[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 122 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H6569-H6572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Byrne). Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule
XIX, further consideration of the bill (H.R. 6147) making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for
other purposes, will now resume.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
Motion to Recommit
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman from Illinois opposed to
the bill?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I am opposed.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve a point of order on the
motion to recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved.
The Clerk will report the motion to recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Quigley moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6147 to the
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the
same back to the House forthwith with the following
amendment:
Page 151, line 10, after the dollar amount pertaining to
the ``Fund for America's Kids and Grandkids'', insert
``(reduced by $380,000,000)''.
Page 215, line 15, after the dollar amount pertaining to
the ``Election Assistance Commission'', insert ``(increased
by $380,000,000)''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized
for 5 minutes.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill
which
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will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the
bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended.
The Russians attacked our democracy. They will be back and we are not
ready. The President is unwilling to meet this challenge, but we must
be willing to meet this challenge.
The last time our electoral process was called into question post-
Bush-Gore, this government spent $3.5 billion to upgrade our election
systems because we treasured the integrity of our democracy. I hope we
still do.
Earlier this year, we appropriated $380 million to the Election
Assistance Commission to provide grants for training, equipment, and
software which will help States fortify and protect our election
systems. This amendment appropriates an additional $380 million to
grants that continue to improve those defenses because our election
infrastructure remains outdated, low tech, and nowhere where it needs
to be to prevent future intrusions.
In the lead-up to the 2016 elections, the Russians targeted the
election systems of at least 21 States and as many as 39. Through the
special counsel's investigation, we now have the names of 12 Russian
intelligence officers that carried it out.
When President Trump was given the opportunity to challenge President
Putin in Helsinki this week, he, instead, condemned his own
intelligence agencies while praising the Russian President.
Mr. Speaker, it was embarrassing, it was un-American, and it was a
clear sign from the President that he will continue to stand by as
President Putin orchestrates additional attacks on our democracy.
This latest episode of capitulation to the Russians was a step too
far for many of you. But tweets will not stop the Russians. This moment
demands action.
The Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats, recently confirmed
that the Russians continue to target our elections. Forty-two States
continue to use outdated voting machines susceptible to cyber
intrusions. Thirteen States continue to use voting machines that fail
to produce a paper ballot or record.
The overwhelming demand for assistance is there. The EAC issued a
public announcement just 3 days ago that every single State and
eligible territory has requested grant funding with almost 90 percent
of the existing funds already transferred out. But the amount
distributed is only a fraction of what the States need. Election
experts believe that the bare minimum required is $1.25 billion while
this bill zeros out those grants.
We now have the chance to do the right thing. Equipped with the new
revelations from the Mueller investigation and the realization that
President Trump will do absolutely nothing to defend our elections
systems from foreign interference; and with Russia attempting to cast
doubt, uncertainty, and suspicion over the integrity of our election
process, now is the time to double down on our efforts to prevent
election hacking.
The American people are watching, and we must ensure that we, unlike
our President, are on the right side of history during this pivotal
moment in our democracy.
Mr. Speaker, I yield the remainder of my time to the distinguished
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, it would be inaccurate to say that this is a
vote about process. It is a vote about substance.
In fact, Mr. Quigley's amendment is about one of the most pressing
issues of our time. The Director of National Intelligence has said that
there is a flashing red danger signal similar to the one that happened
before 9/11.
This amendment responds by providing for us to partner with our
States to slam the door in the face of the Russian bear or any other
adversary who seeks to steal the integrity of our elections.
The flashing red light calls us to action. Surely we can rise above
pandering to party and Putin to act on behalf of our freedom and our
security.
We have sworn an oath to defend our Constitution and our liberty
against all enemies foreign and domestic.
Mr. Speaker, you have the opportunity to do that today. Do so. Vote
``yes'' on this amendment for your country.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of my point
of order.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of a point of order is
withdrawn.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to
recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized
for 5 minutes.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, this legislation before us contains
two important Appropriations bills: the Interior and Environmental bill
and the Financial Services bill.
The first of these two bills, the Interior bill, funds important
programs that protect and promote our Nation's resources. This includes
vital funding to fight wildfires that threaten our communities across
the Nation. The bill also invests in critical infrastructure that
ensures American families have access to clean and safe drinking water;
and, yes, this bill streamlines our Federal Government, returning the
EPA to its core mission and cutting back regulatory red tape.
The second bill, the Financial Services bill, helps make our Nation a
safer place to live and helps our economy grow. The bill also targets
resources to programs that will boost economic growth and opportunity,
particularly for America's small business people, as well as protects
consumers and investors.
In addition, the Financial Services bill helps enforce our laws
providing necessary funding to support the Federal Court system,
stopping financial and cybercrime, and fighting the opioid epidemic.
Funding these Federal programs is a responsibility given to Congress
by our Founding Fathers as part of the Constitution.
Mr. Speaker, our committee has exercised the power of the purse
through robust debate over the past 2 days, and now it is time to move
forward with this legislation.
Passage of this legislation will put us one step closer to completing
all of our Appropriations bills as we promised in a timely fashion.
Mr. Speaker, these are solid bills. They are worthy of your support.
I urge my colleagues to reject the motion, and vote ``yes'' on the
underlying bill.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the motion to recommit.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule
XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-
minute votes on:
Passage of the bill; and
Agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the Journal, if ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 182,
noes 232, not voting 14, as follows:
[Roll No. 364]
AYES--182
Adams
Aguilar
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Crist
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Hastings
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
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Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kihuen
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
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
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
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
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
Smith (WA)
Soto
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Tsongas
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOES--232
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blum
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cloud
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Cook
Costello (PA)
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Curbelo (FL)
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
Denham
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Dunn
Emmer
Estes (KS)
Faso
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frelinghuysen
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garrett
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
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Katko
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
Labrador
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latta
Lesko
Lewis (MN)
LoBiondo
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
MacArthur
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McSally
Meadows
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Newhouse
Noem
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Poliquin
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Scalise
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
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--14
Bergman
Black
Brady (PA)
Cardenas
Crowley
Ellison
Fudge
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Jones
Peterson
Richmond
Speier
Walz
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
{time} 1055
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, on July 19, 2018, I was absent for recorded
votes No. 363 and No. 364. I would have voted as follows if I had been
present: On rollcall No. 363, I would have voted ``no''; on rollcall
No. 364, I would have voted ``yes.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
Under clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217,
nays 199, not voting 12, as follows:
[Roll No. 365]
YEAS--217
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks (IN)
Barletta
Barr
Barton
Bilirakis
Bishop (MI)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Bost
Brady (TX)
Brat
Brooks (IN)
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cloud
Coffman
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Comstock
Conaway
Cook
Costello (PA)
Cramer
Crawford
Culberson
Curbelo (FL)
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
Denham
DeSantis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donovan
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Dunn
Emmer
Estes (KS)
Faso
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx
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
Hudson
Huizenga
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurd
Issa
Jenkins (KS)
Jenkins (WV)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Knight
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Lance
Latta
Lesko
Lewis (MN)
Long
Loudermilk
Love
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
MacArthur
Marchant
Marino
Marshall
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McSally
Meadows
Messer
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Newhouse
Noem
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Paulsen
Pearce
Perry
Pittenger
Poe (TX)
Poliquin
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reichert
Renacci
Rice (SC)
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney, Francis
Rooney, Thomas J.
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothfus
Rouzer
Royce (CA)
Russell
Rutherford
Sanford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smucker
Stefanik
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Trott
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Walters, Mimi
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Yoho
Young (AK)
Young (IA)
Zeldin
NAYS--199
Adams
Aguilar
Amash
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Biggs
Bishop (GA)
Blum
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brooks (AL)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Buck
Bustos
Butterfield
Capuano
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Crist
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny
DeFazio
DeGette
Delaney
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Duncan (TN)
Engel
Eshoo
Espaillat
Esty (CT)
Evans
Fitzpatrick
Foster
Frankel (FL)
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garrett
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hastings
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hollingsworth
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)
Labrador
Lamb
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
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matsui
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Moulton
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nolan
Norcross
O'Halleran
O'Rourke
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree
Pocan
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Rosen
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Sinema
Sires
Smith (WA)
Soto
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
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Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres
Tsongas
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters, Maxine
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--12
Bergman
Black
Brady (PA)
Cardenas
Ellison
Fudge
Hanabusa
Jones
Peterson
Richmond
Speier
Walz
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
{time} 1103
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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