Congressional Record, Volume 160 Issue 82 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)

[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 82 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H4955-H4968]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2015

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 585 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. 4660.
Will the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Black) 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. 4660) making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, with Mrs. Black
(Acting Chair) in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today,
an amendment by Mr. Broun of Georgia had been disposed of and the bill
had been read through page 60, line 22.
The Clerk will read.
The Clerk read as follows:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

science

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of science research and development
activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and
communications activities; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$5,193,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That the formulation and development costs (with
development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51,
United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall
not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the
individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section
30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the
James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development
cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the
individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the
increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent
threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104:
Provided further, That $100,000,000 shall be for pre-
formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that
meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa
mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey.

aeronautics

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of aeronautics research and development
activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and
communications activities; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$666,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

space technology

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of space research and technology
development activities, including research, development,
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair,
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5,
United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $620,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016.

Amendment Offered by Ms. Kaptur

Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:

Page 63, line 8, after the dollar amount insert
``(increased by $7,000,000)''.
Page 64, line 22, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced
by $7,000,000)''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the
gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Chair, I rise today to offer an amendment to shift
$7 million in funding from the NASA space operations account to NASA's
space technology mission. I strongly support and urge my colleagues to
support this amendment.
I strongly support the improvements to the overall NASA budget, but I
am concerned that we are missing a critical opportunity in the space
technology account.
The space technology mission supports game-changing research and
development that enhances our current missions and expands the
opportunity for future missions.
For example, at NASA Glenn in Ohio, space technology research
supports the Solar Electric Propulsion project, developing critical
energy technologies to enable cost-effective trips to Mars and across
the inner solar system to enrich a variety of next-generation journeys
and to do so more energy effectively and efficiently.

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This transformative work advances not only our space exploration
program, but our economy and our national well-being, with spin-off
benefits to advanced manufacturing, our commercial energy sector,
defense, automotive, and commercial aviation industries and countless
other applications.
The Space Technology Mission Directorate's focus on partnerships and
strategic integration promotes technology transfer and
commercialization within private sector companies, sprouting new
businesses and the important jobs that accompany the future. This
exciting work challenges our brightest minds, including many of our
young people, to excel and create a pipeline of innovation driving our
economy into the future.
I understand limitations of the constrained budget we are working
with and want to thank Ranking Member Fattah and our esteemed chairman,
Frank Wolf, to better fund NASA's Space Technology Program and other
critical research and development efforts.
My amendment merely shifts $7 million in funding to the space
technology account from the space operations account. It is a small but
important step in the right direction, and space operations has been
given quite a substantial increase. In addition, my amendment would
actually reduce outlays by $2 million for fiscal year 2015.

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So I think it is a win-win-win on all fronts. I look forward to
continuing to work with the chairman and the ranking member and our
colleagues as the bill moves forward in the Senate and further address
the needs of this important program.
I would urge support of the Kaptur amendment, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chair, I move to strike the requisite number of words.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. WOLF. I rise in very, very, very strong support of the amendment
and will increase the funding and work with you to do what we possibly
can. I appreciate the gentlewoman's interest and advocacy for space
technology, as well as her cooperation in working with us to find a way
to dedicate more resources to it.
I have no objection, and I ask for a strong ``aye'' vote.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. KAPTUR. I thank the chairman so very much.
This is my moment also to add my voice to the other Members here who
have celebrated and expressed gratitude to Chairman Wolf for his years
of service to the people of the United States and this great Republic.
I don't think I will ever hear the word ``Darfur'' and not see Frank
Wolf's face in my mind's eye. I don't think that I will ever read
articles that deal with child hunger, wherever it might exist, in some
of the most forgotten places on Earth, and not think of Frank Wolf.
I will always remember, sir, your gentlemanly manner, your great
passion. I will always recall the work that you have done to stand up
for those who speak for liberty in places, forgotten corners in China,
for religious leaders who have been suppressed around the world. And
what a great patriot you are and a gentleman who can work across the
aisle and whose word is always gold.
I thank you very, very much for your support on this amendment. We
wish you Godspeed in the years ahead. I know all my colleagues join me
in wishing you well and thank you for your exemplary service.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move to strike the last word.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I share the sentiments of the chairman.
Space technology is critically important. I want to acknowledge the
work that was originally done by Bobby Braun, who is now at Georgia
Tech, Mike Gazarik, who now is the chief space technologist at NASA
doing an extraordinary job, but the resources are needed.
I want to thank you for offering this amendment because it points us
toward greater resources in that regard. I am familiar with the great
work that is being done in your home State of Ohio at the Glenn
Research Center.
Ms. KAPTUR. Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. FATTAH. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Ms. KAPTUR. I just want to thank the ranking member who had such a
broad range, Ranking Member Fattah, certainly in the space science
arena, but also in urban development, energy, and so many other facets
of what we do as a committee and as a country. I want to thank you very
much for being able to work in a collegial way on this amendment. We
thank you very much for remaining true to your commitment to true
science.
Mr. FATTAH. I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur).
The amendment was agreed to.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read.
The Clerk read as follows:

exploration

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of exploration research and development
activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and
communications activities; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$4,167,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That not less than $1,140,000,000 shall be for the
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not
less than $1,915,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch
System, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130
metric tons and which shall have an upper stage and other
core elements developed simultaneously: Provided further,
That of the funds made available for the Space Launch System,
$1,600,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle development and
$315,000,000 shall be for exploration ground systems.

space operations

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of space operations research and
development activities, including research, development,
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair,
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
control, and communications activities, including operations,
production, and services; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$3,885,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

education

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education
research and development activities, including research,
development, operations, support, and services; program
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase,
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $106,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016, of which $9,000,000 shall be for
the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
and $30,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College
program.

safety, security and mission services

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space
technology, exploration, space operations and education
research and development activities, including research,
development, operations, support, and services; maintenance
and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
$63,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of
mission and administrative aircraft, $2,779,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016.

construction and environmental compliance and restoration

For necessary expenses for construction of facilities
including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and
modification of facilities, construction of new facilities
and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and
design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of
real property, as authorized by law, and environmental
compliance and restoration, $446,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That hereafter,
notwithstanding section 20145(b)(2)(A) of title 51, United
States Code, all proceeds from leases entered into under that
section shall be deposited into this account: Provided
further, That such proceeds shall be available for a period
of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual
appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such proceeds
referred to in the two preceding provisos shall be available
for obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to
exceed $9,584,100: Provided further, That each annual budget
request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts
and collections and proposed use of all funds collected
pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$34,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016.

administrative provisions

(including transfer of funds)

Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the
prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available
for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers. Balances so
transferred shall be merged with

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and available for the same purposes and the same time period
as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer
pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by
NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The
spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount
established in that spending plan that meets the notification
requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as
a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

(transfer of funds)

The unexpired balances of a previous account, for
activities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be
transferred to the new account established in this Act that
provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be
merged with the funds in the newly established account, but
shall be available under the same terms, conditions and
period of time as previously appropriated.

National Science Foundation

research and related activities

For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public
Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance
and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for
research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized
travel; $5,973,645,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016, of which not to exceed $520,000,000 shall remain
available until expended for polar research and operations
support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
operational and science support and logistical and other
related activities for the United States Antarctic program:
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and
other National Science Foundation supported research
facilities may be credited to this appropriation.

major research equipment and facilities construction

For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment,
facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et
seq.), including authorized travel, $200,760,000, to remain
available until expended.

Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to strike the last word.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).
Mr. WALBERG. Madam Chair, I wish to enter into a colloquy with
Chairman Wolf.
I rise today to highlight an increasingly abused law enforcement
tactic known as ``civil asset forfeiture.'' This process is an ugly
development that enables law enforcement to take legal action against
property of individuals, regardless of whether the property owner is
guilty, innocent, or even charged with a crime at all.
Although criminal forfeiture is a legitimate tool for law enforcement
that has helped in the war on drugs and human trafficking, the civil
forfeiture system has created the opportunity for local and State law
enforcement to police for profit in coordination with the Department of
Justice.
Specifically, the practice of equitable sharing between local and/or
State Departments and the Federal Government has increased 250 percent
over the last 12 years, reaching $657 million in 2013 alone, according
to The Heritage Foundation. Equitable sharing allows State and local
agencies to work around State laws that prohibit civil forfeitures so
long as the State agency partners with the Department of Justice and
splits the profits.
State and local governments, in their pursuit of the fruits of
seizures have at times been too eager to seize property, with the
result that innocent citizens have been adversely affected with little
or no compensation for their damages and economic losses. The recent
story of Terry Dehko from Michigan exemplifies the problems that can
occur under the civil asset forfeiture policy.
On January 22, 2013, the IRS obtained a secret warrant and used their
civil asset forfeiture powers to empty Mr. Dehko's bank account of over
$35,000 based on spurious evidence that the longtime grocer was a money
launderer. The IRS offered to settle the case for 20 cents on the
dollar. Unfortunately, this is a normal procedure for IRS, Department
of Justice, and the law enforcement partners: seize property, then
negotiate without having to prove guilt in a court of law.
It is time to rethink our Federal policies on civil asset forfeiture
and end the abusive era of seize, forfeit, and profit. Law-abiding
citizens should not fall prey to police departments and their Federal
partners. I believe we can find a solution to this problem that
maintains a legitimate policing tool while respecting our Constitution.
I will continue to work with the chairman, the Judiciary Committee,
and my colleagues in the House to craft a sensible forfeiture policy
that helps law enforcement but protects our constitutionally protected
property rights.
Mr. WOLF. I thank the gentleman for bringing this matter to the
attention of the committee and your leadership in making us aware of
the pressing need to review Federal forfeiture policies.
As you were speaking, I thought: Why don't we ask the inspector
general to look into this? So we will work with you to do a letter
asking the IG to see if he has the authority to look in to see, because
based on what you said, we don't want this to happen.
Although an appropriation bill is not the best place to address civil
asset forfeiture reform, we look forward to a constructive partnership
to make sure we are protecting Americans. We will work with you on
crafting a letter to the inspector general to see what we can find out
and how we can make this not happen again.
Mr. FATTAH. Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I would join and sign such a request to the
IG.
Secondly, I do think that, given what you said and given the
overreach, we do need to see if we can work with the authorizing
committee and if, perhaps, a package that could be acceptable to the
authorizers, it could even be included in such a conference committee
when we finalize this bill, because we should protect Americans from
the loss of property absent due process.
So what you have explained is a process that is backwards under our
system of laws. Before someone is penalized, there should be an
allegation, there should be a fact hearing, people should have a chance
to answer and hear from their accusers, versus a circumstance where
their property is taken and then they have to fight a rear guard action
to try to get it back.
I am very concerned about this. I would be glad to work with the
chairman.
Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Amendment Offered by Mr. Smith of Texas

Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:

Page 69, line 4, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced
by $15,350,000)(increased by $15,350,000)''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith) and a Member opposed each will control
5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Chair, first I want to thank the majority leader, Mr. Cantor,
for his earlier comments about our National Science Foundation
amendment. I appreciate his efforts to hold the NSF accountable for its
grant funding decisions.
The Smith-Cantor amendment reduces the fiscal year 2015 funding in
the bill, the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and
Economic Sciences directorate, or SBE directorate, by more than $15
million. This reduction will freeze SBE at its current funding level
rather than increase it to the level requested by the President.
The Smith-Cantor amendment maintains the overall level of National
Science Foundation research funding in the bill. It redirects the
amount of the SBE cut to the physical sciences and engineering, the
areas that were prioritized in the NSF authorization act reported out
of the Science Committee yesterday.

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Much of the research funded through the SBE directorate has obvious
scientific merit and is in the national interest. But the SBE
directorate has also funded dozens, perhaps hundreds, of questionable
grants. For example, when the National Science Foundation pays a
researcher more than $227,000 to thumb through the pages of old
National Geographic magazines to look at animal pictures, taxpayers
feel as though the NSF is thumbing its nose at them.
The NSF also spent $340,000 for a study of human-set forest fires
2,000 years ago in New Zealand. Americans who have lost their homes and
businesses to wildfires could ask how this helps them.
Taxpayers can't help but wonder why NSF spent $1.5 million of their
money to study rangeland management in Mongolia rather than, say, in
Texas.

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We shouldn't reward frivolous use of taxpayer money with even more
money. This is what the President has proposed.
The Smith-Cantor amendment zeros out the SBE increase for fiscal year
2015. This should encourage the NSF to apply higher standards when
awarding its grants.
Yesterday, the House Science Committee marked up the FIRST Act,
legislation that reauthorizes NSF programs.
My colleagues and I approved an amendment to the bill that cuts the
SBE directorate to $150 million, $100 million less than the current
fiscal year. That is where we think the discussion ought to start next
year. So this amendment is only the first step.
I also want to point out the SBE directorate isn't the only source of
questionable NSF grants. For instance, NSF that handed out $700,000 for
``The Great Immensity,'' a climate change musical, and $5.6 million for
a climate change scavenger hunt and phone game.
Such grants make taxpayers even more skeptical about how their hard-
earned tax dollars are being spent and diminishes public support for
scientific research.
Investments in science are essential if our country is to continue to
lead the world in nanotechnology, supercomputing, and other fields that
yield new jobs, new businesses, and, in fact, entire new industries.
The way to restore public support is not to continue funding
questionable grants with taxpayer money.
The Smith-Cantor amendment is a small but important step in the right
direction. It sets the precedent for the Science Committee, the
Appropriations Committee, and the House to take additional steps in the
future to assure that NSF-funded research is, in fact, in the national
interest.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to strike the requisite number of
words.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I have no objection to the amendment.
I share the opinion that NSF must exercise caution. I should tell
Members, the NSF funding here is at an all-time high. This is a
Republican committee, if you will. The House and we support the
sciences. I want our country to stay ahead of China and the other
countries. I want America to be number one.
But I appreciate what Mr. Smith, the chairman, said: NSF must
exercise caution and grant awards and ensure--and I hope NSF is
listening today--that every grant is both scientifically, meritorious,
and responsive to the national interest. The subcommittee has already
taken steps to help improve accountability and transparency in its NSF
operations by including language in the FY15 CGS report and is working
with NSF to understand improvements that the agency is making in its
review and communication process.
In addition, last week, I sent a letter to the NSF director, Ms.
Cordova. She is a very impressive person, very knowledgeable, she is
brand new, I think she is committed to making sure that they only fund
scientific things. But this letter emphasizes the need for the agency
to be judicious in a grant it awards and to ensure that taxpayer funds
are used wisely.
The subcommittee will continue to provide oversight on this topic as
needed.
I thank the gentleman. I think it is important for NSF to know that
since the funding is at a record high in order that America can be and
will always be number one in math and science and physics and chemistry
and biology and lead the world, with that excess funding, extra
funding, goes the responsibility to make sure there are not grants that
then weaken the program and give there an opportunity for people to say
this program is out of kilter. I appreciate Mr. Smith raising these.
With that, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move to strike the last word.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I want to acknowledge the great work of the
gentleman from Texas on patent reform. We worked together and he led
the effort that has reformed our patent system, I think, in a
remarkable way.
The majority leader and I spent some time on one of the last vote
days here to go over to NIH and hear from Dr. Collins about great
research, particularly interested in pediatric cancers and the like.
So these are two gentlemen, the authors of this amendment, who have
been very positive and focused in a number of areas that I share with
them. However, this amendment is misguided, and I want to speak in
opposition to it.
The notion that we would want to eliminate certain investigations by
the National Science Foundation into economic science or behavioral
science, when we talk about disasters, the reason why we have saved so
many lives, it is not just that we have improved weather forecasting,
even though that would be eliminated in terms of the moneys here for
investigative purposes by the National Science Foundation, but also
understanding the behaviors of people facing disasters is very
important. That would be cut.
This area of posttraumatic stress is a critical area. We know now
that many of our returning soldiers face posttraumatic stress, but we
also know that children living in very difficult circumstances in our
country are more traumatized than if they were living in a war zone, an
active war zone in another country. So eliminating, cutting back
scientific investigations in this regard would be, I think, disastrous.
That is why I am hoping that whatever is causing this, there will be
some reversal of it eventually. But in the meantime, I want to suggest
to the House that we should oppose this amendment, we should oppose the
notion that somehow we don't want to know certain things.
I was at the University of Pittsburgh. I saw some results of National
Science Foundation funding that started out 30 years ago that a Member
on this floor would be on the floor complaining about now. It was the
examination of what happens in the neurons of a monkey when they move
their arm, what neurons fire off in their brain.
Well, that research today, 30 years later, literally has a woman who,
because of a disease, has no control of her body, but can now move an
artificial arm through her thoughts. This is the result of research by
the National Science Foundation. It is the world premier basic science
foundation, it is the model for our economic competitors. They are
imitating it.
A small country like Singapore with less than 5 million people is
investing $7 billion in their national science foundation. Here we are,
the wealthiest country in the world, and we are putting $7.4 billion,
which is the highest ever, and I thank the chairman.
But now we want to put handcuffs on the agency about what it is that
they can look at in terms of improving the life chances of Americans.
The research has paid off. That is why we are the great country that we
are today. The World Economic Forum says our Nation and our Nation's
economy is driven by innovation.
The last thing that we should be doing on the floor of this House is
equivocating or compromising or making it more challenging for those
who are engaged in the innovation ecosystem to do their work.
Even though I compliment the gentleman, Mr. Smith, and the majority

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leader, Mr. Cantor, for all their efforts, I can't imagine for the life
of me why we would be on this floor tonight debating a retreat on
behavioral science, on economic science. It makes no sense. I would
hope that the House, notwithstanding the fact that the majority is held
by the other team, I hope in this instance, as the chairman said, we
would realize that this is not a competition between Democrats and
Republicans. We are competing against countries that have big and plus
populations like China and India, they want to eat our lunch
economically, and what we need to do is stop the bickering back and
forth and figure out what is best for our country.
The chairman and I voted for Simpson-Bowles. We were one of just less
than 40 Members who did so. I might be in the minority on this vote,
but I am going to vote on what is in the best interest of our Nation,
and that is to continue to invest in innovation.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. LIPINSKI. 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 Texas will
be postponed.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read.
The Clerk read as follows:

major research equipment and facilities construction

Amendment Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam Chair, 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 69, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert
``(reduced by $760,000)''.
Page 70, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $29,500,000)''.
Page 70, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert
``(reduced by $37,000,000)''.
Page 71, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert
``(reduced by $70,000)''.
Page 100, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $67,330,000)''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Broun) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.
Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam Chair, this amendment would cut about $67
million from the National Science Foundation's appropriations
increase--again, increase; not reduce their funding, but reduce the
increase--and apply that amount to the spending reduction account.
The cuts in this amount are to four areas not directly involved in
basic research such as construction, education and human resources,
agency operations, and the Office of the National Science Board.
In 2007 and again in 2010, NSF was granted funding to launch new STEM
education programs under the America COMPETES Act, not to mention the
Recovery Act stimulus with the same focus.
Unfortunately, the U.S. continues to fall behind in producing enough
STEM workers to compete globally, and our high school graduates' math
and science scores are stagnant.
A 2013 GAO study found that 209 different Federal STEM education
programs overlap across 13 agencies, spending a total of $3 billion--$3
billion, with a b. GAO also found that 173 of these programs shared
similarities in objectives and focus.
The underlying committee report acknowledges program reductions and
consolidation and yet increases spending on education and human
resources by $29.5 million for an abandoned program that will be taken
over by existing programs.
More often than not, increasing Federal Government spending on non-
research science initiatives grows the Federal Government, not just the
next generation of scientists.
Today, we are the world's leader in combined Federal as well as
private sector investment in research and development, at last
estimate, $465 billion for 2014.
Some are worried that China will catch up to our spending by the
2020s. Of course, those making that assumption also estimate that both
the U.S. and China will be spending $600 billion each by 2022. Is
Federal spending a race in which we want to engage with China?
National government expenditure per capita on R&D in China is $218
per capita--again, research and development in China is $218 compared
to the U.S. per person amount of $1,276. This is not sustainable.
As the science community can attest, Congress often overpromises on
funding and pulls the rug out on projects halfway through.
NSF is sitting on unnecessary and outmoded facilities without needed
action on whether to close and sell. NSF should not be given more money
for new facilities until it is established that NSF is operating
existing facilities efficiently and effectively.
I urge my colleagues to adopt this amendment. I reserve the balance
of my time.

{time} 1715

Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move to strike the last word.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, in defense of the National Science
Foundation and in opposition to these cuts, I yield to the gentleman
from New Jersey, Congressman Holt. This is another one of these
amendments that works against the effort of the committee, which is to
try to increase--in fact, we did increase--the National Science
Foundation's budget.
Mr. HOLT. I thank the gentleman.
Madam Chair, I should point out, first of all, that as a percentage
of our economy, the Federal Government's support for scientific
research is half of what it was back when I was in college many decades
ago. The point is that we are not keeping up.
Part of the problem is, here in this Chamber and around the country,
people value the fruits of research, but they don't have a clue about
how it is done. We see here, on the floor, people ridiculing research
because of the title.
A prominent politician recently ridiculed NSF-funded research in
fruit flies or game theory. Obviously, she didn't understand that one
of the principal biological organisms that has been studied is
Drosophila, which is the so-called fruit fly.
Social and behavioral research is important in understanding how
people make decisions about energy use or about how to invest or about
disaster response. It tells us a great deal about brain processes; so,
in pointing out NSF studies to ridicule because they sound foolish, we
here--we policymakers--can look like the fools.
I am a physicist by background, so I am pleased to hear the chairman
talk about research in physics and chemistry and math, but we also need
studies, based on evidence, as NSF studies are, on human behavior.
Let's look at library science.
It would be easy to ridicule a study that I saw described not long
ago in library science, which was funded by the National Science
Foundation. It just so happens that it turned out to be the basis for
what we now know as Google.
Yes, that research was done with taxpayer money, and it could have
been ridiculed as foolish, as a waste of taxpayer money, but I think
the country's economy has benefited, maybe several thousand times
over--maybe many thousands of times over--the amount that was spent on
that foolish research on library science.
We should be asking, through NSF studies, why humans engage in
unhealthy behavior. We could learn a lot about applicable public health
programs through such things.
This idea of cutting back on funding in the taxpayers' interest is
terribly misguided. As a country, we are greatly underinvesting in
research. I thank the gentleman for standing up for NSF research.
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another amendment on NSF that the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr.
Price) may speak to, and with that, I yield back the balance of my
time.
Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Chair, I move to strike the last word.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment of
my good friend from Georgia because it would negatively impact a range
of NSF activities. The amendment would hamstring NSF's main operational
account that funds activities like financial management, grant
oversight, and procurement.
I know the gentleman cares very strongly about protecting the
taxpayers' interests, and I don't believe that making it more difficult
for NSF to monitor and to oversee its funds helps those interests in
any way.
The memo would eliminate the increase that the bill provides for
NSF's critical STEM education programs. These funds are urgently needed
to address widespread and serious challenges that we have currently in
our U.S. economy.
Compared to our major international competitors, our K-12 students do
not perform well in STEM-related subjects, and our universities produce
a smaller percentage of STEM-related graduates.
In addition, our STEM workforce is not big enough to meet the current
or projected demand for skilled employees by high-tech companies. NSF's
STEM education programs will play a major role in solving these
programs by improving the quality of STEM instructors, by attracting
more students to STEM fields, and by enabling talented students to
pursue STEM degrees.
These investments are important to the economy and to the overall
importance of the Nation as a whole. For this reason, I would urge my
fellow Members to reject this amendment.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam Chair, how much time do I have remaining?
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam Chair, in closing, I am not cutting basic
research here at all. I am suggesting cuts in the directorate.
There are just silly things that they have--the Climate Change
Narrative Game, for instance, and the climate change media exhibition
that portrays scientists and students at work in Amazonia, which is the
indoctrination of young girls. There is ``The Matter of Origins.'' I
could go on and on.
I believe in research. I am an applied scientist, and I am a
physician. We are not cutting research. In fact, I believe in research,
yet what we are doing is just trying to cut the directorate and save
the taxpayers money.
We are broke as a Nation, and we have just got to stop spending money
at random and without, really, responsibility. I encourage the
acceptance of my amendment.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina
(Mr. Price), who represents, in part, one of the greatest research
triangles in the country outside of Philadelphia.
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. I thank my friend for yielding.
Madam Chair, I rise in strong opposition to these efforts to target
the funding for the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral,
and Economic Sciences directorate (SBE).
The world is changing rapidly, and we need quality research to help
us understand how imminent and unforeseen changes in areas such as
technology, climate, immigration, and the economy will affect our
society and our future. And these things do have policy implications.
We shouldn't be wasting hard-earned taxpayer money, in fact, on
policy solutions that are not rooted in sound research, precisely the
type of research that some of these efforts here today seek to curtail.
As a result of research funded by the SBE directorate, for example,
we are learning how to better respond to natural and economic
disasters, how to improve the educational methods practiced in our
Nation's classrooms, how to expand outreach to children regarding STEM
education.
We have learned how to increase the safety of our troops in combat,
how to better reduce violence among our young people, and we have
expanded our knowledge of how the human mind works through the BRAIN
Initiative, led by Ranking Member Fattah and Chairman Wolf.
In this era of Tea Party preeminence and so-called fiscal discipline
at the expense of rational policy decisions, taking cheap shots at
Federal programs and research projects has become a favorite indoor
sport.
I wish my conservative colleagues would spend as much time learning
the facts about the programs they deride as they do in preparing the
flurry of floor amendments and floor speeches to target them.
Helping policymakers make informed decisions is what NSF's Political
Science Program (PSP), in particular, is all about. Let me just say a
word about the SBE's Political Science Program, which is close to my
heart by virtue of my previous life.
The PSP has consistently produced valuable, practical research that
informs policymakers and government agencies on issues as vital as
natural disaster response, environmental regulation, and foreign
policy. Here are a few examples.
NSF's Political Science Program helps us gain a better understanding
of public reactions to natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina,
which was researched at Rice University, as well as to the BP oil
spill, which was researched at Louisiana State University. It has
helped Federal, State, and local authorities develop more effective
evacuation and recovery plans.
It has supported research on the causes and consequences of terrorist
attacks, at Pennsylvania State University and at UNC-Chapel Hill; on
competition for natural resources as a driving force in international
conflict, research at the University of Georgia and at the University
of Colorado; on third-party peacemaking, research at the University of
Notre Dame; and on dispute resolution mechanisms that lead to lasting
peace, at the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa.
But this isn't just about political science research; it's about the
entire SBE. NSF's rigorous peer-review process assures that only
meritorious proposals are funded.
In an era when a quick Internet search can generate a statistic or an
opinion to support any argument, it is more important than ever that we
have clear, dependable, peer-reviewed research into the most pressing
social, behavioral, and economic questions of the day.
Should you question the quality of such research, I simply note that
nearly a quarter--that is 50 of 212--of the Nobel Prize winners in
science funded by NSF since 1951 were recipients of funding from the
SBE program. Every winner of the Nobel Prize in economic sciences since
1998 has been an NSF grantee.
In short, SBE taps the best minds in the country to help us better
understand and address some of the most vexing policy dilemmas we face.
The body of work it has produced informs the decisions of America's
first responders, military leaders, regulators, diplomats, and
policymakers.
I urge my colleagues to reject misguided attempts to target the work
of NSF and, in particular, of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic
Sciences Directorate, which is and will be uniquely valuable in
informing our country's policy decisions as we face the future.
Mr. FATTAH. I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Broun).
The amendment was rejected.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read.
The Clerk read as follows:

education and human resources

For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics
and engineering education and human resources programs and
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of
1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia, $876,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.

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agency operations and award management

For agency operations and award management necessary in
carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and
reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for
security guard services; $335,000,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided further, That contracts may be entered
into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for maintenance
and operation of facilities and for other services to be
provided during the next fiscal year: Provided further, That
of the amount provided for costs associated with the
acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new headquarters
space, not more that $27,370,000 shall remain available until
expended.

office of the national science board

For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and
the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out
section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.),
$4,370,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016.

administrative provision

Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available
for the current fiscal year for the National Science
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased
by more than 15 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer
pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations
Act, 2015''.

TITLE IV

RELATED AGENCIES

Commission on Civil Rights

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,000,000:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this
paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four full-time
individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service
exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this
paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more
than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson,
who is permitted 125 billable days: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly
authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,
the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-
Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233), the
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2),
including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States
Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to
$29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement
agencies for authorized services to the Commission,
$364,000,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to
make available for official reception and representation
expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided
further, That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any
gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission.

International Trade Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the International Trade
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception
and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to remain available
until expended.

Legal Services Corporation

payment to the legal services corporation

For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out
the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974,
$350,000,000, of which $319,650,000 is for basic field
programs and required independent audits; $4,350,000 is for
the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may
be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of
recipients; $18,000,000 is for management and grants
oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information
technology; $3,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and
$1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided, That
the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide
locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater
than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington,
DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5,
United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the
Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided
further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of this
Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation:
Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of
this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered
an agency of the United States Government.

{time} 1730

Amendment Offered by Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia

Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the
desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:

Page 74, line 13 after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $350,000,000)''.
Page 100, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $350,000,000)''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott) and a Member opposed each
will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Chair, I, along with my colleague
from Arizona (Mr. Salmon), am offering an amendment to cut all funding
from the Legal Services Corporation and to allocate that money to the
Spending Reduction Account.
Legal Services Corporation was established 40 years ago, and I have
no doubt that it was for the right reasons, but it hasn't been
reauthorized since 1980. At no point in the last 34 years has either
party in Congress felt that this agency was so important that it needed
to be reauthorized.
In fact, in 2012, it was estimated that over 94 percent of the
services that Legal Services was set up to provide were provided by
State and local governments, bar associations, and pro bono work by
attorneys.
This means that taxpayers are footing the bill of a million dollars a
day for this service, yet this organization handles less than 6 percent
of all indigent cases.
The purpose of this bill, Madam Chair, is to provide law enforcement
to the American people. With $350 million, we could employ thousands of
FBI agents, U.S. Marshals, and others to protect Americans from
domestic threats every day. Instead, this bill proposes to provide
significant funding to an entity that is plagued by abuse.
Allow me to provide a few examples, Madam Chair, from the recent LSC
inspector general's report published April 30. The report found
continued systemic deficiencies in the Legal Service Corporation grant
program.
The Inspector General's Office opened 12 new investigations,
including criminal cases that involved fraudulent activity and
financial irregularities by grantee employees. The investigation also
discovered unauthorized outside practice of law, as well as time and
attendance abuse.
We are spending millions simply on the inspector general's
investigations of Legal Services Corporation.
Additionally, cases arising from the Office of Inspector General
resulted in the restitution of client trust fund moneys that had been
converted to personal use.
As one example, these investigations resulted in the recovery of more
than $21,000 in Legal Services funds for time spent by a grantee's
attorney in unauthorized outside practices.
At a time of record deficits and climbing debt, we should eliminate
the funding of this program, which has not been reauthorized by
Congress, including this one, in 34 years.
Let's take the Legal Services Corporation off the taxpayers' payroll.

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With that, Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Chairman, I do rise in opposition to the
amendment of my colleague from Georgia.
The recommendation in this amendment provides $350 million for Legal
Services, which is a reduction to 2008 level of almost $70 million. It
is $80 million below the 2010 request.
I understand there are some concerns with Legal Services Corporation-
funded programs, but the bill contains several important restrictions
on political activity by the LSC grantees. That would include lobbying,
abortion litigation, and class action lawsuits. These restrictions
cover both the Legal Services funds as well as private funds.
The administration proposed to eliminate several of these
restrictions, but the House bill rejects this proposal.
We have included language in the committee report directing Legal
Services to vigorously enforce the restrictions on political activity,
which we think is very important.
Throughout my time in Congress, I have supported Legal Services for
Americans who would not otherwise have adequate access to civil legal
assistance. We are facing an extremely challenging budgetary
environment--and I realize that--but the recommendation is a fair
compromise between the need for austerity and also the balance to
provide civil legal assistance to low-income Americans.
For that reason, Madam Chair, I would urge a ``no'' vote.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move to strike the last word.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. FATTAH. I am opposed to this amendment.
I do, however, want to yield to the gentlelady from the great State
of Florida--part of the Space Coast, and who does an extraordinary
job--to speak on behalf of Legal Services. Before I do that, I want to
make one point.
Last year alone, Legal Services helped 41,000 veterans of the United
States of America who were facing foreclosure and had other challenges
related to disability claims.
This notion that we should do away with access to courts for people
who have worn the uniform to protect our rights, I think, is
wrongheaded.
I yield to the gentlelady from Florida (Ms. Castor) to speak further
on this subject.
Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Thank you to the ranking member for yielding
to me.
I rise today to oppose the Scott amendment and urge the House to
oppose the excessive cuts to the nonprofit and independent Legal
Services Corporation. I am right in sync with the ranking member's
comments, and appreciate the Republican committee chair's opposition to
this amendment as well.
Legal Services has a mission to ``provide equal access to the system
of justice'' in America. It is the most important provider of civil
legal aid for Americans who cannot afford high-priced legal counsel. In
fact, legal representation often is out of reach for many American
families.
This amendment will make the lives of millions of American families
even more challenging. Plus, if you take away legal counsel, you also
complicate the resolution of disputes for businesses and others as
well.
You all know Legal Services is not a Washington-based bureaucratic
program. To the contrary, there are legal aid attorneys and
professionals in every State, with more than 800 offices. Legal
Services' moneys are put to work back home across America outside of
Washington. In my Tampa Bay community, Bay Area Legal Services has a
number of community-based offices and is helping the wheels of justice
turn for everyone.
What type of legal help? Foreclosure, consumer assistance, domestic
violence. Many of the domestic violence victims are simply trying to
keep their children safe and their families together.
Others include veterans returning from war, families with housing
issues, those that were hit hard by natural disasters and are dealing
with the aftermath, and families involved in child custody disputes.

I have seen these advocates in action. Many Members of Congress
actually refer cases to Legal Services groups in our area. They help
families navigate the justice system. They also boost the economy
through avoided costs and swift resolution of disputes.
I would also like to remind my colleagues that Legal Services has
already undergone significant cuts, as mentioned by the chairman, over
the past few years. The chairman's mark of $350 million is a 4 percent
cut from current funding.
Funding for Legal Services was $420 million in fiscal year 2010. It
was cut--especially after sequestration in 2013--and any further cuts
will do severe damage.
This amendment jeopardizes access to justice and the rule of law.
There have already been layoffs back home, closed offices, and reduced
services. What you are doing there is saying to families, You can't get
help. You can't avoid a foreclosure. You can't escape an abusive
relationship or defend yourself against consumer scams.
We cannot allow hundreds of thousands of veterans, elderly victims of
foreclosure, and women and children desperate to escape domestic
violence to be denied assistance.
So I strongly urge a ``no'' vote on the Scott amendment.
Mr. FATTAH. Reclaiming my time, in closing, I participated with the
former Attorney General, Dick Thornburgh, in a pro bono effort for some
of our major law firms, which is great. However, national Legal
Services in many of these rural communities, unlike a big city like
Philadelphia, don't have the benefit of the law firms where they can
have pro bono partners and the like. If they are going to have a lawyer
for a soldier, a veteran who needs help on a foreclosure, it is going
to be Legal Services.
So to cut off their access to the court is the wrong thing for us to
do, and I oppose the amendment.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Chair, if only Legal Services were
limited to the things that the gentlelady and the gentleman have
discussed, like helping our veterans with foreclosures and other
things, but in my part of the country, in the rural areas that I come
from, Legal Services Corporation has hired plaintiffs that are pursuing
our farmers and, quite honestly, attempting to put farmers out of
business in Georgia. That is unacceptable and taxpayer funds should not
be used for that.
With that, Madam Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Westmoreland).
Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam Chair, I want to thank the gentleman for
yielding.
As the gentleman stated, we have no problem with the services that
the Legal Services Corporation offers to the poor and to our veterans.
What we do have a problem with is the fact that they are targeting our
farmers, especially in Georgia.
We have brought this to the attention of Legal Services Corporation
more than one time. We feel like some of the tactics that are being
used on our farmers are not the right way and not the intent of what
the Legal Services Corporation is trying to do.
If we look at the indigent here, both civil and criminal, for this
country, including State funds, local funds, from lawyers' interest
trust funds, and other funds, we spend $5.7 billion a year in indigent
defense.
And so the point is, we believe in giving the poor representation. We
just don't agree in the manner that it is being done.
We hope that, through this amendment, attention will be brought to
that and there can be work on all sides to make sure that the intent of
the Legal Services Corporation is to do what it was intended to do--to
not go out and solicit clients, but to help the poor.
I admire them for the help that they have given all the veterans
across this great country, but at some point you have to draw a line. I
think this amendment sends a clear message to Legal Services that we
want to get their attention and we want them to act appropriately,
especially as far as our agriculture goes. These people

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work very hard every day to produce our food, and we do not need to
take advantage of them in the situation that we have now.
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of
my time.
Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. 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 Georgia will
be postponed.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read.
The Clerk read as follows:

administrative provision--legal services corporation

None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose
prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the
provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of
Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to
the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall
be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Marine Mammal Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as
authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,250,000.

Office of the United States Trade Representative

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States
Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor
vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$53,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $124,000 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.

State Justice Institute

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as
authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act
of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act,
the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of
the United States Government.

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(including rescissions)

Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not
authorized by the Congress, or for contracts to provide
training for agency employees to engage in such publicity or
propaganda purposes.
Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract,
pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures
are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
Sec. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application
of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be
held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of
each provision to persons or circumstances other than those
as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
Sec. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the
collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through
a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new
program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program,
project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any
means for any project or activity for which funds have been
denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees;
(5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities;
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
existing programs, projects or activities in excess of
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10
percent funding for any program, project or activity, or
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any
general savings, including savings from a reduction in
personnel, which would result in a change in existing
programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress;
unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are
notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by
agencies (excluding agencies of the Department of Justice)
funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such
reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of
Justice funded by this Act.
Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court
or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any
inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or
shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any
contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to
authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made
available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that
are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United
States, its territories or possessions.
(2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given
the term in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the
National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
a quarterly report on the status of balances of
appropriations at the account level. For unobligated,
uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the
quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts
attributable to each source year of appropriation from which
the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated,
but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately
identify amounts by the year of obligation.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be
submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any
aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a)
due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the
department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum
extent practicable under such accounting system and shall
identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to
which such aspect is not fulfilled.
Sec. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency
funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent,
personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions
included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total
budgetary resources available to such department or agency:
Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between
appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included
elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided
further, That for the Department of Commerce, this section
shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection
of loan collateral or grant property.
Sec. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco
products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign
country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or
tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the
same type.
Sec. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel of the
Department of Justice to obligate more than $770,000,000
during fiscal year 2015 from the fund established by section
1402 of Public Law 98-473 (42 U.S.C. 10601).

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Amendment Offered by Mr. Costa

Mr. COSTA. Madam Chairwoman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:

Page 81, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by 230,000,000)''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the
gentleman from California (Mr. Costa) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Chair, I reserve a point of order upon the
gentleman's amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved.
The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. COSTA. Madam Chair, I rise today to offer an amendment to H.R.

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4660. This amendment would increase the cap on the Crime Victims Fund
to $1 billion, providing needed funding for victims, while maintaining
the stability of the fund for years to come.
Since 1984, the Victims of Crime Act has provided Federal grants to
provide essential and, oftentimes, lifesaving services for victims of
crimes across America.
The Crime Victims Fund is not financed--let's be clear about this--by
taxpayer dollars, but by fines, forfeitures, and other penalties paid
by Federal criminal offenders who have been convicted.
By statute, the fund is dedicated to solely supporting victims'
services. Because these nontax dollars have already been collected and
deposited into the fund, raising the cap does not add to the deficit or
to the debt.
Right now, the Crime Victims Fund has more than $10 billion sitting
in the account waiting to reach the hands of our Nation's victims of
crime. However, budgetary rules that make no sense whatsoever, in my
opinion, are preventing this critical fund from serving our Nation's
crime victims.
The underlying bill caps the Crime Victims Fund to $770 million,--
that is what is in the bill--leaving billions of dollars for the
government to use to offset for other Federal spending. This is wrong.
It is immoral. It is what our taxpayers don't like about the system
here in Washington.
Thankfully, there is a solution. Congressman Judge Poe--my good
friend--and I have introduced legislation, H.R. 1624, the Crime Victims
Fund Preservation Act, which would create a lockbox for the fund.
Because the fund contains no taxpayer dollars, it should not be
considered as a part of the budget.
Without this legislation, Congress will continue to place
artificially low caps on the fund, which only denies and delays
necessary services for victims of crime.
Congressman Poe and I intend to withdraw the amendment with the
recognition we must fix this problem going forward.
I would like to thank Chairman Wolf and Ranking Member Fattah for
your good work on this bill, and I would hope that Judge Poe and I
could work with you and your staff to fix the rules that prevent this
funding from reaching crime victims.
I yield the balance of my time to the Congressman from Texas, Judge
Ted Poe, my good friend and cochair of the Victims' Rights Caucus.
Mr. POE of Texas. I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa),
my friend, for this amendment and not only this, but his hard work on
victims' issues, even before he came to Congress, in California, being
the author of the concept of the three strikes and you are out rule
that is in California and many other States. I want to congratulate him
on this.
Madam Chair, the VOCA fund, Victims of Crime Act fund, is a great
idea. What it is is, when criminals are convicted in Federal court,
Federal judges impose fees and fines on that criminal, and that money
goes into a fund that is designed to go to victims of crime.
Great idea, let those criminals pay the rent on the courthouse, pay
for the system they have created. $10 billion is in that fund, but less
than 10 percent of it gets spent every year. Why is that? Because more
money keeps coming in; those Federal judges are nailing those
criminals, and more money keeps coming into the fund every year. It is
$10 billion. Now, we are only spending a little bit of it for victims
services.
The reason is--this is my opinion--fuzzy math in the accounting
procedure. If more money is spent, for some reason, that is counted as
an increase in spending, even though it is not taxpayer money. The
money belongs to victims, funded by criminals; so, because of the
accounting procedure, we are only able to spend a fraction of the money
each year.
We want to spend more of the money because more keeps coming in.
Victims deserve it. As my friend said, it is immoral that this money is
not spent for victims that is in this fund.
We understand the problem with the point of order. We would like
future possibility to have the bill that Mr. Costa and I have
sponsored, to get it on the floor. To make it very simple, the money
that goes in the fund goes to victims, and it is not used to pay
offsets for other government projects.
I thank the gentleman. I do want to thank Chairman Wolf for working
with us--he understands the problem--working with us to try to spend
more of the money that belongs to victims that criminals have donated,
maybe unwillingly, to the system.
Mr. COSTA. Madam Chair, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas, my
good friend and cochair of the Victims' Rights Caucus. I could not have
said it any better. Common sense suggests that we fix this problem.
I thank the chairman and the ranking member.
Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment, and I
hope we can work on this in the future.
The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman
from California?
There was no objection.

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were
postponed in the following order:
Amendment by Mr. Thompson of California.
Amendment by Mr. Polis of Colorado.
Amendment by Mr. Cicilline of Rhode Island.
Amendment by Mr. Smith of Texas.
Amendment by Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the time for any electronic vote
after the first vote in this series.

Amendment Offered by Mr. Thompson of California

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California
(Mr. Thompson) 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 vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 260,
noes 145, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 25, as follows:

[Roll No. 249]

AYES--260

Amodei
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brooks (IN)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Camp
Cantor
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Goodlatte
Gowdy
Grayson
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Honda
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Hurt
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Jolly
Jones
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Lance
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Marino
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Richmond
Rigell
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ruiz
Runyan

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Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wagner
Walden
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waxman
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Woodall
Yarmuth
Young (IN)

NOES--145

Aderholt
Amash
Bachmann
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Broun (GA)
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Coble
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Crawford
Culberson
Daines
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Gardner
Garrett
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gosar
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Harris
Hensarling
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
King (IA)
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Long
Lucas
Lummis
Marchant
Massie
McAllister
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Pearce
Perry
Peterson
Petri
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Rahall
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thornberry
Tipton
Walberg
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)

ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

Johnson, E. B.

NOT VOTING--25

Bass
Benishek
Campbell
Capito
Chaffetz
Clay
Cleaver
Cramer
Dingell
Fortenberry
Green, Al
Hanna
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Lankford
Lewis
McCarthy (NY)
McKeon
Miller, Gary
Palazzo
Rangel
Ros-Lehtinen
Shuster
Slaughter
Waters

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Messrs. HOLDING, GRIFFIN of Arkansas, NUNNELEE, LAMBORN, NEUGEBAUER,
TIPTON, ROKITA, HUNTER, McALLISTER, DesJARLAIS, WILSON of South
Carolina, RAHALL, and ROHRABACHER changed their vote from ``aye'' to
``no.''
Messrs. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, LUETKEMEYER, BECERRA, PETERS of
California, GRAYSON, MULVANEY, ROTHFUS, and MEEKS changed their vote
from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment Offered by Mr. Polis

The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Denham). 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 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 66,
noes 339, not voting 26, as follows:

[Roll No. 250]

AYES--66

Amash
Bentivolio
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Braley (IA)
Broun (GA)
Capps
Cardenas
Cohen
Conyers
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Deutch
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Eshoo
Farr
Hahn
Hensarling
Holt
Honda
Huelskamp
Hunter
Jeffries
Jones
Kind
Labrador
Lee (CA)
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lummis
Maffei
Massie
McDermott
McNerney
Miller, George
Moran
Mulvaney
Nadler
Negrete McLeod
O'Rourke
Owens
Pelosi
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Polis
Rohrabacher
Royce
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sherman
Speier
Stewart
Stockman
Thompson (CA)
Van Hollen
Yoho

NOES--339

Aderholt
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Byrne
Calvert
Camp
Cantor
Capuano
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Connolly
Cook
Cooper
Costa
Cotton
Courtney
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
Diaz-Balart
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Engel
Enyart
Esty
Farenthold
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx
Frankel (FL)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holding
Horsford
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Israel
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jenkins
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jolly
Jordan
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
Kuster
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
Latta
Levin
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Long
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
Matsui
McAllister
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Messer
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Moore
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Napolitano
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nolan
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pearce
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Richmond
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rokita
Rooney
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schiff
Schneider
Schwartz
Scott, Austin
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Shimkus
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stivers
Stutzman
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Terry
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waxman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--26

Bass
Benishek
Campbell
Capito
Chaffetz
Clay
Cleaver
Cramer
Dingell
Garcia
Green, Al
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hurt
Lankford
Lewis
McCarthy (NY)
McKeon
Miller, Gary
Palazzo
Rangel
Ros-Lehtinen
Schock
Shuster
Slaughter
Waters

{time} 1827

Ms. DUCKWORTH changed her vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against;

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Mr. HURT. Mr. Chair, I was not present for rollcall vote No. 250. Had
I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Amendment Offered by Mr. Cicilline

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Rhode
Island (Mr. Cicilline) 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

[Roll No. 251]

AYES--196

Barber
Barletta
Barrow (GA)
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brooks (IN)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cohen
Collins (GA)
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Dent
Doyle
Duckworth
Duncan (TN)
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fortenberry
Foster
Gabbard
Garamendi
Garcia
Gibson
Grayson
Grijalva
Grimm
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Holding
Honda
Horsford
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Israel
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kirkpatrick
Kline
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McAllister
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKinley
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Moore
Moran
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Noem
Nolan
O'Rourke
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pelosi
Perry
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Reed
Reichert
Richmond
Roe (TN)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ruiz
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schneider
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Upton
Vargas
Veasey
Visclosky
Walden
Walorski
Walz
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NOES--212

Aderholt
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barr
Barton
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Camp
Cantor
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Cummings
Denham
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Doggett
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Edwards
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Foxx
Frankel (FL)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallego
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hastings (WA)
Hensarling
Hinojosa
Holt
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jolly
Jordan
Joyce
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kuster
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latta
Lofgren
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McDermott
McKeon
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Messer
Mica
Miller (MI)
Miller, George
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Pearce
Perlmutter
Peterson
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Sherman
Shimkus
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vela
Wagner
Walberg
Wasserman Schultz
Waxman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--23

Bass
Benishek
Campbell
Capito
Chaffetz
Clay
Cleaver
Cramer
Dingell
Green, Al
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Lankford
Lewis
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Palazzo
Rangel
Ros-Lehtinen
Shuster
Slaughter
Velazquez
Waters

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1831

Mr. GINGREY of Georgia changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment Offered by Mr. Smith of Texas

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr.
Smith) 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

[Roll No. 252]

AYES--208

Aderholt
Amash
Amodei
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Barton
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Cantor
Carter
Cassidy
Coble
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Daines
Davis, Rodney
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Farenthold
Fincher
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Garcia
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Hall
Harper
Harris
Hastings (WA)
Heck (NV)
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jolly
Jones
Jordan
Joyce
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latham
Latta
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Marchant
Marino
Massie
McAllister
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meadows
Meehan
Messer
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Peterson
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Reichert
Renacci
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Roskam
Rothfus
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schock
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stewart
Stivers
Stockman
Stutzman
Terry
Thornberry
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf

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Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IN)

NOES--201

Barber
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Camp
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Denham
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farr
Fattah
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gerlach
Gibson
Grayson
Grijalva
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Heck (WA)
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Honda
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
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)
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Reed
Richmond
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
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 (WA)
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waxman
Welch
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NOT VOTING--22

Bass
Benishek
Campbell
Capito
Chaffetz
Clay
Cleaver
Cramer
Dingell
Green, Al
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Lankford
Lewis
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Palazzo
Rangel
Ros-Lehtinen
Shuster
Slaughter
Waters

{time} 1836

Mr. ROONEY changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment Offered by Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia
(Mr. Austin Scott) 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

[Roll No. 253]

AYES--116

Amash
Bachmann
Barton
Bentivolio
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Brady (TX)
Bridenstine
Brooks (AL)
Broun (GA)
Calvert
Cantor
Chabot
Coble
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Cook
Cotton
Denham
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Ellmers
Fleming
Flores
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Goodlatte
Gosar
Graves (GA)
Hall
Harris
Hastings (WA)
Hensarling
Holding
Hudson
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
King (IA)
Kingston
Kline
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Long
Lucas
Marchant
McClintock
McHenry
Meadows
Mica
Miller (FL)
Mullin
Mulvaney
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Petri
Pittenger
Pitts
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Ribble
Rice (SC)
Rogers (AL)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Ross
Rothfus
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Salmon
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Smith (NE)
Southerland
Stewart
Stutzman
Thornberry
Tipton
Walberg
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Woodall
Yoho

NOES--290

Aderholt
Amodei
Bachus
Barber
Barletta
Barr
Barrow (GA)
Beatty
Becerra
Bera (CA)
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Bonamici
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Brooks (IN)
Brown (FL)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Byrne
Camp
Capps
Capuano
Cardenas
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cartwright
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Courtney
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Daines
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Dent
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Doggett
Doyle
Duckworth
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Enyart
Eshoo
Esty
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia
Gerlach
Gibson
Gohmert
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (MO)
Grayson
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hahn
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Heck (NV)
Heck (WA)
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinojosa
Holt
Honda
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Hultgren
Israel
Jackson Lee
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jolly
Joyce
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kinzinger (IL)
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Lance
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Luetkemeyer
Lujan Grisham (NM)
Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
Lummis
Lynch
Maffei
Maloney, Carolyn
Maloney, Sean
Marino
Massie
Matheson
Matsui
McAllister
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Messer
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Negrete McLeod
Nolan
O'Rourke
Olson
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters (CA)
Peters (MI)
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Richmond
Rigell
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rooney
Roskam
Roybal-Allard
Runyan
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
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Smith (MO)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stivers
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tierney
Titus
Tonko
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Hollen
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wagner
Walden
Walz
Wasserman Schultz
Waxman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (IN)

NOT VOTING--25

Bass
Benishek
Campbell
Capito
Chaffetz
Clay
Cleaver
Cramer
Dingell
Green, Al
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Lankford
Lewis
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, Gary
Palazzo
Rangel
Ros-Lehtinen
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Shuster
Slaughter
Stockman
Waters

{time} 1840

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise.
The motion was agreed to.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Rodney Davis of Illinois) having assumed the chair, Mr. Denham, 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. 4660) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year

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ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, had come to no
resolution thereon.

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