continues. now live to the house floor here on c-span. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me? you have called us, o god, and we have answered. from cities and towns across the country, with enthusiasm for a life of service and a commitment to faithful citizenship, all who labor in these hallows halls have responded to your summons to serve and preserve the noble ideals of this nation.

and so we offer to you everything we are. lay before you all we hope to accomplish and pray for what we lack. the ability to represent the concerns of our come patriots in this challenging forum of debate and -- compatriots in this forum of debate. the compassion for an issue or group of people and the need to broaden that empathy to hear the voices of those with whom we do not agree. the wisdom to know when a cause is justified but the discernment to refrain in the timing isn't right. and the discipline to rise above the fray of harsh discourse. o lord, we pray your guiding presence amidst the protectors and guardians of the laws of this land, the defenders of the marginalized and the safe keepers of the virtues,

freedoms, and opportunities on which this nation was founded. may we prove worthy of your trust in us. and the mercy of -- in the mercy of your name we pray, amen. the speaker: pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. auchincloss. mr. auchincloss: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the house will entertain requests for up to 15 one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized.

>> thank you, madam speaker, just four months ago i rose to honor denise and i remember her husband, my friend and community leader, frank. frank passed away last saturday. montgomery county will not be the same without his enthusiasm, his service, and his generosity. frank embodied service. as a young man he served in the medical unit. he was an vad voe indicate -- an advocate for foster care. he was a chef and welcomed the community to his famous brunches. people would come from miles around for his legendary blueberry french toast. they were two halves of the same smile. my prayers are with his sons, martin and marshall, his daughter-in-law, annie, his beloved grandson, isiah, and his

entire family. may you, may we find comfort knowing frank and denise are together again. may their memory be a blessing. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> rise to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, while the president was vacationing at his beach house and the border czar kamala harris enjoyed a football game, our border patrol agents were working around the clock to address the over 12,000 migrants who illegally crossed the del rio international bridge this week. mr. williams: this is on top of the more than 200,000 apprehensions border patrol agents encountered in august, a 317% increase from the same time last year. so what has changed? the biden administration recklessly repeal of president trump's successful border policy and the biden open border agenda. and the democratic mayor of del rio, texas, admitted this is beyond crisis. this is urgent, this is dire.

the president campaigned on open borders and free health care for illegal immigrants. americans need to wake up to the socialist policies that are destroying our nation and undermining the rule of law. the biden experiment has not worked and will not work and it's a total failure. in my state of texas we are always open for business. now we're open to illegal behavior every single day thanks to president biden. i yield back and in god we trust. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise to discuss the ongoing conflict happening in ethiopia. the liberation front and the east openian national defense force have clashed in and around the area. mr. quigley: the government must come to a true cease-fire agreement and move towards peace. people of ethiopia are suffering

in the most horrific ways imaginable, starvation, murder, weapon of war and other crimes against humanity. they are losing their lives, homes, and security. now is not the time to i can bicker about where the fault lies, for them blaming each other for heinous acts. innocent civilians are suffering as a result of this brutal conflict. the tplf and the ethiopian government must put the people first. we must recognize the suffering of the eyoepian people -- east openian people -- ethiopian people. we must support peace in the region. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i want to recognize captain robinson who was born in roanoke rapids, north carolina. in 1961, he was trained as a helicopter maintenance technician and worked in the united states, south korea and thailand during the vietnam war. in 1965, captain robinson's helicopter was shot down over north vietnam during a rescue mission. he was captured and taken as a prisoner of war. mr. burchett: during his time in cape tift -- captivity, he was in the infamous hanoi hilton. captain robinson spent 2,703 days, making him the longest held enlisted prisoner of war in american history. captain robinson credits faith for his survival during his 7 1/2 years in captivity. faith in himself, faith in his fellow prisoners, faith in his country, and faith in the lord, mr. speaker.

after he returned home, he continued serving in the air force until his retirement on december 1, 1984, to madisonville, tennessee. since his retirement, he dedicated his life to helping his fellow vaurns. he's part of the -- fellow veterans. thank you, captain robinson, for your service and your sacrifice. it's an honor to recognize you on the house floor and call you my friend. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute >> mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the amendment to the national defense authorization act, authorizing funding for the national maritime heritage grants program. mr. higgins: the competitive matching grant program intended to enhance public awareness, education, and appreciation for the united states maritime history has not issued grants

for the last several years due to lack of funding, the buffalo and erie naval park in my community is home to several decommissioned naval vessels that serve as voting museums, allowing visitors to be immersed in the incredible stories of historic military battles and brave u.s. soldiers. without resources, ships like these and across the country are deteriorating and some cases are literally sinking. i ask my colleagues to support our amendment, authorizing $10 million for the national maritime heritage grants program and join me in protecting irreplaceable maritime history from being lost forever. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> i rise today to speak at the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor said amen who served heroically in

afghanistan and risked his life as a translator for u.s. forces. mrs. kim: he had a pending s.i.p., p-2 application to get to the united states. he had the help of marines who he served with as well as the help of my office. unfortunately, he and his wife were killed during the kabul airport attack fighting to get to safety. there are two infant child survived and they are p-1, p-2 applicants and they need the help of our state department to get to safety. my heart continues to be with his children, the marines he worked with and all those who worked so hard to get him to safety. our mission is not over. we have lives to save. thank you, and i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. kelly: mr. speaker, i rise to recognize a valued member of my team, charles, who recently departed my office for a new challenge. charles began working in my office in 2016 and has proven himself time and again to be a vital and integral part of the team. he started out as a staff assistant in the office enthusiastically greeting guests and savoring every conversation with constituents. his dedication of serving the people of illinois's second congressional district, which is also his home, stood out. charles handled the gun violence portfolio for the office, which was personal to him, as he personally lost close friends to gun violence. this is an issue that is so important to both charles and me, and i am grateful for his many years of service working to save lives and bring gun violence prevention resources to the people of chicagoland. i am so sad to see charles

bolden, a.k.a., charlie, to me, move on, i'm very grateful for his years of service. and i wish him the best in his next endeavor. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: thank you, mr. speaker. american neighborhoods are under terrorist threat due to the biden catastrophic blunder of the afghan surrender with an open southern border. this is not his only failure as inflation undermines american families. under biden, borrowing and spending has already caused inflation to surge to the fastest pace in 13 years, according to the labor department. sadly, we have price increases. gasoline, 42.7%. bacon, 17%. chicken, 7.2%. fish and seafood, 10.6%. eggs, 9.9%. whatever the increase in wages,

inflation has wiped out gains. americans keep less under biden. now biden proposes $3.5 trillion to borrow money and tax and spend which will destroy private sector jobs, add to the debt of younger citizens, and weaken retirement accounts. in conclusion, god bless our troops, successfully protected america for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues, moving from abroad to our neighborhoods. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise to speak in favor of the build back better agenda and the investments it makes in our nation's care economy. specifically, i urge the house to invest $250 billion over 10 years in medicaid home and community-based services. this will give domestic workers a long overdue raise in wages and vastly expand covered services for aging families. expanding medicaid will fill a

tragic gap in our long-term care system that forces seniors and people with disabilities out of their homes. mr. auchincloss: today, over 3.5 million older adults and people with disabilities receive medicaid for home-based care. because of caps in coverage, 820,000 americans remain on wait lists. meanwhile, domestic workers earn poverty wages without access to a safety net. let's pass both the build back better act and the bipartisan infrastructure bill to right this wrong, invest in our economy, and protect american working families. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the democrats' $3.5 trillion spending spree that favors green special interests over american wages and livelihood. this legislative package is pushing amnesty. it adds trillions to our already

historic levels of debt, expands the welfare state to dis incentivize work and destroy our american energy industry. the tax hikes could cost up to four million jobs nationwide and one proposal pushed by the democrats, the elimination of stepped up basis, effectively creates a new and second death tax that would eviscerate over one million jobs and hurt farmers and ranchers across the country. while some of these proposals is not currently in the house bill, we must remain vigilant until these policies are off the table entirely. folks in my district don't want a top down, one-size-fits-all, job-killing agenda that will completely reshape our society. everyday working-class americans are hurting, not the rich. i will oppose any measure that results in higher taxes, lower

wages, higher prices, more government control, and less economic growth. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today in support of refugees who are at the border seeking refuge, asylum due economic conditions to a climate crisis in haiti. mr. espaillat: where they witnessed a horrible earthquake and several devastating storms. they seek shelter, food, and opportunities. in recent days haitians have showed up on our door. they are looking to get our help. and america has a long-standing tradition to help refugees. it is simply inhumane to turn our packs on them.

they have witnessed horrendous climate condition. the assassination of a president. and instainlt in their nation -- instability in their nation for many decades. we must continue to hold the torch. we must continue to provide access to each and every one of though refugees who come to our door and we are able to determine which are allowed to be granted asylum. let's hold our legacy of america, a nation of immigrants. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. jordan: i rise today to honor the life of hospital corpsman max of the united states navy who made the ultimate sacrifice while securing safe passage for his fellow americans in afghanistan on august 26. max grew up in berlin heights, part of the fourth district of ohio. he attended ed edison high

school where he played for the football team and state champion wrestling team. his proudest decision was to list as a devil dog in the navy after high school. their mission is to perform lifesaving work even as unknown dangers advance. amid the deteriorating security conditionses at the airport in kabul with the likelihood of an attacking increase, max stood at the gates to help evacuate american citizens and al afghan allies. during his service in afghanistan, he embodied the words of the corpsman's i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. i shall do all in my power to show in myself all that is honorable and good. mr. speaker, max is an american hero who will never be forgotten. he served his nation bravely and honorably. we'll never be able to repay his sacrifice, but we must always remember it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia 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 gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, georgia was one of the first states in the country to pass a voter suppression bill after the 2020 general election. but sb202 is our state's latest attempt to disenfranchise minority communities. ms. bourdeaux: from the jim crow era to more recent voter roll purges and exact match policies this. week news from georgia and florida confirm yet again bills like s.b.202 were adopted because republicans are afraid they will lose elections if all eligible voters will participate. it's time to fix what the supreme court broke in 2013 when they gutted the voting rights act. i proudly supported the for the people act, which laid essential groundwork towards protecting our democratcy. i look forward to supporting the freedom to vote act in the coming weeks. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma 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 gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. bice: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to address h.r. 5305, the continuing resolution for short-term government funding that passed the house last night, which i voted against. earlier this year house democrats passed their $3.5 trillion partisan budget package. which significantly increased funding for their own spending priorities. however, this bill did not include funding for military, department of homeland security, or grants for law enforcement. now house democrats have introduced their continuing resolution to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling through december of 2022 to allow even more taxpayer dollars to go towards their spending spree. mr. speaker, funding the government should be a bipartisan issue. yet rather than working together, democrats expect republicans to give them a blank

check for their unprecedented spending. democrats are responsible for these expenditures. they need to take responsibility for the borrowing, too. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. and to revise and extend. p. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. demings: mr. speaker, america is a great nation, but with all of the challenges we face, protecting our homelandland, repairing our broken infrastructure, taking care of our seniors, creating an economy that works for working people, extremist politicians continue to find time for their war on women. when i was a police officer i put away rapists, stalkers, and domestic abusers. now extremists politicians in texas and my state of florida are, instead, trying to empower those same criminals to sue victims if they get an abortion. let me be clear, no florida woman needs to justify her health care decisions to anyone.

it's our freedom to decide versus your attempts to control. when i chose to start familydy not ask my senator, my congressman, nor my governors for permission. every woman has the right, the freedom to make their choice for herself and to do so based on her own personal individual circumstances. the constitution is a stubborn thing. this week we will preserve the constitutional protections of the 1973 decision in roe vs. wade. i ask my colleagues to support women by voting for the women's health protection act. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in honor of the omar family. on labor day, kelly and jay omar ran out to pick up dinner for their family while their oldest

child looked after his four siblings. mr. tiffany: it wasn't long after they left that the didz started -- kits started smelling spoke. they began looking around and noticed that the playpen was on fire. the 13-year-old immediately sprang into action, set getting his four sisters, the youngest of whom was six months, out of the house. of a after he got them to safety and went back into the house to put out the flames with a nearby fire excontinuing extinguisher. smoke surrounded him making it nearly impossible to breath or see the way out. luckily their family dog, mandy, nudged him before guiding him out of the house and back to safety. kelly and jay omar returned to find their house engulfed flames but felt a sigh of relief as they counted each of their children outside and out of harm's way. although they are devastated by what they lost, they remain fortunate for what they still

have. and thank you for the heroic efforts of bier to save his sisters. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> for far too long, the pharmaceutical industry has dictated who in america has access to the medicines they need for their health and well-being. and who doesn't. leaving millions of americans in districts like mine to make impossible choices about their health care. miss hula han: already this year drug companies have hiked the prices of 1100 -- ms. wild, of 1100 prescription drugs, more than 90% of which were above the rate of inflation. the largest single price hike for a prescription drug this month was nearly 16%. while inflation has risen slightly more than 2%.

big pharma's bottom line should never be more important than the health of my constituents in the seventh district of pennsylvania or the american people at large. that's why i recently organized a letter signed by 14 of my colleagues asking our leaders to allow medicare to negotiate lower drug prices and include that language in the budget reconciliation bill currently being negotiated. here's the truth. giving medicare the power to negotiate with lower the cost of prescription drugs for hardworking families so that everyone has access to the medicines they need. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. miss ms. wild: it would result in nearly half a dill tril dollars in savings for timplets money we can -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. wild: with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from kansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise -- i seek

unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. davids: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to ask that you join me m wishing burt a speedy recovery. you may not know him unless you took a political science, in way case he's probably your favorite professor. or maybe the washington dmes secretary of commercer coordinator helping students gain real world experience. regular followers of kansas politics and government will of course know him for his insight and freak interviews and columns in the log news. he's and irreplaceable member of our community whose contributions are too numerous for us to list. he's been a trusted friend and advisor to many kansas officials over the years. i'm personal grateful for his guidance throughout my time in congress and his unconditional

dedication to the state of kansas and well-being of its democratcy. bird, you have a huge community wishing you well. we look forward to seeing you soon and are keeping you in our thoughts. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? le it. >> mr. speaker, i seek wreck recognition to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: wowed, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. mr. speaker, six months ago today we experienced a tragedy in my community of boulder, colorado. mr. neguse: on a monday afternoon in march 10 lives were lost as a gunman opened fire on customers and employees. 10 lives were taken far too soon. daughters, sons, neighbors, spouses, co-workers, community members. each of whom left a profound impact on our community. while the national news may have

moved on, for our community, for the families, friends, and neighbors we are still grieving and still healing. may we continue to remember them. may we lift up their families and friends in our prayers and thoughts. in the words of thomas campbell to live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. our community remains strong in the face of this senseless act of violence and in strength and in kindness and in compassion. may we move forward. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition? -- from mi. >> thank you. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. for many of our residents the images of the united states custom and border patrol officers on horseback whipping black haitian immigrants at the border was triggering. it was traumatic. ms. talib: it was a reminder of you are our country's ugly history and decades of mistreatment of black folks.

what we all witnessed in del rio texas was discussing was disgusting not just what yous of the out-of-control c.b.p. -- c.p.b., but it was a blatant betrayal of our human rights value. they have a legal right to seek asylum in our country like all fleeing violence and repression. america is supposed to be a safe haven. instead, black asylum seekers at the border are being met with violence and deportation back to a crisis stricken country. all black haitians deserve to be treated with human dignity and we must do better. our failure to act against federal agencies at least oversight of our black immigrants is going to enable these shameful acts to continue. we must act together to stop it. thank you. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia 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 gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. i come from a family of veterans. my father, my brother, and nephew all served. mrs. mcbath: i'm honored to fight for veterans and families here in washington. our service men and women have spiced so much for this country. and our community and our country are forever grateful to all who have served. we must always give back to those who have given us so much. i'm proud of the funding that we have helped procure for the veteran rapid retraining assistance program. it gives veterans in my community and the country the opportunity to receive a year of job training, education, and housing costs. . this is an important step

towards serving the thousands who have so bravely served our nation. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? mrs. maloney: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman, without objection, is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: thank you, mr. speaker. on september 1, the supreme court allowed texas senate law 8 to go into effect, which bans nearly all abortions in texas. make no mistake, most people don't know if they're pregnant at six weeks. this is the latest in a series of extremist attempts to restrict abortion access. this december, the supreme court will consider a 15-week ban in mississippi that directly threatens roe v. wade. with this recent action, the

court has shown we cannot depend on it to protect our rights. this thursday, i'm holding an oversight committee hearing on the unending threat to abortion access. and on friday, the house must pass the women's health protection act. our abortion rights are under threat, and we must act now before it's too late. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the virgin islands seek recognition? ms. plaskett: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. this week, the house is expected to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government through december and avoid a government shutdown, which would be catastrophic for families and the economy as we recover from the covid-19 pandemic. i'm pleased that this bill includes a provision to cancel the outstanding balance of community disaster loans issued

by fema to the virgin islands, as well as disaster assistance throughout this country. the c.r. also extends the current enhanced rate of federal matching fund for medicaid through december 3 of 2021, averting a sharp decline in the rate of federal medicaid funding for essential health care for the territories and virgin islandsers -- islanders living there. the suspension of the debt limit is also in the continuing resolution, to prevent a default that would trigger an economic catastrophe not here all alone but around the world. this suspension is to help pay for president trump's 2017 tax cuts and the original co-vivid relief bills signed into -- covid relief bills signed into law by president trump. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. plaskett: president trump has no trouble keeping debt, declaring bankruptcy. thank god democrats will be the responsible adults in the room

and make the right decision. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration of h.r. 4350 will now resume. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 4350, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the department of defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strength for such fiscal year and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 5 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. dean, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment.

the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by ms. dean of pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from pennsylvania. 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.]

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what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. tom rice of south carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote nay on amendment 5. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. tonko: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative morrelle, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that representative morrelle will indeed vote aye on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yea on the dean amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. chu: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. sdaum, pursuant to h.res. 8 -- mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house

that -- ms. matsui: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on the dean amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition?

mrs. walorski: mr. speaker, mekd mrs. wagner of missouri, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. wagner will vote no on dean amendment number 5. # .

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fulcher of idaho, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote nay on the dean amendment number 5.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. strickland of washington, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yea on h.r. 4350.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated mr. cardenas, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote identify on -- eye on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stanton, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on the dean amendment. as the member designated by mrs.

kirkpatrick, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the dean amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes object the dean amendment. -- on the dean amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated for mr. young of alaska, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote nay on the dean amendment number 5. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by mr. swalwell of california, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. swalwell will vote yea on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. latta of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. latta will vote no on amendment number 5 offered by representative dean. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. killed -- mr. kildee: mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. ryan of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. guerra beano of new york, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. guerra beano will vote yea on adoption of the dean

amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. lawson, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on the dean amendment. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote aye on the dean amendment.

-- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the passage of the dean amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the dean amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speak er, as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey,

pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on the dean amendment.

sphroirp does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by ms. stefanik of new york, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. stefanik will vote no on the dean amendment number 5. additionally, mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will also vote no on the dean amendment number 5.

sphroirp does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on the dean amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 219. the nays are 204. the amendment is adopted.

the speaker pro tempore: the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 6 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by the gentlewoman from the virgin islands, ms. plaskett, on which further proceedings were postponed, and on which the yeas prevailed. the clerk: amendment number 6 printed in part c of house report 117-125. offered by ms. plaskett of the vir-in ilan. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on amendment 6 offered by the gentlewoman from

the virgin islands. 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 seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. stefanik of new york, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. stefanik will vote no on the plaskett amendment number 6. additionally, as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will also vote no on the plaskett amendment number 6. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by ms. strickland, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yes on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that pursuant to -- that mr. grijalva will vote yes on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> as the member designated ms. wilson, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition ? >> as the member designated by mr. stanton, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on the plaskett amendment. as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs.

kirkpatrick will vote yes on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. kildee: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. ryan of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated for mr. young of alaska, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. yawning will vote yea on the plaskett amendment number 6. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. lawson, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. latta of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. latta will

vote no on the amendment number 6 offered by representative plaskett. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will voa -- vote yes on the plaskett amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? mrs. walorski: mr. speaker, as the member designated mrs. wagner of missouri, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. wagner will vote no on plaskett amendment number 6. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek riggs --

recognition? >> as the member designated mr. carter of texas, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the passage of the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yea on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, mepgd by mr. fulcher, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. full fulcher will vote nay on the plaskett amendment number 6.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated mr. rush, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the plaskett amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated representative morelle, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that representative morelle will vote aye on the plaskett amendment. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated mr. tom rice of south carolina, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote nay on amendment 6.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated ms. frankel, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on the class ket amendment.

-- plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on the plaskett amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cardenas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on the plaskett amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. eric swalwell, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. swalwell will vote yea on the plaskett amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 235, the nays are 190. the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfunnished business is the question on amendment 11 printed in part c of house report 117-125, offered by the gentlewoman from michigan, ms. lee, on which further proceedings were postponed, on

which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk: amendment number 11 printed in part c of house report 117-125, offered by ms. tlaib of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from michigan. 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 michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. strickland, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yea on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. stefanik of new york, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. stefanik will vote no on tlaib amendment number 11. additionally as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of

ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will also vote no on the tlaib amendment number 11. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> pleb pleb -- as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yeah on the tlaib -- vote yea on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. russ fullture of idaho, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote nay on the tlaib amendment number 11. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. deis all yai, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. tom rice of south carolina,

pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote nay on amendment 11. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative morrelle, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that representative morrelle will vote aye on the tlaib amendment. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. wagner of missouri, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. wagner will be no on tlaib amendment number 11. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote aye on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does think gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to

house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the passage of the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. ryan of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. lawson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on the tlaib amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stanton, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on the tlaib amendment. as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on the tlaib amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. young of alaska, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote nay on the tlaib amendment number 11. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on the tlaib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the tlaib amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on the talib amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated mr. swalwell of california, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. swalwell will vote yea on the talib amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition ? >> as the member designated mr. cardenas, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on

the talib amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? . >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. latta of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. latta will vote no on amendment number 11 offered by representative talib.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated mr. rush, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the talib amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 222. the nays are 203. the amendment is adopted. mur -- pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 15 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by the gentlewoman from michigan, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will redesignated the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 15, printed in part c of house report number 117-125, offered

by ms. slotkin of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from michigan. 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 new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated ms. strickland, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yes on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated ms. stefanik of new york, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. stefanik will vote no on slotkin amendment number 15. also, as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will also vote no on slotkin amendment number 15. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. ryan of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform

the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? mrs. walorski: mr. speaker, as the member designated mrs. wagner of missouri, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. wagner will vote no on slotkin amendment number 15. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yea on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. latta of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. latta will vote no on amendment number 15 offered by representative slot the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. stanton, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stapt on will vote yes on the slotkin amendment.

as the member designated by mrs. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: as the member designated by mr. tom rice of south carolina, pursuant to h. res. 8, mr. rice will vote nay. >> as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. russ fulcher of idaho, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will

vote nay on the slotkin amendment number 15. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. morelle yes, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. morelle will vote aye on the slotkin amendment. >> as the member designated by mr. carter of texas pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the passage of the slotkin amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cardenas, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will votes aye on the slotkin amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. young of the state of alaska, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote yea on the slotkin amendment number 15. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by grace meng, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that grace meng will vote aye on the slotkin amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lawson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 4350.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. frankel, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. frankel will vote yes on the slotkin america. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member will vote yes on the

slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. swalwell of california, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. swalwell will vote aye on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mceachin pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the slotkin amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: on this

vote the yeas are 236, and the nays are 186. the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 16 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by the gentlewoman from colorado, ms. degette, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 16 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by ms. degette of colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from colorado. members will record their votes by electronic device. of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or

commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. kildee: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. ryan of ohio, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? mrs. walorski: madam speaker, as

the member designated by mrs. wagner of missouri, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. wagner will vote no on degette amendment number 16. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mrs. torres: -- mr. torres: as the member designated by ms. strickland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yea on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. tom rice of south carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote nay on amendment 16. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on

the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. calvert: as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the passage of the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson,

pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 4350. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congresswoman napolitano will vote yes on the degette amendment.

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

mr. johnson: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. russ fulcher of idaho, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote nay on the degette amendment number 16. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. young of alaska, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote nay on the degette amendment 16.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yea on the degette amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will

vote yes on the degette amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cardenas, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr.tonko: as the member designated by representative morelle, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that

representative morelle will vote aye on the degette amendment. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by

mr. swalwell of california, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. swalwell will vote yes on the degette amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. stanton, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on the degette amendment. as the member designated by mrs. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on the tkeg it amendment. degette amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on the degette amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. stefanik of new york, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. stefanik on amendment number 16. as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote no on amendment number 16.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. latta of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. latta will vote number 16 offered by representative degette.

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 222 and the nays are 200, the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is question on amendment number 17 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by -- offered by mr. neguse of colorado, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays are ordered the clerk will redesignate the amendment.

>> amendment number 17 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by mr. neguse of colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from colorado. members will record their vote 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 michigan seek recognition? mr. kildee: as the member designated by mr. ryan of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. latta of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. latta will vote no on amendment number 7 offered by representative neguse.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cardenas, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? mrs.walorski: as the member designated by mrs. wagner of most pursuant to h. res. 8, mrs. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. young, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote nay on on neguse amendment. >> as as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.

res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes. >> pursuant as the member designated by ms. stefanik will vote no. as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote no. >> as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the passage of the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: flop the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr.tonko: as the member designated by representative morelle, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that representative morelle of the great empire state will vote aye on the neguse amendment. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. paige of new jersey -- mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition?

mr. torres: as the member designated by strickland, pursuant to h.res. 8 -- ms. strickland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yes on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. johnson: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. russ fulcher of idaho, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote nay on the neguse amendment number 17. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yea on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yea on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. tom rice of south carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote nay on amendment 17.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. law von will vote yes -- mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 4350.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition?

mr. veasey: as the member designated by mr. swalwell, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. swalwell will vote yea on the neguse amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. levin: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. stanton, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stanton will vote yes on the neguse amendment. as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to

h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on the neguse amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 224, the nays are 204, the amendment is adopted.

for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> madam speaker, pursuant to h.res. 667 i offer amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendments en bloc. the clerk: en bloc number 1 consisting of amendments numbered 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 27, 29, 31, 32, 37, 33, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,

49, 50, 51, a 2, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 7 # 6, 77, 77, 78, 79, # 0, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 9 #, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114,

115, 116, 117, 118, 119 #, 120, # 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, and 141, printed in part c of house report 117-125, offered by mr. smith of washington. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the gentleman from washington, mr. myth -- mr. smith, and the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers, each will control 15 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for one and a half minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one and a half minutes.

mr. blumenauer: thank you, madam speaker. let me express my deep appreciation to the committee and the staff for helping us zero in on a couple of things that are long standing interests of mine. one is an amendment requiring the department of defense to have a cost estimate for and p program evaluation for unexpected prices for nuclear warhead life extension. i would like to focus on one particular area that's been deeply troubling to me for years. i have in the middle of the city of portland a superfund site that people have been working on cleaning up the toxic residue of years. and one party has not been part of this effort. the department of defense. the department of defense built and decommissioned battleships for world war i, for world war ii, and the korean war, in the heart of the city. and we've been working on a

multihundreds of millions of dollar cleanup, working with the private sector work individuals, utility, local government this efederal government has been missing in action. we found this last summer as we were starting some of the remedial cleanup. for over 400 shells were dug up and still the department of defense is missing in action, not taking responsibility for cleaning up the toxic legacy of military activities in my community and around the country. i have worked on this years. i have been extraordinarily frustrated that the department of defense pushes this responsibility off. it's time to change. i appreciate what the committee has done. i hope this is a new era. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: this is an en bloc that was put together in close

consultation with the minority. i urge all members to support it and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. i am pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cohen: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank chairman smith and ranking member rogers for their work on this bill. i have two amendments added to this amendment. the first puts anti-corruption at the core of u.s. foreign policy, reflecting the biden administration's declaration that corruption is a national security threat and indeed it is. as the house chair of the bipartisan, bicameral helsinki commission, bipartisan foreign policy to promote human rights is deeply important to our group and our nation. corruption is the fuel of human rights abuse and dictatorship the primary means by which dictators and their cronies influence gt and society. i want to thank the large group of bipartisan colleagues who supported this amendmentmark of

whom are members of the counterkleptocracy caucus. special thanks to representatives salazars who combating global corruption act is included. the other amendment would require the secretary of defense to attempt to recover aircraft that were given to afghans and flown out by afghans fleeing the taliban. these should be returned to us. they are in uzbek stack and other couldn'tries. i'm sthier taliban would like to get them back, they should come back to the u.s.a. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: at this time i would like to yield two minutes to my friend and colleague from ohio, mr. chabot. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. chabot: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise fifers in support of my amendment, the gray zone assessment act whrsm we like at crimea, the south china sea, the

economic coercion of australia or the cyber etas that have stolen data and cripples industries. we see the same pattern. our adversaries are using methods of coercion that lie in the gray zone between war and peace. to make matters worse, thus far we've seemed incapable of effective he responding to this aggression. it's well past time we have a viable response. expert ice dent fid several causes for our failure to deter these gray zone campaigns. in particular, our weakness at coordinating our tools of national power. by requiring the g.a.o. to take a hard look at these problems, my amendment aims to move forward a process of reform that will enable us to to effectively counter the shadow war, china, russia, and others are waging against us and against the free world. i'd also like to voice my support for mr. connell lie li's amendment, number 114, the

global health security act. after 1 months of lockdowns, masks, social distance, school closures and worst of all a mounting death toll, covid-19 has taught us that a disease that starts at the other side of the world can pose a direct national security threat right here in america. back at the end of the 2018, before covid-19 even existed, mr. connolly and i recognized this threat and believed that congress needed to support, direct, and provide oversight for our global health security work abroad. we introduced the bipartisan global health security act to strengthen u.s. and global capacity to better respond to outbreaks like covid-19. passing this amendment will help us be prepared for the next virus so it does not become a pandemic like this one did. i would urge my colleagues to support this amendment. i want to thank the ranking member and chair and wreeld back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington.

mr. smith: i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pallone: thank you, madam speaker. i have special thanks for chairman smith and the committee for including several provisions in the national defense authorization act, including my amendment that requires a report from the department of defense addressing instances where u.s. security assistance is given to foreign military units known to have committed gross human rights violations. this amendment focuses on this section 333 building partner capacity program which has sent enormous sums of american taxpayer dollars to authoritarian and human right abusing regimes. a prime example of the problematic nature is the $100 million given to azer bay jeani president's regime in 2018 and 2019. as aze, rbaijan was receiving this, they began a deadly attack on september 27 that led to the death of thousands and dethe

displacement of so many more. passage to of this amendment sends a clear signal that the united states takes seriously its democratic norms and commitment to peace by ensuring oversight of our security assistance. i hope it leads to future restraint from aiding and tolerating similar regimes in the future especially when it's aimed at destabilizing a fellow democracy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: at this time i would like to yield two minutes to one of our outstanding freshmen, a gentleman from texas flrk fleuger. -- pfluger. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. pfluger: i rise in support of the 2022 national defense authorize eight -- authorizations act. this bill boosts defense fundling in line with the 3% to 5% real growth needed to maintain our competitive edge over china. the debacle in afghanistan has weakened our position on the global stage and is a propaganda

boop for our adversaries seeking to dismant they will democratic world order. there's no doubt that china and russia are eye this opportunity to cast doubts on u.s. resolve in our commitments. it is imperative that weary assure our allies and partners of american strength at every turn. ichina is developing their military and technological capabilities and these investments will help achieve the next investment of joint fighting force. i'm an f-22 pilot and have flown against some of the world's most technologically advanced weapons systems. it is now -- now is the time that we need to take this seriously, every threat around the world is looking at our vulnerabilities. it is this body's work that will help us maintain that competitive advantage and to meet these challenges head on we must fully embrace the whole of government approach to counter any malign intentions.

congress is integral to this concept and we must recognize these challenges and respond with strength at this time. we should not let perfect be the enemy of good and we cannot delay this legislation at all. the strength of our military is at stake. the readiness and leithalty the war fighters so desperately need that this bill includes is absolutely imperative to making sure that the united states can meat any -- can meet any challenges and defeat any enemy around the world. i urge passage of the underlying bill and look forward to ironing out differences through the conference process. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. correa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. correa: thank you very much for all your hard work on the ndaa. i fully support this measure and madam speaker, i rise in strong support of the en bloc 1 which includes my two amendments,

amendment number 29 that creates an afghan refugee special envoy position and amendment number 11 that requires the department of veterans affairs to ensure that all women veterans receive quality health care and a safe and dignified manner and on a timely basis. the afghan the afghan refugee position ensures our allies who fought alongside our american soldiers for 20 years receive the support that they need to resettle in the united states and are integrated in our great nation. i urge my colleagues to support amendments en bloc 1 and to support my amendments, number 29 and number 117. with that i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: madam speaker, i

reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: i yield one minute to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. auchincloss. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. auchincloss: i thank the gentleman for including my two amendments to ensure the taliban can't benefit from our financial system. i served in the helmand province. i saw it go into a $1 trillion boondoggle of an insurgency. it is to make sure that they can hold to account those decisionmakers who let the fall fallfallacy guys -- fallacy go into an unending war. and also ensures the taliban can't use our financial system to help terrorists. we will increase transparency. i urge adoption of this en bloc

package. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. chu: i rise today in support of my two amendments to the ndaa to ensure the pentagon pays attention to the most vulnerable, both within the ranks and the theaters of war where they operate. my first amendment is a response to the ongoing but still poorly understood problem of hazing in the military. for years, unchecked hazing has been eroding unit cohesion and troop morale. too many, like my own nephew, harry lu, died by suicide after being mercilessly hazed by fellow soldiers. this amendment extends regular reports through 2027 on hazing and what the pentagon is doing to address it.

my second amendment is a response to the horrific august drone strike in kabul that killed at least 10 civilians. this kind of mistake is inexcusable. these families can never get their loved ones back. but with just compensation, they can begin to rebuild their lives, accepting our responsibility is a bare minimum of what they deserve. i urge support of this en bloc package, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i'd like to yield two minutes to another of our outstanding freshman members -- freshmen members, mrs. cammack of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. cammack: thank you, mr. rogers. my amendment number 84 would require a report on the feasibility of establishing a customs and border protection preclearance facility in taiwan. last year, tie pay international -- thai a.p.i. international airport -- taipai

international airport calls for action on both sides of the pacific. taiwan would be the first country in east asia to offer preclearance. it shows our shared values and our ever-more critical security partnership. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment to enhance travel between the united states and taiwan. secondarily, i rise in support of my amendment which would require the secretary to conduct an anonymous survey to conduct the re-enlistment and recruitment to the armed services. i am not anti-vaccine but i am anti-mandate. people should choose what's best for them in consultation to their doctors. they should not be forced to take a vaccine by government of any level. i ask my colleagues should support this amendment to determine what it will have on

re-enlistment and recruitment. we need to know what, if any, affect this policy will have on our national security and our readiness. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: i am prepared to close at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: thank you, madam speaker. i urge support of the en bloc amendment, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: i, too, urge support of the amendment and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from washington. the question occurs on the amendments en bloc. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the en bloc amendments are agreed to. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. it's now in order to consider amendment number 25 printed in part c of house report 117-125.

for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. bowman: madam chair, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 25 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by mr. bowman of new york. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the gentleman from new york, mr. bowman, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. bowman: thank you, madam chair. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bowman: madam speaker, i rise today to urge support for my amendment that will take an important step towards restoring congressional war powers. this amendment will bring our -- our unauthorized military presence in syria to a long overdue debate in congress so we can ultimately vote to authorize or reject military action. members on both sides of the aisle have long recognized the constitution and the war powers act of 1973 grant congress the exclusive power to send our

service men and women into war. i represent parts of the bronx and westchester county, new york, and in my district, i am humbled to represent so many veterans who have sacrificed so much for our country. hundreds of thousands of brave men and women have spent years away from their families. missing precious moments in their families' lives. many have seen their brothers and sisters in arms be killed or injured in battle. others have made the ultimate sacrifice. on a daily basis, more than 17 veterans die by suicide every single day. a study from brown university's cost of war project estimates more than 7,000 service members have been killed in post-9/11 war operations, and the suicide epidemic has claimed more than 30,000 active duty service members and veterans. given the unimaginable sacrifice of our troops, our troops make for our country, we owe them the

respect of holding a debate and a vote on deploying them into harm's way. i hope that no one serving in this body would oppose honoring their service and their sacrifice by debating and voting on these life and death matters. we haven't shown that respect, in my view. washington is known for military contractors lobbying for endless wars, and the bloated pentagon budget, while our investment in schools, health care, and jobs at home are neglected. our military footprint extends across dozens of countries far from public scrutiny and accountability. in congress, we find out about drone strikes after they occur in the news. my amendment, which i am honored to be joint by representatives khanna, defazio, schakowsky, talib, levin, cohen and ritchie torres is the fundamental next step towards breaking that cycle. this is a question of war and peace that should be answered with a recorded vote in

congress. this amendment does not take a position on substantive syrian policy questions. it merely requires this body to follow the constitution and hold a debate and vote to authorize military action. i hope that my colleagues will agree that our troops and the american people deserve to see this body and hold that debate and then cast their votes. under the last administration, president trump made it clear that u.s. military troops in syria was there to secure the oil. but an explicit authorization from congress was never obtained for that purpose. i disagree with claims that the 2001 aumf, which was about responding to the september 11 attacks, authorized our troops to engage in hostilities against these forces which nobody argues had anything to do with those attacks or to guard oil fields. my colleagues who believe that the president does not need specific authorization to deploy u.s. military forces to seize

syria's oil in an unconstitutional war should just admit that to their constituents. they don't care about the duty of congress, the constitution, or the war powers act. i agree with what president biden said yesterday at the united nations where he called for a new era of relentless diplomacy and that u.s. military power must be our tool of last resort, not our first. and should not be used as an answer to every problem we see around the world. one step in the right direction would be to restore war powers, which is the solution put forth in this amendment. after u.s. troops clashed with armed syrian villages last year, now senior biden advisor brent wrote on twitter last year american soldiers with an ill-defined mission in syria is controlled by russian and syrian regime forces. he said that this is too much to

ask of our brave warriors. i agree. and that is why i am seeking a vote to show them the minimum respect of our -- of doing our constitutional duty and either authorizing a mission with clear goals and a time line our bringing our troops home to their families. i honor and respect the incredible sacrifices made by our kurdish allies. nothing in this amendment supports abandoning the kurdish people, nor do i personally support that. the current unauthorized u.s. military presence of indefinite duration is disrespectful to the kurdish people as it does not provide them the clarity that they need to make their own sovereign dpe sissons about how best to protect their people and advance their own interests. i want to have a transparent and vigorous debate in front of the american people -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. bowman: i urge my colleagues to vote in support of my amendment, and i yield back the balance of my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to claim the time in opposition. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: as i begin, i would -- i was grateful to support the prior amendment that we just had by president gerry connolly and congressman steve chabot but i oppose this particular amendment. u.s. troops are in syria to fight isis. they were sent by president barack obama pursuant to the counterterrorism aumf. the global war on terrorism is not over. it is moving. as we sadly saw the terrorist attack last week in new zealand and as we see the terrorists who are coming across the southern border into the united states. for years, we have worked with our partners on the ground to eliminate the caliphate. we must not leave them behind as they have been brave patriots and could be subject to murderous terrorists. this mission has been incredibly successful. however, the job is not done.

the threat of isis against american families and our allies remains. the nations in a have faced the most cross-border attacks are india with 60,000 deaths, israel with just this year -- the past couple months, 12,000 iranian rockets by an attack by hamas from gaza. and, of course, in america, 3,000 persons murdered on 9/11. our continued presence on the ground is necessary to assure the enduring defeat of isis, protecting american families by defeating terrorists overseas. this shortsighted amendment would prematurely cut short our presence in syria. our small force in syria is part of the global coalition to defeat isis. this is not the time for america to abandon our allies and partners in syria and the global war on terrorism. none of us want our soldiers overseas longer than absolutely necessary, but forcing a

withdrawal too soon only ensures we will have to return. as we saw in iraq, when the troops were withdrawn too soon and u.s. troops had to go in just a few years later to fight isis. in the opinion of the chair, we are seeing -- in my opinion, we are seeing this play out, sadly, in afghanistan. as the country is a safe haven for islamic extremists to provide for a suicide bomber attacks on families in india, israel, and america. we must avoid this similar situation in syria. withdrawal should be based on the defeat of isis, not an artificial timeline. we know that success of peace through strength, and we also know of failure by war through appeasement. i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time from new york has expired. is the gentleman prepared to yield back? mr. wilson: i urge my colleagues

to oppose this amendment and i yield back the balance of my time though i would like to point out that i agree very much with my colleague from new york of the appreciation of our kurdish allies. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to house resolution 667, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york. the question occurs on the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this amendment are postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 26 printed in part c of house report 117-125. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek

recognition? mr. mfume: i rise in support -- the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman have an amendment at the desk. >> i do. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 26 printed in part c of house report 117-125, offered by mr. mfume of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the gentleman from maryland, mr. mfume, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. mfume: i rise in support of the mfume-the ambiguous amendment which will codify congress' support for small businesses across the country, particularly as it relates to this defense bill. this amendment increases the overall federal contracting goal for eligible small businesses from 23 to 25%. more specifically, the amendment also increases the federal contracting subgoals in different areas.

for example, for service disabled veterans who we always talk about and sometimes do something about, this is an important aspect of this amendment because for service disabled veterans, this increases the contracting goal from 3% to 4% over a year or two for qualified small businesses it increases the royce toricly underutilized business zone contracting goals from 3% to 4% and for qualified women-owned and controlled businesses it increases their contracting goals from 5% to 7% which i think is significant for women-owned businesses and as i said before those veteran, disabled veteran businesses. for small businesses that are owned by socially disadvantaged individuals it increases the contracting goals at 15% and does that over four years incrementally. this is an extremely rare opportunity for us to do something in this particular bill about the people who are

going to be benefiting from the bill and the people who have worked so hard in an out and around the defense industry who are small businesses in our country. veterans-owned businesses, women-opened businesses, minority-owned businesses. at the beginning and end of the day, madam speaker, that is simple amendment aimed at growing contracting opportunities for those categories. and again, this is -- this is not a mandate, these are goals. we think they are very achievable. i would urge consideration and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam chair, i rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i agree with mr. mfume that we need to find ways to incentivize and encourage agencies to contract with small businesses, very much so, i do not believe this is the correct approach. this amendment does not actually incentivize more contract with

small businesses in a meaning. way. there are many underlying factors affecting the small business goaling numbers that must be addressed first before raising the goals. we need more effective solutions to increasing contracting with small businesses. mr. meuser: it doesn't address the concern of small businesses leaving the contracting place at a fast rate. the goal kbs met by awarding contracts to a small number of -- large contracts to a small number of small businesses. this could be seen as flouting the rule itself. the small business committee has taken several actions over the years towns the problems of agencies overreporting their small business goals. this issue is still a work in progress. some of these dollars purported to have gone to small businesses may have gone to large

businesses. perhaps legally, likely legally, however agencies are permitted to report all dollars as going to small businesses when this may not truly be the case. similarly, issues with double counting of the goals continues to exist. raising the goals won't do enough, won't really doing any, to increase the transparency or accuracy as currently reported. we need to know whether the government is drawly meeting its goals before we can consider raising them. third, it may simply be too premature to raise some of these goal miscolleagues propose to raise. the government has never met its hub zone goal, yet the amendment raises the goal from 3% to 4%. while the previous goals as stated have never been met. similarly work the women-owned small business goal which has been met only a few times in nonconsecutive years, raising that as well is -- doesn't seem

that would have the result we are seeking. lastly, the s.b.a. is undergoing significant changes to its government contracting programs, namely in beginning to fully certify women-owned small bys and service-disabled veteran shawl businesses. as the goaling numbers presumably capture awards made to firms that self-certify as women-owned or service disabled veteran owned. once the s.b.a. began to certify firms and self-certification is no longer an option we should expect to see a correlative dip in these two goals since they'll be less than agencies to choose from. it may be prudent to wait and see where the government stands on these goals once these front end certification programs are in place rather than raising them now. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. mfume: i respectfully disagree with the gentleman in his opposition. a couple of things that i think

are important to be pointed out. as the vice chair of the small business committee of the house, i continue to hear the stories from women-owned businesses, veteran businesses, minority-owned businesses and those that are socially and economically disadvantaged that they want this. they believe if increase these goals things will change. these goals are aspirational. this is not a mandate, it's not saying we're going to move one yary to another. it's all aspirational and we believe it's the right thing to do. otherwise i don't know what we go act and say to those different groups of individuals. now republican and democratic members alike on this committee have heard over and over again about how we ought to do more, how we ought to push the government to actually do what it ought to be doing in many respects. but again this is an aspirational goal. these are very, very small increases and as we talk about defense contracting and the

ability of minority businesses, women-owned businesses and even more importantly as i have said before service disabled veteran businesses to be able to compete with some real hope of being able to benefit. i would really urge passage of the amendment. i would reserve any time i may have left, madam chair. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. meuser: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. meuser: in closing, though i very much share my colleague, mr. mfume's goal, and idea, conceptually, in seeing more contract dollars be awarded to smalls by, i do not believe this is the correct approach. as member of the small business contracting subcommittee i look forward to working with him and others to address the underlying challenges of small businesses -- our small businesses are facing in such contracting. i do not support this amendment and i urge a no vote on the amendment. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the yell from maryland.

mr. mfume: how much time do i have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has a minute and a half remaining. mr. mfume: thank you, madam speaker. i look forward to the gentleman not only being on the committee but agreeing and certainly offering the invitation to work together. my hope is that this passes and if it does then i would extend to you the opportunity to do that and i would join with you in doing that to make sure the already existing goals are achievable and the aspirational goals really represent a ray of hope for these four groups. and i don't favor one over another except that it's hard for me to look at aer is ves-disabled veteran who is trying to do business in a bill dealing with defense and to believe to be able to say well i'm sorry we just didn't do it again. soild close, i appreciate the gentleman's opposition although i don't agree with it and i would urge passage of this amendment, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the previous question is ordered on the amendment by the

gentleman from maryland. the question is on the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. meuser: i do request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 28 printed in part c of house report 117-125. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek

recognition? mr. khanna: i rise to offer my amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 28 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by mr. khanna of california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the gentleman from california, mr. khanna, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. khanna: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to offer my amendment with chairman smith, with chairman schiff, and representative eye pal, to finally end the humanitarian disaster in yemen that has been going on year after year. our amendment would end all u.s. logistical support and transfer of spare parts for saudi warplanes that are bombing yemen, that are bombing schools, that are killing children, that are bombing civilians.

in the largest humanitarian crisis around the world. now this body passed the war powers resolution to say that we would not bed acing the saudi offensive in yemen. president trump suspended the fueling of those planes and president biden made that policy formal. and yet the saudis have not listened. yes, they have a blockade where just last month in august, no fuel was let in. they come and they tell the united states one thing, we're letting fuel in, they lie. again and again they lie. there's a reason the 9/11 families wanted transparency in the decommissioning of the report. there's a reason clfsout raim in all of this country when they brutally murdered khashoggi. they need accountability and we're not going to use taxpayer dollars to give them equipment for their planes to bomb

yemenese kids. of course the hue tees are to -- the huttis are to blame as well, no one says they're blameless. of course they're to blame as well, they have human rights violations, but the point is the united states should not be making this war continue by arming or giving parts to the saudis that end up facilitating the conflict, elongating the conflict and killing people. it's time for the saudis to recognize what everyone recognizes. that they have lost in yemen. it's time for them to end the blockade and it is time for them to allow a peace process that has a cease fire in yemen and a civilian government instead of trying to win this by force. i hope that everyone who supported our amendment last time, it passed 240-185 in this

body, jake sullivan, of the national security council adviser, wendy sherman, deputy secretary of state. rob malley, an envoy to iaye ran all supported it. i hope this time it will be supported and won't get stripped out of conference and we'll finally going end this war. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: i rise in opposition. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: the hughesies are -- houthis is using the yemenis as shields. they are threatening saudis and more than 70,000 americans residing in saudi arabia. these murderous attacks are on

infrastructure and property. this is an intentional targeting of civilians and is in no way a military target. the terrorist supporting regime of iran is using the houthis as proxies in the ongoing global war on terrorism. and we cannot forget the pain and suffering of the ho -- that the hothis themselves had on the yemeni civilians with the brutal occupation. one sided initiatives that restrict u.s. support for saudi arabia only telegraph more vulnerability that will lead to further attacks by the houthis. we know the success of peace through strength and the failure of war through appeasement. it is encouraging that in recent weeks the biden administration messaging has focused strongly on the houthis and transgents and ending the conflict in

yemen, calling for the houthis to agree to a comprehensive seas fire immediately. we must stop terrorists overseas to stop our allies who are targeted by the terrorists. india has lost over 60,000 persons due to cross-border terrorism. israel this year has had to face nearly 12,000 rockets provided by iran to the hamas terrorists in gaza. and sadly, we noted the 20th anniversary of 3,000 americans killed on september 11, 2001. we should be using our long standing relationship with the saudis to press them to make every possible precaution to prevent civilian casualties. for nearly a century, there has been a warm cultural, educational, military and economic partnership with the people of saudi arabia. but this amendment is too far detached from the sad realities of the houthi attacks who crossed the border and in yemen. the drones and rockets have been provided by the

terrorist-sponsoring regime of iran, which oppresses its citizens and defames the extraordinary heritage of pr -- prussia. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. khanna: i yield to mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i'm grateful to representative khanna. mr. schiff: 16 million in yemen are at risk of famine. this year alone, 400,000 children may die from severe malnutrition made so much worse by the conflict raging there. today, we have a powerful opportunity to help bring an end to this suffering by terminating the u.s. decision to provide military assistance to the saudi arabian coalition fueling yemen's civil war. our participation is suffering

simply cannot continue. we cannot be a party to the death of children and innocent civilians. this is why i urge an emphatic yes in support of this amendment, to bring an ending to the u.s.-led saudi campaign in yemen. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: thank you, madam speaker. i would like to reiterate and joining actually with my colleagues to point out that it's been encouraging in recent weeks the biden administration has changed its messaging to strongly focus on the houthis in ending the conflict in yemen and calling on the houthis to agree to a comprehensive cease-fire immediately. as we also recognize, again, that we've had 100-year relationship with the people of saudi arabia that's been so mutually beneficial to the people of saudi arabia, the united states, and our allies. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. khanna: i'll just end with this. a year ago, this exact amendment

passed this body 240-185. the war has only gotten worse. saudi has not lived up to its commitment to lift the blockade. the saudis have not lived up to their commitment to stop the offensive strikes. i hope that this amendment will pass with even a bigger majority this time, and i hope the people in the administration who supported this amendment as private civilians will support it in their current roles. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california. the question occurs on the amendment. all in favor, say aye. opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20,

on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the -- further proceedings on this question are postponed. it's now in order to consider amendment number 30 printed in part c of house report 117-125. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. meeks: i have an amendment at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 30 printed in part c of house report 117-125 offered by mr. meeks of new york. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks: thank you, madam chair. and i rise today to speak on meeks amendment number 30. you know, facts are plain. saudi arabia and its partners have perpetuated a catastrophic and devastating military campaign in yemen since 2015 with no end in sight and without regard to civilian casualties.

saudi arabia's brutal yemen war has resulted in the world's largest humanitarian crisis, pushed millions of yemenis to starvation, and decimated yemen's civilian infrastructure. although the frequency and intensity of the saudi military's bombing campaign has decreased as it has engejd in -- engaged in ending the war, unfortunately, strikes resulting in civilian casualties have continued. between january and march of 2021, air strike incidents causing civilian casualties in yemen actually increased as compared to the previous three-month period at the end of 2020. on one such strike on march 7, 2021, saudi aircraft bombed residential areas for the first time in months, leaving four civilians injured. then, later in april -- march

into april, further strikes continued, striking transportation infrastructure, residential areas, and a marketplace, leaving dozens of civilians injured, including two children. the biden administration took the important step earlier this year of suspending deliveries of certain weapons to the saudi military in response to this pattern of actions as well as important -- appointing veteran diplomat tim as special envoy to yemen. however, despite these actions, repeated congressional statements and effort, the saudi air force has continued conducting air strikes in yemen that have resulted in civilian casualty, using u.s. support. and that's why i'm introducing this amendment. with the support of representatives deutch, lieu, and chair schiff and smith to suspend u.s. sustainment and maintenance to saudi air units conducting strikes that result in yemeni civilian casualties.

my amendment also requires the federal set of reporting requirements to congress on the extent and details of saudi offensive air operations and civilian casualties. it also includes exceptions for necessary counterterrorism operations against al qaeda and its affiliates, defense of u.s. personnel and facilities. houthi militants continue to launch drones and ballistic missiles into saudi arabia at civilian areas and infrastructure, including many areas where american civilians live and work. so while we seek to urgently address the tragic toll of civilian casualties borne by yemeni civilians as a result of the saudi military's expansive air campaign, we recognize that saudi arabia does have a right and a need to defend itself, which this amendment provides for. in short, by suspending ongoing

sustainment and maintenance of saudi aircraft shown to have conducted airstrikes that resulted in civilian casualties, we take a critical and necessary step to ensuring the united states is not complicit in or supportive of this destructive, tragic war. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: madam chair, i rise to claim time in opposition with the great appreciation -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: of our chairman, greg meeks. great appreciation even if i disagree. we're all concerned with the ongoing war in yemen, including civilian casualties due to the houthis using human shields. however, sadly, many are for cussed disproportionately by saudi arabia while houthis launch indiscriminate attacks against the saudi homeland of innocent civilians where 70,000

americans live and work. we need to be aware how the rhetoric in america regarding saudi arabia and the yemen war empowers the houthis to engage in further aggression, with the murderous and intentional attacks on saudi citizens using drones and rockets, provided by the terrorist sponsoring regime in iran, which oppresses its citizens and defames the extraordinary heritage of prussia. iran perpetuates the ongoing war on terrorism. it's encouraging in recent weeks the biden administration messaging has strongly focused on the houthis intransigents, calling on the houthis to call for an immediate cease-fire immediately. the president said we would end relevant arms sales. we should wait and see the results of this new policy before adding further legislative restrictions.

we should be using our long-standing relationship with the saudis to press them to take every precaution against civilian casualties. for nearly a century, there's been a war on cultural, educational, military, partnership with the wonderful people with saudi arabia. while the amendment contains specified exceptions, it does not address the core challenge of trying to rehabilitate the u.s.-saudi partnership while trying to improve saudi actions with respect to civilian protections, as houthis howard ousley use human -- murder ousley use human shields. i don't think this will change the saudi actions. we should be standing for success of peace through strength and not the failure of war through appeasement. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks: yes. it's now my pleasure to yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from florida, the

chairman of the middle east subcommittee, mr. deutch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman only has a minute and a half remaining. and the gentleman is recognized. mr. meeks: i recognize the gentleman for the remaining time. mr. deutch: thank you, chairman meeks. madam speaker, i rise in support of chairman meeks' amendment which would clarify and advance the administration's expansion of suspend -- the crisis in yemen continues to devastate civilians who -- the de facto blockade that hinders food, medicine. the parties must commit to political negotiations to end this conflict. as military operations continue, it is critical to the united states we do not play a role in furthering civilian bloodshed. this amendment requires the department of state and department of defense to ascertain whether nicolings strikes resulted in civilian

casualties and in turn suspend u.s. support and maintenance to those units. the house voted overwhelmingly to end u.s. support for the saudi coalition's offensive and it's imperative we follow through on that promise while ensuring we protect the vital interests of the united states. we cannot allow human suffering in yemen to continue unabated. children are starving. covid is raging. enough is enough. i thank chairman meeks for his leadership, and i urge support for this amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: i humbly disagree with chairman ted deutch. usually we agree. additionally, i disagree with congressman greg -- chairman greg meeks, but i do appreciate the chairman's recognition of the iranian and houthi drone attacks on civilian communities where large numbers of americans live. and with that, i yield the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york has 15 seconds remaining. mr. meeks: i encourage my colleagues to vote for this amendment, and i yelled back --

yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: it is now in order -- pursuant to house resolution 667, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york. the question is on the amendment. all in favor, say aye. opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: i request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. . the chair understands amendment number 34 will not be offered. it is now in order to consider amendment 35 printed in part c of house report 117-125. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition