mr. grayson: mr. chair, just for the sake of perfect clarity, can i have the first few words of the amendment ead. the clerk: without objection, the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: at the end of the bill before the short title add the following new section, section, none of the funds made available by this act may be used to enter into a contract with any offerer or any of its principals if the offerer certifies as required by -- mr. grayson: i ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. the chair: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. grayson: than you, mr. chairman -- thank you, mr. chairman. this is identical to other amendments that have been inserted by voice vote in every appropriation bill that's been considered under an open rule. this will expand the list of parties the federal government is prohibited from contracting with because of misconduct on the part of those contractors. they would include contractors convicted of fraud, have violated fede

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the venezuela human rights and democracy protection act and to thank my distinguished colleague, chairwoman ileana ros-lehtinen, for her bold leadership in calling attention to the deplorable human rights situation in venezuela and for creating this meaningful diplomatic tool to assist the venezuelan people in resisting tyranny, first tyranny opposed by hugo chavez and now that of his understudy in oppression, maduro. at his core, this important initiative authorizes targeted sanctions to those who are responsible for violence and abuse, namely members of the maduro regime. the regime's silencing of democracy advocates such as mr. lopez is a violation of fundamental human rights and is an example of what makes this piece of legislation so fitting and so necessary. i also support the bill's redirection of funds towards supporting civil society groups in venezuela involved in promoting respect for democracy and fundamental freedoms, most importantly

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, according to a recent article in the "wall street journal," quote, though ba ma administration said friday it would let states decide whether to implement a key part of the health care law's small business exchanges next year. extending an earlier delay. the department of health and human services said in rules released friday that it will be up to state insurance commissioners to decide whether employers and employees at small businesses using health exchanges for workers in 2015, if they can show it would be in the best interest of the insurance market of the state, end of quote. the lengthy list of implemented obamacare delays confirm the president knows, his signature health care law is unworkable and destroys jobs. changing the law without congressional approval also shows the president wants to conceal the true consequences of the failed law until after the mid-term elections in november. we must put poll takes side and do what is best for the american people and repeal

mr. barber? mr. barber, aye. dr. fleming? dr. fleming, no. mr. carson? mr. carson? mr. kaufman? mr. kaufman, no. ms. porter. ms. porter, aye. mr. ridgeel no. mr. mcfay aye. mr. gibson, no. mr. kilmer, aye. mrs. hartsler no. mr. castro? mr. castro, aye. dr. hecht? dr. hecht no. ms. duckworth? mr. runnion, no. mr. peters, aye. mr. scott? mr. scott, no. mr. enyart aye. mr. plazo, no. mr. gaeho, aye. mr. brooks, no. mr. veezy aye. mr. nugent, no. ms. gabbert? ms. gabbert? mrs. nome? mrs. nome, no. mr. cook? mr. cook, no. mr. bridenstine, no. dr. winthrop, no. [ applause ] warski, no. mr. burn, no. mr. mcintyre? mr. lopesack? mr. lobesack, yes. mr. schuster? mr. schuster, no. mr. johnson? mr. johnson? mr. carson. >> mr. carson? ms. duckworth? ms. duckworth? ms. duckworth, aye. ms. gabbert. ms. gabbert. >> is there anyone who's not had the roll recorded? the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, the vote was 24 ayes, and 34 nos. >> the amendment is not agreed to. if there are no further amendments, the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers, for the purpose of off

>> i. >> mr. levin? >> no. >> mr. wrangle? mr. mcdurmit? mr. lewis? mr. neal? mr. bassara? >> no. >> mr. doggit? >> no. >> mr. thomas? >> no. >> mr. larson? >> no. >> mr. bloom? mr. kind? >> no. >> mr. crowley? ms. shorts? >> no. >> mr. davis? no. >> ms. sanchez? >> no >> mr. mcdurmit? >> no. >> mr. lewis? mr. neal? mr. bloomenhower? mr. pascel? mr. crowley? chairman camp? >> i. >> care -- chairman camp, i. >> 23 i's and 10 noes. >> it is agreed upon. without objections members have additional to days to provide other items. mr. teeberry? >> my bill will allow more companies to take advantage of bonus depreciation. it allows businesses to expense 50% of new equipment and bester invest for capital for create jobs most important jobs. extending bonuses is the biggest fact factor that allows businesses to grow. it has been allow today expire multiple times. by making this provision permanent businesses will have the certainty to invest, hire more people and higher wages. if a business or farmer knows they can expense necessary equipment he will have the certainty needed to bui

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: it's my understanding that the senate is in a quorum call, is that true? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: mr. president, more than a year ago -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. reid: you did tell me that, didn't you? i ask consent it be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: more than a year ago, senators shaheen and portman worked on an energy efficiency bill, a good bill. that was more than a year ago. that bill was, as i have indicated, good but during the past many months, through the energy committee, the work of ron wyden and others, that bill was improved greatly. ron wyden was chairman of that committee at the time. they have done so many good things for that legislation. we had six cosponsors, we had three democrats and three republicans. 200,000 jobs this would create and help our nation's energy proficiency significantly. so i move to proceed

mr. poe: mr. speaker, last month over 200 my jeerian girls went to school and -- nigerian girls went to school and never came home. they were stolen in the middle of the day by the terrorist boko haram, sold into sex slavery. what is the boko haram? mr. speaker this is a foreign terrorist organization, and it reined terror over parts of nigeria, primarily in the north. they get their funds by forcing people in areas they control to pay tax to them, like a protection racket. they get protection from al qaeda. it means western education is resentful. they rape, kill and pillage. they are not only a threat to nigeria but to the rest of us as well. this al qaeda-affiliated group is a bunch of thugs, bandits and outlaws but they are to be reckoned with. remember the name boko haram. they are not going away. boko haram is determined to continue their terrorist lifestyle and steal little girls, and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from

mr. flores: mr. chair, i rise today to offer a simple amendment to address an overreach by the executive branch of our government. my amendment bands the use of federal funds for the implementation of executive order 13547. executive order 13547 signed in 2010 requires the safety free-plus bureaucracy zone the ocean and the sources thereof. this amendment addresses a critical executive branch encroachment into the powers of congress set forth in our constitution. if activities being conducted under e.o. 13547 have not been authorized by congress nor have they -- appropriations been made by congress to fund these activities. mr. chair, since 2010 this body has voted in support of this amendment in a bipartisan manner several times. today i'm offering this amendment again because concerns have been raised that the effects of the recently created national ocean policy may extend well beyond restricting ocean activities. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpos

mr. gosar: mr. chairman, i rise today to offer an amendment which seeks to bolster a critical law enforcement program within commerce, justice, science and related agencies appropriation act. that program is the edward byrne memphis just assistance grant program also known as byrne jag. my amendment is fully paid for by cutting unnecessary spending elsewhere in the bill and specifically the office of justice program's research evaluation and statistics budgets were increased by $4.2 million from the f.y. 2014 levels. this amendment takes that increase and redirects those funds to the byrne j.a.g. grant program to bolster law enforcement nationwide. as we all know, one of the federal government's core responsibility is to secure the feast. the government establishes a national guard and a standing military for security purposes, but it can also assist local law enforcement with funding, critical information and joint efforts between local, state and federal officials or any of these combined. my home

mr. wolf: mr. chairman, i move the committee do now rise and report the bill back to the house with sundry amendments with the recommendation that the amendments be agreed to and the bill as amended do pass. the chair: the motion that the committee rise. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 4660 and reports the bill back to the house with sunry amendments adopted in the committee of the whole with a recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill as amended do pass. under house resolution 585, the previous question is ordered. is a separate vote demanded on any amendment reported from the committee of the whole? if not, the chair will put them engross. the question is on the adoption of the amendments. so many as are in favor say a

mr. rothfus: mr. speaker, having stepped forward to defend our country with their very lives, our veterans deserve a health care system and claims process that is both of high quality and is accountable. unfortunately, the v.a. has failed veterans in pittsburgh, phoenix, and across the nation. a world war 2 veteran from western pennsylvania survived guam, saipan, okinawa, but fell victim to legionaire's disease at the pittsburgh v.a. it's been 1 1/2 years since he died and the family is still waiting for answers and accountability. so are the families of john, clark, lloyd, and frank. unfortunately the world now knows that these are not isolated incidents. significant changes and accountability must be made at the v.a. to solve these problems. i urge all my colleagues to support the v.a. management accountability act. this bill is an important step in that direction. thank you to chairman miller for conducting the oversight necessary to bring these issues into light. i thank the speaker. i yield back.

mr. miller: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 10, and i want to thank the chairman of the committee for all of his cooperation, so we could arrive at this legislation, to bring to the floor. and i want to thank the staffs on both sides of the aisle for all the time they spent negotiating this legislation. and i'm delighted that we're here tonight to consider it. the success and opportunity through quality charter schools act, i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. i guess we'll be voting tomorrow on it, to vote in support of the legislation. my support of h.r. 10 is grounded in my commitment to our nation's public schools and my firm belief that every child and every neighborhood deserves access to a high quality public education. this bipartisan legislation would take us one step closer to making the promise of quality public schools for every child a reality. in many ways the innovations coming out of the charter school sector are helping to disprove some of the false assumpt

mr. moran: mr. chairman, how much time do i have remaining? the chair: the gentleman has 2 1/2 minutes. mr. moran: i'll speak -- i will at this point yield two minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, from the judiciary committee. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. nadler: i thank the gentleman. mr. chairman, i understand that there is an irrational fear of bringing guantanamo detainees nto the united states. even though we'd only do so to bring them to justice. the military to courts which have not been successful at prosecuting them. one of the 9/11 terrorists is in a u.s. prison. the shoe bomber is in a u.s. prison. the underwear bomber is in a u.s. prison. the times square bomber is in a new york prison -- is in a u.s. prison. we have tried and convicted terrorist master minds in u.s. considerate -- courts in my own district. others are being held at guantanamo without any prospect of a trial. ever since magna carta, we have denied the government

mr. nugent: mr. speaker, the question before the house is should the house consider h.res. 590. while it waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the committee is not aware of any point of order. the congressional budget office bills, ed while 200 would impose intergovernmental and private sector mandates und in the unfunded reform mandate, it would fall below the threshold. the gentleman was using a point of order to debate a very important issue that he cares passionately about. i'm glad he's had the opportunity to bring it forward because we tend to agree on a lot of what he's saying and he knows that. we have talked on numerous occasions. but in order to allow this house to continue in scheduled business of the day, i urge our members to vote yes on the question of consideration of the resolution, and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, may i inquire how much time i have

mr. sessions: mr. speaker, the eason why judicial watch received the information they did in an unredacted basis is because there are criminal penalties associated with that act. those criminal penalties do not exist in the congressional inquiry. the administration is simply taking advantage of that and they know that. and so do all members of congress. this administration was playing games. they're taking advantage of the structure which has been established in the relationship of trying to have the three co-exist.f government . that's where the speaker said enough is enough. when we recognize that the documents we're getting which are heavily redacted did not could he inside or agree -- coincide or agree with because they asked for it under foia, which has criminal penalties associated with it which meant that those lawyers knew exactly what they were doing and could be held to that criminal penalty point. but in providing them to congress, they would just redact it and then claim might security and

mr. reed: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. chairman, i rise today to commend your efforts along with those of the judiciary committee in bringing this legislation to the floor of the house. as you and i have met and discussed on fume russ occasions along with my good friend from indiana, mr. stutzman, this issue is important to not only many of my constituents back in western new york but also to our country. provisions in this bill such as the reforms made to bulk data collection and enhanced declassification requirements are specific ideas that were shared with me by constituents in western new york and brought to here in washington, d.c. as you know i'm happy to report through our work with you these provisions were incorporated into this legislation. mr. chairman, as this bill moves forward, i hope i have your commitment to continue to work together to assure that a balance between national security and the protection of our personal freedoms is achieved. thank you again and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentl

mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the senate will be in morning business. the time until 11:10 will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. at 11:10, there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to h.r. 3474. the senate will recess from 12:3 until 2:15 to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. mr. president, i move to proceed to executive session to senate calendar number 667. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, rosemary marquez of arizona to be united states district judge. mr. reid: mr. president, there is a cloture motion at the desk. i would ask the chair to order it reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: closings. we the undersigned senators in accordance with the p

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, welcome to witch-hunt week here in the united states house of representatives. our economy is slowly recovering. slower than any of us would like. millions of unemployed americans have been left behind because their unemployment benefits have expired. our immigration system is broken. millions of americans are living in poverty because they don't earn enough to make ends meet. and we have a pay equity issue where women on average earn less than men for doing the same job. i mean, climate change is a real issue and getting worse. and so what is the response from the house republican leadership? a jobs bill? no. a fully funded transportation bill? no. an extension of long-term unemployment benefits? no. comprehensive immigration reform? no. an increase of the minimum wage? no way. a pay equity bill? no. a sensible energy policy? no. of course not. not from this leadership. you know, when it comes to jobs economy, my he republican friends have no ideas. and here's the deal. they

mr. mrs. gnome. mrs. gnome votes no. mr. cook. mr. cook votes no. mr. bridenstein. mr.bridenstein votes no. dr. wentrip. dr. wentrip votes no. mrs. wilorski. no. mr. burn. mr. burn votes no. mr. jones. mr. hunter. mr. hunter votes no. chairm chairman. >> are there any other members who wish to record or change a vote? clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, there were 28 aye votes, 32 no votes. >> the amendment is not agreed to. if there are no further amemt , amendmen amendments, the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia mr. whitman for the pups of offering a motion. the question is on the motion of the gentleman from virginia. members in favor say aye. those opposed say no. a quorum being present, the ayes have it and the motion is agreed to. committee will now receive the report of the subcommittee on strategic forces pursuant to committee rule 17 and in consultation with the ranking member will postpone all of the recorded votes on the amendments in this particular subcommittee mark until the end of the subcommittee mark. chair recognizes the chairman o

and mr. ginsburg is the one that is ultimately in charge of the department that mr. ginsburg not willfully, but, did not comply with the sunshine ordinance, as he was required to comply with it and as the department and i don't think that there is anything pajoritive there. and let me just finish, and i think that both you and mr. ginsburg could rest easy that we would not be in any way trying to tarish mr. ginsburg or say that he is a bad person, or has done gerer or say that he is a bad person, or has done something evil,that they represented by the decision for him. >> and it is helpful if it is between the ethics commission or the sunshine ordinance task force for the clear direction to the department that does this apply to all 80,000 records that we have, is this specific to this case, because, you know, as i have tried to represent here, weengaged as he represented and we have conflicted advice from the sunshine ordinance task force and our city concern... and i think that will be help

mr. rothfus: mr. speaker, having stepped forward to defend our country with their very lives, our veterans deserve a health care system and claims process that is both of high quality and is accountable. unfortunately, the v.a. has failed veterans in pittsburgh, phoenix, and across the nation. a world war 2 veteran from western pennsylvania survived guam, saipan, okinawa, but fell victim to legionaire's disease at the pittsburgh v.a. it's been 1 1/2 years since he died and the family is still waiting for answers and accountability. so are the families of john, clark, lloyd, and frank. unfortunately the world now knows that these are not isolated incidents. significant changes and accountability must be made at the v.a. to solve these problems. i urge all my colleagues to support the v.a. management accountability act. this bill is an important step in that direction. thank you to chairman miller for conducting the oversight necessary to bring these issues into light. i thank the speaker. i yield back.

mr. reed: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. chairman, i rise today to commend your efforts along with those of the judiciary committee in bringing this legislation to the floor of the house. as you and i have met and discussed on fume russ occasions along with my good friend from indiana, mr. stutzman, this issue is important to not only many of my constituents back in western new york but also to our country. provisions in this bill such as the reforms made to bulk data collection and enhanced declassification requirements are specific ideas that were shared with me by constituents in western new york and brought to here in washington, d.c. as you know i'm happy to report through our work with you these provisions were incorporated into this legislation. mr. chairman, as this bill moves forward, i hope i have your commitment to continue to work together to assure that a balance between national security and the protection of our personal freedoms is achieved. thank you again and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentl

mr. bacchus. mr. issa. mr. forbes. king. mr. frank. t. mr. jordan. mr. poe. mr. marino. mr.chaffetz. mr. gaudi. mr. ferran fe farenthal. mr. collins. mr. conyers. mr. nadler. mr. scott. ms. lofgren. ms. jackson lee. mr. cohen. mr. johnson. chu. mr. deutsch. mr. george foot snow. mr. gutierrez. richmond. benne. been mr. garcia. jeffries ssolini ly votes aye. >> the gentleman from idaho? >> other members who have not voted who wish to vote? aye. garcia votesay votes aye. leave votese ye.tes a of missouri mr. chairman -- >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? votes aye. e mr. nadler votes no. mr. chairman, 14 members voted i aye, 11 members voted no. >> amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to hr 3361, authored by ms. lofgren of california. after the last section entitled three, add the following section. section 30 x, limiting the collection of u.s. persons communications to those that include the target of an authorized investigation. 50 usc 1881 av -- >> i ask -- >>ous consent that the recognized. >> mr. chairman, i believe that this amendment f

mr. cummings: mr. speaker, as i close, i want to remind all of my colleagues several references have been made to the oath that we take every two years in this chamber. and every two years we extend in this chamber and say i will swear and support and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. the first words we say. but it's interesting that in the beginning of that swearing-in is that we will defend the constitution of the united states of america. and yesterday, we had a very interesting argument in rules when one of the members of the rules committee questioned whether when one becomes a public employee, whether they then lose their rights as an american citizen. and it is clear that those rights do stand no matter whether you are a public servant or whether you are a janitor at some coffee shop. and we are in a situation today where we need to be very clear what's happening. not since mccarthy has this been tried, that is the stripping away of an american citizen's constitut

mr. issa: mr. speaker, i would like to yield one minute to the distinguished the gentleman from rom ohio, mr. order and -- jordan -- mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the motion and seek time in opposition. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. issa: i yield one minute to the gentleman from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: in response to the ranking member, it's not 39 interviews, it's 40. we did another one yesterday and that's going to lead to another one because we learned information yesterday. and the minority staff has released parts of those depositions. we'll release them all when we hear from lois. here's what we did learn yesterday in the 40th, richard, from the department of justice said this in the fall of 2010 at loisepartment, i contacted that justice and the i.r.s. were working together back in 2010, all the more reason we need to hear from lois lerner and the only way to get to the truth is thro

mr. reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 368, which is the shaheen-portman, energy efficiency legislation. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 368, s. 2262 a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the time until 11:00 will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. at 11:00 this morning there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the energy efficiency bill. the senate will recess as we do on virtually every tuesday, from 12:30 to 2:15 for our weekly caucus meetings. i would advise all senators that at 2:15 today we'll do our congressional photo that we do every two years. so i hope that everyone will make sure they're here on time so we have everyone in the photo. additionally, m

mr. moran: mr. chairman, sections 528 and 529 of this bill would restrict the department of justice from transferring detainees to the united states. the problem with this is that guantanamo is now a rallying cry for extremists around the world and until we transfer and try these detainees, there is no denying that guantanamo is hurting our national security. and so my amendment would strike sections 52 and 529 -- 528 and 529 and i will yield myself approximately three minutes and then yield to mr. nattler. -- nadler. mr. chairman, we're currently pending $2,670,000 per detainee per year at guantanamo. compared to $34,000 per year at a high security federal prison here in the united states. in f.y. 2014 the department of defense estimates that it's going to spend $435 million in operations of personnel costs to operate this facility. that money could so much better be spent on military readiness, medical research, improving the quality of life for our men and women in uniform. the fact is, mr. chair

mr. sessions: mr. speaker, i would like to yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia, majority leader of the house of representatives, the gentleman, mr. cantor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: i thank the chairman. today in , i rise strong support of this resolution to proceed with the select committee to find out what happened at the american consulate in benghazi libya, on the night of september 11, 2012. mr. speaker, it has been two years since a terror attack claimed the lives of four brave americans in benghazi. ambassador jay christopher stevens. u.s. foreign service information management officer sean smith, dougherty sale glen and foamer navy seal and bronze star recipient tyrone woods. and over the past two years our committees in the house have aggressively investigated what happened that night in benghazi and the obama administration preparedness and response to those terror attacks. unfortunately, the white house is engaged in a pattern of obstructio

mr. kline: mr. chairman, i rise in support of the manager's amendment which makes important changes to the bill to support the growth of high-performing charter schools. charter schools have choice and flexibility in education, reform-minded states and school districts have embraced this innovative educational model to transform underperforming traditional public school. it improves charter school programs and the underlying bill by clarifying the grant award language to make sure it is used for intended purposes. it adds quality authorizing provisions to include looking at school nutrition rates and ask states to discipline practices to promote student retention. mr. chairman, the act is an important piece of legislation that will streamline and modernize the charter school program to startup and republically occasion of high quality schools. it includes changes to improve the underlying legislation. i urge my colleagues to support the manager's amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the c

mr. moran: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. moran: mr. president, there's been a lost conversation among -- there's been a lot of conversation among many of us mere ihere in the senate about e circumstances we find ourselves in at the department of veterans affairs and its ability to provide the necessary care and benefits for our military men and women who have become and are becoming veterans. what we heard last week in the veterans' affairs committee was very disturbing to me because it still appears that the department of the veterans affairs has no plan to solve circumstances our veterans find themselves in. who in this country would we expect to have access in the most timely fashion, to the highest quality of care, other than those who served our country and who were promised, a commitment was made to them to make certain that those benefits would be a

mr. huizenga: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2203, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? > i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise. and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. huizenga: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the les and pass h.r. 2939, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2939, a bi

>> mr. speaker, -- mr. garamendi: i ask unanimous withdraw my request that the amendment stand rejected by voice vote. the chair: without objection to the request. hearing none, the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the chair: amendment number 5 house report 113-455 offered by mr. garamendi of california, as modified. the chair: is there objection to the request? without objection, the request for a record vote is withdrawn. amendment, as modified, is ejected. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in to amend titles 5 and 28, united states code, to require annual reports to congress on, and the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the united 455 in the following order -- amendment number 1 by mr. blumenauer of oregon, amendment number 3 by ms. sanchez of california and amendment number 6 by mr. daines of montana. the chair will reduce to two mi

mr. polis: mr. speaker, we and my colleagues on the rules committee have tried to make this process work. we tried to propose a bipartisan way of paying for these efforts. we tried to propose a balanced way for this committee to go about its business. but at every turn we were shot down. and that's why i asked my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, who care about honoring those who lost their lives, who care about getting to the bottom of the events, join me in opposing this rule and defeating the previous question so that we may begin a process that has the confidence of the american people rather than just speaks to one partisan base or the other. the american people deserve this institution acting in its best -- at its best with regard to this matter. democrats and republicans acting in concert, both enjoying the hour of subpoena -- power of subpoena, the ability to schedule witnesses, equal the resources on the committee, so we can have a full objective -- full, objective and hopefully unanim

mr. clay: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. woodall: by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 585 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 108, house resolution 585, resolved, that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 4660, making appropriations for the departments of commerce and justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2015, and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlle

mrs. miller: mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the concurrents remain lesion -- concurrent resolution. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. miller: mee, i yield myself -- mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. i rise in support of this bill which authorizes the use of the emancipation hall on june 8 to celebrate king kamehameha. commemorating the life and legacy of king kamehameha is an opportunity for the hawaiian people to celebrate their very, very rich history and culture, not just amongst themselves but with the entire world. such a celebration is fitting to take place in our nation's capitol where hawaiians and non-hawaiians alike can learn about this extraordinary ruler. on june 11, the people of hawaii will celebrate the annual kamehameha day, commemorating the life of kamehameha the great, who between 1795 and 1810 unified the islands into the kingdom of hawaii. the resol

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, is s. 2262 now pending? the presiding officer: it is. mr. reid: motion to proceed to it, is that right? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: i have a cloture motion that i would ask be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 368, s. 2262, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry and for other purposes ux signed by 17, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. reid: i ask the mandatory quorum under rule 2 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate

mr. poe: mr. speaker, it was 70 years ago the sky was gray, the rain dealt pelted the teenage americans as they were part of the greatest amphibious attack in world history. it was june 6, 1944. d-day. the rough seas of the english channel tossed the g.i.'s about in the landing craft as they came under intense brutal fire from the enemy on the french shore. in spite of high casualties on the beaches they moved forward. they climbed the unbelievable cliffs, and the troops were successful in driving the enemy from the french coast. my dad, sergeant virgil poe, was one of them who came later. the g.i.'s came, they liberated and some went home. the others lie in braves atop the cliffs of normandy, france. their crosses and stars of david glisten in the sun where 9,000 americans are buried. we appreciate and remember all of them for giving up their youth so we could have a future. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose do

mr. duncan: mr.peaker, the number of veterans has declined by several million in recent years due to deaths and decreases in the numbers of our military. yet, the problems in the v.a. and complaints by veterans about poor treatment and long delays have grown by leaps and bounds. it is definitely not a money problem because no department or agency has received the megabillions and half percentage increases that the congress has given to the v.a. yet, despite years of criticism from members of congress and the media, the problems have grown worse. the only effective solution is competition. i said in a speech to a veterans' group many years ago that eligible veterans should be given a card and allowed to go to any hospital they choose, including those considered to be the best in the nation. and this way v.a. hospitals would be forced to provide better service or congress could and should close the ones very apidly declining and low occupancy rates. mr. speaker, our veterans deserve the best medical tr

mr. wolf: i recognize mr. young from indiana for two minutes. caller: the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. young: i rise today first in recognition of the great professional service, public service offered by the chairman, appreciate that so much. also rise in support of h.r. 4660, the commerce, justice, science and related agencies appropriations act that he and his staff have worked so hard on. this important measure provides funding for a number of vital agencies, of course. one of which is the office 69 united states -- of the united states trade representative. provides funding for the ustr to continue advocating for the t.p.p. in the transatlantic trade and investment partnership or t tip. and continue enforcing existing free trade agreements. more specifically funding through this bill and funding of ustr will protect intellectual property rights abroad. i continue to maintain very serious concerns with canada's misapplication of internationally recognized patent standards

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: can we have order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senate will please be in order. the majority leader. mr. reid: we're going to have one more vote tonight and we're going to have starting at 11:15 tomorrow, we could have up to five votes. so that's it for tonight. we yielded back the time but i ask consent that senator mccain be recognized for up to one minute. mr. mccain: thank you. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: i'd like to mention to my colleagues with this vote, we will be making history in some respects and i think we should all be proud of the fact that this nominee, diane humetewa of the hopi tribe will be the first native american woman to be on the federal bench. i appreciate a positive vote. it's a proud moment for her, her tribe and native americans. thank you. the presiding officer: under the previous order -- is there a sufficient second? there is a suff

mr. scott. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. schwartz, in many cases the scholarship requires you to play, in most cases? >> my understanding is until 2011 the ncaa mandated that the scholarship could only be for one year whether schools wanted to give one or not. if you stop playing during the course of that year, you were allowed to continue for that year after which the scholarship would not be renewed. the current deal -- >> some colleges you get a scholarship, and you can continue whether you play or not, isn't that right? if you have a needs-based scholarship? >> if you choose not to play football, the schools have the option to terminate the aid and at the end of that year. >> you indicated the number of hours that had to be committed. is an athlete required to comply with that schedule? >> you know, in the nlrb hearing the facts that came out that weren't con controverted, it's , 50, 60-hour half a-week job during the season and about half that off season. >> can a student ever be, before the ruling, could a student ever

mr. cummings: mr. speaker, as i close, i want to remind all of my colleagues several references have been made to the oath that we take every two years in this chamber. and every two years we extend in this chamber and say i will swear and support and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. the first words we say. but it's interesting that in the beginning of that swearing-in is that we will defend the constitution of the united states of america. and yesterday, we had a very interesting argument in rules when one of the members of the rules committee questioned whether when one becomes a public employee, whether they then lose their rights as an american citizen. and it is clear that those rights do stand no matter whether you are a public servant or whether you are a janitor at some coffee shop. and we are in a situation today where we need to be very clear what's happening. not since mccarthy has this been tried, that is the stripping away of an american citizen's constitut

mr. turner. >> mr. chairman i speak in opposition and with all due respect i appreciate the hard work on the issue of sexual assault that ms. speier has contributed. this review was correctly described taking the issue of prosecution out of the chain of command which has already been previously rejected by this body and is recently been subject to a vote in the senate. this amendment is different from the actual one that was before but the concept is similar. specifically, we do have the response systems to adult sexual assault crimes panel that is currently ongoing. that panel is looking at the uniform court of military justice before we do something to restructure the uniform code of military justice it really needs to be done on a full-scale basis and just one footnote from my ranking member the sentence in california's three years. i yield back. thank you. >> is there further debate on the amendment? ms. tsongas. >> thank you mr. chairman. i want to thank congressman spierer for raising this very im

mr. doggett: mrs. maloney has spoken already this afternoon in connection with another bill and i yield her two minutes to address the issues raised by this bill and the serious problem of sex trafficking. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i rise in strong support of this bill. it is extremely important and there is no politics in sex trafficking. this body is often described as being bitterly partisan, but today that is not the case as voices on both sides of the aisle and hard work on both sides of the aisle have joined to work to try to make it better and try to stop this abuse. have already heard that and that trafficking human beings is a modern form of slavery and the incidents in foster children is tremendously high. a foster child angela came to my office one day and told me the story that at 10 years old the boyfriend of her foster mother started selling her as a titute and her younger brother. she was horrified one day when she saw a picture o

i want to again thank mr. mcgovern, mr. franks, mr. pitts, and mrs. smith for co-sponsoring this resolution. i believe pass and of the resolution will send a strong message to the burmese government and i would urge my colleagues to support this measure. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio yields back. the gentleman from california refreshes -- reserves. the gentleman from new york. is recognized. mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. i now yield to the author of the resolution, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speakers and i want to thank my colleague, mr. engel, for yielding me the time and for his leadership on this and so ny other issues of human rights. i also want to thank chairman royce for his support and chairman chabot, i appreciate all that you do for human rights. i admire all these gentleman who we

mr. poe: mr. speaker, in the changing world full of danger, the greatest threat to the united states and the rest of the world remains the same -- the iranian regime. this was once again demonstrated through the words of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini. in a speech he said the iranians that wish to negotiate with the united states are committing treason. he made it clear that the jihad battle will continue endlessly until they get rid of the oppressors with america at the head of it. mr. speaker, the iranian regime believes their battle will not be over until america is destroyed. the blissful, unrealistic and naive hope to the contrary, iran has no plans to stop its developments of nukes. they said the scientific advancement of the last 12 years in iran cannot stop under any circumstances. iran has time and time again lied about its nuclear weapons capability and development. america should realize that the ruler of iran wants to destroy us in the name of religion by any means necessary

mr. cardin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to margot hecht, a member of my legislative staff during today's session of the senate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, i rise today in support of the nominations of george hazel and theodore chuang to be united states district judges for the district of maryland. let me say from the beginning that i am very proud in the manner in which senator mikulski, the southern senator from maryland, and i have established a process to review and make recommendations to the president for the vacancies in the united states district for maryland. we've used the process that we think works. iit get us the most qualified individuals and the two today are certainly an example of highly qualified individual whose want to be judges for the right reasons. they have a demonstrated track record of public service. i particularly appreciate their commitment to pro bono. they understand that the courts ne

mr. reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 384, s. 2363, which is the hagan sportsmen's legislation. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to the consideration of s. 2363, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 1:45 today. the time until then will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or our designees. with the majority controlling the first 30 minutes, the republicans the second 30 minutes. additionally, senator leahy will control the final five minutes and senator paul will control the five minutes prior to the president pro tempore's statement. at 1:45, there will be two roll call votes. the first vote will be on confirmation of the nomination of da