for multi-variant strains. they will updated every year h.r. 7900, 495, 587, motion to recommit on h.r. 7900 if offered. passage of h.r. 7900 if ordered. and motions to suspend the rules with respect to the following, h.r. 1934, hcr59, h.r. 720, h.c.r.4025, h.r. 892, h.r. 203 and h.r. 5659. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. 15-minute vote. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute

votes. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration of h.r. 7900 will now resume. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 305, h.r. 7900. a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the department of defense and for military construction, to describe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause # of rule 20 -- pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 455 printed in part a of house report 117-405 offered by the gentleman from colorado, mr. neguse, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 455, printed in part a of house report 117-405 offered by mr. neguse of colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from

colorado. members will record their votes by electronic device. members, this is a 15-minute vote. 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler, he will vote no on amendment 4 # 5 -- 455.

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

mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that the member will vote aye on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> thank you for your service. and honor to tell you that as the member designated by by ms. porter, mr. castro, ms. pressley, mr. evans, mr. allred, and mr. bomb and that -- bowman that these six

memberships will vote yes on the neguse amendment. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from jean seek recognition. >> as the member designated by mrs. what lours ky, mrs. walorski will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by congress members barragan, kahele, jacobs and these members will reluctantly vote for the neguse amendment. they will vote aye.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. hartzler from missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will be voting no on amendment 455. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? mr. armstrong: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congressman taylor, congressman timmons and congressman gonzalez, i inform the house that they will vote no on 455.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote nay on amendment number 455. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. lamborn: mr. distinguished speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on amendment number 455.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. her butler from -- ms. herrera beutler from washington, i inform the house that she will vote nay on h.r. 455. -- on amendment 455.

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

texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting no on number 455. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote nay on amendment 455. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. ryan and mr. cohen, mr. doggett, mr. lieu and mr. panetta, i inform the house that these seven members will vote yes on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. connolly of virginia, i inform the house that mr. connolly will vote yes on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. trahan, mr. deutch, ms. debbie wasserman schultz, mrs. lawrence and mr. moulton, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. he will injury fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn and ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn and ms. salazar will vote nay on amendment 455. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. albio sires, mr. bill pascrell, ms. ann

kirkpatrick and mr. peter defazio, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote no on amendment 455. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. crist, i inform the house that mr. crist will vote yes on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne and ms. jayapal, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on the neguse amen amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote nay on amendment number 455. as the member designated by mr. upton of nvp, i inform the house that mr. upton will vote yea on amendment 455.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 214. the nays -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 214, the nays

are 201. the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 456 printed in part a of house report 117-405, offered by the gentlewoman from colorado, ms. degette, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 456, printed in part eight of house report 117-405, offered by ms. degette of colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from colorado. members will record their votes by electronic device. members, this is a five-minute vote. five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. >> as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on amendment number 456.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote no on amendment 456. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. chris stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote nay on amendment 456. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote nay on amendment 456. as the member designated by mr. upton of michigan, i inform the house that mr. upton will vote yea on amendment 456. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. crist, mrs. trahan, ms. wasserman schultz, mrs. lawrence, and mr. moulton, i

inform the house that these members will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote nay on amendment number 456. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. albio sires, mr. bill pascrell, ms. ann kirkpatrick, mr. peter defazio, mr. donald payne and ms. pramila jayapal, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting nonamendment 456. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will

vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote nay on amendment 456. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. connolly, mr. lieu, mr. panetta, mr. ryan, mr. cohen, mr. doggett, ms. newman, ms. moore, i inform the house that these eight members will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? ? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote nay on amendment 456. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members barragan, cardenas, kahele, jacobs, and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the

degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. vicky hartzler from missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler votes no on amendment 456. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. evans, mr. allred, mr. bowman, ms. porter, mr. castro, and ms. pressley, i inform the house that those six members will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by timmons, gonzales, and taylor, i inform the house that they will vote no on amendment 456. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on

the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn, ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn, ms. salazar will vote nay on amendment 456.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote no on amendment number 456. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the degette amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by

miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that the member will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 219. the nays are 207.

the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 461 printed in part a of house report 117-405 offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 461 printed in part a of house report 117-405 offered by mr. evans of pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania. members will record their votes by electronic device. members, this is a five-minute inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. coverage proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on the evans amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote no on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on the evans amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. murphy: as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that she will vote aye on the evans amendment. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by timmons, taylor, gonzales, i inform the house that they will vote no on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. bill

pascrell, mr. donald payne, mrs. ann kirkpatrick, mr. peter defazio, ms. pramila jayapal and mr. albio sires, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the evans amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. chris stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote nay on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. connolly, mr. lieu, mr. panetta, mr. ryan, mr. cohen, m mr. doggett, ms. newman, and ms. moore, i inform the house that these meight members will vote yes on the evans amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote no on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? mr. stevens: as the member

designated by mr. moulton, mrs. lawrence, mrs. trahan, mr. crist, i inform the house that they will vote yes on the evans amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote nay on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly, and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the evans amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote nay on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by the following congress members --

barragan, cardenas, kahele, jacobs, suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the evans amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. vicky hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote no on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote yea on amendment 461. as the member designated by mr. upton, i inform the house that mr. upton will vote yea on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pressley, mr. evans, from allred -- mr. allred, m mr. bowman, mr. castro, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the evans amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting no on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. cammack: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. dun and ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that they will vote nay on amendment 461. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by msz he had rare -- ms. herrera beutler, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote nay on amendment 461.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 220. the nays are 206. the amendment is adopted.

pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment -- amendment 495 printed in part a of house report 117-405 offered by the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 495 printed in part a of house report 117-405 offered by mr. connolly of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute [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 proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pramila jayapal, mr. peter defazio, mrs. ann kirkpatrick, mr. bill

pascrell, mr. albio sires, and mr. donald payne, fi inform the house that these members will vote yes on the connelly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote nay on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives cardenas, barragan, jacobs and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the connolly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. katko of new york and mr. upton of michigan, i inform the house that they will vote nay on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> men pleb -- as the member designated by mr. connolly, ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. ryan, mr. cohen, mr. doggett, mr. lieu and mr. panetta, i inform the

house that these members will vote yes then connolly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote no on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote no on the connolly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by timmons, taylor and gonzalez, i inform the house that they'll vote no on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on the connolly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote no on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek

recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. trahan, mrs. lawrence, ms. wasserman schultz, mr. moulton and mr. crist, i inform the house that moulton, schultz, lawrence, trahan vote yes and crist votes no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. evans, ms.s prelee, mr. castro, ms. porter, and mr. bowman, i inform the house that those five members will vote aye on the connolly amendment. but as the member designated by mr. allred, i inform the house that that he will vote no on the connolly amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting no on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote nay on the connolly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. vicki hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote no on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pingree, i inform the house that she will vote yes on the connolly amendment. as the member designated by mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that they will vote no

on the connolly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote nay on amendment number 495. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote nay on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote nay on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker.

as the member designated by mr. dunn, ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn, ms. salazar will vote nay on amendment 495.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 17, 0 the nays 257. the amendment is not adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is on amendment 587 printed in part a of house report 117-405, offered by the gentlewoman from new york, ms. meng, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 587, printed in part a of house report 117-405, offered by ms. meng of new york. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from new york. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by representative eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on the meng amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote owe on -- no on amendment number 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. evans, mr. allred, mr. bowman, ms. porter, mr. castro and ms. pressley, i inform the house that those six members will vote yes on the meng amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by gonzalez, taylor and timmons, i inform the house that that gonzalez will vote yes and taylor and timmons will vote no on 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. bill pascrell, mr. donald payne, mr. albio sires, ms. ann kirkpatrick, mr. peter defazio and ms. pramila jayapal, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the meng amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yea on amendment 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the meng amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote no on amendment 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that that the member will vote aye on the meng amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting no on

amendment 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. crist, mrs. trahan, ms. wasserman schultz, mr. deutch, mrs. lawrence, ms. moulton -- mr. moulton, i inform the house that these members will all vote yes on the meng amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on amendment 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. connolly, ms. newman, ms. moore, mr. lieu, mr. panetta, mr. ryan, mr. cohen, mr. doggett, i inform the house that these eight members will vote yes on the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seeks recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote nay on amendment 587. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek

recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members barragan, cardenas, kahele, jacobs, and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the meng amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote yes on amendment 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote nay on amendment 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote yea on amendment 587. as the member designated by mr. upton of michigan, i inform the house that mr. upton will vote nay on amendment 587.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. bran of maryland, i inform the house that mr. bran will vote yea on the meng amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote yea on amendment 587. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dunn and ms. salazar, i inform the house that

ms. salazar will vote yea, mr. dunn will vote nay on amendment 587.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 243. the nays are 187. the amendment is adopted. the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: the department of defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strength for such fiscal year and for other

purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentleman from alabama. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. >> on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: members, this is a five-minute vote. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. albio sires, mr. donald payne, mr. bill pascrell, and mrs. ann kirkpatrick, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7900. mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pramila jayapal, mr. peter defazio, i inform the house that these members will vote no on h.r.

7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. kelly -- excuse me -- mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote yes on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. chris stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yea on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as the member designated by mrs. trahan, mr. crist, mr. deutch, ms. wasserman schultz, mr. moulton, and mrs. lawrence, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote yes on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member barragan, i inform the house that congress member barragan will vote no on h.r. 7900. and mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members cardenas, kahele, jacobs, and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on final passage of h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition?

mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote nay on h.r. 7900. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote no on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly, and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? mr. armstrong: mr. speaker, as the member designated by timmons, gonzales, and taylor, i inform the house that timmons and gonzales will vote yes and taylor will vote no on h.r.

7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. castro, mr. allred, mr. evans, i inform the house that those three members will vote yes on h.r. 7900. as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. pressley, and mr. bowman, i inform the house that those members will vote no on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? mr. baird: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, ms. newman, and mr. cohen, i inform the house that these three members will vote no on h.r. 7900. as the member designated by mr. panetta, mr. ryan, mr. doggett, mr. connolly, and mr. lieu, i inform the house that these five members will vote yes on h.r. 7900.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? kamehameha thank you -- mrs. cammack: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn and ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that mr. dunn and ms. salazar will vote yea on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. murphy: as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote aye on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting yes on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york and mr. upton of michigan, i inform the house that mr. katko and upton will

vote yea on h.r. 7900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote yea on h.r. 7900.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 329. the nays are 101. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, the title is amended. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. manning, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1934, as amended. on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1934, a bill to direct the federal government to provide assistance and technical expertise to enhance the representation and leadership of the united states at international standards-setting bodies that set standards for equipment, systems, software, and virtually defined networks

that support fifth and future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. members, this is a five-minute vote. five-minute [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of nosouth carolina, i inform t house that mr. wilson will vote aye on h.r. 1934.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pramila jayapal, mr. peter defazio, mrs. ann kirkpatrick, mr. bill pascrell, mr. donald payne, and mr. albio sires, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? mr. armstrong: mr. speaker, as the member designated by timmons, taylor, and gonzales, i inform the house that they will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. meijer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. upton of michigan, mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that messrs. upton and katko

will vote yea on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote yea on h.r. 1934. thank you. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as the member designated by mrs. trahan, mr. deutch, mr. moulton, ms. wasserman schuldt and mrs. lawrence, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miss rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote aye on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition?

>> mr. speaker, as the member designated by chris stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yea on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. connolly, mr. kind and ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. ryan, mr. cohen, mr. doggett, mr. panetta and mr. lieu, i inform the house that these nine members will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote aye on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote aye on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. bowman, ms. porter, ms. pressley, mr. evans, mr. allred, i inform the house that to those six members will -- that those six members will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler, sphorm form she will vote -- i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members barragan, cardenas, kahele, jacobs and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn, ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that

mr. dunn, ms. salazar will vote yea on h.r. 1934. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 1934.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 405, the nays are 20. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. manning, to suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 59 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 59, concurrent resolution condemning the october 25, 2021, military kowp in -- coup in sudan and standing with the people of sudan. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. members, this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the

national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote yes on h.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. connolly, mr. lieu, mr. panetta, mr. kind, ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. ryan, mr. cohen and mr. doggett, i inform the house that these nine members will vote yes on h.con.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? mr. armstrong: mr. speaker, as the member designated by timmons, taylor and gonzalez, i inform the house that they will vote yes on house concurrent resolution 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. brown of

maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on house continuing resolution 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york and mr. upton of michigan, i inform the house that messrs. katko and upton will vote yea on house concurrent resolution 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as the member designated by mrs. lawrence, mr, mr. crist, mrs. trahan and ms. wasserman schultz i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.con.res. the 5. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote yea on h.con.res. 59. thanks. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by miss rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote aye on h.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on h.con.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.con.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. hartzler from missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote yes on h.con.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members barragan, cardenas, kahele, jacobs and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.con.res. 59.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yea on h.con.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. pascrell, mr. payne, mr. sires, mr. defazio, mrs. kirkpatrick and ms. jayapal, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.con.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on house concurrent resolution 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.con.res. 59.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote yes on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pressley, mr. evans, mr. allred, mr. bowman, ms. porter and mr. castro, i inform the house that those six members will vote yes on h.con.res. 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote yes on resolution 59. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. herrera beutler from washington, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.con.res. 59.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. cammack: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn, ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that they will vote yea on h.con.res. 59.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 416, the nays are seven.

2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to, and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 417, the nays are seven. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to, and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on

the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. manning, to suspend the railroads and -- rules and agree to house resolution 720 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: house resolution 720. resolution calling for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning cispa-affiliate -- iciss-affiliated territory in mozambique and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek >> as the member designated by mr. lieu, mr. panetta, mr. connolly, mr. kind, ms. moore, ms. new man,

mr. cohen, mr. ryan and mr. doggett, these nine members will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania,. >> as the member designated by by mr. mr. pascrell, mr. payne, mrs. kirkpatrick and these members will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? >> as the member designated by timmons, taylor and gonzalez, they will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from michigan. >> mr. hahn, mr. crist,

mr. deutch. these members will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, mr. stewart will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pingree, ms. leger fernandez, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. salazar will vote yes on h.r. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress members barragan, cardenas, jacobs and suozzi, they will vote yes on h. res.

720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. katko of new york and mr. upton, they will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, mr. brown will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr.~wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr.~wilson will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miss rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote aye. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. bentz, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote aye on h. res. 720.

as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. porter, mr. bowman, ms. pressley and mr. evans and mr. castro and mr. allred, they will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski from the great state of indiana, yows that she will vote yes on house resolution 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie beer ease johnson, i inform the

house that she will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? mr. bacon: as the member designated by mrs. hartzler, i inform the house that she will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. herrera beutler, she will vote yes on h. res. 720. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting yes on resolution 720.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 409, the nays are 18. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentlewoman from north carolina to suspend the rules and agree to the house concurrent resolution 45 on which the the yeas ayeasand nays are ordered. the clerk: house concurrent

resolution 45, expressing the sense of congress regarding the execution style murders of united states citizens in the republic of serbia in july of 1999. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does jam colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. porter, ms. pressley, mr. evans and mr. allred that these members will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. >> as the member designated by mrs. herrera beutler, she will

vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress members barragan, cardenas, kahele, jacobs and jacobs, they will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, he will vote yes on house resolution 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, mrs. jayapal, mr. defazio and mr. pascrell, mr. payne and mr. sires, these members will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. chris stewart, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote

yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. kell leger fernandez, these members will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. bentz, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. crist, mrs. lawrence, mr. moulton, ms. what ther man schultz and mr. hahn, they will vote on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr.~wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr.~wilson will vote yes on h. con. res.

45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. connolly ly, mr. lieu, mr. panetta, mr. kind, ms. new man, these members will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski from the state of indiana, mrs. walorski will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek

recognition? >> as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? mr. bacon: as the member designated by mrs. hartzler, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, she will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? >> as the member designated by members taylor, timmons, they will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting yes on h. con. res.

45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. upton of michigan and mr. katko of new york, they will vote yes on h. con. res. 45. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dunn and ms. salazar of florida, they will vote on h. con. res. 45.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 423, the nays are 1. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the concurrent resolution is agreed to. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 the unfinished business is the vote of the motion of the the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. manning to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 892 as amended on which yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: house resolution 892,

resolution calling on the republic of rwanda to release the prisoner on humanitarian grounds. the speaker pro tempore: will the house suspend the rules and agree to the this as amended. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] mr. beyer: mr. doggett, mr. panetta and mr. lieu, i inform the house that these nine members will vote yes on h. h.r. 92. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote yes on h.res. 92. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek

recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. jayapal, mr. defazio, mrs. kirkpatrick, mr. pascrell, mr. payne and mr. sires, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. upton of michigan and mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that messrs. katko and upton will vote yea on h.res. 92 -- 92. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mr. murphy: as the member designated by miss rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote aye. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote yes on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as the member designated by mrs. trahan, ms. wasserman schultz,

mr. deutch, mrs. lawrence, mr. moulton and mr. crist, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? mr. armstrong: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. timmons, taylor and gonzalez, i inform the house that they will vote yes on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote yea on h.res. 892. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition?

mr. lamborn: as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by congress members barragan, cardenas, kahele, jacobs and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on house resolution 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yea on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yea on house res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler of washington, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from indiana seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on house res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting yes on h.r. 892. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. pressley, mr. evans, mr. allred, mr. bowman, ms. porter and mr. castro, i inform the house that these six members will vote yes on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. hartzler from missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote yes on h.res. 892.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. cammack: thank you, madam

speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn of florida and salazar of florida, i inform the house that they will vote yea on h.res. 892. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 413, the nays are eight.

2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and, without objection, the motion to consider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 7337, as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: a bill to require the archivist of the united states to submit a plan to congress to eliminate the records backlog at the national personnel records center and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. lamborn: as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on h.r. 7337.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania wish to be recognized? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. reschenthaler will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? mr. armstrong: as the member designated by mr. timons, taylor and gonzalez, i inform the house that they will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yea on

h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote yea on h.r. 7337. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. kind, mr. connolly, mr. lieu, mr. panetta, mr. ryan, mr. cohen and mr. doggett, i inform the house that these nine members will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mrs. hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that mrs. hartzler will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition?

-- the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. murphy: as the member designated by miss rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote aye. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as the member designated by mrs. trahan, ms. wasserman schultz, mr. deutch, mr. crist, mrs. lawrence, mr. moulton, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of the state of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger

fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote yea on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: as the member designated by ms. porter, mr. castro, mr. bowman, ms. pressley, mr. evans and mr. allred, i inform the house that and the distinguished parliamentarian, mr. smith, that these six members will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs. cammack: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. dunn and ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that they will vote yea on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by congress members barragan, car dena, -- cardenas, kahele,

jacobs and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h. resolution 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. upton of michigan and mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that messrs. katko and upton will vote yea on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. jayapal, mr. defazio, mrs. kirkpatrick, mr. pascrell, mr. payne and mr. sires, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by cliff bentz of oregon, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.r. 7337. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.r. 7337.

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 406, the nays are 21. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, unfinished business is on the vote on the the gentleman from new york on which the the yeas and nays are ordered are ordered. the clerk: h.r. 203, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 4020 broadway street in houston texas as the benny

martinez post office building. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] >> as the member designated by miss rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes. >> as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, i inform the house that he will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. kind, mr. connolly, mr. panetta and mr. doggett, these members will vote yes on mr 20 #. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from north dakota seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. timmons, taylor and gonzalez, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. lamborn: as the member designated by mr.~wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr.~wilson will vote yes on h.r. 203. >> as the member designated by by mr. hahn, mr. moulton, mrs. lawrence, ms. wasserman schultz, mr. deutch, i inform the house the house that they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? mr. bacon: as the member designated by mrs. hartzler, mrs. hartzler will vote no. >> as the member designated by ms. pressley, mr. evans,

mr. castro, these members will vote yes on h.r. 203. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. chris stewart, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yes on h.r. 203. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the memberdesignated byes mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger fernandez, they will vote yes. >> as the member designated by mr. bentz of oregon, mr. bentz will vote yes on h.r. 20 #. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by ms. jayapal, mr. defazio and mr. kirkpatrick and mr. payne and mr. sires, these members will vote yes.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will vote nay on h.r. 203. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress members barragan, cardenas, kahele, jacobs, these members will vote yes on h.r. 203. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yes on h.r. 203. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes on h.r. 203. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? the gentleman from utah? >> as the member designated by

mr. -- mrs. herrera beutler, she will vote yes on h.r. 203. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. katko and mr. up ton, mr. katko and mr. upton will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon of particulars as, mr. fallon will be voting yes on h.r. 203, thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dop and ms. salazar of florida, they will vote yes on h.r. 203. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, she will vote yes on h.r. 203.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 386, the nays

are 35 and there were four voting present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 unfinished business is vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney to pass h.r. 5659 which yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 1961 north c street in oxnard california as john r. hatcher iii post office building. the speaker pro tempore: will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. this is a five-minute vote. the gentleman from california is recognized. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] >> as congress members cardenas,

these members will vote yes on h.r. 5659. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman bernice johnson, she will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania, he will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by designated by ms. pressley, mr. evans, mr. allred, mr. bowman, mr. porter and mr. castro, i inform the house that these six members will vote yes on h.r. 5659.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek reek tigs? >> as the member designated by timmons and abler and gonzalez will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pingree, mr. pappas, ms. kelly and ms. leger fernandez, they will vote yes on h.r. 5659. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by mr. bentz of oregon, i inform the house that mr. bentz will vote yes on h.r. 5659. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brown, i inform the house that mr. brown will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. comer of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. comer will

vow vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miss kathleen rice, i inform the house that miss rice will vote yes on h.r. 569. >> as the member designated by mr.~wilson of south schorl, i inform the house that mr.~wilson will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? as the member designated by and mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. defazio and mrs. jayapal, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yes on h.r. 5659. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan. >> as the member designated by

mr. deutch, mr. hahn, mr. crist mrs. lawrence, these members will vote yes on h.r. 5659. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition snr. mr. bacon: as the member designated by mrs. hartzler, mrs. hartzler will vote no on h.r. 5659. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon from texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will be voting yes on h.r. 5659. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. dunn, ms. salazar of florida, mr. dunn and ms. salazar will vote yes on h.r. 5659.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. herrera beutler of washington, i inform the house that mrs. herrera beutler will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. connolly, mr. lieu, mr. panetta, mr. doggett, mr. ryan, mr. cohen, mr. kind, ms. moore, misnewman, these members will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. katko of new york and mr. up ton of michigan, they will vote

yes on h.r. 5659.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 348, the nays are 63, with five recorded as present. 2/3 of those voting 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 washington seek

recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of h.r. 7900, including corrections in spelling, punctuation, section and title numbering, cross referencing, conforming amendments to the table of contents, and short titles and the insertion of appropriate headings. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. langevin: mr. speaker, earlier this week i led my democratic and republican colleagues in introducing legislation to eliminate discrimination against parents and guardians with disabilities. together with representative bass, bacon, fitzpatrick and lawrence, i introduced the equality for families with disabilities act. just two weeks before the 32nd anniversary of the americans with disabilities act.

today there are 4.1 million patients with disabilities -- parents with disabilities raising families here in the united states. an yet parents and guardians with disabilities face excessive scrutiny and disproportion targeting from unwarranted intervention from child welfare services. the research is clear. children raised by parents with disabilities do not exhibit stunted development or worse outcomes than their peers. in fact, the opposite is true. children raised by parents with disabilities demonstrate greater compassion, tolerance, problem solving skills and other positive characteristics. so, mr. speaker, it's time to end discrimination against parents and guardians in state child welfare proceedings once and for all. 32 years since congress passed the americans with disabilities act. i encourage all of my colleagues to support this urgent legislation and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. carter: i ask unanimous

consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of a prestigious journalist and outstanding woman, ms. jo ann merryman of wsav news in savannah. with over 20 years of experience in reporting, jo ann has made quite a name for herself in multiple states for her high quality news coverage. she started her career in iowa, following around presidential hopefuls as they began their journey through the primaries. she also followed local and state-based elections, providing iowaans with the information they needed to make an informed vote. after her time in iowa came to an end, she relocated to northern california where she continued to deepen her commitment to journalism. after surviving the loma fridaya earthquake, -- tf -- frida

earthquake, she traveled around speaking to survivors and their families to get a better understanding of this tragedy. from there she moved her career to nebraska and eventually landed in the greatest city in the world, savannah, georgia. creating quite a respected name for hef is, is -- for herself, jo ann has earned an astounding number of awards including the award for investigative reporting, a gabby award, as well as an award from the georgia associated press broadcasters association in 2013. her exceptional career in journalism has commanded the respect of many, including myself, and i am proud to honor her today on the floor. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, it was once said the greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability

to affect those around him positively. by this definition, john r. hatcher iii was a great man. as the founding father of the ventura county chapter of the naacp, john was guided by his passion for social justice and he was a champion for diversity, equality and civil rights. an air force veteran, a civil servant, an extraordinary citizen, our community is forever grateful for his immeasurable contributions. for these reasons i thank my colleagues for supporting the passage of h.r. 5659, which will designate the post office in oxnard as the john r. hatcher iii post office. ms. brownley: this bill is but a small measure of appreciation that recognizes john and his life's work and i urge the bill's swift consideration before the senate. thank you, mr. speaker.

and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? mr. rosendale: i request unanimous consent to address the house, revise and extend my remarks. thank you very much. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of chris hanson, a great montanan and a dear friend who passed away just last week. chris was a mighty warrior who loved her country and embodied the highest ideals of public service in the state of montana. she served overseas with both the national guard and the c.i.a., followed by an exceptional tenure with the montana state legislature, alongside of me in the montana state auditor's office, and most recently as lieutenant attorney general. she was a blessing and a light upon all the lives that she touched. chris was also a strong advocate for students and families. she used her gifts to fight for

access to quality education for children across the state of montana. her commitment to protecting and preserving our way of life will always be a defining pillar of her legacy. i am so thankful to have worked with chris and developed a special friendship with her. our thoughts and prayers are with fred and nancy and the hanson family during this most difficult time. thank you so much, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise to pay tribute to sergeant first class heath robinson, a son of ohio, who served america honorably and with distinction. after tours of duty in kosovo and iraq, he returned home and was diagnosed with terminal cancer. sergeant first class robinson, like far too many others, became afflicted with the grievous wounds of war caused by exposure

to toxic substances. he and thousands more made the ultimate sacrifice. every american owes them our unending gratitude. but we owe them more than that. when returning from the battlefields with injuries and illnesses, america has a moral responsibility to provide every ounce of care to our service members and veterans. this week the house takes a step forward in meeting this sacred obligation. the sergeant first class heath robinson packed act will ensure that those who serve and are suffering receive the care they need to heal. the debt america owes to these patriots can never be fully repaid. but we can make a down payment by delivering the care to help them overcome, the care that they have most certainly earned. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? indiana seek recognition recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute

and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to commemorate the upcoming 150th anniversary of aessential st. vincent hospital, formerly st. mary's hospital in evansville, indiana. althou the name has changed, its goal of providing quality care for citizens of the tri-state area has remained constant. i practiced cardio there's aic surgery there before elected -- being elected to congress. since they accepted their first patient in 1872, aessential st. vincent has remained true to its mission. they say we have a mission, a reason for being here, to keep health care human. human for our patients, human for our families, human for our doctors and human for all our associates. the poor will come and the rich will come if they know they're going to be treated as people. mr. bucshon: for the last 150

years, this hospital has been a leader in medical innovation and care. in fact, it was one of the first in the region with operating room lighting, something i acutely appreciate because i'm a surgeon myself. it also hosted the first accredited cancer program and the first level 3 neonatal intensive care unit in the tri-state region. i am grateful for aessential st. vincent evansville's continued commitment to caring for all hoosiers and wish them a happy 150th anniversary. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and address labor short ands across our country, a drop in legal immigration. researchers found that by the end of 2021, there were about two million fewer working age immigrants living in the united states than there would have been if the pre-2020 immigration

trend had continued unchanged. this has hit certain industries hard, including food, hospitality, construction, transportation and health care, particularly nursing. at a time when our economy is overheating in its recovery from covid-19. a significant part of lowering costs and avoiding a recession is expanding the productive capacity of the economy. until we address staffing short falls we will continue to artificially constrain the supply side of our economy and drive up costs for everyday people. mr. auchincloss: we must recognize and reverse this trend by clearing the visa backlog, documenting immigrants and dreamers already here, and increasing caps for both immigration and refugee resettlement. it's not just a moral imperative, it's an economic one. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to speak about an incredible american hero from the small town of freeport, pennsylvania.

corporal joseph rodney chapman was drafted into the u.s. army in 1942. he fought with the 80th infantry division in world war ii. he fought across france, was wounded twice in the process and earned a bronze star for his heroic actions to destroy a german machine gun and its crew. in the spring of 1944, as the allies continued to drive the enemy into retreat, corporal chapman found himself under enemy fire and was taken as a prisoner of war. after returning home to pennsylvania, he worked for the post office in freeport for 35 years as a mail carrier and clerk. he was married to his late wife mary for 69 years and he just celebrated a very happy 100th birthday this past october. mr. speaker, corporal chapman is the epitome of the american spirit. therefore i am incredibly proud to introduce legislation today that would rename the very post office mr. chapman worked at in his honor.

he has devoted his life to his country and his community and for that we owe him a great debt of gratitude. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? without objection. ms. jackson lee: this week, mr. speaker, i had the privilege of taking some of our young high school students and visitors throughout the capitol, what a sense of pride i had in the beauty of this capitol, the beauty of this building, but what it symbolizes, democracy. and as i walked through the halls, i'm reminded of the important hearings that are going on in the january 6 committee. the most recent hearing made it very clear, that the oath keepers and the proud boys came specifically at the calling of president trump. the terrorism that occurred was

driven by his lack of accepting the peaceful transfer of government. it was on the big lie. and so what we saw on that day, january 6, was domestic terrorism on steroids. destined to commit mayhem, bloodshed and death. it was an attack on democracy and it's being evidenced every day that the hearings proceed. meed to thissicly, blocked by -- methodically, block by block, evidence by evidence. it is clear in the injury of law enforcement it is clear in the injury of law enforcement officers and loss of life that we have to say to those in this nation, you have to take ownership of the values of democracy. someone must be held accountable thecialg president must be held accountable, because what happened was not only an attack on democracy and the peaceful transfer of government but loss of life and death that cannot go unanswered. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr0 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. kelly: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the topic of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. kelly: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in honor of the 2,500 unborn lives we lose to abortion each day who could not stand for themselves. that is nearly half a million little boys and little girls in the united states alone this year. these numbers don't reflect, though, and take into consideration self-administered chemical abortions. last month the supreme court announced what the pro life movement has been waiting half a

century to hear. roe v. wade was overturned. i applaud the justices for recognizing that this terrible relic from 1973 has no place in 2022. roe was both a legal and moral abomination from the beginning. it mocked the constitution and paveed the way for the abortion of more than 63 million innocent babies. in the years since. the men who first decide roe invented the right to abortion out of then air by adding an extra line to our constitution they ignored one of the first sentences of the declaration of independence which holds that we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. with roe in the dust bin of history, the abortion question returns to democratic arena with it belongs, the most contentious of issues can now be properly

debated and decided at the federal and state levels where ideally the most logical and persuasive arguments can triumph and translate into new law. let us have clear eyes to see exactly what science shows us. that fetuses in the womb are human beings who develop with each passing second. these innocent children have their own d.n.a. and soon develop hands, feet, eyes, and lips. they can also feel pain. and just as importantly they have the potential to grow up and flourish and achieve amazing dreams. let us have the compassion to give them that chance. for those of us in elected office who sincerely believe that human life is a sacred gift from god, in need of society's protection, our position is no longer theoretical. we now have a pressing

responsibility to examine ow public policy can best be crafted to adequately accomplish our stated goal. and i believe we already have an answer. when an expectant mother visits a doctor for an ultra sound, the image of a beating heart is the first confirmation that a child has been conceived. when someone is involved in a severe accident, a medic will check right away to see if there's a pulse to make sure the victim is alive. in short, a heart beat means a life. now to legislate consistently with this, i've introduced the heart beat protection act in the u.s. house of representatives. this bill would legally prohibit future abortions from being performed if a preborn child's heart beat can be detected with the exception of when a mother's life is endangered. it is a science-based, humanity-respecting solution suited to the new landscape in which we find ourselves.

the post-roe world is here. as legislator niches state determine the extent to which they wish to defend life pro life members of congress can simultaneously take action to make our beloved country a place where both children waiting to be born and their mothers are acknowledged and safeguarded. mr. speaker, tonight we have a very distinguished group of members with us who will also speak on this subject. this doesn't have to turn into an angry debate. this doesn't have to turn into something where people get so angry they cannot talk to each other. if we cannot see the value in life every single day in every person what have we witnessed this year, this summer? the horror that's taken place in our own cities. the loss of life that we have experienced.

the sincere sorrow that this country feels and yet we have a blind eye and a deaf ear to the cries of the unborn. do they not deserve that same type of consideration that every, every human being deserves. at this time i'd like to have ms. lisa mcclane from michigan, one of our colleagues with a bright future here in congress, ms. mcclain, please. ms. mcclain: thank you. i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for holding this very serious, very important special order. thank you very much. a few weeks ago the supreme court delivered the greatest victory for life this country has ever seen. when it rightly upheld the ability -- when it rightly held that the ability to kill an unborn child is not a constitutional right. and returned the authority to regulate abortion back to the

people and their elected representatives. sadly, we've seen some elected officials who care more about appeasing toe fringes of their base than defending our institution and respecting the document that they swore to uphold and defend. president biden, for an example. a former longtime supporter of letting the states decide their abortion policy. he sees fit to ignore the ruling. and in a feeble attempt to quiet his far-left critics, is seeking to unilaterally expand the ability to kill an unborn child. i'm curious. does he not know that we have a rule of law in this country? with a system actually built on checks and balances? the president has been in washington since before roe.

so i think he should at least have the basic understanding of our government and the rule of law. and i would say this. mr. president, these efforts will be in vain. you must remember the oath that you took and the document you swore to uphold. mr. president, the supreme court and the constitution are clear. you and your bureaucratic underlings at h.h.s. do not have the authority to unilaterally make law. that is up to the people's representatives. please remember that. and with that, i yield back. mr. kelly: thank you, ms. mcclain. i'd like to now recognize dr. bruce bay sin from the great state of -- brian bay sin, i'm sorry. dr., please, you have two minutes. mr. babin: yes, sir, thank you.

mr. speaker, i want to thank my friend from pennsylvania, mr. kelly, for this special order. supreme court's monumental overturn of roe v. wade is a milestone we have been working on for nearly half a century. however the work has only just begun. since the court's ruling pro-abortion extremists have attacked, vandalized and fire bombed pregnancy centers and churches across this country. since 2016, pregnancy health centers have saved more than 800,000 lives by providing critical resources for women and their children. they should never be forced to operate under the threat of violence from anarchists who do not value life or our laws. i've introduced house resolution 1183 which condemns these attacks and the domestic terrorists behind them. we must keep fighting to protect the unborn from those who wish to extinguish them and -- at all costs. i'm proud -- i'm a proud supporter of such an effort. the heart beat protection act

which prohibits abortion from the moment a child's heart beat is detected. all babies deserve a chance at life. and we must defend that chance and that life. my colleagues across the aisle have disturbingly embraced an anti-life agenda so radical that it sadistically enables the murder of millions. this week our colleagues across the aisle are pushing the abortion on demand until birth act, a bill that legalizes abortion on demand for any reason and at any time. they don't care that their pro-abortion agenda fails to align with the views of the majority of americans, 71%, to be exact. who support some limitations on abortion. we cannot and must not remain silent while the lives of the most innocent among us are threatened to be terminated. i will always stand for our unborn and firmly, firmly stand against any efforts to promote abortion. thank you and i yield back.

mr. kelly: thank you, doctor. appreciate your comments, thank you so much. at this time i'd like to recognize a very good friend of min from -- of mine from pennsylvania, dr. john joyce, another member of the conference group and a strong defender of life. mr. joyce: first of all i'd like to thank mr. mike kelly for holding this special order. what a pivotal summer we have seen as the united states supreme court after almost five decades has overruled the terror of roe v. wade. we all know that all life is sacred. and as a doctor, i swore an oath, first to do no harm. and for me as a doctor, that meant refusing to ever be involved in performing abortions or any abortion procedures. now as a legislator it means working each and every day to

protect and stand for human life. and even after this historic supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade, there is still work to be done to protect human life here in the united states. our declaration of independence states that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights given to all of us by our creator. and government, government is created to protect these rights. government is created to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. we must all as legislators stand for life. and we must continue to fight for the unborn. the sanctity of human life is an inherent part of america from our founding days. and it must be protected today

and into the future. again, i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania, my colleague and my friend, for doing this special order this evening and loy -- allowing all of america to hear how we stand behind the sanctity of human life. thank you and i yield. mr. kelly: thank you, dr. joyce. great job. next i'd like to have mr. mike johnson from the great state of louisiana, a big member of the republican leadership group, mrh for being here tonight. mr. johnson: thank you for your important voice and hosting this special order hour. this sanctity of human life can never be overemphasized. you've done so much work in that arena and i appreciate you. i'm also thankful to our democrat colleagues for dishairpg special order hour so we can get right ahead and get started in prime time. if america were experiencing record inflation and sky high prices and illegal immigration

under our watch i'd probably yield my time back as well. this morning in the judiciary committee the democratic majority convened a hearing titled the threat to individual freedoms in a post-roe world. it was an appropriate title indeed. the radical abortion advocates have become completely unhin onlied, seeking to trample on the individual free dosms anyone who disagrees with emthem. over the weekend, a left wing activist group, shut down d.c., offered $200 bounties for public sightings of our supreme court justices. this sweek, senator elizabeth warren said crisis pregnancy centers across america should be shut down. there are 2,700 pregnancy centers around the country in all 50 states. supported by over 10,000 licensed medical professionals. they're annually serving approximately two million women and men. i used to serve as legal counsel for many of these organizations and i can testify to their invaluable work. why would anyone want to shut down pregnancy centers. they exist to provide

counseling, care, aid and comfort to struggling mothers who just want to have their babies. it's just jab hornet. speaking of jab hornet, i suggest to my democrat friends to study up tonight. seriously. on the bill that we're going to be voting on here tomorrow. they call it the women's protection act. it's not. we call it abortion on demand until birth act. even though this will be the second time we voted on this bill in this congress i'm not sure they know what's in it. i keep hearing my democrat colleagues tell us no, it's not about abortion on demand until birth. it absolutely is surely if it is. surely if they knew this bill did this, they would not support it, right? the american people certainly don't support it. to my democrat colleagues tonight as i yield back to my friend, i humbly suggest, you know what, read your bill. you got a few hours. read your legislation. search your conscience. and i hope that you'll do the right thing and vote against that bill tomorrow. i thank my friend again for the special order hour and yield back. max kellerman thank you,

mr. johnson -- mr. kelly: thank you, mr. johnson. i'd like now to ask doug lamalfa. i think we came back into the congress at the same time, back in 2011. it's been a pleasure serving with you, sir. appreciate your comments tonight on this very important issue. mr. lamalfa: sir, i appreciate, mr. kelly, the leadership you're providing with this before us here tonight and all through the year and all through your tenure here on this key moral issue. so i'm glad to also join the rest of my pro-life colleagues here to reaffirm our dedication to protecting the innocent unborn. indeed we have cause for celebration that something's been corrected, that over 50 years and over 50 million lives taken, the unconstitutional roe decision has been rightly overturned and the power put back to the states to a legislative process, not one decided by seven of nine on a supreme court. indeed, now we can have debate, people can be accountable for

their votes, the public can have input on what they really think about this topic. and so the public is much more educated at this point than they were 50 years ago on what this really means. every pregnancy actually results in a human life being in that pregnancy. it's not something else. it's not a blob, it's not a tissue mass. it isn't going to be some other form of life or an animal. this is a human life we're talking about. and we value that. we protect that. it's constitutional protected life in this country. so though that decision does not outlaw abortion, it puts the responsibility back and accountability to legislatures, whether it's going to be states or here in the u.s. capitol even. so -- u.s. capital even. so, they still push forward anyway with a determination to go even farther than roe v. wade, abortion on-demand bill that they're going to take up

tomorrow. provides for discretionary abortions at any point in a pregnancy on the basis of a baby's sex, race or possible disability. what are we doing here? we must stop this -- the left's radical abortion agenda and uphold the value and dignity of potential of every person's life. we even see now that corporations want to pay for travel for abortions for their employees. amazing they think this is helping women. $4,000 is possible for travel to go see -- now we have states also wanting to be abortion tourism centers. my home state of california shamefully is trying to draw people in, pay for their stay, pay for their travel, even for illegal immigrants. how immoral could you be? so each one of these innocent souls indeed was created by god and we see this immoral decay of our country and it's really

coming to fruition right in bright colors in front of all of us. there's no denying what we're talking about is a human life. as early as 5 weeks in the womb, babies have a heart beat. by 10 weeks, arms, legs, fingers and toes. they can jump and kick even inside the womb. 15 weeks, fully developed hearts. they can taste, yawn and hiccup. indeed, they're real. it's not some blob, it's not something just to be dismissed. so what we're seeing here is that with the overturning of this decision, the responsibility's back in front of the people to have this debate and it's going to be a serious debate all over all the states that are going to take up this and here in congress. so my hat's off to all the people that have worked so hard all these years, those pro-life folks out there making the case, pleading, praying, working so hard to educate the miracle that is life. so, with that, i thank you for

the time and i yield back. mr. kelly: thank you, sir. i'd like to have my friend come forward for two minutes, mr. grothman from the great state of wisconsin, a strong defender and consistent defender of life, mr. grothman, two minutes, please. mr. grothman: thank you. our country was sent on a journey a week ago to see how we would respond to the dobbs decision. this decision challenges all americans to decide where they will stand on the abortion issue. it is particularly a challenge to the churches of this country who are supposed to provide moral guidance to the country as to where to stand. these are decisions that will have to be made up to citizens in part when they vote. decisions have to be made by state legislatures. district attorneys as to whether they're going to uphold pro-life

laws, and perhaps most important of all, individual decisions that are going to have to be made by women or families who are in a situation in which some people are going to try to persuade them to have an abortion. it is interesting when we talk about this to remember that in 1973, as far as i can determine, no state between california on the west coast and new york on the east coast had entirely open-ended pro-abortion laws. nevertheless, at a time where we didn't really have ultrasounds, every other state ruled that something barbaric was going on. you just heard other statistics, we know that at 6 weeks a child has a heart beat. 7 weeks feels pain. 10 weeks jumps if startled and has fingers and toes. 15 weeks, sense of taste. i mean, obviously anybody who says what would god want us to

do in this situation realizes a human being has been created by god and that human being should be cherished and kept alive. it was again apparently the clergy in 1973 or society as a whole that did a good job of informing people that something so horrific was happening in abortion that it should be barred and made illegal. since that time, the clergy of this country and the churches of this country have had 49 years to weigh in with the public and guide them as to how they should think. we are soon going to find out what a good job they did or what a bad job they did. in any event, we thank the supreme court for reaching the right decision and now we put the ball in the court of americans as a whole, where they will respond, recognizing the precious lives that we have to protect in america or whether

they're going down the chute toward more of the atheististic view of the world, countries like north korea, red china, countries that -- in which atheism is part of their roots. so the challenge is yours, america. the challenge to the churches. thank you. mr. kelly: thank you, mr. grothman. now i'd like to recognize representative andy biggs from the great state of arizona, a great defender of life. mr. biggs: thank you. i thank mr. kelly for holding this special order and thanks for your important leadership on this incredibly important issue, particularly the heart beat bill. the heart beat bill criminalizes an abortion after determining a fetus has a detectable heart beat. now, the democrats have the most radical, have the most radical position on abortion.

they have zero regard for life. it is so radical that they want to shut down all crisis pregnancy centers in america. these centers help pregnant mothers in need and after the child is born. tomorrow they plan to pass a piece of legislation that will strip away every protection for children in the womb. the protection for their mothers and health care providers. it would allow abortion up until birth and it could be used for sex selection and ifs signed into law, -- and if it is signed into law we would become the most bash rouse country in the world with regard to abortion. more radical than even china, north korea or vietnam which have no limitations. well, what do we have now? we have states that could regulate this now. and they do. so it's a lie to say that you don't have abortion in these

states. but here's the deal. even in france they regulate and it's prevented after 14 weeks. germany, after 12 weeks. griese after 12 weeks -- greece after 12 weeks. ireland after 12. and it goes on and on in the e.u. but the united states, if this bill passes tomorrow, would be the most barborous to unborn babies in the world. i hope and pray that doesn't happen. it must not happen in a civilized country like the united states. i pray it won't and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you, mr. bigs -- mr. kelly: thank you, mr. biggs. now i'd like to have mr. mann from kansas. another great defender of pro-life and consistent member of pro-life, mr. mann, please.

mr. mann: thank you. i rise tonight to use my voice in defense of the voiceless, the unborn. abortion has desensitized our nation and i pray that the recent supreme court ruling wakes up our country to the horrors that we visited upon our country's most vulnerable citizens whose lives have been snuffed out by abortion. by 12 weeks of age, a baby has a fully formed arms, hands, fingers, feet and toes. a fully functional circulatory system and liver and the capacity to experience pain. all at the weight of just once ounce and the length of four inches. this miracle of god, rather than stand in awe of it, some lawmakers would disregard it as meaningless. abortion is not simply an elected medical procedure like getting your wisdom teeth taken out. it's another person involved. another internal soul whom good created, loves and sent his son jesus to die for so that they might live. the supreme court has finally rectified their unthinkable wrong from 50 years ago when the court legislated from the bench with roe v. wade and declared abortion a constitutional right grounded in a woman's right to

privacy. a move that was shaky, biased and flat wrong. the united states is one of only eight countries in the world that permit abortion after 20 weeks of gestation, which means 95% of the countries on earth think that we're dead wrong on abortion. now, as the supreme court has finally handed this decision back to the states, americans will get to decide for themselves how abortion should be regulated. it's easy to get caught up in the legislative language and forget that the numbers involved in the abortion issues are actual human beings. in the united states, 63.4 million people, americans, have died from abortion over the last 50 years. to put that number into context, that's roughly the entire population of the midwest, which is estimated at 65 million people. think about that. what our country notice -- would our country notice if the collective population of kansas, iowa, missouri, minnesota, north dakota, south dakota, nebraska, illinois, indiana, michigan, ohio and wisconsin were wiped

out overnight? would we miss these people? that's the impact abortion has had over the past 50 years. i believe that life begins at conception which is why i support adoptions, foster care and crisis pregnancy centers that work tirelessly to care for mothers and their babies. i want to take a moment to thank the pro-life movement at large in america and i'm standing with you and thanking god that roe. have wade has finally been overturned. thank you. i yield back. mr. kelly: thank you very much. at this time i'd like to have representative louie gohmert from the great state of texas and somebody who has been a trend of mine since way back in 2011, and you've never stopped fighting for life since you got here, sir. thank you so much. please take two minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, my friend, for having and hosting this time. during biblical times, we read about sacrifices of babies , how could that happen, how could you allow a child, a tiny baby, to

suffer like that? but it goes on. and i know there's so much said, but let's simplify it. if you think that's not a child, see a preemie. doesn't have to be your own premature child like ours was. and let that little child grab your finger and hold on for dear life. aand understand what we've heard testimony here about what a late term abortion is. that so many in this body embrace.

that little hand is attached to an arm that's attached to a body and it's a beautiful child. and the late term abortion, as he explains, reaches in with a clamp, clamps onto the arm, linear things, and gets -- rips off four linear things from the body and then reaches in and crushes the skull and rips the skull off of the child. that is not progress for civilization. that is horrendous. let a child hold -- a premature child hold your finger and see what the monitors do as i have, and you'll never, ever want to know of a child like that being

broken and pulled and torn apart. let's progress beyond the brutality. i yield back. mr. kelly: thank you, mr. gohmert. at this point right now i'd like to introduce representative buddy carter from the great state of georgia. again, another great defender of life. one of the things we have to think of tonight is we have been defending life so long with such great patience, such great prayer, it's always been done in a peaceful manner. mr. carter, please. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding. in the 1970's when roe v. wade was decided, ultra sound technology was in its infancy. the black and white photos expectant parents proudly display on their refrigerators and social media posts today weren't widely available back then. the general public could not see the life that was being created. and the medical community had no

clear consensus on when life began. i've been blessed with many beautiful grandchildren and i remember the warmth and love i felt for them the second i saw those 15-week ultra sound photos. i'm beyond grateful, in fact, it's an answer to many prayers, that our supreme court has finally made a decision and has overturned the catastrophic decision that was roe v. wade. what the dobbs vs. jackson women's health organization decision does is give power back to the states where it belongs, allowing them to decide how they want to approach abortion law. but it doesn't stop here. we must now refocus our intention on a post-roe world to providing aid to our mothers. now this is very important, mr. speaker. the biden administration has recently come out targeting pharmacists such as myself, trying to force them to distribute abortion medication at the risk of civil rights

violations. when i was a member of the georgia state legislature i sponsored legislation to allow pharmacists to act in the best interests of the patient. president biden is using pharmacists as political pawns for his pro-abortion agenda. that is truly despicable. this is not the kind of leadership that should be coming out of the white house. life is the most fundamental human right. we must continue to work to help make the best that it can be. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. mr. kelly: thank you, mr. carter. at this time i'd like to welcome representative allen from the great state of georgia, thank you for being with us tonight, a big defender of life. please take two minutes. mr. allen: thank you, my friend, mike kelly from pennsylvania. mr. speaker, i believe everyone has the dignity, value and potential.

there's no right more fundamental than the right to life. our founders engraved it in the constitution. we are made in god's image and we carry in our hearts that spark of creation that served as the bedrock upon which our country was founded. documents like the constitution do not grant right they protect rights. the dobbs vs. jackson decision will go down in history not only as the end of one era but the dawn of another, more hopeful one. the decision that the court made was based on the 14th amendment and the civil rights of a woman and her protective -- reproductive rights. the decision was controversial, it's not in the constitution and it was a terrible decision. it was decided based on the civil rights of the mother. we know that the child has a heart beat at six weeks and can

feel pain at 15 weeks which was the mississippi law that it was contested on. we know a child born at 24 weeks will survive. my question is when does that child enjoy the same rights under the 14th amendment as the mother? is it at conception? six weeks? heart beat? which the georgia law is based on. or is it the mississippi law? or when that child is born maybe prematurely at 24 weeks. this is god's word. god told jeremiah he knew him before he webbed him in the womb. what my colleagues are proposing tomorrow on the house floor goes far beyond roe. this legislation if codified into law would require health care providers at the command of the mother to rip a full-term baby from the womb while the mother is in labor and if the baby likely survives, orders the child to be killed.

this is unconscionable. and barbaric. and must be stopped. only eight nations allow this barbaric practice. they are north korea -- two of them are north korea and china. we are not in good company here. i cry out to my colleagues to stop this insanity. let us all enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, even the defenseless unborn. thank you and i yield back. mr. kelly: thank you, appreciate your remarks. tomorrow is a big day for all of us. at this time i'd like to recognize representative michael guest from the great state of mississippi and as we all ponder tonight what tomorrow will bring, mr. guest thank you for being with us tonight and defend egg life at every step of the way. thank you, sir, two minutes, please. mr. guest: i rise in support of the life of the unborn and in support of pro-life legislation like the heart beat protection act, a commonsense bill that

would save untold number of unborn children. i encourage my colleagues to look at the evidence that supports the pro life movement. i know that scriptures supports life. jeremiah 1:15 tells us before i formed you in the womb i knew you. before you were born i set you apart. we also know that science supports life. science now proves that children can feel pain starting at 15 weeks or earlier. unborn children. with enhanced ultra sound technology. we see children in the womb moving and kicking. with new technology, doctors can even detect the beating sound of a child's heart. our court supports life with the recent decision by the court to support dobbs v. jackson, a case that originated in the great state of mississippi, my home state. we now have a legal system that

has opened the door for a wave of pro-life support and the american people also support life. almost two out of every three americans support restrictions on abortion. 21 states have already implemented laws to protect the lives of unborn children and that will now grow even further with nine more states considering their own pro-life legislation in the coming months. i urge my colleagues to support scripture, science, our legal system, our states, the american people, and the lives of our unborn children by supporting the pro-life movement. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you, representative -- mr. kelly: thank you, representative guest. appreciate your comments. at this time i'd like to recognize representative john rose of the great state of tennessee. mr. rose. mr. rose: thank you, representative kelly for sponsoring this special order

tonight. mr. speaker, on friday of last week president biden signed an executive order undermining democratically passed state laws that limit abortions. his executive order directs the department of health and human services to protect access to life-ending abortions including the dangerous and deadly chemical abortion pill. this goes directly against the supreme court's recent decision that allows the people through their elected representatives to decide on this issue for themselves. at the many states. unfortunately, the president caved to the extremists that support abortion up until the moment of birth and is now going against his oath of office by directly undermining the law of the land. meanwhile, pregnancy centers, which provide compassionate support to pregnant mothers and churches are under attack by the left. which is -- where is the executive order protecting these

organizations and institutions? in america, the first unalienable right is the right to be born. the right to life. countless lives have been lost to abortion since roe became law. now is our time to right these wrongs and stand for life. the president has a constitutional duty to uphold the law of the land, not undermine it. thank you, mr. kelly, and i yield back. mr. kelly: thank you, representative rose, appreciate you being here tonight. mr. speaker, thank you for your indulgence. i think i will use some of the time that we have left. i know that we always want to debate this proposed legislation about what's good about it, what's bad about it. often times we use languages to actually disguise what it is we're talking about. tomorrow as we will debate and

vote on the women's health protection act, abortion is the only medical procedure where two people go into the doctor's office and only one comes out alive. and i know that in this house, in the people's house, we have had debate, heave yes debate. i know both sides are divided on it. sometimes the language gets out of hand. it gets too hateful. my colleagues on the other side have often said to me look, we believe like you believe. we believe that life is sacred. we believe that every, every child has a chance. that unborn child is waiting to be born. waiting to experience all that life has to offer. but you see, the supreme court took that option away from me. my personal preference would be life but the supreme court took that option away from me.

so tomorrow as we debate the women's health protection act and we hear a lot of discussion that goes back and forth defending and then tearing apart and people adding to and subtracting from, we come to a lot of different things. i want to share with you last week, when we were home, i had the opportunity to visit in erie, pennsylvania, which is in the district i represent, visited a women's care center and this is a center where too often they are described as people who are trying to discourage pregnant mothers from actually giving birth. they're trying to leave them -- leading them in a different direction. i want to say this. the people that man these agencies. give up a day of their life to come in and help counsel people, women, who are going probably through some of the most difficult times of their life. maybe it's not the right time

for them to have that child. maybe there's a financial problem, it's just not right, right now. maybe there's something else that stands in their way. i'm so alone, i'm by myself, i don't know how i'd handle this. to those ladies who go through that, i would say there is options available to you. the adoption option is there. we got thousands of upon thousands of people who would love to adopt a child to give it a loving home. to help nurture it as it goes through its life cycles. we also have foster care that's available. i know that i have talked to too many women who have experienced the anguish of going through an abortion and then later on thinking they made the biggest mistake of their life and

holding that guilt feeling. in their life. i would like to suggest that we are a very forgiving society. we are a people who say look, look, don't let that ruin your life. don't let that ruin your life. there is forgiveness. there's grace. there is mercy. we know that. as we stand here tonight in the people's house. the people's house, how do we ever -- how did we ever get to this point? how did we ever in the united states of america decide that all life is not precious. i mentioned earlier some of the horrific instances that have taken place in the last few weeks, the last few month, the last few years. i know that on wednesdays, a lot

of representatives wear red and that's to bring about the remembrance of the boko haram and the little girled that were kidnapped and never returned. it's all about we need to get our girls back. we have such open hearts. we have such understanding in some cases. and in in other cases, we just close our eyes. we plug our ears and say you don't understand. in this situation, in this situation, the conception of that child and now we have a problem, a problem. what are we going to do with this little girl or this little boy. and people look to the walls and

floor and say my personal preference would be but the supreme court made a decision. i would hope, i would hope that at some point, the greatest defender of life in the history of the world, the greatest defender of liberty and freedom in the history of the world, the united states of america would take a look at the course and direction that has been taken taken for the last 50 years. millions upon millions upon millions of little boys and little dpirls have been denied the right to life. where in our history did we ever come up with this idea that abortion is ok? look, i said earlier and there are times in your life and i can tell you this as a father of

four and grandfather of 10 between our first-born child and there was an pregnancy, what would that child have been like. i want to take a moment as we close now and in this building, in this room, in this town, tomorrow, we will have a chance to look at what it is we are doing and where we are going. i would just ask at all, be prayerful and be peaceful and if it is your personal preference and something it is right for life, please walk away from any political bent you may have have and we are here for the best interest of our and i thank you,

mr. speaker, for your indulgence. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time under the speaker's policy of january 4, the chair recognizes the gentleman from -- gentleman, mr. under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the chair recognizes mr. grothman, for 30 minutes.

mr. grothman: you don't want to be 30 minutes. i would like to talk about some issues tonight that i don't feel have been adequately addressed in this forum. the press, not the people back home, but the press tries to make a big deal of january 6. 80% of the comments deal with inflation insofar, it is not january 6. nevertheless, this is something that bothers me. and we are going to have these hearings on january 6, and if i was on that committee, the first thing i would ask for is all the video from the video that day. it seems to me if people want to

know what's going on, that's that's where i would start. last october 5, myself, congressman norman and congressman gohmert asked for all the video and doesn't seem to be a difficult request and people were being held in jail and the press were riling up the population and let them believe something horrible happened. and i received emails who felt it would be a good idea if we released the video. it would be helpful if congressmen kinzinger and cheney. but for whatever reason it hasn't been released. congressman norman and gohmert have had to make a request of

the justice department to release these videos and it is no longer an innocent inquiry and people think that the justice department must be hiding something. one more time we make the request. the request should be made by the capitol press corps. there was a time where press in this country and one of their goals was to get behind the curtain and expose what was going on and both conservative and liberal journalists would have asked for these videos. and they haven't asked asked for them and i ask the department of justice to release them and above all, i don't think the justice department cares that what we say but the press seems

obsessed ought to demand that they release these videos. after all, it has been 16 months, 17 months after this took place. 18 months after this took place. it is high time we found out what was going on and every day that goes forward and in which the video is not released, is going to be convinced that somebody is hiding something. i don't want to accuse anybody of anything but my constituents are wondering when i write that letter, why are we sitting on the video to find out what went on that day. please, department of justice, release the hidden videos and ask that the videos be released.

i have spoken from this microphone many times about a tilt towards the totalitarian sort of government that we see going on. and the worst type of to tall tar yap, a maxist and see a variety of danger signs. we began this session with people being sworn in in order to get elected got help from black lives matter, a group whose founders made no bones that they were marxist and against the traditional american family and what they would

describe the western nuclear family. we have seen online media giants suppress free speech. and it's the right to suppress free speech and getting a cross-section of views out there. they have a monopoly of this country and it is concerning that these companies which have as a practical matter have decided to suppress certain speech. they have the heart of the totalitarian atheist. and we have the gross national product no longer being spent by the people earning the money but the government, by the politicians in washington, this

that is another danger sign. we see a president openly taking away the freedom to defend yourself and wants the only guns to be owned by government, government employees and doesn't want the defense to rest with the individual. this would be another trait of a very different government from that which our forefathers anticipated. we saw an effort to have our government deny visas or deny properties to to foreigners, but the human rights we know the biden administration meant were not fear of murder or robbery. the human rights were aimed at the field of pro-life so that politicians or other people

abroad who fought for pro-life issues or gay rights if you weren't on the right side, the biden administration wanted to threaten foreign officials for taking away the right to travel as well as taking away. is that a dangerous thing? america had better wake up. we are going the wrong way. john adams said our constitution is made for religious and moral people. when you listen to the things that have been going on in this country, what do you think? aren't we headed for a very different country than the moral and religious country that is required to keep our country going. last month, june dairy month being from wisconsin, but for

some people around washington they don't think of dairy month and call it pride month and do you think our forefathers would have anticipated particularly given all the pleasings that our country has been given that we decide to fly our flag with a sexual preference flag all around the world? again, highly questionable. and we have another step in a very unusual direction that was supposed to be a moral and religious country. we are sending out request for grants from nonprofits from around the world to promote atheism. we are a pleased country. does anybody around the world to promote that? as recently as the 1960's, only

2% of the people said they did not believe in god. look how far down we have gone. well elect a government and asking for grants to be given to organizations to promote agent theism in our name and if you want to be like the united states and follow its footsteps, follow the pride flag. very, very disappointing. it is time that the clergy and people in america wake up. we are supposed to talk about inflation and bad inflation caused by excessive government spending but there are other issues going on and i'm afraid how quickly we have gone downhill and where we are going

to end up in 10, 20, 30 years if this sorts of activity comes from our government in washington. while we took our two-week break, we hit 100 murders in milwaukee. we are going to hit the all-time murders in milwaukee, a city that is adjacent to my district. we have to ask ourselves what can we do to reduce the number of murders. part of it is the decline in the traditional family and spoken about the degree to which our welfare programs seemed conditioned about either not working or make sure if you have children and don't vm them in

wedlock because if you have a two-earner household, it is difficult to take advantage of these grants. and it comes from the police force by having irresponsible politicians calling police racist. you create a chilling influence and police in big cities with high crime rates are more important to engage the citizenry and the police back off and when they back off, you have something that is unbelievable to see, 100 murders in the first half in the city of milwaukee. by the way, i was born in the city of i was born in the city of milwaukee and as recently as the early 1970's, milwaukee had the lowest murder rate of the 20 biggest cities in the country. milwaukee was always proud of how safe it was. now we're going the opposite way

quickly and at least i believe one of those reasons is the certain politicians, it has become politically expedient for them to trash the police departments, to therefore threaten individual police with lawsuits, and therefore resulting in police not engaging the population enough and resulting in a high number of murders. i therefore call upon all of our politicians to boldly speak out in favor of the police and boldly describe to the population as a whole that we do not have a racist country. which is something else which should be pointed out. in my own district, i talk to people who came here not -- to the hmong who came here not knowing the language and their children and grandchildren doing fantastically well, living the american dream. i know an increasing number of

people from india in my district, another example of a group that frequently came to america, didn't know the native language, now they're living the american dream. but for some reason i personally believe they're trying to destroy america, for some reason politicians are out talking about what a horrible, racist country they have. i think they do it to divide america and weaken america. but i beg them to stop doing it that way and to win elections based on issues not on name-calling and not on teaching our young people that we have a horrible, racist country. thank you. and i guess for the benefit of all the people listening to tonight -- listening tonight, i'll give back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back.

pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution 188, the house stands adjourned until 9:00 a.m.

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