give them the appropriate guidance. one thing you can't control is what the white house does or what congressional leadership does. the campaign arm is very important. if you look at tom emerick, who will do it again and is even more experienced the second time. i was a much more -- a much better campaign chairman the second time. you make mistakes and the second time around, it goes smoother. it is a redistricting year and republicans will likely pick up seats in redistricting, if it is handled correctly. they have >> keep our over 40-year commitment of live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the house. will be leaving this event. take you live to the floor of the u.s. house where members are debate and votes on several bills.

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, thank you for giving us another day. we thank you for the hard work and dedication of those among this assembly working directly toward the imminent completion of a long, elusive economic relief bill. bless them. with the strength and patience needed to bring this work to completion. as the coronavirus continues to infect ever-increasing numbers of our citizens, and so many

families lose loved ones, give comfort to your people. help us all to be mindful of those in need of encouragement and support through these difficult times. bless as well those who rush now to provide the vaccines for our health care workers and elders. we thank you for their excellent example of service to others. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor an glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 4-a of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of aliege will be led by the gentleman from new york, mr. rose. mr. rose: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. rose: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rose: i rise in memory of away after o passed building new york's muslim community. he rose from humble origins. he was a proud palestinian who won prestigious scholarships to study medicine in iraq an jordan and later to do his residency in this great country. as a young doctor, he had done

and seen more than most people do in a lifetime but he did not stop there he built his medical practice many sunset park into a thriving business, personally delivering more than 5,000 babies. he attended to his community's spiritual needs, a fixture at his mosque, providing financial support as well as translating sermons or offering medical assistance. he helped found numerous organizations throughout his life which now carry on his legacy of strengthening the muslim american community in new york and around the country. we need more people like him in this country. people who leave their mark on society through humble and dedicated work on behalf of their community. we're forever grateful to have ben fied from his presence and he will be so deeply missed. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition?

>> madam speaker, i rise to speak with unanimous consent. the speaker: the gentleman is recognized. >> i rise today to mark the passing of a longtime friend and community leader, ken hatrip. he was born in cooterville, idaho, on july 18, 1928. he was one of six children. and about seven years later they moved where he graduated from st. mary's academy high school in 1946. mr. walden: along the way he met his future wife, marie. in 1951, ken and marie were married. shortly thereafter, ken was drafted into the u.s. army where he served in the war in korea. after he returned home an earned a degree in economic they settled on a wheat ranch in sherman county and like most ranchers i know, ken loved the land and practiced progressive conservation efforts. he enjoyed hunting, traveling and playing cards with friends. it's reported he was a popular

poker deerl at the veterans home, bringing much joy to those who like himself wore the uniform and preserved our freedom and way of lifism appreciated ken's friendship and counsel over the years. mylene and i extend our deepest sympathy to his family in their time of loss. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: every time the democrats try to pass a new relief package, the senate republicans have blocked it. this has gone on long enough. it's long past time to provide the relief our folks need. we need another round of stimulus payments to workers, we need to extend and expand unemployment insurance, we need to have a neighwide covid testing program to make sure

hospitals have the resources they need to provide life-saving care and we need to support small business that was sacrificed so much. we need to provide funding so we can get our population vaccinated against this disease and get our lives back to normal soobs possible. leaving town without an agreement is not an option. it's critical we get this done for the american people. i urge all my colleagues to work together to make this happen and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> madam speaker, i rise today to acknowledge the life and work of the late nancy epic. she's here on the left -- on the right with college professor ally, the best tap dance teacher. ms. epic was loved by all.

a chiefs superfan, a legitimate broadway talent that then returned home. what she really did was enabled young kids, young and old kids to find their voice, be bold and share it with the world. so from the floor of the u.s. house of representatives to you in heaven, first thank you for that chiefs super bowl victory, pretty sure that was you, and we love you and we miss you. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts eek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise today on -- the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlewoman ask unanimous consent? >> yes, i'm sorry, i wasn't elevated through the mask. unanimous consent for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the entlelady is recognized. ms. pressley: i rise on behalf of the people, the people who feel abandoned by their

government in this crisis. i rise in solidarity with every parent struggling to provide diapers and formula, every family struggling to pay rent, or those with an empty chair at the dining table. the people we have taken an oath to serve and protect need direct cash to survive the winter. we must send them survival checks immediately. some of my colleagues are patting themselves on the back by -- for sending corporations payouts and shaming families on the edge. shame on them. their theatrics and their callousness, 450 pennies a day for the last nine months. that's what our government has sent the american people to weather this crisis. and nothing for the immigrant families who drive our essential work force. it didn't have to be this way. our families deserve direct cash, real survival checks, $600 is hardly sufficient. it is an insult.

we must act to save lives now. the pandemic has not discriminated in its hardship but it would seem compassion and empathy have. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: there's been a lot of news coverage on coordinated efforts by the chinese communist party to infiltrate america's institutions i'm particularly troubled by reports revealing efforts by the r.c.p. to exploit academic integrity on u.s. college campuses. we know the c.c.p. is using confucius institutes to further its agenda. located on college campuses across the u.s., confucius institutes use their platform to spew chinese government propaganda. while democrats turn a blind eye to china's threat, i'm proud my republican colleagues and i joined forces on the china task

force and made bipartisan recommendations to congress on how best to counter threats from the c.c.p. there's no place for chinese censorship in america. especially not on college campuses where american ingenuity should take flight. congress must deliver a strong message. c.c.p. propaganda will be met with consequences. i yield back, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia 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. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise to offer my gratitude and appreciation forester page, a constituent -- my constituent services director. known as the constituent whisperer and queen of casework, she's retiring this january after 3 years of service.

she's truly the model of what a onpartisan worker should be. caring for people in our district even as the seat swapped back and forth between parties. i'll read a letter from one of my constituents. i felt if the beginning that she was committed to me. without ms. page i feel i would still be wait, my case file still buried on someone's desk. her devout faith was an example to me. she will be retiring to her home and i wish her a long and -- and happy retirement. i speak for all the fifth when i say we all will miss you. and we love you. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from west virginia seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to

address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to honor the life and legacy of chuck yeager. mr. yeager was a war hero, an incredible pilot and a great west virginiaian. born in lincoln county in the small town of myra, he was a stiller athlete, a bright student, who enlisted in the air force during world war ii answering the call to serve. mrs. miller: as a pilot, he was known for his outstanding leadership and flying skills. his incredible vision. and i'm also proud to say he never lost his steadfast west virginia spirit. flying over 61 meigs as an ace, he returned home if the war in 1945. he then became a test pilot who researched high speed flight. in 1947, chuck was the first person to break the sound

barrier, flying over the mojave desert and went on to accomplish more in the feel of flight while serving in the air force until 1971. he was one of america's greatest pilots. chuck passed away this month at the age of 97. he lived a life of adventure, patriotism, service and strength. he will always be remembered. i yield back the balance of my ime. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> madam speaker, i rise today to recognize steve nelson, a corn and soybean farmer from axtown, nebraska, on his retirement as president of the nebraska farm bureau. the farm bureau is a leading voice for farmworkers because of

leaders like steve who made the third district of nebraska the top producing ag district in america. steve served as president through the completion of two farm bills, ensuring the needs of nebraska producers are reflected and met throughout the process. no small task. i have appreciate steaved's persistence in the face of many channels we have faced in nebraska recently especially the historic floods, storms, the irrigation tunnel collapse and certainly other uncertainties. those affected, though, were always able to turn to the nebraska farm bureau. i would like to thank steve for his great work an wish him well as he continues as a farm brouse -- producer at home an advocating for our state's farmers and ranchers. thank you, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, 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 >> blessed are the peacemakers that they will be called children of god.

madam speaker i rise today because the life and sacrifice f a true peacemaker, trooper joseph bullock, will be honored by our passing of legislation to rename the postal facility in port salerno, florida, as the joseph bullock post office building. though he knew the risks, his story is not how a watch should end. as we see his name each day in sport salerno, we will be reminded of the valor within all of our law enforcement who each day commit to our communities the most significant thing that they have, their life. trooper bullock, we salute you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? to seek unanimous consent address the house for one minute

and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. lamalfa: thank you, madam speaker. kitty hawk,in 1903, orville wright made the first history. in the years leading up the irst flight, they test guided gliders in their bicycle shop in dayton. 12 horsepower engine to fit into the frame. n the fall of 1903, the wright brothers transported these pieces down to kittyhawk and ade their first attempt at powered flight. unfortunately, the engine stalled during takeoff and the damaged. after making few repairs on december 17, orville ran the theraft down the track into air flying 120 feet for 12 seconds. in the 117 years since, we've seen amazing leaps ability and technology. 44 years after

sound eager broke the barrier and we have people landing on the moon and satellite equipment going beyond of our solar systems, the wright brothers' one of the best american tale of innovation. they can inspire us all. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. carter: i ask unanimous address the house and to revise and extend my remarks. i rise to congratulate mr. tom elbert county, georgia, for being president of eorgia's largest general forum organization, the georgia farm be december -- bureau, on 8. he's been a dedicated farm bureau member since 1978, and first leadership role with the bureau was serving as hairman of the elbert county farm bureau young farmers and

ranchers committee. tom also represented georgia bureau's second district on the g.f.b. board of directors served as president for several years. the foundation of liz leadership - his skills was developed when he served in the georgia house of representatives for 26 years. alongsidesed to serve tom for five years in the georgia state house, so i can attest to his dedication to lives of his constituents and his commitment to the state of georgia. in wealth of knowledge agriculture contributed to his houses serving as georgia ag and consumers affairs committee, and i know his to improving agriculture in the state of georgia will allow him to thrive beauo's -- arm bureau's president. best. him the i know he will do a great job. madam chair, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the communication.

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate december 17, 2020, at 11:54 a.m. that the senate agrees to the house amendment to the bill senate 914. agrees to the house amendment to the bill senate 1130. passed senate 1387. hat the senate passed senate 2513. hat the senate passed senate 3287. that the senate passed senate 5036. passed with an amendment h.r. 221. that the senate passed without h.r. 8810. states-chinaunited economic and security review commission. with best wishes i am, signed saerl, cheryl l. --

sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. the speaker pro tempore: 8 of rule 20,ause the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to the nd the rules on which yeas and nays are ordered. the house will resume proceedings on the postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? move that the house suspend the rules and agree to the bill amended.as the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 3989, an act the united states semiquincentennial commission to submit certain requirements of the united states semiquincentennial ommission, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the entleman from california, mr.

khanna and a member opposed will minutes.rol 20 the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. khanna: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous this measure. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. khanna: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. 250 years, nearly visionaries, men in philadelphia congressionalcond congress. a declaration was produced, the ng to the world that first time in the modern world 13 colonies would join together one independent nation, the united states of america, the greatest experiment in democracy that the world has ever seen. these leaders boldly declared no more would americans live under the tyranny of a away. 3,000 miles they acted with unity and decided that our nation would built upon privilege inherited by birth but natural rights that belonged to each and person. in 2026, the united states will

elebrate 250 years of independence. while we have not always lived up to these lofty ideals, we make ue to work to progress and right the wrongs. to commemorate and celebrate the republic in ur the congress established united states semiquincentennial commission, the commission's to encourage americans to remember our past, celebrate our present, and look forward to a promising future. the commission works with public the rivate entities across country to prepare -- to make 250th year of our of independence, a time to remember for years to come. hile the commission has done incredible work thus far, the commission's amendment act will ake needed updates to ensure that the commission has the resources and talent it needs to of national ission importance. this bill will expand the membership to include cultural historical perspectives from

individuals such as the chairperson of the national arts and the national endowment for the humanities. will ition, the bill provide necessary intellectual property protection for the created by the commission. this commonsense legislation further enable the commission to carry on its important work. more importanten for us to come together or remember our past, acknowledge and look forward to our future as one nation devoted liberty and of justice for all. 1976 eone who was born in in philadelphia, the year of our has of nial, this particular meaning to me, and i and to thank senator toomey others on the committee for advancing this. first ion will be the multiracial, multiethnic of the y in the history world, and it's a credit to our

founding vision. urge my colleagues to support this bill and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. kelly: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. 3989,ise in support of s. the semiquincentennial amendments act. 250th kes 2026 the anniversary of our great republic and its founding. keller: bicentennial celebrations were held throughout the country in 1976. fitting that we also celebrate the 250th anniversary, anniversary.tone to do this, congress passed and president signed united

states semiquincentennial in the on act of 2016 114th congress. the bill before us today would authorizing the commission with necessary changes to allow the planning to continue. s. 3989 grants the commission flexibilities such as no meeting quiring every to be convened at independence hall in philadelphia. he law would recognize philadelphia's importance and requires at least one meeting per year to be held in the city brotherly love. this would add the directors of several federal agencies assist on the arts to with the planning. the bill would also grant the commission exclusive rights over official logo for commercial licensing, purposes hich would help provide additional funding resources for the commission's work. these changes will allow the the rest of the united states to better 250th te our country's

anniversary. as the commission noted in their president, to the america 250, the central theme celebrations will be educate, engage, and unite. commission's the primary goal with these inspire the is to american spirit, to deepen the understanding of our history and he democratic process through education. increase engagement in our ommunities and governing affairs and foster unity that includes the many americans in nation. i think my colleagues would agree that more than ever to benefit from a national celebration reflecting on our shared values, unite us as a country, a country uniquely founded on a set of ideals. one of us owes a debt of gratitude to the framework of and oms, rights, government. institutions our founding athers established with such discerning forethought.

we look forward to the commission's plans being and for fortt year coming celebrations of -- orthcoming celebrations of america's founding, a country we love so well. i ask my colleagues to support this legislation, and i reserve time.lance of my the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. khanna: i would like to other my colleague on the side of the aisle that i have no more speakers and am prepared to appreciate the bipartisan support. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. keller: thank you, madam speaker. we look forward to celebrating 250th anniversary of america's founding. i urge my colleagues to support this bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields back. the gentleman from california. i would like to urge my colleagues to support it. yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the question is will the house and pass e rules senate 3989, as amended. aye. in favor say

those opposed, no. chair, 2/3ion of the having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move the house -- madam speaker, i move house suspend the rules and ass the bill h.r. 6535, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of bill. the clerk: a bill to deem an indian organization and a part s thereof to be of the public health service for the purposes of certain claims person injury and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the entleman from arizona, mr. gallego, and the gentleman from virginia, mr. wittman, each will minutes.0 the chair recognizes the

gentleman from arizona. mr. gallego: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks the neous material on measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gallego: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. 6535 will : h.r. uphold our trust responsibility, provide long overdue parity to the indian health center by extending claims coverage to american indian organizations and direct resources to saving lives instead of bureaucratic overhead. as part of our trust and treaty responsibility, the u.s. government is a -- has a legal response to believe the provide health care to native americans and alaska natives. congress created the indian health system to carry out this

obligation. indian health service is made up of the indian health service, tribal health programs and urban indian organizations known as u.i.o.'s. u.i.o.'s play a pivotal role in upholding our trust responsibility in providing cultural competent care to the over 70% of american indians an alaska natives who live in urban areas, like my district, phoenix, arizona. however, despite the pivotal role they play, u.i.o.'s are the only branch of the i.h.s. system not currently eligible for liability coverage under the federal torts claim act, ftca. as a result each u.i.o. is forced to spent up to $250,000 per year on individual medical liability policies. if we pass this bill before us today that quarter of a million dollars will be spent directly on patient care and the resources they need to fight

covid-19. that's why pass -- that's why passing h.r. 6535 is critical now. in the midst of a pandemic that's hit native americans hardest and the u.i.o.'s sembing them. over 80% of u.i.o.'s have cut services due to shortages an at least three have had to shut their doors in the first wave of the pandemic. cuts to services have devastating to vulnerable native communities and the u.i.o.'s that serve them. i know because i heard from my constituents what a critical role u.i.o.'s like native health in phoenix play in the daily lives of native americans. from seen yore care to covid testing, they are pill threefers communities they serve and save lives. these hoe he roik frontline staff shouldn't be singled out for coverage merely due to which

part of the indian health system they serve in. pass handgun -- passing h.r. 6535 would make them eligible the overage and would help cash-strapped organizations serving on the frontlines of the pandemic. i urge supporting native communities and voting yes on this bill. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wittman: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wittman: h.r. 6535 would amend the health care improvement act to extend federal tort claims act coverage to urban indian organizations or u.i.o.'s. it would do so by deeming u.i.o.'s and their employees part of the public health service. currently urban indian health organizations need to purchase liability insurance with resources that could be better utilized to expand services to

native americans. the rising cost of liability insurance and the general cost of providing health care services adversely impact the ability of u.i.o.'s to provide needed services. as a result, services are often substantially reduced or certain types of staff are eliminate. the indian health service deems urment i.o.'s an integral part of the end&health care system. they provide high quality, culturally relevant health care and are often the only health care providers readily accessible to urban american indian and alaska native patients. while there's general agreement and support that federal tort claims act protections should be extended to u.i.o. health facilities, i am disappointed that the majority failed to consider technical amendments provided by the department of health and human services. requests to address these legitimate concerns were dismissed shortly after chairman grijalva of the natural resources committee agreed to

keep working on the legislation before it would be considered on the house floor. these technical changes would improve the legislation, which may now face an uncertain future in the senate. that shortsightedness only hurts the very native americans that this bill is trying to help. with that, madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. gallego k i have no further requests for time and would inquire if my colleague has speakers on their side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia. mr. wittman: i have no additional speakers. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman yield back? mr. wittman: i have no further speakers and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. gallego: i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6535 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no.

in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3250 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 345, h.r. 3250, a bill to require the secretary of the interior to conduct a special resource study of the sites associated with the life and legacy of the noted american philanthropist and business executive jewels you rosen waled julius ecial -- rosenwald with a special focus on the rosenwald schools. the speaker: the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. gallego: i ask unanimous

consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gallego: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gallego: i rise in strong julius of h.r. 3250, the rosenwald and rosenwald schools act of 2020. julius rosenwald was a filan throw pist known for being part own of sears robuck an company. he supported causes inespecially those focus thond erise of african-american. he was instrumental in developing 25 ymca's across the country, including chicago's wabash avenue ymca which provided african-americans with

services in their migration. he was invited to serve on the board of directors of the tuskegee institute. he helped build six schools for african-american children in rural alabama. this partnership ultimately sparked the creation the rosenwald foundation which constructed more than 5,300 rosenwalt schools across the south. by 1928, one in every five schools across this south was a rosenwald school, providing education to african-americans in the south through through 1940. many americans are unaware of the contributions jewels you rosenwald and the rosenwald schools made to the country. i thank the gentleman for this effort. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wittman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wittman: h.r. 3250 would

require the secretary of the interior to conduct a resource study of the -- with -- of the sites associated with jewels you rosenwald. jewels you rosenwaled was born in 1862 while abraham lincoln was president, in a house just a block away from lincoln in springfield, illinois. he would play his own major role in helping elevate the nation's african-american citizenry. a child of german immigrant he is dropped out of high school after two years apprentice with his uncles, major clothing manufacturers in new york city. he was active in the wholesale clothing business from 1879 until he joined sears and robuck in 1895. rosenwald became vice president and part owner of the company. sears was the amazon of its day and rosenwald went to extraordinary lengths to keep up with its growth. after stepping down from sears

in 1924, he devoted most of his time to philanthropy hsm edoe in ited millions to public schools, colleges and universities, mue move semi-s, jewish heritage and african-american institutions. of all his philanthropic efforts, he was most famous for the more than 5,000 rosenwald school he isest tab learned throughout the south for poor, rural african-american youth. and the 4,000 lie blares added to existing schools. these schools were cooperatively built with assistance from the local african-american communities. donations of land and labor by the local community were matched by financial institutions -- contributions of the rosenwald school a great legacy there is the number of leaders in the african-american community that would come back and teach in the rosenwald schools. it was this effort along with julius rosenwald that highlighted the disparities in the united states educational

system and highlighted the objectionable nature of separate but equal tenets that predominated the school system that under the law. it was these efforts that helped thurgood marshall when he argued the case in 1954 before the supreme court of brown v. board of education to successfully overturn the separate but equal tenets of at the time u.s. law and found that separate but equal was indeed unconstitutional. it was the efforts of jewels you -- julius rosenwald plus the tireless efforts of african-americans across the united states that got to a place that said no, this is not the way the system system should operate. we should take up the cause of african-americans communities and they should have equal school systems that are not separate but have all the assets and efforts that other schools had at the time. this was the foundation of that. rosenwald through his funding of

these schools actually was able to elevate that issue to national prominence and i believe and many others believe too it was one of the underlying principles an arguments that thurgood march hall shall made before the supreme court in 1954. in recent years the national historic trust for historic preservation in several state historic preservation offices have issued programs to survey schools.ving rosenwald in west virginia there are a number of rosenwald schools still in very good shape. community organization have purchased the building, raised money to renovate the building and put them back into their original condition so people can see how education took police at the time and they highlighted too leaders in the african-american community who went there and taught at those schools. these teachers did everything. they came in, they stoked the fires in the stove, they prepared lunchers in students,

they did everything to keep these schools running. a tremendous story that needs to continue to be told across the nation. and as i said, these are indispensable parts of our community. this bill would authorize a study to evaluate the national significance of selected rosenwald school sites an determine the suitability and feasibility of designating these sites as a unit of the national park system. i urge adoption of the measure and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the jell from virginia reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. gallego: madam speaker, i have no further speakers. i reserve -- i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman yield back in mr. gallego: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the yell from virginia is recognized. mr. wittman: i have no further speakers, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3250 as amended. those in favor say aye.

those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is -- >> madam speaker, on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: i move the house suspend the rules and pass the pill h.r. 7460. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 7460, a bill to extend the authority by the peace corps foundation for a commemorative work to commemorate the peace corps and the ideals on which the peace corps was founded and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona, mr.

gallego and the gentleman from virginia, mr. wittman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. gallego: thank you, 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 measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gallego: madam speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. . mr. gallego: i rise in support of the peace corps commemorative extension act brintroduced by mr. kennedy. he's not here for today's vote. how much it means to him. in 2014, the bipartisan peace commemorative act was signed into law to celebrate the eace corps and its founding ideals. that legislation authorized the peace corps commemorative oundation to establish a memorial in washington. the project is set to expire in

january, 2021. peace corps roots and mission dates back to the 1960's nd since then, more than 40,000 peace corps volunteered have trained local communities across the world in technologies and skills such as agriculture environmental protection, and basic education. the its establishment, peace corps has helped promote world peace and friendship by countless the lives of individuals across the world. and i would like to thank epresentative kennedy for his efforts this bill -- on this bill. bill will have more time to raise money and pick an design.ate i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wittman: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. wittman: h.r. 7460, the peace corps commemorative work

extends through january 24, 2028 the authority of the peace corps commemorative foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the district of columbia or its environs to honor and commemorate the mission and of the peace corps. since president john f. kennedy stablished the peace corps in 1961, over 235,000 americans grassroots as volunteers in villages and towns in 141 countries worldwide. peace corps volunteers seek to promote world peace and friendship by improving the of those they serve. by helping others understand american culture and by bringing their experience back to america at home. it is fitting that this bill to the commemorative works act authorization for a peace memorial is sponsored by resident under-f. kennedy's

grand- -- john f. kennedy's nephew. i urge adoption of the measure, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the entleman from virginia reserves. arizona.eman from mr. gallego: madam speaker, i ield to the gentleman from illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. to thank the ant gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise in strong rosenwald the julius school study act and thank leadership for putting it on the suspension calendar. his bill starts the process to establish a julius rosenwald and rosenwald schools park to study impact of julius rosenwald, successful entrepreneur and renowned philanthropist, who made a lasting contribution to advancement of african-american education

century.e 20th mr. rosenwald was the president roebuck and company during its hay day. he used his fortune to enhance others, of establishing museums, community housing as well as helping jews in europe and new united ts coming to the states. 1/3 of african-american children n the south during the 1920's, 1930's, and 1940's were educated rosenwald schools. although i did not attend a school, i grew up in rural arkansas, one-roomlly attended a school where one teacher, ms. eighth grade, plus, what we call the little primmer

primmer, all by herself. towns where ural african-americans lived during no time, there were schools. and if there were, they only sixth grade and sometimes to the eighth grade. impact of these 5,300 that julius rosenwald build. he was a friend of booker washington, and booker washington helped him understand for while it was great people to get to tuskegee but thousands of african-americans in these rural never had a first grade, second grade, third grade to get to. and so i'm delighted that this bill on the

calendar today. the gentleman for yielding, and as you can tell, passionate about this bill. also live in the area where headquarters nal for sears andro buck exist -- existed at the time, so the name julius rosenwald is should y our country never, ever forget, and we ought to have as many ways of expressing it as we possibly can. thank the gentleman again, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the yields n from illinois back. the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. wittman: madam speaker, i have no further speakers, and i ield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back his time. the gentleman from arizona. mr. gallego: i'd like to say it's an honor and privilege to

yield time to someone that i his up in his district as constituent, so it's a great here and to hear ore about sears roebuck and company, so with that i reserve the balance of my time. have no further requests for time. i want to inquire whether the gentleman has any remaining side.rs on his madam speaker, i ask my colleagues to support this legislation, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the yields back. the question is will the house pass h.r. rules and 7460. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. chair, 2/3ion of the 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. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? speaker, i madam move that the house suspend the ules and pass the bill h.r. 5472. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number

528. h.r. 5472, a bill to redesignate he jimmy carter national historic site as the jimmy park. national historical the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona, mr. gallego, and the gentleman from wittman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. madam lego: thank you, speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and includeheir remarks and extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. speaker, i : madam yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. you, madam thank speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 5472, jimmy carter national historical park redesignation bishop ofduced by mr. georgia. the jimmy carter national historic site and preservation therict protects and shares stories of key sites associated with the wife of president jimmy carter. of y, the site consists president carter's boyhood farm, plains high school, which the

arters attended, the carter home and compound where the carters currently live, and the which served as carter's during the e presidential campaign. his bill would designate the site to a historical park. to help promote increased area.tion to the i'd like to thank representative bishop for his efforts to the life of jimmy carter and urge my colleagues to support this bill. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wittman: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wittman: h.r. 5472 the jimmy carter national historical site as immy carter national historic park. this site includes president arter's residence and boyhood home, plains high school serves as the site's visitor's center railroad depot which served as campaign headquarters

during the 1976 presidential houses and also additional exhibits. redesignation of the site does not affect the laws or policies govern the area, and the primary impact of the passage of his legislation would be changing signs, maps, and handouts. the jimmy on of carter national historic site as a national historical park does affect the laws or policies that govern the area, and i urge measure and his reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. gallego: madam speaker, i much time as he may consume to the gentleman from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise today in 5472, the jimmy park national historical redesignation act. the legislation would change the ame of the jimmy carter national historic site in plains, georgia, to the jimmy historical park, hereby, ensuring that its

nomenclature conforms to other noncontiguous sites within the system. park it would also honor the wishes 39th president, who is a dear friend of mine, as constituent. on march 22, 2019, president our nation's came longest living president, of assing the life span george h.w. bush. his tober, he celebrated 96th birthday. aware, of you are president carter has had a number of health challenges created a hich has sense of urgency around this legislation and the rich legacy he and mrs. carter want to longtime home in georgia. after the carters left the white ouse, the carters and the plains community took the initiative to preserve and this t the history of

small, rural, agricultural community. congress established the jimmy carter national historic site. you have heard, it consists of the plains railroad depot which served as jimmy carter's headquarters during the 1976 presidential campaign. carter's boyhood farm. plains high school, which the carters both attended. now serves as the visitor center and museum. and the carter home and the carters re currently live and is now closed to the public. fact, the jimmy carter national historic site is the park ite in the national system, aside from the white house, that is still an active home.ential i've taken my entire staff there on a number of occasions so they a better feel and understanding of the values that shaped this great georgian. the bipartisan

support of the entire georgia as wellional delegation as the plains community. i want to thank chairman and ranking member bishop on the full committee, haaland and ranking member young on the national park subcommittee, and i want to mr. gallego, and thank you your able staff lilly for andon and all their help in bringing this legislation to the house floor suspension of the rules. i urge my colleagues to support that, i ure, and with yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia yields back. he gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wittman: madam speaker, i and i other speakers, yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back his time. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. gallego: madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the yields back. the question is will the house

suspend the rules and pass the h.r. 5472. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the ffirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the bill h.r. ass the 5852. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 529. h.r. 5852, a bill to redesignate weir farm national historic site in the state of connecticut weir farm national historical park. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the mr. eman from arizona, gallego, and the gentleman from virginia, mr. wittman, will each minutes.0 the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona.

mr. gallego: thank you, madam speaker. that allnimous consent members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gallego: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gallego: thank you, madam speaker. rise in support of h.r. 5852, the weir family national historic historical park act introduced by jim himes. painting was acquired in europe for 153-acre farm in connecticut. by the farm's rural setting, weir spent 36 years to painting and gained a reputation as leader of the ational today the 68-acre site includes more than a dozen historic structures as well as historic gardens, portraits, fields and paintings. it also maintains a museum

collection containing more than 200,000 archives and objects including paintings, sculptures an prints. this bill will designate the weir farm national historic start as the weir farm national historic park to match standards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. witman: i yield myself such time as may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognize. mr. wit map: h.r. 585 would redesignate weir farm national historic site in connecticut as a national historic park. this 68-acre historic site is the only national park system unit dedicated to american painting and was established as a unit of the system in 1990678 it preserves the home, studio and grounds of american artist julian alden weir. weir spent nearly four decades

painting and his artist friends mo carlson, john singer sarget and albert pinkum ryder often joined him there they created masterpiece of light an color on canvas that came to define american imprigsism. following his death, weir's daughter, an artist in her own right, and her scutptor husband, carried on the tradition at the farm. they were followed by new england painters sperry and doris andrews. redesignation of the weir farm as a national historic park doesn't affect the laws of policies that govern the area. i urge adoption of this measure and reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. gayay go: i yield such time as he wishes to consume to the gentleman from connecticut. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

mr. himes: thank you, madam speaker. i thank my friend, mr. gallego and rise in strong support of h.r. 5852, a magnificent jewel that resides in my district. my district is actual smaller than a great numb of the national park assets in this clint and so much of the agriculture that used to characterize southwestern connecticut is now given away to urban environments and suburban environments. as a consequence, this 70 acres of land is truly a yule inside connecticut's fourth district and inside fairfield county, connecticut. the weir farm national historic site stretches across 70 acres of land but in those, there are any number of historical build a vast collection of american art, orchards, landscape, miles of stone walls and the weir pond as well as over 250 historic painting sites. sometimes people don't remember, though i appreciate my colleagues today reminding, that southwestern connecticut has a long tradition of the production

of american art, including charlie hossum who resided in my own hometown. but this particular national historic site, soon to become a national historical park offering an opportunity in particular to the children who live in stanford, connecticut, norwalk, connecticut, and bridge port, connecticut, cities that have meaningful poverty where children don't often have a chance to come face-to-face with our heritage to actually see and touch these things. it is a really wonderful, wonderful location in thed my tholve fairfield county, connecticut. this reles -- redesignation will capture the full breadth and set of offerings that weir farm historical park will continue to offer the people of connecticut and the united states. the park's designation today fails to represent everything that the farm offers including the remarkable youth programs that i referred to earlier where

organizations like groundwork bridge port have partnered with weir farm to provide young people with opportunities they might not otherwise have. before i close i'd like to thank chairwoman haaland, chair gri hall vark subcommittee ranking member bishop and representative young for working on this piece of legislation. i'd like to thank the friends of weir farm including elizabeth and judy who have pushed this very, very hard and the hardworking men and women at weir farm including linda cook, the superintendent. finally i'd like to thank my colleague, senator murphy, who will be seeing that this moves expeditiously through the united states senate and thank again my friend, mr. gallego were neeleding -- before yielding back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. wittman: i have no further speakers, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back.

the credit from arizona is recognized. mr. gallego: i urge my colleagues to support the legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 5852. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair 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 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house "washington journal"

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