mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished speaker of the house, the gentlelady from california, ms. poe pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california, ms. pelosi, is recognized for one minute. the speaker: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his great leadership. mr. speaker, each year, more children die from gun violence than any other cause. cancer, auto accidents, any other cause. our nation has watched in unspeakable horror as assault weapons have been used in massacre after massacre, in communities across the country. and disturbingly, so many of these mass shootings have targeted our precious children. in their schools, at the movies, at the malls, and throughout our communities. that is why i rise today in strong support and re-instating the assault weapons ban along -- a long overdue step to get deadry -- deadly weapons off our streets. make no mistake, we know that an assault weapon ban can work because it has worked

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, h.r. 8404, the respect for marriage act, would reaffirm that marriage equality is and must remain the law of the land. over the past several decades, millions of lgbtq people in loving and supportive relationships have married and formed families, particularly after the supreme court ruled in oberkfell and hodges that the constitution protects marriage equality. an estimated two million children are being raised by lgbtq families today. an enormous body of research shows that stable and loving families are the foundation for children's well-being and success and children do best when their families have the critical legal protections to care for one another. thankfully, marriage equality remains constitutionally protected. and there is no indication that it will be overturned in the foreseeable future. it is and should forever be considered settled law. nonetheless, the supreme court's recent decision in dobbs vs. jackson's women health, which extinguished the constitutional

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, much of what the prior two speakers said was absolute nonsense. some was true. unfortunately, pregnancy crisis centers have been the targets of terrorism and that is deplorable. but so have abortion clinics. they didn't mention that. abortion clinics have also been the target of terrorists. the murder of a doctor comes to mind and that's equally deplorable and we should stop both of them if we can. the rest of what they said was nonsense. the supreme court, the logic, the substantive due process logic by which the court overthrew roe v. wade applies equally to obergefell, to loving, the right to interracial marriage. justice thomas mentioned that specifically. yes, he said this case doesn't involve that. we are not deciding that, yet, which is the portion of his concurrence that mr. johnson read. read the rest of his concurrence. he said, specifically, that we should overrule or reconsider obergefell and lawrence, which was consensual -- which is gay marriage, which is consen

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1301302 -- 1302, i call up h.r. 1808, the assault weapons ban and is ask for its immediate consideration. the clerk: union calendar 346, h.r. 1808, a bill to regulate assault weapon, ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1302, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary, printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consist og they have text of rule committees print 117-60, modified by the amendment printed in house report 117-448 is adopted and the bill as amended is considered as read. the bill as amended shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and control by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees. the gentleman from new york, mrn from ohio, mr. jordan, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognize

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 8404. the speaker pro tempore: granted, without objection. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend for just a moment. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. the secretary: i've been instructed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, h.r. 8404, the respect for marriage act, would reaffirm that marriage equality is and must remain the law of the land. over the past several decades, millions of lgbtq people in loving and supportive relationships have married and fo

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1224, i call up h.r. 63538, the active shooter alert act of 2022, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clert will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 290, h.r. 6538, a bill to create an active shooter alert communications network, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1224, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary printed in the bill is adopted and the bill as amended is considered asread. the bill as amended shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designee. the gentleman from new york, mrn from ohio, mr. jordan, each will control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members

mr. nadler: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, today wta

mr. nadler: thank you.adam speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 8297, the ensuring women's right to reproductive freedom act. the supreme court's disastrous decision in dobbs to overturn roe v. wade has exas ber baited what was already a dire crisis in abortion care access. one that threatens to undermine's women's equality and health. in the wake of the dobbs decision, state legislatures across the country are moving to ban abortion outright. as if that was not draconian enough, some states are also passing laws targeting people who help others obtain an abortion. this includes the notorious texas law s.b.8 which permits any person to collect a $10,000 bounty by suing someone who, quote, aids or abets an abortion. not content to strip women of their bodily autonomy and equality in their own states, some state legislatures are now contemplating efforts to inhibit of ability of women to travel out of state to obtain lawful health care including by threatening their friends, families, or employers with l

mr. nadler? just so everyone is clear, after the exchanges, this is a vote on the motion to table. >> ms. lofgren. >> miss jackson-lee votes. i >> mr. cohen? >> mr. johnson of johnson? >> johnson votes aye >> mr. deutch? >> ms. bass? >> mr. jeffries was i? mr. cicilline votes aye mr. lieu both i, mister raskin votes i. ms. demings votes i. mr. curry about i. ms. scanlon boats i. ms. garcia? mr. neguse? ms. mcbath? mr. stanton? >> aye. >> mr. stanton votes i. ms. dean? ms. escobar? ms. escobar? >> how did the chairman voice? aye. i >> aye? ms. boats aye. mr. jones? ms. ross? >> ross votes aye. >> ms. ross votes aye. ms. bush -- mr. gohmert or snow. mr. issa votes no. mr. buck byrd snow. mr. gaetz votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana about snow. mr. biggs? mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock votes no. mr. steube? >> no. >> mr. steube votes no. mr. tiffany? >> tiffany, no. >> mr. tiffany votes no. mr. massie? >> no. >> mr. massie votes no. mr. roy? >> no. >> mr. roy boats? no mr. bishop.

mr. nadler: thank you.adam speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 8297, the ensuring women's right to reproductive freedom act. the supreme court's disastrous decision in dobbs to overturn roe v. wade has exas ber baited what was already a dire crisis in abortion care access. one that threatens to undermine's women's equality and health. in the wake of the dobbs decision, state legislatures across the country are moving to ban abortion outright. as if that was not draconian enough, some states are also passing laws targeting people who help others obtain an abortion. this includes the notorious texas law s.b.8 which permits any person to collect a $10,000 bounty by suing someone who, quote, aids or abets an abortion. not content to strip women of their bodily autonomy and equality in their own states, some state legislatures are now contemplating efforts to inhibit of ability of women to travel out of state to obtain lawful health care including by threatening their friends, families, or employers with l

mr. nadler? just so everyone is clear, after the exchanges, this is a vote on the motion to table. >> ms. lofgren. >> miss jackson-lee votes. i >> mr. cohen? >> mr. johnson of johnson? >> johnson votes aye >> mr. deutch? >> ms. bass? >> mr. jeffries was i? mr. cicilline votes aye mr. lieu both i, mister raskin votes i. ms. demings votes i. mr. curry about i. ms. scanlon boats i. ms. garcia? mr. neguse? ms. mcbath? mr. stanton? >> aye. >> mr. stanton votes i. ms. dean? ms. escobar? ms. escobar? >> how did the chairman voice? aye. i >> aye? ms. boats aye. mr. jones? ms. ross? >> ross votes aye. >> ms. ross votes aye. ms. bush -- mr. gohmert or snow. mr. issa votes no. mr. buck byrd snow. mr. gaetz votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana about snow. mr. biggs? mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock votes no. mr. steube? >> no. >> mr. steube votes no. mr. tiffany? >> tiffany, no. >> mr. tiffany votes no. mr. massie? >> no. >> mr. massie votes no. mr. roy? >> no. >> mr. roy boats? no mr. bishop.

mr. lieu? >> you, chairman nadler. you're going to hear a lot of words from my republican colleagues today on this committee. all you have to do is give you one example. that is devastating to their statements. that is this, a ten year old girl got raped in ohio and got pregnant. she could not get an abortion because none of the exceptions in ohio law would've authorized it. what did mcgraw publicans do? they smeared her, they said she was lying. in fact, at least one republican member of this committee publicly tweeted that she lied. and then quietly deleted that tweet. guess what? her perpetrator was arrested. i call on any maga republican who smeared this little girl to publicly apologize. the story gets worse than that. this little girl had to go to indiana to get an abortion, or abortion care. guess what maga republicans are doing now? they're going after the doctor. that's right, they're going after the doctor who helped this little girl. because the truth is, maga and far-right republicans want government mandat

nadler: i yield back. chair lofgren: mr. bock is next but i don't see him. so, speak up. after not -- if not, mr. biggs will be recognized. rep. banks: -- reppo biggs -- rep. banks: the mavni program has been raised here and some members have not gotten a full classified briefing on the program. i would ask for that. i looked out -- it looks now to ms. rogers. all the veterans who were deported were deported based on an order of removal from an immigration judge, is that so? i think you are muted. ms. rogers: congressman, that's correct. >> i want to make that clear. dhs is using parole to allow individuals in the u.s. to circumvent the law. the recent omnibus appropriations bill required dhs to be clear on the number of parole requests received and granted and the rationale for each granted and its duration. the first report was due may 14, but we have not received that. do you know what the status of that report is? ms. rogers: i don't, but i can get back to you, congressman. >> it was due may 14. we are over one month late. i will ask if you will commit to get that to

mr. johnson: thank you. good afternoon, everyone. i'm congressman hank johnson. i'm the proud sponsor along with my colleague, mondaire jones, and also chairman jerry nadler, i'm the proud sponsor of the judiciary act of 2021. which was filed last year, which would expand the united states supreme court and add more seats to it. i'm happy to be here today with take back the court and all of my other colleagues from congress who will speak to you in a few minutes. i'd like to thank everyone and all the groups for your service to our country and your dedication to democracy. and thank you all to the groups who are not here, who are supportive of this legislation. without your engagement and advocacy, we would not even have a democracy. so i want to applaud you for your efforts. as great patriots of america. ladies and gentlemen, in case you haven't heard, the alarm bells clanging because you've been distracted by covid, the pandemic, inflation, the war in ukraine and on and on and on, the issues go. including january 6, the insurrection. there are alarm bells that are clanging. if you listen carefully, you should be able to hear them. they herald a supreme court tha