house of representatives. tom suozzi, thanks for joining us. caller: thanks very much. host: that is going to do it for our program. we will be back tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. we now take you live to the floor of the house the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. may 28, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable andre carson to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy.

chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of the universe, thank you for giving us another day. throughout the country people mourn those whom they have lost. people lament the loss of businesses of normalcy. 100,000 have now died of covid-19. they were democrats and republicans, they lived in urban areas and now more and more in rural areas. they were the desendents of men and women who were colonists or founding fathers, and immigrants who had recently become citizens. they were disproportionately people of color, but not only of color, and of every religion and culture in this nation. , when o lord, will we come to

understand that we are all in this together? if we do not stand together we risk falling together. heal the divisions within our body politic, within this chamber so that your healing power through our actions and good will can be manifest in our united states. may everything done this day and in the days and weeks to come be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: amen. pursuant to section 4-a of house resolution 967 the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from california, mr. lamalfa. mr. lamalfa: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts eek recognition? >> good morning, mr. speaker. i rise to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. mr. kennedy: that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. tell me, where was the right to life for brianna taylor killed in her own bed by police? and a boyfriend arrested for

trying to protect her. where's the liberty fromer for ahmaud aubrey killed for going for a jog. or eric garner killed while begging for his breath. or george floyd killed while under the knee of an officer uttering those same words, i can't breathe? where's the pursuit of happiness for christian cooper who don't go bird watching without having the cops called on him. where are a nation where we proclaim that black lives matter, yet we see our neighborhoods' humanity stolen, and still fail to provide justice. 250 years after our nation wrote those words, those rights are not unalienable. if you are a black in america today, they do not exist. all of us, any of us, with power and privilege, are accountable.

we owe them better. ield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south dakota seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the body for one minute and rend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: last i knew 20 million americans had not received their stimulus checks. it in the three months since the cares act i have been patient, south dakotans have been patient as they wait for help, some of them truly need. mr. speaker, my patience has run low. especially since americans are also waiting months for their tax returns. ben from marshall county filed his in february. he is $400 short on rent. he has been counting on his tax return.

it is his money. but the i.r.s. has not returned his phone calls, and they have not returned the phone calls or emails of congressional offices. workers in hospitals and in factories and in packing plants and in banks are working overtime to meet the needs of this nation. i do not see that same dedication from the leadership of the i.r.s., and it is past time, mr. speaker, for them to get it together. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> thank you. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. mcbath: this is not a time to back down. in my home state of georgia hardworking georgians had been laid off, small businesses have had to close, and families are worried about the health and well-being of their loved ones.

americans everywhere are counting on us to help them get through this crisis as safely as possible. this is what we are sent to washington to do, to protect and to uplift our communities in a time such as this. we must work together, republicans and democrats, to make a difference in the lives of those that we represent when they need us most. this is a time to give america hope. this is the time to govern with our hearts and not partisan politics. because we can get through this pandemic together, stronger, and more unified than before. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. lamalfa: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the

gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: mr. speaker, i rise in sadness today acknowledging late last night the news i received of the loss of our former colleague from texas, mr. sam johnson, a great american. i had the pleasure of knowing him personally. his story is amazing. and his life serving our country. of course he's known as being a vietnam p.o.w., held seven years in what is known as the hanoi hilton. he wrote a book about his exploits, including that part, called "captive warriors, a vietnam p.o.w. story." i would highly recommend everybody get that and pass it along. my sweetest memory of him is leader mccarthy invite add group of about 10 members to go have dinner with him one night and sit and listen to this man talk about his life. not only the negative of being a p.o.w., but what we always

saw here in his positive, upbeat spirit all the time. this is the guy who was a true cool guy. he was a thund irbird aerobatic team member, and also later directed the air force fighter weapons school, which is known as the top gun version of the air force. this is an all around great american. we'll miss him badly. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. >> mr. speaker, we have lost over 100,000 lives to this pandemic. that we know of. and people on the frontlines are still waiting for the p.p.e. they need to protect themselves and our communities. every single day health care providers, states, and first responders tell us that they are being forced to compete for high-priced supplies if they can find any at all. they are told to keep a 90-day a supply for the fall surge

when it's a miracle if they have enough supplies for two weeks. our frontline works are feeling abandon by their government, and how can we blame them? the president is claiming victory in a crisis we are still fight. visiting state after state and saying it's safe to reopen completely when it's not. ms. scanlon: he has the authority to use the defense production act to increase the production of p.p.e. to save lives and chooses not to. while the safety of our frontline workers hangs in the balance. we have sent countless letters, introduce the bills, and passed legislation. we need the president to act. the american people need straight talk not magical thinking. we need our leaders who listen to civil servants when they raise alarms, not fire the messenger. we can defeat this pandemic if we hear the facts and act on them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today

because america's lives stock industry is in crisis. in southern minnesota and across the country this is particularly hit our hog farmers, they are in big trouble. packing plant disruptions have related to excess hogs anti-destruction of animals and not using the meat for the food supply. the situation is so bad this week i introduced legislation to mitigate losses in this area. i introduced the livestock producer assistance for covid-19 damages act, and this bill will expand the usda's emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm raised catfish program to cover income losses for farmers and producers who have been unable to market livestock due to the packing plant closures. mr. hagedorn: in minnesota our hog operators, they make up a significant contribution to our state's economy. according to a study to the university of minnesota, current disruptions in the pork supply chain coupled with the current 15% unemployment rate

could result in an estimated loss of $660 million of economic activity in our state. the research has also concluded that a 15% drop in hog production would lead to an estimated loss of 2,100 minnesota jobs. while these statistics are rightfully alarming, this problem is not unique to minnesota. states like south dakota, missouri, north carolina, virginia, and iowa have similar issues. pork and livestock producers are suffering huge losses. financial and otherwise. all through no fault of their own. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in supporting this bill. we must stand with our family farmers and defend the interests of rural communities, the american economy, and our food supply. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. with so much uncertainty in our

future, families shouldn't have the additional burden of worrying about the state of their health care. unfortunately, though, covid-19 has only further exposed the cracks in our health care system and forced us all to face the urgency with which we must work to address them. as we continue to respond to the public health crisis, i have been working with my colleagues here in the house to find innovative and timely solutions to the problems that covid-19 continues to exacerbate. over the past several months i fought for the price of insulin and other prescription drugs to be lowered immediately because families struggling need access to lifesaving medication. i fought alongside my colleagues for more supplies for our health care workers, for hospitals, and for community health centers. mr. morel -- mr. morelle: we must continue to take steps to address the health disparities that place a significant and dangerous burden on american families. i would like to join my colleagues and constituents in remembering the lives tragically lost during this pandemic and recommit to working together to help families across our country stay safe. thank you.

i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. tomorrow sop: thank you -- mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. rye tadse to congratulate jack barn of russell, pennsylvania, for accepting a fully qualified appointment to the united states naval academy. jack is the son of james and ruth shaw and senior at agorra cyber charter school. during his time in school he was involved in the boy scouts, civil air patrol, and fencing. over the years he's held many leadership positions including senior patrol leader in his troop and sea scout national quarterdeck. a representative on the sea scout national committee, he's an eagle scout and been recognized at the 2018 northeast region sea scout of the year. jack's dedication and discipline are two traits that will he'd to his success at the -- that will lead to his success at the u.s. naval academy.

he's a proven leader and i wish him the best in this exciting chapter of his life. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. rose: i rise today to remember all those who we have lost to the coronavirus, and one man in particular who is close to my heart and the hearts of thousands of people in my district. . joe joyce may be known for his bubbles. but he served our community much more than cold beer. spirit touched countless of lives on both sides. who as an army veteran served in vaum and after -- in returned d after he home his service continued. phis ed teacher, supported the special olympics

and will offer up his bar to fundraisers for any organization who asked. that was one thing that never over the 42 years joe was in business. into j.j. you walked bubbles, you were family. today we remember and think of his wife, jane, his children, eddie, kristen, kevin. grandchildren. joe's loss can be felt all throughout my district. us was gift to all of his unique ability to bring stripes together. and that's a gift we need now more than ever. you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the from kansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to address the minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. i rise in support of s. 3084, the competitive pay for leaders in veterans health care

act. this legislation was introduced my good friend and fellow kansan, the chairman of the senate veterans' affairs senator moran. our nation's veterans deserve the best care possible. that the v.a. can recute and retain high-quality, leaders. the competitive pay for leaders in veterans health care act is ess about the leaders, actually. it's more about the veterans as the quality of their care is the quality of t of the the v.a. leadership. that's why i support the leaders and ay for veterans health care act and encourage my colleagues to do the same. our e fights harder for veterans than president trump. he's always made us the top therity and i'm glad he and v.a. secretary wilke support his measure and i look forward to its passage. i yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20.

resume e will proceedings on the postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? takano: i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6168. the speaker pro tempore: the of k will report the title the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6168, a bill to effective december 1, 2020, the rates of compensation for veterans with disabilities ted and the rates of dependency and ndem thenity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the entleman from california, mr. takano, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. takano. takano: thank you, mr.

speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks insert extraneous material on h.r. 6168. withoutker pro tempore: objection. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. speaker, this bill increases veterans' disability compensation at the rate as the annual social security increase. this puts a little extra money disabled kets of our veterans and their families to keep ure v.a. benefits pace with inflation. and while this increase may be a one, it is an essential one that veterans and their passing each on us year. in my time as chairman of the veterans' affairs committee, the opportunity to speak to and get to know many veterans. billof them highlight this as a priority for them and their

families. the cost-of-living adjustment, co or cola, is vital for ensure veterans' benefits do not in the due to changes economy. for veterans with disabilitied, ed this annual change is an assurance to them and their that their benefits will remain consistent. it's a guarantee we make to them comfort to source of many veterans and their families. the r country deals with novel coronavirus pandemic and the severe economic effects it have, it is important -- more important than ever that we pass this yearly cola increase so that veterans and their their s trust that benefits will not decline due to inflation. work of recognize the the disability assistance and

memorial affairs subcommittee hair, elaine luria, for introducing h.r. 6168. h.r. eheartedly support 6168 and urge all of my as well.s to do so mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. oe: thank you, speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the peaker pro tempore: gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. rise today in support of h.r. 6168, the veterans' compensation cost-of-living adjustment act of 2020. bill was introduced by disability assistance and memorial affairs subcommittee luria and ranking member mike bost. i appreciate their leadership on this important issue. the department of veterans compensation es benefits to help fulfill our obligation to take care of the who have and women been injured during their service to this great nation.

6168 would authorize a cost of living increase for veterans year.eir families next if social security recipients receive an increase. to annual cola is necessary help veterans and families afford their living expenses when prices go up. many of our nation's veterans may have been affected by this pandemic, and are about how they're going to pay their bills. the last thing that should be on minds is if the value of their v.a. benefits will keep pace with inflation. encourage all members to support h.r. 6168. and with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. speaker, at this time i would like to yield five minutes to my good friend, the of the disabilities and assistance and memorial -- isability assistance and memorial affairs subcommittee and also the author of h.r. a former naval commander,

mrs. luria from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from virginia is recognized. luria: mr. speaker, i rise oday to speak in support of my bipartisan bill, h.r. 6168, the eterans' compensation cost-of-living adjustment act of 2020. during these trying times, i keep our nation's veterans at the top of my mind unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. provide the l economic relief and pay raise earned. veterans have it is an honor to represent more han 102,000 veterans, the highest total of any district in virginia, and one of the highest in the country. put the lives -- their lives on the line and from home to keep america safe. veteran ear navy myself, i'm proud to bring a

bill to the floor that protects of our veterans earned. h.r. 6168 provides cost of iving increases for war-time disability compensation, compensation for dependents, allowance, dependansy indemnity compensation for spouses and surviving children. ongress must honor our commitment to those american heroes who served in harm's way live in peace at home. we continue to fight this keep in i ask we all mind those who have kept us safe at home and abroad. my colleagues to support h.r. 6168 and join me and mike bost in protecting the earned benefits veterans.tion's thank you and i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. reserves.: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. reserve at this time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i am close.d to i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. tennessee.an from mr. roe: i appreciate the and mr. bost luria bringing this up. year.s this every i encourage all my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the back.man yields the gentleman from california. i, too,no: mr. speaker, urge all of my colleagues to 6168, in passing h.r. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6168. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. chair, 2/3ion of the having responded in the

affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, i move ruleshe house suspend the nd pass h.r. -- and pass s. 3414. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of bill. 3414, a bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the department of veterans affairs for fiscal year purposes.or other the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. takano, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, each will 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. takano. r. takano: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five egislative days to which -- in which to revise and extend their

remarks and to insert extraneous 3414.al on s. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. of s. today in support medical facility authorization act of 2020. department of veterans affairs smits an -- submits an annual budget to congress, and then it is our job to authorize and appropriate the funding that for america'scare veterans and their families. funding at larger request is v.a.'s request for modernize place and its medical facilities. his year's major construction requests total $2.27 billion and critical care w center in west los angeles, california. of a te construction medical facility project in san

rico.puerto construct a spinal cord injury community living center in san diego, california. complete flood recovery medical ion at the center in manhattan, new york. fund the medical facility replacement project in kentucky, as well as construct an outpatient clinic national cemetery in alameda, california. the livermore, california, campus. mr. speaker, with a major totals tion need that more than $15 billion, this takes needed steps to reduce the backlog of major projects.on it is no secret that v.a.'s old.structure is the average age of its 60.lities is the secretary of the v.a.

imself, secretary wilke, emphasized this point by making the statement, quote, there are facilities that abraham lincoln would recognize, quote. even with outdated facilities, medicine of internal found in a 2018 report that v.a. provides better care than options in most cases. that's right. care, even s better though they are working from outdated facilities. would those findings look like if v.a. was competing with modern infrastructure? mr. speaker, not only does v.a. provide better care, veterans want to use v.a. delivered health care. conducted by the veterans of foreign wars found participatedns who in this survey responded that fixing v.a. facilities was the way to improve v.a.'s delivery of health care to

veterans. respondents who use v.a. stated they would recommend .a. health care to another veteran. it is clear that veterans, given the option, want to preserve the v.a. health care system and feel that it is a quality option for care.ns to receive mr. speaker, that is why i want to . 3414, and i thank senator moran, the chairman of the senate committee veterans' affairs, for rioritizing and passing this legislation. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves, the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. row: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. row: mr. speaker, i rise today in support -- mr. roe: spreck, i rise today to support s. 3414, the major medical facility authorization act. this bill is sponsored by my good friend on the other slide of the capitol, chairman jerry

moran and ranking member jon tester of the senate veterans' affairs committee. this bill would authorize the department of veterans affairs major medical facility projects in kentucky, california, new york, and puerto rico. the covid-19 pandemic has shown us the value of the v.a. health care system in serving not just our nation's veterans, which is the department's foremost responsibility, but also in supporting all americans during times of crisis. the seven projects that would be authorized in this legislation have been requested by the administration in v.a.'s most recent budget submission. they would increase access to high quality care and services to veterans of all ages and eras. they would also ensure that v.a. is better able to fulfill the department's important service training, research, and emergency response missions. and to associate myself with the chairman's remarks, abraham lincoln would recognize the v.a. medical center in my hometown, which was authorized right after the civil war and

opened in 1903 as an old soldier's home and now a first class v.a. medical center. i urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers, i'm prepared to close. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no further people to speak. i urge all of my colleagues to join in supporting this bill. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i encourage all of my colleagues to vote yes on passage of this important legislation. s. 3414. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate bill 3414. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no.

in the opinion of the chair, 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 upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, morph that the house suspend the rules and pass s. 3084 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 3084, an act to amend title 38 united states code to modify the limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers of the department of veterans affairs. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. takano, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. takano. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks

insert extraneous material on s. 3084 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise in support of s. 3084 as amended. a bill to modify the limitation on pay for certain high level employees and officers of the department of veterans affairs. this legislation retroactively authorizes v.a. to waive a mitation for basic pay for s.e.s. employees employed at v.a. dating back to november 1, 2010. these are senior level clinicians who oversee critical a. medical operations at the v.a. central office and in veterans integrated service networks. due to a conflicting interpretation of the law, these senior level employees were overpaid by v.a. for

almost 10 years. while v.a. did not notify congress that it had been interpreting the pay cap in its statute as not applying to these employees until this year. mr. speaker, the office of management and budget and office of personal management has said this is an issue that affects approximately 40 senior v.a. employees, some of whom play critical support roles in v.a.'s response to the global covid-19 pandemic. without this legislative fix, these employees through no fault of their own would be libel for a debt -- salary overpayment. plus, any benefits tied to the salary to include employee and agency retirement fund contributions. while v.a. could request a waiver of this debt on behalf of the employees under the law, a waiver will not completely address the negative financial effects these employees will experience.

their retirement and thrift savings plan matching debt cannot be corrected. mr. speaker, v.a. has been making up the difference between the $156,000 cap and the rate of pay that has been received by the affected employees with bonuses, which do not count toward employee and agency retirement fund contributions and other federal benefits. since v.a. has faced significant challenges hiring qualified health care leaders in the past, we are moving any remaining barriers to ensuring the v.a. can recruit and retain senior clinicians is crucial. i urge all members to support s. 3084 as amended, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. roe: thank you, mr.

speaker. i rise today in support of s. 3084 as amended. this bill is sponsored by chairman jerry moran and ranking member jon tester of the senate veterans' affairs committee and i'm grateful to them for introducing it. senate -- bill 3084 as amended would correct an error in existing law that impedes employees serving in senior executive service equivalent positions in the department of veterans affairs, veterans health administration from receiving their full salaries. congress passed legislation in 2010 to ensure that the individuals in those positions would be appropriately compensated for their work. however, v.a. discovered a technical error in that legislation just last year that unless corrected would result in those hardworking men and women having their salaries significantly reduced. it would also result in v.a. having to issue an collect debts for current and former employees who served in these high-level position force over the last decade. that's certainly not what

congress intended. the v.a. employees who are impacted by this issue are serving in missions critical positions across the v.a. health care system. many of them have been working around the clock leading v.a.'s response to the covid-19 pandemic. they are responsible for ensuring that veterans and v.a. employees are safe and well cared for and that v.a. is able to fulfill the department's fourth mission, obligation to support the national response to this crisis. they and their colleagues have performed incredibly lifesaving work during the pandemic. i commend them for their efforts which i know will continue to be critical in the weeks and months ahead. making them whole by passing this bill today is the least we can do for them in return. i'm glad to be back at work in our nation's capital. as our constituents always intended for us to be, and to support this bill today as a small token of appreciation to the v.a. leaders who are steering the department through the crisis on behalf of our

nation's veterans and families. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no further speakers, i'm prepared to close. i would like to start since this is memorial day week, monday was, to associate myself with the remarks of mr. lamalfa from california about sam johnson, one of our colleagues. as a wounded warrior, he did

not let that stop him. he went ahead and had a very fulfilling life and really affected many of us in ways sam will never know. and i can remember seeing him on this floor. he was so beat up in his captivity that he would take his voting card and have to step up, raise up on his toes, to put his card -- i would get tears in my eyes watching him. put his card in that voting machine over there to cast his vote. we owe him and many veterans like him who have given the ultimate sacrifice to this great country a debt that we can never pay back. i served at the same time that sam did. i was in the second infantry division in korea, but did not serve in vietnam. i can't thank those men and women enough. for my colleagues, my brothers and sisters, welcome home. mr. speaker, before i yield back, i'd like to take a moment to thank chairman takano and the leadership on both sides of

the aisle for bringing these three important bills to the floor today. our actions show that like many other americans we can continue to do our jobs and our part to reopen the country and our economy in a safe and productive way. while i'm pleased that we are debating these bills today, i'm disappointed that h.r. 3504, the ryan cools and specialty adaptive housing improvement act of 2019 was not included on today's agenda, h.r. 3504 is a bipartisan bill introduced by representative bilirakis and representative levin that would make important improvements to the specially adapted housing program that helps severely injured veterans adapt their homes t would also require important changes to the administration of v.a. work study benefits and make improvements to the g.i. bill. the bill has already passed the house and has now come back over from the senate. it represents a four corners bicameral agreement and the bill is strongly supported by

veteran service organizations. i hope in the coming days we can pass the bill and send it to president trump's desk as soon as possible. during this difficult time, we should be doing all we can to help support severely disabled veterans and student veterans. i want to thank the chairman. during this time we have been at home with our constituents, with our families, and really confined, we tried to continue to work. i want to commend the chairman on being able to do this. and thank you, mr. speaker, i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to associate myself with remarks about the memory of our recently departed former member. of course all of our vietnam veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice, but also those who

in back from that service that war. we all owe a debt of gratitude toward -- i recall my own uncle who unfortunately committed suicide. i remember coming back from school and learning that he had committed suicide and we have so many of our vietnam-era veterans who are extremely vulnerable because they have underlying conditions. i know that many of our veterans have been playing leadership roles among their neighborhoods to lead their neighborhoods in responding to he covid-19 coronavirus. and i want to thank all those veterans across our country for leading that effort and coming off of the memorial day

weekend. it inly always a poignant holiday that we observe in recognition of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. with the goal to s. 3084, i urge my colleagues in passing t it's the right thing to do. the d to do right by senior leaders of the v.a. we need to make sure we continue to attract the very, very best to serve our veterans in the service of the veterans department. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate bill 3084. as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having

responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the h.r. 6782, as

amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6782, a bill to require the administrator of the toll business administration submit a report on recipients of ssistance under the paycheck protection program and the economic injury disaster loan rograms, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new york, ms. the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot, each will minutes.0 the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez. s. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. velazquez: i yield myself consume.e as i may the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. i velazquez: mr. speaker, rise in support of the bill

6782, the oday, h.r. small business transparency and for the underbanked and the texas paers at home act, or the truth act. -- taxpayers at home act, or the act. his was billions in relief to nonprofits, small businesses, and the independently employed struggling to cope with the economic downturn brought by the spread of covid-19. the s.b.a. g economic injury disaster loan rogram and creating the paycheck protection program, congress took swift action to lifeline.necessary and while those programs have livelihoods, ss jobs and businesses, millions

out.remain left unfortunately, it won't matter ow much money congress spends to address these problems, if congress cannot track where the going to verify that it is reaching the families and need it most.t to that end, my colleagues and i multiple oversight letters to s.b.a. requesting data and information on the implementation of the program and ection economic injury disaster loans. not received ve anything more than what s.b.a. on their website. this is simply unacceptable. vital that the dministration be transparent and good stewards of taxpayers' dollars. am proud to support the bipartisan effort before us

oday, led by my esteemed colleagues, mr. phillips of fitzpatrick d mr. of pennsylvania. the bill requires s.b.a. to database of line the recipients of p.p.p. and loans over $2 million. of ill list a number employees at each business, benefitting from this the amount of funds provided to underserved businesses. kind of recisely the data congress needs to ensure being e programs are administered as intended. ensure the ntly, to funds are reaching those communities and businesses that most.t furthermore, the bill includes will -- 7-a loan program and paycheck protection

program accounts. the same they share appropriation accounts meaning when the paycheck protection lapses, the 7-a loan program will shut down along with it. never congressional intent to tie the future of both programs together. to preserve the sustainability of the 7-a loan is necessary to decouple of two accounts. the future of the small business economy is so ncertain, it is of top importance to ensure the ong-term sustainability of the 7-a loan program. this language achieves that goal. applaud the bipartisanship and more importantly your commitment being good stewards of the taxpayers' dollars. urge all my colleagues, republican and democrat, to join e in voting for stronger transparency and oversight of

the cares act programs. hardworking small business wners and the american people deserve no less. thank you and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in reluctant opposition h.r. 6782, the small business transparency and reporting for and taxpayers at ome act, or the truth act, as amended. mr. speaker, i do want to xpress my appreciation to chairwoman velazquez and her staff for working with me and this y staff on legislation as well as many other pieces of legislation in past. on this specific bill, we were able to negotiate a couple of made the bill slightly more palatable for hose of us on this side of the aisle. that would have not happened

without the chairwoman's leadership, so we do appreciate that. said, philosophically, it's exceptionally difficult for me side of the this aisle to accept the bill in its entirety. or instance, i'm a firm believer that small businesses are just that, small businesses, they qualify under the small business act and no s.b.a. size standards, one small business ought to have to do anything different under he law than any other small business. in addition to all the burdensome reporting requirements this legislation small mpose on businesses, there are two specific provisions that are to support.r us first, the bill we have before and some s to name would say shame businesses that recent p.p.p. loan recipients above $2 million. do appreciate chairwoman from $250,000 to

$2 million. these businesses, at least the in good faith, they followed the law and guidelines and received their loans based on the best at that on available time. and i do not believe that those on nesses should be put public display for potential shaming. rules, didn't follow the we have remedies for calling them out. office of s.b.a.'s the inspector general, even the epartment of justice to seek out waste, fraud, and abuse. publicly naming them will do to increase -- little to increase transparency, or anything else for that matter, we believe. the bill requires, alb voluntarily, for the small business to disclose if they are economically owned, taged, minority women owned, or veteran owned. we mentioned previously, should make regulatory fewer.omes

again, i reluctantly oppose this but, again, thank the chairwoman for her leadership and willingness to and with us on these bills on many issues facing america's small businesses moving forward. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady is recognized. mr. speaker, i yield as much time as he may onsume to the gentleman from minnesota and sponsor of the dean phillips. the speaker pro tempore: without bjection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. phillips: thank you, chairwoman velazquez. mr. speaker, i rise today to about truth. you think truth would not be up chamber.e in this yet, here we stand literally debating my bill, the truth act, injects ply transparency and accountability into the very largest taxpayer money in american history. that's it. agenda.no hidden just a straightforward

requirement for the small business administration to ublish information about how federal relief dollars are flowing and where they are going. be important uld to every american. usiness owners and patrons, bankers and borrowers, republicans and democrats. a situation in which bigger businesses with access to other sources of pushing to the front of the line at the expense of those with greatest needs, minority, women, veteran-owned businesses that are struggling the most during the pandemic. it.n't accept i'm on a mission to restore americans' faith in their is earned but trust by action, not by words. so i ask you to join me in the truth act and allowing american people to see and their money is going ensuring businesses which need relief the most are getting it. is the that sunlight best disinfectant, and we could surely use more of it here. speaker, and i

yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the back.man yields the gentlelady is recognized. mr. chabot: we have no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. ms. velazquez: i have no further speakers and i am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the ohio.man from i thank the speaker and i thank the gentlelady. further we have no speakers at this time. i want to thank the gentlelady her leadership and regret we cannot support this particular piece of legislation. certain we will continue to work together in a address theanner to needs of america's small businesses. in i would note, just response briefly to the gentleman's mention this is act just truth because something -- trews act. just because something -- truth act. something is called the truth act doesn't mean like

it's the truth. something like the affordable are act doesn't necessarily mean it's going to make health care more affordable. with that i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the yields back. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, when this body to t trillions of dollars address the economic downturn we ght about by covid-19, included a special inspector general to provide oversight the expenditure of these dollars. president trump could notspecial i.g. report to congress without supervision. and subsequently remove the and g i.g. at the pentagon chairman of the panel. so with the erosion of accountability, transparency is needed more than ever. ensure that s to there is no waste, fraud, or

taxpayers' dollars. this data collection and positive cy bill is a step in that direction. providing much-needed accountability. knowledge is power. public this bill, the will finally have the knowledge n how these programs have been implemented, where the money has and whoo is getting it, hasn't. not only will this empower the it will empower congress s we continue working to optimize the cares act program. the ill also clarifies program accounts for the paycheck protection program and loan program are wholly the nct, ensuring that s.b.a.'s flagship lending program will not shut down when paycheck protection program appropriation lapses.

as the small business economy continues to recover in the coming weeks and months, small businesses need to be able to access affordable capital to re-hire workers, restock their shelves, and resume operation. this ensures that this will be an option for them in the next phase of recovery. i urge my colleagues to support this measure. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6782. as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 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 upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask for the yeas and nays, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3 of house

resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion are postponed. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 7010 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 7010, a bill to amend the small business act and the cares act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot, each are control 20 minutes.

the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. some the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. velazquez: i rise in support of the bipartisan bill before us today, h.r. 7010, the paycheck protection program flexibility act. we all knew the rollout of the paycheck protection program was going to be rocky given the size of the program and the speed with which it was stood up. we are thankful for the staff of s.b.a. for their hard work assist small businesses during this dire time. this is undoubtedly the most

enormous undertaking the agency has ever performed. they have done so under difficult circumstances and remarkably quickly. with that said, my colleagues and i have been hearing from main street to small businesses, but they need changes to make the program work for them. i think we can all agree the economic crisis brought on by covid-19 has proven more severe and drawn out than many anticipated. in some cases state and local governments have extended shutdowns and stay-at-home orders. many localities are only now allowing small businesses to reopen very gradually in phases. in other instances small business owners have reported concerns that the economy will not fully recover until there is an affordable widely accessible covid-19 vaccine.

regardless, the extended nature of the economic down turn has have t necessary to certain legislative reforms to the program. first, we need to give borrowers more than eight weeks to use the funds in order to qualify for loan forgiveness. borrowers who took out p.p.e. loans early in the program are about to reach the end of their period governing forgiveness. however, millions of small businesses across the nation are still facing forced closures. those that are reopening are required to do so in an extremely limited manner with only outdoor dining or curbside only pickup at retail stores. those restrictions means small businesses continue to have a tough road ahead, and they need flexibility in how they use

this emergency capital. this provision will give them that. the bill triples the current eight week period in which businesses must use funds to be eligible for forgiveness to 24 weeks. that will help ensure businesses have more room to breathe even in places where reopening of the economy happens more slowly. second, we must extend the program through the end of the year. the unpredictable spread of the virus, shortage of widespread testing, and lack of a vaccine mean that we do not know exactly when the small business sector will fully reopen. and when it does, how the new normal will look. the bill addresses a challenge that was created when the first set of guidelines were issued. we have heard you loud and clear. today's legislation strikes a

balance between protecting workers by guaranteeing loans are used for payroll with the need to recognize that many independent restaurants face difficulty paying rent and utility. the newly 60-40 ratio makes certain business can remain open whether the crisis continues employing workers and keep serving the local communities. congress must revamp this program to make it more accessible for small employers to weather the uncertainty ahead. we simply do not know if there will be another wave of infection or additional lockdowns. this bill provides certainty to employers afraid to use their loan proceeds or reluctant to apply to the program by providing much needed flexibility. i applaud my colleagues, mr. phillips and mr. roy, for working together in a bipartisan manner to craft

commonsense solutions for america's small businesses. i thank ranking member chabot for his assistance in crafting this bipartisan measure. i urge all my colleagues to vote yes. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. chabot: unlike the previous bill, i'm happy to say that i agree with the chairwoman and rise in strong support of h.r. 7010, the paycheck protection program flexibility act, as amended. i would again like to thank chairwoman velazquez for conducting this process in such a bipartisan manner. it's more important than ever to maintain our strong bilateral consultations as we continue to combat the spread of covid-19 and its devastating, absolutely devastating effect on our economy, especially our small businesses in that economy. over the past three months, i

have been in contact with literally thousands of small businesses not only in my hometown of cincinnati but across the country and have joined dozens of conference calls with my congressional colleagues and with their constituents and mine from all the way from the state of washington to the state of florida, and just about everywhere in between. there's been broad consensus during those interactions that the p.p.p. program has served as a life line for small businesses and their employees, many of whom have been shut down through no fault of their own. by and large it would be hard to argue against the fact that the p.p.p. program has for the most part been successful. over four million small businesses have received a p.p.p. loan thus far. allowing them to hang on as the covid-19 pandemic spread across our nation. of course there have been some shortcomings, some unintended consequences, that will happen when you do six months of

legislative work in six days. that's why we are here today to fix some of the unintended consequences. for example, when we crafted the original cares act back in march, the covered period was defined as eight weeks. the true emergency period as evolved over time. this bill begins to address that. to fix the calculation as to how long this pandemic would last, this bill extends the eight week original cover period to 24 weeks and creates an option allowing businesses that want to stay within the original eight-week window to do so. this promotes greater flexibility for small businesses to decide when it's best to start pending their p.p.p. loan. it's important to remember that this change isn't as simple as moving a few dates around. there are a loft -- a lot of unintended consequences we need

to account for because more than four million loans have already gone through the program in the amount of a half trillion dollars. second the original cares act allows principal interest and fees to be deferred between six and 12 months. the administration adjusted this deferment period to just six months through guidance. this deferment time period needed to be shifted to ensure a business knows its loan forgiveness amount before its deferment concludes. this bill accomplishes that by extending the deferment window to end once the s.b.a. makes the forgiveness payment to the lender on the borrower's behalf. third, the bill amends the 75-25 rule which was inserted into the p.p.p. by the administration through guidance. that requires 75% of the loan to be used on payroll costs and 25% to be used on mortgage interest, rent, and utilities. that's what the previous rule

called for, 75-25. this bill replace that is with a 60-40 split to again give small businesses greater flexibility as to how to best utilize their p.p.p. funds. fourth, the bill extends the two-year maturity of the loan to five year maturity for new loans to help small businesses struggling to make their payments in a weakened economy. loans already processed remain at the three-year maturity rate so that there is no retroactive -- retroactivity in this provision. the bill makes clear that small businesses and lenders are free to negotiate modifications in the maturity terms if they both, if they both agree. again, both have to agree. both the borrower, smalli,and lender. fifth, the bill allows businesses that receive p.p.p. loan forgiveness to also receive their employer payroll tax deferment.

that was a big issue. many of the small businesses were concerned that they were losing one of the advantages that was in the original p.p.p. program in the cares act. and -- so this is back in. they will be able to take that business deduction from their taxes. sixth, the bill also codifies the rehire flexibility provision. so as long as a good faith offer to return to work is provided to recently laid off worker, the business will satisfy the head count requirements. this safe harbor provision attempts to address the challenge many small businesses have had getting some employees to return to work with the $600 federal unemployment check per week on top of the state unemployment checks which they are also receiving. finally, the bill establishes a new safe harbor to account for businesses that are required by civil authority to open only

50% capacity. this ensures that businesses that have no choice but to run at half capacity are not left behind by their counterparts who have the ability to operate fully. so it's a fairness issue. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this much needed bipartisan bill that provides real solutions to american small businesses facing this very difficult situation. i again want to thank the chairwoman for working on this with a bipartisan -- on a bipartisan basis, anti-flexibility that this allows america's small businesses is going to go a long way to addressing many of the concerns that we heard time and time again from small businesses all across the country that they have the flexibility to spend the money most efficiently so that the business can actually stay afloat, make it through this pandemic, and most importantly that they are able to keep as many of their employees on the payroll so that they are able

to support their families as possible. i strongly urge my colleagues to support this legislation on both sides of the aisle. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from new york is recognized. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i yield four minutes to the gentleman from minnesota, and sponsor of the bill. mr. dean phillips. mr. phillips: thank you, chairwoman velazquez, ranking member chabot, and my colleague from employ from texas, who spent a lot of time in the political foxhole with me from the very beginning of this initiative. . and to give the paycheck protection program act to the floor. my constituents speak for themselves. for more than 43 years, innesotans have celebrated birthdays and little league wins curds at lion's tap until covid-19 changed everything. owner spoke with burt, of lion's tap, and when we asked for feedback about his xperience with the payroll

protection program he said this, we definitely need the p.p.p., problem is because our business is a restaurant, we're not able to open it up ully where we can hire our entire staff back under the conditions of the loan. it's imperative that we're forgiveness for expenses beyond the eight-week period and up eed to loosen re-strikess on nonpayroll -- estrictions on nonpayroll expense. and burt is not alone. n a zoom call last month the barber who rents a chair told me exactly the same thing. a alked with mike who owns few hotels in minnesota. is being forced to make lose-lose decisions about how to and his mployees mortgage while their rooms sit empty. the ike said this, government stepped in with the paycheck protection program but it was a one-size-fits-all that really didn't help industries like hospitality. e could pay our employees but

not our mortgages. he paycheck protection flexibility act would give us flexibility that the p.p.p. could not. one who owns a restaurant is feeling the heat from the crisis. very d me, quote, we're appreciative of the p.p.p. loans we received but would have no ay to qualify for any material forgiveness given the impossibility of rehiring our entire workforce while our are closed. if the loan is not forgiven, we can t foresee our business return to any positive cash flow until a vaccine is developed or weakens and we could likely not have funds to repay any loan principal, even time.t and justin, who has a small gym. ryan who owns a nail salon, re reporting the exact same problems. the feedback has been clear as enormous. it's not who gets the biggest win or credit.

relief ut delivering small business owners across minnesota and this nation are asking for. job.about doing our at its core, representation listening. and these stories paint a very clear picture. our small business owners, the our main streets and the glue of our communities take action , to solve problem and engage in some old-fashioned teamwork. i'm grateful for my colleague, roy, in the same spirit, as o-author of the bill and the coalition of support we have round the pay clek protection act. -- pay czech protection act. act.ycheck protection listen to the millions of shopkeepers, entrepreneurs, owners across the country, or listen to our 11 employees.taurant or just take it from burt, the owner of lion's tap. said the heartbeat of

america is small business, and survive.our help to thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the back.man yields the gentleman from ohio is recognized. r. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to commend and thank the entleman from texas, mr. roy, and the gentleman from minnesota, mr. phillips, for working together in a bipartisan manner on this legislation. like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. roy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. roy: mr. speaker, i thank the chairman. i thank -- the chairwoman and i thank the ranking member and i to give a strong statement of support and thanks phillips, ague, dean for the way in which our offices have worked together and which he and i have worked together on this. i've nothing but positive things to say about him. i look forward to working on to, frankly, get this body back to the work of the american people. again. congress work to use a phrase that might be interesting.

congress d to make work again for the american people. this is a simple bill. bill. seven-page we need more of that. more single subject bills that we can wrap our hands around and the chamber in ways that will impact the american without things being decided in back rooms that cost trillions of dollars and pages.000, 3,000 that's a statement, frankly, on both sides of the aisle. to work o find a way together to have simple approaches to do the work of the american people. legislation, in particular, is important to me because i represent about 2,300 53,000 nts and about employees that work there in central texas. it's the most in texas. high ot to be pretty nationwide. austin texas, san antonio -- texas, san antonio, exas, and my wife and i have availed myself -- my courtship began.ife willie we went to a

nelson's concert. broken spoke.e texas.ber luckenbach, i represent a number of great restaurants in san antonio. bunch ofz family has a stoin.ants in if -- san antonio. they are the culture of our lives, fabric what we do every with our e visit families and communities. we need to save these great institutions. not just restaurants. about the barbershops and the hair salons and the live music venues and that are struggling. i just talked to a hotel ago struggling saying, i can't make it in eight weeks. i don't have enough heads on the pillows. working towards reopening. these are real businesses with real lives es and tied up in this that's struggling. the thing is the p.p.p. program success and eat getting $650 billion out the door in a matter of weeks to elp almost four million

businesses. as has been noted on the floor and that's awesome. that's fantastic. that.uld be proud of as we work to get america open again, we have to be mindful of fact that times are continuing to move on and they are struggling and they can't restrictions and deadlines. a little moment of partisanship, perhaps, i believe the insurance provision that was adopted is actually the root of the problem. ecause you can't pay people more not to work than to work and then expect businesses to go back and rehire people to meet in the irements we put bill to meet and hold people in employment, in businesses. needed to address that. i hope as a body we will not extend that when it expires in july. i think is thing fundamentally important. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. roy: ask i ask for another minute or two? mr. chabot: i yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. i thank the ranking member. the one thing i want to point out is, the ranking member and he chair has gone through the provisions in the bill, but this is an important vote because we ot to do this to help small

businesses, but it's an important vote because i think it gets back to the heart of simple legislating and working accomplish things. and, you know, i would note, you know, let's provide the for businesses, let's make sure we let america open but let's work together to olve the problems of the american people together, like mr. phillips and i did, and i'm roud to co-sponsor this with him. with that i hope the senate will take it up and move it expeditiously so we can help week.sses this there's no reason to delay that. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the reserves. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i would like to inquire of the time is remaining on each side. the peaker pro tempore: gentlewoman from new york has 11 1/2 minutes remaining. has 10 leman from ohio minutes remaining. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i two minutes to the gentleman from new hampshire, mr. pappas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. pappas: well, thank you very much, madam chair, for yielding. mr. speaker, the paycheck

protection program has provided lifeline to small businesses, but fundamental changes must be to meet the ongoing needs of our main street economy. i'm thankful to have heard from local business leaders in my district who have helped identify critical p.p.p.mings in the roseann tells us her restaurant sales are down 90% and she needs time than the eight weeks to ramp up safely. avid from portsmouth said his overhead costs are much higher than the payroll at his new business and he needs more he can spend how down the loan. hillary won't begin to make up or lost sales in her wedding business until next year, at the earliest. a ng loer term will give her -- a onger term will give her more stable financial footing. there are millions of stories like these across the country, and i want to thank my for coming together in a bipartisan basis to understand the need that is out here and helping to meet it with this comprehensive bill that's going to provide a ifeline to our local businesses. the fixes in this paycheck protection flexibility act will

small businesses and their dedicated employees to continue to survive. et's pass this bipartisan bill today for our workers, for our small businesses, and certainly for our future. hank you and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. r. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. i now like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. upton. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. upton: well, thank you, mr. speaker. i want to particularly thank mr. and mr. roy for working together on this important legislation. when the president signed the paycheck protection months ago, y two it provided a real lifeline to without a usinesses, doubt. we've had some pretty rough typhoon, but at the end of the day, after eight weeks, if you are a small business and allocated 75% of the money hat you received in that loan for employees, salaries, health care, etc., that loan would

a grant. nd the response was overwhelming. $250 billion program was exhausted after 10 days. and did we came back another job, we doubled down. we gave it another $310 billion top of that. unbelievable. wanted thisll of us ightmare to end by easter, we're now passed memorial day those small businesses are still not open. many of them are still shuttered meet ey can't possibly that 75% standard that the -- lender, their community bank, the credit union offered them to be able to that loan to a grant. so without the changes in this that program, , instead, will be an anchor that very ake them down to the

bottom. we can't let that happen, no way. bipartisan problem solvers caucus endorsed this flexibility bill. it's one that we need to get done. i hope that the senate can take pass it o today and before the end of the week. we need to provide in a relief small businesses and the illions of employees that it impacts. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the mr. eman from colorado, neguse. the speaker pro tempore: without bjection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the bills house.the

in colorado, our small businesses are struggling under hese unprecedented economic circumstances. from the mom and pop taverns in in er park, the restaurants loveland, fort collins, boulder, in street businesses breaken ridge, the many -- breckenridge, the ski areas that never could have planned for this pandemic, we cannot expect weather this crisis alone. the paycheck protection program has provided critical funds to businesses these afloat and workers employed. but as we've heard from both sides of the aisle today, many fixes are needed. and that's what we're here today do. we must ensure that loan forgiveness periods are extended so the small businesses are not the hook for this money while their doors remain shut and we program past e june 30 as many of our businesses face uncertainty as uncertainty aces about what the future holds in the coming months. e must expand access and

transparency and prioritize our voirn-owned and -- veteran-owned disadvantaged y businesses. we must support our local small they are the ause lifeblood of our communities. for the sake of our families, our economies and our future. chairwoman for her strong leadership over the ourse of this pandemic and my freshman colleague, representative phillips, for his leadership in bringing this bill forward. i'm proud to support it. let's get this done for small businesses in colorado and across america. that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. now like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. graves. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. graves: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the gentleman his hard work and i want to thank the chairwoman as well for working together in a bipartisan manner, but most i want to thank my friend from texas, mr. roy, for working together, for the problems of the paycheck protection program in elping to perfect this program

that is an incredible lifeline to small businesses and importantly, mr. speaker, to the employees. millions and millions of businesses, billions of dollars that ns, in a program didn't exist, within one week, they stood this am practice up and within two weeks, mr. handed out more money than the s.b.a. had done over the previously 14 years. remarkable, it's absolutely remarkable what treasury and s.b.a. have done with this said, the work i that mr. roy and mr. phillips have done to come together in a basis to help to fix, to provide flexibility for businesses, to give them more them more ve flexibility on the use of funds to ensure these businesses weeks just open for eight but they are truly sustainable businesses that can continue provide employment to millions millions of americans for years to come. now, mr. speaker, i want to pivot. legislation, the truth act, mr. speaker, looking at the of numbers, here we're giving out billions of dollars and millions of loans,

at the economic injury disaster loan program, the eidl this program is a complete disaster itself. not getting money out the door. whoever is running the program needs to be replaced. statistics. they brought in an outside contractor to do the advances. the advances are taken off but loans themselves are not. we're not offering operating expenses and other needed loans small businesses. this bill doesn't fix a single that's that's out there delaying, that's preventing this program from actually providing assistance penses, to these small businesses. this bill is a complete whiff. pull back the truth act, rescind it. and sit back down again work together on a bipartisan basis as we've done this bill and he p.p.p. flex bill provide true solutions to where the economic injury disaster help these small businesses, truly provide a hand up. i urge rejection of that bill.

i yield back. thank you. ms. velazquez: i yield one minute to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. gottheimer. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gottheimer: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the chairwoman for her excellent leadership. i want to thank mr. roy for his great bipartisan work. and for my dear friend, colleague, and fellow problem solver, dean phillips, for his remarkable leadership on this important piece of legislation. did he it the way he believes we all should govern, that's working across the aisle. i'm grateful for what he did on the paycheck protection flexibility act supported by the problem solvers caucus, 50 strong, 25 democrats and 25 republicans. i have heard over and over again from small businesses in my community in northern new jersey that they are so grateful for the p.p.p. loan forgive program and all the jobs and business it is helps protect. they need more flexibility with the formula and time frame. they need more time with the loan and more flexibility in how to spend it from salaries to rent. i'm proud this bipartisan legislation does exactly that.

to help the 131,000 small businesses of new jersey who have been helped by the p.p.p. loan forgive program. i'm equally grateful for the bipartisan truth act which demands more transparency and accountability for every single dollar that is loaned out from the small business administration to our businesses. i'm glad that legislation will pass here later today and we will know where all the loans have gone. new jersey's economy, including all our small businesses, want to make sure our businesses stay open at the end of this pand -- pandemic. they want to grow our businesses and give back to our state. ahoping the senate acts quickly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired -- i'm hoping the senate acts quickly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. chabot: i'd like to now yield two minutes to a very important member of the small business committee, the gentleman from tennessee,. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burchett: i urge my colleagues to vote in favor of

7010 the paycheck protection program flexibility act. america's recovery depends on getting individuals comfortable safely going back to workplaces, shops, and restaurants. h.r. 7010 represents a continued commitment to providing economic assistance to america's small businesses while our economy works towards this goal. throughout easttown tnt paycheck protection program is ensuring employers can pay their workers and cover operating extenses. h.r. 7010 would allow greater flexibility for this relief by extending the p.p.p. loan forgiveness period from eight to 24 weeks, eliminating duplicative program requirements and providing small business was additional time to pay back loans as they get back on their feet. members of the small business committee have a strong reputation of reaching across the aisle to work together and i applaud the efforts of mr. roy and mr. phillips to craft clean legislation that meets the need of small businesses. i'm proud to support this bill that delivers results for america's small businesses during this difficult time.

it's great to see chair lady velazquez and ranking member, good to see you, sir, and thank you, sir. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i thank the chairwoman and thank her for her leadership with the ranking member, mr. phillips, mr. roy. i stand in strong support, 100,000 people are dead. small businesses are living in the midst of those communities of devastation, but they are trying to keep their doors opened so they can help their fellow citizens. i am grateful that we will allow an extended period of time, 24 weeks, for allowing for forgiveness. i'm very grateful we have extended the date of extending the program to december 31, and of course the payment, the loan period to five years. i know the mom and pop barber shops and cosmetology shops and nail shops and restaurants, they are crying out to survive some of their very workers have

died. they are taking care of families. so to ensure the full access to payroll tax deferment for business that takes p.p.p. loans. the money we give must be used right and transparency on who gets the loans is important. so, mr. speaker, i want to say that this further relief for small businesses is well placed because they are the anchor of the economy. i want to say to houston's small businesses, we are coming to help you. we'll be speaking to you this week. i support this bill. and we should move this forward as quickly as possible. they are the anchor of the economy of this nation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. chabot: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. meuser. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meuser: i thank the gentleman from ohio very much. the paycheck protection program as we have been hearing has provided critical support to small businesses across the country during this crisis. the intent of the p.p.p. was to

prevent layoffs, pain tain certainty for workers, and help businesses weather the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. thanks to president trump's treasury department and other leaders in this body, who i commend, the program's results were in line with the program's intent. thanks as well to the s.b.a. and many community banks over 4.5 million small business vs. been approved for loans through the p.p.p. and over $600 billion in loans has been processed. the p.p.p. has administered over 155,000 loans totaling over $20 billion in pennsylvania alone. nationwide nearly 65% of these loans have been under $50,000. remarkable to see results of a bill in line with its intent. however, we all do know, we have been hearing from our constituents, that many businesses have not been able to reopen or access the loans. admits various state government

-- amidst many various state government shutdowns. additional time and flexibility to use the funds will help them meet payroll and remain in operation as we safely and responsibly reopen our economy. today's paycheck protection program flexibility act will enact effective reforms which were created with the input from small businesses. again, i strongly commend the bill's sponsors. for engaging in this way. mr. speaker, families are the heart of our communities. small businesses are the back bobes of our economy -- backbones of our economy. our families and small business was our support will make it through this crisis and drive the next great american comeback. i strongly urge a yes vote on this very important bill. i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. velazquez: i have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. we have no further witnesses.

i'll close at this time. can i ask how much time we have left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has three minutes. mr. chabot: i won't use all that. again thank the gentlelady from new york, ms. velazquez, for her cooperation, mr. roy as well, mr. phillips for working together in a bipartisan manner on this important legislation. covid-19, the coronavirus, has had a tremendous impact, adverse impact on our nation, particularly on our nation's economy. particularly on america's small business. many of them, unfortunately, have had to shut down during this time when we originally passed the cares act, which included the paycheck protection program, or now it's become so popular it's now p.p.p. known by that from millions of small businesses all across the country, we didn't know exactly how long the pandemic would last. don't know for that r that

matter. eight weeks, for example, was determined whether the loan would be forgiven or not. whether it would be grant, whether these small businesses would have to pay it back. as it turned out eight weeks alone isn't a sufficient period of time. this legislation extends that to 24 weeks. at the option of the borrower. to support them an small important item that's in this legislation. will allow many sm businesses all across the country in addition changing the 75-25 rule to 60-40 will give those businesses the flexibility that they need. how long do small business vs. to pay it back? those who have already taken out the loans, two years. for new loans taken out from here on, and there is over $100

billion left in the fund. there will be many small businesses that still get loans . the period will be 12 weeks. excuse me, 24 weeks. by the time the senate gets a hold of this it's always possible that may be compromised, at this point it's 24 weeks in this particular piece of legislation. i think one of the important things to remember is that the borrower and the lender can get together and mutually agree if they want to agree, if they don't necessarily fall into the two categories i just mentioned. there is some flexibility for them to negotiate there as well. there are other items we have already discussed. the important thing is this will give america's small businesses the flexibility to ensure that they at least have a chance to survive. i know in my district in cincinnati and districts all over the country their very survival is at issue here. the p.p.p. program, it's a lot of money, as was mentioned $350

billion and another $310 billion, so around $660 billion in this program, going out all over the country to these small businesses who are the backbone of the american economy. about half the people who work in america work for one of these small businesses. this will help them to survive. thank goodness the house of representatives was able to work together in a bipartisan manner to come to this point today with this legislation will likely pass it in a few minutes. i want to again thank the chairwoman. thank the speaker. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i continuously hear from small businesses across the country about the uncertainty they are facing and when will they be able to fully reopen. in the face of that uncertainty, small businesses need flexibility with this loan. this bill takes an important step in providing that

flexibility and making the paycheck protection program work better for the millions of small businesses across the country that are trying to weather this storm. since we do not know how long this storm will last, we must ensure small businesses are able to make -- take advantage of the program through the end of the calendar year and the ability to use the loan over the course of 24 weeks. this program is now stronger to full employment for small employers to weather this unprecedented economic and public health crisis. i want to commend the small business committee staff on both sides of the aisle for their dedication and hard work over these last few months. i thank you for your commitment to our nation's employers and their workers. i want to thank the ranking member because we have always

throughout the history of the committee worked in a bipartisan manner. always say when we deal with issues, there's no democratic or republican approach. those are american issues. it's particularly as it relates to issues, there's no democratic or republican our on that vain i want to also thank the gentleman from texas, mr. roy, and the gentleman from minnesota, mr. phillips, for the great work that they did and for their bipartisan spirit in witch they brought this bill to the floor.

i strongly urge a vote in support on the legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 7010, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended -- mr. chabot: mr. speaker. ms. velazquez: on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings will resume on the motion to suspend the 6782 as amended. n which the yeas and nays are ordered. the question is -- the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 6782, a bill to require the administrator of the small business administration to submit a report of recipients of

assistance under the paycheck the ction program and economic injury disaster loan purposes.nd for other the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to h.r. d the rules and pass 6782, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: as a member designated by ms. bass of

california, pursuant to house inform the 65, i house that ms. bass will vote yea. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? mr. speaker, as a member esignated by my colleague from texas, veronica escobar, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. escobar will vote yes on this item.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? > as the member designated by mr. lipinski, pursuant to h.res. inform the house that mr. lipinski will vote yea on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition mrs. dingell: as the member designated by ms. talib, pursuant to house resolution 965 i inform the house that ms. talib will vote yea.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida pursuant to house solution 965, i inform the house that mr. larson votes yea.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as a member designated by mr. gonzalez pursuant to h.r. 965, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote aye.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member

designated by miss carol lib maloney, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house mrs. maloney will vote yea on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. vargas of california pursuant to house resolution 965, and inform the house he will vote yea. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek

recognition? >> mr. speaker, as a member designated by miss nope -- napolitano of -- mrs. napolitano of california pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. napolitano will be voting aye on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> as a member designated by mr. bela pursuant to h.r. 965 inform the house he will vote aye on h.r. 6782. as the member designated by representative barragan pursuant to h.r. 965 inform the house that ms. barragan will vote aye on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. butterfield: mr. speaker, as a member designated by mr. price of north carolina pursuant to house res. 965, i inform the house the he will vote yea on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from brooklyn, new york, seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote yea.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member decked by mr. bera, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. bera will vote yea on h.r. 6782. as the member designated by mr. ruiz pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. ruiz will vote yea on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. lowey, pursuant to hex res. 965, i inform the house that mrs. lowey will vote yea on h.r. 6782. as the member designated by mr. tonko, pursuant to h.res. 9665, i inform the house that mr. tonko will vote yea on h.r. 6782. as the member designated by mr.

serrano, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. serrano will vote yea on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> as a member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick pursuant to h.r. 965 i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote aye on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. schneider pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. schneider will vote yes -- yea on house resolution 6782. as the member designated by mr. cisneros, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. cisneros will

vote yea on house resolution 782. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? mr. clay: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva of arizona, pursuant to house res. 965, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yea on h.r. 6782.

>> as the member designated by mr. deutch pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yea on

h.r. 6782. as a member designated by mr. peters pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. peters will vote yea on h.r. 782. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. >> madam speaker, as a member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. deshaun yea will -- desean yea will vote yea on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognize d. >> as a member designated by denny heck of washington, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that the house will vote yeah. and member designated by ms. kim

schrier of washington pursuant will es. 965, ms. schrier 6782 ah on h.r. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. >> as a member designated by mr. christa mirgetty of illinois, i inform the house that mr. crish in a mirgetty will vote yeah on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. >> a member designated by ms. wilson, i inform the house that ms. wilson votes yeah.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is ecognized. mr.s a member designated by horsford of nevada, pursuant to

.res. 965, mr. horsford will vote aye on h.r. 672. as a member designated by mr. huffman of california, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inforl the house that mr. huffman will vote aye on h.r. 6782. as the member designated by mrs. lawrence of michigan pursuant to h.res. 965, mrs. lawrence will vote aye on h.r. 6782. as member designated by mr. levin of california, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. levin will vote aye on h.r. 6782. as member designated by mr. lewis of georgia pursuant to h.res. 965, mr. lewis will vote aye on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. welch of vermont, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote aye on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. >> as a member designated by mr. blumenauer of oregon pursuant to house resolution 965, mr. blumenauer will votea on h.r. 6782.

as member designated by mr. lowenthal of california, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote aye on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. if members take their onversations to the cloakroom. gentleman may continue. >> pursuant to house resolution of 965, mr. liu will vote aye on h.r. 6782. as member designated by ms. moore, punt to house resolution on ms. moore will vote aye h.r. 6782. i inform the house that dr. foster will vote yeah. as member designated by mr. cohen of tennessee, i inform the house that mr. cohen will vote

yeah. as member designated by mr. veasey of texas, i inform the house that mr. veasey will vote yeah on h.r. 6782. 82 will vote yeah on h.r. 67 the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new hampshire is recognized. >> as member designated by congressman frankel pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that congresswoman will vote yea on h.r. 782. as member designated by congresswoman brownley, i inform that congresswoman brownley will

ote yea. pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that congresswoman pingree will vote y emp a on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> as a member designated by mr. suozzi pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the aye mr. suozzi will vote on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. charlie crist pursuant to house res. like 965, mr. crist will 6782.ye on h.r.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized. as member designated by mr. shriver pursuant to house inform the 5, i house that mr. shriver will vote aye. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. as member designated by ms.

ear, i inform the house that aye. eier will vote the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: as member designated by ms. bonamici, i inform the use that ms. bonamici will votea on h.r. 6782. as member designated by mr. doggett, i inform the house that mr. doggett will votea on h.r. 6782. as member designated by ms. jayapal pursuant to h.res. 965, ms. jayapal will votea on h.r. 6782. as member designated by mr. levin of michigan, mr. levin

will vote aye on h.r. 6782. as member designated by mr. mcnerney pursuant to h.res. 965, mr. mcnerney will vote on h.r. 782. as member designated designated by mr. pocan, i inform the house that mr. pocan will vote aye on h.r. 6782. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. sherman: as the member dellingd by the honorable john garamendi pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative garamendi will vote aye on h.r. 6782. and as the member designated by the honorable representative khanna, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative khanna will vote aye on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. watson

coleman pursuant to h.res. 965 i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yea on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized. >> as the member designated by million rush, pursuant to h.res. 965, i jf the house rush will vote yea on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. eshoo from california pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. eshoo will vote aye.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker.

as the member designated by ms. mucarsel-powell of florida pursuant to h.res. 965 i inform the house that mucarsel-powell will vote yea on h.r. 6782. ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. hastings of florida pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. hastings will vote yea on h.r. 6782. and, madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, i inform the house pursuant to h.res. 965 mr. payne will vote yea on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. lofgren of california pursuant to h.res. 965, i will inform the house that ms. lofgren will vote yea.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from virginia is recognized. >> as the member designated by mr. mceachian pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. mceachian will vote yea on h.r. 6782. as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote ea on house resolution 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized. ms. haaland: madam chair, as the member designated by mr. harter pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. harter will yea on h.r. 6782. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. >> as the member decked by representive cardenas pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from pennsylvania is recognized. >> as the member designated by mrs. davis of california, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mrs. davis will 6782.ea on h.r.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> madam speaker, as member designated by ms. chu pursuant to house resolution 965, i nform the house that ms. chu will be voting yea on h.r. 6782.

the speaker pro tempore: have all members voted? does any member wish to change their vote?

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the yeas are 269. he nays are 187. 2/3 of those not responding in the affirmative, the rules are not suspended, and the bill is not passed.

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings will resume on the motions to suspend the les and pass h.r. 7010, as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the question is on the motion to suspend the rules and pass h.r. amended. members will record their votes y electronic device. the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: h.r. 7010. a bill to amend the small business act and the cares act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes nd for other purposes.

the speaker pro tempore: this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. lofgren, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. lofgren will vote yea.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. clay: madam speaker, as the mber designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the will hat mr. grijalva vote yea on h.r. 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. hule as the member designated by -- ms. houlahan: as the member designated by ms. speier from california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. speier will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. rose: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. maloney, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. maloney will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> as the member designated by mr. bera, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. bera will vote ea on h.r. 7010.

as the member designated by mr. ruiz, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. ruiz will vote yea on h.r. 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. >> as the member designated by mr. blumenauer from oregon, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. blumenauer will vote yes on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on h.r. 7010. mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. lieu of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on h.r. 7010.

as the member designated by ms. moore of wisconsin, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote yes on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by dr. foster of illinois, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform e house that dr. foster will vote yes on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by cohen of tennessee, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. cohen will vote yea on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by veasey of texas, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. veasey will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized.

as the member designated by mr. crish, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that, i -- mr. krishnamoorthi, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. krishnamoorthi: will vote ea on h.r. 7010. -- that mr. krishnamoorthi will vote yea on h.r. 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. >> as the member designated by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. deutch ill vote yea on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by mr. peters of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. peters will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. lipinski pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house mr. lipinski will vote yea on 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. will the gentleman from tennessee repeat his approximately, please. mr. cooper: as member designated by mr. lipinski pursuant to

will 965, mr. lipinski . te yea on 7010 the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. jeffries: as member esignated -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson pursuant to res. 965, chairwoman johnson will vote yea.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. member designated by escobar of texas, pun to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. escobar votes yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> as a member designated by mr. gonzalez pursuant to h.r. 965, mr. gonzalez will vote aye.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: as member designated by ms. bass of california, pursuant house resolution 965, ms. bass will vote yea on h.r. 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. >> thank you madam chair. as member designated by ms. soliz pursuant to house resolution 965, ms. soliz will vote aye.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. >> as member designated by mrs. 965, pursuant to h.res. mrs. lowey will vote yea. pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house mr. tonko will vote yea on h.r. 7010. as member designated by mr. serrano pursuant to h.res. 965, . serrano will vote yea on h.r. 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. vargas of california, purn to house resolution 965, i inform the house that he will vote yea.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> madam speaker, as member designated by mrs. napolitano of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. napolitano will 7010.ye on h.r. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized. >> as member designated pursuant house 965, i inform the that mr. vera will vote aye. member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, representative kirk patrick will vote aye on h.r. 7010. bar nt to h are 965, ms. began will vote aye on h.r. 70 10.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from from the state of north carolina is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. price of north carolina, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. larson of florida pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform that mr. lofton votes yea.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. cisneros pursuant to house resolution 965, mr. cisneros 7010. te aye on h.r. as member designated by mr. schneider, mr. schneider will vote aye on house resolution 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is

recognized. >> as member designated by congresswoman wilson pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house at ms. wilson votes yea on h.r. 7010.

>> mr. kildee: as member designated by mr. horsford from nevada, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. horsford will 7010.ye on h.r.

as member designated by mr. huffman of california, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. huffman will vote aye on h.r. 7010. as member designated by ms. laurps of michigan, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote aye on h.r. 7010. as member designated by mr. levin of california, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. levin will vote aye. as member designated by mr. lewis of georgia, pun to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. lewis will vote aye on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: as the member designated by mr. welch of vermont, form form -- pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote aye on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. stanton: as the member designated by mr. played iser, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. .chrader will vote aye

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. matz matz thank you, madam speaker -- ms. matsui: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. desaulnier from california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new hampshire is recognized. ms. kuster: as the member designated by congresswoman frankel, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congresswoman frankel ill vote yea on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by congresswoman brownley, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congresswoman brownley will vote yea on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by congresswoman pingree, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congresswoman pingree will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. heck of washington, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. heck will vote yea on h.r. 7010. mr. kildee: -- mr. kilmer: as the member designated by by ms. schrier of washington, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the

house that ms. schrier will vote yea on h.r. 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. suzie, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that, -- mr. suozzi, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. swowsy will vote yea on h.r. -- swowsy will vote yea -- suozzi will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized. ms. haaland: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. harder, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. harder will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: madam speaker, thank you very much. as the member designated by ms. bonamici, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. bonamici will vote aye on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by mr. doggett, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. doggett will vote aye on h.r. 7010.

as the member designated by ms. jayapal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. jayapal will vote aye on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by mr. levin of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. levin will vote aye on h.r. 7010. as the member designated by mr. mcnerney from california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. mcnerney will vote aye on h.r. 7010. and as the member designated by mr. pocan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. pocan will vote aye on h.r. 7010. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is

recognized. mr. sherman: thank you. as the member designated by congressman john garamendi, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative garamendi will vote yes on h.r. 7010. s the member designated by mr. ro khanna, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative khanna will vote aye on h.r. 1070. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. mr. murphy: -- mrs. murphy: as the member designated by mr. charlie crist, i inform the house that mr. crist will vote aye on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. sherman: as member designated by representative chana, i inform the house that epresentative chana will votea on 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from virginia is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. keaton of virginia, i inform the use that he will vote yea on house resolution 7010. pursuant to house resolution 965, ms. porter will vote yea on house resolution 7010.

>> madam speaker, as member designated by ms. chu pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. chu will vote yea on h.r. 7010. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. >> as member designated by ms. watson coleman, i inform the house that ms. bonnie watson coleman will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. >> as member designated by representative car den as, pursuant to h.res. 965, mr. car den aswill -- vote yea. as member designated by representative roybal-allard, ms. roybal-allard will vote aye on h.r. 7010.

> pursuant to house resolution yea on shoo will vote eshoo will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized. >> as member designated by mr. rush pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yea on h.r. 7010.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> as member designated by mrs. davis of california, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house

aye ons. davis will vote h.r. 7010. the gentlewoman from florida is

recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: a member car sell by mismue yea. she will vote as member designated by mr. hastings of florida, i inform the house that mr. hastings will vote yea on h.r. 7010. and mel designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on h.r. 7010.