[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H7115-H7125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 500 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. 3354.
Will the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Palmer) kindly take 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. 3354) making appropriations for the Department of the
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, with Mr. Palmer in the
chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today,
amendment No. 88 printed in part B of House Report 115-295, as
modified, offered by the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King) had been
disposed of.
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments printed in part B of House Report
115-295 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following
order:
Amendment No. 71 by Mr. Castro of Texas.
Amendment No. 74 by Ms. Roybal-Allard of California.
Amendment No. 75 by Mr. Castro of Texas.
Amendment No. 76 by Mr. Correa of California.
Amendment No. 77 by Mr. Hunter of California.
Amendment No. 80, as modified, by Mr. King of Iowa.
Amendment No. 81 by Mr. Castro of Texas.
Amendment No. 84 by Ms. Jayapal of Washington.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any
electronic vote in this series.
Amendment No. 71 Offered by Mr. Castro 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.
Castro) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 205,
noes 207, not voting 21, as follows:
[Roll No. 459]
AYES--205
Adams
Aguilar
Barragan
Barton
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady (PA)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Correa
Costello (PA)
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Dunn
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Farenthold
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings
Heck
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lance
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (MN)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham, M.
Lujan, Ben Ray
Lynch
MacArthur
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nolan
Norcross
O'Halleran
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Pingree
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rosen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Upton
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woodall
Yarmuth
NOES--207
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blum
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Budd
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Cook
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Emmer
Estes (KS)
Faso
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guthrie
Handel
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hensarling
Hice, Jody B.
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurd
Issa
Jenkins (KS)
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
Labrador
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McSally
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (PA)
Newhouse
Noem
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Pittenger
Poliquin
Ratcliffe
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Roskam
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Smucker
Stefanik
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Valadao
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--21
Bridenstine
Costa
Crist
Cummings
Curbelo (FL)
DeGette
DeSantis
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Garrett
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Meadows
Pelosi
Posey
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Scalise
Tsongas
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster (FL)
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
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So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 74 Offered by Ms. Roybal-Allard
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Roybal-Allard) on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
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The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 170,
noes 241, not voting 22, as follows:
[Roll No. 460]
AYES--170
Adams
Aguilar
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady (PA)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Correa
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings
Heck
Himes
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lieu, Ted
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham, M.
Lujan, Ben Ray
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Matsui
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Norcross
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Pingree
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rosen
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
NOES--241
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Bera
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blum
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Bustos
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Cheney
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Cook
Cooper
Costello (PA)
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Dunn
Emmer
Estes (KS)
Farenthold
Faso
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guthrie
Handel
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Hice, Jody B.
Higgins (LA)
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurd
Issa
Jenkins (KS)
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Katko
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
Labrador
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latta
Lewis (MN)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
MacArthur
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McSally
Meehan
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (PA)
Newhouse
Noem
Norman
Nunes
O'Halleran
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Peters
Peterson
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Poliquin
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Roskam
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Ruiz
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smucker
Stefanik
Stewart
Stivers
Suozzi
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--22
Bridenstine
Costa
Crist
Cummings
Curbelo (FL)
DeGette
DeSantis
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Garrett
Meadows
Nolan
Pelosi
Posey
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Rush
Scalise
Tsongas
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster (FL)
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
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So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 75 Offered by Mr. Castro 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.
Castro) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 203,
noes 211, not voting 19, as follows:
[Roll No. 461]
AYES--203
Adams
Aguilar
Barragan
Barton
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady (PA)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coffman
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Correa
Costello (PA)
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings
Heck
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lance
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham, M.
Lujan, Ben Ray
Lynch
MacArthur
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nolan
Norcross
Norman
O'Halleran
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree
Pocan
Poe (TX)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rosen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woodall
Yarmuth
NOES--211
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blum
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
[[Page H7117]]
Comstock
Conaway
Cook
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Dunn
Emmer
Estes (KS)
Farenthold
Faso
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guthrie
Handel
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hensarling
Hice, Jody B.
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurd
Issa
Jenkins (KS)
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
Labrador
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lewis (MN)
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McSally
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (PA)
Newhouse
Noem
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Peterson
Pittenger
Poliquin
Ratcliffe
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Roskam
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Smucker
Stefanik
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--19
Bridenstine
Costa
Crist
Cummings
Curbelo (FL)
DeGette
DeSantis
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Garrett
Meadows
Posey
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Scalise
Tsongas
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster (FL)
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
{time} 1437
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Chair, due to the impending landfall of
Hurricane Irma in Florida, I departed Washington, D.C. to be in my
district during this natural disaster.
Had I been present, I would have voted:
``Yea'' on rollcall No. 457.
``Yea'' on rollcall No. 458.
``Nay'' on rollcall No. 459.
``Nay'' on rollcall No. 460.
``Nay'' on rollcall No. 461.
Amendment No. 76 Offered by Mr. Correa
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California
(Mr. Correa) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 182,
noes 229, not voting 22, as follows:
[Roll No. 462]
AYES--182
Adams
Aguilar
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady (PA)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Correa
Courtney
Crowley
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham, M.
Lujan, Ben Ray
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nolan
Norcross
O'Halleran
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Pingree
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rosen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOES--229
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blum
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Cook
Costello (PA)
Cramer
Crawford
Cuellar
Culberson
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Dunn
Emmer
Estes (KS)
Farenthold
Faso
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guthrie
Handel
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Herrera Beutler
Hice, Jody B.
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurd
Issa
Jenkins (KS)
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Katko
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
Labrador
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latta
Lewis (MN)
LoBiondo
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
MacArthur
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
McSally
Meehan
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (PA)
Newhouse
Noem
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Poliquin
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Roskam
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smucker
Stefanik
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Vela
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--22
Brat
Bridenstine
Costa
Crist
Cummings
Curbelo (FL)
DeGette
DeSantis
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Garrett
Hensarling
Meadows
Posey
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Scalise
Shuster
Tsongas
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster (FL)
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
{time} 1441
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 77 Offered by Mr. Hunter
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California
(Mr. Hunter) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
[[Page H7118]]
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 245,
noes 168, not voting 20, as follows:
[Roll No. 463]
AYES--245
Abraham
Aderholt
Aguilar
Allen
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blum
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (IN)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Clarke (NY)
Coffman
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Connolly
Cook
Correa
Costello (PA)
Courtney
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Davis, Rodney
DelBene
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Dunn
Emmer
Engel
Estes (KS)
Farenthold
Faso
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gabbard
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gallego
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Gosar
Gottheimer
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guthrie
Handel
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Hice, Jody B.
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Holding
Hudson
Huizenga
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurd
Issa
Jeffries
Jenkins (KS)
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Katko
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latta
Lewis (MN)
LoBiondo
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
MacArthur
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McEachin
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
McSally
Meehan
Meeks
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Newhouse
Noem
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Payne
Pearce
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Poliquin
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Richmond
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Thomas J.
Roskam
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Sanford
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Stefanik
Stewart
Stivers
Suozzi
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NOES--168
Adams
Amash
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady (PA)
Brooks (AL)
Brown (MD)
Budd
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Conyers
Cooper
Crowley
Cuellar
Davidson
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
Demings
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Ellison
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Goodlatte
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hollingsworth
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Johnson (LA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Labrador
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham, M.
Lujan, Ben Ray
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McCollum
McGovern
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nolan
Norcross
O'Halleran
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Peterson
Pingree
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Rogers (AL)
Rooney, Francis
Rosen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Rutherford
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sires
Slaughter
Soto
Speier
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--20
Bridenstine
Costa
Crist
Cummings
Curbelo (FL)
DeGette
DeSantis
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Garrett
Meadows
Pelosi
Posey
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Scalise
Tsongas
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster (FL)
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
{time} 1446
Mr. LAWSON of Florida changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
Mr. FLEISCHMANN changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 80, as Modified, Offered by Mr. King of Iowa
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment, as modified, offered by the gentleman
from Iowa (Mr. King) on which further proceedings were postponed and on
which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 173,
noes 240, not voting 20, as follows:
[Roll No. 464]
AYES--173
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barr
Barton
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blum
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Budd
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Davidson
Dent
DesJarlais
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Dunn
Estes (KS)
Farenthold
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gibbs
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Guthrie
Handel
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Hice, Jody B.
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hurd
Issa
Jenkins (KS)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Kelly (MS)
King (IA)
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
Labrador
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marshall
Massie
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McMorris Rodgers
McSally
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Noem
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Poliquin
Ratcliffe
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Schweikert
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Smucker
Stewart
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Trott
Walberg
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (IA)
NOES--240
Adams
Aguilar
Amodei
Barletta
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady (PA)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cook
Cooper
Correa
Costello (PA)
Courtney
Crowley
Cuellar
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
Denham
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Donovan
[[Page H7119]]
Doyle, Michael F.
Duffy
Ellison
Emmer
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Faso
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gianforte
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Grothman
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hoyer
Huffman
Hultgren
Hunter
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, E. B.
Joyce (OH)
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
LaHood
Lance
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (MN)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham, M.
Lujan, Ben Ray
Lynch
MacArthur
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Marino
Mast
Matsui
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McKinley
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (PA)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Newhouse
Nolan
Norcross
O'Halleran
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Pingree
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rosen
Roskam
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Stefanik
Stivers
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Tenney
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tiberi
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden
Walz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--20
Bridenstine
Costa
Crist
Cummings
Curbelo (FL)
DeGette
DeSantis
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Garrett
Meadows
Pelosi
Posey
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Scalise
Tsongas
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster (FL)
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
{time} 1450
So the amendment, as modified, was rejected.
=========================== NOTE ===========================
September 7, 2017, on page H7119, the following appeared: So the
amendment was rejected.
The online version has been corrected to read: So the amendment,
as modified, was rejected.
========================= END NOTE =========================
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 81 Offered by Mr. Castro 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.
Castro) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 183,
noes 230, not voting 20, as follows
[Roll No. 465]
AYES--183
Adams
Aguilar
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady (PA)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Correa
Courtney
Crowley
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham, M.
Lujan, Ben Ray
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nolan
Norcross
O'Halleran
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rosen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOES--230
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blum
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Cook
Costello (PA)
Cramer
Crawford
Cuellar
Culberson
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Dunn
Emmer
Estes (KS)
Farenthold
Faso
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guthrie
Handel
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Hice, Jody B.
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurd
Issa
Jenkins (KS)
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Katko
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
Labrador
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latta
Lawson (FL)
Lewis (MN)
LoBiondo
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
MacArthur
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McSally
Meehan
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (PA)
Newhouse
Noem
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Peterson
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Poliquin
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Roskam
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smucker
Stefanik
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--20
Bridenstine
Costa
Crist
Cummings
Curbelo (FL)
DeGette
DeSantis
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Garrett
Meadows
Pelosi
Posey
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Scalise
Tsongas
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster (FL)
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
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So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 84 Offered by Ms. Jayapal
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from
Washington (Ms. Jayapal) 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.
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The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 180,
noes 230, not voting 23, as follows:
[Roll No. 466]
AYES--180
Adams
Aguilar
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady (PA)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Conyers
Cooper
Correa
Courtney
Crowley
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lieu, Ted
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan Grisham, M.
Lujan, Ben Ray
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nolan
Norcross
O'Halleran
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Pingree
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rosen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOES--230
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blum
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Coffman
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Cook
Costello (PA)
Cramer
Crawford
Cuellar
Culberson
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Dunn
Estes (KS)
Farenthold
Faso
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guthrie
Handel
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hensarling
Herrera Beutler
Hice, Jody B.
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurd
Issa
Jenkins (KS)
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Katko
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
Labrador
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latta
Lewis (MN)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
MacArthur
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McSally
Meehan
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (PA)
Newhouse
Noem
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Peters
Peterson
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Poliquin
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Roskam
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Sinema
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smucker
Stefanik
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--23
Bridenstine
Castor (FL)
Cole
Costa
Crist
Cummings
Curbelo (FL)
DeGette
DeSantis
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Emmer
Garrett
Meadows
Pelosi
Posey
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Scalise
Tsongas
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Webster (FL)
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
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So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Chair, due to the impending landfall of
Hurricane Irma in Florida, I departed Washington, D.C. to be in my
district during this natural disaster.
Had I been present, I would have voted:
``Nay'' on rollcall No. 462.
``Yea'' on rollcall No. 463.
``Yea'' on rollcall No. 464.
``Nay'' on rollcall No. 465.
``Nay'' on rollcall No. 466.
Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution
500, as the designee of Mr. Frelinghuysen, I offer amendments en bloc.
The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Bost). The Clerk will designate the amendments
en bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 4 consisting of amendment Nos. 90, 93, 100,
102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, 111, and 117, printed in part B of House
Report 115-295, offered by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky:
amendment no. 90 offered by mrs. lowey of new york
Page 858, line 11, after the dollar amount insert the
following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by
$10,000,000)''.
amendment no. 93 offered by mr. mitchell of michigan
At the end of division G (before the short title), insert
the following:
limitation on conference attendance
Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to attend the Canadian
Water Resources Association's National 2018 Conference, ``Our
Common Water Future: Building Resilience through
Innovation''.
amendment no. 100 offered by mr. valadao of california
Page 890, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert
``(reduced by $1,500,000) (increased by $1,500,000)''.
amendment no. 102 offered by mr. lynch of massachusetts
Page 898, line 1, after the first dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $4,545,000)''.
Page 902, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert
``(reduced by $4,545,000)''.
amendment no. 103 offered by mr. foster of illinois
Page 899, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert
``(reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000)''.
amendment no. 104 offered by mr. budd of north carolina
Page 1001, beginning on line 1, after ``individuals''
insert ``, including family members of Palestinians,''.
amendment no. 105 offered by mrs. torres of california
Page 1056, line 18, insert ``except for funds made
available for the International Commission against Impunity
in Guatemala or the Mission to Support the Fight against
Corruption and Impunity in Honduras,'' after ``and
Honduras,''.
amendment no. 108 offered by mr. trott of michigan
At the end of division G (before the spending reduction
account), insert the following:
Sec. __. None of the of funds made available by this
division may be used by the Department of State to close or
merge the Office of International Religious Freedom.
amendment no. 109 offered by mr. schneider of illinois
At the end of division G (before the short title), insert
the following:
Sec. _. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to close the Office of the
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the
Department of State or to merge such Office with any other
office or entity in the Department of State.
amendment no. 111 offered by mr. ted lieu of california
At the end of division G (before the short title), insert
the following:
Sec. _. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to close the Office of
Global Criminal Justice of the Department of State or to
merge such Office with any other office or entity in the
Department of State.
amendment no. 117 offered by mr. meeks of new york
At the end of division G (before the short title), insert
the following:
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Sec. _. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to reduce the number of fellows in the Charles B.
Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering
Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, or the Donald M. Payne
International Development Fellowship Program below current
levels.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 500, the gentleman
from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers) and the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs.
Lowey) each will control 10 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky.
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Mitchell).
Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment within
the en bloc amendments as a step to protect the Great Lakes.
Ontario Power Generation, a Canadian energy company, has proposed to
build an underground nuclear waste facility along the shores of Lake
Huron, which borders my district.
Their plan is nothing short of irresponsible. Any failure at this
site would have devastating impacts on Michigan and Canada, which rely
on the Great Lakes for drinking water, tourism, and commerce.
Canada and OPG have displayed intransigence in the face of the near
universal objection of my constituents, and many of the residents of
the Great Lakes region. My amendment serves to further highlight to the
Canadian Government the gravity of this issue.
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The International Joint Commission was developed to resolve
binational water disputes between the United States and Canada, yet
they have not addressed this critical risk to the Great Lakes. My
amendment would prohibit staff from attending or participating in an
annual Canadian water resources conference, ironically, titled, ``Our
Common Water Future.''
Prohibiting staff from attending this conference does not
substantially relate to the IJC's core mission of protecting shared
waters, but it sends an important message to our neighbors in Canada.
It is time for the Canadian Government to take our concerns seriously
regarding this potential threat to our precious Great Lakes.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Schneider), who is a member of the Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment, which
is included in this en bloc package.
My amendment would protect the Office of the Special Envoy to monitor
and combat anti-Semitism and ensure its continued operation.
Anti-Semitism not only still exists today, but it is on the rise in
many places around the world. Just last month, a motorist in France
yelled, ``Kill the Jew,'' as he advanced with a knife toward a Jewish
male who was wearing a Star of David necklace.
Keeping this office intact, appointing a special envoy, and providing
adequate staff is incredibly important as we continue to fight anti-
Semitism around the world.
I would like to thank my colleagues for including my amendment in the
en bloc package, and I ask them all to join me in voting for it.
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from California (Mr. Valadao).
Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment,
which ensures critical funding for ongoing demining projects in
Nagorno-Karabakh.
As a result of land mines laid during the Nagorno-Karabakh war, the
men, women, and children of the region have lived their lives under the
constant threat of crippling injury or death from an exploding mine.
Not only have many families in Nagorno-Karabakh lost loved ones as a
result of land mine accidents, families have had their entire
livelihoods destroyed from economic and societal consequences.
Since 2000, the HALO Trust, an organization dedicated to restoring
communities threatened by various weapons of war, has cleared more than
approximately 90 percent of the minefields scattered throughout
Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the organization, $8 million will be
required to make the region mine-free by 2020. My amendment will help
secure $1.5 million to be used as an important downpayment for this
effort.
Mr. Chairman, ensuring families in Nagorno-Karabakh can live without
fear of land mine accidents is indisputable, and I urge my colleagues
in the House of Representatives to support my amendment.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
California (Mrs. Torres), who is a member of the Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer my amendment to this
appropriations bill.
This amendment would strengthen the International Commission against
Impunity in Guatemala, CICIG, and the Mission to Support the Fight
against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras. Specifically, it would
exempt both institutions from the conditions that Congress has placed
on U.S. assistance to Central America.
I am strongly supportive of conditions on aid to Central America, but
the conditions must not interfere with the work of CICIG and MACCIH,
which have been valuable allies in the fight against corruption and
have helped the people of Honduras and Guatemala work toward a more
secure and prosperous future.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my
time.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment.
I do support the en bloc amendment, and I appreciate the chairman's
inclusion of amendments from Democratic Members as well.
I am very pleased that the en bloc includes a procedural amendment to
allow me to discuss the deportation status of Mr. Jakiw Palij, a former
Nazi guard. I had filed an amendment that would have directly addressed
the deportation status of Mr. Jakiw Palij, but it was ruled out of
order by the Rules Committee.
The U.S. State Department must ensure that justice is served and that
Mr. Palij is held accountable for his crimes. He served as a guard at
the Nazi Trawniki camp. This camp was the site of untold atrocities,
including the death of thousands of blameless victims at the hands of
the Nazi regime. Mr. Palij's role at the Trawniki camp served the Nazi
regime by trapping men, women, and children in inhumane conditions,
where they waited for their untimely deaths.
After the Holocaust, Mr. Palij came to the United States, where he
omitted his service at the Nazi camp, and eventually he became a U.S.
citizen. When his crimes during the Holocaust came to light, the United
States stripped him of his citizenship, but he continues to reside in
New York, as Poland, Germany, and Ukraine have each declined to take
him.
I believe that it is time for Mr. Palij to be held accountable for
his crimes. So, again, I thank the chairman for including this in the
en bloc amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Would the Chair advise whether or not
amendment No. 103 is included in the en bloc?
The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the Clerk will redesignate
amendments en bloc No. 4.
There was no objection.
The Clerk redesignated amendments en bloc No. 4.
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I urge the adoption of
amendments en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered
by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers).
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.
Amendment No. 91 Offered by Mr. Rothfus
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 91
printed in part B of House Report 115-295.
Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Page 861, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert
``(decreased by 30,000,000)''.
Page 861, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert
``(decreased by 30,000,000)''.
Page 898, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by 30,000,000)''.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 500, the gentleman
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from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus) and a Member opposed each will control
5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
My submitted amendment, No. 91 to division G, the State and Foreign
Ops Appropriations bill, transfers $30 million to the International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement account, or INCLE. The proposed
$30 million transfer would allow INCLE funding to remain consistent
with 2017 levels.
One notable program that INCLE assists is the Merida Initiative. As
we all here know, our Nation is reeling from an out-of-control opioid
epidemic. My district in western Pennsylvania, like so many throughout
the United States, has been particularly hard hit. According to the
DEA, overdoses in Pennsylvania rose by 37 percent last year. Attorney
General Sessions recently said that drug overdoses are the top lethal
issue in the country today.
Across the border in Mexico, our neighbor is suffering from massive
levels of violence and murder, mostly fueled by drug trafficking
organizations, and the violence levels are increasing. Mexico's monthly
murder rate has now reached a 20-year high.
Mr. Chairman, the Merida Initiative is a partnership between the
United States and the Mexican Government that combats drug cartels and
organized crime in Mexico. It also helps to strengthen the Mexican
justice system by fostering the rule of law and respect for human
rights.
Mr. Chairman, the majority of heroin and other narcotics, including
fentanyl, smuggled into the U.S. come through Mexico or pass through
it. Preventing drugs from ever crossing the border is a crucial step to
healing our Nation.
In order to reduce the flow of narcotics coming over the border, we
need to do everything we can to help our international law enforcement
partners fight drug traffickers in their own country. The United States
had previous successes with these types of drug interdiction programs,
particularly in Colombia in the 1990s. We can replicate that success in
Mexico if we invest in the INCLE and in our foreign law enforcement
allies.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, whatever priority or alternative use of
these funds is being proposed, I can't imagine that it would compete
with where this money is being taken away from. The $30 million that
has been identified would be taken away from the Fulbright Program,
which is one of the most effective programs of public diplomacy the
United States has ever produced.
Authored by William Fulbright, it has established cultural exchange
for decades between the United States and countries around the world
and done so much good in terms of projecting American values abroad and
inviting people from other countries to come here to the United States
to learn about our Nation and what we stand for.
I admit that I am biased. I had the privilege and honor, back in
1984, to go to Greece on a Fulbright scholarship, and I saw firsthand
the benefits of that program.
There are 37 current and former heads of state or government and 57
Nobel laureates who are alumni of the Fulbright Program. The various
programs of international cultural exchange are a signature of
international exchange that we have in this country. It is really the
crown jewel of those programs, and to take any money away from the
program, I think, is a very serious mistake.
I would also add that investment in the Fulbright Program leverages a
tremendous amount of additional resources when you look at what other
countries have put into the equation. The program now operates in 165
countries around the world, and 49 of those countries match or exceed
the funding that the United States puts into the program.
So, in other words, we have invited countries around the world to
step up and partner with us through the Fulbright Program on
international exchange. They have taken that invitation seriously, and
they have put significant resources behind it, which has kept the
program strong even though funding, recently, here in this country has
been flat.
If anything, we should be increasing our investment in a program like
this at a time when public diplomacy and making sure that people around
the world understand who we are and what we stand for should be a
number one priority.
I urge my colleagues, Mr. Chairman, to reject this amendment. I think
it is a mistake. There are 1,300 U.S. colleges and universities, half
of which are public and more than 125 of which are minority serving,
that now benefit from hosting Fulbright scholars here in the United
States.
Mr. Chairman, I urge opposition to this amendment, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Chairman, this amendment should not be viewed as any
criticism of the merits of the Fulbright Program. I don't have any. But
we are talking about prioritization. The INCLE program has been cut by
$36 million.
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We are in the throes of a catastrophic opioid epidemic in this
country, and Mexico is suffering from untold violence. The headlines
tell the story:
``Mexico's bloody drug war is killing more people than ever.'' LA
Times, July 22, 2017.
``26 people killed in northern Mexico gunfight as drug cartel
violence continues to rise.'' LA Times, July 5, 2017.
``Mexico City has mostly been spared from grisly drug violence. Now
that may be changing.'' The Washington Post, July 26, 2017.
``U.S. warns of rise in drug cartel violence in Chihuahua.'' El Paso
Times, July 7, 2017.
``Acapulco is now Mexico's Murder Capital.'' The Washington Post,
August 24, 2017.
``The Deadliest Assignment: Reporting in Mexico.'' CBS News, August
21, 2017.
``Gunmen Kill Prominent Mexican Journalist Who Covered Drug Cartel.''
The New York Times, May 15, 2017.
``Another journalist has been gunned down in Mexico--the eighth
killed this year.'' LA Times, July 31, 2017.
``A Mexican reporter was in a program to protect journalists. He was
still killed.'' LA Times, August 23, 2017. He was the 10th journalist
killed this year.
Then, there are the headlines in my district:
``Cambria County coroner again `sounding the alarm' as OD deaths
accelerate.'' Johnstown Tribune Democrat, February 14, 2017.
``A young couple died of overdose, police say. Their baby died of
starvation days later.'' The Washington Post, December 25, 2016.
``Beaver County overdose deaths still on the rise in 2017.'' Beaver
County Times, May 25, 2017.
``Allegheny County drug overdose deaths surge to 613 in 2016,
breaking record.'' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 6, 2017.
``Heroin overdose of 11-year-old Pittsburgh girl not a sign of
childhood epidemic, experts says.'' TribLive, May 5, 2017.
``Mother grieves for son, asks God to `damn heroin.''' Johnstown
Tribune Democrat, March 5, 2016.
Mr. Chairman, we have budget constraints. We need to be putting the
resources where the problem is. We have an opioid epidemic in this
country. We have violence in Latin America. The funds that I seek to
move into INCLE will help to stem these crises.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, I certainly don't quarrel with the
concerns and priorities that my colleague has set forth. Let's find
resources to address those issues, but let's not take them from a
proven valuable program like the Fulbright Program.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New York
(Mrs. Lowey).
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate my colleague's effort to boost
funding for a successful assistance program such as the Merida
Initiative. The flow of drugs into the United
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States is a serious concern and more emphasis should be put on both the
demand and supply side of the issue. However, I cannot support an
amendment to take from another very successful program such as the
Fulbright Program.
The Fulbright Program is our flagship public diplomacy program. It
has run for over 70 years and boasts more than 370,000 alumni that are
now in leadership positions and have a positive connection with the
United States. These alumni include 37 current or former heads of
state, 57 Nobel Laureates, 82 Pulitzer Prize winners, 29 MacArthur
Fellows Foundation, 16 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, and
thousands of leaders across private, public, and non-private sectors.
There are 1,300 U.S. institutions that actively participate in the
Fulbright Program, either receiving or sending students to become
global citizens, a requirement in today's interconnected economy.
In our challenging times, Mr. Chairman, we cannot hinder such an
effective diplomatic tool as the Fulbright Program.
Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Chairman, again, this amendment is not meant to
bring a detraction to the Fulbright Program. Even with the amendment,
the Fulbright Program will be funded at more than $200 million to
support the initiatives that the opponents to the amendment would cite.
Again, I talk about priorities. I talk about the grips of the crisis
that we are seeing in this country and our neighbor to the south,
Mexico. We need to be working together to address this problem.
Programs like the Merida Initiative are key to solving both the crisis
in Mexico and the crisis here in the United States.
Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the
balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania
will be postponed.
Amendment No. 92 Offered by Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 92
printed in part B of House Report 115-295.
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the
desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Page 864, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert
``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
Page 898, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 500, 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. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would
increase the appropriations for the Western Hemisphere regional
security cooperation account by $10 million and reduce the
appropriation for contributions to the international organizations
account by $10 million.
These funds will be appropriated to the International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs account and are available for 2 years. Thus,
the State Department would have to obligate the funds within that
timeframe.
Mr. Chairman, we lose between 4,000 and 5,000 of our fellow Americans
to drug overdoses every month. This amendment reallocates $10 million
to the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs account at
the State Department. This will provide additional resources to combat
the dangerous and illegal actions of transnational criminal
organizations by supporting the efforts of the Government of Colombia
in enhancing regional security capabilities to provide training and
technical assistance to partners in Central and South America.
Over the years, Colombia has made continuous progress in abating
narcotics trafficking through various eradication operations and law
enforcement efforts. Between 2009 and 2013, Colombia trained more than
22,000 military and law enforcement officers from Central America and
the Caribbean countries in security operations and human and drug
trafficking interdiction.
By increasing funding for training and assistance activities
conducted by Colombian police and military forces, we enable Colombia
to train even more regional police forces to function independently.
As it is here in the U.S., local law enforcement serves as the
foundation for interdiction and counter-drug operations in Central
American and Caribbean countries. Our strategic partnership with
Colombia is aimed at producing both short- and long-term results in
regional security.
Over time, Colombian training and expertise provided to
underdeveloped regional police forces will decrease reliance on U.S.
funding. Part of this progress includes the development of Colombia's
rural police force, where a vast majority of narcotics are grown,
produced, and prepped for export to the United States.
Just a few months ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Joint
Interagency Task Force South and SOUTHCOM's headquarters in Florida to
hear and see firsthand the challenges that migrant and drug
interdiction within the Caribbean region pose on homeland and national
security.
I can tell you that it was an eye-opening experience, and I
appreciate even more the work our Federal and local enforcement
agencies are doing in interdiction and intervention.
When it comes to stemming the flow of narcotics to the United States,
a big part of overcoming the challenges we face is ensuring that our
strategic partners have the support they need to continue their efforts
to tackle these threats head-on.
We must continue to support these efforts. They play a critical role
in not only reducing the drug flow over our borders, but promoting
stability and peace throughout Central and South America.
It is no secret that the United States faces a drug epidemic that
touches all corners of our Nation. This amendment is just one more
contribution to a multieffort, multinational approach to all law
enforcement personnel involved in these efforts, as well as our allies
in the region. I thank them for the important work they do in reducing
the flow of drugs into the United States.
Mr. Chairman, I encourage adoption of the amendment, and I reserve
the balance of my time.
Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, this amendment, unfortunately, would harm
American leadership on the global stage, cutting our investment in the
international organizations account by $10 million.
Mr. Chairman, this bill already underfunds diplomacy and development
when we should be investing more in these critical components of our
national security. Cutting resources for our work in international
organizations would take us further in the wrong direction.
Just so we are clear about which international organizations we are
talking about, they are NATO, the World Health Organization, and the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
Do we really want to damage the effectiveness of these organizations
and our ability to lead from within them?
Congress just passed critical sanctions on Russia. NATO is the main
organization defending Europe against Vladimir Putin's aggression. But
instead of bolstering the NATO alliance, this amendment would only
reinforce the reluctance to support the North Atlantic Alliance by some
in the administration. This should worry lawmakers on both sides of the
aisle as well as Americans at home following the debate.
How about the World Health Organization? The last time I looked, the
World Health Organization was fighting the Zika and Ebola outbreaks. Do
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we now want to slash its funding and undermine its role of responding
to the next major pandemic? I can assure you that the diseases we don't
combat abroad today eventually will reach our shores.
North Korea is threatening the globe with nuclear weapons. Iran
remains not far behind. So I cannot fathom why we would want to cut
funding for the IAEA, given its crucial role in monitoring nuclear
safety around the world.
Of course, this amendment would also reduce our support for the U.N.
regular budget. Withholding this funding could cause the United States
to fall behind at the U.N., further diminishing our standing in the
world, calling into question our commitment as a global leader, and
ceding ground to Vladimir Putin and others who are happy to expand
their reach but who do not share our values.
In fact, even a senior administration official, our own Ambassador to
the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has said on many occasions that while
she supports efforts to reform the U.N., she does not support a ``slash
and burn'' approach.
This amendment, unfortunately, is a ``slash and burn'' approach, Mr.
Chairman, and I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing it.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs.
Lowey), my esteemed colleague who is the ranking member of the
Appropriations Committee and a fellow New Yorker.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this
amendment.
I agree with the gentleman's sentiments to put greater emphasis and
engagement with our Southern neighbors.
The United States can and should be very involved with the issues in
our own backyard, especially those involving crime and drug smuggling.
However, to fund this increased engagement, this amendment takes a
further cut from the contributions to the international organizations
account, which funds our assessed contributions to the U.N. and other
international bodies. This account is already $188 million below our
current enacted level and will put us in further arrears to our
international partners.
I also think it is important to note that the offset proposed by the
gentleman's amount would also come at the expense of our support to
regional partners, such as the Organization of American States, the Pan
American Health Organization, and the Inter-American Institute for
Cooperation on Agriculture.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I think the gentleman is trying to put money
in place for something with which I agree. It is not that I disagree
with it, but I disagree with where he is taking the money from. I think
that is the problem with it.
Hopefully, we can, when it comes time for a final budget, include
both of these. But to borrow from Peter to pay Paul, I think is not a
good idea.
Mr. Chairman, I oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of
my time.
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I would just reiterate
that it removes less than 1 percent of the account. So 99 percent of
the account remains in place.
It will help reduce the flow of drugs into the United States. We will
lose between 4,000 and 5,000 Americans not next year, but next month.
Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Rogers).
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Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman has offered, I
think, a reasonably good amendment, and we would like to see it
adopted, so I urge an ``aye'' vote.
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, 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 ayes
appeared to have it.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will
be postponed.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from New York is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chair, there is bipartisan consensus that our foreign
assistance should be as effective and efficient as possible. That is
why I am deeply concerned that several amendments offered by myself and
my colleagues to address the destructive policies facing women's health
were blocked from consideration on this bill.
We know the disastrous effects of the global gag rule, which force
reproductive health providers to choose between receiving U.S. funds or
providing comprehensive healthcare. But this bill would exponentially
increase the damage of the global gag rule by expanding its application
to all global health assistance.
It is unconscionable to insert abortion politics into lifesaving
programs that prevent pandemics, lower rates of maternal and child
deaths, and treat those suffering from malnutrition, HIV, AIDS, and
malaria.
Since May, organizations have been trying to ensure compliance with
unclear guidance. Most do not yet know the impact on their programs or
whether they will be able to find new partners in hard-to-serve areas.
Expanding this policy without knowing the impact is senseless and
will jeopardize lives. The bill also prohibits funding for UNFPA, a
primary U.S. partner ensuring women fleeing violence have safe maternal
care.
The United States neither can nor should conduct programs in every
country. We currently conduct bilateral family planning programs in 34
countries. By contributing to UNFPA, we can help women in nearly 100
additional countries get access to needed services.
This bill ignores the fact that family planning is the most effective
way to prevent abortion and unwanted pregnancies, and it decimates the
effectiveness of our global programs for millions.
Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee),
my colleague on the State, Foreign Operations Subcommittee who has been
an effective, aggressive advocate on a whole range of issues and an
invaluable member of our committee.
Ms. LEE. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank our ranking member for
yielding, but also I just want to thank her for her tireless leadership
on our subcommittee and full committee. You truly are a champion for
all Americans, especially women and girls not only in our own country
but all around the world. So it is really too bad we have to stand here
and even debate this again, but thank you again for your leadership.
I am proud to speak in support of our ranking member's amendment to
strike two poison pill riders in this bill.
Now, my colleagues and I have offered amendments to strike these
ideological--that is what they are--provisions both in the full
Appropriations Committee and again during the Rules Committee. It is
outrageous, quite frankly, that the majority refuse to allow these
amendments to even come to the floor for a debate.
Now, I have fought long and hard against the global gag rule, which
denies family planning funding to organizations who want to help women
plan their families. We have been fighting this now for at least,
myself, two decades.
This cruel policy is really a political football putting lives at
risk just to score a few cheap political points. President Trump and
this Republican majority have taken this extreme policy to the limits,
expanded it to all global health funding.
Let me be clear. This policy will cost lives. This administration's
actions have consequences, and, sadly, it is the most vulnerable women
and girls who will pay the price. The expanded global gag rule also
undermines our longstanding bipartisan foreign aid priorities like
fighting gender-based violence and ending AIDS.
On top of that, this bill includes a prohibition of funding for
UNFPA, again, based on pure ideology. UNFPA works in some of the most
dangerous
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places, giving care to those who need it the most. They treat victims
of sexual violence and provide menstrual hygiene services and maternity
care in humanitarian crisis settings.
I visited many times UNFPA projects all around the world, and I have
seen firsthand the tremendous impacts these programs have on the lives
of those they serve. Defunding these programs truly will kill women.
I urge my colleagues to reject these harmful riders, reject this
bill, and get back to regular order. It is time to stop trying to push
through these really untenable bills that really are very dangerous to
women and girls throughout the world and babies.
Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The Committee will rise informally.
The Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Lamborn) assumed the chair.
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