[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 89 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H3933-H3968]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL AGRICULTURE REFORM AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2013
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cassidy). Pursuant to House Resolution
271 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration
of the bill, H.R. 1947.
Will the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) kindly resume
the chair.
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In the Committee of the Whole
Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and continuation of
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture
through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes, with Ms. Ros-Lehtinen
(Acting Chair) in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Wednesday,
June 19, 2013, amendment No. 58, printed in part B of House Report 113-
117, offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), had
been disposed of.
Amendment No. 98 Offered by Mr. Pitts
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 98
printed in part B of House Report 113-117.
Mr. PITTS. Madam Chairman, I rise to offer my amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Strike subtitle C of title I (sugar) and insert the
following:
Subtitle C--Sugar
SEC. 1301. SUGAR PROGRAM.
(a) Sugarcane.--Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) 18 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of the
2014 through 2018 crop years.''.
(b) Sugar Beets.--Section 156(b)(2) of the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
7272(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting
``2018''.
(c) Effective Period.--Section 156(i) of the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
7272(i)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting
``2018''.
SEC. 1302. FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR.
(a) In General.--Section 359b of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking
``2012'' and inserting ``2018''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``at reasonable
prices'' after ``stocks''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``but'' after the
semicolon at the end and inserting ``and''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) appropriate to maintain adequate domestic supplies at
reasonable prices, taking into account all sources of
domestic supply, including imports.''.
(b) Establishment of Flexible Marketing Allotments.--
Section 359c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1359cc) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``but'' after the
semicolon at the end and inserting ``and''; and
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(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) appropriate to maintain adequate supplies at
reasonable prices, taking into account all sources of
domestic supply, including imports.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``at reasonable
prices'' after ``market''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(1)--
(A) by striking ``Adjustments.--'' and all that follows
through ``Subject to subparagraph (B), the'' and inserting
``Adjustments.--The''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B).
(c) Suspension or Modification of Provisions.--Section 359j
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359jj)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Suspension or Modification of Provisions.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the
Secretary may suspend or modify, in whole or in part, the
application of any provision of this part if the Secretary
determines that the action is appropriate, taking into
account--
``(1) the interests of consumers, workers in the food
industry, businesses (including small businesses), and
agricultural producers; and
``(2) the relative competitiveness of domestically produced
and imported foods containing sugar.''.
(d) Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas.--Section 359k of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 359K. ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF RATE QUOTAS.
``(a) Establishment.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, at the beginning of the quota year, the Secretary
shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and
refined sugar at no less than the minimum level necessary to
comply with obligations under international trade agreements
that have been approved by Congress.
``(b) Adjustment.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (a), the Secretary
shall adjust the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and
refined sugar to provide adequate supplies of sugar at
reasonable prices in the domestic market.
``(2) Ending stocks.--Subject to paragraphs (1) and (3),
the Secretary shall establish and adjust tariff-rate quotas
in such a manner that the ratio of sugar stocks to total
sugar use at the end of the quota year will be approximately
15.5 percent.
``(3) Maintenance of reasonable prices and avoidance of
forfeitures.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may establish a different
target for the ratio of ending stocks to total use if, in the
judgment of the Secretary, the different target is necessary
to prevent--
``(i) unreasonably high prices; or
``(ii) forfeitures of sugar pledged as collateral for a
loan under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272).
``(B) Announcement.--The Secretary shall publicly announce
any establishment of a target under this paragraph.
``(4) Considerations.--In establishing tariff-rate quotas
under subsection (a) and making adjustments under this
subsection, the Secretary shall consider the impact of the
quotas on consumers, workers, businesses (including small
businesses), and agricultural producers.
``(c) Temporary Transfer of Quotas.--
``(1) In general.--To promote full use of the tariff-rate
quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations that provide that any country that has been
allocated a share of the quotas may temporarily transfer all
or part of the share to any other country that has also been
allocated a share of the quotas.
``(2) Transfers voluntary.--Any transfer under this
subsection shall be valid only on voluntary agreement between
the transferor and the transferee, consistent with procedures
established by the Secretary.
``(3) Transfers temporary.--
``(A) In general.--Any transfer under this subsection shall
be valid only for the duration of the quota year during which
the transfer is made.
``(B) Following quota year.--No transfer under this
subsection shall affect the share of the quota allocated to
the transferor or transferee for the following quota year.''.
(e) Effective Period.--Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a)) is amended by
striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2018''.
SEC. 1303. REPEAL OF FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR
BIOENERGY PRODUCERS.
(a) In General.--Section 9010 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 359a(3)(B) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa(3)(B)) is amended--
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon
at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' at the end and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking clause (iii).
(2) Section 359b(c)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
``, except for'' and all that follows through `` of 2002''.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 271, the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts) and a Member opposed each will control 10
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, for those of us in support of my amendment,
I will divide 5 minutes under the control of Congressman Danny Davis, 5
minutes on my side.
I rise in support of my amendment, one that would reform our
government's sugar program. For too long, we've seen these subsidies
and market protections drive up costs on taxpayers, consumers, and
businesses. Let me highlight some of the costs now:
Consumers are paying an extra $3.5 billion a year to subsidize this
policy.
Taxpayers are set to foot a bill of $239 million over the next
several years, according to the CBO. The CBO estimated our amendment
would save $73 million.
American workers are paying the price in job losses. Nearly 127,000
jobs were lost by sugar-using industries between 1997 and 2011. At risk
are an additional 600,000 manufacturing jobs.
My amendment would help get the price of sugar closer to the world
price. It does so by reforming the sugar program, not repealing it.
American sugar is still going to have its support program much the same
as it did before the 2008 farm bill. We're simply returning to those
policies in order to get a more competitive price, one that will help
consumers, manufacturers, and even growers.
Under the 2008 farm bill, refined sugar prices have averaged 68
percent more than under the 2002 farm bill. Our detractors are quick to
point out that sugar prices are falling, but then they neglected to
tell the taxpayer that they are set to bail out the sugar industry,
possibly by amounts of $100 million a year in the coming years. So at
the same time this reckless policy sticks the costs of subsidies to
consumers, we are set to start spending taxpayer money on supporting
sugar farmers, even while the price of U.S. sugar was 64 percent higher
than the world price last year.
All we are seeking to do is to return the sugar program to what it
was under the 2002 farm bill policy. I'm not sure about you, but I
don't remember having any trouble getting sugar into my coffee in 2008.
But since the last farm bill, companies have been struggling to find
affordable sugar, so much so that Canada has actively been advertising
to our manufacturing base that they have access to cheaper sugar.
Furthermore, the inflated price of sugar has incentivized Mexico to
dump sugar into our market.
So, we're losing jobs to the north, and we're getting hit from
foreign sugar from the south due to this reckless policy. So let's
reform it. Let's get back into the free market, into the sugar market.
Let's get American jobs to stay here. Let's save consumers and
taxpayers money. Let's reform our sugar policy.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chair, I'd like to claim the time in opposition.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 10
minutes.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee.
Mr. LUCAS. Madam Chairman, we hear a lot from the proponents of this
amendment about moving American companies to Mexico and to Canada. But
that has nothing to do with the price of sugar. It has everything to do
with labor costs, health care costs, and trying to get every penny out
of the American farmer.
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Have any of you seen the price of sugar, cakes or cookies plummet
over the last few years as sugar prices have decreased by 55 percent?
No, you haven't.
You will hear a lot from the proponents of this amendment about the
high prices of sugar--so high indeed that restaurants give it away and
that you can buy a five-pound bag of sugar for almost nothing. The idea
that adopting this amendment is going to somehow create a free market
for sugar is ludicrous.
The world sugar market is one of the most distorted markets in the
world. Adopting this amendment or even repealing sugar policy would do
nothing but subject the U.S. to that distorted
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market even more than we are today, cost a lot of farmers their
livelihoods, and cost this country an industry with all the jobs and
economic activity that go with it. Let's be quite clear, the U.S. is
already one of the largest sugar importers in the world.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. PETERSON. I yield the gentleman 1 minute.
Mr. LUCAS. The second argument is that we are all of a sudden going
to have cheaper sugar if we adopt this amendment.
What bothers me the most about this argument is that it was made when
sugar prices were 55 percent higher, and it is made just the same when
prices are in the tank. How cheap is cheap enough for those who are
backing this amendment?
They claim that consumers are being bilked by the high price of
sugar, but have any of our colleagues noticed a drop in the price of
candy bars as manufacturers faithfully pass along to consumers the
savings from a 55 percent drop in sugar prices? Of course not.
Sugar policy has operated at zero cost to the taxpayers for 10 years
now. Our farmers are efficient and competitive. Consumers in this
country enjoy cheaper sugar than anywhere else in the world, and sugar
users enjoy a reliable source of safe sugar.
Candy makers are reporting strong profits as sugar farmers and
processors struggle. Neither today's climate nor the climate of 55
percent higher prices was caused by sugar policy. It was caused by
conditions in a distorted market. All sugar policy does is provide a
low-level safety net so farmers can repay their loan principal plus
interest and farm another day.
I urge my colleagues to reject the amendment.
Mr. PITTS. Madam Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis.)
The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Illinois will
control 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Chairman, let's be clear:
unequivocally, and without a doubt, we know that the sugar subsidy
raises the price of sugar on the domestic market in this country.
I know that I have lost out of my congressional district major candy
makers and food processors who left town--not because of labor costs,
not because of any rifts, but because they were paying so much for the
price of sugar that they knew that if they went to Mexico, if they went
to Canada that they could get sugar at a much lower price.
I don't know why we help 4,000 sugar growers at the expense of
600,000 workers in America. I say vote ``yes'' for the Pitts-Davis-
Blumenauer-Goodlatte amendment. When you do that, you are helping the
guy who gets a cup of coffee and needs to use sugar for the sweetener.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. PETERSON. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr.
Kildee).
Mr. KILDEE. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. This
is nothing but an attack on the thousands of family farms in my
district and across the country.
The district I represent is home to Michigan Sugar, a co-op owned by
900 American family farmers. The idea of Big Sugar is flat-out false.
To compare a co-op, a growers' co-op such as Michigan Sugar, to a
large, multinational corporation is fallacy and wrong.
Back in my district, when I visit these hardworking third- and
fourth-generation farmers, all they ask for is a fair and even playing
field. These farmers work hard, they play by the rules, and they
shouldn't be punished, as this amendment would do. That's why I stand
with the American family farms and not foreign government-subsidized
sugar.
Big corporate food processors are not moving overseas because of
sugar costs; they are moving overseas to avoid providing health care
and living wages to their workers. Furthermore, if Big Business is able
to target one crop at a time, the entire farm bill loses its worth.
If you support family farms, you will oppose this amendment.
Mr. PITTS. Madam Chairman, at this time I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the
distinguished vice chair of the Ag Committee, the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte).
Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Chairman, this FARRM Bill reforms many commodity
programs. It makes major policy changes that leave no commodity
untouched except for one. This bill makes absolutely no change to the
sugar program. In fact, the sugar program wasn't even given the
scrutiny of an audit hearing.
Under this bill, we are being asked to demand sacrifices from farmers
in our districts. Wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton, peanuts, and rice--
these commodities and more are undergoing major changes and
contributing to the deficit reduction in this bill. But we're asked to
believe that the sugar program and the sugar program alone is so
perfect that it must be left untouched, it cannot be reformed or even
discussed. I respectfully disagree.
The sugar program needs to be reformed for many reasons:
First, all serious studies show that the sugar program increases food
costs. Economists at Iowa State University put this consumer cost at up
to $3.5 billion a year for the first 4 years of the 2008 farm bill.
Second, because it harms the competitiveness of U.S. food
manufacturing, the sugar program costs jobs. The Iowa State study
estimated that as many as 20,000 new jobs a year could be created if
sugar policy were fully reformed. The U.S. Department of Commerce found
that for every sugar industry job saved by the program, three good
manufacturing jobs were lost.
Third, current sugar policy may not have cost taxpayers at the
moment, but the Congressional Budget Office projects that it will in
the future. The Feedstock Flexibility Program--which was added to the
sugar policy in 2008--is forecast to cost $193 million.
I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
Fourth, the sugar program constitutes an almost unbelievable
government intrusion into private business decisions. Under the
marketing allotment system, the federal government tells every sugar
company the exact amount of sugar that it is legal for the company to
sell, down to the pound. USDA issues press releases every year with
each private company's exact sales quota listed. Can you imagine what
my colleagues would call that if we did it in any other industry in
America? It is a pure command-and-control regime.
For all these reasons, I believe we need a serious discussion about
sugar policy. A case could be made to repeal it completely. But that is
not what I am proposing.
This amendment does not repeal the sugar program or sugar import
quotas.
Instead, the amendment removes several features that were added to
sugar policy in 2008, and makes some additional program reforms.
Specifically, it eliminates--new restrictions that prevent Secretary
Vilsack from increasing import quotas between October 1 and April 1,
and require that he set the import quota at the bare minimum allowed
under our international obligations, regardless of market needs; the
Feedstock Flexibility Program, which requires the government to buy up
surplus sugar and re-sell it to ethanol plants at a loss to taxpayers;
a de facto domestic content requirement, which prevents USDA from
reducing marketing allotments below 85% of the market, even if that
would save the government money; and price support increases that were
mandated in 2008. This part of the amendment is scored by CBO as
contributing to a net savings of $73 million.
The amendment also makes the sugar program more flexible and
transparent: first, by permitting developing countries to lease one
another's sugar quotas temporarily, thus allowing small quota-holding
countries that no longer produce sugar to derive some benefit from
their quotas, and ensuring that all quota sugar will actually be
imported; second, by setting a goal that ending stocks of sugar will be
approximately 15.5% of total demand, thereby making policies more
transparent; and third, by restoring Secretary Vilsack's authority to
suspend marketing allotments in emergency conditions, authority taken
away in 2008.
In 2008, Congress went too far in shackling sugar policy with new
market-shorting provisions. We have seen the results in the four years
after enactment of the farm bill.
With USDA unable to increase imports even when supplies were tight,
both wholesale and retail sugar prices in the United States have set
all-time records.
At the same time, the gap between U.S. and world sugar prices widened
far beyond historic levels.
Supplies were so tight in the summer of 2010 that the United States
imported 200,000 tons of ``high-tier'' or ``over-quota'' sugar. This
means the importer willingly paid a tariff that
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is deliberately set so high as to be prohibitive in normal conditions.
There was simply no other sugar available from U.S., Mexican or quota
sources.
Once again, our amendment does not change the basic tenets of sugar
policy. A good case can be made to do that, but I fully understand that
many of my colleagues would not support a repeal. Instead, this
amendment rolls back counterproductive policies that have distorted
markets and increased consumer costs since they were enacted in 2008.
The amendment's scope is modest, but it is genuine reform. I once
again ask my colleagues: Do you really believe that we should cut
programs for farmers in your district, but leave sugar policy
absolutely untouched? If you do not believe that, please vote for the
sugar reform amendment.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chairman, I am pleased now to yield 1 minute to
the chairman of the subcommittee that deals with this, the gentleman
from Texas (Mr. Conaway).
Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Chairman, I rise in opposition to the gentleman's
amendment.
Sugar users and folks who buy it by the ton are not going broke. If
you look at Hershey, which is one of the main proponents for changing
this policy, in 2007 they made $217 million--I don't begrudge them
that; I wish I were a shareholder. In 2012, they made $660 million--a
threefold increase in their prices. Their own annual report says that
sugar costs went from 54 cents a pound to 37 cents a pound, and that
that would not be reflected in their prices because of the way they
manage the rest of their business. If the sugar buyers were actually
going broke, then that would be reflected in one of the largest sugar
users, which is Hershey.
This is about protecting American producers, men and women who get up
every morning to fight the fight for American agriculture and grow
sugar, process sugar, so that you and I can pick it up off a table free
and walk out of a restaurant with it.
The current policy works. Often, if it's not broke, don't fix it.
This also fits in the category that if a fellow is down, you don't kick
him. The sugar industry is down right now because of a 52 percent
decrease in the price of sugar. Let's don't kick them while they're
down.
This current policy works. Let's don't fix it, because it's not
broken. And the $38 million pro-rated over 10 years is a bargain.
Oppose this amendment.
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Chairman, I now yield 1 minute
to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran).
Mr. MORAN. Madam Chairwoman, I don't have any sugar manufacturing
jobs in my district, let alone any sugar beet farms or sugar cane
fields, but all of my constituents and all of the constituents of every
Member of this body pay a share of the $3.5 billion annual hidden food
tax on consumers. So it seems to me that's what this is about.
And to go from the personal to the national, according to the U.S.
Department of Commerce, for each sugar production job saved, this sugar
program has eliminated three jobs in food manufacturing. Three jobs
lost for every job saved. So if we're really about creating jobs and
not losing them, we ought to reform this sugar program.
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Current policy keeps sugar prices higher than the world market price
and that encourages food manufacturing jobs to move offshore. As a
result, between 1997 and 2011, 127,000 jobs were lost in segments of
the food and beverage industries that use sugar to make their products.
I also object, Madam Chairman, to the idea of paying $239 million in
taxpayer purchases for a sugar-to-ethanol mandate. It ought to be
eliminated, which this amendment would do.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chair, I am now pleased to yield 1 minute to a
good friend of the American farmer and agriculture, the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Engel).
Mr. ENGEL. Madam Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Pitts
amendment.
The proponents of the amendment claim that sugar prices are too high,
but U.S. raw sugar prices have dropped by more than half just since the
fall of 2011.
In 2004, more than 200 people lost their jobs when the Domino sugar
plant in Brooklyn, New York, closed its doors. That plant predated the
Brooklyn Bridge, it outlasted the Brooklyn Dodgers, and now it is gone.
So are the paychecks that its employees used to collect.
I have a sugar refinery in my district in Yonkers, New York, and I
don't want the same thing to happen to them. The sugar industry
supports 142,000 jobs in 22 States, including 300 at this plant in my
district.
Our current policy supports this industry at no cost to the
taxpayers. In fact, the USDA has predicted a zero cost increase over
the next 10 years.
I come from the school that ``if it ain't broke, don't fix it.''
Until we have a level playing field on the world market, we must
continue our current sugar policy.
I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has 5 minutes
remaining. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 30 seconds remaining.
And the gentleman from Illinois has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. PITTS. Madam Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling).
Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Chairman, we have all heard the phrase
``American as apple pie,'' but it is shameful to think that every
American pie has baked into it Soviet-style sugar. We have a Byzantine
array of government production quotas, import quotas, mandatory target
prices. And what does it do? It destroys three jobs for every one it
creates and transfers millions of dollars from working Americans to
6,000 sugar growers.
It is time for us to put ``American'' back into ``American as apple
pie.'' Let's support the gentleman from Pennsylvania's amendment.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chairman, I am now pleased to yield 1 minute to
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Food and candy opponents of U.S. sugar policy would like to expose
American sugar farmers to distorted world market for sugar. But the
United States sugar growers are already exposed. Mexico has unlimited
access to the United States market.
One thing that hasn't been said: 20 percent of the Mexican sugar
industry is owned by the Mexican Government. Mexico owns and operates
its sugar industry, which is five times larger than the Texas sugar-
producing industry. As this chart shows, since 2008, Mexico has gotten
unlimited access to the United States sugar market, and, in fact, the
prices of sugar are the same prices as they were in the 1980s.
My friends on both sides that propose this amendment say that we need
a more free market. The United States cannot unilaterally disarm. That
jeopardizes 142,000 jobs and leaves us dependent on the Brazilian and
Mexican food industry that is run by the Mexican Government.
This amendment does not promote free trade or free market; it
promotes a government-run industry from Mexico and Brazil.
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Chairman, I keep hearing ``if
it is not broken, don't fix it.'' Well, I can tell you for the 600,000
people whose jobs are at risk when their companies move out of the
country, that seems like broken to me.
I would now like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr.
Blumenauer).
Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Chairman, there have been assertions that
somehow the American sugar industry is down. Because of the changes
that were made in the last farm bill, prices soared up to 92 percent.
And so there was a temporary increase in American sugar, which created
some downward pressure, which in fact is going to require the American
taxpayer to bail out in the next several years because of the sugar
program's feedstock flexibility.
We are talking about returning to the 2002 law. Every independent
economist agrees that the American consumer is paying from $2 billion
to $3.5 billion excess.
The reason jobs are going to Canada is not because their jobs pay
less, it is because the sugar price is less. There are far more jobs in
the industries that use sugar than those who produce it.
We are merely asking to return to the 2002 provisions, which were
generous enough. Someday--someday--we will deregulate. Someday we will
truly
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reform. But in the short term this is a reasonable accommodation.
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Chairman, I yield the balance
of my time, 1\1/2\ minutes, to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Pitts).
The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Pennsylvania
will control the time.
There was no objection.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chairman, I am now pleased to yield 1 minute to
the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy).
Mr. CASSIDY. Madam Chairman, I oppose this amendment.
We advocates for American farmers know that we need free world
markets. The proponents of this amendment ignore that other countries,
such as Brazil, subsidize their sugar industry as much as $3 billion
per year.
This amendment unilaterally disarms our economy. By doing so it
threatens 142,000 farming jobs and potentially places the U.S. consumer
at the mercy of market manipulation by foreign governments. At stake is
our food security, 142,000 jobs, and the American consumer.
By eliminating this program, which operates at zero cost to the
American taxpayer, we hamstring the ability of our farmers to provide
food security for our people.
I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment.
Mr. PITTS. Madam Chairman, there is nothing in the amendment that
will bring an additional ounce of sugar under our shores without
explicit approval of the Secretary of Agriculture.
At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Dent).
Mr. DENT. Madam Chairman, I must take exception to some of the
remarks I've heard here today. This amendment is absolutely necessary
for this country, for the consumer. We are talking about saving
consumers $3.5 billion a year and saving 20,000 manufacturing jobs.
I must strenuously object to those who say the price of sugar is so
low. Let me tell you what is going to happen. When the price of sugar
drops below a certain level, the Federal Government will buy that
excess sugar, then sell it to ethanol producers at a loss. The taxpayer
and the consumer is royally abused twice.
This is protectionism at its worse. We all know it. It is time to
reform this program.
This is not a zero-zero policy as the proponents claim. This is going
to cost taxpayers $239 million over the next several years. That is
according to CBO. $80 million of taxpayer-funded bailout could come
later this year.
This issue is about protecting manufacturing jobs, making sure that
we have something closer to a market-based price.
I represent Hershey, Pennsylvania. I just heard a statement saying,
no sugar packets handed out to restaurants are free. Well, that cost is
built into the meal that you eat. It is absurd. It is absolutely
absurd. We are losing jobs to countries that have more market-based
sugar policies.
I urge strong support for the Pitts-Goodlatte-Davis-Blumenauer
amendment.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chairman, I am now pleased to yield 1 minute to
the gentlelady from Hawaii (Ms. Hanabusa).
{time} 0950
Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Chair, I represent a State that was literally
built on sugar, and we are now down to one sugar-producing company in
the whole State. We do not have the sugarcane blowing in the wind as we
had in the past. What this amendment is going to do is really, when you
think about it, do away with a program that doesn't cost the taxpayers
anything. It is an agreement between the USDA and the sugar producers
to ensure that the agriculture industry remains stable.
Think about it.
Why do you want to do away with something that doesn't cost us
anything at this point in time, that produces jobs and is essential
and, instead, give away to world markets that are subsidized? What will
happen when those subsidies are deemed to be no longer necessary
because of the fact that there is nothing in the United States anymore?
Think about it.
We need to keep agriculture strong. That is what this is all about.
It doesn't cost taxpayers anything. This is a program that clearly
works and that keeps this industry alive and well, so it makes no
sense.
Mr. PITTS. Madam Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann).
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized
for 30 seconds.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. I represent the Third District of Tennessee. We've
heard a great debate today. Let's be clear. The numbers are self-
evident.
When the world price of sugar compared to the United States' price of
sugar is so out of kilter since reform--72, 91, 77, and 63 percent
since 2008--we cannot compete in America based on the world price. It's
a commodity. It's an agreement. I urge strong support of this
amendment. We've got American jobs at stake. We cannot compete if this
program continues. Jobs will leave America. Let's support this
amendment.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chair, may I inquire as to how much time I have
remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.
Mr. PETERSON. I am now pleased to yield 1 minute to my good friend
from across the border in North Dakota (Mr. Cramer).
Mr. CRAMER. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
The idea that somehow this amendment creates free and fair trade is a
fallacy, and the idea that somehow sugar has not been reformed in
recent years and decades is also a fallacy.
The greatest reformation of the sugar program is the North American
Free Trade Agreement, which gave access to U.S. markets completely, not
only to the sugar farmers south of us, but to the Governments of Mexico
and Brazil. The idea that a no-net-cost program like the American sugar
program is somehow a great advantage over countries like Brazil, which
is subsidized with tax dollars of $2.5 to $3 billion per year, I think
is the most distorting fact in this entire debate.
I rise to oppose this amendment, and I encourage my colleagues to do
the same.
Mr. PETERSON. Madam Chair, in closing, I want to thank my colleagues
for their statements. I represent the biggest sugar-producing area in
the country, and I agree with what has been said by my colleagues.
People need to understand that every country that produces sugar in
the world has some intervention in the sugar market. For us to
unilaterally disarm, all we are going to do is give away our jobs and
our industry to other countries. We import sugar from 41 countries,
sugar that we could make in the United States. Fifteen percent of our
market we have given to other people. We have opened up the market to
Mexico, and yet we haven't had a no-net-cost program until this year
when sugar prices collapsed, which is not our fault. It's what's going
on in Brazil and other places. So, for people to be complaining that
sugar prices are too high when, right now, they're about as low as
they've ever been is kind of crazy.
I ask my colleagues to reject this amendment and to continue a policy
that works--that's good for America, that's good for the farmers,
that's good for the workers, and that's good for the economy.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. YOHO. Madam Chair, I rise today against this job killing
amendment. Madam Chair, for years people have rallied against our
domestic sugar program because they felt it artificially increased
prices here at home. Nothing could be further from the truth. Prices
have dropped dramatically over the past year, with the culprit being an
influx of sugar from foreign countries.
Worldwide agriculture is a distorted market due to foreign price and
supply control programs, but sugar takes the cake as being the most
distorted commodity in the world. Each year countries like Brazil and
Mexico dump millions of tons onto export markets dropping the price of
sugar below the cost of producing sugar. This is price manipulation at
its worst. That is why I have joined with many of my colleagues in
calling for a ``Zero-For-Zero'' policy that would reduce subsidies
world wide. But until our trading partners agree with this policy, we
should not place our farmers in direct competition with massive
government controlled production by changing our already modest
domestic program.
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I urge my colleagues to vote for thousands of American jobs by
defeating this amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Mr. PITTS. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania
will be postponed.
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments printed in part B of House Report
113-117 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following
order:
Amendment No. 18 by Mr. Brooks of Alabama.
Amendment No. 25 by Mr. Butterfield of North Carolina.
Amendment No. 26 by Mr. Marino of Pennsylvania.
Amendment No. 30 by Mr. Schweikert of Arizona.
Amendment No. 32 by Mr. Tierney of Massachusetts.
Amendment No. 37 by Mr. Polis of Colorado.
Amendment No. 38 by Mr. Garamendi of California.
Amendment No. 41 by Mr. Marino of Pennsylvania.
Amendment No. 43 by Mr. McClintock of California.
Amendment No. 44 by Mr. Gibson of New York.
Amendment No. 45 by Mrs. Walorski of Indiana.
Amendment No. 46 by Mr. Courtney of Connecticut.
Amendment No. 47 by Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
Amendment No. 48 by Mr. Carney of Delaware.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any
electronic vote after the first vote in this series.
Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Brooks of Alabama
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama
(Mr. Brooks) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 103,
noes 322, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 264]
AYES--103
Amash
Bachmann
Barr
Bentivolio
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Broun (GA)
Burgess
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Cook
Cooper
Cotton
Culberson
Daines
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Fleischmann
Flores
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Garrett
Gohmert
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Guthrie
Hall
Hensarling
Holding
Huizenga (MI)
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Jones
Jordan
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Long
Lummis
Marchant
Massie
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meadows
Messer
Miller (FL)
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Nugent
Palazzo
Paulsen
Perry
Petri
Pitts
Polis
Pompeo
Price (GA)
Radel
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roe (TN)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shuster
Stockman
Tiberi
Wagner
Walberg
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Woodall
Yoder
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--322
Aderholt
Alexander
Amodei
Andrews
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Benishek
Bera (CA)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brooks (IN)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Connolly
Conyers
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gardner
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Goodlatte
Granger
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huffman
Hultgren
Hunter
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
LaMalfa
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Latham
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Marino
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Mica
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Neugebauer
Noem
Nolan
Nunes
Nunnelee
O'Rourke
Olson
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pittenger
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Posey
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Richmond
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stewart
Stivers
Stutzman
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tierney
Tipton
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Yarmuth
Yoho
NOT VOTING--9
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
Young (AK)
{time} 1022
Messrs. GUTIERREZ, KELLY of Pennsylvania, and MEEKS changed their
vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
Mr. ROONEY, Mrs. CAPITO, Messrs. COOPER, MULVANEY, ROKITA, NUGENT,
and Mrs. BACHMANN changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. Butterfield
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North
Carolina (Mr. Butterfield) on which further proceedings were postponed
and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 123,
noes 297, not voting 14, as follows:
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[Roll No. 265]
AYES--123
Andrews
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Butterfield
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Chu
Clarke
Clay
Clyburn
Courtney
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeLauro
Deutch
Doggett
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Garamendi
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Gutierrez
Hahn
Higgins
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kaptur
Kelly (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Labrador
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lewis
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Marchant
McDermott
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Nadler
Napolitano
Negrete McLeod
Noem
O'Rourke
Pallone
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Pocan
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rangel
Richmond
Rohrabacher
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Shea-Porter
Sires
Smith (WA)
Speier
Takano
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Watt
Waxman
Wilson (FL)
NOES--297
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bera (CA)
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carter
Cassidy
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Cicilline
Coble
Coffman
Cohen
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Cooper
Costa
Cotton
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
DeGette
Delaney
DelBene
Denham
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Farr
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gabbard
Gallego
Garcia
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Hensarling
Himes
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Joyce
Keating
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Levin
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Marino
Massie
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Messer
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Neal
Neugebauer
Nolan
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pascrell
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Rahall
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ruiz
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schock
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Swalwell (CA)
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yarmuth
Yoder
Yoho
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOT VOTING--14
Cleaver
Cole
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Hinojosa
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Scott, David
Sewell (AL)
Slaughter
Young (AK)
{time} 1026
Ms. WATERS changed her vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mrs. NOEM. Madam Chair, on rollcall No. 265, I inadvertently voted
``yea'' when I intended to oppose the amendment.
Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 265, had I been present, I
would have voted ``no.''
Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Marino
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino) on which further proceedings were postponed
and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 79,
noes 346, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 266]
AYES--79
Amodei
Bachmann
Barletta
Barton
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Brady (TX)
Buchanan
Burgess
Cantor
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coffman
Cooper
Cotton
Culberson
Daines
Dent
DeSantis
Franks (AZ)
Garrett
Gerlach
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (MO)
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Hastings (WA)
Hensarling
Hunter
Kinzinger (IL)
Labrador
Lamborn
Lankford
Marchant
Marino
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McKeon
McMorris Rodgers
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Murphy (FL)
Neugebauer
Nugent
Olson
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Petri
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Reed
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Ross
Royce
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schweikert
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Shuster
Stockman
Stutzman
Thornberry
Walberg
Weber (TX)
Westmoreland
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--346
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Andrews
Bachus
Barber
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Benishek
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx
Frankel (FL)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gardner
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gosar
Graves (GA)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holding
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huffman
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirkpatrick
Kline
Kuster
LaMalfa
Lance
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Latham
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
[[Page H3940]]
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKinley
McNerney
Meadows
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
Nunes
Nunnelee
O'Rourke
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Perry
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pittenger
Pocan
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radel
Rahall
Rangel
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Richmond
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Rothfus
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Salmon
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sanford
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stewart
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wagner
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yarmuth
Yoder
Yoho
NOT VOTING--9
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
Young (AK)
{time} 1031
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Chair, during rollcall vote No. 266 on H.R.
1947, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted
``yes.'' I ask unanimous consent that my statement appear in the record
following rollcall vote No. 266.
Stated against:
Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Chair, on rollcall No. 266 I inadvertantly
voted ``yea'' and I intended to vote ``nay.''
Amendment No. 30 Offered by Mr. Schweikert
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona
(Mr. Schweikert) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 194,
noes 232, not voting 8, as follows:
[Roll No. 267]
AYES--194
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barr
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Crawford
Culberson
Daines
Denham
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gardner
Garrett
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Guthrie
Hall
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Hensarling
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lankford
Latham
Latta
LoBiondo
Long
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoho
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--232
Andrews
Barber
Barletta
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Lance
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Richmond
Ros-Lehtinen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Sinema
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (AK)
NOT VOTING--8
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1036
Mr. JOYCE changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Tierney
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. Tierney) on which further proceedings were postponed
and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 211,
noes 215, not voting 8, as follows:
[[Page H3941]]
[Roll No. 268]
AYES--211
Alexander
Andrews
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gibson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harris
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mica
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Posey
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Richmond
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roybal-Allard
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
NOES--215
Aderholt
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Hinojosa
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Messer
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Price (GA)
Radel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ruiz
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schock
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOT VOTING--8
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1041
Mr. GUTHRIE changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
Messrs. SHERMAN and PALAZZO changed their vote from ``no'' to
``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 37 Offered by Mr. Polis
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado
(Mr. Polis) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 225,
noes 200, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 269]
AYES--225
Amash
Andrews
Bachus
Barr
Bass
Becerra
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Butterfield
Campbell
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Coffman
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
DeSantis
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duffy
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fortenberry
Frankel (FL)
Gabbard
Garamendi
Gardner
Garrett
Gibson
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Grayson
Green, Al
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harris
Hastings (WA)
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huffman
Hunter
Hurt
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kline
Kuster
Labrador
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matsui
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
Meehan
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Pallone
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radel
Reed
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Salmon
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sanford
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sires
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Tierney
Tipton
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden
Walz
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Woodall
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
Young (IN)
NOES--200
Aderholt
Alexander
Amodei
Bachmann
Barber
Barletta
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Beatty
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Calvert
Camp
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Clyburn
Coble
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Crawford
Crenshaw
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duckworth
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
[[Page H3942]]
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Foster
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallego
Garcia
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Granger
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Grimm
Hall
Harper
Hartzler
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Hinojosa
Holding
Hudson
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Levin
Lewis
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meeks
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pascrell
Pearce
Perry
Pittenger
Pitts
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Rahall
Rangel
Reichert
Renacci
Richmond
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ruiz
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schock
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Terry
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Turner
Upton
Veasey
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Wasserman Schultz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Yoder
Yoho
Young (FL)
NOT VOTING--9
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
Waters
{time} 1045
Mrs. BEATTY changed her vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Garamendi
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California
(Mr. Garamendi) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 206,
noes 219, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 270]
AYES--206
Andrews
Bachus
Barber
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Benishek
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DelBene
Dent
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Enyart
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Frelinghuysen
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gerlach
Gibson
Goodlatte
Gosar
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Grijalva
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Lance
Langevin
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Richmond
Rigell
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sanford
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Smith (WA)
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Visclosky
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Womack
Yarmuth
Young (IN)
NOES--219
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Courtney
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
DeLauro
Denham
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Engel
Esty
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Himes
Hinojosa
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Jones
Jordan
Joyce
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lankford
Larson (CT)
Latham
Latta
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Marchant
Marino
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOT VOTING--9
Gutierrez
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1050
Ms. MOORE changed her vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 41 Offered by Mr. Marino
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino) on which further proceedings were postponed
and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 194,
noes 230, not voting 10, as follows:
[Roll No. 271]
AYES--194
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Barletta
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
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Cantor
Capito
Capuano
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Daines
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gabbard
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Holding
Hudson
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kelly (PA)
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latta
Long
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
Matheson
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quigley
Radel
Rahall
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roe (TN)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shuster
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stockman
Stutzman
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--230
Andrews
Bachus
Barber
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Harper
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Price (NC)
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Richmond
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--10
Barr
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Meeks
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1054
Mr. FINCHER changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. BARR. Madam Chair, on rollcall No. 271, I was unavoidably
detained with a constituent and unable to vote. Had I been present, I
would have voted ``no.''
Amendment No. 43 Offered by Mr. McClintock
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California
(Mr. McClintock) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 156,
noes 269, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 272]
AYES--156
Aderholt
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coffman
Collins (GA)
Conaway
Cotton
Culberson
Daines
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Hall
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
King (IA)
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lankford
Latta
Long
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (MI)
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Petri
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shuster
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Stewart
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thornberry
Tipton
Upton
Wagner
Walberg
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--269
Alexander
Andrews
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bustos
Butterfield
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Cole
Collins (NY)
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gerlach
Gibson
Goodlatte
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Lance
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
[[Page H3944]]
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pittenger
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Richmond
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
NOT VOTING--9
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Ryan (OH)
Slaughter
{time} 1058
Mr. TIBERI changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. PITTENGER. Madam Chair, on rollcall No. 272, McClintock Amendment
No. 92, I inadvertently voted ``no'' and intended to vote ``yes.'' Had
I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
Amendment No. 44 Offered by Mr. Gibson
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Gibson) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 343,
noes 81, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 273]
AYES--343
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Andrews
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Beatty
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Cantor
Capito
Capuano
Carney
Carter
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman
Cohen
Cole
Collins (NY)
Conyers
Cooper
Cotton
Courtney
Cramer
Crenshaw
Crowley
Culberson
Cummings
Daines
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Esty
Farenthold
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx
Frankel (FL)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Hensarling
Higgins
Himes
Holding
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Jeffries
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kilmer
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
Labrador
Lance
Langevin
Lankford
Larson (CT)
Latham
Latta
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Long
Lowey
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Marino
Massie
Matheson
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Moran
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nunes
Nunnelee
O'Rourke
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pearce
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters (CA)
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radel
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Richmond
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Rothfus
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanford
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schneider
Schock
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Wasserman Schultz
Watt
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--81
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Brownley (CA)
Campbell
Capps
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Chu
Collins (GA)
Conaway
Connolly
Cook
Costa
Crawford
Cuellar
Davis (CA)
Denham
Eshoo
Farr
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Graves (MO)
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hinojosa
Hudson
Huffman
Hunter
Jackson Lee
Johnson (GA)
Kaptur
Kildee
Kuster
LaMalfa
Lee (CA)
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lucas
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McIntyre
McNerney
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Napolitano
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
Nugent
Pelosi
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Rohrabacher
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Sanchez, Loretta
Schiff
Schrader
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sherman
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (PA)
Valadao
Vargas
Visclosky
Walz
Waters
Waxman
Yoho
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Castro (TX)
NOT VOTING--9
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Lamborn
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1101
Mr. POE of Texas changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mrs. Walorski
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Indiana
(Mrs. Walorski) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 197,
noes 227, not voting 10, as follows:
[Roll No. 274]
AYES--197
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
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Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Cook
Cotton
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
Delaney
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Garcia
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Griffin (AR)
Guthrie
Hall
Harris
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latta
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Long
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Maffei
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Marino
Massie
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
Meehan
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Peters (CA)
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Rahall
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ruiz
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schneider
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Tiberi
Tipton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--227
Andrews
Bachus
Barber
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Conaway
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Goodlatte
Granger
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Huizenga (MI)
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meadows
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
Nunnelee
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rangel
Reed
Ribble
Richmond
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Ros-Lehtinen
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weber (TX)
Welch
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Yoho
NOT VOTING--10
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1105
Mr. WESTMORELAND changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mrs. ROBY. Madam Chair, on rollcall No. 274 I inadvertently voted
``yes'' when I intended to oppose the amendment. I would have voted
``no.''
Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Courtney
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Connecticut (Mr. Courtney) on which further proceedings were postponed
and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 208,
noes 218, not voting 8, as follows:
[Roll No. 275]
AYES--208
Alexander
Andrews
Bachus
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bustos
Butterfield
Cantor
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Courtney
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Doggett
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Forbes
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harris
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kuster
Lance
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
Nugent
O'Rourke
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Richmond
Rigell
Ros-Lehtinen
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tsongas
Turner
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Wolf
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
NOES--218
Aderholt
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Brownley (CA)
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Capito
Carter
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cooper
Costa
Cotton
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Hinojosa
Holding
Holt
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kelly (PA)
Kildee
King (IA)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
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Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Lofgren
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Maffei
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Marino
Massie
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Messer
Mica
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Peters (MI)
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ruiz
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Schock
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Tonko
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOT VOTING--8
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1109
Mr. GOODLATTE changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Kind
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin
(Mr. Kind) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 208,
noes 217, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 276]
AYES--208
Amash
Andrews
Bachus
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (NY)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Burgess
Capps
Cardenas
Carney
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Coffman
Cohen
Collins (GA)
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Courtney
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
Dent
DeSantis
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Esty
Fattah
Fleischmann
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Garrett
Gingrey (GA)
Graves (GA)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Harris
Heck (WA)
Hensarling
Higgins
Himes
Holding
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Hunter
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kilmer
Kind
Kingston
Kline
Kuster
Lamborn
Lance
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn
Marchant
Massie
Matheson
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McKinley
Meadows
Meeks
Meng
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Nadler
Napolitano
O'Rourke
Olson
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Paulsen
Payne
Pelosi
Perry
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pittenger
Pitts
Pocan
Polis
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radel
Rangel
Rigell
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rothfus
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanford
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sires
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stockman
Swalwell (CA)
Terry
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Woodall
Yarmuth
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--217
Aderholt
Alexander
Amodei
Bachmann
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Benishek
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (UT)
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brooks (IN)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Capuano
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castro (TX)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cole
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Costa
Cotton
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
DelBene
Denham
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Enyart
Farenthold
Farr
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gardner
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hinojosa
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hurt
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Joyce
Kelly (PA)
Kildee
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Lipinski
Loebsack
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Maffei
Maloney, Sean
Marino
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Messer
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Neugebauer
Noem
Nolan
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Owens
Pastor (AZ)
Pearce
Perlmutter
Peterson
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Rahall
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Richmond
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Ruiz
Sanchez, Loretta
Schock
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Sewell (AL)
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stutzman
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Veasey
Vela
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
NOT VOTING--9
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
Vargas
{time} 1114
Mr. CLEAVER changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 48 Offered by Mr. Carney
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Delaware
(Mr. Carney) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 174,
noes 252, not voting 8, as follows:
[Roll No. 277]
AYES--174
Amash
Andrews
Bass
Becerra
Bilirakis
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blumenauer
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Cantor
Capps
Capuano
Carney
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Coffman
Connolly
Cook
Cooper
Cotton
Courtney
Crowley
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeLauro
Dent
DeSantis
Dingell
Doyle
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Eshoo
Fattah
Fleischmann
Fleming
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Garamendi
Garcia
Garrett
Gingrey (GA)
Goodlatte
Gowdy
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Graves (GA)
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Heck (WA)
Hensarling
Higgins
Himes
Holt
Hoyer
Huffman
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kennedy
Kilmer
Kind
Kingston
Kuster
Lamborn
Lance
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lowey
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn
Massie
Matheson
McCaul
McClintock
McGovern
Meadows
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Napolitano
Neal
O'Rourke
Pallone
Pascrell
Paulsen
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Polis
Price (GA)
Quigley
Radel
Rangel
Rigell
Rohrabacher
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanchez, Loretta
Sanford
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sires
Smith (WA)
Swalwell (CA)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Wagner
Watt
Waxman
Webster (FL)
Welch
Westmoreland
Wilson (FL)
Woodall
Young (FL)
NOES--252
Aderholt
Alexander
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Beatty
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Black
Blackburn
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Braley (IA)
Brooks (IN)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Capito
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Carter
Castor (FL)
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Conyers
Costa
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis, Rodney
DeGette
Delaney
DelBene
Denham
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Doggett
Duckworth
Duffy
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Esty
Farenthold
Farr
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Gallego
Gardner
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gohmert
Gosar
Granger
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hinojosa
Holding
Horsford
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Joyce
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kildee
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Loebsack
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Maffei
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Marino
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCollum
McDermott
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Messer
Mica
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Negrete McLeod
Neugebauer
Noem
Nolan
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pastor (AZ)
Pearce
Perry
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pittenger
Pompeo
Posey
Price (NC)
Rahall
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Richmond
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Schock
Schrader
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell (AL)
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Speier
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Takano
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Yarmuth
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IN)
NOT VOTING--8
Hastings (FL)
Herrera Beutler
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1118
Mrs. BLACK changed her vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Conaway
Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my
request for a recorded vote on amendment No. 23 to the end that the
amendment stand rejected in accordance with the previous voice vote
thereon.
The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Simpson). The Clerk will redesignate the
amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman
from Texas?
Without objection, the request for a recorded vote on amendment No.
23 is withdrawn, and the amendment stands rejected in accordance with
the previous voice vote thereon.
Amendment No. 99 Offered by Mr. Goodlatte
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 99
printed in part B of House Report 113-117.
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I have amendment No. 99 at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Strike part I of subtitle D (Dairy) of title I and insert
the following new part:
PART I--DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE PROGRAM
SEC. 1401. DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE PROGRAM.
Subtitle E of title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8771 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1511. DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Actual dairy producer margin.--The term `actual dairy
producer margin ' means the difference between the all-milk
price and the average feed cost, as calculated under
subsection (b)(2).
``(2) All-milk price.--The term `all-milk price' means the
average price received, per hundredweight of milk, by dairy
producers for all milk sold to plants and dealers in the
United States, as reported by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service.
``(3) Average feed cost.--The term `average feed cost'
means the average cost of feed used by a dairy operation to
produce a hundredweight of milk, determined under subsection
(b)(1) using the sum of the following:
``(A) The product determined by multiplying--
``(i) 1.0728; by
``(ii) the price of corn per bushel.
``(B) The product determined by multiplying--
``(i) 0.00735; by
``(ii) the price of soybean meal per ton.
``(C) The product determined by multiplying--
``(i) 0.0137; by
``(ii) the price of alfalfa hay per ton.
``(4) Consecutive 2-month period.--The term `consecutive 2-
month period' refers to the 2-month period consisting of the
months of January and February, March and April, May and
June, July and August, September and October, or November and
December, respectively.
``(5) Dairy producer.--The term `dairy producer' means an
individual or entity that directly or indirectly (as
determined by the Secretary)--
``(A) shares in the risk of producing milk; and
``(B) makes contributions (including land, labor,
management, equipment, or capital) to the dairy operation of
the individual or entity that are at least commensurate with
the share of the individual or entity of the proceeds of the
operation.
``(6) Margin insurance program.--The term `margin insurance
program' means the dairy producer margin insurance program
required by this section.
``(7) Participating dairy producer.--The term
`participating dairy producer' means a dairy producer that
registers under subsection (d)(2) to participate in the
margin insurance program.
``(8) Production history.--The term `production history'
means the quantity of annual milk marketings determined for a
dairy producer under subsection (e)(1).
``(9) United states.--The term `United States', in a
geographical sense, means the 50 States.
``(b) Calculation of Average Feed Cost and Actual Dairy
Producer Margins.--
``(1) Calculation of average feed cost.--The Secretary
shall calculate the national average feed cost for each month
using the following data:
``(A) The price of corn for a month shall be the price
received during that month by agricultural producers in the
United States for corn, as reported in the monthly
Agriculture Prices report by the Secretary.
``(B) The price of soybean meal for a month shall be the
central Illinois price for soybean meal, as reported in the
Market News - Monthly Soybean Meal Price Report by the
Secretary.
``(C) The price of alfalfa hay for a month shall be the
price received during that month by agricultural producers in
the United States for alfalfa hay, as reported in the monthly
Agriculture Prices report by the Secretary.
``(2) Calculation of actual dairy producer margins.--The
Secretary shall calculate the actual dairy producer margin
for each consecutive 2-month period by subtracting--
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``(A) the average feed cost for that consecutive 2-month
period, determined in accordance with paragraph (1); from
``(B) the all-milk price for that consecutive 2-month
period.
``(c) Establishment of Dairy Producer Margin Insurance
Program.--The Secretary shall establish and administer a
dairy producer margin insurance program for the purpose of
protecting dairy producer income by paying participating
dairy producers margin insurance payments when actual dairy
producer margins are less than the threshold levels for the
payments.
``(d) Eligibility and Registration of Dairy Producers for
Margin Insurance Program.--
``(1) Eligibility.--All dairy producers in the United
States shall be eligible to participate in the margin
insurance program.
``(2) Registration process.--
``(A) Registration.--
``(i) Annual registration.--On an annual basis, the
Secretary shall register all interested dairy producers in
the margin insurance program.
``(ii) Manner and form.--The Secretary shall specify the
manner and form by which a dairy producer shall register for
the margin insurance program.
``(B) Treatment of multi-producer operations.--If a dairy
operation consists of more than 1 dairy producer, all of the
dairy producers of the operation shall be treated as a single
dairy producer for purposes of--
``(i) purchasing margin insurance; and
``(ii) payment of producer premiums under subsection
(f)(4).
``(C) Treatment of producers with multiple dairy
operations.--If a dairy producer operates 2 or more dairy
operations, each dairy operation of the producer shall
require a separate registration to participate and purchase
margin insurance.
``(3) Time for registration.--
``(A) Existing dairy producers.--During the 1-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this section, and
annually thereafter, a dairy producer that is actively
engaged in a dairy operation as of that date may register
with the Secretary to participate in the margin insurance
program.
``(B) New entrants.--A dairy producer that has no existing
interest in a dairy operation as of the date of enactment of
this section, but that, after that date, establishes a new
dairy operation, may register with the Secretary during the
180-day period beginning on the date on which the dairy
operation first markets milk commercially to participate in
the margin insurance program.
``(4) Retroactivity.--
``(A) Notice of availability of retroactive protection.--
Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this
section, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal
Register to inform dairy producers of the availability of
retroactive margin insurance, subject to the condition that
interested producers must file a notice of intent (in such
form and manner as the Secretary specifies in the Federal
Register notice) to participate in the margin insurance
program.
``(B) Retroactive margin insurance.--
``(i) Availability.--If a dairy producer files a notice of
intent under subparagraph (A) to participate in the margin
insurance program before the initiation of the sign-up period
for the margin insurance program and subsequently signs up
for the margin insurance program, the producer shall receive
margin insurance retroactive to the effective date of this
section.
``(ii) Duration.--Retroactive margin insurance under this
paragraph for a dairy producer shall apply from the effective
date of this section until the date on which the producer
signs up for the margin insurance program.
``(C) Notice of intent and obligation to participate.--In
no way does filing a notice of intent under this paragraph
obligate a dairy producer to sign up for the margin insurance
program once the program rules are final, but if a producer
does file a notice of intent and subsequently signs up for
the margin insurance program, that dairy producer is
obligated to pay premiums for any retroactive margin
insurance selected in the notice of intent.
``(5) Reconstitution.--The Secretary shall ensure that a
dairy producer does not reconstitute a dairy operation for
the sole purpose of purchasing margin insurance.
``(e) Production History of Participating Dairy
Producers.--
``(1) Determination of production history.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall determine the
production history of the dairy operation of each
participating dairy producer in the margin insurance program.
``(B) Calculation.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (C)
and (D), the production history of a participating dairy
producer shall be equal to the highest annual milk marketings
of the dairy producer during any 1 of the 3 calendar years
immediately preceding the registration of the dairy producer
for participation in the margin insurance program.
``(C) Updating production history.--So long as
participating producer remains registered, the production
history of the participating producer shall be annually
updated based on the highest annual milk marketings of the
dairy producer during any one of the 3 immediately preceding
calendar years.
``(D) New producers.--If a dairy producer has been in
operation for less than 1 year, the Secretary shall determine
the initial production history of the dairy producer under
subparagraph (B) by extrapolating the actual milk marketings
for the months that the dairy producer has been in operation
to a yearly amount.
``(2) Required information.--A participating dairy producer
shall provide all information that the Secretary may require
in order to establish the production history of the dairy
operation of the dairy producer.
``(3) Transfer of production history.--
``(A) Transfer by sale.--
``(i) Request for transfer.--If an existing dairy producer
sells an entire dairy operation to another party, the seller
and purchaser may jointly request that the Secretary transfer
to the purchaser the interest of the seller in the production
history of the dairy operation.
``(ii) Transfer.--If the Secretary determines that the
seller has sold the entire dairy operation to the purchaser,
the Secretary shall approve the transfer and, thereafter, the
seller shall have no interest in the production history of
the sold dairy operation.
``(B) Transfer by lease.--
``(i) Request for transfer.--If an existing dairy producer
leases an entire dairy operation to another party, the lessor
and lessee may jointly request that the Secretary transfer to
the lessee for the duration of the term of the lease the
interest of the lessor in the production history of the dairy
operation.
``(ii) Transfer.--If the Secretary determines that the
lessor has leased the entire dairy operation to the lessee,
the Secretary shall approve the transfer and, thereafter, the
lessor shall have no interest for the duration of the term of
the lease in the production history of the leased dairy
operation.
``(C) Coverage level.--A purchaser or lessee to whom the
Secretary transfers a production history under this paragraph
may not obtain a different level of margin insurance coverage
held by the seller or lessor from whom the transfer was
obtained.
``(D) New entrants.--The Secretary may not transfer the
production history determined for a dairy producer described
in subsection (d)(3)(B) to another person.
``(4) Movement and transfer of production history.--
``(A) Movement and transfer authorized.--Subject to
subparagraph (B), if a dairy producer moves from 1 location
to another location, the dairy producer may maintain the
production history associated with the operation.
``(B) Notification requirement.--A dairy producer shall
notify the Secretary of any move of a dairy operation under
subparagraph (A).
``(C) Subsequent occupation of vacated location.--A party
subsequently occupying a dairy operation location vacated as
described in subparagraph (A) shall have no interest in the
production history previously associated with the operation
at that location.
``(f) Margin Insurance.--
``(1) In general.--At the time of the registration of a
dairy producer in the margin insurance program under
subsection (d) and annually thereafter during the duration of
the margin insurance program, an eligible dairy producer may
purchase margin insurance.
``(2) Selection of payment threshold.--A participating
dairy producer purchasing margin insurance shall elect a
coverage level in any increment of $0.50, with a minimum of
$4.00 and a maximum of $8.00.
``(3) Selection of coverage percentage.--A participating
dairy producer purchasing margin insurance shall elect a
percentage of coverage, equal to not more than 80 percent nor
less than 25 percent, of the production history of the dairy
operation of the participating dairy producer.
``(4) Producer premiums.--
``(A) Premiums required.--A participating dairy producer
that purchases margin insurance shall pay an annual premium
equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
``(i) the percentage selected by the dairy producer under
paragraph (3);
``(ii) the production history applicable to the dairy
producer; and
``(iii) the premium per hundredweight of milk, as specified
in the applicable table under paragraph (B) or (C).
``(B) Premium per hundredweight for first 4 million pounds
of production.--For the first 4,000,000 pounds of milk
marketings included in the annual production history of a
participating dairy operation, the premium per hundredweight
corresponding to each coverage level specified in the
following table is as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``Coverage Level Premium per Cwt.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
$4.00 $0.000
$4.50 $0.01
$5.00 $0.02
$5.50 $0.035
$6.00 $0.045
$6.50 $0.09
$7.00 $0.18
$7.50 $0.60
$8.00 $0.95
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``(C) Premium per hundredweight for production in excess of
4 million pounds.--For milk marketings in excess of 4,000,000
pounds included in the annual production history of a
participating dairy operation,
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the premium per hundredweight corresponding to each coverage
level is as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``Coverage Level Premium per Cwt.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
$4.00 $0.030
$4.50 $0.045
$5.00 $0.066
$5.50 $0.11
$6.00 $0.185
$6.50 $0.29
$7.00 $0.38
$7.50 $0.83
$8.00 $1.06
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``(D) Time for payment.--
``(i) First year.--As soon as practicable after a dairy
producer registers to participate in the margin insurance
program and purchases margin insurance, the dairy producer
shall pay the premium determined under subparagraph (A) for
the dairy producer for the first calendar year of the margin
insurance.
``(ii) Subsequent years.--
``(I) In general.--When the dairy producer first purchases
margin insurance, the dairy producer shall also elect the
method by which the dairy producer will pay premiums under
this subsection for subsequent years in accordance with 1 of
the schedules described in subclauses (II) and (III).
``(II) Single annual payment.--The participating dairy
producer may elect to pay 100 percent of the annual premium
determined under subparagraph (A) for the dairy producer for
a calendar year by not later than January 15 of the calendar
year.
``(III) Semi-annual payments.--The participating dairy
producer may elect to pay--
``(aa) 50 percent of the annual premium determined under
subparagraph (A) for the dairy producer for a calendar year
by not later than January 15 of the calendar year; and
``(bb) the remaining 50 percent of the premium by not later
than June 15 of the calendar year.
``(5) Producer premium obligations.--
``(A) Pro-ration of first year premium.--A participating
dairy producer that purchases margin insurance after initial
registration in the margin insurance program shall pay a pro-
rated premium for the first calendar year based on the date
on which the producer purchases the coverage.
``(B) Subsequent premiums.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (A), the annual premium for a participating
dairy producer shall be determined under paragraph (4) for
each year in which the margin insurance program is in effect.
``(C) Legal obligation.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clauses (ii) and
(iii), a participating dairy producer that purchases margin
insurance shall be legally obligated to pay the applicable
premiums for the entire period of the margin insurance
program (as provided in the payment schedule elected under
paragraph (4)(B)), and may not opt out of the margin
insurance program.
``(ii) Death.--If the dairy producer dies, the estate of
the deceased may cancel the margin insurance and shall not be
responsible for any further premium payments.
``(iii) Retirement.--If the dairy producer retires, the
producer may request that Secretary cancel the margin
insurance if the producer has terminated the dairy operation
entirely and certifies under oath that the producer will not
be actively engaged in any dairy operation for at least the
next 7 years.
``(6) Payment threshold.--A participating dairy producer
with margin insurance shall receive a margin insurance
payment whenever the average actual dairy producer margin for
a consecutive 2-month period is less than the coverage level
threshold selected by the dairy producer under paragraph (2).
``(7) Margin insurance payments.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a margin
insurance protection payment to each participating dairy
producer whenever the average actual dairy producer margin
for a consecutive 2-month period is less than the coverage
level threshold selected by the dairy producer under
paragraph (2).
``(B) Amount of payment.--The margin insurance payment for
the dairy operation of a participating dairy producer shall
be determined as follows:
``(i) The Secretary shall calculate the difference
between--
``(I) the coverage level threshold selected by the dairy
producer under paragraph (2); and
``(II) the average actual dairy producer margin for the
consecutive 2-month period.
``(ii) The amount determined under clause (i) shall be
multiplied by--
``(I) the percentage selected by the dairy producer under
paragraph (3); and
``(II) the lesser of--
``(aa) the quotient obtained by dividing--
``(AA) the production history applicable to the producer
under subsection (e)(1); by
``(BB) 6; and
``(bb) the actual quantity of milk marketed by the dairy
operation of the dairy producer during the consecutive 2-
month period.
``(g) Effect of Failure to Pay Premiums.--
``(1) Loss of benefits.--A participating dairy producer
that is in arrears on premium payments for margin insurance--
``(A) remains legally obligated to pay the premiums; and
``(B) may not receive margin insurance until the premiums
are fully paid.
``(2) Enforcement.--The Secretary may take such action as
is necessary to collect premium payments for margin
insurance.
``(h) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Secretary
shall use the funds, facilities, and the authorities of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this section.
``(i) Duration.--The Secretary shall conduct the margin
insurance program during the period beginning on October 1,
2013, and ending on September 30, 2018.''.
SEC. 1402. RULEMAKING.
(a) Procedure.--The promulgation of regulations for the
initiation of the margin insurance program, and for
administration of the margin insurance program, shall be
made--
(1) without regard to chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act);
(2) without regard to the Statement of Policy of the
Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed.
Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and
public participation in rulemaking; and
(3) subject to subsection (b), pursuant to section 553 of
title 5, United States Code.
(b) Special Rulemaking Requirements.--
(1) Interim rules authorized.--With respect to the margin
insurance program, the Secretary may promulgate interim rules
under the authority provided in subparagraph (B) of section
553(b) of title 5, United States Code, if the Secretary
determines such interim rules to be needed. Any such interim
rules for the margin insurance program shall be effective on
publication.
(2) Final rules.--With respect to the margin insurance
program, the Secretary shall promulgate final rules, with an
opportunity for public notice and comment, no later than 21
months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Inclusion of Additional Order.--Section 143(a)(2) of
the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 7253(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ``Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to
the authority of the Secretary under this subsection.''.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 271, the gentleman
from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) and a Member opposed each will control 10
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to yield 5
minutes of my 10 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. David
Scott) so he may manage that time.
The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman
from Virginia?
There was no objection.
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to myself.
Mr. Chairman, like Ranking Member Peterson, I have been closely
involved in the debate to modernize our dairy system. In fact, at his
request, I joined him and other Members to seek a solution to fix our
dairy safety net after our current programs failed our producers. We
agree that dairy farmers deserve access to a Dairy Margin Protection
Program to ensure their production. However, I cannot support a Dairy
Supply Management Program, and that's why I've joined with Congressman
Scott, Congressman Collins, Congressman Moran, Congressman Duffy,
Congressman Polis, Congressman Coffman, Congressman Meeks, Congressman
Issa, Congresswoman DeGette, Congressman Sessions, and Congresswoman
Lee to offer this amendment to take out the dairy provision and
substitute for it what we have in all of our other commodity programs,
and that is an insurance program that will save the taxpayers money,
will save the consumers a lot of money, and not have a policy where we
are actually having the government go to dairy farmers and say, If you
want to get your check, you have to reduce the size of your herd.
I urge Members to support this amendment.
I reserve the balance of my time.
I offer amendment #99 to remove the Dairy Market Stabilization
Program with a bipartisan group of members--D. Scott/C. Collins/Moran/
Duffy/Polis/Coffman/Meeks/Issa/DeGette/Sessions/B. Lee.
Like Ranking Member Peterson, I have been closely involved in the
debate to modernize our dairy system. In fact at his request, I joined
him and other members to seek a solution to fix our dairy safety net
after our current programs failed our producers. We agree that dairy
farmers deserve access to a Dairy Margin Protection Program, to insure
their production. However, I cannot support a Dairy Supply Management
Program.
This highly controversial program would attempt to manage the U.S.
milk supply, and in the process penalize both consumers of dairy
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products, as well as dairy farmers who want to expand their operations.
Production controls or quotas, programs like the stabilization program
are designed to limit milk supply in order to raise milk prices.
Programs that directly interfere with free and open markets to raise
prices will hurt exports, encourage imports, increase dairy prices for
consumers and limit industry growth.
Our amendment is better for farmers. Our amendment gives farmers the
tools to manage their risk without requiring them to participate in yet
another government program. The new Title I programs and our existing
insurance programs do not require producers to participate in
government supply management, why is dairy different? A lot has been
said that supply management has to be included to save the taxpayers'
money. Frankly, the Congressional Budget Office has proven this
inaccurate. Our bipartisan amendment without supply management saves
the taxpayers $15 million dollars. Farmers, consumers and taxpayers are
better without Supply Management and I ask my colleagues to vote for
our amendment.
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 10
minutes.
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to Mr. Valadao from
California, a new Member who's actually been in the dairy business and
is probably the one guy in this place that understands how this works.
Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Chairman, this has been a tough one for me because I
am the only dairy farmer in this room, and it has been a tough issue
because I've lived it for the last 15 years. I have seen how programs
created by this body have hurt dairy farmers. There have been a lot of
programs eliminated in this current farm bill, and that's a good thing.
It takes us in a more market-oriented direction.
But what I see here is we're continuing that same path in a small
way. This margin insurance, by definition, is an insurance when you
lose money. You lose money because you're producing a product consumers
aren't buying. If government is going to continue to push money in that
direction, we have to make sure that they don't continue to produce
that product consumers don't want.
The argument that we're going to miss out on an opportunity to
export, if there's an export market and they're producing for that,
they will sell that product. But you can't have a subsidized product
coming into the marketplace and want to grow that export market again
on a subsidized product because you can't continue to produce that
product for that price. If we can't compete, we shouldn't be producing
it. If it's going to require that margin insurance to make sure it's
produced, it's not a long-term market. It's not a stable market. It's
not something that we should spend billions of dollars investing in
infrastructure that will not compete.
So I think, at the end of the day, that this is probably the best
program. We've gotten rid of MILC. We got rid of the price support.
We've gotten rid of a lot of programs that continued production when
consumers weren't buying that product.
And with this one, there's a choice. If they choose to take an
opportunity to protect their margins so they can stay afloat--because
we have to protect American products and make sure that consumers are
buying the safest and the greatest product in the world, which I
believe is American dairy product--you can't have them continue to
produce that product in the name of exports or in the name of whatever.
At the end of the day, consumers pay for it because consumers are
taxpayers. If you're going to give them money on the backside out of
their back pocket through taxes, you're again paying for that product.
The product still has to be paid for.
Dairy farmers have to make a profit, but it has to be the right way.
And if they're going to get that dollar to continue to produce that
product that consumers aren't buying, there has to be somewhere along
the line where they cut back and contract in the market.
So I rise in opposition. Mr. Goodlatte has been a friend of mine and
I have watched from afar. I appreciate everything he has done for the
industry over the years, but I rise in strong opposition to this
amendment.
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran).
Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. It is a
very complicated issue, and I have great respect for our ranking
member, but it does seem that we ought to be removing government
production limits from our dairy program. Expanding distribution
markets throughout the world is one of the best ways to grow American
business and create jobs, and that should be one of the roles of
government: to remove barriers to expansion and growth.
The fact is that the world demand for dairy products is growing at a
faster rate than milk production increases in those regions that
produce the most milk, like New Zealand and Australia. The U.S. dairy
industry is best positioned to benefit from this growing world dairy
demand, but this export growth is threatened by the proposed Dairy
Market Stabilization Program in this bill. This provision would give
USDA the ability to require every dairy producer enrolled in any level
of margin insurance protection to reduce production to meet supply
quotas.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. I yield an additional 15 seconds to the
gentleman.
Mr. MORAN. As a result, domestic dairy producers would be constrained
in their ability to respond to international market opportunities, and
that results in lower growth and fewer American jobs. It's this type of
supply management plan that has failed in previous farm bills and would
have the dangerous effect of stifling export growth. That is why I ask
support for the Goodlatte-Scott amendment.
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I am now pleased to yield 2 minutes to
one of our ranking members, the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa).
Mr. COSTA. Mr. Chairman, the Dairy Security Act in this bill is as a
result of 4 years of hard work on a bipartisan basis.
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It's intended to provide a strong, market-based safety net that will
keep dairy producers afloat while providing stable prices to our
consumers.
Simply put, the amendment being offered here, the Goodlatte-Scott
amendment, is about American taxpayers fully paying the bill for down
prices that occur in down cycles in the dairy industry.
The dairy industry, especially producers, have been victims of these
down cycles and the volatility in recent years because the old programs
simply don't work and they encourage overproduction.
At the same time, producers have been forced to deal with increased
feed costs that have increased from $2 a bushel to $7 a bushel, further
impacting their bottom line.
The Goodlatte-Scott amendment will neither provide a safety net for
producers, nor prevent the volatility in the market because of
unpredictable swings. And, again, it's important to understand reform
is in the bill.
This amendment would put the taxpayers footing the bill for the
insurance program. This amendment will continue to foster the outdated,
tired dairy programs that haven't worked.
In California, my home State, the Nation's leading dairy State in the
Nation, we've seen over 100 bankruptcies in the last 18 months. The
current program isn't good for the dairymen and -women, nor is it good
for American consumers.
The Dairy Security Act not only provides more stability for the
producer, but the consumer benefits as well. And you should understand
this is voluntary. If you want to grow, you can grow. If you don't want
to enter the program, you don't have to enter the program. It is
voluntary.
I strongly urge, as a third-generation dairy family in California, my
colleagues to oppose this amendment and to bring our Federal dairy
policies into the 21st century, so dairymen and -women can compete, and
American consumers can have milk prices at reasonable levels.
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ribble), America's dairy land, with more
dairy farms than any other in the country.
Mr. RIBBLE. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the comments from Mr. Valadao,
my colleague from California, earlier
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when he said that they didn't have enough consumers to buy their milk.
Well, we've got the opposite problem in Wisconsin.
People want Wisconsin milk, and they want Wisconsin cheese. And it
shows the geographical difficulty with this problem and with this
underlying bill.
Mr. Goodlatte seeks to correct those geographical differences by
taking the most controversial piece of it out, and I stand here in
support of doing that.
You know, our Founders kind of instructed us and said, if you can
find agreement in this Chamber, do those things; but if you can't find
agreement--and we can't find agreement here--don't do those things.
And so what Mr. Goodlatte is trying to do is go to the place where we
have the most and most broad agreement, leaving the margin insurance
element in place for farmers, but stripping out the supply management
element where some regions of the country would be damaged by it.
I support the Goodlatte amendment because it's the right type of
reform for all Wisconsans and all of this country's dairy producers and
processors, not one or the other, but both.
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I'm now pleased to yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch), one of our hard workers on this
issue.
Mr. WELCH. The question facing this Congress is, Will we have a farm
bill that respects farm families?
This is about individual families that are working hard to try to
survive, not to get rich.
Market stabilization is exactly what Apple Computer does. If they
make and sell more iPods, they produce more. If sales go down, they
taper off.
Why not give that market signal to our farmers with second-, third-,
fourth-generation families in Vermont, the Kennett family, the
Richardson family, the Rowell family?
All they want to do is produce good, nutritious milk for the people
in their community. This market stabilization gets them out of the
death spiral, where they have absolutely no control over what that
price is. And when it plunges, the only opportunity they have to try to
survive is to increase production. The price goes down again.
This market stabilization is using the market. It's an ally of the
farmer, as it should be. So this makes sense.
And what I am so proud of is that America's farmers, from Vermont to
California, worked together to come up with something that would help
pass that farm on to the next generation, and it saves money for the
taxpayers.
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Let me just correct one thing. The Goodlatte-Scott amendment has a
very robust safety net program in it. As a matter of fact, it's the
same safety net program that is in the bill itself.
Let me make one other point right quick, Mr. Chairman. With the
recent study by Professor Scott Brown, the University of Missouri put
in a study that showed if this plan in this bill, this management
supply bill, goes into effect, in the first month alone, school lunch
program costs will go up $14 million, and the price of a gallon of milk
will go up 32 cents.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California
(Ms. Lee).
Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this
bipartisan amendment which I am proud to cosponsor.
The underlying farm bill is designed to artificially raise the price
of milk. This will have negative consequences for consumers, and that's
why the Consumer Federation of America, the National Consumers League,
the Consumers Union and other consumer groups, also the Teamsters,
oppose the underlying language in this bill and support this amendment.
And when milk prices increase, it disproportionately harms America's
poor, working families.
Now, there's a lot in this bill that I cannot support, including the
heartless cuts to SNAP. Without this amendment, this bill adds insult
to injury. Without this amendment, 246,000 women and children will lose
access to milk because of the decrease of milk supply, and also prices,
as the Representative from Georgia has so eloquently laid out, the milk
prices will rise about 32 cents.
So this amendment protects families whose budgets are already
stretched to the limit and they're already being cut in this bill.
So I hope that people understand this bill. There's been a lot of
confusion, but this is a good bill that consumers support, that
teamsters support; and I urge an ``aye'' vote on the amendment, not the
bill, but the amendment.
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I'm going to take 30 seconds right now,
and then I'm going to reserve because I'm ahead.
But I just need to stand up and say that this is not true. Scott
Brown put out a study on this bill, and they said the effect of this
was going to be a half a cent a gallon, maybe a couple of cents a
gallon. So where they're coming up with this 30 cents or 50 cents, I
have no idea. This is complete fabrication that's made up out of
something that I don't know where it comes from.
So people need to understand that. Scott Brown is probably the most
respected economist in dairy in the country, and he did not say it was
30 cents or 50 cents.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, what Mr. Brown said was up to 32 cents a
gallon.
At this time I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp).
Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to visit on
this. I do believe in an individual's right to earn a living, to start
a business, to earn a profit, to grow that business, and to expand to
meet new market opportunities without government interference.
And I also believe that should be specifically available to dairy
farmers as well.
But in the dairy program before us today, that flies in the face of
this right. Government should not have the power to tell dairy farmers
that they won't be paid for the milk they produce.
I think it's completely hypocritical for Members of this body to come
to the floor and rail against market manipulation by Big Business, then
turn around and say Washington should do the same thing.
We should support the Goodlatte-Scott amendment. We should oppose
government control and interference in the marketplace, and we should
support dairy freedom, growth, and opportunity.
There are numerous dairy families across this country, but one in
particular in my district, the McCarty family, please let them have the
opportunity to grow their business. Give them that chance. If we adopt
the language as is, it will restrict their ability to grow their
business.
Mr. PETERSON. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
distinguished gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette).
Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Chairman, haven't we done enough already in this
bill to impact low-income families' access to food?
The U.S. Government purchases 20 percent of domestic milk production
for use in anti-hunger programs. So if the price of milk goes up, so
does the cost of our nutrition programs like the Supplemental
Assistance Nutrition Program; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants and Children, or the WIC program; and the National
School Lunch program.
Everybody admits that the effect of the underlying language in the
bill will be to raise milk prices.
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This is a burden that our low-income families simply cannot afford.
We need a balance. We need a balance that will give a safety net to our
dairy families but won't take it off of the backs of our low-income
folks.
So I would urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment. Just like the
Consumer Federation of America and so many other groups that Ms. Lee
talked about, this is a good thing for consumers, it's a good thing for
Americans, and we should have that balance. Vote ``yes.''
Mr. PETERSON. I'm now pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman
from Washington (Ms. DelBene).
Ms. DelBENE. Thank you, Mr. Peterson.
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I rise in strong opposition to the Goodlatte-Scott amendment which
would create unnecessary market volatility and uncertainty for our
farmers. The Dairy Security Act creates a new, voluntary insurance
program and will help consumers by eliminating the price spikes that
are common today, ensuring stable milk prices.
There has been a great deal of misinformation about how the Dairy
Security Act would affect consumers, but researchers like Dr. Brown at
the University of Missouri, estimated milk prices will only rise
between one-half of 1 cent to a few cents per gallon. The current
volatility in the market is far more harmful to consumers than that
very slight increase.
Simply put, it is poor policy to commit funds to a dairy program
without fixing the underlying problem of oversupply, which is what this
amendment would do. An insurance-only model poorly addresses the
symptom of low margins and completely misses the issues of supply and
demand. The stabilization program also has safeguards that will protect
the U.S. export market, which is critical for dairy producers.
In my district, I've had long conversations with local dairy farmers,
been to their farms, and the sentiment is unanimous: dairy farmers
oppose this amendment because it will hurt them and consumers. I urge
my colleagues to follow their advice and vote ``no.''
Mr. GOODLATTE. At this time, it's my pleasure to yield 1 minute to
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Grimm).
Mr. GRIMM. Thank you, chairman.
Today, I rise in strong support of the Goodlatte-Scott amendment. The
farm bill, as is, artificially increases the price of milk and cheese.
And where I come from, this will devastate my local delis, my specialty
food stores and restaurants throughout Staten Island, Brooklyn and
throughout our Nation.
As for oversupply, today, New York is America's yogurt capital. That
industry accounts for almost $1 billion--with a B--in economic growth,
revenue and 15,000 jobs.
Yet while we repeatedly talk about jobs and entrepreneurship, Chobani
yogurt exemplifies this as a true American success story. Started in
2005, Chobani has transformed a groundbreaking new industry of Greek
yogurt in America. But without an adequate milk supply at reasonable
prices, Chobani, local delis and other companies will have a limited
ability to grow and keep their products reasonably priced.
For this reason, I urge my colleagues to support the Goodlatte
amendment.
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I'm now pleased to yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Owens), one of our good champions of the
dairy industry.
Mr. OWENS. Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. Grimm for mentioning the yogurt
industry. That is very prominent in my district, and we supply milk to
many of the yogurt plants. There is no question that Mr. Goodlatte's
amendment would negatively impact that, whereas the Dairy Security Act
would have a positive impact on our ability to supply milk to a growing
industry that does, in fact, create jobs.
I rise in support of the Dairy Security Act and opposed to this
amendment because it represents 4 years of bipartisan compromise worked
out between Mr. Lucas and Mr. Peterson, and those are the kinds of
activities we should be doing in this Congress.
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. I now yield 1 minute to the distinguished
lady from Florida, Ms. Corrine Brown.
Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chairman, to the Members of the House, let
me be clear, I will not be voting for this bill. I will vote for no
bill that cuts $20.5 billion from the SNAP program, but I will be
voting for this amendment.
We had a hideous bill on the floor a couple of days ago. And I want
to be clear. I support all children, and it does not end at birth. It
is ludicrous that we're here and the goody goody two shoes are now
cutting the SNAP program and an attack on children. The families of
three can earn no modern $24,000 per year in income. Seventy-six
percent of the SNAP households include a child, an elderly person or a
disabled person. Because of the insensitivity of this Congress, there
was an announcement in my paper that Meals on Wheels for seniors are
being cut.
I am fighting for babies who need milk and families that cannot
afford food for their children. Support this amendment and vote against
this bad bill.
The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will inform the Members that the
gentleman from Minnesota has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman
from Virginia has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Georgia's time
has expired.
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 30 seconds to my colleague
from Minnesota (Mr. Walz).
Mr. WALZ. Mr. Chairman, dairy farming is risky business. You've heard
that from them themselves. These are the folks that are up at 4 a.m.,
rain, shine, snow or sleet--doesn't matter--7 days a week, 365 days a
year milking cows, and then they do it again 12 hours later. They don't
get rich off this. They don't get sick time, and they don't get paid
holidays. They get no time off if you want to get to it.
The one thing we can provide them is certainty and take the
volatility out of the market to make sure that when they have a bad
year, we don't end up liquidating these, consolidating into large
dairies and harming the very people that the people who support this
amendment claim to support.
I ask my colleagues to reject this amendment and do the right thing
for these hardworking Americans.
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from Ohio, a member of the Agriculture Committee, to close
our debate.
Mr. GIBBS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I rise in support of this amendment. This amendment builds on the
reforms in the underlying bill and scraps the proposed ``supply
management'' program. Doing so will allow farmers and dairy producers
to expand and meet the growing global demand for American dairy
products. It will grow our exports and grow our economy.
It also will protect families and farmers. Families are already
having enough trouble making ends meet. This amendment will help bring
down prices for our constituents by providing more opportunity and
fairness to dairy farmers across the country.
It also will save taxpayers dollars. This amendment saves taxpayers
another $15 million on top of the savings in the underlying bill. Every
penny counts.
This amendment will create better and more market-driven policies for
our farmers. Supply management is not the way to go. I support the
Goodlatte-Scott amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota has 2 minutes
remaining.
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of the time.
As has been said, we've been working on this for 4 years. Clearly,
the current policy doesn't work because we've got all this volatility.
If you adopt this Goodlatte-Scott amendment, you're going to continue
to have that volatility.
Now, those people that are concerned about the price of milk, when we
had high prices, the processors raised the prices. When the prices
collapse $11, they didn't cut the prices. I've sent out charts to you
to explain that. So what people need to understand is what we're trying
to do here is give farmers a way to protect themselves against the feed
costs and this volatility.
Now, this program is voluntary. Nobody has to get into this program.
If they don't like the stabilization fund, they don't have to take the
insurance and they don't have to be involved in it. But what we're
saying is, if you're going to have the government subsidize your
insurance, which is what we're doing, then you're going to have to be
responsible if this thing gets out of whack. And what the Goodlatte-
Scott amendment does is it puts that responsibility on the taxpayers,
not on the farmers, which is irresponsible in my opinion.
The other thing you need to understand is, in regular crop insurance,
the prices, you can only ensure the price for that year. But in this
amendment, in the Goodlatte-Scott amendment, you ensure the price not
based on what the market is, it's based on the feed costs plus the
margin. So you're going
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to insure milk for $18 per 100 weight, but if the price goes to $11,
the farmer still can have $18 insurance. He doesn't care if it's $11,
the government is going to pay for that, not him.
This is a crazy thing that we're talking about doing here. We're
putting the responsibility on the taxpayer. We're actually probably
going to raise costs to consumers. It's the wrong way to go, and I urge
my colleagues to oppose the Goodlatte-Scott amendment.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia
will be postponed.
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Amendment No. 100 Offered by Mr. Fortenberry
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 100
printed in part B of House Report 113-117.
Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Strike section 1603 and insert the following new sections:
SEC. 1603. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) Legal entity.--
``(A) In general.--The term `legal entity' means--
``(i) an organization that (subject to the requirements of
this section and section 1001A) is eligible to receive a
payment under a provision of law referred to in subsection
(b), (c), or (d);
``(ii) a corporation, joint stock company, association,
limited partnership, limited liability company, limited
liability partnership, charitable organization, estate,
irrevocable trust, grantor of a revocable trust, or other
similar entity (as determined by the Secretary); and
``(iii) an organization that is participating in a farming
operation as a partner in a general partnership or as a
participant in a joint venture.
``(B) Exclusion.--The term `legal entity' does not include
a general partnership or joint venture.'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (d) and inserting
the following:
``(b) Limitation on Payments for Covered Commodities and
Peanuts.--The total amount of payments received, directly or
indirectly, by a person or legal entity for any crop year for
1 or more covered commodities and peanuts under title I of
the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
2013 may not exceed $125,000, of which--
``(1) not more than $75,000 may consist of marketing loan
gains and loan deficiency payments under subtitle B of title
I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act
of 2013; and
``(2) not more than $50,000 may consist of any other
payments made for covered commodities and peanuts under title
I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act
of 2013.
``(c) Spousal Equity.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), except
as provided in paragraph (2), if a person and the spouse of
the person are covered by paragraph (2) and receive, directly
or indirectly, any payment or gain covered by this section,
the total amount of payments or gains (as applicable) covered
by this section that the person and spouse may jointly
receive during any crop year may not exceed an amount equal
to twice the applicable dollar amounts specified in
subsection (b).
``(2) Exceptions.--
``(A) Separate farming operations.--In the case of a
married couple in which each spouse, before the marriage, was
separately engaged in an unrelated farming operation, each
spouse shall be treated as a separate person with respect to
a farming operation brought into the marriage by a spouse,
subject to the condition that the farming operation shall
remain a separate farming operation, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(B) Election to receive separate payments.--A married
couple may elect to receive payments separately in the name
of each spouse if the total amount of payments and benefits
described in subsection (b) that the married couple receives,
directly or indirectly, does not exceed an amount equal to
twice the applicable dollar amounts specified in those
subsections.'';
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (f), by adding at the
end the following:
``(iii) Irrevocable trusts.--In promulgating regulations to
define the term `legal entity' as the term applies to
irrevocable trusts, the Secretary shall ensure that
irrevocable trusts are legitimate entities that have not been
created for the purpose of avoiding a payment limitation.'';
and
(4) in subsection (h), in the second sentence, by striking
``or other entity'' and inserting ``or legal entity''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308) is amended--
(A) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsections (b) and
(c)'' each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (3)(B) and
inserting ``subsection (b)'';
(B) in subsection (f)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Subsections (b) and
(c)'' and inserting ``Subsection (b)'';
(ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``subsection (b) or
(c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)'';
(iii) in paragraph (5)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (d)'';
and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsection (b),
(c), or (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
(iv) in paragraph (6)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Notwithstanding
subsection (d), except as provided in subsection (g)'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (f)''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsections (b),
(c), and (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)'';
(C) in subsection (g)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``subsection (f)(6)(A)'' and inserting
``subsection (e)(6)(A)''; and
(II) by striking ``subsection (b) or (c)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subsections (b) and
(c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
(D) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively.
(2) Section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308-1) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsections (b) and
(c) of section 1001'' and inserting ``section 1001(b)''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``subsection (b) or
(c) of section 1001'' and inserting ``section 1001(b)''.
(3) Section 1001B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308-2(a)) is amended in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) by striking ``subsections (b) and (c) of
section 1001'' and inserting ``section 1001(b)''.
(c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply beginning with the 2014 crop year.
SEC. 1603A. PAYMENTS LIMITED TO ACTIVE FARMERS.
Section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking ``or active personal management'' each
place it appears in subparagraphs (A)(i)(II) and (B)(ii); and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, as applied to the
legal entity, are met by the legal entity, the partners or
members making a significant contribution of personal labor
or active personal management'' and inserting ``are met by
partners or members making a significant contribution of
personal labor, those partners or members''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) the landowner share-rents the land at a rate that is
usual and customary;'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) the share of the payments received by the landowner
is commensurate with the share of the crop or income received
as rent.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``active personal
management or'';
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``(5)'' and all that follows through ``(A)
in general.--A person'' and inserting the following:
``(5) Custom farming services.--A person'';
(ii) by inserting ``under usual and customary terms'' after
``services''; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Farm managers.--A person who otherwise meets the
requirements of this subsection other than (b)(2)(A)(i)(II)
shall be considered to be actively engaged in farming, as
determined by the Secretary, with respect to the farming
operation, including a farming operation that is a sole
proprietorship, a legal entity such as a joint venture or
general partnership, or a legal entity such as a corporation
or limited partnership, if the person--
``(A) makes a significant contribution of management to the
farming operation necessary for the farming operation, taking
into account--
``(i) the size and complexity of the farming operation; and
``(ii) the management requirements normally and customarily
required by similar farming operations;
``(B)(i) is the only person in the farming operation
qualifying as actively engaged in farming by using the farm
manager special class designation under this paragraph; and
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``(ii) together with any other persons in the farming
operation qualifying as actively engaged in farming under
subsection (b)(2) or as part of a special class under this
subsection, does not collectively receive, directly or
indirectly, an amount equal to more than the applicable
limits under section 1001(b);
``(C) does not use the management contribution under this
paragraph to qualify as actively engaged in more than 1
farming operation; and
``(D) manages a farm operation that does not substantially
share equipment, labor, or management with persons or legal
entities that with the person collectively receive, directly
or indirectly, an amount equal to more than the applicable
limits under section 1001(b).''.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 271, the gentleman
from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry) and a Member opposed each will control
5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Nebraska.
Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Chairman, first, I would like to begin by
recognizing the hard work that Chairman Lucas has put into this bill,
as well as Ranking Member Peterson. A complex bill such as this
requires time, dedication, and a willingness to work with Members from
a very diverse range of agricultural communities across this Nation,
and I appreciate the effort.
I also recognize that many were here very late last night and there
is a certain urgency to our deliberations. But I believe it is
critically important that we also have a meaningful discussion and
debate on the issue of payment limits.
The other legislative body has seen fit to include the language in
this amendment in its version of the farm bill, and this amendment
gives us the opportunity to send a message that some reform in this
area is necessary.
While there is much to commend in this farm bill, Mr. Chairman, I am
concerned that it falls short of successfully reforming the payment
limit system. Without a doubt, agricultural payments are lopsided.
Based on the USDA's annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey, the
largest 12 percent of farms in terms of gross receipts received more
than 62 percent of all government payments in 2009. Such a skewed
system, Mr. Chairman, is simply not sustainable in the long run. It
leads to the escalation of land prices and accelerates the
concentration of land and resources into fewer hands. This is not
healthy for rural America.
Continuation of the current system will only lead to greater
concentration in agriculture and fewer opportunities for young and
beginning farmers. We need a thoughtful and balanced approach here, one
that encourages young people to take a chance and gives them some
support when they need it, one that doesn't lend itself to the trend of
fewer and fewer farms.
Mr. Chairman, we pride ourselves that agriculture is the main bright
spot in America's economy. And how did we get here? By ensuring that we
have a vibrant marketplace which depends upon large numbers of
producers actively engaged in stewardship of the land.
The amendment I am offering will help farm supports reach their
intended recipients as well and close loopholes that benefit investors
not actively engaged in farming. It levels the playing field for farm
families facing competition from larger operations that do collect the
lion's share of government payments.
The amendment reduces farm payment limits, capping commodity payments
at $250,000 for any one farm. That's a lot of subsidy. The legislation
will also close loopholes in current law to ensure payments reach their
intended recipient, that is, working farmers.
The savings from reforms established in this legislation help ensure
that the farm payment system is also set on a more fiscally sustainable
trajectory. It's fair to farmers, fair to the taxpayer, and fair to
America because it incorporates good governing principles.
This amendment has wide support from a diverse range of agricultural
groups, such as the National Farmers Union, the Center for Rural
Affairs, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Heritage Action,
and Citizens Against Government Waste. They recognize the opportunity
we have for meaningful reform here.
Now, it is important, Mr. Chairman, to emphasize that this does not
address crop insurance subsidies. That is a completely separate matter,
and I recognize the need to differentiate between a program in which
producers must contribute their own dollars toward the actuarial
success of the program and one that is directly coming from the
government.
Mr. Chairman, I have been through two farm bills now, and I've talked
to hundreds of farmers in rural America. What they're looking for is
simply a chance to compete, and compete well, not a guarantee of
unlimited money from the government. We owe it to our hardworking
farmers to sustain that fair and robust marketplace.
With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. LUCAS. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr.
Conaway).
Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I stand in strong opposition to this
amendment.
One particular troubling issue is the predefinition of ``actively
engaged in farming.'' My good colleague should know that this will
alter, fundamentally, the normal operations on a farm.
Take two quick examples, a brother and a sister. The sister runs the
tractors, plants the crops, harvests the crops; the brother, on the
other hand, does all the bookkeeping, files tax returns, works with
FSA, arranges the loans at the bank. He would no longer be actively
engaged in farming. That makes no sense whatsoever.
The broader spread one, though, is the generational shift in farming
operations. As parents and grandparents age, they take less of a
physical role in farming operations and hand that off to the younger
generation--the folks that my good colleague was speaking to. This
redefinition would say that as they age out and quit doing the actual
physical labor, and yet their wisdom and knowledge and vast experience
has added to the success of those farming operations, they would no
longer be considered actively engaged in farming and would be excluded
from the program itself. This is wrongheaded. It adds additional
regulatory burdens on family farms across this country in an
unnecessary manner and doesn't get to what my good colleague is trying
to get to.
I would strongly urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and vote
``no'' on the Fortenberry amendment.
Mr. FORTENBERRY. May I can inquire, Mr. Chairman, as to how much time
I have remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Nebraska has 1\1/4\ minutes
remaining.
Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I'm not out to punish anyone's
success. In fact, I celebrate it.
A $250,000 subsidy is a lot of money to come directly from the
government. I think many Americans would agree. We put caps and limits
on virtually every other program, so why not this one? What I'm saying
is that amount of money should be sufficient.
I would like to offer another example regarding direct engagement in
farming that helps clarify the issue that my colleague just raised.
A farm in the Deep South recently received $440,000--again, none of
it to someone actually working the farm, but to six general partners
and five spouses, all of whom claim to be providing the management
needed to running the farm.
What this bill does, in addition to capping payments, it provides a
more enforceable working definition for those actively engaged in farm
management, and that's an important reform as well.
Again, this has been worked out in the other legislative body from
Members who represent diverse agricultural districts all over this
country. I think this is a reasonable reform that, again, is fair to
the taxpayers, fair to the farm family, and consistent with good
governing principles. It's a balanced, reasonable approach.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the subcommittee
chairman of the Agriculture Committee from Arkansas (Mr. Crawford).
Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Chairman, I respectfully oppose the gentleman's
amendment.
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In order for farmers in my district to compete, their operations must
be economies of scale. This is largely due to the high cost of
production, expensive machinery, and razor-thin margins.
In order to remain economically viable, a mid-South farmer must
produce a high quantity of crops and then sell that crop at an adequate
price, which doesn't always work out so well. Some years in Arkansas a
farmer might do very well if conditions are right and the prices don't
drop too low, but in other years times can be absolutely brutal. This
amendment takes the wrong approach because it adds even more
uncertainty to the farmer's operation.
Most farmers go to the bank for loans to pay production costs and
purchases of new technology and machinery. Once you introduce a
restrictive AGI, it becomes much more difficult to obtain the financing
necessary to sustain an operation and stay in business.
Through a careful approach, the Ag Committee has already brought
significant reforms to AGI eligibility, which has already been
difficult on some of my producers. We certainly don't need to go a step
further.
Additionally, requiring active, on-farm labor is counterproductive
for two reasons: one, it discourages farms from improving and becoming
more efficient; and, two, it discourages the participation of young
farmers, and that could mean that they're out of a job. Farm owners and
operators need to focus their attention on the management of the
overall farm and key management decisions.
I strongly urge defeat of this amendment, with all due respect.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Georgia (Mr. Barrow).
Mr. BARROW of Georgia. I thank the gentleman for the time. I rise in
opposition to the amendment.
Farming in 2013 can be a very complicated, high-tech and high-risk
business. For example, there are many farmers in my district who farm
thousands of acres that they don't own. They might grow cotton,
peanuts, grains and specialty crops. They need a whole fleet of
different equipment for each one of these crops. They're probably
irrigating a whole lot of their crops. They likely employ dozens of
people. These might be multimillion-dollar enterprises, and yet they
still fit in the definition of a family farm. For these kinds of crops,
it simply takes that kind of scale to be sustainable. Many farmers
simply cannot afford to farm on that scale unless they have a safety
net that can cover their risk.
This bill includes sustainable reforms of our farm safety net to make
sure it's available to the people who need it most. It's not fair, nor
in our best interest, to limit the participation of these larger family
farms by undercutting their safety net, as this amendment would do. We
need these farmers and they need us.
I, therefore, urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment.
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Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, might I inquire how much time I have
remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 1\1/4\ minutes remaining.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield the balance of my time
to the ranking member of the House Ag Committee, the gentleman from
Minnesota (Mr. Peterson).
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman.
I rise in opposition to this amendment.
If you like the Department of Labor's overreach on child labor when
they prevented 4-H kids from helping mom and dad on the farm, you're
going to love this amendment. What this amendment does is it puts
bureaucrats in charge of deciding who is a farmer and who isn't.
When we put this AGI test on, they developed 430 pages of regulations
to try to figure out how to implement that. If this amendment passes, I
would be hard-pressed to figure out how many pages of regulations
they're going to come up with to try to figure out whether you're
actually a farmer or not.
We're changing this ``actively engaged'' definition, which we've been
struggling with for years, and which I think we did a pretty good job
with in 2008, putting in new requirements, new tests, stuff that we
really don't understand how it's going to work. I think it is just
going to totally screw up the safety net, especially for our friends in
the South that have a different situation than we do up in my part of
the world.
This is an overreach. It's getting into areas that we've never done
before with payment limitations at a time when we're changing these
programs. We don't really even understand how this would work, other
than to know it's going to really screw things up.
I would strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will
be postponed.
Amendment No. 101 Offered by Mr. Huelskamp
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 101
printed in part B of House Report 113-117.
Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
In subtitle A of title IV, strike section 4007 and insert
the following:
SEC. 4007. ELIMINATING THE LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
LOOPHOLE.
(a) In General.--Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(11)(A), by striking ``(other than''
and all that follows through ``et seq.))'' and inserting
``(other than payments or allowances made under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
or any payments under any other State program funded with
qualified State expenditures (as defined in section
409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(1))))'';
(2) in subsection (e)(6)(C), by striking clause (iv); and
(3) in subsection (k)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (C);
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as
subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively; and
(iii) by striking paragraph (4).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2605(f) of the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. PROJECTS TO PROMOTE WORK AND INCREASE STATE AGENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY.
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2020), as amended by section 4015, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(w) Projects to Promote Work and Increase State Agency
Accountability.--The State agency shall create a work
activation program that operates as follows:
``(1) Each able-bodied individual participating in the
program--
``(A) shall at the time of application for supplemental
food and nutrition assistance and every 12 months thereafter,
register for employment in a manner prescribed by the chief
executive officer of the State;
``(B) shall, each month of participation in the program,
participate in--
``(i) 2 days of supervised job search for 8 hours per day
at the program site; and
``(ii) 5 days of off-site activity for 8 hours per day;
``(C) shall not refuse without good cause to accept an
offer of employment, at a site or plant not subject to a
strike or lockout at the time of the refusal, at a wage not
less than the higher of--
``(i) the applicable Federal or State minimum wage; or
``(ii) 80 percent of the wage that would have governed had
the minimum hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) been
applicable to the offer of employment;
``(D) shall not refuse without good cause to provide a
State agency with sufficient information to allow the State
agency to determine the employment status or the job
availability of the individual; and
``(E) shall not voluntarily--
``(i) quit a job; or
``(ii) reduce work effort and, after the reduction, the
individual is working less than 30 hours per week, unless
another adult in the same family unit increases employment at
the same time by an amount equal to the reduction in work
effort by the first adult.
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``(2) An able-bodied individual participating in the work
activation program who fails to comply with 1 or more of the
requirements described in paragraph(1)--
``(A) shall be subject to a sanction period of not less
than a 2-month period beginning the day of the individual's
first failure to comply with such requirements during which
the individual shall not receive any supplemental food and
nutrition assistance; and
``(B) may receive supplemental food and nutrition
assistance after the individual is in compliance with such
requirements for not less than a 1-month period beginning
after the completion of such sanction period, except that
such assistance may not be provided retroactively.''.
SEC. 4034. REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO WAIVE WORK
REQUIREMENT.
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) in section 6(o) by striking paragraph (4); and
(2) in section 16(b)(1)(E)(ii)--
(A) in subclause (II) by adding ``and'' at the end;'
(B) by striking subclause (III); and
(C) by redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (III).
SEC. 4035. ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.
(a) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--Section
16 of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is
amended by striking subsection (h).
(b) Administrative Cost-sharing.--
(1) In general.--Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended in the first
sentence, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``(other than a program carried out under section 6(d)(4))''
after ``supplemental nutrition assistance program''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh))
is amended by striking ``(g), (h)(2), or (h)(3)'' and
inserting ``or (g)''.
(B) Section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking
``, (g), (h)(2), and (h)(3)'' and inserting ``and (g)''.
(c) Workfare.--
(1) In general.--Section 20 of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended by striking subsection
(g).
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(jj)
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2026(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(jj)) is amended by striking ``or
(g)(1)''.
SEC. 4036. ELIMINATING THE NUTRITION EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2036a) is repealed.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 271, the gentleman
from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kansas.
Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I rise today along with several of my colleagues to offer what we
believe should be the first step in serious reform of a SNAP program,
also known as food stamps.
It has been said we should judge the success of government programs
not by the number of people receiving the benefits but by the number of
people who no longer need them.
As a result of the bipartisan work reforms in the TANF program in
1996, after that period we saw a 57 percent reduction in the number of
people on TANF. This amendment would take the most successful welfare
reform in the history of this country, signed into law by President
Bill Clinton and passed by a Republican Congress, and apply it to now
the largest means-tested assistance program we have. That's what that
amendment would do.
In addition to applying that successful work requirement, we would
have additional reforms in terms of LIHEAP and a few other items that
would provide additional savings in the food stamp program.
With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the
gentlelady from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore).
Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I speak in opposition to this amendment.
This is really a very poorly conceived amendment that would require
all non-disabled individuals to participate in a job search every month
or immediately lose benefits, even if the individual is already working
or even if the individual is a child, a minor.
This amendment would increase the SNAP cuts by 50 percent to $31
billion, instead of the $21.5 billion. It would immediately subject 2
million jobless, childless adults to harsh benefit cuts. It would slash
benefits for 2 million people about $90 a month. It would eliminate all
the SNAP employment and training funds, eliminate nutrition education,
impose new job search requirements on all people, even if they're
working, and it would send people into a deep, deep depression.
I think that this is an amendment that we should oppose.
Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield 1 minute to a
member of the Ag Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer).
Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman.
I rise in strong support of this amendment. In fact, part of the
language of a bill that I had introduced is incorporated in this bill,
and I appreciate the gentleman for including that.
What is this amendment about? It's about making sure that people that
are on these programs qualify for them. That they're not automatically
put on them because they're on some other program. It's also about
reducing duplicative programs in the government, such as nutrition
education and job training. We have job training in other programs.
But more importantly, what the American people understand is that our
entitlement programs are growing at an unsustainable rate, and so we
need to make sure that people that are on food stamps are actively
looking for work. I don't think anybody argues with that.
The second thing is making sure that people that are on this program
are the people that need it, and secondly, that qualify for it.
So this is a commonsense amendment and the American taxpayers deserve
this kind of accountability. Anything less is unacceptable.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from
California (Ms. Lee).
Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman
for yielding.
I rise in strong opposition to this amendment.
This is yet another heartless cut on the backs of hungry families all
across America. How much is enough for those who are relentless--
relentless--in attacking low-income families and hungry children.
Cutting over $20 billion in SNAP benefits is bad enough, but this
amendment would add insult to injury. This is mind-boggling.
Let me tell you, I know from personal experience, no one wants to be
on food stamps. Many who are on SNAP are hardworking people making
minimum wage, and others are desperately looking for a job in these
difficult economic times.
This amendment demands that hungry families search for a job even
while it eliminates all employment assistance and job-training funds
for those very families. Let's not pretend that by making a family
suffer more hunger and more desperation and more hardship that a job
will suddenly appear for them.
I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this very, very heartless,
cruel, and inhumane amendment.
Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 15 seconds to the gentleman from
Minnesota (Mr. Peterson).
Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment.
We have worked this out between the chairman and myself and this is
breaking the deal that we had. I would say a vote for this amendment is
a vote against the farm bill, so oppose it.
Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire of the balance of the
time.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kansas has 3 minutes remaining.
The gentleman from Oklahoma has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. HUELSKAMP. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate waiting on a few
other folks to speak.
One thing I would like to point out, I appreciate the arguments of my
colleague from Texas that indicates these are commonsense reforms. I
think most Americans agree, let's help folks that are in need, but we
probably shouldn't help those who don't actually
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qualify for food stamps. With the adoption of this amendment, it will
require folks that would like to receive food stamps--SNAP benefits--to
actually have to qualify for them instead of being qualified through
another program.
It was also noted about the impact of these reforms and their
potential impact on cuts. Let's look at a little history of this
particular program. In 2002, in the 2002 farm bill, $270 billion was
the spending level--$270 billion. In the 2008 farm bill, it was
approximately $400 billion. If this amendment is adopted, the spending
level would be $733 billion. Only in Washington could you say going
from $270 billion to $733 billion is a cut.
These are commonsense reforms. These a few decades ago were
considered bipartisan reforms to encourage people to look for work, to
encourage people to get a job.
I agree with my colleagues: there isn't a person in America I don't
think that wouldn't rather have a paycheck rather than a SNAP check or
a SNAP card, or a Vision card if you're in the State of Kansas.
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These are very commonsense reforms. They will work. They are good for
Americans. They are good for our taxpayers. They are good for the
people receiving benefits. We have 47 million Americans receiving food
stamps today. Please, let's ask them--require them--to actually go out
and look for jobs. They might actually find them.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 2\1/2\ minutes
remaining.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Colleagues, the process of crafting this farm bill has entailed much
effort by the committee. We've looked at everything within our
jurisdictions. We've come up with ways of saving money and reforming
things and making things more efficient across the board in every
title. Let me touch, for just a moment, on the nutrition title.
The committee agreed to $20.5 billion in savings: ending categorical
eligibility, compelling States to the tune of $8 billion worth of
savings to make adjustments in how they address LIHEAP. We have gone a
tremendous distance in a bipartisan way to achieve the first real
reform since 1996.
Now, I appreciate my colleagues' efforts to try and increase those
savings, but I say to you that the number in the bill is workable, that
it is something that we can achieve, that it is something through which
I believe--and we don't all necessarily see eye to eye on this--we will
still allow those folks who are qualified under Federal law to receive
the help they need, that they deserve.
Please turn this amendment back. Please move forward with the reforms
we have. Let's do things that we've not been able to do since 1996.
Let's not go so far that nothing is the end result. Defeat the
amendment. Support the bill. Let us move forward.
With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas will
be postponed.
Amendment No. 102 Offered by Mr. Southerland
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 102
printed in part B of House Report 113-117.
Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Page 336, line 8, strike ``$375,000,000'' and insert
``$372,000,000''.
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 4033. PILOT PROJECTS TO PROMOTE WORK AND INCREASE STATE
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Effective October 1, 2013, section 17 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by sections
4021 and 4022, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Pilot Projects to Promote Work and Increase State
Accountability in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out pilot
projects to develop and test methods allowing States to run a
work program with certain features comparable to the State
program funded under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), with the intent of
increasing employment and self-sufficiency through increased
State accountability and thereby reducing the need for
supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.
``(2) Agreements.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out this subsection, the
Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with States
in accordance with pilot projects that meet the criteria
required under this subsection.
``(B) Application.--To be eligible for a cooperative
agreement under this paragraph, a State shall submit to the
Secretary a plan that complies with requirements of this
subsection beginning in fiscal year 2014. The Secretary may
not disapprove applications which meet the requirements of
this subsection as described through its amended supplemental
nutrition assistance State Plan.
``(C) Assurances.--A State shall include in its plan
assurances that its pilot project will--
``(i) operate for at least three 12-month periods but not
more than five 12-month periods;
``(ii) have a robust data collection system for program
administration that is designed and shared with project
evaluators to ensure proper and timely evaluation; and
``(iii) intend to offer a work activity described in
paragraph (4) to adults assigned and required to participate
under paragraph (3)(A) and who are not exempt under paragraph
(3)(F).
``(D) Number of pilot projects.--Any State may carry out a
pilot project that meets the requirements of this subsection.
``(E) Extent of pilot projects.--Pilot projects shall cover
no less than the entire State.
``(F) Other program waivers.--Waivers for able-bodied
adults without dependents provided under section 6(o) are
void for States covered by a pilot project carried out under
paragraph (1).
``(3) Work activity.--(A) For purposes of this subsection,
the term `work activity' means any of the following:
``(i) Employment in the public or private sector that is
not subsidized by any public program.
``(ii) Employment in the private sector for which the
employer receives a subsidy from public funds to offset some
or all of the wages and costs of employing an adult.
``(iii) Employment in the public sector for which the
employer receives a subsidy from public funds to offset some
or all of the wages and costs of employing an adult.
``(iv) A work activity that--
``(I) is performed in return for public benefits;
``(II) provides an adult with an opportunity to acquire the
general skills, knowledge, and work habits necessary to
obtain employment;
``(III) is designed to improve the employability of those
who cannot find unsubsidized employment; and
``(IV) is supervised by an employer, work site sponsor, or
other responsible party on an ongoing basis.
``(v) Training in the public or private sector that is
given to a paid employee while he or she is engaged in
productive work and that provides knowledge and skills
essential to the full and adequate performance of the job.
``(vi) Job search, obtaining employment, or preparation to
seek or obtain employment, including--
``(I) life skills training;
``(II) substance abuse treatment or mental health
treatment, determined to be necessary and documented by a
qualified medical, substance abuse, or mental health
professional; or
``(III) rehabilitation activities;
supervised by a public agency or other responsible party on
an ongoing basis.
``(vii) Structured programs and embedded activities--
``(I) in which adults perform work for the direct benefit
of the community under the auspices of public or nonprofit
organizations;
``(II) that are limited to projects that serve useful
community purposes in fields such as health, social service,
environmental protection, education, urban and rural
redevelopment, welfare, recreation, public facilities, public
safety, and child care;
``(III) that are designed to improve the employability of
adults not otherwise able to obtain unsubsidized employment;
and
``(IV) that are supervised on an ongoing basis; and
``(V) with respect to which a State agency takes into
account, to the extent possible, the prior training,
experience, and skills of a recipient in making appropriate
community service assignments.
``(viii) Career and technical training programs (not to
exceed 12 months with respect to any adult) that are directly
related to the preparation of adults for employment in
current or emerging occupations and that are supervised on an
ongoing basis.
``(ix) Training or education for job skills that are
required by an employer to provide
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an adult with the ability to obtain employment or to advance
or adapt to the changing demands of the workplace and that
are supervised on an ongoing basis.
``(x) Education that is related to a specific occupation,
job, or job offer and that is supervised on an ongoing basis.
``(xi) In the case of an adult who has not completed
secondary school or received such a certificate of general
equivalence, regular attendance--
``(I) in accordance with the requirements of the secondary
school or course of study, at a secondary school or in a
course of study leading to such certificate; and
``(II) supervised on an ongoing basis.
``(xii) Providing child care to enable another recipient of
public benefits to participate in a community service program
that--
``(I) does not provide compensation for such community
service;
``(II) is a structured program designed to improve the
employability of adults who participate in such program; and
``(III) is supervised on an ongoing basis.
``(B) Protections.--Work activities under this subsection
shall be subject to all applicable health and safety
standards. Except as described in clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii) of subparagraph (A), the term `work activity' shall be
considered work preparation and not defined as employment for
purposes of other law.
``(4) Pilot projects.--Pilot projects carried out under
paragraph (1) shall include interventions to which adults are
assigned that are designed to reduce unnecessary dependence,
promote self sufficiency, increase work levels, increase
earned income, and reduce supplemental nutrition assistance
benefit expenditures among households eligible for, applying
for, or participating in the supplemental nutrition
assistance program.
``(A) Adults assigned to interventions by the State shall--
``(i) be subject to mandatory participation in work
activities specified in paragraph (4), except those with 1 or
more dependent children under 1 year of age;
``(ii) participate in work activities specified in
paragraph (4) for a minimum of 20 hours per week per
household;
``(iii) be a maximum age of not less than 50 and not more
than 60, as defined by the State;
``(iv) be subject to penalties during a period of
nonparticipation without good cause ranging from, at State
option, a minimum of the removal of the adults from the
household benefit amount, up to a maximum of the
discontinuance of the entire household benefit amount; and
``(v) not be penalized for nonparticipation if child care
is not available for 1 or more children under 6 years of age.
``(B) The State shall allow certain individuals to be
exempt from work requirements--
``(i) those participating in work programs under a State
program funded under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) for an equal or greater
number of hours;
``(ii) 1 adult family member per household who is needed in
the home to care for a disabled family member;
``(iii) a parent who is a recipient of or becomes eligible
for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or
Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and
``(iv) those with a good cause reason for nonparticipation,
such as victims of domestic violence, as defined by the
State.
``(5) Evaluation and reporting.--
``(A) Evaluation.--
``(i) Independent evaluation.--
``(I) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for each
State that enters into an agreement under paragraph (2) an
independent, longitudinal evaluation of its pilot project
under this subsection to determine total program savings over
the entire course of the pilot project with results reported
in consecutive 12-month increments.
``(II) Purpose.--The purpose of the evaluation is to
measure the impact of interventions provided by the State
under the pilot project on the ability of adults in
households eligible for, applying for, or participating in
the supplemental nutrition assistance program to find and
retain employment that leads to increased household income
and reduced dependency.
``(III) Requirement.--The independent evaluation under
subclause (I) shall use valid statistical methods which can
determine the difference between supplemental nutrition
assistance benefit expenditures, if any, as a result of the
interventions as compared to a control group that--
``(aa) is not subject to the interventions provided by the
State under the pilot project under this subsection; and
``(bb) maintains services provided under 16(h) in the year
prior to the start of the pilot project under this
subsection.
``(IV) Option.--States shall have the option to evaluate
pilot projects by matched counties or matched geographical
areas using a constructed control group design to isolate the
effects of the intervention of the pilot project.
``(V) Definition.--Constructed control group means there is
no random assignment, and instead program participants (those
subject to interventions) and non-participants (control) are
equated using matching or statistical procedures on
characteristics that may be associated with program outcomes.
``(B) Reporting.--Not later than 90 days after the end of
fiscal year 2014 and of each fiscal year thereafter, until
the completion of the last evaluation under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report
that includes a description of--
``(i) the status of each pilot project carried out under
paragraph (1);
``(ii) the results of the evaluation completed during the
previous fiscal year; and
``(iii) to the maximum extent practicable--
``(I) baseline information relevant to the stated goals and
desired outcomes of the pilot project;
``(II) the impact of the interventions on appropriate
employment, income, and public benefit receipt outcomes among
households participating in the pilot project;
``(III) equivalent information about similar or identical
measures among control or comparison groups;
``(IV) the planned dissemination of the report findings to
State agencies; and
``(V) the steps and funding necessary to incorporate into
State employment and training programs the components of
pilot projects that demonstrate increased employment and
earnings.
``(C) Public dissemination.--In addition to the reporting
requirements under subparagraph (B), evaluation results shall
be shared broadly to inform policy makers, service providers,
other partners, and the public in order to promote wide use
of successful strategies, including by posting evaluation
results on the Internet website of the Department of
Agriculture.
``(6) Funding.--
``(A) Available funds.--From amounts made available under
section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make available--
``(i) up to $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014
through 2017 for evaluations described in paragraph (5) to
carry out this subsection, with such amounts to remain
available until expended; and
``(ii) amounts equal to one-half of the accumulated
supplemental nutrition assistance benefit dollars saved over
each consecutive 12-month period according to the evaluation
under paragraph (5) for bonus grants to States under
paragraph (7)(B).
``(B) Limitation.--A State operating a pilot project under
this subsection shall not receive more funding under section
16(h) than the State received the year prior to commencing a
project under this subsection and shall not claim funds under
16(a) for expenses that are unique to the pilot project under
this subsection.
``(C) Other funds.--Any additional funds required by a
State to carry out a pilot project under this subsection may
be provided by the State from funds made available to the
State for such purpose and in accordance with State and other
Federal laws, including the following:
``(i) Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
603).
``(ii) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 9201
et seq.).
``(iii) The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C 9858 et seq.) and section 418 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618).
``(iv) The social services block grant under subtitle A of
title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq,).
``(7) Use of funds.--
``(A) Specific uses.--Funds provided under this subsection
for evaluation of pilot projects shall be used only for--
``(i) pilot projects that comply with this subsection;
``(ii) the costs incurred in gathering and providing
information and data used to conduct the independent
evaluation under paragraph (5); and
``(iii) the costs of the evaluation under paragraph (5).
``(B) Limitation.--Funds provided for bonus grants to
States for pilot projects under this subsection shall be used
only for--
``(i) pilot projects that comply with this subsection;
``(ii) amounts equal to one-half of the accumulated
supplemental nutrition assistance benefit dollars saved over
each consecutive 12-month period according to the evaluation
under paragraph (5); and
``(iii) any State purpose, not to be restricted to the
supplemental nutrition assistance program or its beneficiary
population.''.
SEC. 4034. IMPROVED WAGE VERIFICATION USING THE NATIONAL
DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.
Effective October 1, 2013, section 11(e) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``and after compliance
with the requirement specified in paragraph (24)'' after
``section 16(e) of this Act'',
(2) in paragraph (22) by striking ``and'' at the end,
(3) in paragraph (23 by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and'', and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(24) that the State agency shall request wage data
directly from the National Directory of New Hires established
under section 453(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
653(i)) relevant to determining eligibility to receive
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and
determining the correct amount of such benefits.''.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 271, the gentleman
from Florida (Mr. Southerland) and a
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Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Mr. Chairman, the numbers don't lie. America's
welfare system is broken.
Food stamp benefits have tripled in the past decade. There are more
Americans living in poverty today than when the war on poverty was
launched a half century ago. Instead of incentivizing work, we are
reinforcing the same government dependency and cyclical poverty that we
all wish to eliminate. It is clear that an important variable has been
missing from America's antipoverty equation, and that is the element of
work.
History has proven that work is the surest way to empower able-bodied
Americans to advance from welfare to self-sufficiency. When a
Republican-controlled Congress and a Democrat President joined together
to pass welfare reform requiring work, the results were dramatic.
Nationwide, welfare rolls dropped by 67 percent. In my home State of
Florida, the number was higher--approximately 85 percent. Work
participation by never-married single moms and household earnings
skyrocketed. Child poverty rates plummeted. This true bipartisan
success story is what my amendment is based upon.
My amendment empowers the States to require work for Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. We apply the same
sensible work preparation, job training, and community service
activities that are at the heart of welfare reform. Our plan is
endorsed by several States' Human Services Secretaries who approached
us because they understand how important work can be for individuals
truly in need.
The simple fact, Mr. Chairman, is that ``work'' works. We must have a
system in place that provides a helping hand to the most vulnerable
among us. By requiring work for able-bodied SNAP recipients, we can
ensure that the resources get to those in need more effectively and
efficiently.
I encourage my colleagues to join me in supporting my amendment and
in renewing the God-given opportunity for earned success in America.
Mr. Chairman, with that, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. MOORE. I rise to claim the time in opposition to the gentleman's
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin is recognized for 5
minutes.
Ms. MOORE. Despite what we have heard from the author of this
program, there is no work in this bill. This amendment would more
appropriately be called ``The State Bonuses for Terminating SNAP
Benefits for People Who Want to Work but Can't Find a Job Because
They're in a Recession,'' and it ends benefits for children, disabled
people, yes, and even for disabled veterans.
I think the most egregious thing about this amendment is that there
is no funding for worker training programs in this bill at all even
though we are ordering people to do it, and there is a perverse
incentive for States to end SNAP benefits for people because, suddenly,
food stamps, or SNAP benefits, become fungible.
We just rejected an amendment in our last series of votes that would
have allowed people to get toothpaste and toothbrushes with SNAP
benefits; but what this amendment does is allow the States to pocket
these sanctions and use them for whatever they want to--to balance the
budget with it or to convert SNAP benefits into tax breaks for
corporations or for wealthy people.
With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 1 minute to the gentleman
from Virginia, Majority Leader Cantor, who represents a State in which,
as a result of the 1996 work requirement, welfare rolls were reduced by
over 84 percent.
Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this amendment.
In 1996, the Congress came together in a bipartisan way to change the
incentive structure in our basic cash welfare program that helps needy
families. The results were nothing but a success. Within 5 years,
welfare caseloads fell by more than 60 percent, and the economic
prospects of many former welfare families were substantially improved.
America saw increased earnings by low-income families and significant
reductions in child poverty. The incentives were right, and even in the
depths of the worst economic turmoil of a few years ago, the reforms
were succeeding at moving families from dependency into work.
Those changes made in welfare reform resulted from a foundation laid
before 1996 in which States experimented with different approaches to
determine which ones were the most effective at increasing workforce
participation and boosting earnings. Prior to enactment of welfare
reform, States had been given waivers of the old law to become
laboratories of innovation.
The amendment by Mr. Southerland before us today builds on that
successful approach and will give States the opportunity to test
whether the same successful strategies that were used in cash welfare
programs in the 1990s will help food stamp recipients gain and retain
employment and boost their earnings today. Mr. Southerland's amendment
provides for a pilot program, which will allow States, if they choose,
to apply the TANF work requirements to their able-bodied working age
adult food stamp caseload.
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States have come forward asking us for the ability to enter into
these demonstration projects. But unless we adopt the gentleman's
amendment, these States won't be able to launch these demonstration
projects.
This amendment is well crafted and takes into consideration the
availability of child care for mothers with young children and hardship
situations like families facing domestic violence.
The Southerland amendment also tells States that if they're
successful at increasing work participation and families' earnings
among the food stamp caseload, they will share in the savings that
would otherwise end up in the hands of the Federal Government.
If enacted, this amendment will help reduce Federal expenditures,
provide assistance to the States, and most importantly it will help
struggling families who find themselves relying on public assistance to
get back on their feet.
Right now, many American families are struggling, and the SNAP
program is in place to help these families who find themselves in dire
economic circumstances. While this program is an important part of our
safety net, our overriding goal should be to help our citizens with the
education and skills they need to get back on their feet so that they
can provide for themselves and their families.
I'd like to thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Southerland) for
his work on this issue, and I urge my colleagues to support his
amendment.
Ms. MOORE. I would like to inquire as to how much time I have
remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin has 3\1/2\ minutes
remaining, and the gentleman from Florida has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Ms. MOORE. Just because we keep saying that the 1996 welfare program
was successful, doesn't make it so. Poverty has increased among women
and children. A quarter of all children in this country are poor.
With that, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Connecticut (Ms.
DeLauro).
Ms. DeLAURO. I rise in strong opposition to this amendment, the
effect of which would be to increase hunger and hardship across
America. We have experienced the most devastating recession since the
Great Depression.
Unemployment is at 7.5 percent. One in seven people today is availing
himself of food stamps because there is a need to. People are
struggling in our economy today. They want to work. They cannot find a
job. Everyone is experiencing that in their own communities.
This amendment would allow an unlimited number of States to require
an adult to receive or even apply for food stamps to be working or in
job training, or else they lose their food stamp benefits. Why would a
State want to do this? Because the amendment also allows States to keep
part of the savings from cutting people off the program, use the money
for whatever purpose the State officials want, instead of feeding
people with those dollars.
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States can cut taxes for companies or even maybe support special
interest subsidies. And as my colleagues said, there is no funding in
this bill for the creation of jobs; and my colleagues on the other side
of the aisle, they refuse to deal with the issue of job creation and
there is no worker-training money in this bill. So there is no funding
to do what they would like to do.
Let's take the crop insurance program, my friends. We just voted on
an amendment that voted down reforming that program. We have 26
individuals in this Nation. We can't find out who they are. They get at
least a million dollars in a subsidy. Do you think they're eating well?
Three squares or better a day. You know what? They have no income
threshold, no asset test, no cap. They don't even have to farm the
land, and they don't have to follow conservation practices. Do you want
to go and find out where we can save money here? Let's find out who
these 26 people are or those people who are on the crop insurance
program, and let's make sure that they are working otherwise we will
cut their benefits.
I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this unbelievably misguided
amendment.
Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Mr. Chairman, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman
from Washington (Mr. Reichert), whose welfare rolls were reduced by
over 55 percent due to the 1996 work requirement.
Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this amendment.
My colleague was absolutely right, the unemployment rate is 7.5
percent. People do want to go back to work. This is what this bill
does: it helps people go back to work. Currently, the government has 83
programs to help people.
I'm the chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources. We just had
a hearing last week with Sada Randolph. Sada Randolph testified before
our committee that she was under a government program. All they did was
provide benefits to her until she got under TANF. That's where she got
the help to find a job. We need to help people find jobs, keep jobs,
support their families and give them hope.
I support this bill wholeheartedly because it gives the American
people who are out of work today hope.
Ms. MOORE. We reduced welfare rolls because we literally threw people
off. We did not help them find sustainable jobs, which is why poverty
has increased.
I yield 30 seconds to the ranking member of the committee, Mr.
Peterson.
Mr. PETERSON. I thank the gentlelady, and I strongly oppose this
amendment.
This amendment breaks the deal that we had and is offensive in the
way that it treats the unemployed in this country.
In short what this proposal does is it takes money from benefits and
hands it over to the States, and they can do with it what they want, as
was said earlier in the debate, with no strings attached, no
accountability.
This Republican Congress has been vocal in support of block grants,
and I suppose that's why they're supporting this amendment. But I'd
like to point out that it was block-granting that is the very reason
that we got into the LIHEAP situation and the categorical eligibility
situation that we're trying to attempt in this bill.
Vote ``no'' on this amendment.
Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 45 seconds to the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston), whose welfare rolls were reduced
by over 85 percent in the 1996 work requirements.
Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the gentleman for yielding and stand in support
of the amendment.
There's two very major points of this. Number one is that we cannot
continue to deny able-bodied people the dignity of work. There seems to
be a belief in the nanny state that there's something wrong with
requiring able-bodied people to work. That's what this amendment does.
It says to you that if you can work, you ought to be working so that
other people who are unable to, they can get the needed assistance.
Number two, it gives States flexibility. I trust the people in
Florida. I trust the people in Wisconsin. I trust the people in Georgia
and Florida and all over the country to do what's best for their State.
That's what we need in America today: less centralized, Washington
bureaucratic planners and more State flexibility because what might
work in your State might be different in mine, but this is a
requirement for able-bodied people to get a job in order to receive
public assistance benefits.
It's very common sense, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. MOORE. Mr. Chairman, I yield the last 30 seconds to our good
friend and colleague, Mr. Welch.
Mr. WELCH. I thank the gentlelady.
This amendment is not on the level. It uses a word that is important
to all of us: work.
Of course people want to work, but there is no money for a work
program. There is an obligation on the person who has no income, who
has children, to somehow magically create their own work program. Any
of the work programs have to have some support to get people to be able
to move from poverty to work.
This is a political statement. It's not a work program.
How poor is poor? This is telling folks they're not poor enough.
Grind them and their children down; 1-year-old children will lose food
as a result of this.
Ms. MOORE. With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my
time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Southerland).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will
be postponed.
{time} 1230
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments printed in part B of House Report
113-117 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following
order:
Amendment No. 99 by Mr. Goodlatte of Virginia.
Amendment No. 49 by Mr. Radel of Florida.
Amendment No. 50 by Mr. Walberg of Michigan.
Amendment No. 98 by Mr. Pitts of Pennsylvania.
Amendment No. 100 by Mr. Fortenberry of Nebraska.
Amendment No. 101 by Mr. Huelskamp of Kansas.
Amendment No. 102 by Mr. Southerland of Florida.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any
electronic vote after the first vote in this series.
Amendment No. 99 Offered by Mr. Goodlatte
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia
(Mr. Goodlatte) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 291,
noes 135, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 8, as follows:
[Roll No. 278]
AYES--291
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Boehner
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Butterfield
Calvert
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Clarke
Clay
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Cotton
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Culberson
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeGette
Denham
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Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx
Frankel (FL)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gabbard
Garcia
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanna
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Himes
Holding
Holt
Horsford
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lowey
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McDermott
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
Meadows
Meehan
Meeks
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Napolitano
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
O'Rourke
Olson
Pallone
Pascrell
Paulsen
Payne
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters (CA)
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quigley
Radel
Rangel
Reed
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Richmond
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shuster
Sires
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Swalwell (CA)
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Titus
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yarmuth
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--135
Aderholt
Andrews
Barrow (GA)
Benishek
Bera (CA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Bonamici
Braley (IA)
Bustos
Camp
Capps
Capuano
Carter
Cartwright
Chu
Cicilline
Cleaver
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fincher
Fleming
Fudge
Gallego
Garamendi
Gosar
Granger
Graves (MO)
Hall
Hanabusa
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (WA)
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Hinojosa
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Kaptur
Keating
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kuster
Labrador
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Loebsack
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Lucas
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McGovern
McIntyre
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meng
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller, George
Mullin
Nadler
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
Owens
Palazzo
Pastor (AZ)
Pearce
Pelosi
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Price (NC)
Rahall
Reichert
Rogers (AL)
Ruiz
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Schrader
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Stewart
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Tsongas
Valadao
Vargas
Vela
Visclosky
Walz
Welch
Williams
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Nunes
NOT VOTING--8
Hastings (FL)
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Nunnelee
Slaughter
{time} 1254
Mr. HALL changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
Messrs. SIRES, LaMALFA, WAXMAN, LEWIS, GRIJALVA, Ms. CLARKE, Messrs.
JONES, MEEKS, and Ms. WATERS changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chair, I support the Dairy Security Act language
as it was included in the Committee-passed draft of the Federal
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act. Inadvertently, I voted in
support of Amendment No. 99, sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte to H.R. 1947.
My intention was to vote against the amendment and to support the dairy
provisions in the underlying bill.
Amendment No. 49 Offered by Mr. Radel
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida
(Mr. Radel) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 235,
noes 192, not voting 7, as follows:
[Roll No. 279]
AYES--235
Amash
Amodei
Andrews
Bachmann
Barletta
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Beatty
Bentivolio
Bera (CA)
Bilirakis
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Clarke
Clay
Coble
Coffman
Cohen
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Connolly
Cook
Cooper
Cotton
Crenshaw
Culberson
Cummings
Delaney
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Esty
Farenthold
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Foxx
Frankel (FL)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Garcia
Gardner
Garrett
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Guthrie
Hanna
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Holding
Holt
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kilmer
Kind
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latta
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Long
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Massie
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Meeks
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Moore
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunnelee
O'Rourke
Olson
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Paulsen
Perry
Peters (CA)
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roe (TN)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ruiz
Runyan
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schneider
Schock
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shuster
Smith (MO)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Speier
Stewart
Stutzman
Terry
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Titus
Upton
Van Hollen
Wagner
Walorski
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--192
Aderholt
Alexander
Bachus
Barber
Barr
Bass
Becerra
Benishek
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Braley (IA)
Brooks (IN)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cole
Conaway
Conyers
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crawford
Crowley
Cuellar
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
Deutch
Dingell
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Farr
Fincher
Fortenberry
Foster
Gallego
Garamendi
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Goodlatte
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hall
Hanabusa
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Harper
Heck (WA)
Himes
Hinojosa
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
LaMalfa
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lewis
Loebsack
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Maloney, Carolyn
Marino
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McNerney
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moran
Mullin
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Napolitano
Noem
Nolan
Nunes
Owens
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Renacci
Richmond
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Scott, Austin
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (NE)
Stivers
Stockman
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tipton
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walz
Waxman
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--7
Hastings (FL)
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1303
Messrs. CASSIDY, JOHNSON of Georgia, MEEKS, Ms. LEE of California,
Messrs. RANGEL and DOGGETT, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs.
BEATTY, Ms. WATERS, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas,
Messrs. AL GREEN of Texas and NUNNELEE changed their vote from ``no''
to aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Walberg
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan
(Mr. Walberg) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 215,
noes 211, not voting 8, as follows:
[Roll No. 280]
AYES--215
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Andrews
Bachmann
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coffman
Cole
Collins (NY)
Cook
Cotton
Crawford
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Daines
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
Delaney
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Deutch
Doggett
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frelinghuysen
Gabbard
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Griffin (AR)
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harris
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Himes
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kelly (PA)
Kilmer
Kind
King (IA)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Latta
Lofgren
Long
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Massie
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Moore
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunes
O'Rourke
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Payne
Pearce
Peters (CA)
Pittenger
Pitts
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roe (TN)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ruiz
Runyan
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Speier
Stewart
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Titus
Tonko
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vela
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Williams
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--211
Aderholt
Bachus
Barber
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Bonamici
Bonner
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Collins (GA)
Conaway
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crenshaw
Crowley
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Forbes
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gerlach
Granger
Green, Gene
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hall
Harper
Hartzler
Heck (WA)
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Hinojosa
Holding
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Jenkins
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
King (NY)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
LaMalfa
Lance
Langevin
Lankford
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Marino
Matsui
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
Nunnelee
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Richmond
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Smith (WA)
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tsongas
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Waxman
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Yarmuth
Yoho
NOT VOTING--8
Franks (AZ)
Hastings (FL)
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1307
Mr. POLIS and Ms. WATERS changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
Mr. CONNOLLY changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 98 Offered by Mr. Pitts
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts) on which further proceedings were postponed
and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 206,
noes 221, not voting 7, as follows:
[Roll No. 281]
AYES--206
Amash
Amodei
Andrews
Bachmann
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Beatty
Bentivolio
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Bucshon
Burgess
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Carney
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Cartwright
Chabot
Chaffetz
Cicilline
Clay
Coffman
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Cook
Cooper
Cotton
Davis, Danny
Delaney
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Doggett
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Esty
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Forbes
Foster
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Garamendi
Garrett
Gerlach
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hanna
Harris
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Holding
Holt
Horsford
Huelskamp
Hultgren
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Jeffries
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Jordan
Joyce
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kilmer
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kuster
Lance
Langevin
Lankford
Latta
Lee (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Long
Lowey
Marino
Massie
Matheson
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meadows
Meehan
Meeks
Messer
Miller (FL)
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
O'Rourke
Olson
Pallone
Pascrell
Payne
Perry
Peters (CA)
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Polis
Pompeo
Price (GA)
Quigley
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roe (TN)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rothfus
Royce
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shea-Porter
Shuster
Sinema
Sires
Smith (MO)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Swalwell (CA)
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Veasey
Visclosky
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--221
Aderholt
Alexander
Bachus
Barber
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Becerra
Benishek
Bera (CA)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Braley (IA)
Brooks (AL)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Clarke
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Connolly
Conyers
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Fincher
Fleming
Fortenberry
Frankel (FL)
Gabbard
Gallego
Garcia
Gardner
Gibbs
Gibson
Granger
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Grimm
Hahn
Hall
Hanabusa
Harper
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Hinojosa
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga (MI)
Hunter
Jackson Lee
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kennedy
Kildee
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Larson (CT)
Latham
Levin
Lewis
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McMorris Rodgers
Meng
Mica
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller, George
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Owens
Palazzo
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Posey
Price (NC)
Radel
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Richmond
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schrader
Scott, Austin
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Sherman
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Southerland
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Tierney
Tipton
Valadao
Vargas
Vela
Velazquez
Walden
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Yoho
Young (AK)
NOT VOTING--7
Hastings (FL)
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1311
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 100 Offered by Mr. Fortenberry
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Nebraska
(Mr. Fortenberry) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 230,
noes 194, not voting 10, as follows:
[Roll No. 282]
AYES--230
Amash
Andrews
Barton
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Bridenstine
Broun (GA)
Brownley (CA)
Burgess
Cantor
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Coffman
Cohen
Collins (GA)
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Cooper
Courtney
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Dent
DeSantis
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Garrett
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Hahn
Hanna
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Hensarling
Higgins
Himes
Holding
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Huizenga (MI)
Hunter
Israel
Issa
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kuster
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Langevin
Lankford
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Matheson
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McNerney
Meadows
Meeks
Meng
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Noem
Nolan
Nunes
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Paulsen
Pelosi
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pittenger
Pitts
Pocan
Polis
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radel
Rangel
Reichert
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roe (TN)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Roskam
Rothfus
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanford
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stewart
Stockman
Swalwell (CA)
Terry
Tiberi
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Visclosky
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Westmoreland
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Yarmuth
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--194
Aderholt
Alexander
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Benishek
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Black
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Capito
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castro (TX)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cole
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Costa
Cotton
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
Denham
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Duckworth
Ellmers
Enyart
Eshoo
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleming
Forbes
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gardner
Gerlach
Gibbs
Goodlatte
Gosar
Granger
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanabusa
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Herrera Beutler
Hinojosa
Hudson
Huelskamp
Hultgren
Hurt
Jackson Lee
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Joyce
Kelly (IL)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
LaMalfa
Latham
Latta
Long
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Maffei
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Maloney, Carolyn
Marino
Massie
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Messer
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Negrete McLeod
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pearce
Perlmutter
Perry
Peterson
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Rahall
Reed
Renacci
Richmond
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Ruiz
Rush
Sanchez, Loretta
Schock
Schrader
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell (AL)
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stivers
Stutzman
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Whitfield
Williams
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
NOT VOTING--10
Cramer
Gabbard
Hastings (FL)
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Slaughter
{time} 1314
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 101 Offered by Mr. Huelskamp
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas
(Mr. Huelskamp) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 175,
noes 250, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 283]
AYES--175
Aderholt
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman
Collins (GA)
Cook
Cotton
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Guthrie
Hall
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
King (IA)
Kingston
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Long
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thornberry
Tipton
Upton
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--250
Alexander
Andrews
Bachus
Barber
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Benishek
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Cramer
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gerlach
Gibson
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Grimm
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
Kuster
Lance
Langevin
Lankford
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pearce
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Reichert
Richmond
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (MI)
Ros-Lehtinen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
NOT VOTING--9
Gutierrez
Hastings (FL)
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Sewell (AL)
Slaughter
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So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Personal Explanation
Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Chair, I was inadvertently absent and would like
to show that, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on
rollcall vote 270, ``nay'' on rollcall vote 274, and ``nay'' on
rollcall vote 283.
Amendment No. 102 Offered by Mr. Southerland
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida
(Mr. Southerland) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 227,
noes 198, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 284]
AYES--227
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cooper
Cotton
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
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Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latham
Latta
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schock
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--198
Andrews
Barber
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Costa
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gibson
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Richmond
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Smith (WA)
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--9
Carson (IN)
Hastings (FL)
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
Speier
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So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 284 the vote was gaveled down
before I could record my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted
``no.''
Personal Explanation
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Chair, had I been present for the
following votes, I would have voted accordingly: roll No. 264 on
agreeing to the amendment Brooks of Alabama Part B Amendment No. 18--
``no'' vote; roll No. 265 on agreeing to the amendment Butterfield of
North Carolina Part B Amendment No. 25--``yes'' Vote; roll No. 266 on
agreeing to the amendment Marino of Pennsylvania Part B Amendment No.
26--``no'' Vote; roll No. 267 on agreeing to the amendment Schweikert
of Arizona Part B Amendment No. 30--``no'' Vote roll No. 268 on
agreeing to the amendment Tierney of Massachusetts Part B Amendment No.
32--``yes'' Vote; 1,6. Roll No. 269 on agreeing to the amendment Polis
of Colorado Part B Amendment No. 37--``yes'' Vote; roll No. 270 on
agreeing to the amendment Garamendi of California Part B Amendment No.
38--``yes'' Vote; roll No. 271 on agreeing to the amendment Marino of
Pennsylvania Part B Amendment No. 41--``no'' Vote; roll No. 272 on
agreeing to the amendment McClintock of California Part B Amendment No.
43--``no'' Vote; roll No. 273 on agreeing to the amendment Gibson/
Meeks/Sean Maloney of New York Part B Amendment No. 44--``yes'' Vote;
roll No. 274 on agreeing to the amendment Walorski of Indiana Part B
Amendment No. 45--``no'' Vote; roll No. 275 on agreeing to the
amendment Courtney of Connecticut Part B Amendment No. 46--``yes''
Vote; roll No. 276 on agreeing to the amendment Kind of Wisconsin Part
B Amendment No. 47--``no'' Vote; roll No. 277 on agreeing to the
amendment Carney/Radel of Delaware Part B Amendment No. 48--``no''
Vote; roll No. 278 on agreeing to the amendment Goodlatte/Scott (GA)/
Moran/Polis/Meeks/ DeGette/Lee of Virginia Part B Amendment No. 99--
``yes'' Vote; roll No. 279 on agreeing to the amendment Radel of
Florida Part B Amendment No. 49--``no'' Vote; roll No. 280 on agreeing
to the amendment Walberg of Michigan Part B Amendment No. 50--``yes''
Vote; roll No. 281 on agreeing to the amendment Pitts/Davis (IL) of
Pennsylvania Part B Amendment No. 98--``no'' Vote; roll No. 282 on
agreeing to the amendment Fortenberry of Nebraska Part B Amendment No.
100--``no'' Vote; roll No. 283 on agreeing to the amendment Huelskamp
of Kansas Part B Amendment No. 101--``no'' Vote; roll No. 284 on
agreeing to the amendment Southerland of Florida Part B Amendment No.
102--``no'' Vote.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a
substitute, as amended.
The amendment was agreed to.
The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Yoder) having assumed the chair, Mr. Simpson, Acting Chair of the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1947) to
provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and
for other purposes, and, pursuant to House Resolution 271, he reported
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted in the Committee
of the Whole.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is
ordered.
Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment
reported from the Committee of the Whole?
If not, the question is on the amendment in the nature of a
substitute, as amended.
The amendment was agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third
reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.
Motion to Recommit
Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit
at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentlewoman opposed to the bill?
Ms. BROWNLEY of California. I am opposed in its current form.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Page 496, after line 14, add the following:
SEC. 8408. PROTECTING HOMEOWNERS FROM THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS
OF WILDFIRES IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.
The Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11) is amended by adding
at the end of the second full paragraph at 30 Stat. 35 (16
U.S.C. 551) the following new sentence: ``To ensure there are
sufficient funds to provide the most modern equipment
available for wildfire suppression and to ensure there are
adequate numbers of personnel to manage and suppress
wildfires, there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Agriculture such sums as may be necessary for
fire suppression equipment and personnel to conduct forest
fire presuppression activities on National Forest System
lands and emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such
lands or
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other lands regarding which the Secretary has entered into a
fire protection agreement.''.
Page 379, strike line 21 and all that follows through page
380, line 8.
Page 384, strike lines 3 through 9.
Page 391, strike lines 19 through 24 and insert the
following:
SEC. ____. CREATING JOBS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN RURAL
AMERICA, AND PROTECTING SAFE DRINKING WATER.
(a) Water, Waste Disposal, and Wastewater Facility
Grants.--Section 306(a)(2)(B)(vii) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is
amended by striking ``$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2008 through 2012'' and inserting ``$40,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.
(b) Rural Business Opportunity Grants.--Section
306(a)(11)(D) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)(D)) is
amended by striking ``$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2008 through 2012'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.
(c) Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grant
Program.--Section 306A(i)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1926a(i)(2)) is amended by striking ``2008 through 2012'' and
inserting ``fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.
Ms. BROWNLEY of California (during the reading). I ask unanimous
consent to dispense with the reading.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from California?
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I object to the dispensing of the reading.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.
The Clerk will read.
The Clerk continued to read.
Mr. LUCAS (during the reading). I ask unanimous consent to dispense
with the reading.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Oklahoma?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California is
recognized for 5 minutes.
Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment
to H.R. 1947. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee.
If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as
amended.
My amendment is a straightforward improvement that I believe both
sides can agree is absolutely necessary.
First, the amendment would protect homes and businesses nationwide
from devastating fires by funding wildfire suppression, personnel and
firefighting equipment. Second, the amendment will help create jobs and
small businesses throughout rural America and will provide safe
drinking water to these communities as well.
Mr. Speaker, I proudly represent Ventura County in California. In
May, we had a dangerous wildfire that burned over 24,000 acres. It
threatened homes in Camarillo, surrounded Cal State University at
Channel Islands, and burned parts of Naval Base Ventura County.
As the Springs Fire raged, we looked for help from the brave men and
women serving as firefighters, not only from my district, but
throughout California and the Western States. Due to their tireless
efforts, homes and businesses were saved, and not one life was lost.
Following the Springs Fire, I had the opportunity and occasion to
thank the firefighters in my county.
They showed me the real time computer equipment they used to
successfully fight this fire. With this equipment, firefighters could
predict the direction of the fire and the terrain they would face next
in real time. They asked that Congress make this lifesaving
communications equipment available to firefighters across this great
Nation.
This is precisely the type of equipment my amendment would help
provide along with aerial tankers and other firefighting aircraft.
So many Americans rely on the selfless help of firefighters across
the Nation, most recently and courageously in fighting the recent fires
in Colorado that have caused so much damage and loss of precious lives.
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Our firefighters put their lives on the line, and we owe it to them
and to our communities to provide adequate resources for fire
suppression, personnel and state-of-the-art equipment.
My amendment would also support three critical rural development
programs: water, waste disposal and wastewater facility grants;
emergency and imminent water assistance grants; and rural business
opportunity grants.
These grants help to provide critical water supplies to rural areas
experiencing drought or other disasters. They also promote sustainable
economic development, create jobs and build stronger communities.
Not only would these programs help in Ventura County, which was
recently declared a rural disaster area by USDA, they would help in
districts across the Nation suffering from similar and tragic
hardships.
I came to Congress not to engage in partisan bickering but to work
with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to solve the many
critical challenges facing our Nation. Partnering with the States and
our local communities during natural disasters and with communities
that lack critical resources in difficult economic times is both a
moral and economic imperative of this body.
It is with this in mind that I ask my colleagues to support this
important amendment to help fight wildfires and to support our
communities when they need it most.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to
recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized
for 5 minutes.
Mr. LUCAS. Mr. Speaker, I will not dwell on the points made by the
good lady, but I would like to take this time to discuss for just a
moment the process that we've gone through here and the nature of what
we are trying to do in crafting another 5-year comprehensive farm bill.
We have gone through the most amazing open process in the House
Agriculture Committee 2 years in a row, and we achieved consensus.
The bill this year might not be quite the same as the bill last year,
and we have gone through, I think, an open process here on the floor
where 103 or 104 amendments were considered by this body in open debate
and open discussion and recorded votes in once again trying to achieve
a consensus.
I know that not everyone has in this final bill exactly what they
want. I know some of my very conservative friends think that it doesn't
go far enough in the name of reform. I know some of my liberal friends
think it goes too far in the name of addressing the needs of people.
But I would say to all of you that ultimately this body has to do its
work. Ultimately, we have to move a product that we can go to
conference with. Ultimately, we have to work out a consensus with the
United States Senate so that we will have a final document that we can
all consider together that hopefully the President will sign into law.
Now, I have tried in good faith, working with my ranking member and
each and every one of you in every facet of these issues, to achieve
that consensus. I have tried, and I hope that you recognize and
acknowledge that.
We're at this critical moment. Whether you believe the bill has too
much reform or not enough, or you believe it cuts too much or it
doesn't cut enough, we have to move this document forward to achieve a
common goal, to meet the needs of our citizens. No matter what part of
the country, no matter whether they produce the food or consume the
food, we have to meet those common needs in a responsible fashion.
I plead to you, I implore you to put aside whatever the latest email
is or the latest flyer is or whatever comment or rumor you've heard
from people near you or around you. Assess the situation. Look at the
bill. Vote with me to move this forward. If you care about the
consumers, the producers, the citizens of this country, move this bill
forward. If it fails today, I can't guarantee you that you will see in
this session of Congress another attempt, but I would assure each and
every one of you, whether it's the appropriations process or amendments
to other bills, the struggles will go on, but it won't be done in a
balanced way.
If you care about your folks, if you care about this institution, if
you care about utilizing open order, vote with us, vote with me on
final. If you don't, when you leave here they'll just say it's a
dysfunctional body, a broken institution full of dysfunctional people.
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That's not true. You know that's not true.
Cast your vote in a responsible fashion. That's all I can ask.
Thank you, my friends. I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the motion to recommit.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule
XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a
5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if ordered, and approval of the
Journal, if ordered.
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 188,
noes 232, not voting 14, as follows:
[Roll No. 285]
AYES--188
Andrews
Barber
Barrow (GA)
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Connolly
Conyers
Costa
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Moore
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Richmond
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Smith (WA)
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOES--232
Aderholt
Alexander
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cooper
Cotton
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Joyce
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latham
Latta
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Radel
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schock
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOT VOTING--14
Brown (FL)
Cohen
Courtney
Davis (CA)
Hinojosa
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Pelosi
Slaughter
Tierney
{time} 1341
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 285, had I
been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 195,
noes 234, not voting 6, as follows:
[Roll No. 286]
AYES--195
Aderholt
Alexander
Amodei
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Benishek
Bentivolio
Bera (CA)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Boehner
Bonner
Boustany
Braley (IA)
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chaffetz
Coble
Cole
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Costa
Cramer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Daines
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Ellmers
Enyart
Farenthold
Farr
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frelinghuysen
Garamendi
Garcia
Gardner
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gosar
Granger
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (WA)
Herrera Beutler
Holding
Hudson
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Joyce
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
LaMalfa
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Loebsack
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Petri
Poe (TX)
Rahall
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Runyan
Schock
Schrader
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Shimkus
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Vela
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IN)
NOES--234
Amash
Andrews
Bachmann
Bass
Beatty
Becerra
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Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Collins (GA)
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Cooper
Cotton
Courtney
Crowley
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
DeSantis
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Esty
Fattah
Fleming
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Franks (AZ)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garrett
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gowdy
Graves (GA)
Grayson
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Hensarling
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Horsford
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huffman
Hurt
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matheson
Matsui
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters (CA)
Pingree (ME)
Pittenger
Pitts
Pocan
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Radel
Rangel
Richmond
Rigell
Rohrabacher
Rothfus
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sanford
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shuster
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stockman
Stutzman
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Welch
Wenstrup
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Yarmuth
Young (FL)
NOT VOTING--6
Honda
Larsen (WA)
Markey
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Slaughter
{time} 1354
Messrs. COFFMAN and SHUSTER changed their vote from ``aye'' to
``no.''
So the bill was not passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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