift of time to me today. mr. speaker, i was encouraged to see george washington university, g.w., reverse its decision to censure posters highlighting the human rights abuses of the chinese communist party, c.c.p. the olympic themed posters bring attention to the c.c.p. for its oppression of tibetans and uighurs. they also denounced china for undermining democracy in hong kong, implementing an authoritarian surveillance system over its own people, and for its dishonesty and handleling of covid-19. calling these posters racist is absurd and a dishonest attempt to pander to an authoritarian regime housing ethnic minorities in modern day concentration camps. they aren't promoting racism but decrying it. allowing students to stand up for human rights and democratic values on college campuses should not be a point of controversy. condemning ethnic cleansing and genocide is not controversial. condemning the erosion of privacy is not co

to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. crib: -- chal lynn kibben:00 would you pray with me. lord, be gracious unto us. be gracious to us and bless us. bless us with the warmth of your down tenens in. make your face to shine bonn us. may we reflect your saving power it will be known throughout the world. may we mirror the love you have for each and every person. imitate the grace you offer to all

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution 188, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for morning hour debate and noon for legislative business. of government. including buckeye broadband. >> earlier this evening, nancy pelosi and other members of congress gathered on the steps of the capital and memory of the 900,000 americans who died from covid-19. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome members of united states armed forces. ♪ the beautiful, the beautiful river. that flows by the throne of god. there we reach the shining river. leigh we every burden down. race our spirits will deliver. and provide -- yes, we will gather at the river. beautiful, the beautiful river. gather with the saints at the river. that flows by the throne of god. soon we will reach the shining river. soon our pilgrimage will cease. soon our happy hearts will quiver. with the memory of peace. yes, we will gather at the river. the beautiful, the beautiful, river. gather with the saints at the river. that flows by the throne of god. >> ladies and gentlemen, please join

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. february 11, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable ro khanna to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. holy god, we pause in this moment to turn our hearts toward you. we appear before you and enter your court of righteousness, that you would receive our prayers and accept our humble offering. may our efforts not appear meaningless, but may both our word and our actions reflect our trust in your direction. may our concerns not burden your patience, but invoke your mercy and tender care. do not hide your eyes from us, though we are prone to wander from you, listen to the sincerity of our hearts as we yearn to return to you. teach us to cease our wrongdoing, that we may learn to do what's right. may we

the president pro tempore: does anybody yield time in opposition? the senator yields back time and the clerk will call the roll. the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the president pro tempore: could we have order, please. could we have order. on this vote the yeas are 47. the nays are 45. under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of the amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. under the previous order, the bill is considered read a third time, there are two minutes of debate equally divided prior to the vote on passage. the yeas and nays have been requested. without objection, all time is yielded back. there is a request for yeas and nays. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the president pro tempore: the senator from georgia. mr. warnock: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the president pro tempore: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: yet again to leave the food and drug administration. my opposition is nothing new. in fact, it was exactly five years ago next week i came to the senate floor to urge my oppose this nomination to serve and then president obama in the same role. in the five years since he was confirmed, more than 400,000 americans, and 5000 w. virginians, have died died from drug related overdose. and 2020 was the deadliest year on record for drug-related overdoses. 1386 west virginians and nearly 95,000 americans died from a drug related overdose. that number is just increasing come with over 100,000 americans having died from overdose between april 2020-april 2021. let's not beat around the bush. dr. califf there's a great deal of responsibility for these deaths. we have it a luxury with this nomination that we're not use really granted because dr. califf has already served as the fda com

the speaker pro tempore: the question is will

notwithstanding the upcoming adjournment of the senate, the president of the senate, the president pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be offered -- be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law by concurrent action of the two houses or by order of the senate. officer without objection. mr. schumer: and, final i will i ask unanimous consent that when the senate complete is its business today, it adjourn to convene for pro forma sessions only with no business be conducted on the following dates and times and that following each pro forma session, the senate adjourn until the next, friday, february 18, sat 9:00 a.m., tuesday, february 22 at 3:00 p.m. and friday, february 25 at 2:00 p.m. i further ask that when the senate adjourn on friday, february 25, it next reconvene on monday, february 28. i ask that senator leahy be recognized to deliver washington's farewell address. following his remarks, the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to calendar number 139, h.r. 3755. further, th

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on tuesday, february 22, 2022. >> the senate remains in 022. recess until monday the 28th. as always find the senate live on c-span2 and now we go back to the committee on biopreparedness. >> congress required and the trump administration released a national biodefense strategy to align all existing policies and programs across the federal government and the biden administration is said to be refining that strategy now, but in many other ways, we either made no headway or took backward steps. for example, we prepared in exercises that demonstrated over and over again that a large scale biological event would overcome the government and nation quickly, but we didn't until those lessons observed became lessons learned. many of the homeland security that we have are not to meet a threat. we do not believe they will be able to detect biological attacks on our country. and advanced biodetection for

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague for yielding. mr. speaker, democrats' china bill will weaken the united states on the world stage. this legislation isn't about competing with china. this bill is about appeasing china. this is a bill without teeth and does too little to c

the president pro tempore: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: >> lawmakers are considering nominees to head the finance assistant army secretary. later in the week we are expecting the senate to pick up the nominee for the export import, live coverage of the senate on c-span2. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: no, to. so ordered. mr. schumer: before i get into my remarks, housekeeping. i understand there are three bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. the presiding officer: the leader is correct. the clerk will read the title of the bills for the second time. the clerk: s. 3600, a bill to improve the cybersecurity of the federal government and for other purposes. h.r. 3706, an act to provide stability to and enhance the services of the united states postal service. and for other purposes. h.r. 6617, an act making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2022 and for other purposes. mr. schumer: tha

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on tuesday, february 22, 2022. >> the sen february 22, 2022.

visit ncicap.org] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. god, our creator. we pray this day that in your immeasurable mercy you would look favorably upon us. we bow our heads to our hearts and pray for compassion for the

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. nadler: madam speaker, h.r. 4445, the ending forced arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harassment act of 2021 will help those who were forced to settle their disputes in arbitration that's often stacked against them. arbitration was originally developed as an alternative to the court system for parties of relatively equal bargaining

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, who rules the raging of the sea, give to the members of this body a special measure of wisdom and strength for the living of these days. lord, help them to see what a practical resource they have in you as you empower them to complete their daily

the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be

. >> record high temperatures a week and half ago now that pro tempore record low temperatures later this weekend before the cold settled and we have dental for cloud to ground lightning and hail. we have a lot to talk about, let's take a look at where things are right now. showers are still off to our north, getting closer, first alert doppler, some mixture of rain and snow mainly in the higher elevations and snow levels around the bay area will drop down over the next 24 hours down to about 2000 feet or so. do not be surprised if we pick up some slight relations on some higher peaks around the bay area. switching over to future casted shares showers moving through already this evening. that first wave is mostly going to evaporate in the still dry air over the bay area, but it will help to add some moisture to the atmosphere and to allow subsequent waves of showers to actually reach the ground. this will be hit or miss activity. it is only a 50/50 chance of rain for any measurable spot around the bay area. that is the best chance we have seen in over six weeks and some of these show

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, who teaches us obedience, show us the right path that we may glorify your wonderful name. in times of distress, restore our strength and make us more than victorious because of your great love, wisdom, andow

the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the president pro tempore: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. and morning business is closed. and under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h.r. 6617, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 267, h.r. 6617, an act making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year-ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. ms. rosen: i note the absence of a quorum. the president pro tempore: the senator from nevada suggests the absence of a quorum and the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection.

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of defense, alexandra baker of new jersey, to be a baker of new jersey, to be a >> well, i am not very happy to be back with my trusty and somewhat battered time to wake ago i delivered what i i hoped would be my last time to wake up speech, and took the poster off the floor. things looked good then. the conditions for climate progress were in place. voters had elected a democratic president, a democratic majorities in both houses of congress so the malicious group rest of the fossil fuel industry on the republican party was no longer a stopper. president biden rant on a fact-based uncorrupted climate agenda, and many and our congressional majorities campaigned on climate action. we had recon

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from colorado, mr. perlmutter, to suspend the rules and pass senate 321 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: senate 321. an act to award congressional gold medal to the members of the

it was during her time there as president pro tempore, that you also served as the first black female governor for a day, when the governor and lieutenant governor were both out of the state on government business. jordan would go on to serve as the first black woman to represent texas in congress, serving three terms in the house. but her illustrious career started in a very unassuming way. registering people to vote. in 1960, while volunteering on jfk's presidential campaign, jordan managed to get out the vote program in houston. and it is that part of jordan's legacy that's inspiring another young woman from texas in her push to expand voting acts across the state. taylor coleman is a democratic strategist was decided to live out of her van, a van named barb, after barbara jordan. as she drives all over the lone star state, trying to register as many voters as possible. her effort could not come at a more critical time. in just over a week, texans go to the polls to vote in the first primaries this election here. but it and new restrictive law has already foes officials across the

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m., on friday, february 25, 2022. >> the senate's e in a district work period. there will be one more brief session like this on friday before the senate convenes for legislative business on

the president pro tempore: please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. pursuant to the order of the senate of january 24, 1901. as amended by the order of february 10, 2022, the senator from vermont, mr. leahy, will now read washington's farewell address. mr. leahy: friends and fellow citizens: the period for a new election f a citizen to administer the executive government of the united states being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed wih that important trust, it appeas to me proper especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that i should now apprise you f the resolution i have formed to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made.

the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: will you pray with me. what you have in store for us today, o lord, if we are overly proud and self-promoting, will you humble us? if we are arrogant and false, will you put us in our place? or will you show forgiveness to us? if we stand in your awe some presence in the slander of your